Cynthia Swanson
@cynswanauthor.bsky.social
Author of suspense novels Anyone But Her, The Glass Forest & The Bookseller; editor of Denver Noir. Developmental editor, content editor, ghostwriter. Reader, walker, hiker, skier, urban farmer. Blue to the core.
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Time for a news-y edition of The What If Journal -- a couple of special announcements, and just some fun and inspiring times in NYC. (No Mamdani sighting, sadly.)
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"And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye clear. What we need is here."
From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry: bookshop.org/a/862/9781582430379
#poem #booksky #writing
From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry: bookshop.org/a/862/9781582430379
#poem #booksky #writing
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye clear. What we need is here."
From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry: bookshop.org/a/862/9781582430379
#poem #booksky #writing
From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry: bookshop.org/a/862/9781582430379
#poem #booksky #writing
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Meanwhile on Hellsite, who knew all the Elon bots were Nigerian? 🤡
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Meanwhile on Hellsite, who knew all the Elon bots were Nigerian? 🤡
Yep
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Yep
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Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
Update on my spice rack:
- Everything useful
- Nothing past its prime
- All useless clutter gone
Exactly what we hope for when a new Congress is sworn in in January 2027.
- Everything useful
- Nothing past its prime
- All useless clutter gone
Exactly what we hope for when a new Congress is sworn in in January 2027.
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Update on my spice rack:
- Everything useful
- Nothing past its prime
- All useless clutter gone
Exactly what we hope for when a new Congress is sworn in in January 2027.
- Everything useful
- Nothing past its prime
- All useless clutter gone
Exactly what we hope for when a new Congress is sworn in in January 2027.
He had his flaws like everyone else...but he truly seemed to have the country's interests at heart.
Have you read @stephenking.bsky.social 's 11/22/63? Fascinating take on what might have happened if JFK's assassination was prevented.
Have you read @stephenking.bsky.social 's 11/22/63? Fascinating take on what might have happened if JFK's assassination was prevented.
A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
He had his flaws like everyone else...but he truly seemed to have the country's interests at heart.
Have you read @stephenking.bsky.social 's 11/22/63? Fascinating take on what might have happened if JFK's assassination was prevented.
Have you read @stephenking.bsky.social 's 11/22/63? Fascinating take on what might have happened if JFK's assassination was prevented.
Ouch!
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Ouch!
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Loving that the big monitors on the sides of the stage at Remove the Regime say, "Congress, this is on you."
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Loving that the big monitors on the sides of the stage at Remove the Regime say, "Congress, this is on you."
Sorry, NYT -- but what the actual fuck???
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sorry, NYT -- but what the actual fuck???
I love Rapid City (son is in college there, at South Dakota Mines), but tragically, this corner is also the location of our favorite Rapid hotel, the historic Alex Johnson. Guess I will be giving lots of one-finger salutes from now on.
11-25-2025
What a Thanksgiving treat Rapid City #Felon47 #FascistGOP pedophile #EpsteinFiles white power hand sign throwing statue being placed.
Great opportunities for future photo ops
🦅🇺🇸
#IndivisibleRapidCity #indivisible #Felon47 #SouthDakota #FascistGOP
www.kotatv.com/2025/11/20/p...
What a Thanksgiving treat Rapid City #Felon47 #FascistGOP pedophile #EpsteinFiles white power hand sign throwing statue being placed.
Great opportunities for future photo ops
🦅🇺🇸
#IndivisibleRapidCity #indivisible #Felon47 #SouthDakota #FascistGOP
www.kotatv.com/2025/11/20/p...
President Trump’s bronze statue to be permanently placed in downtown Rapid City
The latest addition to the City of Presidents will be located at the corner of St. Joseph Street and 6th Street.
www.kotatv.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I love Rapid City (son is in college there, at South Dakota Mines), but tragically, this corner is also the location of our favorite Rapid hotel, the historic Alex Johnson. Guess I will be giving lots of one-finger salutes from now on.
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The spice cabinet is out of hand, with many hangers-on who have been there way past their prime. Time for a clearing-out.
Kind of like Congress...
Kind of like Congress...
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The spice cabinet is out of hand, with many hangers-on who have been there way past their prime. Time for a clearing-out.
Kind of like Congress...
Kind of like Congress...
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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
Time for a news-y edition of The What If Journal -- a couple of special announcements, and just some fun and inspiring times in NYC. (No Mamdani sighting, sadly.)
thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/a-couple-o...
thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/a-couple-o...
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Time for a news-y edition of The What If Journal -- a couple of special announcements, and just some fun and inspiring times in NYC. (No Mamdani sighting, sadly.)
thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/a-couple-o...
thewhatifjournal.substack.com/p/a-couple-o...
Reposted by Cynthia Swanson
An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Not sure how many more almost-losses (or worse, losses) against mediocre teams that I can take this season from the Green Bay Packers. #HeartAttackPack
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Not sure how many more almost-losses (or worse, losses) against mediocre teams that I can take this season from the Green Bay Packers. #HeartAttackPack
I adore this. We need more Mamdanis in charge.
11695 I’m talking to you! We’ve received over 50K resumes, from every single zip code in NYC… except for one.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
November 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I adore this. We need more Mamdanis in charge.
And that sharp bark. Before we adopted our corgi-cattle dog rescue, we had little experience with corgis and were unaware of the bark. My ears have still not forgiven me.
But dammit, she is cute.
But dammit, she is cute.
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
And that sharp bark. Before we adopted our corgi-cattle dog rescue, we had little experience with corgis and were unaware of the bark. My ears have still not forgiven me.
But dammit, she is cute.
But dammit, she is cute.
I have a sneaking suspicion that this so-called cozy cottage book stand (AKA, the latest in ruin-your-books functionality) was designed by the same evil person who, “to achieve a uniform look,” suggested turning all books to a spines-inward position on one's bookshelf.
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I have a sneaking suspicion that this so-called cozy cottage book stand (AKA, the latest in ruin-your-books functionality) was designed by the same evil person who, “to achieve a uniform look,” suggested turning all books to a spines-inward position on one's bookshelf.
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
They're glad I'm home. I'm glad, too. Love NY, but happy to have made it back to Denver late last night.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
They're glad I'm home. I'm glad, too. Love NY, but happy to have made it back to Denver late last night.