Drive_swiftly
@driveswiftly.bsky.social
Maybe it's time to move into the woods... but I'll give it a shot over here first. Aspirational hiker and bad runner, politics and data nerd, beer enthusiast and carb disposal.
Trump tank economy
Breaking news: The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent, the highest since 2021, underscoring concerns about the strength of the economy.
Labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October, November; unemployment rate up
The labor market cool down continued this fall, according to new jobs numbers released on a delayed scheduled by the Labor Department.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Trump tank economy
Trump take jobs
Here's my back-of-the-napkin chart of the November jobs numbers over the last decade.
This is like reading the heartbeat monitor of a patient who is about to code. "She's dead, Jim"
This is like reading the heartbeat monitor of a patient who is about to code. "She's dead, Jim"
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Trump take jobs
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will every NFL game have a moment of silence or is that only for white supremacists who were presenting a racist rationale for our unfettered gun massacre culture when shot
I'm having trouble finding the "America Mourns Rob and Michelle Reiner" piece from the NY Times Editorial Board.
December 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
will every NFL game have a moment of silence or is that only for white supremacists who were presenting a racist rationale for our unfettered gun massacre culture when shot
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I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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Two heartbreaking shootings took place this weekend. One country said “never again!” The other said “welp, just another day in a great country”. There are solutions, the US government just values money over human life. We don’t need guns, people just want guns.
December 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Two heartbreaking shootings took place this weekend. One country said “never again!” The other said “welp, just another day in a great country”. There are solutions, the US government just values money over human life. We don’t need guns, people just want guns.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Thank goodness tragedy was averted. But we shouldn't even be there with our military in the first place.
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Thank goodness tragedy was averted. But we shouldn't even be there with our military in the first place.
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this story is just bullet point after bullet point of naked corruption
Intel appoints Trump economic adviser as head of government affairs
Intel on Monday appointed an economic adviser to U.S. President Trump as its head of government affairs, months after the U.S. government took a 10% stake in the U.S. chipmaker.
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
this story is just bullet point after bullet point of naked corruption
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Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
Why is the FBI out keeping people from patching their roofs right before christmas? Kidnapping people for the grinch, SMH.
In Amherst, New York, an ICE raid on a roofing crew resulted in one worker being slammed into a snowbank and kidnapped. Another worker, who posed no threat, was threatened at gunpoint while standing on the roof.
December 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Why is the FBI out keeping people from patching their roofs right before christmas? Kidnapping people for the grinch, SMH.
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There are two types of people during the holidays
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
There are two types of people during the holidays
It's only verboten to speak ill of the dead if they campaigned for the current occupant of the WH.
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It's only verboten to speak ill of the dead if they campaigned for the current occupant of the WH.
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This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
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NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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Oh god no. He’s one of the nicest men I’ve ever met in my entire life. The one day I met him he went out of his way to make me feel welcomed and valued. Please let this be a mistake
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Oh god no. He’s one of the nicest men I’ve ever met in my entire life. The one day I met him he went out of his way to make me feel welcomed and valued. Please let this be a mistake
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Rupert Murdoch was infamously in Epstein’s Black Book. Punch Sulzberger tried to get Epstein to come to The NY Times.
And then there is Maggie Haberman whose mom literally worked for Epstein’s (and Trump’s!) publicist.
No disclosures anywhere. No nothing. Quite the oversight!
And then there is Maggie Haberman whose mom literally worked for Epstein’s (and Trump’s!) publicist.
No disclosures anywhere. No nothing. Quite the oversight!
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Rupert Murdoch was infamously in Epstein’s Black Book. Punch Sulzberger tried to get Epstein to come to The NY Times.
And then there is Maggie Haberman whose mom literally worked for Epstein’s (and Trump’s!) publicist.
No disclosures anywhere. No nothing. Quite the oversight!
And then there is Maggie Haberman whose mom literally worked for Epstein’s (and Trump’s!) publicist.
No disclosures anywhere. No nothing. Quite the oversight!
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It's because she doesn't know how to be the head of CBS News. Just no clue what a person in this role does. Similar to how Pete Hegseth and Sean Duffy don't know how to be cabinet secretaries.
A hallmark of this movement is people being out of their depth. It says, "expertise is unnecessary."
A hallmark of this movement is people being out of their depth. It says, "expertise is unnecessary."
I’m sorry but why is the head of cbs news on tv herself
December 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
It's because she doesn't know how to be the head of CBS News. Just no clue what a person in this role does. Similar to how Pete Hegseth and Sean Duffy don't know how to be cabinet secretaries.
A hallmark of this movement is people being out of their depth. It says, "expertise is unnecessary."
A hallmark of this movement is people being out of their depth. It says, "expertise is unnecessary."
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And yet in RFK Jr’s recent MAHA report, published by the White House, called “Make Our Children Healthy Again,” there was not a single mention of guns
Not one mention of the top cause of child death in America
It’s almost as if they don’t actually want to do anything to improve children‘s lives
Not one mention of the top cause of child death in America
It’s almost as if they don’t actually want to do anything to improve children‘s lives
Gun violence is the number-one cause of death for children. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Distracting the public’: group of health professionals call for RFK Jr to be removed
Ahead of the second Maha report, grassroots Defend Public Health warns that everything HHS is doing is ‘horrifying’
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
And yet in RFK Jr’s recent MAHA report, published by the White House, called “Make Our Children Healthy Again,” there was not a single mention of guns
Not one mention of the top cause of child death in America
It’s almost as if they don’t actually want to do anything to improve children‘s lives
Not one mention of the top cause of child death in America
It’s almost as if they don’t actually want to do anything to improve children‘s lives
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In my opinion the president shouldn't constantly be like "Holy shit did you guys see this?" and repeating a thing he kinda heard on TV. I don't think that should be mostly what the president does.
He issued a correction, proving why he needs to stfu and let the cops do their jobs.
It’s a a goddamned ongoing tragedy, not a reality TV show, primed for him to drop the big reveal.
It’s a a goddamned ongoing tragedy, not a reality TV show, primed for him to drop the big reveal.
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
In my opinion the president shouldn't constantly be like "Holy shit did you guys see this?" and repeating a thing he kinda heard on TV. I don't think that should be mostly what the president does.
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When you can’t say “sorry we capitulated to bigots” because you’re afraid the bigots might hear you, so you just throw some glitter around and hope for the best.
The chain unveiled its first-ever concept store in SoHo this week, adorned with stylish apparel, designer collaborations, and beauty products — all key areas that its incoming CEO hopes will revive its former "Tar-zhay" glory.
https://cnn.it/48W8CAk
https://cnn.it/48W8CAk
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
When you can’t say “sorry we capitulated to bigots” because you’re afraid the bigots might hear you, so you just throw some glitter around and hope for the best.
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And then there’s the story about Alex Karp’s not-at-all-weird interview (for lack of a better word) with Oswald Mosley’s grandson for a senior position at Palantir.
December 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
And then there’s the story about Alex Karp’s not-at-all-weird interview (for lack of a better word) with Oswald Mosley’s grandson for a senior position at Palantir.
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Every ironworker in the original photo was smarter, more industrious, and contributed more positively to the world than the losers on Time’s cover, which is an affront to real working people.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_a...
December 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Every ironworker in the original photo was smarter, more industrious, and contributed more positively to the world than the losers on Time’s cover, which is an affront to real working people.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_a...
I really hate this timeline, and that I will ever have to explain it to anyone
NEW: Donald Trump confirms he loves minors.
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I really hate this timeline, and that I will ever have to explain it to anyone