Patrick Schmiedt
@pschmiedt.bsky.social
Journalism professor and student media adviser, Citrus College. Microfilm enthusiast.
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Zuck has been telegraphing this since before the last election. The real lesson is that as a social media platform you either die young or live long enough for your CEO to go full fascist.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · last wk.AYFKM “Meta will be able to draw upon Newsmax's significant current reporting as well as archived content to support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices.” ir.newsmax.com/news/news-de...
So, what happens if I'm a parent and I know that my kid needs highly paid teachers, a library full of books with diverse characters, trans-inclusive bathrooms and extracurriculars, and a curriculum unpacking topics like systemic racism, colonial oppression, economic inequality, and climate change?
Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”
The fact that we’ve had 10-plus years of Trump the politician and we are STILL having this conversation shows just how behind journalists (and particularly the TV kind) have been in adapting their practices to fit a changing reality. This should be a no-brainer by now.
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 3w agoWas about to write this but @julieroginsky.bsky.social did it first: "Any television network with an ounce of integrity should refuse to carry Trump’s address live." They should delay, then fact-check the hell out of it, providing context, i.e. journalism saltypolitics.substack.com/p/the-medias...
Future historians very surprised to realize the revolution began ... here?
College Football 27 and a rare victory for consumers (Gift Article)
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Our local newspaper, The Portland Press Herald, has lifted their paywall on coverage of the ICE shooting of a man in Biddeford, Maine this morning. They have excellent reporters and will have much more accurate information than natl news as we learn more: www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...
Live updates: King calls for transparent investigation after Biddeford man killed in ICE-involved shooting
Protests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot. Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S.
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So...next year, anyone want to team up for an empirical project on enforcement of the Take It Down Act? I think we'll have some exciting source material to work with.
This thread now contains more than 30 fact-checks, and only represents a fraction of the debunking and verification work our global @factcheck.afp.com team has done around World Cup misinformation.
Bill McCarthy@billmccarthy.bsky.social · 2mo agoTHREAD: Misinformation about the World Cup is already spreading online. That includes this video widely claimed to show South Koreans unfurling a giant Palestinian flag at the tournament. The clip is in fact from a 2024 qualifier vs Palestine in Seoul. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
Hard to imagine that it’s been 19 years today. Feels like we are just getting to the good stuff. I am still in love with @ohtheprofanity.com, and I am relatively sure she feels the same.
This is a really moving and thoughtful interview
Man in viral D.C. Metro photo says he was ‘terrified’ as masked white nationalists surrounded him
Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader, said the Fourth of July encounter with Patriot Front was frightening and impossible to separate from American history.
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Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · last mo.“In his Instagram post, Encina thanked Gomez, the Getty photographer, whose presence on the train he said was ‘quietly reassuring.’ In the interview, he said seeing a photographer there gave him some comfort because someone was documenting what was happening.”
OK sure, great, but I don't that helps much. He's 80 years old, woefully out of shape, and probably doesn't even know the rules.
The T-shirt I want. Anyone else feel this way? (Designed by me in like 5 minutes...)
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
AI is popular with authoritarians because their truth claims are too far from reality to be otherwise depicted.
Happy Father's Day to this guy -- the only guy I know whose hair got longer during chemo. He kicked cancer's ass this year. I'm excited to continue provide remote tech support for him for many years to come.
I don't care what the lyrics websites say. "Whoa, it's Phil!" is definitely part of the lyrics to "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Happy Father's Day! Here's some art from a vasectomy brochure.
New piece I wrote about what I have learned about courage in journalism and why Pelley moved me as much as it did. brizzyc.medium.com/take-this-ne...
‘Take This Newspaper And Shove It Up Your Ass’: A Lesson in Journalistic Courage
Bill Kovach taught me that those with the most privilege in journalism have the greatest responsibility to use it. Scott Pelley’s exit from…
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When will the LA teams get theirs? Feels like it’s been so long…
My seat at @citruscollege.bsky.social graduation is right on the 25-yard line. But I’m not sure how that’s possible because, if I’m reading this right, it’s 2nd and 26… (Hit me with your best football/graduation puns.)
