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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Caitlin Clark, the Iowa gift who keeps on giving.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yikes. Now multiply this by connected cars even if smaller and not as much individual impact.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Anyone else remember the crises whith the Exxon Valdes oil spill? ~11 million gallons of crude oil spilled? Or Deepwater Horizon with about 210 million gallons spilled? And now the US and Iran are just sinking oil tankers?

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Jonathan Eby @jonathaneby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

the criterion channel costs the same as it did in 2020.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Off to Seoul tomorrow. First ever visit to South Korea. Looking forward to the program and seeing a new city and country.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I always also love helping friends make their luck!

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I started @ArsenalIRP because I couldn't ignore a problem I'd been seeing. After 1993, foundries, shipyards,, many of the facilities that produced national readiness were mothballed. The bones are still there and can be returned to production. www.linkedin.com/posts/jamess... #SideHustle

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#defenseindustrialbase #industrialreactivation #veteranownedbusiness #leadership #sidehustle | James Schmeling

I started Arsenal Industrial Restoration Partners LLC. I started it because I couldn't ignore a problem I'd been seeing. America's industrial base contracted hard after 1993, the same year I left th...

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Absolutely! It will help me do that even better as I connect with more companies who can become sponsors as well as applying knowledge in both directions to improve the industrial base! having the right teaming partners to do the rapid restoration is absolutely key!

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

That was my dream car as a teen. I'd still like to drive one.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Fantastic piece from Business Insider (yahoo link for access). Focus on learning from Ukraine by engaging/training the Ukrainian forces. Electromagnetic warfare incredibly important. www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...

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A NATO commander says training Ukrainian soldiers is showing his forces that skills neglected after the Cold War matter again

Ukraine's battlefield experience is showing Norway why electronic warfare has become a priority again.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Pan con tomate is delicious. I also like a good gazpacho.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

They told me any eyeglass screwdriver over 3 cm was considered a tool that wasn't allowed. I guess they could have been 3 cm overall. But, pretty tiny! I've traveled with them for years. On the other hand I deserved to lose the wine opener I didn't realize I had in the suitcase.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Have not spent hardly any time on Twitter in a few years but searching the web for certain announcements on the DIB seems to point to all those sources being there and sometimes LinkedIn. Followed a few in the past few days. But how is it now?

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Anyone ever bought an airline ticket for potential trip, forget to cancel w/in 24 hours, and then be shocked when a phone notification says your flight is departing? No? Just me? Ok Anyone w/ eyeglasses repair kit tiny screwdrivers confiscated in Mexico on way to USA? Forty trips or so w/ them?

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The console? I think it's surprisingly good. MAME emulation, SNES, and more. I stopped buying consoles with WII and Dreamcast, and though I once bought a PS2 and a bunch of games I never really played. N64 aside from Mario Cart didn't do much fo me, and the 3D stuff just made me dizzy.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I bought a Odin Portal 2. I grinned just firing up a few old games for a few minutes and played terribly. But so what, it was fun!

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I have never watched 30 Rock but decided in the serious stuff going on I could use humor. A few episodes in I am laughing. I am loving the Six Sigma episode right from the top. (The Baldwin part, not the leering at the assistant part just to be clear.)

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I did get one of those (though for some reason I thought it was more than one, but maybe I just liked some of the others).

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Almost exact same but with a 1967 Camaro. 16, summer of 1985. Had to buy a new(ish) 2009 much later. Grinned every time I walked up to it. I suspect a Mustang like this would make me grin the same way.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I had no idea you had been a lawyer before an artist (or maybe at the same time). I can't think of a better use for a law dictionary! (I have a law degree but don't practice, though my wife does.) I've bought some of your seascape, and photograph my own plus cloudscapes. Appreciate your shares!

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I do wonder if there is any sense of responsibility for it?

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Sarah E. Minnis, PhD 🏔️ @saraheminnisphd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just FYI, ignore the ridiculous and stupid.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We’re all talking (saying words) measurably less apparently. Another Symptom of Growing Isolation - The Atlantic apple.news/AdvWPhh2ETJW...

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Another Symptom of Growing Isolation — The Atlantic

A recent study found that people spoke fewer words a day in 2019 than in 2005.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

You know how I know I could never get away with murder? Fingerprints on my reading glasses lenses. I swear I never touch them, but sure as can be there are distinct prints on them regularly.

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Moistening Glasses

Alt: A person cleaning their eyeglasses by blowing on them and then wiping them with a cloth.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

WE had these at the World's Greatest Fair, the Clay County Fair, where I grew up in Iowa. Fun to see.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I subscribe to the daily BookBub email with bargain e-books. I'm always excited by the email. I often click to buy one of the $1.99 or $2.99 Kindle books. And then Amazon tells me I bought it last year. Or last month. Or a few years ago. Why am I not reading all of these books?!?

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Leave them alone. Don’t me a touron!

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Caw Yar Bluff @j-leslie3k.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

There are CCC projects you enjoy everyday and may not realize. In my area, RT 401 and French Creek State Park to name just two. Enjoy Harroson Ford youtu.be/LL-M1LwHaZg?...

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Civilian Conservation Corps, Narrated by Harrison Ford

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Today’s pain point. Just filled up. Ouch.

Gas station price and gallons meter. 20.787 gallons. $105.99

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I stand by my opinion that Bsky needs a crying emoji response and not just a heart button.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A favorite, though my mom made them open faced and on hamburger buns. Is an open faced sandwich a sandwich? If I had to be I'd say that @swordsjew.bsky.social and David Swanson probably have an opinion and writeup somewhere on that topic. Mmmm. Tuna melt. We also add onion and use mozzarella cheese.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Clearly not. Washington Monument surrounded by water? I'd love to know what LLM model was used and what prompt to do this. Wow!!!

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Is that coupon valid for guac at chipotle?

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

And to discourage protest of course. Reprehensible behavior and the outcomes are almost inevitable with lack of charges and punishment.

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Hoosier Homer is reading The Best & The Brightest by Halberstam @hoosierhomer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

this is outright political retaliation. is the VFW a perfect org? absolutely not. will the veteran community be poorer without their advocacy? bet your bottom dollar on it. this also sets the stage that they can and will go after anyone who lobbies or otherwise opposes legislation

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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 04/07/2026

🥵 Third 102 in a row for DC today. Hottest July 4 on record by 2 degrees--data since 1872. Dulles reached 99 while BWI/Baltimore hit 102 as well. Both also records. Should stay below 100 tomorrow. 🤞

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I have rarely been so happy as with this announcement! I was a Starwood person before Marriott and the Pepsi at Marriott drove me nuts!!!!! thepointsguy.com/news/marriot...

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Coca-Cola ousts Pepsi as the official soda at Marriott hotels worldwide - The Points Guy

The Coca-Cola Company and Marriott have teamed up to make Coke products the official drink of Marriott.

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James Schmeling @jschmeling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I sometimes think it’s less the university as a whole though money shapes a lot there and more that institute.

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