Laura Schmitt
@schmittpod.bsky.social
Fiction: New England Review, Boulevard, Pinch... Bread baker. I don't know what I'm doing here. Home of Deadline Club and #treepingtom ••• linktr.ee/schmittpod
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the whole article could have just been ten pages of “Brilliant Things Eleanor O’Brien Said,” and some gold was left on the cutting room floor, but this is such a banger of a closer and it’s so very much the theme of today
October 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
the whole article could have just been ten pages of “Brilliant Things Eleanor O’Brien Said,” and some gold was left on the cutting room floor, but this is such a banger of a closer and it’s so very much the theme of today
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it.
Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT FROG.”
He has already made at least one run on the stove.
A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says.
Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT FROG.”
He has already made at least one run on the stove.
A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says.
Signs the Frog Has Been Boiled
A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it. Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT F...
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June 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it.
Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT FROG.”
He has already made at least one run on the stove.
A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says.
Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT FROG.”
He has already made at least one run on the stove.
A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says.
TFW you realize your health care provider has scrubbed the phrase "women's health" from its website and you cannot search for the doctor you need. Cowards. COWARDS. #fuckingcowards
June 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
TFW you realize your health care provider has scrubbed the phrase "women's health" from its website and you cannot search for the doctor you need. Cowards. COWARDS. #fuckingcowards
My dream scenario tbh
people.com/man-in-norwa...
people.com/man-in-norwa...
Man in Norway Wakes Up to Find Huge Ship Has Crashed into His Backyard: 'It Was So Unreal'
A man in Norway was left in shock after waking up to find a container ship in his backyard and just a few meters from his home on Thursday, May 22.
people.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My dream scenario tbh
people.com/man-in-norwa...
people.com/man-in-norwa...
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@acls1919.bsky.social, the AHA, & @modernlanguage.bsky.social filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions of the NEH to devastate the agency, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. 🗃️
American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities - AHA
Lawsuit aims to reinstate NEH grant programs, divisions, and staff. For Immediate Release / May 1, 2025 (New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Assoc...
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May 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@acls1919.bsky.social, the AHA, & @modernlanguage.bsky.social filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions of the NEH to devastate the agency, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. 🗃️
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Can’t wait to read stories with Taco Bell references in a bunch of journals after we all get rejected by @tacobellquarterly.org
April 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Can’t wait to read stories with Taco Bell references in a bunch of journals after we all get rejected by @tacobellquarterly.org
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When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
April 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
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Have you visited a physical bookstore lately? They're delightful. There are actual people there. You can touch the books, flip through them, smell them, and marvel at the crazy way the shop has decided to group the books. Sometimes an author even shows up to read part of her book to you.
April 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Have you visited a physical bookstore lately? They're delightful. There are actual people there. You can touch the books, flip through them, smell them, and marvel at the crazy way the shop has decided to group the books. Sometimes an author even shows up to read part of her book to you.
And also Stories Books and Cafe www.storiesla.com
Stories Books & Cafe
los angeles independent bookstore echo park
www.storiesla.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
And also Stories Books and Cafe www.storiesla.com
Now that I live in LA I feel lucky to live near Skylight Books www.skylightbooks.com/new-front
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April 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Now that I live in LA I feel lucky to live near Skylight Books www.skylightbooks.com/new-front
Most of the NYC Indy bookstores I haunted have closed but Book Culture (neé Labyrinth) still stands. www.bookculture.com
www.bookculture.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Most of the NYC Indy bookstores I haunted have closed but Book Culture (neé Labyrinth) still stands. www.bookculture.com
For Independent Bookstore Day, I thought I’d highlight a few of my fave bookstores, starting off with D.G. Wills in La Jolla, CA, which sells new and used books and was a haven for me in high school.
www.dgwillsbooks.com
www.dgwillsbooks.com
D.G.Wills Books
www.dgwillsbooks.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
For Independent Bookstore Day, I thought I’d highlight a few of my fave bookstores, starting off with D.G. Wills in La Jolla, CA, which sells new and used books and was a haven for me in high school.
www.dgwillsbooks.com
www.dgwillsbooks.com
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one of the greatest letterman performances AND one of the great (greatest?) rock songs of the 2000s youtu.be/SlHrCg67axw?...
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me (Live on Letterman)
YouTube video by TVOnTheRadioVEVO
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April 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
one of the greatest letterman performances AND one of the great (greatest?) rock songs of the 2000s youtu.be/SlHrCg67axw?...
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Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
April 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
How many times will I expand and contract this story
April 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
How many times will I expand and contract this story
TFW you are 70% through your application letter to the Elizabeth George Foundation and you find out the grant is no longer.
April 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
TFW you are 70% through your application letter to the Elizabeth George Foundation and you find out the grant is no longer.
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Bat, Literally Translated into English.
Map by me
Map by me
April 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Bat, Literally Translated into English.
Map by me
Map by me
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Just read the email from Harvard about suing the feds and man, the PR people at Columbia right now must be under a table in shambles. So much of the defense was always about framing and narrative…
April 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Just read the email from Harvard about suing the feds and man, the PR people at Columbia right now must be under a table in shambles. So much of the defense was always about framing and narrative…
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Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
April 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
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My son just saw this in a parking lot in Kansas City 😆
April 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My son just saw this in a parking lot in Kansas City 😆
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“Consider Fort Sill, which—before it was a site of Japanese American incarceration, before it was used to detain migrant children—was founded as … a base from which war was waged against the Comanche, the Kiowa, and the Cheyenne.”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Legacies of Japanese American Incarceration | Francisco Cantú
Brandon Shimoda’s book about how the descendants and survivors of the United States’ Japanese internment camps try to keep their families’ histories alive is also a look at the brutal system of migran...
www.nybooks.com
April 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“Consider Fort Sill, which—before it was a site of Japanese American incarceration, before it was used to detain migrant children—was founded as … a base from which war was waged against the Comanche, the Kiowa, and the Cheyenne.”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...