Ketra Schmitt
@ketraschmitt.bsky.social
most controversial opinion: humans are not that bad
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
we literally believed that man could not die
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
we literally believed that man could not die
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The continued failure of mainstream media to recognize or acknowledge the racial demographic anxiety undergirding and enabling the political moment and eroding of democracy, government and the safety net, is an abdication that makes us complicit.
November 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The continued failure of mainstream media to recognize or acknowledge the racial demographic anxiety undergirding and enabling the political moment and eroding of democracy, government and the safety net, is an abdication that makes us complicit.
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Republicans understand that the best way to kill social programs is to paint their beneficiaries as Black, as support for these programs declines — even amongst white people who need them — when they think large numbers of Black people will benefit.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2018...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2018...
November 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Republicans understand that the best way to kill social programs is to paint their beneficiaries as Black, as support for these programs declines — even amongst white people who need them — when they think large numbers of Black people will benefit.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2018...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2018...
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A decline in remote work flexibility over the last year is widening the gender pay gap and dragging down the labor force participation rate of college-educated mothers.
Employers who can offer at least hybrid work arrangements can attract some great talent.
Employers who can offer at least hybrid work arrangements can attract some great talent.
Women’s Pay Is Falling Behind. Is the Return to the Office to Blame?
Women have made big workforce gains, but their pay growth isn’t keeping pace with men’s.
www.wsj.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A decline in remote work flexibility over the last year is widening the gender pay gap and dragging down the labor force participation rate of college-educated mothers.
Employers who can offer at least hybrid work arrangements can attract some great talent.
Employers who can offer at least hybrid work arrangements can attract some great talent.
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As you may have noticed, white supremacists want to stop the influx of hardworking young people (aka immigration) while somehow forcing white women to have lots more babies to compensate, but they refuse to make having kids more affordable and less arduous an experience.
RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As you may have noticed, white supremacists want to stop the influx of hardworking young people (aka immigration) while somehow forcing white women to have lots more babies to compensate, but they refuse to make having kids more affordable and less arduous an experience.
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Banging on about replacement rates and the fertility crisis is a guaranteed way to spot someone who wants to control women
Their solution to the supposed fertility crisis is always removing enough rights from women, that you force them to be pregnant
Their solution to the supposed fertility crisis is always removing enough rights from women, that you force them to be pregnant
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Banging on about replacement rates and the fertility crisis is a guaranteed way to spot someone who wants to control women
Their solution to the supposed fertility crisis is always removing enough rights from women, that you force them to be pregnant
Their solution to the supposed fertility crisis is always removing enough rights from women, that you force them to be pregnant
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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"Without new visions we don't know what to build, only what to knock down."
Don't tell me that fascism means it's not the time to talk about universal basic income and healthcare. We absolutely need a vision of what to fight for instead of just what we're fighting against. Paint the picture.
Don't tell me that fascism means it's not the time to talk about universal basic income and healthcare. We absolutely need a vision of what to fight for instead of just what we're fighting against. Paint the picture.
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"Without new visions we don't know what to build, only what to knock down."
Don't tell me that fascism means it's not the time to talk about universal basic income and healthcare. We absolutely need a vision of what to fight for instead of just what we're fighting against. Paint the picture.
Don't tell me that fascism means it's not the time to talk about universal basic income and healthcare. We absolutely need a vision of what to fight for instead of just what we're fighting against. Paint the picture.
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claims that men are falling behind because they're not going to college fail to understand that men go to college at lower rates because thanks to sexism they have more and better non college options. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/women-outn...
October 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
claims that men are falling behind because they're not going to college fail to understand that men go to college at lower rates because thanks to sexism they have more and better non college options. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/women-outn...
per usual @drjengunter.bsky.social is right on everything.
and i'm just going to add that the "big tent" "middle" policies also never work otherwise.
who signed DOMA? who signed DADT? Democrats (Clinton) willing to sell out LGBTQI+ people (me included) in order to not win.
and i'm just going to add that the "big tent" "middle" policies also never work otherwise.
who signed DOMA? who signed DADT? Democrats (Clinton) willing to sell out LGBTQI+ people (me included) in order to not win.
Dear Ezra Klein, bodily autonomy is not a bargaining chip. What rights are you willing to give up? Let’s see you walk the talk. The burger is on me. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Dear Ezra Klein, Bodily Autonomy Isn’t a Bargaining Chip
Let's see if you're willing to walk the talk
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
per usual @drjengunter.bsky.social is right on everything.
and i'm just going to add that the "big tent" "middle" policies also never work otherwise.
who signed DOMA? who signed DADT? Democrats (Clinton) willing to sell out LGBTQI+ people (me included) in order to not win.
and i'm just going to add that the "big tent" "middle" policies also never work otherwise.
who signed DOMA? who signed DADT? Democrats (Clinton) willing to sell out LGBTQI+ people (me included) in order to not win.
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Dear Ezra Klein, bodily autonomy is not a bargaining chip. What rights are you willing to give up? Let’s see you walk the talk. The burger is on me. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Dear Ezra Klein, Bodily Autonomy Isn’t a Bargaining Chip
Let's see if you're willing to walk the talk
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dear Ezra Klein, bodily autonomy is not a bargaining chip. What rights are you willing to give up? Let’s see you walk the talk. The burger is on me. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
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History: "But the right did not learn cancel culture from the left; the modern right in America emerged as a censorious movement."
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
Opinion | The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
History: "But the right did not learn cancel culture from the left; the modern right in America emerged as a censorious movement."
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
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"The Right Didn't Catch Cancel Culture From the Left."
They can and are doing that on their own.
They can and are doing that on their own.
Your history lesson for today. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
Opinion | The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"The Right Didn't Catch Cancel Culture From the Left."
They can and are doing that on their own.
They can and are doing that on their own.
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Klein is making the same mistakes democrats have made for decades—assuming we can attract republican voters by moving to the right. Coates pushes him on this on two examples and Klein collapses both times. One is running pro-life candidates. Klein deflects, says abortion isn’t the best example.
September 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Klein is making the same mistakes democrats have made for decades—assuming we can attract republican voters by moving to the right. Coates pushes him on this on two examples and Klein collapses both times. One is running pro-life candidates. Klein deflects, says abortion isn’t the best example.
i had work to do but sadly i am obligated to watch clips of the hilariously tragic clowns. Clownfall, if you will.
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
i had work to do but sadly i am obligated to watch clips of the hilariously tragic clowns. Clownfall, if you will.
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lately I think a lot about this New American Movement poster from the seventies. as true now as it was then. (NAM is a precursor of the DSA)
September 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lately I think a lot about this New American Movement poster from the seventies. as true now as it was then. (NAM is a precursor of the DSA)
amazed to see my university's student handbook being pilloried in the national press, including a call to disband our student union.
when national figures and local political candidates lobby to end students' rights to express themselves and govern, this is not a win for speech, freedom or Canada
when national figures and local political candidates lobby to end students' rights to express themselves and govern, this is not a win for speech, freedom or Canada
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
amazed to see my university's student handbook being pilloried in the national press, including a call to disband our student union.
when national figures and local political candidates lobby to end students' rights to express themselves and govern, this is not a win for speech, freedom or Canada
when national figures and local political candidates lobby to end students' rights to express themselves and govern, this is not a win for speech, freedom or Canada
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
A teenager murdered by police in suburban Montreal.
"You have to trust us" says the watchdog that has charged just 2 cops in 450 investigations over the past 9 years.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"You have to trust us" says the watchdog that has charged just 2 cops in 450 investigations over the past 9 years.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Teen boy shot dead puts Quebec police watchdog's track record under scrutiny | CBC News
Family and friends of a 15-year-old shot dead by police said Monday they feared the investigation would not lead to justice. Now, Quebec's police watchdog faces scrutiny as it investigates the boy's k...
www.cbc.ca
September 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A teenager murdered by police in suburban Montreal.
"You have to trust us" says the watchdog that has charged just 2 cops in 450 investigations over the past 9 years.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"You have to trust us" says the watchdog that has charged just 2 cops in 450 investigations over the past 9 years.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
gotta love the sexist condescension in this title
framing is everything
bleacherreport.com/articles/252...
framing is everything
bleacherreport.com/articles/252...
How Much Money Can WNBA Players Realistically Expect in Next CBA Deal?
The WNBA is booming. Viewership, attendance and franchise values are hitting record highs. TV deals are surging, and teams like the Connecticut Sun could sell for over $300 million.
bleacherreport.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
gotta love the sexist condescension in this title
framing is everything
bleacherreport.com/articles/252...
framing is everything
bleacherreport.com/articles/252...
scholars of terrorism and extremism knew that far-right and white nationalist terrorism is far more prevalent than any other source (namely left-wing or Islamic extremism) - but it's next level for the DOJ to take down their own study stating this fact:
www.thedailybeast.com/doj-quietly-...
www.thedailybeast.com/doj-quietly-...
Bondi's DOJ Censors Study Showing Who Commits Political Violence
The 2024 study is no longer accessible on the DOJ website.
www.thedailybeast.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
scholars of terrorism and extremism knew that far-right and white nationalist terrorism is far more prevalent than any other source (namely left-wing or Islamic extremism) - but it's next level for the DOJ to take down their own study stating this fact:
www.thedailybeast.com/doj-quietly-...
www.thedailybeast.com/doj-quietly-...
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The near total lack of reference to the Professor Watchlist in the professionally Serious journalist class’s chin-stroking about Charlie’s Civil and Good Politics is a reminder that the US “free press” does not have a position on whether targeting academics is a bad thing and has often helped do so
“Charlie Kirk ran a Professor Watchlist the right way.”
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The near total lack of reference to the Professor Watchlist in the professionally Serious journalist class’s chin-stroking about Charlie’s Civil and Good Politics is a reminder that the US “free press” does not have a position on whether targeting academics is a bad thing and has often helped do so