SpringwaterJune
@janetschmidt.bsky.social
Retired accountant, grandmother, liberal, skeptical, atheist. My kids grew up to be a sci-fi/furry writer and a therapist - both difficult professions. (she/they)
I cancelled my subscription to @washingtonpost when they pulled the endorsement of Kamala Harris under orders from Jeff Bezos. Today's firing of so many talented journalists confirmed my decision. I will miss what WaPo used to be, not what it has become.
February 5, 2026 at 6:22 AM
I cancelled my subscription to @washingtonpost when they pulled the endorsement of Kamala Harris under orders from Jeff Bezos. Today's firing of so many talented journalists confirmed my decision. I will miss what WaPo used to be, not what it has become.
Stealing this from a post on Threads:
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Stealing this from a post on Threads:
My aspirational dream is that Trump is put in a straitjacket and escorted out of the Whitehouse and into a padded cell, and then stripped of his profits from the office he has disgraced for the past year.
January 21, 2026 at 5:32 PM
My aspirational dream is that Trump is put in a straitjacket and escorted out of the Whitehouse and into a padded cell, and then stripped of his profits from the office he has disgraced for the past year.
After listening to Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order, I am reading The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment, and Protest. The author was born in a detainment camp during WW2, her parents were both US Citizens. It is an amazing narrative. I recommend both it and the podcast.
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 AM
After listening to Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order, I am reading The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment, and Protest. The author was born in a detainment camp during WW2, her parents were both US Citizens. It is an amazing narrative. I recommend both it and the podcast.
This week's "Why Is This Happening - The Chris Hayes Podcast" is a conversation with Jia Tolentino (NewYorker staff writer) recorded last June entitled "My Brain Finally Broke" and it is very thought provoking. I recommend seeking it out.
December 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This week's "Why Is This Happening - The Chris Hayes Podcast" is a conversation with Jia Tolentino (NewYorker staff writer) recorded last June entitled "My Brain Finally Broke" and it is very thought provoking. I recommend seeking it out.
Nicholas Kristoff, who we failed to elect as our governor in Oregon, wrote this today for The NY Times. Gift article bypasses paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
Opinion | In Which I Try Valiantly to Cheer You Up
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nicholas Kristoff, who we failed to elect as our governor in Oregon, wrote this today for The NY Times. Gift article bypasses paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
A somewhat interesting article about distinct types of autism. Gift article bypasses paywall. wapo.st/4sjc7d2
New science points to 4 distinct types of autism
Scientists are redefining autism as a complex condition with multiple forms, challenging traditional notions.
wapo.st
December 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
A somewhat interesting article about distinct types of autism. Gift article bypasses paywall. wapo.st/4sjc7d2
A sad story of young lovers parted by racism, and a rich family's lawyers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/m...
A Revelation Tore Apart Her Fairy-Tale Marriage, and Shocked the Nation
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A sad story of young lovers parted by racism, and a rich family's lawyers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/m...
Gift article, bypasses paywall.
wapo.st/4901Hak
wapo.st/4901Hak
This musician taught an octopus to play the piano
The task required hundreds of hours of problem-solving and patience. Musician Mattias Krantz said it was worth it.
wapo.st
December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Gift article, bypasses paywall.
wapo.st/4901Hak
wapo.st/4901Hak
Interview with Chase Strangio, lawyer for the ACLU. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | Transitioning Felt Like ‘Coming Home’
In this episode of “Interesting Times,” Chase Strangio tells Ross Douthat how important it was to align his body with his sense of self.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Interview with Chase Strangio, lawyer for the ACLU. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Just listened to "Rachel Maddow Presents Burn Order" on MSNOW as a podcast. Those two episodes will be available Dec 1 to non-subscribers. Everyone should listen to this podcast. Rachel Maddow is a national treasure and one hell of a reporter/historian
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just listened to "Rachel Maddow Presents Burn Order" on MSNOW as a podcast. Those two episodes will be available Dec 1 to non-subscribers. Everyone should listen to this podcast. Rachel Maddow is a national treasure and one hell of a reporter/historian
1/@rahaeli.bsky.social My daughter began reading your posts here and surmised from information you pointed to that she has MCAS. She also became convinced that I also have MCAS. Fast forward a little more than a year, and we're both being treated for MCAS,
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1/@rahaeli.bsky.social My daughter began reading your posts here and surmised from information you pointed to that she has MCAS. She also became convinced that I also have MCAS. Fast forward a little more than a year, and we're both being treated for MCAS,
Shame: Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada), Tim Kaine (Virginia), Dick Durbin (Illinois), John Fetterman (Pennsylvania), Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire), Jacky Rosen (Nevada), Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) Angus King (Maine).
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Shame: Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada), Tim Kaine (Virginia), Dick Durbin (Illinois), John Fetterman (Pennsylvania), Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire), Jacky Rosen (Nevada), Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) Angus King (Maine).
I encourage any of you who are on Medicare or nearing retirement age to watch this immediately. It's funny, as well as full of useful, but horrifying information. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejoi...
Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I encourage any of you who are on Medicare or nearing retirement age to watch this immediately. It's funny, as well as full of useful, but horrifying information. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejoi...
hey, @chrislhayes.bsky.social, why is your podcast for tonight on MSNBC Premium riddled with ads - I complained a while back, but the problem went away. It's back tonight 11/05/25.
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 AM
hey, @chrislhayes.bsky.social, why is your podcast for tonight on MSNBC Premium riddled with ads - I complained a while back, but the problem went away. It's back tonight 11/05/25.
It is no surprise that Speaker Mike Johnson is following the playbook of Mitch McConnell - refusing to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva is much like refusing to take a vote on Pres. Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, leaving that seat for Trump to fill. This is WRONG.
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It is no surprise that Speaker Mike Johnson is following the playbook of Mitch McConnell - refusing to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva is much like refusing to take a vote on Pres. Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, leaving that seat for Trump to fill. This is WRONG.
Thank you to the Roberts Supreme Court majority for giving us a US president who orders extrajudicial murders without fear of consequences, since you granted him complete immunity. WTF is wrong with them that they would grant immunity to a convicted felon, fraudster, & sexual offender?
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Thank you to the Roberts Supreme Court majority for giving us a US president who orders extrajudicial murders without fear of consequences, since you granted him complete immunity. WTF is wrong with them that they would grant immunity to a convicted felon, fraudster, & sexual offender?
After several calls from a Courtland CA# in 2 days, I picked up & a deep-voiced man claimed I "won" a 2025 Mercedes & a lot of cash. I did not enter a contest. I told him to stop calling & he started calling from a Las Vegas NV#. 9 calls in the past 15 minutes.
October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
After several calls from a Courtland CA# in 2 days, I picked up & a deep-voiced man claimed I "won" a 2025 Mercedes & a lot of cash. I did not enter a contest. I told him to stop calling & he started calling from a Las Vegas NV#. 9 calls in the past 15 minutes.
NYT article about how Portland is dealing with the ICE facility via zoning laws. Very creative.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NYT article about how Portland is dealing with the ICE facility via zoning laws. Very creative.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
A worthwhile discussion about autism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
How Autism Became Political with Richard Grinker
Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 10/07/2025 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A worthwhile discussion about autism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Interesting that Jimmy Kimmel saying something that turned out to be incorrect caused the head of the FCC to call for his firing, when Fox"News" broadcasts clear lies every day without a peep.
September 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Interesting that Jimmy Kimmel saying something that turned out to be incorrect caused the head of the FCC to call for his firing, when Fox"News" broadcasts clear lies every day without a peep.
If you want to feel some hope for the world, listen to Why Is This Happening with @chrislhayes.bsky.social this week. He has Bill McKibben as his guest to talk about renewable energy.
August 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If you want to feel some hope for the world, listen to Why Is This Happening with @chrislhayes.bsky.social this week. He has Bill McKibben as his guest to talk about renewable energy.
I have 359 phone numbers listed in my contacts under the name "SCAM - back taxes owed." I reported each and every one of these numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry complaint form at www.donotcall.gov/report.html
National Do Not Call Registry
Register your phone number to report stop or block unwanted, annoying,telemarketing, spam calls, robocalls to the FTC
www.donotcall.gov
August 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I have 359 phone numbers listed in my contacts under the name "SCAM - back taxes owed." I reported each and every one of these numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry complaint form at www.donotcall.gov/report.html
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
x.com/WUTangKids/s...
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
x.com/WUTangKids/s...
x.com
August 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
x.com/WUTangKids/s...
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
x.com/WUTangKids/s...