James Schmeling
@jschmeling.bsky.social
Speaking only for myself. Nonprofit leader. Military, Veterans, Family supporter/advocate. #NatSec #Defense #NDU #NDUF Air Force veteran. Born and raised in Iowa. #IowaLaw #IowaState Midwesterner by temperament (I wave at passing cars and neighbors)!
Panoramic skyscape.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Panoramic skyscape.
How do I know I used to travel way too much? When I see a scene in a movie and go "I know that parking garage entry, it's the Westin in Atlanta."
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
How do I know I used to travel way too much? When I see a scene in a movie and go "I know that parking garage entry, it's the Westin in Atlanta."
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Rubio in the hot seat after telling senators the 28 points is a Russian plan US is passing along to Ukraine
According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dm...
According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dm...
Rubio in the hot seat after telling senators the 28 points is a Russian plan US is passing along to Ukraine
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Rubio in the hot seat after telling senators the 28 points is a Russian plan US is passing along to Ukraine
According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dm...
According to Republican Senator Mike Rounds, Rubio told senators that the 28-point peace plan drawn by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart, Kirill Dm...
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Unusually recent satellite imagery of a Chinese port uploaded to Google Earth shows Chinese extra-large uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) undergoing trials
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Unusually recent satellite imagery of a Chinese port uploaded to Google Earth shows Chinese extra-large uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) undergoing trials
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“A fully digitised collection of the records of the Nuremberg trials is being launched online to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Nuremberg trial records made available online after painstaking 25-year project
Launch of digitisation project marks 80th anniversary of start of legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“A fully digitised collection of the records of the Nuremberg trials is being launched online to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
So interesting! One of my favorite sculptures in DC. Anonymous Bidder Pays Nearly $1 Million for Secret to Decode C.I.A. Sculpture www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
Anonymous Bidder Pays Nearly $1 Million for Secret to Decode C.I.A. Sculpture
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
So interesting! One of my favorite sculptures in DC. Anonymous Bidder Pays Nearly $1 Million for Secret to Decode C.I.A. Sculpture www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
I feel like this should have at least one like. I shivered in the cold to take it.
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I feel like this should have at least one like. I shivered in the cold to take it.
Late in the season. Wow.
a tornadic supercell just west of the Missouri River on the border of North Dakota and South Dakota between Selfridge, ND and McLaughlin, SD - this storm produced multiple tornadoes west of the river before the real show began a few hours later near Mound City, SD - 8/28/2024
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Late in the season. Wow.
This is somewhat shocking to me that the Russians pointed lasers from a ship at UK pilots. Wow. www.reuters.com/world/uk-say...
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is somewhat shocking to me that the Russians pointed lasers from a ship at UK pilots. Wow. www.reuters.com/world/uk-say...
I know there are things going on now and this doesn’t make them go away but this is the world I’m nostalgic for. Can’t believe I was only 17 when it came out.
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I know there are things going on now and this doesn’t make them go away but this is the world I’m nostalgic for. Can’t believe I was only 17 when it came out.
Old news on purchase of an insurer of CIA and FBI agents by Chinese firmed linked to China's government, but new news on scope and scale of investments in businesses across the US and with our allies and partners. Fascinating, and prob gives far more information than we know. bbc.com/news/article...
A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents - part of Beijing's trillion dollar spending spree
When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws.
bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Old news on purchase of an insurer of CIA and FBI agents by Chinese firmed linked to China's government, but new news on scope and scale of investments in businesses across the US and with our allies and partners. Fascinating, and prob gives far more information than we know. bbc.com/news/article...
Also interesting that this mirrors the physical world and choke points. Different locations in some cases. But infrastructure, compute, communication, services are all similar to ports, straits, passes, mountains, rivers, oceans, and more.
As we all crawl through the Cloudflare slowdown, it is a powerful reminder that the international economy is not flat but built around key chokepoints. And those chokepoints are sites of vulnerability as well as opportunity.
www.amazon.com/Underground-...
www.amazon.com/Underground-...
Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy
Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy [Farrell, Henry, Newman, Abraham] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy
www.amazon.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Also interesting that this mirrors the physical world and choke points. Different locations in some cases. But infrastructure, compute, communication, services are all similar to ports, straits, passes, mountains, rivers, oceans, and more.
Cold skies. Maryland.
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Cold skies. Maryland.
What is wrong with people? Gift link.
Tree murders and the economics of crime
economist.com/finance-and-...
Tree murders and the economics of crime
economist.com/finance-and-...
Tree murders and the economics of crime
Rich people can’t stop cutting down each other’s woodland
economist.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What is wrong with people? Gift link.
Tree murders and the economics of crime
economist.com/finance-and-...
Tree murders and the economics of crime
economist.com/finance-and-...
Today I got rid of my old water heater with a "bulk material pickup" for the county to come pick up large scrap metal. All good, but I forgot I had to get it to the curb. By myself. It fell off the (too small) dolly so I rolled it up the driveway. Then again after it rolled down. Felt like Sisyphus.
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Today I got rid of my old water heater with a "bulk material pickup" for the county to come pick up large scrap metal. All good, but I forgot I had to get it to the curb. By myself. It fell off the (too small) dolly so I rolled it up the driveway. Then again after it rolled down. Felt like Sisyphus.
Seems like stress adds risk or heart attack?
After Hurricane Katrina, a cardiologist in New Orleans found that the rate of heart attacks was three times higher than it had been before the storm. The rate has remained elevated ever since. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/hQonN9
The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes
Their health effects extend far beyond official death tolls.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Seems like stress adds risk or heart attack?
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Investment in Africa is up a lot in competition for critical minerals. www.bbc.com/news/article...
How the US has overtaken China's investments in Africa
As the two nations vie for key materials, the US has regained the lead in foreign direct investments in African countries.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Investment in Africa is up a lot in competition for critical minerals. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cannot believe this even needed an article. "How to kill time during flight delays and they miss the most common answer? apple.news/AVojROoy3TpO...
Opinion | How to kill time during flight delays — The Washington Post
Try Xmas shopping airport-style!
apple.news
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Cannot believe this even needed an article. "How to kill time during flight delays and they miss the most common answer? apple.news/AVojROoy3TpO...
Just had my gutters cleaned. Hadn't seen the team since last year as I paid virtually in the spring. One of the guys looked at me and said "Wow, you've lost a lot of weight haven't you? You look good!" A year since I've seen him. That's a great memory/customer service.
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Just had my gutters cleaned. Hadn't seen the team since last year as I paid virtually in the spring. One of the guys looked at me and said "Wow, you've lost a lot of weight haven't you? You look good!" A year since I've seen him. That's a great memory/customer service.
This makes me a bit sad and nostalgic. The ‘Farmer’s Almanac’ says goodbye after 208 years - Popular Science
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apple.news/AbcfTsnBPR-u...
The ‘Farmer’s Almanac’ says goodbye after 208 years — Popular Science
The ‘Farmer’s Almanac’ says goodbye after 208 years The 2026 edition will be its last. The last winter outlook map from the Farmer's Almanac. Farmer's Almanac After more than 200 years of weather wisd...
apple.news
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This makes me a bit sad and nostalgic. The ‘Farmer’s Almanac’ says goodbye after 208 years - Popular Science
apple.news/AbcfTsnBPR-u...
apple.news/AbcfTsnBPR-u...
Friday night dogs.
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Friday night dogs.
Still one of my favorite accounts here. The photos are moments of joy.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Still one of my favorite accounts here. The photos are moments of joy.
Not wrong.
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Not wrong.
Need a new water heater. The quotes are making me laugh/cry. Home Depot installation (labor only!!!) quote was $2,800. Craigslist advertised but clearly a call center, $7,700 installed and the water heater is priced at less than $3,000. So, $4,700 install effectively. Are you kidding me???
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Need a new water heater. The quotes are making me laugh/cry. Home Depot installation (labor only!!!) quote was $2,800. Craigslist advertised but clearly a call center, $7,700 installed and the water heater is priced at less than $3,000. So, $4,700 install effectively. Are you kidding me???