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Doug Schmidt

@schmidtcity

Journalist, Windsor Star, RTs/follows not endorsements (unless you're really angered — consider those endorsed)

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‘Recipe for disaster’ — Cops, courts, prisons won’t solve what’s needed to revitalize downtown #Windsor. windsorstar.com/news/local-new…

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Whoa! Another top City of Windsor mandarin fired, another 7-figure lawsuit. From The Windsor Star city hall reporter Taylor Campbell: Fired #Windsor planner alleges 'humiliating treatment' in $2.8M lawsuit against city #LocalNewsMatters windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

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Elon Musk This Elon Musk post should be in the Oxford English Dictionary as an example of the definition of gaslighting. Seriously, this is Goebbels-esque.

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In an age of fake news, Photoshop and AI, there are still incredible feats from the actual real world — this remarkable photo is magical timing: 'The story behind that crazy Olympic surfing photo' windsorstar.com/sports/olympic… via The Windsor Star

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'Her stuff was bullet-proof.' Reported on many horrid criminal cases in Justice Pomerance's courtroom — she was always remarkably civil, poised, prepared, respected. '#Windsor's top judge promoted to highest Ontario court' windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

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This is a growing problem everywhere. In autocracies it’s the state that drives this, as part of its social control. In democracies it’s hostile external actors such as some autocratic states, malignant internal organizations and individuals, and sadly, political discourse.

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No surprise to Windsorites, but this tasty pizza piece is raising eyebrows across the nation: #Windsor top destination when it comes to Canada's pizza passion. It's a long read so better get an extra-large. windsorstar.com/feature/canadi… via The Windsor Star

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This will be well worth a downtown #Windsor visit: 'Exceptional work’ — Brancaccio hosts largest ever Windsor Star photo exhibit #LocalNewsMatters windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

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Historic loss for City of Windsor (and great story by reporter Taylor Campbell): 'Lost ‘heritage treasure’ — #Windsor's antique 10,000-pound Aeolian organ moves to Amsterdam' #LocalNewsMatters windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

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Breaking News! Big donors desert University of Windsor in wake of controversial deal with pro-Palestinian protesters. That includes $1M Zekelman grant aimed at helping solve #HousingCrisis. Big scoop by reporter Trevor Wilhelm. #LocalNewsMatters windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

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Are there no limits for Zuckerberg? First, he bans Canadian news, and now it’s Russian news. #SupportLocalNews (but not Russia’s — #SlavaUkraïni)

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A growing number of political comms people seem to need some help with this concept, so here's a crash course: In societies like ours, with a free press, you don't get to tell journalists what questions they are allowed to ask. Ever. Period. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.