Paul Schmelzer
@schmelzer.bsky.social
Writer, editor (Carleton College; formerly Walker Art Center, MNIndy, Adbusters).
Longfellow, Minneapolis
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Longfellow, Minneapolis
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Let’s be clear: Trump’s security theater put Sarah Beckstrom in harm’s way.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Let’s be clear: Trump’s security theater put Sarah Beckstrom in harm’s way.
Interesting. Tina Smith and the "Fight Club" Dems think the DSCC is "quietly signaling support for and pushing donors" toward Angie Craig. Makes me like Peggy Flanagan more. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Interesting. Tina Smith and the "Fight Club" Dems think the DSCC is "quietly signaling support for and pushing donors" toward Angie Craig. Makes me like Peggy Flanagan more. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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Displaying pride flags or Black Lives Matter posters is”divisive,” but displaying swastikas or nooses is simply a matter of personal choice?
Orwell was a fucking optimist.
Orwell was a fucking optimist.
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Displaying pride flags or Black Lives Matter posters is”divisive,” but displaying swastikas or nooses is simply a matter of personal choice?
Orwell was a fucking optimist.
Orwell was a fucking optimist.
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Hats off to @onthemedia.bsky.social for calling out the spam machines behind politics. Bravo! I for one, have created a series of filters and fake emails just to defeat this crapola pain in the butt money shilling. Damn, I hope Dems take the hint.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
The Democratic Party's Spam Machine | On the Media | WNYC Studios
If you’ve ever donated to a Democratic candidate, you’ve probably been rewarded with a never-ending stream of pleas for more money.
www.wnycstudios.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hats off to @onthemedia.bsky.social for calling out the spam machines behind politics. Bravo! I for one, have created a series of filters and fake emails just to defeat this crapola pain in the butt money shilling. Damn, I hope Dems take the hint.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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“Fuck you. You’re not even real Minnesotans. You’re all from Canada.”
A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.
Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.
A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.
Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“Fuck you. You’re not even real Minnesotans. You’re all from Canada.”
A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.
Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.
A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.
Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.
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Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
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"Donald Trump’s claims that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi directly contradict a CIA report concluding the crown prince approved it." — CPJ MENA's Regional Director Sara Qudah
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Donald Trump’s claims that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi directly contradict a CIA report concluding the crown prince approved it." — CPJ MENA's Regional Director Sara Qudah
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"The plan would reorganize the departments and their faculty members into an array of “schools,” “centers” and “institutes.” Among those that administrators have floated are the School of Human Narratives and Creative Expressions & the Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies"
"[admin]...who regard the...students of their own universities with such contempt as to be undeserving of the education that in many cases those administrators themselves, or their parents, or their children received...are an enemy of the educational enterprise"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
Opinion | Montclair State’s Inhumanity to the Humanities
Goodbye, English department. Hello, Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"The plan would reorganize the departments and their faculty members into an array of “schools,” “centers” and “institutes.” Among those that administrators have floated are the School of Human Narratives and Creative Expressions & the Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies"
This post (and comments) on r/guysbeingdudes hits hard www.reddit.com/r/GuysBeingD...
From the GuysBeingDudes community on Reddit: RIP Sky King Richard "Beebo" Russell
Explore this post and more from the GuysBeingDudes community
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November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This post (and comments) on r/guysbeingdudes hits hard www.reddit.com/r/GuysBeingD...
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My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?
November 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?
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November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"
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Shop drawing of a terra cotta Schlitz belted globe insignia, likely destined to grace a tied house
📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Shop drawing of a terra cotta Schlitz belted globe insignia, likely destined to grace a tied house
📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
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New pod is up! @micahloewinger.bsky.social speaks with @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social about the GOP’s “civil war” over Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and antisemitism in the party.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New pod is up! @micahloewinger.bsky.social speaks with @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social about the GOP’s “civil war” over Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and antisemitism in the party.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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“The dog that hasn’t barked”
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“The dog that hasn’t barked”
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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If you haven’t yet, and want to join the thousands of twin citians who have signed up for the defense of our immigrant neighbors, there’s several more trainings this month:
11/11 Chaska
11/20 Plymouth
11/23 Longfellow Mpls
11/25 Kingfield Mpls
12/4 Bancroft Mpls
More info here
monarcamn.org
11/11 Chaska
11/20 Plymouth
11/23 Longfellow Mpls
11/25 Kingfield Mpls
12/4 Bancroft Mpls
More info here
monarcamn.org
Monarca
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November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you haven’t yet, and want to join the thousands of twin citians who have signed up for the defense of our immigrant neighbors, there’s several more trainings this month:
11/11 Chaska
11/20 Plymouth
11/23 Longfellow Mpls
11/25 Kingfield Mpls
12/4 Bancroft Mpls
More info here
monarcamn.org
11/11 Chaska
11/20 Plymouth
11/23 Longfellow Mpls
11/25 Kingfield Mpls
12/4 Bancroft Mpls
More info here
monarcamn.org
On Halloween, I’m remembering fondly the headless Marie Antoinette of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
On Halloween, I’m remembering fondly the headless Marie Antoinette of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
TIL: Fahrenheit 451, narrated by Tim Robbins, is 👌
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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of 20th-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future, narrated here by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins. Guy...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
TIL: Fahrenheit 451, narrated by Tim Robbins, is 👌
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Your near-daily reminder that newspapers have business reporters, not labor reporters. www.startribune.com/a-new-kind-o...
October 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Your near-daily reminder that newspapers have business reporters, not labor reporters. www.startribune.com/a-new-kind-o...
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Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.