Schmidt Happens
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· Dec 18
Seems that there’s a lot of countries in the world with two primary political parties: a “conservative” one dedicated to preserving white supremacy by tearing down the institutions that might fight it, and a “liberal” one dedicated to preserving white supremacy through inaction.
Can’t help but wonder whether Manitoulin Island has such an organization.
“It’s not totally out of the realm of possibilities that this idea was planted or floated by whoever this confidential human source might be.”
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
Kash Patel touted the FBI’s investigative work against the “Turtle Island Liberation Front,” whose YouTube channel has 18 followers. A paid FBI informant did a heavy lift.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Can’t help but wonder whether Manitoulin Island has such an organization.
The shooter will be a white guy, followed by a series of think pieces about male loneliness and the collapse of society.
Or it’ll be a non-white guy, followed by a series of think pieces about immigration and birthright citizenship.
I expect I’ll be reposting this regularly.
Or it’ll be a non-white guy, followed by a series of think pieces about immigration and birthright citizenship.
I expect I’ll be reposting this regularly.
December 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The shooter will be a white guy, followed by a series of think pieces about male loneliness and the collapse of society.
Or it’ll be a non-white guy, followed by a series of think pieces about immigration and birthright citizenship.
I expect I’ll be reposting this regularly.
Or it’ll be a non-white guy, followed by a series of think pieces about immigration and birthright citizenship.
I expect I’ll be reposting this regularly.
Watching Murder in a Small Town, and once again begging somebody to make a small town murder show with semi-regular characters that sometimes end up being the victim or the perp. Like, we see the barkeep at the local pub in 4/10 eps, and then he kills somebody, and there were hints in earlier eps.
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Watching Murder in a Small Town, and once again begging somebody to make a small town murder show with semi-regular characters that sometimes end up being the victim or the perp. Like, we see the barkeep at the local pub in 4/10 eps, and then he kills somebody, and there were hints in earlier eps.
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Just because you are unable to imagine how someone else’s mind works does not mean that person’s mind does not work like that
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Just because you are unable to imagine how someone else’s mind works does not mean that person’s mind does not work like that
These headlines tie my brain into a pretzel sometimes. If I read this correctly, somebody is trying to stop something, and people tried to stop that stopping, but the stopping of the stopping has been stopped. I assume that those who have just been stopped will appeal that stop to a higher stopper.
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday dismissed Missouri Republicans’ attempt to stop voters from pursuing a referendum against the state’s newly gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Court Tosses GOP Lawsuit Against Missouri’s Gerrymander Referendum Effort
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
These headlines tie my brain into a pretzel sometimes. If I read this correctly, somebody is trying to stop something, and people tried to stop that stopping, but the stopping of the stopping has been stopped. I assume that those who have just been stopped will appeal that stop to a higher stopper.
Not fining anyone, just asking people to behave a little better, is enough to throw the entire right wing outrage machine into high gear whenever we do it.
Duffy: "I'm not a big government guy. I'm not fining anyone if they wear their pajamas on the airplane. We're just asking people to maybe dress a little better."
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Not fining anyone, just asking people to behave a little better, is enough to throw the entire right wing outrage machine into high gear whenever we do it.
Beg to differ.
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Beg to differ.
My prediction is that by 2100 every major country will either have UBI or fully legalized slavery.
December 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My prediction is that by 2100 every major country will either have UBI or fully legalized slavery.
Instead of articles about low recycling rates due to contamination and articles about TO looking for a new landfill site, how about an article that ties these together and lays out what it means for utility bills and taxes, so people can see the effect their recycling laziness has on their expenses?
December 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Instead of articles about low recycling rates due to contamination and articles about TO looking for a new landfill site, how about an article that ties these together and lays out what it means for utility bills and taxes, so people can see the effect their recycling laziness has on their expenses?
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
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December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
“And when you attack the very being of our way of life, what you should expect is…” Checks notes. “…a full pardon for not only that attack but any other charges in your past?” Looks at Trump. “Is this right?” Looks back at camera. “A full pardon.”
Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“And when you attack the very being of our way of life, what you should expect is…” Checks notes. “…a full pardon for not only that attack but any other charges in your past?” Looks at Trump. “Is this right?” Looks back at camera. “A full pardon.”
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
Is it just me, or would John Oliver make a great head of the Department of Justice?
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Is it just me, or would John Oliver make a great head of the Department of Justice?
Is it too late for a Littlest Hobo / King of Kensington crossover?
He’s what? The dog too? Well damn.
He’s what? The dog too? Well damn.
okay, hear me out: Planet of the Apes x Beachcombers.
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Is it too late for a Littlest Hobo / King of Kensington crossover?
He’s what? The dog too? Well damn.
He’s what? The dog too? Well damn.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
I was a BASIC bitch in my co-op job, but became a C bitch after graduation, then a C++ bitch for a while, and have been primarily a PHP bitch for the past 16 years or so.
I am no longer a basic bitch, I have been moved to intermediate bitch and am doing an additional unit in complex bitchness.
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I was a BASIC bitch in my co-op job, but became a C bitch after graduation, then a C++ bitch for a while, and have been primarily a PHP bitch for the past 16 years or so.
Liberals tell us to be the change we want to see in the world, but when we make it clear that the change we want is less brown people, they become hypocrites.
- an OpEd by Stephen Miller
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- an OpEd by Stephen Miller
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November 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Liberals tell us to be the change we want to see in the world, but when we make it clear that the change we want is less brown people, they become hypocrites.
- an OpEd by Stephen Miller
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- an OpEd by Stephen Miller
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A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
Do you struggle to remember which is larger, a crow or a raven? It’s actually very easy. Just remember that “raven” has more letters than “crow”, and you’ll remember that ravens are the larger species.
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Do you struggle to remember which is larger, a crow or a raven? It’s actually very easy. Just remember that “raven” has more letters than “crow”, and you’ll remember that ravens are the larger species.
Three years from now, they will be just two weeks away from a solution.
Mike Johnson: "That's the reason the inflation is up, the cost of living is up so high -- because of the policies of the previous administration. Now, we're working to root those policies out and implement our own, but it takes a little time."
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Three years from now, they will be just two weeks away from a solution.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate