Pam Schmid
@pamschmid.bsky.social
Minnesota transplant. Words are my medicine. ✨️📚 CNF ed., Sleet Magazine.
Find me: Barren Magazine, Belleview Literary Review, River Teeth, The Common, more.
Find me: Barren Magazine, Belleview Literary Review, River Teeth, The Common, more.
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Pam Schmid
@pamschmid.bsky.social
· Apr 3
Pamela Schmid: Together Again One Day – LEON Literary Review
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Excited to have some new fiction out today with @leonliteraryreview.bsky.social
'Together Again One Day'
~about friends, motherhood & yearning ...
Seeds planted in a magical @kathyfish.bsky.social workshop ✨️✨️
leonliteraryreview.com/pamela-schmi...
'Together Again One Day'
~about friends, motherhood & yearning ...
Seeds planted in a magical @kathyfish.bsky.social workshop ✨️✨️
leonliteraryreview.com/pamela-schmi...
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OMG the Cincinnati Children’s hospital Pastor speaks after being detained for 73 days by ICE and he is a legal U.S citizen & they knew it when they took him & they’ve known it for all 73 days! He said the there are a lot of people in there that are U.S citizens & no crimes ever!
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
OMG the Cincinnati Children’s hospital Pastor speaks after being detained for 73 days by ICE and he is a legal U.S citizen & they knew it when they took him & they’ve known it for all 73 days! He said the there are a lot of people in there that are U.S citizens & no crimes ever!
Holy crap. This is what we're seeing right outside our back door in the middle of St. Paul. ✨️✨️
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Holy crap. This is what we're seeing right outside our back door in the middle of St. Paul. ✨️✨️
After reading this take, I've stepped off the ledge and feel, dare I say it, hopeful again. Josh Marshall's political instincts are second to none.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
After reading this take, I've stepped off the ledge and feel, dare I say it, hopeful again. Josh Marshall's political instincts are second to none.
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They caved.We The People did not!
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
They caved.We The People did not!
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Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
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This is part of the tragedy of a surrender now. It invites more pain and suffering by emboldening the regime. Why should they listen to a weak opposition?
Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is part of the tragedy of a surrender now. It invites more pain and suffering by emboldening the regime. Why should they listen to a weak opposition?
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🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
There was a *BIG* difference between Nov. 5 2024 and Nov. 5 2025. And there's still a BIG reason to be joyful🎉 amid all the darkness, as both David Byrne and Zohran Mamdani (who have a whole lot in common despite the 4 decades separating them) can attest.🎉✨️✨️✨️
open.substack.com/pub/pamschmi...
open.substack.com/pub/pamschmi...
This ain't no party, is it?
David Byrne, Zohran Mamdani and the need for joy in these times
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
There was a *BIG* difference between Nov. 5 2024 and Nov. 5 2025. And there's still a BIG reason to be joyful🎉 amid all the darkness, as both David Byrne and Zohran Mamdani (who have a whole lot in common despite the 4 decades separating them) can attest.🎉✨️✨️✨️
open.substack.com/pub/pamschmi...
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Democrats didn’t cave. They boxed republicans in and made them own the shutdown. Watch.
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Democrats didn’t cave. They boxed republicans in and made them own the shutdown. Watch.
It's nice to be happyscrolling for a change.
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It's nice to be happyscrolling for a change.
So proud of my home state. 💙💙
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
So proud of my home state. 💙💙
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And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.
Our country is so much greater with these kids here. www.startribune.com/in-willmar-a...
In Willmar, a soccer field becomes a refuge from heated immigration debate
Most of this varsity boys team hails from immigrant families. This season, they learned to live and play as a team against the backdrop of a nationwide immigration crackdown.
www.startribune.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Our country is so much greater with these kids here. www.startribune.com/in-willmar-a...
Feeling heartsick for the Jays, but this is the kind of crazy side note I live for.
For the 6th year in a row, a player named Will Smith has won the World Series
2020 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2021 - Will Smith (RP), Braves
2022 - Will Smith (RP), Astros
2023 - Will Smith (RP), Rangers
2024 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2025 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2020 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2021 - Will Smith (RP), Braves
2022 - Will Smith (RP), Astros
2023 - Will Smith (RP), Rangers
2024 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2025 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Feeling heartsick for the Jays, but this is the kind of crazy side note I live for.
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Halloween is the best holiday because it's all about people giving neighbors and strangers treats for free and telling kids how awesome they are.
November 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Halloween is the best holiday because it's all about people giving neighbors and strangers treats for free and telling kids how awesome they are.
These are the days.. 🍂🍂🍂
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
These are the days.. 🍂🍂🍂
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This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.
October 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
October 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
I am verklempt. 🥹🥹
I hear from informed sources that these #NoKings rallies are more than twice as big as last time, making them easily the largest protests in US history. Thanks to everyone and especially organizers.
October 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I am verklempt. 🥹🥹
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Jimmy Kimmel on the No Kings protests: “So just to be clear, peacefully protesting a wannabe dictator means you hate America. Attacking the Capitol to overturn an election? Patriotic walking tour. There is nothing more American than a political protest”
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Jimmy Kimmel on the No Kings protests: “So just to be clear, peacefully protesting a wannabe dictator means you hate America. Attacking the Capitol to overturn an election? Patriotic walking tour. There is nothing more American than a political protest”
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This is a huge scandal, one of the worst in modern law enforcement and something that is astoundingly unconstitutional and illegal.
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is a huge scandal, one of the worst in modern law enforcement and something that is astoundingly unconstitutional and illegal.