Alex Schmidt
@kalexanderschmidt.bsky.social
All knowledge is constructed.
“This is not just how authoritarianism happens. This is authoritarianism happening.”
September 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“This is not just how authoritarianism happens. This is authoritarianism happening.”
This. It seems like it’s never enough to actually have power (or money) - people demand to be admired for it, too.
for many of the worst people in our politics, the only real belief they have is that it should be illegal for us not to like them
After a Martha’s Vineyard pierogi vendor refused to sell to him, Epstein’s lawyer plans to sue a farmer’s market so that they must sell to him.
August 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This. It seems like it’s never enough to actually have power (or money) - people demand to be admired for it, too.
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This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
#StaceyAbrams explains how to achieve an #autocracy in 10 steps.
We're at step 9.
The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
We're at step 9.
The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
July 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
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Border Czar Tom Homan refuted Zohran Mamdani's claims that
NewYork City would not cooperate with
ICE Goons, and that he would be deploying forces in the Big Apple soon.
NewYork City would not cooperate with
ICE Goons, and that he would be deploying forces in the Big Apple soon.
July 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Border Czar Tom Homan refuted Zohran Mamdani's claims that
NewYork City would not cooperate with
ICE Goons, and that he would be deploying forces in the Big Apple soon.
NewYork City would not cooperate with
ICE Goons, and that he would be deploying forces in the Big Apple soon.
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WATCH: “You gained citizenship through birthright, then.”
Former Republican presidential candidate @VivekGRamaswamy clearly knows he would not be a citizen if Trump’s birthright citizenship policy was retroactive, but tries to talk his way out of it🤔
Former Republican presidential candidate @VivekGRamaswamy clearly knows he would not be a citizen if Trump’s birthright citizenship policy was retroactive, but tries to talk his way out of it🤔
June 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
WATCH: “You gained citizenship through birthright, then.”
Former Republican presidential candidate @VivekGRamaswamy clearly knows he would not be a citizen if Trump’s birthright citizenship policy was retroactive, but tries to talk his way out of it🤔
Former Republican presidential candidate @VivekGRamaswamy clearly knows he would not be a citizen if Trump’s birthright citizenship policy was retroactive, but tries to talk his way out of it🤔
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"Since returning to power, Trump has used his singular authority as the head of the federal government to recast the white majority as the primary victims of systemic racial discrimination ..."
I've covered race for two decades. I knew the 2nd Trump Admin would be dangerous for civil rights. Yet the collapse of the federal civil rights architecture and national will to address racial inequality and work on integration is stunning. Here's my latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"Since returning to power, Trump has used his singular authority as the head of the federal government to recast the white majority as the primary victims of systemic racial discrimination ..."
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"Whatever the nature of the crisis, it forces the revolutionaries to make a choice. Give up—or radicalize. Find compromises—or polarize society further. Slow down—or use violence"
The logic of revolution is always the same
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The logic of revolution is always the same
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution Sputters
His military deployment in Los Angeles follows a long, disturbing tradition.
www.theatlantic.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Whatever the nature of the crisis, it forces the revolutionaries to make a choice. Give up—or radicalize. Find compromises—or polarize society further. Slow down—or use violence"
The logic of revolution is always the same
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The logic of revolution is always the same
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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On lies. From the @profgalloway.com podcast
May 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
On lies. From the @profgalloway.com podcast
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This is deranged behavior by the official White House X account
May 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is deranged behavior by the official White House X account
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Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47
April 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47
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He’s a weak man trying to look strong, a hollow brain acting like he’s a mastermind. He preaches about morality like he invented it, but lives like he’s never heard of it. He picks fights and plays the victim. Strip it all down and what do you have left? A coward.
April 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
He’s a weak man trying to look strong, a hollow brain acting like he’s a mastermind. He preaches about morality like he invented it, but lives like he’s never heard of it. He picks fights and plays the victim. Strip it all down and what do you have left? A coward.
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It’s incredible that now the *best case* scenario is basically Trump engaging in a humiliating climb-down, but having already inflicted permanent damage and uncertainty that never be undone.
April 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It’s incredible that now the *best case* scenario is basically Trump engaging in a humiliating climb-down, but having already inflicted permanent damage and uncertainty that never be undone.
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Put up or shut up time for the Supreme Court
April 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Put up or shut up time for the Supreme Court
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Interesting that Trump’s economic approval has fallen to basically the worst of his career and his overall approval is right around where it always is. Maybe the entire phenomenon isn’t actually about the economy? Or maybe there’s much further to fall if / when things get worse. We’re gonna find out
April 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Interesting that Trump’s economic approval has fallen to basically the worst of his career and his overall approval is right around where it always is. Maybe the entire phenomenon isn’t actually about the economy? Or maybe there’s much further to fall if / when things get worse. We’re gonna find out
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i am going to keep coming back to this piece i think. trump is fighting a retribution campaign against the entire american people. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
Opinion | Trump Promised Retribution. Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind.
It is hard to describe the president’s first month and a half in office as something other than a retribution campaign against the American people.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
i am going to keep coming back to this piece i think. trump is fighting a retribution campaign against the entire american people. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
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Promoting diversity is not a crime.
February 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Promoting diversity is not a crime.
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Most important thread you will read today
1. BREAKING
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees
The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates
www.muskwatch.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Most important thread you will read today