Patrick Schmiedt
@pschmiedt.bsky.social
Journalism professor and student media adviser, Citrus College. Microfilm enthusiast.
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I went ahead and made an unofficial guide to Bluesky, the official app of sports. I hope it helps you find your various sports/team communities.
badfaithtimes.com/your-guide-t...
badfaithtimes.com/your-guide-t...
Your Guide To Bluesky, The Official App of Sports
Using the power of sports, we can extract people from the society-destroying influence of Elon Musk
badfaithtimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I went ahead and made an unofficial guide to Bluesky, the official app of sports. I hope it helps you find your various sports/team communities.
badfaithtimes.com/your-guide-t...
badfaithtimes.com/your-guide-t...
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
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Did not realize that the Rams’ kicker was this dude! All of a sudden, our house has a team (and player) to root for in the NFL playoffs! #mevis
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Did not realize that the Rams’ kicker was this dude! All of a sudden, our house has a team (and player) to root for in the NFL playoffs! #mevis
Mountain View Subs in Casper, Wyoming. The best chicken cashew salad was what got me hooked; getting to know the owners (since @ohtheprofanity.com and I ate there every Friday for lunch, after the rush when they had time to chat) kept us coming back.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Mountain View Subs in Casper, Wyoming. The best chicken cashew salad was what got me hooked; getting to know the owners (since @ohtheprofanity.com and I ate there every Friday for lunch, after the rush when they had time to chat) kept us coming back.
Why I came to Bluesky in this moment. @jonbois.bsky.social doesn’t disappoint.
January 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Why I came to Bluesky in this moment. @jonbois.bsky.social doesn’t disappoint.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune has reporters write about the ICE crackdown in Minnesota, then emails the next day’s layouts to Des Moines, Iowa, to be printed, then trucks the printed papers back to Minnesota for delivery, then can’t get the newspapers delivered because of the ICE crackdown in Minnesota
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune has reporters write about the ICE crackdown in Minnesota, then emails the next day’s layouts to Des Moines, Iowa, to be printed, then trucks the printed papers back to Minnesota for delivery, then can’t get the newspapers delivered because of the ICE crackdown in Minnesota
This was fun! Hashtag Meeteetse
New ep Thursday! Nearly 30 years after its release, we take a look back at “Beavis and Butt-head Do America,” the movie that sent our dumbass duo to the big screen. And, because we can, Meeteetse. Download wherever you get your podcasts!
January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
This was fun! Hashtag Meeteetse
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
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"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
data4democracy.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
@jonbois.bsky.social A thought: hoping the next big @secretbase.bsky.social project can be the history of tearing down the goalposts in college football... complete with searchable database?
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
@jonbois.bsky.social A thought: hoping the next big @secretbase.bsky.social project can be the history of tearing down the goalposts in college football... complete with searchable database?
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Joshes Allen like Attorneys General
When you have two Josh Allens in the same game, I believe you call that "Alleni."
January 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Joshes Allen like Attorneys General
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This is an unlawful order as given. Press cannot be ordered to disperse. They’re exempt.
Press CAN be told not to obstruct.
A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).
Press CAN be told not to obstruct.
A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).
Los Angeles, CA -
LAPD telling journalists that a dispersal order is given, saying there’s a “safe zone” for them (that’s not how my understanding of PC409.7 is, nor is it how a judge has been consistently ruling).
@adamrose.bsky.social I’m sure can weigh in on this
LAPD telling journalists that a dispersal order is given, saying there’s a “safe zone” for them (that’s not how my understanding of PC409.7 is, nor is it how a judge has been consistently ruling).
@adamrose.bsky.social I’m sure can weigh in on this
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This is an unlawful order as given. Press cannot be ordered to disperse. They’re exempt.
Press CAN be told not to obstruct.
A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).
Press CAN be told not to obstruct.
A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).
Maybe @citruscollege.bsky.social can turn its fountain back on now?
A ‘great start’ to California’s winter season has led to no drought anywhere in the state — a condition last seen since December 2000. https://wapo.st/3NfQIRO
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Maybe @citruscollege.bsky.social can turn its fountain back on now?
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It’s sad Gerardus Mercator isn’t on Bluesky because I would be hate-tagging him on this SO FAST.
Why is Trump fixated on Greenland? @sbg1.bsky.social recalls what he told us in 2021: "I said, 'Why don’t we have that?' You take a look at a map...I love maps. And I always said 'Look at the size of this, it’s massive and that should be part of the United States.'" www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
It’s sad Gerardus Mercator isn’t on Bluesky because I would be hate-tagging him on this SO FAST.
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Sometimes, NOT seeing something is funnier than seeing something. This episode, we are looking out for the things we’ve never seen: Buzzcut’s after-school shenanigans, the boys’ Sunday school experiences, Todd’s eau de toilette... and more! Download wherever you get your podcasts!
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Sometimes, NOT seeing something is funnier than seeing something. This episode, we are looking out for the things we’ve never seen: Buzzcut’s after-school shenanigans, the boys’ Sunday school experiences, Todd’s eau de toilette... and more! Download wherever you get your podcasts!
This. It’s people using a program designed by other people to do exactly what it was designed to do. This kind of framing helps those people, all of them, avoid accountability.
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 PM
This. It’s people using a program designed by other people to do exactly what it was designed to do. This kind of framing helps those people, all of them, avoid accountability.
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Alternate headline: CDC recommends more kids suffer, die.
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Alternate headline: CDC recommends more kids suffer, die.
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This post by JA Westenberg is so good. And it's forcing me to look again at my own site, PressThink.
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
January 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This post by JA Westenberg is so good. And it's forcing me to look again at my own site, PressThink.
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
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Typically when the US embarks on an illegal or dubiously legal regime change we use noble words about democracy, rule of law, spreading freedom, etc. to justify our actions. Trump has not done that. He offers few noble words as eulogistic covering. It's a crass power & oil grab, according to Trump.
January 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Every decent browser can translate automatically. Consider reading Venezuelan news websites, e.g. www.elnacional.com. Those closest to the events usually have the best information.
Home
El medio independiente más importante de Venezuela. Noticias, investigaciones y análisis de política, economía, deportes, tecnología, cultura y más.
www.elnacional.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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insider sports betting on regime change
What a future
What a future
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
insider sports betting on regime change
What a future
What a future
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if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live