Halloween Holly Smith
@hesmith.bsky.social
Writing in my on time, writing in my off time. Non-binary, chronically ill, baker. I'm not sleeping right now. They/them
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Why do you take no responsibility for that behavior turning off the voters it is now your job to retain?
Why do you not spend your time finding other people treating a vulnerable group like that and convincing them to fucking stop?
Why do you not spend your time finding other people treating a vulnerable group like that and convincing them to fucking stop?
September 15, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Why do you take no responsibility for that behavior turning off the voters it is now your job to retain?
Why do you not spend your time finding other people treating a vulnerable group like that and convincing them to fucking stop?
Why do you not spend your time finding other people treating a vulnerable group like that and convincing them to fucking stop?
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I am so fucking tired of the daily ‘should trans people be allowed to exist’ argument. The vast majority of society dgaf about us until democrats and republicans alike decided to turn us into their niche culture war issue after people like Jesse Singal and JKR decided we needed to be eradicated.
September 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I am so fucking tired of the daily ‘should trans people be allowed to exist’ argument. The vast majority of society dgaf about us until democrats and republicans alike decided to turn us into their niche culture war issue after people like Jesse Singal and JKR decided we needed to be eradicated.
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I just saw someone admonishing someone trans to shut up about trans rights because there are concentration camps in the US, and you know who I see overwhelmingly and disproportionately on the front lines standing up against concentration camps?
Trans people.
Trans people.
September 14, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I just saw someone admonishing someone trans to shut up about trans rights because there are concentration camps in the US, and you know who I see overwhelmingly and disproportionately on the front lines standing up against concentration camps?
Trans people.
Trans people.
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The one reason why you should make me your Senator for all 50 states:
September 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The one reason why you should make me your Senator for all 50 states:
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SPECIAL REPORT
Last month, Alpha School invited people to follow student social media accounts "if curious about life in our high schools." I accepted their offer.
What I've found shocks me. Forget the AI and ask instead: Is Alpha Schools a cult?
Follow along for a summary of my findings.
Last month, Alpha School invited people to follow student social media accounts "if curious about life in our high schools." I accepted their offer.
What I've found shocks me. Forget the AI and ask instead: Is Alpha Schools a cult?
Follow along for a summary of my findings.
SPECIAL REPORT: My So-Called Alpha School
What is it like to be a student in Alpha School’s high school boot camp?
buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
SPECIAL REPORT
Last month, Alpha School invited people to follow student social media accounts "if curious about life in our high schools." I accepted their offer.
What I've found shocks me. Forget the AI and ask instead: Is Alpha Schools a cult?
Follow along for a summary of my findings.
Last month, Alpha School invited people to follow student social media accounts "if curious about life in our high schools." I accepted their offer.
What I've found shocks me. Forget the AI and ask instead: Is Alpha Schools a cult?
Follow along for a summary of my findings.
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No USA metro has swung blue more over the past 20 years than Provo-Orem-Lehi (Utah County UT): D +34
2020-2024: Every State House District trended left of the USA.
Every one.
Now the @utcountydems.bsky.social chair @darinself.com has recruited a historic 13 candidates in 15 Utah HD races.
2020-2024: Every State House District trended left of the USA.
Every one.
Now the @utcountydems.bsky.social chair @darinself.com has recruited a historic 13 candidates in 15 Utah HD races.
September 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
No USA metro has swung blue more over the past 20 years than Provo-Orem-Lehi (Utah County UT): D +34
2020-2024: Every State House District trended left of the USA.
Every one.
Now the @utcountydems.bsky.social chair @darinself.com has recruited a historic 13 candidates in 15 Utah HD races.
2020-2024: Every State House District trended left of the USA.
Every one.
Now the @utcountydems.bsky.social chair @darinself.com has recruited a historic 13 candidates in 15 Utah HD races.
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if you are a gay icon STAY INSIDE!!! it’s DANGEROUS OUT HERE!!!!!
August 26, 2026 at 3:45 PM
if you are a gay icon STAY INSIDE!!! it’s DANGEROUS OUT HERE!!!!!
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Someone on Reddit asked why “9 to 5” was the phrasing, when everyone we know works much longer hours and always has. The answer was less about hours and more about symbolism, feminism, and the fight for equality.
I miss Dolly.
I miss Dolly.
August 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Someone on Reddit asked why “9 to 5” was the phrasing, when everyone we know works much longer hours and always has. The answer was less about hours and more about symbolism, feminism, and the fight for equality.
I miss Dolly.
I miss Dolly.
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I think another lesson to take from the loss of both Dolly and Tim Curry is that neither of them took themselves seriously but they took the work dead serious
that's the most important thing
pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego.
that's the most important thing
pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego.
August 26, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I think another lesson to take from the loss of both Dolly and Tim Curry is that neither of them took themselves seriously but they took the work dead serious
that's the most important thing
pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego.
that's the most important thing
pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego.
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sometimes you get two bags of chips out of the vending machine I guess
July 12, 2026 at 6:46 AM
sometimes you get two bags of chips out of the vending machine I guess
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Oh, hey, more research on thermal mass.
In most places, it’s somewhere between useless and counterproductive for energy efficiency. If you’re in a place with big DAILY temp swings (Say, a desert with 95° days & 50°nights), thermal mass IS your friend because you use the thermal mass as a buffer.
In most places, it’s somewhere between useless and counterproductive for energy efficiency. If you’re in a place with big DAILY temp swings (Say, a desert with 95° days & 50°nights), thermal mass IS your friend because you use the thermal mass as a buffer.
June 23, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Oh, hey, more research on thermal mass.
In most places, it’s somewhere between useless and counterproductive for energy efficiency. If you’re in a place with big DAILY temp swings (Say, a desert with 95° days & 50°nights), thermal mass IS your friend because you use the thermal mass as a buffer.
In most places, it’s somewhere between useless and counterproductive for energy efficiency. If you’re in a place with big DAILY temp swings (Say, a desert with 95° days & 50°nights), thermal mass IS your friend because you use the thermal mass as a buffer.
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Here’s a new, super-interactive essay I wrote about making interactions really great for repeated use, motor memory, and so on.
I just… love this kind of stuff? I don’t know. My hope is that you’ll fall in love with this, too.
*a big screen very, very recommended*
aresluna.org/show-your-ha...
I just… love this kind of stuff? I don’t know. My hope is that you’ll fall in love with this, too.
*a big screen very, very recommended*
aresluna.org/show-your-ha...
Show your hands honor for the strange power they bring you
On designing finger-friendly interactions
aresluna.org
June 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Here’s a new, super-interactive essay I wrote about making interactions really great for repeated use, motor memory, and so on.
I just… love this kind of stuff? I don’t know. My hope is that you’ll fall in love with this, too.
*a big screen very, very recommended*
aresluna.org/show-your-ha...
I just… love this kind of stuff? I don’t know. My hope is that you’ll fall in love with this, too.
*a big screen very, very recommended*
aresluna.org/show-your-ha...
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Tomorrow is a union holiday AND I'm seeing friends tonight, currently sitting at my desk trying to focus like
June 18, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Tomorrow is a union holiday AND I'm seeing friends tonight, currently sitting at my desk trying to focus like
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Sucks that this 64 year old Rocky & Bullwinkle joke still hits now
June 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Sucks that this 64 year old Rocky & Bullwinkle joke still hits now
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found a little buddy and brought her to a nice flower shrub, but why are her wings so mangled? :(
#invertebrate
#invertebrate
June 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
found a little buddy and brought her to a nice flower shrub, but why are her wings so mangled? :(
#invertebrate
#invertebrate
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Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?
Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?
The human subconscious is such an interesting thing. No matter how much you think you’ve got it figured out, it’ll always spit out the most random stuff. Take me, for example. After coming home from a...
theonion.com
March 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4)
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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"In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
The last line isn't recorded, here. But it's usually, "His Soul goes marching on."
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
The last line isn't recorded, here. But it's usually, "His Soul goes marching on."
December 2, 2024 at 8:26 PM
"In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
The last line isn't recorded, here. But it's usually, "His Soul goes marching on."
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."
The last line isn't recorded, here. But it's usually, "His Soul goes marching on."
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To copy over a thread about music that moves my soul:
During the Civil War, there was a prison at Andersonville Georgia. It was for prisoners of war.
It was also a death camp. A pit, where the confederacy threw men to die.
During the Civil War, there was a prison at Andersonville Georgia. It was for prisoners of war.
It was also a death camp. A pit, where the confederacy threw men to die.
December 2, 2024 at 8:21 PM
To copy over a thread about music that moves my soul:
During the Civil War, there was a prison at Andersonville Georgia. It was for prisoners of war.
It was also a death camp. A pit, where the confederacy threw men to die.
During the Civil War, there was a prison at Andersonville Georgia. It was for prisoners of war.
It was also a death camp. A pit, where the confederacy threw men to die.
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The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
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And even though it all went wrong,
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
with nothing on my lips but
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I'll stand before the Lord of Song
with nothing on my lips but
Like and Subscribe
March 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
And even though it all went wrong,
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
with nothing on my lips but
Like and Subscribe
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
with nothing on my lips but
Like and Subscribe
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Good morning! $2930 left to reach the whole goal, and we're just $1330 short of paying rent!
Will you please share this if you see it? The more folks who see it the better chance we have of reaching safe and secure!
Paypal: affirmationgin@gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis
gofund.me/bb286cf54
Will you please share this if you see it? The more folks who see it the better chance we have of reaching safe and secure!
Paypal: affirmationgin@gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis
gofund.me/bb286cf54
Donate to Surviving 2025's Losses, organized by Gin Z
Hey, friends! 2025 has been quite a year. I was laid off this summer, started a new job about a month la… Gin Z needs your support for Surviving 2025's Losses
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January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Good morning! $2930 left to reach the whole goal, and we're just $1330 short of paying rent!
Will you please share this if you see it? The more folks who see it the better chance we have of reaching safe and secure!
Paypal: affirmationgin@gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis
gofund.me/bb286cf54
Will you please share this if you see it? The more folks who see it the better chance we have of reaching safe and secure!
Paypal: affirmationgin@gmail
Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis
gofund.me/bb286cf54
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They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.