The Right Pissed Off Mark A. Schmidt
@aravine.bsky.social
Hubby, Dad, Grampa, cook/homemaker, writer (not author), gamer, inactive gamemaster, SF&F fan, eclectic, ADHD, curmudgeon, honorary cat, technically but not effectively retired, poly, cancer survivor, he/him. NNITO. Not to scale. YMMV. YNCFT. Fnord.
Pinned
My main feed is now @aravine@mastodon.social.
My #earworm posts are at @earworms@musicworld.social.
My very minimal gaming content goes to @aravine@dice.camp.
I am also minimally on Discord and Reddit. I still have FB Messenger.
Watching the Internet gradually get Musked.
My #earworm posts are at @earworms@musicworld.social.
My very minimal gaming content goes to @aravine@dice.camp.
I am also minimally on Discord and Reddit. I still have FB Messenger.
Watching the Internet gradually get Musked.
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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No particular reason.
![4 frame comic. First frame shows a set of keys, second shows the store Gummi with a banner reading, in German : Stamm und Bassermann / früher Gummi Weil. Third frame shows passersby looking at smashed storefront windows. Fourth shows a tweet by US homeland security that reads : Want affordable housing? Help report illegal aliens in your area. Call 866-DHS-2-ICE. If you are an illegal alien, you can take control of your departure using DHS.gov/cbphome . text reads :
according to the Berlin
Jewish museum, the nazi term
"aryanization" referred to
"the process of expropriation
or confiscating Jewish people's
property [businesses, stores,
homes, land, etc] and handing it
over to non-jewish ("aryan," in
Nazi usage) individuals or
companies, or to the state."
in his book "Holocaust justice,"
Shoah historian michael bazyler
estimates that between $230
and $320 billions (in 2005 u.s.
dollars) in properties were
stolen from Jews across
Europe in the different waves
of aryanization.
the first wave, starting in
1933, involved heavy pressure
on Jewish people to sell their
properties to non-jewish people
at a fraction of the price. after
the pogroms of November 1938
("Kristallnacht"), jewish owners
were outright evicted
and dispossessed.
thinking about this today
for no particular reason.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vcmpg73bt2wudku3nqgx33yx/bafkreidsjmyo5xt2xqp5d3u7vinyesqnyqm3b4dnkqwbt3grdz3zr2eo34@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
No particular reason.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Daily Cute for @oakborn.bsky.social
a person is feeding an opossum a pink ice cream cone .
ALT: a person is feeding an opossum a pink ice cream cone .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Daily Cute for @oakborn.bsky.social
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Yeah ...
February 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Yeah ...
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Full comic here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/waste #smbc
February 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Full comic here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/waste #smbc
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His job was to make sense of the world, and there were times when he wished that the world would meet him halfway.
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 PM
His job was to make sense of the world, and there were times when he wished that the world would meet him halfway.
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
Overall I have no interest in the "Melania" bribe/movie, but I am slightly curious if she ever catches "Moose and Squirrel".
February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Overall I have no interest in the "Melania" bribe/movie, but I am slightly curious if she ever catches "Moose and Squirrel".
[Leadership confused about causes of major societal issues.]
People: Have you looked to to see if it's unchecked capitalism? No? You really should.
Leadership: Nah, it must be [scapegoat]. Let's do something pointless and ineffective to show we took action.
People: Have you looked to to see if it's unchecked capitalism? No? You really should.
Leadership: Nah, it must be [scapegoat]. Let's do something pointless and ineffective to show we took action.
February 4, 2026 at 6:09 AM
[Leadership confused about causes of major societal issues.]
People: Have you looked to to see if it's unchecked capitalism? No? You really should.
Leadership: Nah, it must be [scapegoat]. Let's do something pointless and ineffective to show we took action.
People: Have you looked to to see if it's unchecked capitalism? No? You really should.
Leadership: Nah, it must be [scapegoat]. Let's do something pointless and ineffective to show we took action.
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I wish Block was more useful here.
When looking at replies/quotes re: a blocked person, knowing who they are and having the option to see the post might be helpful.
Maybe I will end up unblocking them. I likely won't. But it would be nice to have the option.
When looking at replies/quotes re: a blocked person, knowing who they are and having the option to see the post might be helpful.
Maybe I will end up unblocking them. I likely won't. But it would be nice to have the option.
February 4, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I wish Block was more useful here.
When looking at replies/quotes re: a blocked person, knowing who they are and having the option to see the post might be helpful.
Maybe I will end up unblocking them. I likely won't. But it would be nice to have the option.
When looking at replies/quotes re: a blocked person, knowing who they are and having the option to see the post might be helpful.
Maybe I will end up unblocking them. I likely won't. But it would be nice to have the option.
"We have identified the leader of Antifa"
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"We have identified the leader of Antifa"
This would require me to encounter new social situations. I avoid that.
Hell, I haven't seen most of my local friends since pre-2020.
Hell, I haven't seen most of my local friends since pre-2020.
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
This would require me to encounter new social situations. I avoid that.
Hell, I haven't seen most of my local friends since pre-2020.
Hell, I haven't seen most of my local friends since pre-2020.
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"Os intolerantes não estão seguindo as regras do contrato social de tolerância mútua.
Como violaram os termos do contrato, eles não estão mais cobertos pelo contrato e sua intolerância NÃO deve ser tolerada"
Como violaram os termos do contrato, eles não estão mais cobertos pelo contrato e sua intolerância NÃO deve ser tolerada"
November 9, 2024 at 12:16 AM
"Os intolerantes não estão seguindo as regras do contrato social de tolerância mútua.
Como violaram os termos do contrato, eles não estão mais cobertos pelo contrato e sua intolerância NÃO deve ser tolerada"
Como violaram os termos do contrato, eles não estão mais cobertos pelo contrato e sua intolerância NÃO deve ser tolerada"
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An unfriendly reminder that no, #ICE is not arresting criminals because without due process, there are no criminals. Due process is the thing we use to determine whether someone is a criminal.
Without due process, every ICE "arrest" is just a kidnapping.
Without due process, every ICE "arrest" is just a kidnapping.
February 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
An unfriendly reminder that no, #ICE is not arresting criminals because without due process, there are no criminals. Due process is the thing we use to determine whether someone is a criminal.
Without due process, every ICE "arrest" is just a kidnapping.
Without due process, every ICE "arrest" is just a kidnapping.
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look, I love my state and its resistance to fascism, but I also know what a beach should be like. #webcomics
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
look, I love my state and its resistance to fascism, but I also know what a beach should be like. #webcomics
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February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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I’m so tired of it being so hard to tell WHICH asshole we’re discussing!
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I’m so tired of it being so hard to tell WHICH asshole we’re discussing!