Angie Schmitt

Big announcement. Been working in this for 1.5 years and I’m so happy to have found an amazing publishing house working with my amazing literary agency

@2024dion It's a super tough economy.

Why is Michigan such an unattractive place to move? It's one of the most beautiful states, has one massive metro area and 2-3 booming smaller metros, a diversified economy, extremely affordable housing, a top tier flagship university, etc

One for team con re: fare-free transit x.com/nxthompson/sta…

@ajlamesa Thank you. I’m pro-Waymo but it’s such bullshit that we can’t achieve safe streets without them

What’s crazy is I think this was kinda uncontroversial and few decades ago. And then everything got utterly utterly stupid

I’m a political radical because I think kids should be able to play outside and I think adult drivers should be forced to accept some reasonable constraints to allow that.

This is a child I know that was killed. Look how the news bends over backward to blame the kid and absolve the driver. It is so sick how we always do this.

Cool now I’m triggered by my kid’s homework assignment

Debbie downer here but transit advocates who are excited about gas prices aren't gonna be as happy when the costs start hitting the agencies and they start talking about fare hikes or service cutbacks.

An atmospheric scientist interviewed by the WaPo said school car line exhaust "finds its way into classrooms within 35 minutes to 73 minutes. Once inside, it lowers student math and English performance" 👀🤯 washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

I think it's pretty clear that the Democrats contributed to the politicization of the school reopening debate in an election year. Arne played a role in that.

One thing I think we should be more honest about is that most contemporary punditry is really mostly just entertainment for people who work office jobs and want to slack off a little on the clock.

Victory in the social media trial in LA! As of today, we are in a new world: a new era in the fight to protect children from online harms. A jury sided with Kaley and therefore with millions of children: Big Tech is harming kids on an industrial scale. For years, parents were told these harms were exaggerated, anecdotal, or simply the unavoidable cost of growing up online. Today, a jury affirmed what parents have long known: Meta and YouTube were designed to exploit young people, with devastating consequences. For the first time, the law aligns with common sense: social media companies no longer have a special exemption to harm children with impunity. Their shield is gone. They will be treated like any industry that knowingly harms children and lies about it. History will judge them as harshly as the tobacco industry. This bellwether case tested a new legal theory: the harm is not just what algorithms show children, but rather that these products were designed to foster addiction. The companies knew they were harming children by the millions—and did it anyway. They were negligent and dishonest. This outcome belongs first and foremost to the families, especially the many parents who, in the face of unimaginable loss, chose to speak out, demand accountability, and endure a painful legal process so that other children might be spared. This is just the beginning. Thousands of cases will follow, bringing Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube to court. Much work remains in courts, legislatures, schools, and communities. But for now, let us all just savor the long-awaited arrival of justice. nytimes.com/2026/03/25/tec…

Pothole season is when our past greatness peaks through to taunt us.

@JATompkins Some of our streetcar corridors are coming back in Cleveland. After like decades of work.

our neighborhood was originally built off a streetcar line. Today, its built form still reflects that history. I want to bring back that once great vibrancy

Tech Companies Have Never Had to Answer for One of Their Worst Crimes @schmangee angieschmitt.substack.com/p/tech-compani…

We used to have these. They were called Apartment Hotels. They’d consist of a single room with a bathroom, housecleaning, a cafeteria and lounges. Imagine being able to rent month to month and not need to furnish an apartment. It was ideal. Nuts we got rid of these.

New study finds "substantial and persistent negative effects for students with prolonged remote-only exposure" on long-term patterns of student attendance

It's really okay to marry someone, stick with them, and raise kids together. No journalist will write an edgy magazine piece about your lifestyle, but you'll have a great shot at a fulfilling and meaningful life.

Photographing the midwestern gothic

Americans are so dependent on oil. Already the price of gas increase is costing Americans an extra $300 million a day at the pump. It’s a (somewhat) regressive cost, because lower income people pay way larger share of their income on gas.