Rob Schmidt (Blue Corn Comics)
@robschmidt.bsky.social
Freelance writer focused on Native American, social justice, and pop culture issues; publisher of Blue Corn Comics; host of Creative Spirit Screenwriters
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A new graphic novel from Blue Corn Comics--coming in 2026.
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Republicans can end this anytime they want by agreeing to a national gerrymandering ban. Until then, they are going to be made to understand pain.
Gotta do maximum gerrymanders in every blue state. No choice.
February 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Republicans can end this anytime they want by agreeing to a national gerrymandering ban. Until then, they are going to be made to understand pain.
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FBI once again (!) confirming, in public, that they plan to make being transgender a federal crime - and it's crickets at best from the Democrats and the media.
Kash Patel: "We looked at the facts and the evidence. We saw a stream of violence related to transgender ideology that led to unfortunate deaths and assassinations, and we took action."
February 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM
FBI once again (!) confirming, in public, that they plan to make being transgender a federal crime - and it's crickets at best from the Democrats and the media.
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It took until the late 90s for a majority of Americans to approve of interracial marriage. The “popularists” like Jain or Yglesias would have counseled Democrats to never bring it up because it wasn’t “popular,” the way they’re doing today with trans personhood. It is substantively, morally wrong.
February 18, 2026 at 12:27 PM
It took until the late 90s for a majority of Americans to approve of interracial marriage. The “popularists” like Jain or Yglesias would have counseled Democrats to never bring it up because it wasn’t “popular,” the way they’re doing today with trans personhood. It is substantively, morally wrong.
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Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
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A watchdog group has revealed that high-ranking ICE officials knew of a 353% increase in excessive use of force early last year. Officers in these incidents shattered car windows, deployed chemical agents, used extreme physical force to detain people, and killed at least one individual.
Docs Show ICE Agents Were Trained on Law and Deescalation. They’ve Ignored It.
Materials obtained in a FOIA request show ICE agents have grossly ignored their training this past year.
truthout.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A watchdog group has revealed that high-ranking ICE officials knew of a 353% increase in excessive use of force early last year. Officers in these incidents shattered car windows, deployed chemical agents, used extreme physical force to detain people, and killed at least one individual.
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Trump is very underwater on immigration.
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
February 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Trump is very underwater on immigration.
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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The surge in violence meted out by ICE absolutely should continue to be condemned, but I think a lot of people didn't realize or care that activists have been facing life-altering injury from cops for generations. "Law enforcement" has always been the violence. It ALL needs to stop.
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The surge in violence meted out by ICE absolutely should continue to be condemned, but I think a lot of people didn't realize or care that activists have been facing life-altering injury from cops for generations. "Law enforcement" has always been the violence. It ALL needs to stop.
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Kristi Noem’s argument for why she needs absolute power is that it will create order — and safety.
Instead, she’s a chaos monster who has made everyone less safe.
But this is standard for fascists.
www.salon.com/2026/02/18/k...
Instead, she’s a chaos monster who has made everyone less safe.
But this is standard for fascists.
www.salon.com/2026/02/18/k...
Kristi Noem’s law-and-order pitch is collapsing
The DHS secretary and her semi-official aide Corey Lewandowski are to blame for the shutdown
www.salon.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Kristi Noem’s argument for why she needs absolute power is that it will create order — and safety.
Instead, she’s a chaos monster who has made everyone less safe.
But this is standard for fascists.
www.salon.com/2026/02/18/k...
Instead, she’s a chaos monster who has made everyone less safe.
But this is standard for fascists.
www.salon.com/2026/02/18/k...
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New in PN: CBS obeys in advance
"A routine TV hit which would have been quickly forgotten became a national story about government censorship and a Democratic candidate being silenced by Trump’s henchmen. In a tough primary, you couldn’t buy better exposure. Nice work, FCC Chair Brendan Carr."
"A routine TV hit which would have been quickly forgotten became a national story about government censorship and a Democratic candidate being silenced by Trump’s henchmen. In a tough primary, you couldn’t buy better exposure. Nice work, FCC Chair Brendan Carr."
CBS obeys in advance
And turns a Texas Democrat into a First Amendment martyr.
www.publicnotice.co
February 18, 2026 at 12:55 PM
New in PN: CBS obeys in advance
"A routine TV hit which would have been quickly forgotten became a national story about government censorship and a Democratic candidate being silenced by Trump’s henchmen. In a tough primary, you couldn’t buy better exposure. Nice work, FCC Chair Brendan Carr."
"A routine TV hit which would have been quickly forgotten became a national story about government censorship and a Democratic candidate being silenced by Trump’s henchmen. In a tough primary, you couldn’t buy better exposure. Nice work, FCC Chair Brendan Carr."
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This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
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Pam Bondi was definitely covering for Trump. There are credible accusations in the Epstein Files that Trump raped a child. She was a witness in Maxwell's case helping convict her and successfully settled a lawsuit with Epstein's estate.
No pay wall.
www.alternet.org/jeffrey-epst...
No pay wall.
www.alternet.org/jeffrey-epst...
Witness behind Maxwell conviction reported 'graphic' assault from Trump: reporter
Despite however hard Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi may declare the Jeffrey Epstein case finished, it’s likely not, reports Left Hook author Wajahat Ali. Nestled within the Epstein Files, is evide...
www.alternet.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Pam Bondi was definitely covering for Trump. There are credible accusations in the Epstein Files that Trump raped a child. She was a witness in Maxwell's case helping convict her and successfully settled a lawsuit with Epstein's estate.
No pay wall.
www.alternet.org/jeffrey-epst...
No pay wall.
www.alternet.org/jeffrey-epst...
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Here’s my list of 50 reasons why Trump is mentally unfit to be president. Share this with any family and friends who still make excuses for the mad king.
50 ways Trump is out of his mind
MAGA and the media must stop laughing off this dangerous situation
www.stopthepresses.news
February 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Here’s my list of 50 reasons why Trump is mentally unfit to be president. Share this with any family and friends who still make excuses for the mad king.
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For decades, Rev. Jesse Jackson stood with Indigenous peoples and our fight against injustice. He visited the Oceti Sakowin camp on the Standing Rock rez in 2016 as we fought against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Rest in power, sir.
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
For decades, Rev. Jesse Jackson stood with Indigenous peoples and our fight against injustice. He visited the Oceti Sakowin camp on the Standing Rock rez in 2016 as we fought against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Rest in power, sir.
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Trump can't steal the midterms.
I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands.
Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has.
Me, in @thebulwark.com:
I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands.
Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has.
Me, in @thebulwark.com:
Trump Can’t Steal the Midterms
The case for being vigilant without panicking.
www.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Trump can't steal the midterms.
I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands.
Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has.
Me, in @thebulwark.com:
I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands.
Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has.
Me, in @thebulwark.com:
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American democracy is facing its most serious crisis since the Civil War, but we have no coherent effort to even to try to figure out what's wrong, in order to start fixing things. But Denmark is doing just that with a model it's used before. 1/9
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
America, If You’re Listening: Denmark’s Example for Fixing Liberal Democracy
Talking to Michael Bang Peterson on Denmark's recurring process of self-examination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
American democracy is facing its most serious crisis since the Civil War, but we have no coherent effort to even to try to figure out what's wrong, in order to start fixing things. But Denmark is doing just that with a model it's used before. 1/9
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
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I’ve seen this person get retweeted by MAGA influencers like Benny Johnson. He’s not kidding. This is a real political goal he is pursuing. He has 425,000 followers on Facebook.
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I’ve seen this person get retweeted by MAGA influencers like Benny Johnson. He’s not kidding. This is a real political goal he is pursuing. He has 425,000 followers on Facebook.
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Two decades ago, George Allen used a Portuguese slur in an impromptu comment on the campaign trail and it ended his career.
Now, a sitting congressman can embrace prominent white nationalist slogans in their official ads and the corporate media just yawns about it.
Now, a sitting congressman can embrace prominent white nationalist slogans in their official ads and the corporate media just yawns about it.
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Two decades ago, George Allen used a Portuguese slur in an impromptu comment on the campaign trail and it ended his career.
Now, a sitting congressman can embrace prominent white nationalist slogans in their official ads and the corporate media just yawns about it.
Now, a sitting congressman can embrace prominent white nationalist slogans in their official ads and the corporate media just yawns about it.
"This comparison of tribal sovereignty to a political talking point is a fundamental misrepresentation of American law. Tribal sovereignty is not a preference. It is the law." www.pressreader.com/usa/the-okla...
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"This comparison of tribal sovereignty to a political talking point is a fundamental misrepresentation of American law. Tribal sovereignty is not a preference. It is the law." www.pressreader.com/usa/the-okla...
"A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., looks back on the career of the late Truman Lowe, a Ho-Chunk artist and educator known for his ability to make wood look like water." www.wpr.org/news/ho-chun...
Ho-Chunk sculptor Truman Lowe honored in Smithsonian retrospective
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian looks back on the career of the late Truman Lowe, a Ho-Chunk artist and educator known for his ability to make wood look like…
www.wpr.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:30 AM
"A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., looks back on the career of the late Truman Lowe, a Ho-Chunk artist and educator known for his ability to make wood look like water." www.wpr.org/news/ho-chun...
"Under Gray’s leadership, the Osage Nation expanded its business enterprises, opening several casinos and strengthening its economic base. Before serving as principal chief, Gray co-founded the Oklahoma Indian Times, which became the Native American Times." nativenewsonline.net/currents/osa...
Osage Nation Mourns the Passing of Former Principal Chief Jim Gray
James Roan “Jim” Gray, a former principal chief of the Osage Nation who led the tribe through a historic governmental transition, has walked on. Gray died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, from complications…
nativenewsonline.net
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"Under Gray’s leadership, the Osage Nation expanded its business enterprises, opening several casinos and strengthening its economic base. Before serving as principal chief, Gray co-founded the Oklahoma Indian Times, which became the Native American Times." nativenewsonline.net/currents/osa...
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New in PN: Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
"Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."
"Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."
Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
He's incapable of learning lessons and actively resists it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM
New in PN: Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
"Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."
"Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."
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February 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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This is interesting. In other words, Minneapolis is producing an overall strengthening of the social contract, including towards the undocumented. That's a stark rebuttal to MAGA theory, which holds that the silent majority agrees that foreign invaders threaten national social cohesion
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This is interesting. In other words, Minneapolis is producing an overall strengthening of the social contract, including towards the undocumented. That's a stark rebuttal to MAGA theory, which holds that the silent majority agrees that foreign invaders threaten national social cohesion
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Great stuff from @anatosaurus.bsky.social on today's pod, including her idea that blue areas are being terrorized by a "MAGA Murder Regime." We discuss how ICE is not functioning as law enforcement in any remotely recognizable sense, and how the public has figured this out:
MAGA knows America is catching on (if only it had happened in 2024) that their hero/villain story has the roles reversed. My interview with @gregsargent.bsky.social on Karoline Leavitt's attempts to keep beating the same drum of lies
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
Trump Press Sec’s Weird Cult Moment on Fox Wrecked by Fresh ICE Horror
As Karoline Leavitt’s spin about ICE violence takes a ludicrous turn, a Democratic messaging strategist explains the real reason the White House is in an unusually weak position—and how Dems can capit...
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Great stuff from @anatosaurus.bsky.social on today's pod, including her idea that blue areas are being terrorized by a "MAGA Murder Regime." We discuss how ICE is not functioning as law enforcement in any remotely recognizable sense, and how the public has figured this out:
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GEORGIA — “beloved teacher” Dr. Linda Davis killed in a car crash as ICE chased a man through the streets: www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...
Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
GEORGIA — “beloved teacher” Dr. Linda Davis killed in a car crash as ICE chased a man through the streets: www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...
Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...