John Schmid

Economics writer who’s reported from Mitteleuropa, the Middle Kingdom and the American Midwest.
Twitter purged my blue legacy authentication check.

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

Always amazes me: Economists never think about brain science …. but #trauma researchers have a complete grasp of poverty, employability & behavioral economics @journalsentinel #HealMKE #TraumaInformed #neuroscience #mentalhealth #ptsd #resilience
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[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

Milwaukee bike ride

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

“I wrote it, and I said, ‘that’s true’.” And then clicked send. “I don’t think you should ever regret telling the truth. And I don’t.”
@TerryMoran on his twitter post about Stephen Miller & Trump’s policies to separate families & deport non-citizens.
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[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

Yard sign. All black. No words. No images. Put up last November

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Venerable Chicago #print alt-weekly @Chicago_Reader struggles to survive
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Radical subversive figure seen in Chicago

[Amanda Cook @amandacookbooks]

This is the book, more than any other, that has helped me make sense of the Democrats' catastrophic defeat. It traces a direct line from neoliberalism to fascism, and shows us how to get out of this doom loop. I urge people to read it, especially at this moment.

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

“Oh, hi. Did I just catch you doomscrolling again?”

from @Catherine_Price

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Why is Donald Trump threatening to take the Panama Canal? The simplest answer may be that the president-elect is expressing geopolitical machismo https://t.co/NKuwDmEWa7 👇

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

👍🏻: during huge playoff game, NFL player reads dogeared book by @innerexcellence on the sidelines. “I fiercely believe I can do anything and everything, but I’ve got to make sure my mental is good”…“That’s a book that I bring every single game"
@lithub
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[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

Milwaukee Art Museum. Bronze sculpture. “A column of time: One year of the New York Times” @nytimes @MilwaukeeArtMus #print

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

The ever-dysfunctional U.S. “medical” system by Carrie Battan @cbattan:
“Frager started her career to become a therapist. She was hired to schedule 36 patients a week.  She was burned out after a year”
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[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

I think this should be kind of a big deal: @elonmusk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.”

The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.

[Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist @drjenwolkin]

To anyone out there struggling with mental health challenges and “just” surviving, I hope you’re giving yourself a freaking medal right now. You’re stronger than you know. Keep hanging on. -Dr. Jen

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

Some of the finest political journalism at the moment comes from the nations mental health journalists
@natalie_eilbert #JohnLewis @healthyminds @emotionalbrain

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No rest for the weary

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

Terrific, timely assistance here for journalists and newsrooms prepping for whatever legal challenges arise on Election Day and beyond

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[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

Most frightening Halloween costume I can think of is a No. 8 Jets jersey

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having lived in other nations, where big pharma and prorated care obviously have less influence, I’m surprised  so many Americans defend the deeply dysfunctional U.S. medical “system.” Latest example … Exhaustively researched investigation by @propublica
https://t.co/U9duzrmLMb

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

Strolling through the historic German city of Weimar in 2024 and can’t shake the idea that this was home not that long ago to a famously short-lived democracy
#WeimarerRepublik

[John Schmid @GlobalMilwaukee]

“Marjorie Taylor Greene, have a seat, here’s some mushrooms (Just a thought)”
Excellent essay in @newrepublic by @anamariecox about mass psychological trauma in the U.S.
https://t.co/C03C3R6B8M