Dennis Smith

“Let there be songs to fill the air”

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@TheMaineWonk @joncoopertweets This what they look like towards the end of a deployment, especially in times like these.

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@PaulPabst 2nd vote for Toyota or Lexus

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@PaulPabst Don’t do it. Transmissions and lifters are problems in both engine sizes. GM is discontinuing the 5.3 and 6.2 this year, and replacing with the 5.7 and 6.6. Google GM fuel management system problems.

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@rocknrollofall 🌹💀

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@Dad_2_The_Bone Bob Weir

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@rocknrollofall Darkstar

[Not Your Average Liberal @NotAvgLiberal]

Story time -

I have a family member who is extreme MAGA.

Flies a MAGA flag in his yard.

Flies a Trump flag on his piece of shit Chevy Truck.

Constantly bitching about the government funding “Mexicans and Immigrants”.

The same family member works a seasonal job with a landscaping company.

Collects unemployment 5 months out of the year, and has done it for the last 20 years.

He and his girlfriend (of 15 years) have 3 children.

She also works at the same company,
And is also laid off 5 months out of the year.
Both unemployment benefits are roughly $7,500 annually.

They won’t get married because that will push them over the wage restriction for state funded medical coverage for their 3 children.

(Not to mention, the state already paid for 2 of the 3 kids to be put in orthodontic braces at $8k a piece.)

She would also lose her SNAP benefits she collects as a “Single Mother” with 3 kids.
$800 per month.

These 2 MAGA supporters are costing tax payers on average over $40,000 per year.

Yeah…

The “Mexicans and Immigrants” are the fucking problem.

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@chucktodd Hahaha! Exactly!!

[DJ Qtip™️🧾 @ShittyVibesTM]

Bob prolly telling everyone in Heaven to take a step back rn

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Shared today by Bev Perry in the Expand Dem Values in the House and Senate Facebook group.

I need to say something that's been bothering me for a while, and I'm saying it as a Marine Corps veteran who leans center-right.
This isn't partisan. This is observation.
We've slow-faded into accepting militarized police as normal, and nobody seems to notice or care.
Even as a USMC pilot, I went through six months of infantry training as an officer before flight school. I've worn the gear. The helmet, the tactical vest, the whole kit. And I can tell you from experience, it changes you.
There's a psychological shift that happens when you strap that stuff on. You feel different. You carry yourself different. You start seeing the environment differently. In the Marine Corps, that shift was appropriate because it's a combat culture and organization.
But these are American streets. American citizens. And we've got law enforcement dressed like they're kicking down doors in Fallujah to serve warrants in suburbia.
What happend to high standards and real policing tactics? Think Adam-12...Officers Reed and Malloy. Crisp uniforms. A revolver. A baton. High standards and professionalism. They looked like public servants because they were public servants. They de-escalated. They talked to people. They were part of the community.
Now? Tactical gear, beards, ball caps, Oakley sunglasses, sleeve tattoos, and a tactical kit that would make special operators jealous. And we've turned it into a fetish. We celebrate it. We assume that because someone looks hard, they must be a professional.
They're not.
I loved the Marine Corps. But I'll be honest, I was also blinded by it for a while. Mission first. Unit over everything. And that mentality made sense in that context.
But law enforcement doesn't get that critical examination. "Back the Blue" has become a shield against accountability. A blanket assumption that a badge plus gun equals hero. That tactical gear equals competence.
It doesn't.
Most people who join law enforcement aren't special operators. They're average people who desperately want to belong to something bigger than themselves. I understand that impulse deeply, it's why I joined the Marines. But wanting to belong doesn't make you qualified. Looking the part doesn't mean you can perform under pressure. And wrapping yourself in warrior aesthetics doesn't make you a warrior.
Old school law enforcement represented something. Standards. Bearing. Discipline. Professionalism that was demonstrated, not costumed. A revolver and a baton meant you had to rely on your training, your words, your judgment, not overwhelming firepower.
What I see now in law enforcement is the costume without the culture. The gear without the training. The authority without the accountability.
Are there good people in law enforcement? Of course. I know some personally. But this reflexive "law enforcement can do no wrong" mentality is lazy, dangerous, and intellectually dishonest.
A woman is dead. And before we sort ourselves into teams and start assigning blame, maybe we should ask harder questions:
Why do we accept a militarized police force as normal?
Why do we assume tactical gear equals tactical competence?
Why have we let "Back the Blue" become a substitute for actual standards?
I wore the uniform. I went through the training. I know what that gear does to your head.
It shouldn't be normalized on American streets against American citizens.
And we shouldn't pretend everyone wearing it is qualified to carry it. The fact that he called her a “fucking bitch” after he shot her three times should be a huge red flag for all of us.

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@BobWeir So sorry Chloe

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@elonmuskTN 41

[Dr. Kenneth Noisewater Ph.D @Kenn_Noisewater]

Algorithm reset: Bluegrass. Jam bands. Little bit of goose slander. Jerry Garcia. Dogs. Fly fishing. American football

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@MrBeast In Pactolus lol

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@allrockmusic The Rover

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@ThatEricAlper Col Blake

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@GuyDealership 100%..details

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@rocknrollofall Lesh is more

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@bertkreischer Truckin

[Dennis Smith @F3GlowWorm]

@MakeyWate Nah..Derrick Trucks is better than John. Ask John. Stupid to compare though.