(1/2) Don't side with the robber, it's illegal.

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In the next issue of Schmalk magazine: Michaelina Wautier’s Triumph of Bacchus (1650) meets modern politics.

Our author Giorgio Vasari writes an allegorical poem connecting Bacchus—the god of intoxication and collective frenzy—to the spectacle of 2025’s world stage.

From divine ecstasy to political delirium, the procession continues.

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"The employees of the Redundancy Accounting and Waste Department were all given new names to protect their identities. Unfortunately, LS was not able to choose the alias, instead a colleague who found his old Yahoo Mail account decided to give him that name, and it stuck. This is how most aliases were chosen, the only exception being Harry Balsewitz, who was given a nickname instead."

Excerpt from "Minister Long Schlong Takes a Stand" by Gottfried Ursel. Read it now on https://www.schmalk.com/minister-long-schlong-takes-a-stand

(1/2) On July 4th 2026, the United States turns 250.

To mark the occasion, the government unveils its plan for a new America-centric calendar system — one in which 1776 becomes Year 0.

A short story about the power of time-keeping by Schmalk author W. Dupris.

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