Steve Smart

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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV says reporters are welcome to cover him, affirms need for media when asked about Trump ban at White House.

Reuters: US SUPREME COURT BLOCKS MISSOURI FOR THIRD TIME FROM USING REPUBLICAN-DRAWN CONGRESSIONAL MAP IN NOVEMBER MIDTERM ELECTIONS

From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.

example #72,526 of certain people not knowing how to interpret art ew.com/director-say...

WeGo Transit has surpassed 10 million rides this fiscal year, because it’s more convenient and practical to ride thanks to #ChooseHowYouMove. As Nashville invests in more frequent service and better connections, more people are choosing transit to get where they need to go.

In my latest episode I chat with @skysound's very own foley artist, Sean England. We talk about his work on Star Wars, Marvel, live action, animation, documentary and even a big Spielberg production. https://open.spotify.com/episode/24kDP8VdbQGhlzRV6OSF8k?si=2324c18290f94aed

And we’re walking…

Wow. Given that no one wants data centers near them, they’re trying to eliminate the need for public input. They also want to allow building before permits are issued. So…find a way to submit your input anyway. Call & email & speak up. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/c...

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Even without this security concern, not going to support Waymo business and take fares away from human drivers trying to earn a living.

Sometimes when I post about Donald Trump, autocorrect changes “incompetence” to “incontinence.” I always click POST because they both work equally well.

I am the next surgeon general.

They moved on from lindsey graham's death so quickly you'd think he died in a school shooting.

Great article from @filmumentaries.bsky.social about ILM and John Knoll and #starwars #Mandalorian www.ilm.com/john-knoll-i...

IT'S HERE AND IT'S SPECTACULAR "Nolan's CGI is really just Invisible CGI", by Jonas Ussing @themovierabbithole.bsky.social youtu.be/AFLcP-t0-kI

Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏

A fascist regime at work. So, no accountability to protect us from our own government?

This is total insanity. Words fail to explain how anyone let alone a plurality of voters thought giving an obviously demented person control of the most powerful government in the world was a good idea. We will be lucky to come out the other side of this alive.

Mitch McConnell was complicit in fascism. He destroyed the US Senate and stole Supreme Court seats. Let's not pretend otherwise. If you're a Democrat who doesn't want to call it like it is, how about you stay silent instead? Just like you do on genocide, anti-Muslim & anti-Black violence.

This really cannot be shared enough or spread enough.

Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.

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Love that movie related novels can’t simply tout the upcoming movie. It’s always a MAJOR Motion Picture. 😎 wonder when that became a thing @tvaziri.com?

He’s such a whiny little punk.

As the screwworm spreads... Remember that Elon Musk’s DOGE cut $15M from a screwworm monitoring program. And we're now learning that Trump’s USDA delayed a project to develop new ways to contain the parasite and held up construction of a monitoring facility. The incompetence is dangerous.

Commentary: A growing number of young consumers are turning to analog and single-purpose devices like cyberdecks and e-readers as a form of resistance to AI-first platforms and increasingly automated digital systems.

“I've said before, and I will keep saying that real men serve others; weak men serve themselves,” the Texas Democrat said.

Jamelle Bouie: The cruelty is still the point of the Trump regime. “This isn’t a border security policy. It’s cruelty as governance — directed at people this administration has decided don’t deserve dignity.” kottke.org/26/06/004908...

USPS Reissues Popular Mister Rogers Stamps kottke.org/26/06/usps-r...

The time Stephen talked about my ILM colleagues and me, back when we visited "The Colbert Report" in 2006: from "The Late Show" in 2015: youtu.be/vOjPBBvBe2c

Getting to work looks different for everyone, and that’s worth celebrating. Friday is Bike to Work Day, and we'd love to see how you're getting where you need to go. If biking is part of your commute, tag us in your ride to work photos and help inspire more Nashvillians to choose how they move. 🚲

Are you all caught up with The Filmumentaries Podcast? Filmumentaries.com

several Watergates-per-day for this administration, and this one is a real doozy blatant, open air corruption

Uh… fuck no.

Holy cow "The Sheep Detectives" (2026) is absolutely incredible. STUNNING visual effects work in an extremely charming movie.

Or maybe just don’t buy a Tesla.

Dismantling Voice of America was one of the most devastating things I’ve witnessed. VOA wasn’t propaganda, it was proof that free press could criticize its own leaders and still survive. And now we’re throwing away one of our greatest tools of freedom.

#splitDiopterAlert Capricorn One. Cc: @tvaziri.com

"You're just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay" -- holy shit, Tim Kaine is *demolishing* Russ Vought

Incredible.

I said this in replies elsewhere, but I want to say it loudly here. Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.

Walz: The president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right we've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy.