Ken D. Schramm
@compleatmeadmaker.bsky.social
Life-long progressive. Author. Meadmaker. Wine lover. Meadery Founder. Orchard owner. Husband. Father. Grandfather. Fly fisher. Food lover: BBQ, Bread, Pie. Scotch enthusiast. Science lover. Mean Manhattan maker. Even meaner Martini maker. Lover of decency
ICE makes our communities suffer.
February 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
ICE makes our communities suffer.
I think those those are indulgences.
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I think those those are indulgences.
I misread that as "claim."
Oh, well.
Oh, well.
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I misread that as "claim."
Oh, well.
Oh, well.
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past, and say of this or that event, 'it never happened,' that, surely, was worse than mere torture and death."
George Orwell
George Orwell
January 23, 2026 at 5:49 AM
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past, and say of this or that event, 'it never happened,' that, surely, was worse than mere torture and death."
George Orwell
George Orwell
"finalizing a longstanding goal of President Vladimir Putin."
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"finalizing a longstanding goal of President Vladimir Putin."
Baumgartner knows what Bến Tre is, but claims he did not know who Jack Smith is.
That's some epic bull$#!t there.
That's some epic bull$#!t there.
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Baumgartner knows what Bến Tre is, but claims he did not know who Jack Smith is.
That's some epic bull$#!t there.
That's some epic bull$#!t there.
Absurdity: Jordan trying to make Cassidy Hutchinson into a lying, partisan Democrat, when she was a loyal Republican, and an aide to Mark Meadows working in the White House. She was on Team Trump, FFS.
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Absurdity: Jordan trying to make Cassidy Hutchinson into a lying, partisan Democrat, when she was a loyal Republican, and an aide to Mark Meadows working in the White House. She was on Team Trump, FFS.
When a few million of us show up in DC and demand it.
January 22, 2026 at 9:10 PM
When a few million of us show up in DC and demand it.
Yup. Just like the crumpled house caused the earthquake.
January 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Yup. Just like the crumpled house caused the earthquake.
Its not the whole lot. On the other hand...
Too many of us know the difference between right and wrong, but are too lazy to go vote.
Too many of us know the difference between right and wrong, but are too lazy to go vote.
January 22, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Its not the whole lot. On the other hand...
Too many of us know the difference between right and wrong, but are too lazy to go vote.
Too many of us know the difference between right and wrong, but are too lazy to go vote.
How did they know that, "there was going to be a high propensity for violence that day"?
Why would there be "a high propensity for violence" on the day that President Trump held a rally and the Congress was counting the Electoral Votes?
Was someone planning it, do you think?
Why would there be "a high propensity for violence" on the day that President Trump held a rally and the Congress was counting the Electoral Votes?
Was someone planning it, do you think?
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
How did they know that, "there was going to be a high propensity for violence that day"?
Why would there be "a high propensity for violence" on the day that President Trump held a rally and the Congress was counting the Electoral Votes?
Was someone planning it, do you think?
Why would there be "a high propensity for violence" on the day that President Trump held a rally and the Congress was counting the Electoral Votes?
Was someone planning it, do you think?
I'll bet a Jackson that won't happen.
January 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I'll bet a Jackson that won't happen.
I am so proud to be from metro Detroit right now.
Way to come through for the country, MoTown.
Way to come through for the country, MoTown.
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I am so proud to be from metro Detroit right now.
Way to come through for the country, MoTown.
Way to come through for the country, MoTown.
I clicked a heart to support the implied sentiment of this post, but there is no way in hell that any decent person can love that.
January 10, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I clicked a heart to support the implied sentiment of this post, but there is no way in hell that any decent person can love that.
He is the Bulls#!t President.
January 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
He is the Bulls#!t President.
Indeed. This is no small town newspaper. They are supposed to be very proficient with words.
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Indeed. This is no small town newspaper. They are supposed to be very proficient with words.
These are not "law enforcement vehicles."
This is the Squadristi. The brownshirts. There is no legitimate law that they are enforcing. They are there exclusively to create resentment and havoc.
This is the Squadristi. The brownshirts. There is no legitimate law that they are enforcing. They are there exclusively to create resentment and havoc.
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 AM
These are not "law enforcement vehicles."
This is the Squadristi. The brownshirts. There is no legitimate law that they are enforcing. They are there exclusively to create resentment and havoc.
This is the Squadristi. The brownshirts. There is no legitimate law that they are enforcing. They are there exclusively to create resentment and havoc.
You can't detain Americans for some vaporware BS.
Prosecute them for kidnapping.
Prosecute them for kidnapping.
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
You can't detain Americans for some vaporware BS.
Prosecute them for kidnapping.
Prosecute them for kidnapping.
They are the terrorist organization.
They are killing decent people for trying to stop shitty people from doing shitty things.
They are killing decent people for trying to stop shitty people from doing shitty things.
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
They are the terrorist organization.
They are killing decent people for trying to stop shitty people from doing shitty things.
They are killing decent people for trying to stop shitty people from doing shitty things.
They are killing decent people for trying to stop genuinely shitty people from doing shitty things.
It's not America anymore.
It's not America anymore.
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
They are killing decent people for trying to stop genuinely shitty people from doing shitty things.
It's not America anymore.
It's not America anymore.
We are hitting peak projection.
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
We are hitting peak projection.
This is what happens in every dysfunctional department in every company in America: The only person on the team that can get s#!t done ends up getting every assignment.
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is what happens in every dysfunctional department in every company in America: The only person on the team that can get s#!t done ends up getting every assignment.
(Morgan Freeman)
In that moment, Rubio admitted that there was no plan.
In that moment, Rubio admitted that there was no plan.
January 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
(Morgan Freeman)
In that moment, Rubio admitted that there was no plan.
In that moment, Rubio admitted that there was no plan.
(Morgan Freeman)
In that moment, Rubio admitted that there was no plan.
In that moment, Rubio admitted that there was no plan.
January 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
(Morgan Freeman)
In that moment, Rubio admitted that there was no plan.
In that moment, Rubio admitted that there was no plan.