Everyone’s asking: can FSTL fix the reflecting pool?
We put our best people on it and have come up with a 3 point plan.
1. Drain the pool of algae and peeling paint.
2. RFK Jr. will eat the algae and peeled paint.
3. Remove Trump from office. https://t.co/GyYDhcmxyQ
YOU FUCKING MORON.
Passports are for U.S. citizens traveling abroad.
They are not for people who are 'welcomed'. They are for people already here.
Just melt into sludge already.
The Lessons I Learned from My Dad
I am not the man my father is.
I am trying. Some days closer. Some days farther.
He never sat me down and explained these lessons. He lived them. I’m still learning them.
Show up.
The kitchen table. The hospital room. The funeral. The picket line. The call from the son who won’t answer.
Show up.
Most days that’s the whole job.
My whole life I watched him do it. Not for cameras. Not for headlines. Not because there was something in it for him. He showed up because someone needed him.
I learned that grief doesn’t make you special.
My father buried a wife and daughter. He buried a son. Yet he never treated grief as a claim on other people’s sympathy. Instead, it made him notice theirs.
A mother who lost a child. A father sitting beside a hospital bed. A kid scared about what comes next. A son who lost his mother, his sister, his brother.
He always noticed.
I learned that power is not the point.
The people who chase power eventually confuse the office with themselves.
My father never did.
Whether he was a county councilman, a senator, vice president, or president, he was the same man.
The title changed.
He didn’t.
I learned that family comes first.
The train from Wilmington wasn’t symbolism.
It was every night.
He read to us. Showed up to games. Sat through hospital rooms. Waited up for children who were lost.
And when the day came that the country and the family could not both have him at full strength, he chose family. He relinquished the last chapter of how he wanted to be remembered. And he never complained about it.
Most of all, I learned that love is not soft.
Love is discipline.
Love is showing up at one in the morning when nobody is watching.
Love is answering the phone.
Love is staying.
Love is getting back up after life knocks you down and doing it all again tomorrow.
That love saved my life.
I’ve failed at many of these lessons, sometimes in very public ways.
He loved me anyway.
That’s the last lesson.
I am not trying to become my father.
I am trying to carry what he gave me.
And if I can do that, even imperfectly, that will be enough.
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I love you.
What is #smokefleet?
#smokefleet (also stylized as #SmokeFleet, #smokefl33t, #smokefléét, or #smokerises) is an online activist community on X (Twitter), focused on pro-democracy efforts, satirical memes, trolling #MAGA/#Trump supporters ("Nazi dickbags"), and mutual aid/charity work.
Origins and StyleIt revolves around parody accounts with car-themed names (e.g., @theliamnissan, @thetomcelica
), playing on "fleet" as a group of vehicles. The group creates whimsical memes, often blending celebrity puns with political satire, and emphasizes organic, grassroots participation rather than paid or bot-driven activity.
It draws inspiration from #NAFO (North Atlantic Fellas Organization), a meme-based group using Shiba Inu ("fella") avatars to counter Russian propaganda and support Ukraine. #smokefleet members frequently overlap with NAFO circles.
Key Activities Memes and Trolling: Humorous, shareable content to mock opponents and boost visibility (e.g., trending hashtags like #freedumb250).
Charity and Mutual Aid: Through https://t.co/tReHQjmkUJ, they organize Ukraine relief (e.g., support for displaced families), civic action, and approved charities.
Community Building: Users join by using the hashtags, following key accounts like @theliamnissan, and participating in "the fleet." It's described as a "legion" or fun "cult" of like-minded people.
The official hub is https://t.co/tReHQjmkUJ (note: https://t.co/NOQgcZD6O9 is unrelated/fake, often selling BBQ gear).
In short, it's a loose, meme-driven network of anti-fascist, pro-Ukraine, pro-democracy internet users who bond over satire, cars, and activism. It's been growing since around early-mid 2026.
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@SydesJokes@theliamnissan Actually, Fighting internet bad guys gets people emotionally charged. When people get emotionally charged, they tweet more, use this hashtag, subscribe to Patreons, and recklessly buy into trending crypto tokens. It is highly effective, highly lucrative.