Patsy Schmatsy
@pattischmidt.bsky.social
scroller. lurker.
once broadcaster. curator. creative producer. arts advocater. compiler. soundcloud.com/wheelie-houdini
Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang
once broadcaster. curator. creative producer. arts advocater. compiler. soundcloud.com/wheelie-houdini
Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang
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Patsy Schmatsy
@pattischmidt.bsky.social
· Dec 21
𝙏𝙀𝙁𝙇𝙊𝙉 𝙎𝙀𝙂𝘼 on Instagram: "Daily Affirmation from Murk
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leave your bag of fucks at home everyday don't take a heavy bag of fucks with you everyday where you are going
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We are seeing major, MAJOR social and traditional media consolidation in the U.S., with major platforms and news outlets now in the hands of fascist oligarchs.
That is a crisis of democracy and the answer is antitrust.
That is a crisis of democracy and the answer is antitrust.
Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed | CNN Business
The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump ...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:16 AM
We are seeing major, MAJOR social and traditional media consolidation in the U.S., with major platforms and news outlets now in the hands of fascist oligarchs.
That is a crisis of democracy and the answer is antitrust.
That is a crisis of democracy and the answer is antitrust.
what the hellz freezing over
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 AM
what the hellz freezing over
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said it before but I'll say it again, 40 PERCENT of global bulk shipping is fossil fuels. wind & solar + batteries is maybe the most disruptive tech in history
The most important technological revolution of our lifetime has nothing to do with AI:
Important to realize also that, once constructed, solar infrastructure just keeps working*, for decades, with very little additional cost. There's no need for a constant stream of inputs like fossil fuels.
Important to realize also that, once constructed, solar infrastructure just keeps working*, for decades, with very little additional cost. There's no need for a constant stream of inputs like fossil fuels.
Check this one fact out:
"In 2024, the total installed electricity capacity of the planet—every coal, gas, hydro, and nuclear plant and all of the renewables—was about 10 terawatts. The Chinese solar supply chain can now pump out 1 terawatt of panels every year."
"In 2024, the total installed electricity capacity of the planet—every coal, gas, hydro, and nuclear plant and all of the renewables—was about 10 terawatts. The Chinese solar supply chain can now pump out 1 terawatt of panels every year."
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
said it before but I'll say it again, 40 PERCENT of global bulk shipping is fossil fuels. wind & solar + batteries is maybe the most disruptive tech in history
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“We are taking the sign out of the window. The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just. This is the task of the middle powers.”
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 7:50 PM
“We are taking the sign out of the window. The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just. This is the task of the middle powers.”
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
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To all worried about J6ers or Proud Boys in ICE - no. ICE is recruitingscarier people: former prison guards, hardcore white supremacists. J6 was a mob of idiots led to violence; the Proud Boys who led them specialized in fake fistfights. Their time is over. Trump and Miller have the real thing now.
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
To all worried about J6ers or Proud Boys in ICE - no. ICE is recruitingscarier people: former prison guards, hardcore white supremacists. J6 was a mob of idiots led to violence; the Proud Boys who led them specialized in fake fistfights. Their time is over. Trump and Miller have the real thing now.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
“The report states the first poo balls to wash up on Coogee beach on 15 October 2024…”
Tune in to find out more
Tune in to find out more
Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared
Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared
Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’
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A giant fatberg, potentially the size of four Sydney buses, within Sydney Water’s Malabar deepwater ocean sewer has been identified as the likely source of the debris balls that washed up on Sydney beaches a year ago.
Sydney Water isn’t sure exactly how big the fatberg is because it can’t easily access where it has accumulated. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 AM
“The report states the first poo balls to wash up on Coogee beach on 15 October 2024…”
Tune in to find out more
Tune in to find out more
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Trump is selling pardons every week to people who pay $1-2 million to his PAC and is approaching 2,000 corrupt and disgusting pardons less than a year into his term, but yeah “no one is above the law.”
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Trump is selling pardons every week to people who pay $1-2 million to his PAC and is approaching 2,000 corrupt and disgusting pardons less than a year into his term, but yeah “no one is above the law.”
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i've got one eye on WWIII; one eye on civil war 2; one eye on a pandemic that hasn't gone away; one eye on a pandemic-yet-to-come; one eye on rising cost of living; one eye on fewer jobs; one eye on 1x-in-a-century storms that come every yr; one eye on fires; one eye on my neighbors to keep 'em safe
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
i've got one eye on WWIII; one eye on civil war 2; one eye on a pandemic that hasn't gone away; one eye on a pandemic-yet-to-come; one eye on rising cost of living; one eye on fewer jobs; one eye on 1x-in-a-century storms that come every yr; one eye on fires; one eye on my neighbors to keep 'em safe
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From Nuuk, Greenland:
January 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
From Nuuk, Greenland:
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i tire of Events, and long for a new age of Little Diversions
January 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
i tire of Events, and long for a new age of Little Diversions
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Re-upping this column because the idea seems to be gaining traction. But I think I didn't go far enough in this: the government should obviously be deleting its accounts so as to not have their tweets appear next to CSAM. But it should also be pursuing charges against X and banning it in Canada.
It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Re-upping this column because the idea seems to be gaining traction. But I think I didn't go far enough in this: the government should obviously be deleting its accounts so as to not have their tweets appear next to CSAM. But it should also be pursuing charges against X and banning it in Canada.
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Looking back, everyone will one day realize that all that woke stuff was right. Unfortunately, being right won’t erase the suffering.
January 8, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Looking back, everyone will one day realize that all that woke stuff was right. Unfortunately, being right won’t erase the suffering.
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30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
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everything connected everywhere always
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January 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
everything connected everywhere always
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
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Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
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We’re living in that chapter of history books future students will assume is exaggerated.
December 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We’re living in that chapter of history books future students will assume is exaggerated.
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claustrophobia is so stupid. let Santa get married.
December 2, 2024 at 2:04 PM
claustrophobia is so stupid. let Santa get married.
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nobody will tell you this but you don't need to have an opinion on anything at all you can just like breathe deeply and eat tacos
December 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
nobody will tell you this but you don't need to have an opinion on anything at all you can just like breathe deeply and eat tacos
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solidarity with trans people and death to fascism
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
solidarity with trans people and death to fascism
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Roughly 30% of America is white male
Assuming random distribution in a meritocratic system, about a third of positions everywhere should be white male
I can guarantee you we remain vastly overrepresented in most prestige fields. Until that stops being the case, maybe cool it with the sad stories.
Assuming random distribution in a meritocratic system, about a third of positions everywhere should be white male
I can guarantee you we remain vastly overrepresented in most prestige fields. Until that stops being the case, maybe cool it with the sad stories.
One problem with this take is the number of high profile white millennial men in the media...
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Roughly 30% of America is white male
Assuming random distribution in a meritocratic system, about a third of positions everywhere should be white male
I can guarantee you we remain vastly overrepresented in most prestige fields. Until that stops being the case, maybe cool it with the sad stories.
Assuming random distribution in a meritocratic system, about a third of positions everywhere should be white male
I can guarantee you we remain vastly overrepresented in most prestige fields. Until that stops being the case, maybe cool it with the sad stories.
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Jokes on them, I’m going to use AI to come up with 8000 businesses for dipshits
Why? Who is this meant to be good for? Nobody wants your shit AI books, never mind 8,000 in a year. Just a terrible idea and a horrible road the publishing industry is heading down.
November 25, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Jokes on them, I’m going to use AI to come up with 8000 businesses for dipshits
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential