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TE Schmitt

@thoseschmitt.bsky.social
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A “world history & civics-aware” Liberal Arts educated business professional respectful of case law & tradition, ethics, mutual tolerance, institutional forbearance, self-discipline and personal integrity; focused on stewards of democracy-past & future.

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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hegseth is trying to develop Klingons not the US military. BTW much of our military relies on those directly supporting logistics, communications, medical, strategic planning, etc. Most requiring the right & balanced frame of mind; not hormone induced phycopaths!
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Spot on!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today in Politics, Bulletin 472. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 472. 10/2/26
… Trump’s economy continues to fail miserably for most Americans except for the uber-rich and people in the AI industry, as more bad economic numbers were reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statist...
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nice article in NYT today; the motivation behind the “deals”:
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So, who’s the Communist?! Where are images like this in Dem campaign ads? This is in OUR WHITE HOUSE! Only a few weeks left - must get aggressive! You know MAGA will go full offensive (much as false accusations) in the last two weeks! Dems - get ahead of this!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Melber: You’re saying the VP has low T. You’ve called Mike Rogers a beta. El-Sayed: I'm just saying that they like to lead on strength. Strength is about being able to stand up to the problem. The problem is Donald Trump, and you don't see much standing up to Donald Trump
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
…and the MAGA congress refuses to hold this Admin accountable and bring it under control (including grift, self-dealing and conflicts of interest). Must vote all Republicans out in the midterms!
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Misquoting and/or taking quotes out of context is a spiritually-poor persons way of pathetically trying to justify something (and to rationalize ill conceived actions in their own mind).
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
OK, I get it. DT can execute illegal acts such as banning CNN, MSNow and others from the WH, but CNN & MSNow can’t find the guts to refuse to run illegally funded ads.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
South Korea says Trump is lying
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
NEW: As diesel prices hit record highs, Georgia GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson admitted in court that the “America First Refining” oil refinery he co-owns with MAGA figures including Donald Trump Jr. is set to send its fuel to India, per AJC.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
Americans pay into Social Security their entire working lives. They need to understand what benefits they’re entitled to so they can make informed decisions about retirement. I’m glad that my bipartisan bill to make that information clearer is going to the President's desk.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most corrupt administration in the history of the US by far. You could add up all instances of corruption by every other admin in US history and it will not equal the amount of corruption perpetrated by this one in less than 2 years.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
The war has been going on for 7 months now btw
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Turnabout is fair play... grab 'em by the paycheck.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
Trump announced a $54 BILLION South Korean investment. The problem? South Korea says it hasn’t actually agreed to it. That’s not the only thing Trump is claiming despite a lack of evidence.
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Trump Announces $54 Billion Deal. South Korea Says Not So Fast.
As Trump threatens retaliation over the Flydubai attack and touts a sweeping energy win, South Korea says its Alaska LNG decision still depends on legal and commercial review.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration's scare tactics ahead of the midterms have hit a usual refrain: "migrant caravan." In reality, it's about 600 people (mostly families) who are 1,000 miles from the border. Just when gas prices keep climbing, Trump world is looking for a distraction. This is their attempt.
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam @repsuhas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is exactly why I introduced the JARED Act. Americans are paying the price while the Trump family profits. There must be oversight and accountability for any individual who engages in negotiations on behalf of the U.S. government. www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Food for thought… Historic Path of Uncontrolled Popularism/Authoritarianism: Distain, Fear, Distrust -> Nationalism —> Avarice, Covetousness —> Imperialism —> Arrogance —> Isolated Wars —> Conceit —> World War —> National Collapse/Forfeiture of World Order Midterms:A chance to apply the brakes!
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And DT sits quietly on the sideline (or is it kneeling)…
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Agree. Once again, this Admin trying to manipulate a market. In the end, market forces always prevail!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Dr. Bandy Lee offers on Trump’s interactions with Xi Jinping: He will continue to be played by these leaders. He is extremely manipulable. The flip side of individuals with mental impairments like his is he would be easily manipulated and exploited and abused by those who he sees as his superior.
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today we enter month 8 of Trump’s 2-3 week war with Iran, btw.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Original Statement: In Summary:
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam @repsuhas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Republicans work for the President. Democrats work for the people. Our taxpayer dollars should go towards lowering costs for Americans, not President Trump’s campaign ads.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m not sure that’s helpful. bsky.app/profile/head...
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Under Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill, 300,000 Virginians are at risk of losing their health coverage. I introduced a sweeping health care bill to reverse these cuts, permanently extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits, and expand access to care.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
About 4 months ago I wondered which would end first: Trump’s Iran War or his Reflecting Pool remodel. We still don’t have the answer.
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Absolutely agree w/ this opinion piece! Growing inccome gap is largest danger. Issue is much more than simply “affordability”. Is why a Fed rate incr is needed to “cool the economy” [of the better & well off] at same time so many can’t keep heads above water & need help! Oligarch control growing!
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026
This admin has spent years going after science. It proposed the largest cut in NASA’s history, about a quarter of the agency and half of its science programs. But last month, a groundbreaking telescope left the launch pad anyway. And the story of how it got there is our good news this Sunday.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/09/2026
Trump rejected an Iran ceasefire and privately told aides he'll resume bombing after the midterms. Then he went to a football game. And that's just the start. Your Saturday recap is here:
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Saturday Updates: Trump Rejects Peace, Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Xi, and Blames Biden for Everything – 9/26/26
Important news. Paywall free.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Washington should be asking: How do we make life more affordable for American families? Instead, the Trump family and their allies keep asking: How can we make more money? That corruption has a cost. And American families are paying it.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY!!! Join the MAGA Resistance & make your voices heard. Accountability. Is. Coming.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
U.S. manufacturing jobs are down under Trump, including in the auto industry. His strategy failed, and so will this. Lowering standards will accelerate what he has already been doing: handing the clean tech future to China and forcing Americans to pay more at the pump.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pretty much sums it up.
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m not an attorney or an authority on US Con Law, but seems to me that even allowing this on a “voluntary basis” opens the door for states to begin ceding their constitutionally enshrined control over elections. Camel’s nose under the tent: “consulting it” ultimately leads to “it controlling”.
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What DT doesn’t know yet is Xi plans to display the eagle facing the opposite direction: flying away and flying down! Placed next to a bust of Thucydides. Are we great yet?
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Recent AI unauth actions & swarm attacks reminds me of the Star Trek episode “The Ultimate Computer”: AI installed to test fully automated control of the USS Enterprise during war games. Goes rogue, locks out the crew, attacks other Starfleet ships, & defends itself when people try to turn it off.
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Must keep up a two prong attack: 1) Relentless legal actions to include pushing for contempt. 2) Keeping the free press issue front & center in all mid term campaigns (along with calling-out an Admin that’s afraid of tough questions)! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...
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White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam @repsuhas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our troops and their families deserve better. The American people deserve answers. We need transparency from the Pentagon and a full accounting of the cost of this endless war. I am keeping the 37 wounded servicemembers in my thoughts and wishing them a full recovery.
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the outcomes of DT’s meeting with Xi is an agreement for China not to interfere with the US invasion of Cuba and the US not to interfere with China’s invasion of Taiwan. This coincides with additional reservists hearing that they may be called up soon.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We have to prepare for the day when Donald Trump will permanently leave the White House. And, even more importantly, the day after that.
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TE Schmitt @thoseschmitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No surprise here.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the Midterms
A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 25/09/2026
Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - ICE caught wasting millions and hiding its arrest surge - Trump rolls out the red carpet for Xi - Senate Republicans are telling you one thing and doing another - Trump used your tax dollars on a campaign ad open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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BREAKING: Watchdog Exposes ICE, Trump Rolls Out Red Carpet for Xi, Taxpayers Just Paid for a Trump Campaign Ad, and more...
Top Stories for September 25, 2026.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Clarke: spent a lot of time with Nolan Wells’s mother and father, and they are grieving. Nobody has been able to put forth anything that can explain why their son is not here today. There needs to be more focus on the blunt force trauma to the back of Nolan Wells’s head.
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