Paul Schmitz
@paulschmitz1.bsky.social
Dad, husband, and dog lover. Food & music fanatic, traveler and bibliophile (esp history). Help diverse leaders & groups work better together for greater social impact through Leading Inside Out and Collective Impact Forum. Author: Everyone Leads
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I give Catholic bishops a hard time often for all the obvious reasons, but this is beautiful and loving, and I'm deeply grateful to hear it. This can change hearts and save lives.
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I give Catholic bishops a hard time often for all the obvious reasons, but this is beautiful and loving, and I'm deeply grateful to hear it. This can change hearts and save lives.
And they deserve it
The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
And they deserve it
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The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Google, Apple and their peers have “traded risk for complacency — too afraid of offending the president, losing access or inviting a subpoena,” Aaron Zamost, a tech communications consultant, writes in a guest essay. “Big Tech now serves power before it serves its users.”
Google, Apple and their peers have “traded risk for complacency — too afraid of offending the president, losing access or inviting a subpoena,” Aaron Zamost, a tech communications consultant, writes in a guest essay. “Big Tech now serves power before it serves its users.”
Opinion | From Apple to Meta: How Silicon Valley Lost Its Spine
The revolutionaries in Silicon Valley are no longer storming the gates. They’re inside the castle, polishing the silverware.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Google, Apple and their peers have “traded risk for complacency — too afraid of offending the president, losing access or inviting a subpoena,” Aaron Zamost, a tech communications consultant, writes in a guest essay. “Big Tech now serves power before it serves its users.”
Google, Apple and their peers have “traded risk for complacency — too afraid of offending the president, losing access or inviting a subpoena,” Aaron Zamost, a tech communications consultant, writes in a guest essay. “Big Tech now serves power before it serves its users.”
Dear @nytimes.com public editor or ombudsman needed now: it was a shame when it stopped and their Sunday columns went away. What was revealed today is so unacceptable and tragic.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Dear @nytimes.com public editor or ombudsman needed now: it was a shame when it stopped and their Sunday columns went away. What was revealed today is so unacceptable and tragic.
Maybe teams should get 10 mercy points when playing OKC? 9th game they’ve led by more than 20 at half!?
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Maybe teams should get 10 mercy points when playing OKC? 9th game they’ve led by more than 20 at half!?
Yep. Happy to kick anyone to the curb who participated in this. Don’t care if I was a fan or supporter in past: if you were part of this, bye bye
Regarding sex predators and their enablers, I am squarely in the camp that says relevant questions are things like “what happened to the victims, have they gotten justice and help?” and “what happened to the perpetrator, caught and in jail?” not at all “what political party is the perpetrator in?”
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Yep. Happy to kick anyone to the curb who participated in this. Don’t care if I was a fan or supporter in past: if you were part of this, bye bye
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NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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Trump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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We’re about to find out.
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
We’re about to find out.
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The fact that Trump is calling Mace and Boebert today pleading with them to remove their names from the Epstein petition at the last minute tells you everything you need to know about how incriminating the info in the files is to him and his cronies.
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The fact that Trump is calling Mace and Boebert today pleading with them to remove their names from the Epstein petition at the last minute tells you everything you need to know about how incriminating the info in the files is to him and his cronies.
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The same crowd yelling “lock her up” spent decades shielding predators and playing dumb.
🚨 NEW: House Democrats just released emails where Epstein wrote Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims—plus messages showing Trump knew a lot more than he’s ever admitted.
🚨 NEW: House Democrats just released emails where Epstein wrote Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims—plus messages showing Trump knew a lot more than he’s ever admitted.
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The same crowd yelling “lock her up” spent decades shielding predators and playing dumb.
🚨 NEW: House Democrats just released emails where Epstein wrote Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims—plus messages showing Trump knew a lot more than he’s ever admitted.
🚨 NEW: House Democrats just released emails where Epstein wrote Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims—plus messages showing Trump knew a lot more than he’s ever admitted.
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The sheer number of people Trump pardoned — 1,500+ — and the magnitude of violence many (most?) of them committed means it is statistically likely that a fair number will be revidivists, potentially for more egregious crimes. The pardons should be a top story EVERY DAY
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The sheer number of people Trump pardoned — 1,500+ — and the magnitude of violence many (most?) of them committed means it is statistically likely that a fair number will be revidivists, potentially for more egregious crimes. The pardons should be a top story EVERY DAY
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
Patriot
Trump: We gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It’s much better than the Congressional Medal of Honor because soldiers get the Congressional. And they’re in very bad shape because they're dead. She gets it and she's a healthy, beautiful woman. And they’re rated equal
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Patriot
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A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
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Trump’s Vendetta Against EVs Is Driving Up Costs for Every Vehicle Owner.
Trump’s vendetta against EVs is driving up costs for every vehicle owners
The problem isn't government regulations—it's instability.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Trump’s Vendetta Against EVs Is Driving Up Costs for Every Vehicle Owner.
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Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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I really think what’s needed here is more gold.
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I really think what’s needed here is more gold.
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CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social joined @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social tonight to to discuss what it means that SCOTUS has temporarily halted the full funding of SNAP benefits.
"The administration is fighting tooth and nail to deprive over 40 million Americans of their food."
"The administration is fighting tooth and nail to deprive over 40 million Americans of their food."
Supreme Court agrees to Trump's request to temporarily block order to resume full SNAP benefits
Jen Psaki shares breaking news that the Supreme Court has agreed to a Trump administration request to temporarily block a lower court judge's order to resume full SNAP payments until the case can be h...
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social joined @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social tonight to to discuss what it means that SCOTUS has temporarily halted the full funding of SNAP benefits.
"The administration is fighting tooth and nail to deprive over 40 million Americans of their food."
"The administration is fighting tooth and nail to deprive over 40 million Americans of their food."