@jschiema.bsky.social
Father of opinionated twins and a teenager. News junkie. Runner. Background in meteorology and geography (and imagery). Originally from Michigan and have bounced all around the Midwest at some point but now in Central Indiana. Opinions are my own.
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“.. The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days past due on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest in data going back to 1994 ..”
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November 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“.. The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days past due on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest in data going back to 1994 ..”
@bloomberg.com
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@bloomberg.com
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From my house in the suburbs. There is a lot of light pollution here and can actually see the reds with naked eye. Saw better last year in October, but had to drive 35-40 min out to the country.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
From my house in the suburbs. There is a lot of light pollution here and can actually see the reds with naked eye. Saw better last year in October, but had to drive 35-40 min out to the country.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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the truth is, I have no idea -- and several states, in fact, did not have any idea -- how this guidance would be implemented and what it would mean in practice. which is the problem, of course. it creates only more confusion around a program in serious trouble.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
the truth is, I have no idea -- and several states, in fact, did not have any idea -- how this guidance would be implemented and what it would mean in practice. which is the problem, of course. it creates only more confusion around a program in serious trouble.
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Trump and his cronies are now pushing 50-year mortgages.
Buckle up. This is going to make the 2008 mortgage crisis look like the good old days.
Buckle up. This is going to make the 2008 mortgage crisis look like the good old days.
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Trump and his cronies are now pushing 50-year mortgages.
Buckle up. This is going to make the 2008 mortgage crisis look like the good old days.
Buckle up. This is going to make the 2008 mortgage crisis look like the good old days.
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A running team from Chicago posted that Trump’s federal agents dragged a runner (67 years old) from his car, broke his ribs, and caused internal bleeding.
IG: dwrunning1
IG: dwrunning1
October 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A running team from Chicago posted that Trump’s federal agents dragged a runner (67 years old) from his car, broke his ribs, and caused internal bleeding.
IG: dwrunning1
IG: dwrunning1
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My Sunday update on explosive intensification of #HurricaneMelissa and why I fear a generational disaster is emerging
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Hurricane Melissa Approaches Rare Category 5 — Four Things To Know
Hurricane Melissa is on its way to Category 5 status after explosively intensifying. Here are 4 things you need to know right now about its strength, track, and impacts.
www.forbes.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My Sunday update on explosive intensification of #HurricaneMelissa and why I fear a generational disaster is emerging
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Tigers have bunted twice now today. And they’ve been good bunts Again, more of this type of baseball in the postseason. More small ball, less “being the hero”
September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Tigers have bunted twice now today. And they’ve been good bunts Again, more of this type of baseball in the postseason. More small ball, less “being the hero”
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1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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JESUS: "Feed, clothe, and provide shelter to the homeless."
CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"
CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
JESUS: "Feed, clothe, and provide shelter to the homeless."
CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"
CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"
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Irony is dead
September 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Irony is dead
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Many media types and Dems continue to operate as if Trump is a politically invincible figure, a "Teflon Don." But in truth he's becoming an increasingly weak, failing, diminished, unpopular, naked-emperor figure, and it's time to treat him as such. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
Trump Is a Weak and Failing President, and It’s Time to Say So
It’s possible for Trump to be an inept buffoon—but still extremely dangerous. And it shouldn’t be so hard to make that case.
newrepublic.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Many media types and Dems continue to operate as if Trump is a politically invincible figure, a "Teflon Don." But in truth he's becoming an increasingly weak, failing, diminished, unpopular, naked-emperor figure, and it's time to treat him as such. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
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This undersells what insurance exchange policyholders will feel if Congress doesn't act. The 18 percent increase is on the raw cost of insurance. But many will also lose enhanced subsidies that expire at the end of December. Those people will feel an average increase of *more than 75%.*
September 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This undersells what insurance exchange policyholders will feel if Congress doesn't act. The 18 percent increase is on the raw cost of insurance. But many will also lose enhanced subsidies that expire at the end of December. Those people will feel an average increase of *more than 75%.*
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People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Trump’s mortgage fraud smears are backfiring on his own administration
Evidence emerges that several top officials claimed multiple properties as their primary residence.
www.motherjones.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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Tim Walz: "Where are the don't tread on me people? You are being tread on every single day. These folks are enriching themselves. The most successful thing he's done is grift off the American people."
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Tim Walz: "Where are the don't tread on me people? You are being tread on every single day. These folks are enriching themselves. The most successful thing he's done is grift off the American people."
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About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
September 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
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We won’t notice it at first
Maybe an outbreak of cholera in southwest Kansas goes undetected
Perhaps the number of flu related deaths ticks up just a bit each year
But-ultimately, inexorably-the destruction of the CDC will lead to countless deaths
All because of two men
Trump and RFK, Jr
Maybe an outbreak of cholera in southwest Kansas goes undetected
Perhaps the number of flu related deaths ticks up just a bit each year
But-ultimately, inexorably-the destruction of the CDC will lead to countless deaths
All because of two men
Trump and RFK, Jr
August 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We won’t notice it at first
Maybe an outbreak of cholera in southwest Kansas goes undetected
Perhaps the number of flu related deaths ticks up just a bit each year
But-ultimately, inexorably-the destruction of the CDC will lead to countless deaths
All because of two men
Trump and RFK, Jr
Maybe an outbreak of cholera in southwest Kansas goes undetected
Perhaps the number of flu related deaths ticks up just a bit each year
But-ultimately, inexorably-the destruction of the CDC will lead to countless deaths
All because of two men
Trump and RFK, Jr
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Hurricane Helene wrecked a Tennessee hospital.
Trump’s megalaw may keep it from rebuilding.
Trump’s megalaw may keep it from rebuilding.
‘Going to be a bloodbath’: The GOP megalaw threatens a flooded hospital’s future
The company that owns the hospital in Erwin, Tennessee, vowed to rebuild after Hurricane Helene. Federal cuts may make that impossible.
www.politico.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hurricane Helene wrecked a Tennessee hospital.
Trump’s megalaw may keep it from rebuilding.
Trump’s megalaw may keep it from rebuilding.
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A gas price hike is likely to occur soon in Indiana and Ohio soon due to the BP refinery outage- some racks in Ohio jumped 20-36c/gal overnight, stations will be sure to pass that rise on SOON.
August 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A gas price hike is likely to occur soon in Indiana and Ohio soon due to the BP refinery outage- some racks in Ohio jumped 20-36c/gal overnight, stations will be sure to pass that rise on SOON.
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Doesn’t deploy federal troops to stop a Capitol invasion or save children from a Texas flood or clean up debris from a StL tornado.
Deployed federal troops to disperse people in sleeping bags.
Got it.
Deployed federal troops to disperse people in sleeping bags.
Got it.
August 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Doesn’t deploy federal troops to stop a Capitol invasion or save children from a Texas flood or clean up debris from a StL tornado.
Deployed federal troops to disperse people in sleeping bags.
Got it.
Deployed federal troops to disperse people in sleeping bags.
Got it.
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A guy whose fraudulent university was shut down is telling the Ivy League what to do.
A guy whose businesses went bankrupt multiple times is telling the Fed what to do.
A guy whose best friend was a child sex trafficker is telling the DOJ what to do.
That it’s all the same guy is pretty wild.
A guy whose businesses went bankrupt multiple times is telling the Fed what to do.
A guy whose best friend was a child sex trafficker is telling the DOJ what to do.
That it’s all the same guy is pretty wild.
August 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A guy whose fraudulent university was shut down is telling the Ivy League what to do.
A guy whose businesses went bankrupt multiple times is telling the Fed what to do.
A guy whose best friend was a child sex trafficker is telling the DOJ what to do.
That it’s all the same guy is pretty wild.
A guy whose businesses went bankrupt multiple times is telling the Fed what to do.
A guy whose best friend was a child sex trafficker is telling the DOJ what to do.
That it’s all the same guy is pretty wild.
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If there's no Covid testing to track Covid, there's no Covid.
The BLS did exactly what it's supposed to do: provide accurate, nonpartisan data. When the numbers showed Trump's "economic boom" was actually a bust (33k jobs vs claimed 291k), he fired the messenger. After all, when it rains too much, true leaders fire the meteorologists.
We’re officially in Donald Trump’s mad king era
All the books that are fit to cook.
www.motherjones.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If there's no Covid testing to track Covid, there's no Covid.
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This is how they managed statistics in the old USSR.
Trump wants to fire the federal government’s chief labor statistician — Erika McEntarfar — because he doesn’t like the reality of job weaknesses undermining economic growth.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says He’ll Fire Labor Statistics Head After Weak Jobs Data
President Donald Trump said he was directing officials to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after a report showed US job growth cooled sharply over the l...
www.bloomberg.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is how they managed statistics in the old USSR.
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Never forget and never forgive the people who voted for this, and did this to us.
When this is all over, and they want to "move past it", don't let them. Make them own this for the rest of their (hopefully) miserable lives.
When this is all over, and they want to "move past it", don't let them. Make them own this for the rest of their (hopefully) miserable lives.
We are losing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has helped educate, inform, and entertain millions of Americans.
Instead, we’re getting a vulgar new gold ballroom, which none of us will ever see.
Instead, we’re getting a vulgar new gold ballroom, which none of us will ever see.
August 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Never forget and never forgive the people who voted for this, and did this to us.
When this is all over, and they want to "move past it", don't let them. Make them own this for the rest of their (hopefully) miserable lives.
When this is all over, and they want to "move past it", don't let them. Make them own this for the rest of their (hopefully) miserable lives.