Eric Schmeltzer
@ericschmeltzer.com
A digital nomad trying to find a home. By day, a political hack. By night, an exhausted dad. Tortured Philadelphia sports fan. Go Birds. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
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Eric Schmeltzer
@ericschmeltzer.com
· Feb 4
Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
That's 2 GOP now willing to block any Fed nominees. Going to need 2 more.
January 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
That's 2 GOP now willing to block any Fed nominees. Going to need 2 more.
Reminder here that Trump ordered Hegseth (and Hegseth complied) to create a National Guard 'strike force' that could be deployed anywhere in the country. Directly ties into this.
BIG FLAG: Trump said during his interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his loss in the 2020 election.
He doubted whether the Guard was "sophisticated enough" to carry out the order effectively.
He doubted whether the Guard was "sophisticated enough" to carry out the order effectively.
Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Reminder here that Trump ordered Hegseth (and Hegseth complied) to create a National Guard 'strike force' that could be deployed anywhere in the country. Directly ties into this.
Not that I'm surprised. But some people might be. Not the MAGAs, who agree. But some low-info voters who thought because he hangs out with Herschel Walker that he can't possibly be racist and think black people can only achieve something by keeping a white person down.
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Not that I'm surprised. But some people might be. Not the MAGAs, who agree. But some low-info voters who thought because he hangs out with Herschel Walker that he can't possibly be racist and think black people can only achieve something by keeping a white person down.
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It blows me away that there are still people out there with functioning brains who don’t take his deranged threats seriously. Maybe they will figure this all out in 3 more years.
January 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
It blows me away that there are still people out there with functioning brains who don’t take his deranged threats seriously. Maybe they will figure this all out in 3 more years.
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“I was also going to give to the other side but haven’t yet had the chance” sure you were buddy
Bill Ackman has now confirmed what I first reported yesterday morning, that he donated $10K to the GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross, in a tweet.
January 12, 2026 at 12:44 PM
“I was also going to give to the other side but haven’t yet had the chance” sure you were buddy
JESUS, TIL I learned about the 47 days. That's fucking insane.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
JESUS, TIL I learned about the 47 days. That's fucking insane.
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WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
No one, as far as I know, has done a tight, cogent, a calm analysis of how all the recent events (strikes w/o authorization, Powell, ICE/CBP, etc) play into one singular strategy. With so much "shit" flooding the zone, it's hard for people to make sense. Someone good needs to boil it down to 2 mins.
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
No one, as far as I know, has done a tight, cogent, a calm analysis of how all the recent events (strikes w/o authorization, Powell, ICE/CBP, etc) play into one singular strategy. With so much "shit" flooding the zone, it's hard for people to make sense. Someone good needs to boil it down to 2 mins.
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BERNANKE/YELLEN/GREENSPAN JOINT STATEMENT:
“.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..”
(via @apnews.com)
“.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..”
(via @apnews.com)
January 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
BERNANKE/YELLEN/GREENSPAN JOINT STATEMENT:
“.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..”
(via @apnews.com)
“.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..”
(via @apnews.com)
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Someone sent me this video of Trump’s goons in action today in the Twin Cities. The audio is disturbing.
January 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Someone sent me this video of Trump’s goons in action today in the Twin Cities. The audio is disturbing.
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This comic was first printed in Hustler magazine in March of 2003.
Remarkably prescient.
Remarkably prescient.
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This comic was first printed in Hustler magazine in March of 2003.
Remarkably prescient.
Remarkably prescient.
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Frey: "We've only had two shootings in Minneapolis this whole year. 50 percent of them have been from ICE."
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Frey: "We've only had two shootings in Minneapolis this whole year. 50 percent of them have been from ICE."
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This has been driving me bananas.
I know it's ancient history now, but it's worth remembering that Greenland was not mentioned once -- Once! -- during the campaign. It came up immediately after the election and the media started treating it like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
January 11, 2026 at 5:53 AM
This has been driving me bananas.
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BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
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An explicit threat of murder.
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 12, 2026 at 4:21 AM
An explicit threat of murder.
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I don’t see how this country survives until 2029 unless Trump is impeached and removed. This level of lawless malice is not sustainable. What fresh horrors await us this week?
January 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I don’t see how this country survives until 2029 unless Trump is impeached and removed. This level of lawless malice is not sustainable. What fresh horrors await us this week?
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ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
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Did ICE have a bring your child to work day?
January 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Did ICE have a bring your child to work day?
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Wolves wearing shirts that say "the Time Is Always Right To Do What Is Right" on the back
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Wolves wearing shirts that say "the Time Is Always Right To Do What Is Right" on the back
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$TGT
ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
$TGT
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As long as federal agents behave in a lawless manner, I'm not sure I see the utility in elected leaders telling residents to remain calm and peaceful.
They should be telling *ICE* and *CBP* to remain calm and peaceful. If the feds are unable to control themselves, then whatever happens happens.
They should be telling *ICE* and *CBP* to remain calm and peaceful. If the feds are unable to control themselves, then whatever happens happens.
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
As long as federal agents behave in a lawless manner, I'm not sure I see the utility in elected leaders telling residents to remain calm and peaceful.
They should be telling *ICE* and *CBP* to remain calm and peaceful. If the feds are unable to control themselves, then whatever happens happens.
They should be telling *ICE* and *CBP* to remain calm and peaceful. If the feds are unable to control themselves, then whatever happens happens.
I wish but this is exactly what Amazon said when we all deleted our Prime when they put the NRA channel on streaming. "Just wait there may be a resolution soon."
It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why:
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
Boycott Hilton Hotels
January 12, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I wish but this is exactly what Amazon said when we all deleted our Prime when they put the NRA channel on streaming. "Just wait there may be a resolution soon."
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FEDWATCH: “.. The standoff between the Fed and the President has reached a new crisis level .. an unprecedented attack on the Fed's independence, which risks undermining the stability of the dollar and Treasuries, and may lead to a significant flight out of dollar assets.”
January 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
FEDWATCH: “.. The standoff between the Fed and the President has reached a new crisis level .. an unprecedented attack on the Fed's independence, which risks undermining the stability of the dollar and Treasuries, and may lead to a significant flight out of dollar assets.”
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On 1/11/26, (ICE) and (CBP) in St. Paul, Minnesota, broke the window of an activist at a gas station. They then forcibly removed him from his car and abducted him while simultaneously firing pepper balls at other community members.
January 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
On 1/11/26, (ICE) and (CBP) in St. Paul, Minnesota, broke the window of an activist at a gas station. They then forcibly removed him from his car and abducted him while simultaneously firing pepper balls at other community members.