Cassie Schmitt
@cassieschmitt.bsky.social
Info pro w/focus on data, governance, equity & inclusion. Baker, outdoor lover, baseball fan, new quilter & @umsi alum.
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
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That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
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the answer to his hypothetical about a five year old American citizen is his party would like to deny it food and healthcare if its parents are working but poor and that the party would like to tear gas the American child if the parents take the kid to do free speech incorrectly
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
the answer to his hypothetical about a five year old American citizen is his party would like to deny it food and healthcare if its parents are working but poor and that the party would like to tear gas the American child if the parents take the kid to do free speech incorrectly
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Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
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NEW: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
NEW: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
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A president who airbrushes slavery from national memory while normalizing racial dehumanization in his social media feed is not a steward in America’s 250th year but a reenactor.
Among the many reasons we study history. Our essay from March: substack.com/@johnfdicker...
Among the many reasons we study history. Our essay from March: substack.com/@johnfdicker...
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
A president who airbrushes slavery from national memory while normalizing racial dehumanization in his social media feed is not a steward in America’s 250th year but a reenactor.
Among the many reasons we study history. Our essay from March: substack.com/@johnfdicker...
Among the many reasons we study history. Our essay from March: substack.com/@johnfdicker...
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This happens with*everything* now. No matter how grave the crime or one-dimensional the injustice, after four days the hivemind of American punditry decides that the Real Story is how the people upset about it are the real villains.
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
This happens with*everything* now. No matter how grave the crime or one-dimensional the injustice, after four days the hivemind of American punditry decides that the Real Story is how the people upset about it are the real villains.
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An American citizen was brutally ripped out of her car, her window shattered and detained on her way to the doctor.
Thank you to Aliya for bravely sharing her story.
This kind of conduct by ICE is sickening. And it's exactly what I am fighting to put an end to.
Thank you to Aliya for bravely sharing her story.
This kind of conduct by ICE is sickening. And it's exactly what I am fighting to put an end to.
February 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
An American citizen was brutally ripped out of her car, her window shattered and detained on her way to the doctor.
Thank you to Aliya for bravely sharing her story.
This kind of conduct by ICE is sickening. And it's exactly what I am fighting to put an end to.
Thank you to Aliya for bravely sharing her story.
This kind of conduct by ICE is sickening. And it's exactly what I am fighting to put an end to.
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Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
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The same Republicans that gave Trump $200 million to renovate the Kennedy Center in the Big, Ugly Bill said it was too expensive to extend the ACA tax credits.
Apparently, there's an unlimited budget for Trump vanity projects and zero dollars for your health care.
Apparently, there's an unlimited budget for Trump vanity projects and zero dollars for your health care.
Kennedy Center won't be torn down during $200 million renovation, Trump says
The president announced Sunday that the project would take two years and require the venue to close during that time.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The same Republicans that gave Trump $200 million to renovate the Kennedy Center in the Big, Ugly Bill said it was too expensive to extend the ACA tax credits.
Apparently, there's an unlimited budget for Trump vanity projects and zero dollars for your health care.
Apparently, there's an unlimited budget for Trump vanity projects and zero dollars for your health care.
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I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
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The answer is for WA to become the anti-MAGA. Invest in higher ed, not cut it as Gov. Ferguson wants. Fund the research and health care that Trump and DOGE cut. Hire all the scientists and experts looking for a good job in a good place. Build a lot more housing so people can afford to move here.
Seattle’s ‘prosperity bomb’ may finally be fizzling. So now what?
It’s the awkward thing about the affordability debate. Nothing makes a city cheaper faster than an economic bust.
www.seattletimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The answer is for WA to become the anti-MAGA. Invest in higher ed, not cut it as Gov. Ferguson wants. Fund the research and health care that Trump and DOGE cut. Hire all the scientists and experts looking for a good job in a good place. Build a lot more housing so people can afford to move here.
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Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice:
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice:
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
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The agreement gives us two more weeks to negotiate a final deal. We have to keep pushing: not a single dollar for lawless ICE agents until the American people see true accountability. (2/2)
January 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The agreement gives us two more weeks to negotiate a final deal. We have to keep pushing: not a single dollar for lawless ICE agents until the American people see true accountability. (2/2)
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I'm sorry, folks, but we're now more than a year in. If you're new to the fact that I consider it dangerous & unacceptable to presume that the administration won't comply with a lawful court order, that's on you at this point. I've been discussing this here & writing about it at Law Dork nonstop.
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I'm sorry, folks, but we're now more than a year in. If you're new to the fact that I consider it dangerous & unacceptable to presume that the administration won't comply with a lawful court order, that's on you at this point. I've been discussing this here & writing about it at Law Dork nonstop.
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Really want the academics and think tanks to start churning out pdfs on what tribunals and truth and reconciliation commissions look like. Political leaders are absolutely not going to come up with this on their own.
Would happily take time to help write and edit any of that, too.
Would happily take time to help write and edit any of that, too.
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Really want the academics and think tanks to start churning out pdfs on what tribunals and truth and reconciliation commissions look like. Political leaders are absolutely not going to come up with this on their own.
Would happily take time to help write and edit any of that, too.
Would happily take time to help write and edit any of that, too.
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I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
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i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
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My latest premium newsletter is about the increasing public appetite for getting rid of ICE, and what the centrists who tell you it's not feasible are getting wrong.
The Politics of Abolishing ICE
Some Democrats say it's not feasible - they're wrong.
stringinamaze.net
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 AM
My latest premium newsletter is about the increasing public appetite for getting rid of ICE, and what the centrists who tell you it's not feasible are getting wrong.
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very good piece which confirms that weiss is both exceptionally arrogant and totally out of her depth. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
very good piece which confirms that weiss is both exceptionally arrogant and totally out of her depth. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...