Brian Schmidt
@schmidtbrian.bsky.social
Following politics, protecting democracy in Ukraine, US, and elsewhere, and environmental issues, particularly climate change and natural resource protection. Other Brian Schmidts (we are legion): happy to trade links so people find the right one.
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
40% approval is where a president's own party starts breaking ranks against him. The 8 centrist Dem senators caved at the exact wrong time:
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
40% approval is where a president's own party starts breaking ranks against him. The 8 centrist Dem senators caved at the exact wrong time:
I sure don't feel like defending Alito, but:
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
Maybe I'm still missing something.
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
Maybe I'm still missing something.
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I sure don't feel like defending Alito, but:
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
Maybe I'm still missing something.
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
Maybe I'm still missing something.
Trump didn't run on cutting aid to the poor, but he did cut aid so it was sensible to hold it against him.
Biden didn't run on defunding the police, he ran on increasing funding and did increase funding. Trump cut police funding.
Two things are different.
Biden didn't run on defunding the police, he ran on increasing funding and did increase funding. Trump cut police funding.
Two things are different.
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trump didn't run on cutting aid to the poor, but he did cut aid so it was sensible to hold it against him.
Biden didn't run on defunding the police, he ran on increasing funding and did increase funding. Trump cut police funding.
Two things are different.
Biden didn't run on defunding the police, he ran on increasing funding and did increase funding. Trump cut police funding.
Two things are different.
Other countries should punish the US for personal threats made against their negotiators. Those personal threats are efforts to get negotiators to align against their countries' own interests. Unacceptable among allies, if the US wants to be considered an ally.
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Other countries should punish the US for personal threats made against their negotiators. Those personal threats are efforts to get negotiators to align against their countries' own interests. Unacceptable among allies, if the US wants to be considered an ally.
Spread should be wider, but it's big and expanding.
November 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Spread should be wider, but it's big and expanding.
FWIW, I'd take the deal that Gates suggests below, but it's the opposite of the deal that exists in the real world, which is that increasing temps actually helps spread malaria:
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
FWIW, I'd take the deal that Gates suggests below, but it's the opposite of the deal that exists in the real world, which is that increasing temps actually helps spread malaria:
Besides being evil because of its direct effect, this likely future outcome harms the pardon power, which has been abused before Trump (Biden's worst sin), but has mostly done more good than harm.
www.execfunctions.org/p/the-venezu...
www.execfunctions.org/p/the-venezu...
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Besides being evil because of its direct effect, this likely future outcome harms the pardon power, which has been abused before Trump (Biden's worst sin), but has mostly done more good than harm.
www.execfunctions.org/p/the-venezu...
www.execfunctions.org/p/the-venezu...
With everything else Trump does, this alone is worse than Teapot Dome and barely gets a headline:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
October 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
With everything else Trump does, this alone is worse than Teapot Dome and barely gets a headline:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Says it all. www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Says it all. www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...
The crowd early on:
October 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
The crowd early on:
Donald Trump is pro-epidemic. In his defense though, is it really that big a deal if we get widespread Ebola in the US?
October 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Donald Trump is pro-epidemic. In his defense though, is it really that big a deal if we get widespread Ebola in the US?
The JAMA study is about one type of inhaler. It doesn't blame people with asthma and points to alternatives.
October 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The JAMA study is about one type of inhaler. It doesn't blame people with asthma and points to alternatives.
Yep. Even UT is going to want changes:
October 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Yep. Even UT is going to want changes:
Who knew that killing tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza might have adverse consequences for peace efforts?
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
October 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Who knew that killing tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza might have adverse consequences for peace efforts?
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
Here's the post, one of the so-called "reasons" for her firing:
September 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Here's the post, one of the so-called "reasons" for her firing:
This appears real (I checked one of them, anyway). Block or refute idiots whose support for violence is feeding the right wing.
September 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This appears real (I checked one of them, anyway). Block or refute idiots whose support for violence is feeding the right wing.
Hanania got infected with sanity about 6 months ago. It's kind of strange.
Anyway, here's the essential part of his argument IMO:
Anyway, here's the essential part of his argument IMO:
September 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hanania got infected with sanity about 6 months ago. It's kind of strange.
Anyway, here's the essential part of his argument IMO:
Anyway, here's the essential part of his argument IMO:
This is actually kind of important. It wouldn't be if our democracy were healthy, but still it is important:
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
September 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is actually kind of important. It wouldn't be if our democracy were healthy, but still it is important:
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
#2 is a female who facilitated the trafficking. Maxwell?
September 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
#2 is a female who facilitated the trafficking. Maxwell?
Not the fault of the team (mostly).
This is typical for current-era Republican Party:
This is typical for current-era Republican Party:
September 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Not the fault of the team (mostly).
This is typical for current-era Republican Party:
This is typical for current-era Republican Party:
Pro tip - keep your passport with you when you're swept by a flood, you'll need to show it to the SAR team before they're allowed to pick you up.
August 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pro tip - keep your passport with you when you're swept by a flood, you'll need to show it to the SAR team before they're allowed to pick you up.
Message control is the bane of my existence as a local level enviro activist. I disagree with many critiques of large enviro groups, but they do need to let go of message control and let a thousand flowers bloom instead.
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Message control is the bane of my existence as a local level enviro activist. I disagree with many critiques of large enviro groups, but they do need to let go of message control and let a thousand flowers bloom instead.
In response, RFK points out how he's cut liability protection while previously denying that's what he did:
August 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
In response, RFK points out how he's cut liability protection while previously denying that's what he did: