Owned by a blind cat. Recovering Xitter user. Please no DMs. I leave conversations. Inviting me to join your OnlyFans page will get you blocked and reported. My posts will occasionally drift into parody or satire.https://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mydomf4r6c2eVolodymyr Zelenskyy says intelligence-sharing stopped, then resumed. Trump’s administration denies a pause. Cliff Schecter asks who cut off information Ukraine uses to protect civilians, and whether Kyiv can trust the next promise. buff.ly/FjreXbR https://buff.ly/FjreXbR20 Oct 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydomf4r6c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mydc6gpqq72hIf Trump is a “mad king,” let’s be glad he doesn’t have dragons. #GameOfThrones Psychologist John Paul Garrison flags confusion and possible seizure activity in public footage. He hasn’t examined Trump. buff.ly/aqwMVZK https://buff.ly/aqwMVZK20 Oct 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydc6gpqq72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3myd4lys7kq2cI'd like to believe fear of losing votes would keep Trump from escalating against Tehran. Paul Krugman's argument is chilling: if Trump expects defeat anyway, that restraint could disappear. Losing might make him more dangerous. buff.ly/XUGtLUq https://buff.ly/XUGtLUq20 Oct 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd4lys7kq2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3myd27plvr72bThe Vatican upheld Scott Peyton’s excommunication after he joined another church following his son’s sexual abuse by a priest. Michael Guidry, who pleaded guilty to that abuse, remains a priest, suspended from public ministry. Is this justice? buff.ly/CTZhXZw https://buff.ly/CTZhXZw20 Oct 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd27plvr72bhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3myct6hz22x2wWonkette reports that federal agents raided Ilhan Omar’s home as Trump’s administration challenges her citizenship. Barack Obama sees a president using federal power to punish a critic. He knows Trump’s citizenship smears firsthand. buff.ly/jcDyx5r https://buff.ly/jcDyx5r20 Oct 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3myct6hz22x2whttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mycqgswidu2rTrump rolls out a women’s health initiative two weeks before the midterms, after signing deep Medicaid cuts and seeking NIH cuts. 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Apparently, racism has a gift shop now. buff.ly/0xNUOQl https://buff.ly/0xNUOQl20 Oct 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycjflfcqz2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mychrmt7iq2hDemocrats are changing how they vote amid Trump’s attacks on mail ballots, Daily Kos reports. Vote early in person or use an official ballot drop box where available. Take the mail out of the equation. buff.ly/ycoVaCe https://buff.ly/ycoVaCe20 Oct 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mychrmt7iq2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mybinnhmvb2cThe prosecutor leading the Florida probe into Trump’s investigators reportedly resigned amid pressure to bring charges quickly. Numerous subpoenas. No indictments. What case are they trying to build? buff.ly/HRo153n https://buff.ly/HRo153n20 Oct 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybinnhmvb2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mybdojgvk226Since TikTok banned promotion of this film over the weekend, I think I'll promote it now. buff.ly/zIDVGJ8 https://buff.ly/zIDVGJ820 Oct 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybdojgvk226https://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mybbvbtgm52mUnverified claims are circulating that Kim Jong-un suffered a brain hemorrhage and died. His death has NOT been confirmed. The reported outage of a North Korean news website offers no proof. Watch for corroboration from reliable sources. buff.ly/qtOTHyZ https://buff.ly/qtOTHyZ19 Oct 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybbvbtgm52mhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3myb6ctk7xq2rTikTok blocked paid ads for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Elon Musk during its national expansion, then called the ban an error and reversed it Sunday. Bleecker Street still lost much of a weekend’s promotion. An apology can’t buy that time back. buff.ly/lPebRpx https://buff.ly/lPebRpx19 Oct 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3myb6ctk7xq2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3myapfsijha2h“For me, that Constitution is the guiding light,” Abdul El-Sayed said. His comparison to John F. Kennedy in 1960 fits: a candidate shouldn't have to prove his loyalty because of his faith. buff.ly/KsabTHt https://buff.ly/KsabTHt19 Oct 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3myapfsijha2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3myan5vwc3n2cSusan Collins offered a failed effort to stop Pete Hegseth as proof she can stand up to Trump. Democrats have an opening: ask what Republican independence actually delivers when the votes count. buff.ly/LU1tUrc https://buff.ly/LU1tUrc19 Oct 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3myan5vwc3n2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3myak6ssomr2cDemocrats get grilled about Hasan Piker. Republicans get far fewer questions about Elon Musk's racist views and campaign millions. The right's years of working the media refs seem to have paid off. buff.ly/1RaeXWy https://buff.ly/1RaeXWy19 Oct 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3myak6ssomr2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3myad5w6jge26Ignoring the slide won't save our democracy. Steven Levitsky argues the US has crossed into competitive authoritarianism, with media bending under government pressure. He thinks it's reversible. That doesn't mean it reverses itself. buff.ly/3aLiqi8 https://buff.ly/3aLiqi819 Oct 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3myad5w6jge26https://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mya76trmdw26“Have you disavowed them?” Abdul El-Sayed turns a heckler’s demand to denounce the Muslim Brotherhood back on him, then asks why the man assumes he has divided loyalties. A useful way to make prejudice explain itself. buff.ly/UmNSAGX https://buff.ly/UmNSAGX19 Oct 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mya76trmdw26https://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3mya4izbxxg2bElon Musk’s companies hold billions in federal contracts. He’s also poured $369 million into GOP election efforts, according to reporting cited by Dean Obeidallah. A Democratic House should make him answer questions about where our money goes. buff.ly/Ld8Li9Y https://buff.ly/Ld8Li9Y19 Oct 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3mya4izbxxg2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my7z3wprl32jI didn't expect to agree with National Review this morning. But Andrew C. McCarthy is calling for hearings into claims that Trump's White House restricted Ukraine's satellite capabilities before a deadly Russian attack. Congress owes us answers. buff.ly/Xu4BmF3 https://buff.ly/Xu4BmF319 Oct 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7z3wprl32jhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my7wozo5yo26Michael Wolff thinks Susie Wiles could be next out after Katie Zacharia’s five-day run as press secretary. His reasoning: Trump bypassed his chief of staff to make the hire, and now she may pay for his mistake. And Trump never admits mistakes. buff.ly/arnTwTe https://buff.ly/arnTwTe19 Oct 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7wozo5yo26https://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my6y4wo7gr2jMore GOP whistling through the graveyard. Sean Hannity says Senate races are turning his way, cites no polls in the quoted segment, then adds, “I might be wrong.” That's a lot of faith in the whistle. buff.ly/msT2AtT https://buff.ly/msT2AtT19 Oct 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6y4wo7gr2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my6tpobqtj26The Propaganda Professor draws a midterm lesson from the Brewers’ sweep of the deep-pocketed Dodgers: money buys an advantage, not a guaranteed win. Billionaires would prefer we forget that distinction. buff.ly/qYO4Wk7 https://buff.ly/qYO4Wk719 Oct 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6tpobqtj26https://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my6sb6fvor2hScare ads ask voters to fear their neighbors. Scott Colom’s ad asks why their senator seems so casual about grocery bills. That’s a much better argument to have. Wonkette collects campaign ads with some wit and something to say. buff.ly/AUseUzu https://buff.ly/AUseUzu18 Oct 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6sb6fvor2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my6rlpp24i2yRepublicans running for governor are backing away from abortion bans they once supported. Tom Tiffany now calls Wisconsin’s 20-week limit settled law. Three years ago, he co-sponsored a six-week ban. Voters have a record to weigh against that promise. buff.ly/RWp4gOG https://buff.ly/RWp4gOG18 Oct 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6rlpp24i2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my6nsdxhm32l“This is what birtherism looks like as policy,” writes Paul Blumenthal. His subject: the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home and an investigation that could threaten the citizenship of a fierce Trump critic. buff.ly/zc0VmrG https://buff.ly/zc0VmrG18 Oct 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6nsdxhm32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my6jigaxr52lCalifornia got 48 hours to review more than 20,000 names. Then came a lawsuit and Trump's prison threats. The county says federal officials hadn't explained how they built the list. Past citizenship checks have wrongly flagged US citizens. buff.ly/LDDgmSs https://buff.ly/LDDgmSs18 Oct 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:77bsbb7mdntcafkctuddf735/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6jigaxr52lhttps://bsky.app/profile/smirk4food.com/post/3my6i7dgl3d2yGeorge Santos wants to replace Katie Zacharia as Trump’s press secretary after her exit amid questions about her legal credentials. A convicted fraudster volunteering to restore credibility. 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