Reposted by Mike SchmidtNiko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 02/10/2026talked about this before and again, i'm speaking as a third generation journeyman trades worker, but working in trades is not something that any of the people who write these pieces, or honestly most of you, respect at all. It's perceived as something you do when all the "good" options are gone. 2790171
Mike Schmidt @mike40yob.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Film you've watched more than six times with a GIFstatic.klipy.comMichael Clayton Karen WalkerALT: Michael Clayton Karen Walker 030
Reposted by Mike SchmidtBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is extraordinarily well written. 832808443
Reposted by Mike SchmidtAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There are too many people in congress who would be happier doing this, and that's part of why our politics is so stupid bsky.app/profile/avit... 1483895546
Reposted by Mike SchmidtOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most riveting thing I've seen all week 385113333081
Reposted by Mike SchmidtDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng 12552591586
Reposted by Mike SchmidtThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/09/2026Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi broke the women’s 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube world record twice in three days, recording an average solve time of 4.27 seconds. Lian is now the first female speedcuber to record an official average below 4.5 seconds. wapo.st/4Atnpzb 49625
Reposted by Mike Schmidtone dozen bats at a keyboard @panasonicdx4500.bsky.social · 22/09/2026explaining to cam skattebo that he won’t be able to play with jaxson anymore using the same hand signals they used to tell koko the gorilla her cat died 152362328
Reposted by Mike SchmidtAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over* 775286054863
Reposted by Mike SchmidtA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Pray they do not alter it further 1652651
Reposted by Mike SchmidtJosephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 18/09/2026Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Carrie Fisher looked at future ROBOCOP star Peter Weller during a 1980 Giorgio Armani afterparty 451725300
Reposted by Mike SchmidtJosephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 18/09/2026Carrie Fisher flirtily stealing Peter Weller's glasses was possibly the sexiest a woman has ever been 452126336
Reposted by Mike SchmidtPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Once you start conceding ground to the “protect sports” angle in order to win an election you’re not fighting for anyone’s rights 493590360
Reposted by Mike SchmidtPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this. 354163144192
Mike Schmidt @mike40yob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Pete Hegseth just fired three of these anthem singers 030
Reposted by Mike Schmidtgem (real name) 💎 @gemcitygem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026me: hi gimme a large pizza pizza guy: any appetizers? me: what do you have? pizza guy: we've got fried cheese with no sauce or crust, crust with no cheese or sauce, and crust and cheese with no sauce me: gimme crust and cheese with no sauce pizza guy: and for your dip? me: sauce 4863781686
Reposted by Mike SchmidtThe Onion @theonion.com · 10/09/2026Trump Claims He Was Falling Man theonion.com/trump-claims-he-was-fa… 863387577
Reposted by Mike SchmidtMatt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 08/09/2026You have to make making culture a priority. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/how-should... 110337
Reposted by Mike SchmidtJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A lot of people have said to me “but why would the government lie about the risks from Covid?” And I’m sorry but the answer is always because capital is valued over lives and they want you to go back to work, it was true in the mines, true on the railroads, true post-9/11, and true now. 5293109
Reposted by Mike SchmidtJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 07/09/2026ignore maha at your own peril. every single one of you should always be giving your full attention to every single group of people all of the time 17139281
Reposted by Mike SchmidtJane @jane.meangirls.online · 25/08/2026can the league’s leadership please just wise up already and openly tell every conservative to eat shit 82072236
Reposted by Mike SchmidtMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Courtney Love did actual cool shit, she does not need to post Gen X ‘boomer’ memes on her Instagram story. 19399452
Reposted by Mike SchmidtDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I think it's nice that the president's most trusted aide is the It's All For You Damien nurse from The Omen. She's qualified and she's doing an amazing job. 593971519
Reposted by Mike SchmidtJoe Sheehan @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Yes, the problem is penalizing a team $180 million for providing the best product it can to its fans. 7528
Reposted by Mike SchmidtAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 01/08/2026Are you saying the DOJ withdrew that pool vandalism indictment… upon reflection? 533151881802
Reposted by Mike SchmidtNothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Escape from New York (1981) 734023732
Mike Schmidt @mike40yob.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18?static.klipy.comWillem Dafoe: Wrong Place, Wrong Time (To Live And Die In LA)ALT: Willem Dafoe: Wrong Place, Wrong Time (To Live And Die In LA) 000
Mike Schmidt @mike40yob.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Guys, what time is Estonia v Malta? Vietnam v Vatican City? Anyone know when Liechtenstein v Indonesia kicks off? Where is my soccer? I NEED MY GODDAMN SOCCER. 030
Reposted by Mike SchmidtErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 20/07/2026There are two possibilities here. Taylor Farms paid a shit ton of money to get the FDA to say this. Or DOGE decimated the FDA so significantly that they managed to fuck up a basic sample test. Neither one is great! 252743870
Reposted by Mike Schmidtpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The Cryptkeeper on commentary: PAIN have SCARED a GHOUL against SCARGENTINA 131825249
Reposted by Mike Schmidtmensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026German broadcast. Nailed it 139149754995
Reposted by Mike SchmidtDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Dang they really got a category for everything 203285725476
Reposted by Mike SchmidtAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Trump doesn’t force people to do bad things. All he did was show people they could get away with being horrible if they really wanted to, and a lot of powerful people decided they didn’t need to pretend anymore. Especially those in influential positions who could push back but did not. 14898932536
Mike Schmidt @mike40yob.bsky.social · 11/07/2026You know what really improves your sport? Checking in with a shadowy cabal of faceless dudes at a remote location to see if every score is truly a score. So much fun. 041
Reposted by Mike Schmidtescapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026DAWG WE'RE DOING STATE-RUN GAS PRICES AT PRICE CONTROLLED RATES DESPITE INCREASING SHORTAGES TO PACIFY THE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE SCREAMING ABOUT HOW THEIR OPPONENTS WANT COMMUNISM I AM GOING TO LOSE MY ENTIRE GODDAMN MIND 312149894236
Mike Schmidt @mike40yob.bsky.social · 06/07/2026As a man who has dearly loved soccer for almost 2 weeks I can confidently say Cristiano Ronaldo is terrible. Just staggering around midfield like Mick Mars in the Mötley Crüe Looks That Kill video. 061
Reposted by Mike SchmidtCabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026new metaphor just dropped 1136285118730
Reposted by Mike Schmidtceej @ceej.online · 01/07/2026a politician basically has two jobs: 1. be effective at translating the needs of their constituents into policy, and 2. selling that effectiveness to voters. if you're getting outflanked by an energetic primary challenger, you've probably failed at least one of those jobs 354279
Reposted by Mike SchmidtTricia Lockwood @tricialockwood.bsky.social · 30/06/2026*nodding solemnly with full comprehension* yes, I see. there’s a special kind of kid who can’t play sports or go to the bathroom 113846800
Mike Schmidt @mike40yob.bsky.social · 30/06/2026youtu.be/SkQ8_Xr_zVY?... The Number 6 Dance. Glorious.youtu.beBlazing Saddles - The ol' Number 6YouTube video by KB 000
Reposted by Mike Schmidtflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A small example here but history really is going to judge this whole era as a revolt by very wealthy, important people against the idea that they too are subject to the law, and that there are limits on the level of criminality they can get away with without consequences. 271698285
Reposted by Mike Schmidtplease stop forgetting how elections work i beg of you @tonygoldmark.bsky.social · 29/06/2026"Weird Al" Yankovic has always been a real one. Just learned that he very recently turned down "a nice pile of money" to shill for A.I. Damn right he did. @alyankovic.bsky.social www.syracuse.com/entertainmen... 8374502214