Katarzyna Schmidt
@elxbecker.bsky.social
not my real name.
📍Austin, Texas
📍Austin, Texas
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
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Sally Wainwright’s irresistible new series “Riot Women” follows a group of middle-aged women who start a band—and find an outlet for the kinds of female grievances that tend to go unsung. Read @inkookang.bsky.social ’s review. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C8nWua
In “Riot Women,” the Punks Are All Grown Up
Sally Wainwright’s irresistible new series follows a group of middle-aged women who start a band—and find an outlet for the kinds of female grievances that tend to go unsung.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Sally Wainwright’s irresistible new series “Riot Women” follows a group of middle-aged women who start a band—and find an outlet for the kinds of female grievances that tend to go unsung. Read @inkookang.bsky.social ’s review. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C8nWua
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Sick of this!
February 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Sick of this!
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Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Alex Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed.
Read our full story: https://propub.li/4qUNfXH
Read our full story: https://propub.li/4qUNfXH
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Alex Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed.
Read our full story: https://propub.li/4qUNfXH
Read our full story: https://propub.li/4qUNfXH
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Great piece. Important reporting. Gift link: wapo.st/4kpCBGc
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Great piece. Important reporting. Gift link: wapo.st/4kpCBGc
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Guy who moved to Austin in 2025 wants to tell you about all the best restaurants here
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Guy who moved to Austin in 2025 wants to tell you about all the best restaurants here
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
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"Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM
"Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
The once-lauded director of Black Swan and The Wrestler has drowned himself in AI slop with an embarrassing new online series"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
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This is a cute way to gather email addresses for the only Dem running for Ag Commissioner.
CC: @blueheronfarm.bsky.social www.claytontuckertx.com/name_these_b...
CC: @blueheronfarm.bsky.social www.claytontuckertx.com/name_these_b...
Name these Baby Goats!
Take the survey by Clayton Tucker for TX Ag Commissioner: Name these Baby Goats!
www.claytontuckertx.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
This is a cute way to gather email addresses for the only Dem running for Ag Commissioner.
CC: @blueheronfarm.bsky.social www.claytontuckertx.com/name_these_b...
CC: @blueheronfarm.bsky.social www.claytontuckertx.com/name_these_b...
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Like a huge part of the ongoing popularity of cop shows is the fantasy of a world where crimes are easily and methodically solved by mostly good people. To actually look at policing in a real way takes apart most of that. So who is watching then? The Wire was never a hit when it aired!
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Like a huge part of the ongoing popularity of cop shows is the fantasy of a world where crimes are easily and methodically solved by mostly good people. To actually look at policing in a real way takes apart most of that. So who is watching then? The Wire was never a hit when it aired!
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#ComingUpOnTCM
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook
Dirs.: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 8:30 AM PT
A British Army soldier rises in the ranks from the Boer War to World War II.
2h 43m | War | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook
Dirs.: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 8:30 AM PT
A British Army soldier rises in the ranks from the Boer War to World War II.
2h 43m | War | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#ComingUpOnTCM
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook
Dirs.: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 8:30 AM PT
A British Army soldier rises in the ranks from the Boer War to World War II.
2h 43m | War | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook
Dirs.: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 8:30 AM PT
A British Army soldier rises in the ranks from the Boer War to World War II.
2h 43m | War | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty
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During 2025, the pipeline of gas power projects in development in Texas grew by nearly 58 GW of generation capacity, more than the peak power demand of the state of California.
Country’s Largest Air Pollution Permit Issued to Power Plant for Data Centers in West Texas, Developer Says
It’s among a handful of similarly colossal ventures announced during 2025, making Texas the global epicenter of a gas power buildout.
www.texasobserver.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
During 2025, the pipeline of gas power projects in development in Texas grew by nearly 58 GW of generation capacity, more than the peak power demand of the state of California.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The National Park Service has already pushed out 1/4 of the agency's staff. Now they're firing more rangers while bringing in surveillance drones & self-driving shuttles.
This is the corporatization of our National Parks while the surveillance state creeps into our public lands.
This is the corporatization of our National Parks while the surveillance state creeps into our public lands.
January 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The National Park Service has already pushed out 1/4 of the agency's staff. Now they're firing more rangers while bringing in surveillance drones & self-driving shuttles.
This is the corporatization of our National Parks while the surveillance state creeps into our public lands.
This is the corporatization of our National Parks while the surveillance state creeps into our public lands.
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Join us as we celebrate the life and career of the late Rob Reiner tonight with a four film tribute.
It begins at 8pm ET with the TCM premiere of THE PRINCESS BRIDE ('87).
It begins at 8pm ET with the TCM premiere of THE PRINCESS BRIDE ('87).
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Join us as we celebrate the life and career of the late Rob Reiner tonight with a four film tribute.
It begins at 8pm ET with the TCM premiere of THE PRINCESS BRIDE ('87).
It begins at 8pm ET with the TCM premiere of THE PRINCESS BRIDE ('87).
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"I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards" is a great meme and it always makes me think of a classic Key and Peele sketch:
Key & Peele - Rap Album Confessions
YouTube video by Comedy Central
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
"I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards" is a great meme and it always makes me think of a classic Key and Peele sketch:
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New from @alexbirnel.bsky.social: Texas and the State of Texas are not exactly one—this sprawling place we call home contains five of the 15 most-populous cities in the country. All lean to the left, all see their power currently suppressed.
In Texas Cities, Let a Hundred Mamdanis Bloom
Our state has long-term lessons to learn from the New York socialist’s rise.
www.texasobserver.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
New from @alexbirnel.bsky.social: Texas and the State of Texas are not exactly one—this sprawling place we call home contains five of the 15 most-populous cities in the country. All lean to the left, all see their power currently suppressed.
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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Lots of scrambling today by the terrible regime.
I want to argue that our goal should be to get Miller removed, that has to be the focus. Noem, Bovino, etc are all just middle managers. The architect of the terror regime is Miller.
A thread:
bsky.app/profile/simo...
I want to argue that our goal should be to get Miller removed, that has to be the focus. Noem, Bovino, etc are all just middle managers. The architect of the terror regime is Miller.
A thread:
bsky.app/profile/simo...
In my a new post I talk about how JD Vance and Stephen Miller have been responsible for the two biggest political disasters of Trump's second term so far - Greenland and Minnesota. Their "rules no longer apply to us" project is taking a huge, deserved hit.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-senate...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-senate...
"The Senate and the White House are suddenly in the middle of the most serious political crisis of.....Trump’s second term"
Everyone needs to be calling Congress today - they need to hear from us. Loud and proud!
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Lots of scrambling today by the terrible regime.
I want to argue that our goal should be to get Miller removed, that has to be the focus. Noem, Bovino, etc are all just middle managers. The architect of the terror regime is Miller.
A thread:
bsky.app/profile/simo...
I want to argue that our goal should be to get Miller removed, that has to be the focus. Noem, Bovino, etc are all just middle managers. The architect of the terror regime is Miller.
A thread:
bsky.app/profile/simo...
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It is morally and ethically ok to allow yourself to legitimately hate all of these people
Another ICE shooting, another round of Republican buts and prayers
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
It is morally and ethically ok to allow yourself to legitimately hate all of these people
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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It is long past the time for a national general strike. 'This is not a government by consent of the governed. It is oppression.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It is long past the time for a national general strike. 'This is not a government by consent of the governed. It is oppression.