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.
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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!
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For those who don't know, Cajuns as an ethnicity, only exist because in 1755 the English entered Acadia in Nova Scotia and burned villages, destroyed property, and round up more than 80% of the local Acadians, forced them on boats, broke up families, and sent them out to sea.
Thousands died.
1/5
Thousands died.
1/5
February 3, 2026 at 5:17 AM
For those who don't know, Cajuns as an ethnicity, only exist because in 1755 the English entered Acadia in Nova Scotia and burned villages, destroyed property, and round up more than 80% of the local Acadians, forced them on boats, broke up families, and sent them out to sea.
Thousands died.
1/5
Thousands died.
1/5
Okay... "Don't Look Up" *but* we just trick the wealthy into thinking the Earth is doomed, send them off in a rocket as if they're 'special' and 'escaping the consequences of their choices', and distribute their assets worldwide.
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Okay... "Don't Look Up" *but* we just trick the wealthy into thinking the Earth is doomed, send them off in a rocket as if they're 'special' and 'escaping the consequences of their choices', and distribute their assets worldwide.
The hardline Dems have spent this entire century (so far) blaming people for not voting for them instead of listening to voters and *earning their votes*.
There are people pushing Newsom as The Chosen One despite him throwing whole factions under the bus and cuddling fascists on his podcast.
There are people pushing Newsom as The Chosen One despite him throwing whole factions under the bus and cuddling fascists on his podcast.
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The hardline Dems have spent this entire century (so far) blaming people for not voting for them instead of listening to voters and *earning their votes*.
There are people pushing Newsom as The Chosen One despite him throwing whole factions under the bus and cuddling fascists on his podcast.
There are people pushing Newsom as The Chosen One despite him throwing whole factions under the bus and cuddling fascists on his podcast.
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A lesson from Minnesota… shop local, support businesses that defend your rights. Screw the Fortune 500 companies ‼️
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
A lesson from Minnesota… shop local, support businesses that defend your rights. Screw the Fortune 500 companies ‼️
February 3, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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Don't let Republicans and transphobes re-write history when they're the ones who've been orchestrating a genocide with a cabal of pedophiles all along. Trans people, yet again, were the canaries in the coal mine, and everyone just looked and said, "huh, there's a dead bird in there".
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Don't let Republicans and transphobes re-write history when they're the ones who've been orchestrating a genocide with a cabal of pedophiles all along. Trans people, yet again, were the canaries in the coal mine, and everyone just looked and said, "huh, there's a dead bird in there".
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