Andy Schauer
@schauer.bsky.social
film and TV lawyer / husband / dad / jew / Twins and Dodgers fan / hopeful person of conscience
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Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Okay, so, we’re all going to have to agree that it’s wrong to have sex with children. Like, if you don’t agree with me inside your own head, you should keep that inside until you tell a therapist. Also, people who defend pedophiles can not be trusted with your children. At all. AT ALL. EVERRRRRRRRR.
lmao shut the fuck up dude
How do you know how fucked up something is, and in what ways? How do you receive that information? When and how do you analyze that information for veracity?
This is what Stancil is talking about - narratives that give people permission to disregard the facts.
This is what Stancil is talking about - narratives that give people permission to disregard the facts.
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
lmao shut the fuck up dude
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Accidentally correct that unpaid labor obtained through threats and coercion *is* the American way.
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Accidentally correct that unpaid labor obtained through threats and coercion *is* the American way.
if some Deeply Fucked Up Stuff were happening, I would worry more about the Deeply Fucked Up Stuff than the people making it sound more fucked up than it might ultimately turn out to be
but that’s just me.
but that’s just me.
as someone says in the replies, there’s a difference between narratives you find PLEASANT and narratives you find VALIDATING. many people are quite attached to dark, terrifying, pessimistic views of the world and find it validating when those views are reinforced. it’s about catharsis not happiness
Actually, no: i've been reading narratives that scare the shit out of me.
And I would be happy to be wrong about everything.
Seriously, what the fuck have you been reading?
And I would be happy to be wrong about everything.
Seriously, what the fuck have you been reading?
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
if some Deeply Fucked Up Stuff were happening, I would worry more about the Deeply Fucked Up Stuff than the people making it sound more fucked up than it might ultimately turn out to be
but that’s just me.
but that’s just me.
at what point do we agree “American civilization” is an oxymoron
in Paris, I had to see a same-day doctor & I found one. was gravely warned that, as a foreigner, I’d have to pay 32 euros & I laughed & laughed
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
at what point do we agree “American civilization” is an oxymoron
Starving children is USA Official Policy and if you don’t understand why that’s Good and Reasonable well you are just a terrorist.
SCOTUS sees the endgame here and is trying to make its mark as the worst, most evil institution in human history
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Starving children is USA Official Policy and if you don’t understand why that’s Good and Reasonable well you are just a terrorist.
SCOTUS sees the endgame here and is trying to make its mark as the worst, most evil institution in human history
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
SCOTUS sees the endgame here and is trying to make its mark as the worst, most evil institution in human history
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In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
how tf would you know??
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
how tf would you know??
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This is from March but I still think about it and find myself wondering if this is, you know, a viable system of government that can be saved or deserves to be saved.
I love to call my Senators' offices three times per week and try to cajole them into doing the most elementary political messaging and strategy. This is what it means to be an engaged citizen: leaving a strenuously polite voicemail for a 74yo on a more regular cadence than I talk to my parents.
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This is from March but I still think about it and find myself wondering if this is, you know, a viable system of government that can be saved or deserves to be saved.
wow can’t *wait* to read the New York Magazine piece, “Frankensteins, Ranked by Horniness” thanks Apple News Plus!!!
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
wow can’t *wait* to read the New York Magazine piece, “Frankensteins, Ranked by Horniness” thanks Apple News Plus!!!
Haven’t posted about the recent voting results (tl;dr I am on a personal accountability journey and focusing on US politics no longer feels like an effective use of time that way) but a friend of mine is very concerned about Mamdani, etc., and I put my feelings together in a way I’d like to share.
![ANDY: Maybe! If it were, it would in all likelihood look similar to how things look now. But we can each only control our own selves, so the question becomes what are we going to do about it? How do we feel about it, and what do we do with those feelings?
ANDY: Like I said *i understand* not wanting to live under sharia law and feeling afraid that may be the general direction of things
ANDY: But I don’t want to feel afraid, and I certainly don’t want to feel like it’s an inevitable, insurmountable thing I can’t do anything about.
ANDY: So what *can* I do? I’m not sure exactly tbh. But as a Jewish man the Torah is my starting point. And the Torah gives great direction on which values are good and valuable and important, and just bc of who I am I have to believe in those things. And so that’s where I’m coming from at the end of the day.
ANDY: Bc I can also see the state of Israel doing things that betray those values. And I can see and hear the consequences of that. There’s [continued in next image]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:saqh7oiwg6ssezplk5c523pq/bafkreihjf42i2l7gq2jmswgk5nqo2zrlkj4u223lcyhbnj53qeewfj6zzy@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Haven’t posted about the recent voting results (tl;dr I am on a personal accountability journey and focusing on US politics no longer feels like an effective use of time that way) but a friend of mine is very concerned about Mamdani, etc., and I put my feelings together in a way I’d like to share.
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EXPEDITIOUSLY AT LOUD VOLUME
i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
EXPEDITIOUSLY AT LOUD VOLUME
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genuinely beautiful that new york elected a muslim lefty mayor the same day that dick cheney died
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
genuinely beautiful that new york elected a muslim lefty mayor the same day that dick cheney died
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If the door hits Cuomo's ass on the way out, he'll finally get an idea of what it's like to be a woman on his staff.
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
If the door hits Cuomo's ass on the way out, he'll finally get an idea of what it's like to be a woman on his staff.
LETS GO DODGERS 👏👏👏👏👏
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
LETS GO DODGERS 👏👏👏👏👏
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it should have raised more alarms when google changed their motto from "don't be evil" to "go ahead and be as evil as you like"
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
it should have raised more alarms when google changed their motto from "don't be evil" to "go ahead and be as evil as you like"
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Nobody in baseball history has ever deserved a win more.
Will Klein hero game good lord
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Nobody in baseball history has ever deserved a win more.
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important reminder: food banks usually prefer money to direct food donations because they can buy at discounted rates
check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out
check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out
Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’
Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’
Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 November
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
important reminder: food banks usually prefer money to direct food donations because they can buy at discounted rates
check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out
check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out
Cubs are in Istanbul.
ChiSox are in Constantinople.
ChiSox are in Constantinople.
October 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Cubs are in Istanbul.
ChiSox are in Constantinople.
ChiSox are in Constantinople.
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They went to the mattresses to stop this document from coming out it must be absolutely fucking insane. As a CA taxpayer, fuck you UC for saying I shouldn't know what I'm paying for.
BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC must publicly release Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement. UCLA is required to share the document...
www.latimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
They went to the mattresses to stop this document from coming out it must be absolutely fucking insane. As a CA taxpayer, fuck you UC for saying I shouldn't know what I'm paying for.