Sassy AF
@dschmidthawk.bsky.social
Semi-retired web master. Agnostic, pro-democracy. I hate christofascists, nazis, MAGA, & fascists.
“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.” -DH Lawrence
“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.” -DH Lawrence
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Sassy AF
@dschmidthawk.bsky.social
· Mar 24
Joan of Arcadia - "Evil is charming and beautiful. It makes you doubt yourself. It asks for one small compromise after another until it whittles you down. And it functions best when no one believes in it."
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CORRECTION: Earlier in a reply (deleted), I said that we *can* commit war crimes while not at war. That is incorrect. My thought was surely it’s *both* a war crime *and* murder. I thought about the war crimes we committed during Vietnam (not a war), but that IS an armed conflict and that counts. 1/
December 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
CORRECTION: Earlier in a reply (deleted), I said that we *can* commit war crimes while not at war. That is incorrect. My thought was surely it’s *both* a war crime *and* murder. I thought about the war crimes we committed during Vietnam (not a war), but that IS an armed conflict and that counts. 1/
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If you think about it @netflix.com ceo Ted Sarandos just expertly froze all competition in place for two years, even if the company does not get past regulators, unions, Trump’s rapidly decaying body etc. The Ellisons are playing checkers and he is playing chess.
Stayed up all night calling, texting, writing, and processing a monumental moment in Hollywood history. Here's how the Netflix-Warners deal went down and what's likely to happen next. ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/is-the-netfl...
Is the Netflix-Warners Deal Really Such a Disaster?
Yes, the blockbuster $83 billion acquisition of the Warner Bros. studio and HBO Max would decisively end the streaming wars. But is Ted Sarandos getting his hands on a historic studio really the end o...
puck.news
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If you think about it @netflix.com ceo Ted Sarandos just expertly froze all competition in place for two years, even if the company does not get past regulators, unions, Trump’s rapidly decaying body etc. The Ellisons are playing checkers and he is playing chess.
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EXCUSE ME?! Sue the hell out of them. This is a sitting member of Congress.
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
EXCUSE ME?! Sue the hell out of them. This is a sitting member of Congress.
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
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⚡️ UPDATE: The Trump regime finally deletes their “evil and disgusting” video after getting torched by Sabrina Carpenter
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
⚡️ UPDATE: The Trump regime finally deletes their “evil and disgusting” video after getting torched by Sabrina Carpenter
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In the district court vs. MSPB/immigration judges case, Chief Justice Roberts (as Circuit Justice for the Fourth Circuit) has already issued an administrative stay, and has ordered the respondents to reply to DOJ's emergency application by 4 p.m. next Wednesday:
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
The Trump administration has filed its 32nd emergency application with #SCOTUS, this one seeking to freeze a Fourth Circuit ruling in a dispute over whether district courts can hear challenges to limits on what immigration judges are allowed to say publicly:
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December 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In the district court vs. MSPB/immigration judges case, Chief Justice Roberts (as Circuit Justice for the Fourth Circuit) has already issued an administrative stay, and has ordered the respondents to reply to DOJ's emergency application by 4 p.m. next Wednesday:
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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I love trains so much. We deserve more (and better!) trains in this country. 😭
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PSA: Amtrak’s NYC ➡️ Albany route is gorgeous.
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I love trains so much. We deserve more (and better!) trains in this country. 😭
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PSA: Amtrak’s NYC ➡️ Albany route is gorgeous.
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
PSA: Amtrak’s NYC ➡️ Albany route is gorgeous.
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worth noting the literal impossibility of civil liability for the prosecutors for all this willfully malicious conduct
“[T]he Justice Department is determined to try again.”
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
worth noting the literal impossibility of civil liability for the prosecutors for all this willfully malicious conduct
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The courtroom for today’s hearing at the Albany federal courthouse was genuinely beautiful.
While my doodles are obviously hyper-realistic masterpieces, this is one I wish people could see IRL!
While my doodles are obviously hyper-realistic masterpieces, this is one I wish people could see IRL!
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The courtroom for today’s hearing at the Albany federal courthouse was genuinely beautiful.
While my doodles are obviously hyper-realistic masterpieces, this is one I wish people could see IRL!
While my doodles are obviously hyper-realistic masterpieces, this is one I wish people could see IRL!
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Fox Business attempts to do a segment on spiking small business bankruptcies, but one host says "is it chapter V or 5? I don't even know" and another one gets mad about the segment itself (because even discussing rising bankruptcies looks bad for Trump)
But note the voice of reason at the end!
But note the voice of reason at the end!
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Fox Business attempts to do a segment on spiking small business bankruptcies, but one host says "is it chapter V or 5? I don't even know" and another one gets mad about the segment itself (because even discussing rising bankruptcies looks bad for Trump)
But note the voice of reason at the end!
But note the voice of reason at the end!
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Come to think of it, Pete Hegseth just admitted openly that they're committing extrajudicial murders in international waters partly in order to please MAGA influencers that want retribution for political attacks on Pete Hegseth:
Sadism is the lifeblood of MAGA politics. Hard to overstate how disgusting and embarrassing for our country it is for the US Secretary of Defense to be doing this:
December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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WATCH: Trump knows he can’t really win a Nobel Peace Prize so he just had FIFA give him a made up award. Sad.
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
WATCH: Trump knows he can’t really win a Nobel Peace Prize so he just had FIFA give him a made up award. Sad.
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Let’s be SUPER CLEAR: Taxpayer 💰 funded 💰 Christian 💰 schools 💰 has ALWAYS 💰 been 💰 the 💰 #1 💰 goal 💰 of 💰 @GovBillLee’s 💰 privatization 💰 Vouchers/Charters 💰 agenda: tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/05/s...
(Again: Betsy Devos said it out loud —> x.com/thetnholler/...)
(Again: Betsy Devos said it out loud —> x.com/thetnholler/...)
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Let’s be SUPER CLEAR: Taxpayer 💰 funded 💰 Christian 💰 schools 💰 has ALWAYS 💰 been 💰 the 💰 #1 💰 goal 💰 of 💰 @GovBillLee’s 💰 privatization 💰 Vouchers/Charters 💰 agenda: tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/05/s...
(Again: Betsy Devos said it out loud —> x.com/thetnholler/...)
(Again: Betsy Devos said it out loud —> x.com/thetnholler/...)
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It might be funny coming from a person who does interviews for a living, but these tech guys need to sit down (in this case actually) and shut up. The more they talk, the more we see and what we see is unearned aggrievement and deep insecurity that manifests as exhausting arrogance.
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It might be funny coming from a person who does interviews for a living, but these tech guys need to sit down (in this case actually) and shut up. The more they talk, the more we see and what we see is unearned aggrievement and deep insecurity that manifests as exhausting arrogance.
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The victimy no one understands me bullshit from the very rich and powerful is not a good look. Their comms advisers are failing to rein them in. Trust me, Alex, hush.
a man with a beard is touching another man 's neck and says shhhhh
ALT: a man with a beard is touching another man 's neck and says shhhhh
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The victimy no one understands me bullshit from the very rich and powerful is not a good look. Their comms advisers are failing to rein them in. Trust me, Alex, hush.
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STOCKARD: “The question is whether Tennessee will use a stick of dynamite to blow up the wall of separation of church and state, or a sledgehammer to knock it down brick by brick. Either way, it seems to be falling.” #TennesseeTheocracy
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tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/05/s...
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
STOCKARD: “The question is whether Tennessee will use a stick of dynamite to blow up the wall of separation of church and state, or a sledgehammer to knock it down brick by brick. Either way, it seems to be falling.” #TennesseeTheocracy
tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/05/s...
tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/05/s...
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The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
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Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
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Bannon Comes Clean and Reveals His Alliance with Putin’s Fake Holy Russia
The cat is out of the bag. Now Bannon’s proximity to Epstein and his plans for European subversion are exposed, he doubles down on his support for Putin and Dugin
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
The cat is out of the bag. Now Bannon’s proximity to Epstein and his plans for European subversion are exposed, he doubles down on his support for Putin and Dugin
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Bannon Comes Clean and Reveals His Alliance with Putin’s Fake Holy Russia
The cat is out of the bag. Now Bannon’s proximity to Epstein and his plans for European subversion are exposed, the Cambridge Analytica co-founder doubles down on his support for Putin and Dugin
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Bannon Comes Clean and Reveals His Alliance with Putin’s Fake Holy Russia
The cat is out of the bag. Now Bannon’s proximity to Epstein and his plans for European subversion are exposed, he doubles down on his support for Putin and Dugin
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
The cat is out of the bag. Now Bannon’s proximity to Epstein and his plans for European subversion are exposed, he doubles down on his support for Putin and Dugin
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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Here we are yet again - another very busy Christmas period that the Government is using to bury changes that will seriously erode the public’s right to access justice and hold our public authorities to account.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Judicial review plans are an attack on justice
The Government is burying the public consultation for drastic new rules limiting access to the courts over the Christmas period — don't let them away with it
www.irishexaminer.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Here we are yet again - another very busy Christmas period that the Government is using to bury changes that will seriously erode the public’s right to access justice and hold our public authorities to account.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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And to be clear: I do think they have probable cause against Cole. But this affidavit is much weaker than the standard for Jan6 arrests, which may explain the delay better than Jeanine Pirro's yapping.
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
And to be clear: I do think they have probable cause against Cole. But this affidavit is much weaker than the standard for Jan6 arrests, which may explain the delay better than Jeanine Pirro's yapping.
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European Commission issues €120 million fine to Elon Musk's X under the Digital Services Act. "The breaches include the deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark', the lack of transparency of its advertising repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers."
Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
European Commission issues €120 million fine to Elon Musk's X under the Digital Services Act. "The breaches include the deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark', the lack of transparency of its advertising repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers."