Erik
@erikschwartz.bsky.social
Tech founder in midcoast Maine. Streaming media and sports tech. Founded Tempus Ex, Synchronize TV, Foneshow, and currently working on InSync.
Sailing (Pacific Seacraft 37), Cooking, Barebow archery, Dad of four, Husband of Katy.
Sailing (Pacific Seacraft 37), Cooking, Barebow archery, Dad of four, Husband of Katy.
J.D. Vance is just making shit up.
January 22, 2026 at 8:01 PM
J.D. Vance is just making shit up.
The truly ironic thing about ICE invading Lewiston Maine is that there is a very solid argument that Somali immigration saved Lewiston. That population is a major driver of economic and cultural activity in the city.
Without Somali immigrants Lewiston would be another dying mill town.
Without Somali immigrants Lewiston would be another dying mill town.
January 21, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The truly ironic thing about ICE invading Lewiston Maine is that there is a very solid argument that Somali immigration saved Lewiston. That population is a major driver of economic and cultural activity in the city.
Without Somali immigrants Lewiston would be another dying mill town.
Without Somali immigrants Lewiston would be another dying mill town.
That was one of the most embarrassing speeches ever made by a world leader.
January 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
That was one of the most embarrassing speeches ever made by a world leader.
I only want the Sudetenland...
January 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I only want the Sudetenland...
If Trump wants Greenland taking it by force is his only option.
He can negotiate a deal to buy Greenland (he probably actually can't get that deal done) but at the end of the day congress has to authorize the funds and there's no chance he's got 60 votes in the senate to spend $750B on it.
He can negotiate a deal to buy Greenland (he probably actually can't get that deal done) but at the end of the day congress has to authorize the funds and there's no chance he's got 60 votes in the senate to spend $750B on it.
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 AM
If Trump wants Greenland taking it by force is his only option.
He can negotiate a deal to buy Greenland (he probably actually can't get that deal done) but at the end of the day congress has to authorize the funds and there's no chance he's got 60 votes in the senate to spend $750B on it.
He can negotiate a deal to buy Greenland (he probably actually can't get that deal done) but at the end of the day congress has to authorize the funds and there's no chance he's got 60 votes in the senate to spend $750B on it.
They are just waiting for their Reichstag fire moment.
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
They are just waiting for their Reichstag fire moment.
I'm trying to think of a reason why oil companies would invest tens of billions of dollars to revamp Venezuelan oil fields when oil is below $60/barrel.
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I'm trying to think of a reason why oil companies would invest tens of billions of dollars to revamp Venezuelan oil fields when oil is below $60/barrel.
So I guess we are back in the nation building business?
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
So I guess we are back in the nation building business?
So we used a $13B warship (plus its air wing and task force) to attack a small boat smuggling marijuana (that may have been headed to the US). A drug which is legal in many US states and Trump himself has declared that he wants to legalize.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Grim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So we used a $13B warship (plus its air wing and task force) to attack a small boat smuggling marijuana (that may have been headed to the US). A drug which is legal in many US states and Trump himself has declared that he wants to legalize.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
If the guy they arrested for planting the RNC and the DNC bombs just claims he was doing this as a part of the January 6th riot wouldn't he already have been pardoned by Trump?
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If the guy they arrested for planting the RNC and the DNC bombs just claims he was doing this as a part of the January 6th riot wouldn't he already have been pardoned by Trump?
The lesson of the Mamdani victory is not the popularity of democratic socialism, it is the yearning for generational change.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The lesson of the Mamdani victory is not the popularity of democratic socialism, it is the yearning for generational change.
Soon we are going to need health checkpoints and possibly quarantine for people coming and going to Florida.
That's going to screw up their tourism industry.
That's going to screw up their tourism industry.
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Soon we are going to need health checkpoints and possibly quarantine for people coming and going to Florida.
That's going to screw up their tourism industry.
That's going to screw up their tourism industry.
Reposted by Erik
The source code for the TM SGNL apps (basically a backdoored version of Signal used by Trump officials) is public! Since it's open source, I've pushed it to github for easier research micahflee.com/heres-the-so...
Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials
Yesterday, I published an analysis of what I could publicly find about TM SGNL, the obscure and unofficial Signal app used by Mike Waltz, and presumably also by Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, ...
micahflee.com
May 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The source code for the TM SGNL apps (basically a backdoored version of Signal used by Trump officials) is public! Since it's open source, I've pushed it to github for easier research micahflee.com/heres-the-so...
It’s the anniversary of the day that we as a people decided that having a King was no longer acceptable.
It’s still not acceptable. Let us not forget that.
It’s still not acceptable. Let us not forget that.
April 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
It’s the anniversary of the day that we as a people decided that having a King was no longer acceptable.
It’s still not acceptable. Let us not forget that.
It’s still not acceptable. Let us not forget that.
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I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation
Coming December 2025.
Trump's war on Christmas.
No one can afford decorations. No one can afford presents.
Trump's war on Christmas.
No one can afford decorations. No one can afford presents.
April 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Coming December 2025.
Trump's war on Christmas.
No one can afford decorations. No one can afford presents.
Trump's war on Christmas.
No one can afford decorations. No one can afford presents.
Stefanik must be so pissed off.
March 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Stefanik must be so pissed off.
Well this makes it all worse... www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...
www.spiegel.de
March 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Well this makes it all worse... www.spiegel.de/internationa...
In a defensive war a stalemate IS winning.
Just ask the Vietnamese. Or the Mujahideen.
Just ask the Vietnamese. Or the Mujahideen.
March 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In a defensive war a stalemate IS winning.
Just ask the Vietnamese. Or the Mujahideen.
Just ask the Vietnamese. Or the Mujahideen.
Make Money Laundering Great Again
BREAKING: The government will no longer require shell companies to disclose their owners and beneficiaries.
Wealthy corporations and individuals may now hide their profits from the public.
Wealthy corporations and individuals may now hide their profits from the public.
Trump Celebrates Destroying Anti-Money-Laundering Law
Donald Trump is excited about one of the Treasury Department’s most sinister moves yet.
newrepublic.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Make Money Laundering Great Again
Portland Maine has fewer than 70,000 residents. For a city that size this restaurant list is bonkers in both scope and quality. www.pressherald.com/2025/02/27/b...
Best 75 places to eat and drink in Greater Portland in 2025
Former Press Herald restaurant critic Andrew Ross’ picks for the area’s top restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries and bars.
www.pressherald.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Portland Maine has fewer than 70,000 residents. For a city that size this restaurant list is bonkers in both scope and quality. www.pressherald.com/2025/02/27/b...