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Tom Schmitz

@tschmitzwrites.bsky.social
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Speechwriter and executive comms strategist with a focus on energy & climate. Professional Californian, practicing Virginian, bicoastal sailor. Soundtrack by Steely Dan.

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"A rat done bit my sister Nell. (with Whitey on the Moon) Her face and arms began to swell. (and Whitey's on the Moon) I can't pay no doctor bill. (but Whitey's on the Moon) Ten years from now I'll be paying still. (while Whitey's on the Moon)" - Gil Scott-Heron
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cue 🎶 "Whitey's on the Moon" 🎶
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Not to mention that he did, in fact, get elected 🙃
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Delighted to make the transition to paid. Even more delighted to be the beneficiary of your excellent work.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also, the Rancho Gordo beans reliably produce a wonderful broth, which can be surprisingly hearty and delicious. I sometimes substitute chicken stock for half of the cooking water to deepen the flavor.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There are instructions on each bag of beans, as well as a short essay on their website from Steve Sando himself, explaining his approach. It is quite simple and practically foolproof. In my experience, the bigger the bean, the longer the cooking time. But two hours is about average without soaking.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bingo
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Losing it at this
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Help Behind-the-Meter come out of the closet. Free the VPP!
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Apfelschnitzvergnügenangst
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Batteries as a peaker alternative are a game changer. Traditional peaker plants use gas turbines and are typically the dirtiest generators in the grid system. Huge advance!
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Caught this show the night before when he performed in San Diego. Absolutely amazing.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🎯👇
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Genau
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Would be nice if there was one aspect of my life that was Bezos free. Like next week I'm going to read he has purchased a stake in one of my kids.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Glorious. We were fortunate to have one of these in our backyard when we lived in Oakland. We even chose to have our outdoor wedding beneath its canopy during the pandemic. Its blooming season was a source of endless enjoyment. Miss it still.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This can't be pointed out often enough, and I find myself having to do it far too often. "Lockdown" is what happened in China, where people were forcibly confined inside their apartments. Nothing like that happened in the U.S. We suffered through mild inconvenience, not at-home incarceration.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
BIG DEAL on voting rights this morning: Governor Spanberger just restored the voting rights of some 60,000+ Virginians. Her move reverses Youngkin's abrupt decision in 2023 to end automatic voting rights restoration, which brought Virginia back to a system of default lifetime disenfranchisement.
boltsmag.org
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that, absent action by the governor, bans people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 24/07/2026
Why is your current, and future, energy bill higher than before? Here's a reason.
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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The worst part is I have no problem believing this is legitimate.
Screencap of a twitter conversation.

John Coffee Hays:  "Here's Telemachus' mentor he's named, uh, Mentor.  BRAVO NOLAN

Stone Age Muse: The Character is the origin of the word.

John Coffee Hays:  It literally came out two days ago.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Edgar Haircut
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Now that is some innovative ratemaking. Way to go, OR & PGE!
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Done! That was fun. Now let's all just sit back, relax, and wait for those survey responses to take effect. 🙃
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Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Simpsons meme with Hans Moleman on a pay phone saying “I need the biggest metaphor you have.” Followed by “No, that’s too big.”
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Pack it" 💯🎯
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Drape some black crepe around this thread, in mourning for what our nation has lost.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🎯
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
And the goalkeeper has put in a heroic performance
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"It's a memorial to a dead man. You don't put your own name on it. Not if you're civilized."
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Perfect. Hadn't thought of Jesus Jones in years. Glad that you did.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This is The Way
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Exactly this. Not a cause for celebration or veneration, but examination and regulation.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Endorse! Was fortunate enough to see it last month. A true tour-de-force, not to be missed.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
👏👏👏🏆
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🎯🎯🎯
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
TBF, the punctuation was correct. Still funny, though
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Prescient indeed 🎯
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I fear that while this is not yet universally true, it soon will be, at least for corporate media.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/06/2026
another day, another story about the administration's war on knowledge itself, all in service of allow its corporate patrons free rein to rob us blind and poison our world www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Think the "Idiocracy" writers might have beaten you to it.
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Idiocracy: President Camacho with a Gun
ALT: Idiocracy: President Camacho with a Gun
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
He's kidding, folks. I also graduated from college in 1983 (and practically share the same birthday as Tom), so no need to ask me how I know. 😬🧐
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thanks, Claude. Here's a version with better resolution, courtesy of your current show at the De Young Museum in San Francisco.
"Rio Della Salute," a Venice scene by Claude Monet
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
There it is. AI now adjudicating claims for a health insurer that is already so infamous for driving customers to despair that its CEO was shot in the street. Oh, the humanity...
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
LFG
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/05/2026
yes. change the statute on which this decision turned and redistrict according to the legitimacy conferred by the people of the state
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Virginia Supreme Court just invalidated my vote on redistricting because they did not like the way the election turned out and they seem to think that having a measure pass by a small margin is illegitimate somehow.
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Love this man's work. Here's hoping it outlives him for generations to come.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I still cant get over this. How you steal somebody's life... (he was 28 years incarcerated for a crime he DID NOT commit) He gets out, gets a law degree. Runs for office.... WINS... and then they steal the job
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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"In watermelon sugar the deeds were done, and done again, as our lives are done, in watermelon sugar." Richard Brautigan, "Watermelon Sugar"
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