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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 26/09/2026

Update to the update: How is it possible that they can't get water into the rest room? Maybe it's because it's all in the Coke.

Cola is normally a darker brown than this.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 26/09/2026

Chat, show me what it looks like when the universe laughs at Lori? Alt text: There are no lines for the restrooms ... because there are no restrooms.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 24/09/2026

Not going to lie, sometimes I love writing headlines.

Centerpiece on Ohio State's matchup with Texas' Arch Manning. Headline: Arch nemesis.

Centerpiece on Ryan Day believing that Julian Sayin can still play better. Headline: Sharper image.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 24/09/2026

I feel like there's something off about the Apple TV blurb on the upcoming Columbus Crew game, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

CUCHO HERNANDEZ? REALLY, APPLE?
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF visit the Columbus Crew on Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire on September 27 at 7:00 PM ET at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Miami’s star-studded lineup also features striker Luis Suárez and midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, while the Crew will look to Cucho Hernández, who recently helped lead Columbus to the U.S. Open Cup Final on October 21. Jake Zivin, Taylor Twellman and Andrew Wiebe will lead the English broadcast, with Sammy Sadovnik, Diego Valeri and Antonella Gonzalez on the Spanish broadcast.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 23/09/2026

Respectfully (and painfully), you also can't have them as your No. 1 city with this as your subheadline.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 19/09/2026

Birdwatching at the Ohio State-Kent State game, part II.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 19/09/2026

Birdwatching at the Ohio State-Kent State game.

Kent State's mascot mugs for the camera.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 19/09/2026

Wondering what the inside of those medical tents on the football sidelines look like? There's surprisingly little to them.

A table in a medical tent. There are lights above. Otherwise, the tent is fairly sparse. It's blue, as it's Kent State's.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 15/09/2026

"We have everything we need here," Ryan Days said today of the Ohio State Buckeyes and the team's national championship ambitions

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 11/09/2026

Missouri football's hype video: "This rivalry goes back generatations." Kansas' response: Yeah, it does.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 08/09/2026

We have reviewed the review of the review and decided that it doesn't need further reviewing.

Big Ten statement: “The Big Ten stands by the statement released following the conclusion of the Western Michigan at Michigan game and the determination made by the replay officials. We will have no further comment on the matter.”

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 05/09/2026

He found a time machine, I tell ya.

Former Ohio State offensive coordinator Jim Bollman.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 26/08/2026

Happy National Dog Day from me and Cooper.

Cooper the buff-colored cockapoo sits jauntily by the couch wishing you and yours a happy National Dog Day.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 26/08/2026

I think that ICE agent discusses seeking asylum in another country meets the definition of irony, no?

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 21/08/2026

LOL. Well played. I will say, the team eventually realized the semblance, and give them credit, they leaned into it.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 05/08/2026

No, seriously. Need to find out if Javier from @weratedogs.com is hiring, because Cooper has a stellar resume.

Adorable cockapoo named Cooper featured on a Dunder Mifflin office badge. Willing to work for belly skritches and has excellent references, Javier.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 05/08/2026

No, seriously. Need to find out if Javier from @weratedogs.com is hiring, because Cooper has an excellent resume.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 19/06/2026

It's always an adventure putting Cooper's harness on. cc: @anamariecox.com. Heard you may have needed a lift. Hope this helps.

A light-colored cockapoo on the couch with a harness, half on, covering the lower part of his cute widdle face.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 17/06/2026

Happy National Mascot Day! (Finally a group shot in which nobody is blinking at the wrong time.)

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 11/06/2026

What the actual heck? This may be the first time I have seen both-sides journalism in which the one side is Trump and the "other" side is a Trump spokesperson.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 27/05/2026

Thank you for sharing this @colinsmith.bsky.social and for reposting it @ciarachristine.bsky.social! I've recently started studying art with my Emotional Support Canadian, and this is a really striking image for us to discuss.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 22/05/2026

Not picking on the media outlet that posted this today, because plenty of people are wrong about the "Luddites." They didn't see technology as a threat, per se. In fact, given their *actual* emphasis on labor rights, they might have supported technology that improved the safety of workers.

Snippet from an AxIos story: The big picture: History is littered with examples of backlash against a technological or economic threat that ultimately proved futile. We see you, Luddites!

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 21/05/2026

I would like to suggest a small edit to this headline, AxIos...

Axios story headlined "SpaceX not the behemoth everyone thought"

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 20/05/2026

Excellent piece! Should this be Mark Sanford (not Stanford), though?

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 12/05/2026

I know everything old is new again, but I will say, I'm shocked that we're going back to the days of needing to walk over to the television set to turn it on. Well, can't hurt to get some exercise before you watch your stories.

Advertisement for a remote control holder that holds the remote to the back of the TV.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 29/04/2026

Jesus. Jesus did. There are multiple verses about leaving the things of this world behind to follow Him. local12.com/news/local/c...

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 15/04/2026

Jackie Robinson, much like Martin Luther King, is often portrayed as an inoffensive teddy bear of a human being, when in reality, he was a lion. His roar echoes today.

A Jackie Robinson jersey and bat as seen at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 27/03/2026

Oh, Cooper had a cracked tooth removed last week! Belly rubs, Pedro. It gets better.

A tuckered out cockapoo, hanging out of his bed on the floor.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 27/03/2026

Power companies contemplate using [checks notes] ... AI? Yes, I am told that's correct. AI to tailor messages about what they are doing to bring down the cost of your electric bill. Blurb from AxIos news.

We've got to get better in various channels of communications," said Stan Connally, Southern Co.'s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
"AI can help us do that, too. This revolution we're in right now can help us tailor messages in ways we couldn't even think about doing before."

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 22/03/2026

I heard people have been posting crazy things on Twitter, but wow.

Vanderbilt fan posts: "I absolutely see why Big 10 fans rip on Nebraska fans so much. They're legitimately insufferable after an iota of success."

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 14/03/2026

I always find it hilarious when someone uses a meme, a meme! (Merriam-Webster: an amusing or interesting item ... that is SPREAD WIDELY online) to accuse someone else of groupthink.

Meme of lemmings following each other off a cliff.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 10/03/2026

Witkoff is so far behind. Someone already did this meme.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 04/03/2026

Sheesh. I know Shutterstock has some oddly specific images, but "woman who was deprived of love apologizes after her friend was nice to her?"

Image of a woman taking the hand of another woman. Caption of photo reads "woman who was deprived of love apologizes after her friend was nice to her."

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 22/02/2026

Not snarking. Honest question: If you're not OK with someone wearing their religion on their sleeve and think ministers shouldn't serve in Congress, are you opposed to this guy?

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 22/02/2026

Google has added some bling to the search results for Zach Werenski.

There's a gold medal at the bottom of the page when you do a Google search for Zach Werenski.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 19/02/2026

Sorry, TLC. I did indeed go chasing.

Closeup of a frozen waterfall in Ontario, Canada.

Sherman Falls in Ontario, Canada. There is snow all around, but the water is flowing.

Tiffany Falls in Ontario, Canada, with a small crowd of hikers standing in front of it.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 05/02/2026

I am glad, but not surprised, to learn that the Capitals recognize Bailey Johnson's professionalism.

Coach Spencer Carbery started this morning’s press conference by acknowledging
@BaileyAJohnson_
, who said she is among the journalists caught up in WaPo’s layoffs yesterday. “I would be remiss not to say something about Bailey not being here today. Getting to know her over the last 2 1/2 years, yeah, I’m just thinking about her. And also know wherever her next stop is, whether it’s in the DC area or somewhere else, know she’ll do a fantastic job. She’s an incredible person and really, really good at what she does.”

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 04/02/2026

Here is what the Bible says in Matthew 5:46-48 about just loving "the people on the inside."

46 For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 04/02/2026

I worked with Bailey at The Dispatch. She is so supremely talented, and she's too good for the Washington Post. I can't wait to see her next chapter.

Text from Washington Capitals beat reporter Bailey Johnson: "I was among the layoffs at @washingtonpost today. It has been an absolute dream to be a small part of this incredible team. Covering the Caps has been an honor; being a beat writer is an all-consuming thing that I love deeply. I hope I'll get to continue that in whatever is next."

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 01/02/2026

I'm not sure if the Blues played "Day-O" in honor of Catherine O'Hara. But if so? Huge ups to the game ops staff in St. Louis.

Catherine O'Hara lip syncs the song "Day-O" in a scene from the movie Beetlejuice.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 31/01/2026

Why is MSN using this pretty obviously AI-generated photo of Elizabeth Warren scowling? I cannot find the pic via a reverse image search, and it's uncredited within the story.

Images of Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren in photo grid. Warren is obviously an AI image and wearing a severe scowl. Photo is uncredited to a news service.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 25/01/2026

Per the NHL: The Lightning's 15-game point streak is the longest run the Blue Jackets have ever stopped, and Mason Marchment (8-3-11 in nine games) has become the first Blue Jackets player to score eight goals before his 10th game with the franchise.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 25/01/2026

This is Cooper after we forgot to pet him for two whole seconds.

A tan cockapoo looks up at a disappointing human who has neglected to pet him for two whole seconds.

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Lori Schmidt @lorischmidt.dispatch.com · 19/01/2026

BlueSky is watching the end of regulation of the Bears-Rams game.

A series of posts weighing in on the WTF nature of the Bears-Rams game heading to OT.

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