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S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

I am getting really tired of this. We need a super hero to set this government to rights before we explode.

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Just To Be Clear

I'm trying really hard not to be screechy. Everybody and their mothers are writing about what's happening in Minnesota these days. Some of i...

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February 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Another Minnesotan chimes in.
You can take the girl out of Minnesota, but thewysiwyg.blog/2026/01/26/y...

You can take the girl out of Minnesota, but - The WYSIWYG* Blog

Even though I left Minnesota over forty-five years ago, I still have family and friends living there.

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January 28, 2026 at 3:49 PM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

It remains pretty scary here. Domestic terrorism has come to our streets...and the terrorists are the feds. How do we unpack this?
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Domestic Terrorism In Our Streets

We, the People of Minnesota, are on overload. Processing the events of the last week are damn near impossible. We are living in a surreal wa...

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January 27, 2026 at 3:17 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Believe it or not, I'm running outta stuff to say...and not for lack of material. My beliefs are over-suspended.

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I wish I had a clever title for this.

Well, I'm back in Minnesota and none too thrilled with the idea. This is one scary place right now. On the advice of a friend who knows ab...

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January 20, 2026 at 2:16 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

And then she was dead. How is this America?
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"That's fine, dude; I'm not mad at you."

Renee Good (z"l) And then she was dead. Dead. Shot through the windshield. I cannot begin to express, verbalize, define, or even speak about...

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January 13, 2026 at 1:26 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Theoretically, I'm on holiday....or not.

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

My happy place I ditched winter and I am on my grand tour of California. Not kidding. I flew to SFO for a family bar mitzvah in Walnut Creek...

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January 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

As I ride off into the sunset of another year...
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Obviously, I Didn't Die

Apparently, I was a victim of Influenza A. How anyone can tell A from B or C or XYZ is beyond me, nor do I care enough to find out. What I ...

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December 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

The blog explains it all
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For a while there, I thought I was actively dying.

Not kidding. I felt weird when I went to bed Saturday night. Whatever took me down, did it fast. By mid-morning on Sunday, I was reviewing ...

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December 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

There's just no ending, is there?

Understanding Globalization...or not

Denver, Nov. 30, 2023. Photo by Carin M. Smilk. When I first started hearing chants for GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA, I thought it was some kind o...

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December 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Things are feeling a bit dark these days...and I don't think it's the weather.

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Does It Really Matter?

Jaylani Hussein In the land of excessive weird, my weird-shit-o-meter went off the scale last week. In a press conference on November 24th, ...

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December 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Thus it begins.
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Thus It Begins

I have two catch-phrases these days. They are not interchangeable, yet they are somewhat related. In no particular order, they are: If some...

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November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

My bags are packed, I'm ready to go.....not really. But back to my regularly misscheduled life.
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Live and In Person: The WP in Israel ~ Week 3

Last Tuesday, we made the trip south to the Nova Festival site. Nothing, not even seeing the shelters in which kids hid during the attack pr...

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November 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Still in Israel and loving every minute of it.

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Live and In Person: The WP in Israel ~ Week 2

Writing from outside the US is an opportunity to explore a different perspective and, perhaps, to see my country through different eyes. Tha...

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October 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Coming to you live and in person from Herzliya. What a phenomenal time to be here! wifelyperson.blogspot.com/2025/10/live...

Live and In Person: The WP in Israel

Einav Zanguaker reunited fwith her son,Matan It’s hard to know where to begin this week...or not. So, let’s start with the obvious: I am ...

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October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Going up early because tonight is first night of Sukkot. And I gotta say, dictating the blog was a real trip.
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Things NOT on my Bingo card.

Well, this is gonna be a very short blog this week. It seems that I was brutally attacked on Friday afternoon by an Orrefors Corona bowl fil...

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October 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

Sorry, folks. Not sorry. I was on a tear tonight.
Wishing those who observe and easy fast and a meaningful Yom Kippur.
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When Do I Get My MedBed Card?

I worked really hard to find the fake medbed video, but the closest I came was finding a screen shot. Honestly, I don't know why people are ...

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September 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

May you all be inscribed in the Book of Life for a sweet New Year!
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Going Up Early Because Rosh HaShanah Begins Monday Night.

Local apples & honey, matzah ball soup, squash, 8 Lbs of brisket table set by grandkids ...

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September 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM

S.J.

@sjschwaidelson.bsky.social

This whole Charlie Kirk thing is creeping me out on a bunch of levels. I'm gonna bet it's creeping you out, too.

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