Fritz Swanson
@fritzswanson.bsky.social
Co-Founder The Index, and The Printing Stewards. Writer, printer, teacher. Dad. fritzswanson.com
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Publisher and Printer of theindexpress.com
Publisher of themanchestermirror.com @manchestermirror.bsky.social
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Fritz Swanson
@fritzswanson.bsky.social
· Mar 16
A student confessed that they produced an essay draft with AI, but that they had intended to revise it later so that it would "sound like" them, and therefore they intended to do right. I feel as though I have failed this person so so utterly. What a work "sounds like" has no bearing on its value.
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BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
Billionaire power trying to wear democratic institutions like a dead skin. Eventually the Washington Post was just too uncomfortable for Bezos.
a man is sitting in the driver 's seat of a green truck and adjusting his hair .
ALT: a man is sitting in the driver 's seat of a green truck and adjusting his hair .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Billionaire power trying to wear democratic institutions like a dead skin. Eventually the Washington Post was just too uncomfortable for Bezos.
I think a lot about Radiator Springs. When RT66 was cut by the interstate, the town died. Like how the Indus Valley Civ collapsed when the course of the river changed. The internet killed the ad system that supported journalism, replacing human editors with the algo. We live in Radiator Springs.
a poster for radiator springs a happy place with cars in front of it
ALT: a poster for radiator springs a happy place with cars in front of it
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I think a lot about Radiator Springs. When RT66 was cut by the interstate, the town died. Like how the Indus Valley Civ collapsed when the course of the river changed. The internet killed the ad system that supported journalism, replacing human editors with the algo. We live in Radiator Springs.
The Epstein Files are a symptom of how weak the old elites have become. We’re drifting into an anarchic global moment, when the powerful can’t even collude to protect themselves. It’s a short term positive for the victims, but it bodes ill for the world. Because it means chaos is coming.
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The Epstein Files are a symptom of how weak the old elites have become. We’re drifting into an anarchic global moment, when the powerful can’t even collude to protect themselves. It’s a short term positive for the victims, but it bodes ill for the world. Because it means chaos is coming.
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I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
David Foster Wallace studied tax accounting at a business college as he prepared his final novel, THE PALE KING. I became an accomplished letterpress printer while researching… oh yeah, that book is still unfinished.
For my nautical fantasy I learned to scuba dive, to sail, consulted a navy captain about swordfighting, studied iguana biology, swam in lochs and rivers and seas, mucked about endlessly with archery and axes and knives
I mean I did all that before I decided to write it, but it still counts
I mean I did all that before I decided to write it, but it still counts
February 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
David Foster Wallace studied tax accounting at a business college as he prepared his final novel, THE PALE KING. I became an accomplished letterpress printer while researching… oh yeah, that book is still unfinished.
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
In my family we play multi-person Solitaire. It’s the same as regular, but you can play on each others’ aces. In true solitaire you play conservatively, avoiding a deadlock. But in multi you play fast. Only one can win. We’ve shifted the country into a manic race.
on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
February 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
In my family we play multi-person Solitaire. It’s the same as regular, but you can play on each others’ aces. In true solitaire you play conservatively, avoiding a deadlock. But in multi you play fast. Only one can win. We’ve shifted the country into a manic race.
I wish @gracerandolph.bsky.social would dig into this and find the truth.
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I wish @gracerandolph.bsky.social would dig into this and find the truth.
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
If AI works perfectly, it kills the need for human labor. Management says they will share the money produced and support everyone with UBI. But don’t you think it’s more likely they will realize their standard of living can be sustained with 1% of the population? If we die, they have Automated Eden.
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
If AI works perfectly, it kills the need for human labor. Management says they will share the money produced and support everyone with UBI. But don’t you think it’s more likely they will realize their standard of living can be sustained with 1% of the population? If we die, they have Automated Eden.
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if the cops are against their citizens getting murdered and abducted, they should stop the guys doing it
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
if the cops are against their citizens getting murdered and abducted, they should stop the guys doing it
Gold Snake, 2028!!!!
Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Gold Snake, 2028!!!!
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Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
February 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Neil Gaiman has announced all of his sleazy extramarital stuff was “consensual”, despite the testimony of the women involved. And maybe someone should speak up and say that’s still not ok. Infidelity is still something a lot of people reasonably disapprove of. I do. He was a hero of mine. He sucks.
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Neil Gaiman has announced all of his sleazy extramarital stuff was “consensual”, despite the testimony of the women involved. And maybe someone should speak up and say that’s still not ok. Infidelity is still something a lot of people reasonably disapprove of. I do. He was a hero of mine. He sucks.
It was worker exploitation all along.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It was worker exploitation all along.
We need to calculate the possibility that just because we have a handful of men who have made historically huge fortunes, it doesn’t mean any of them are actually good at business. First movers in a nascent industry that turned into free money glitches feels more and more like cruel luck.
February 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
We need to calculate the possibility that just because we have a handful of men who have made historically huge fortunes, it doesn’t mean any of them are actually good at business. First movers in a nascent industry that turned into free money glitches feels more and more like cruel luck.
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OH PLEASE LET IT BE TRUE!!!
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
BREAKING: Rumors are swirling in DC that Bill Clinton will spill the beans on EVERYTHING he knows about Epstein & tRumpstein, leading not only to impeachment, but prosecution!!
This might be why tRumpstein is suddenly so nice to the Clintons... 🥲
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
BREAKING: Rumors are swirling in DC that Bill Clinton will spill the beans on EVERYTHING he knows about Epstein & tRumpstein, leading not only to impeachment, but prosecution!!
This might be why tRumpstein is suddenly so nice to the Clintons... 🥲
February 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
OH PLEASE LET IT BE TRUE!!!
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
BREAKING: Rumors are swirling in DC that Bill Clinton will spill the beans on EVERYTHING he knows about Epstein & tRumpstein, leading not only to impeachment, but prosecution!!
This might be why tRumpstein is suddenly so nice to the Clintons... 🥲
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
BREAKING: Rumors are swirling in DC that Bill Clinton will spill the beans on EVERYTHING he knows about Epstein & tRumpstein, leading not only to impeachment, but prosecution!!
This might be why tRumpstein is suddenly so nice to the Clintons... 🥲
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what if the real sex trafficking cabal was just the patriarchy we made along the way
February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
what if the real sex trafficking cabal was just the patriarchy we made along the way
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i will never stop thinking about the intersection of epstein and the shitty media men list
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
i will never stop thinking about the intersection of epstein and the shitty media men list
Feminists: the personal is political, making the private public. MAGA: the political is personal, making the public private. Don’t doxx me while I tear gas you, I’m too fragile.
MAGA wants the world to be Twitter, for violence and hate to be everywhere, and everywhere to be their mom’s basement.
MAGA wants the world to be Twitter, for violence and hate to be everywhere, and everywhere to be their mom’s basement.
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Feminists: the personal is political, making the private public. MAGA: the political is personal, making the public private. Don’t doxx me while I tear gas you, I’m too fragile.
MAGA wants the world to be Twitter, for violence and hate to be everywhere, and everywhere to be their mom’s basement.
MAGA wants the world to be Twitter, for violence and hate to be everywhere, and everywhere to be their mom’s basement.
True but not. Ignore faces, watch structure. When we had human editors running few regional monopolies, novices like Rogan were rare. But a robot editor sorting millions of indy creators can’t conceive of expertise. It just optimizes for ad clicks, regardless of consequence. And now people are dead.
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
True but not. Ignore faces, watch structure. When we had human editors running few regional monopolies, novices like Rogan were rare. But a robot editor sorting millions of indy creators can’t conceive of expertise. It just optimizes for ad clicks, regardless of consequence. And now people are dead.
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A little guide to organizing secure Signal group chats... just in case you find yourself needing to securely organize a Signal group chat for your community. Gift link! tinyurl.com/bdx5affn
A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats
Key privacy settings and best practices.
tinyurl.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
A little guide to organizing secure Signal group chats... just in case you find yourself needing to securely organize a Signal group chat for your community. Gift link! tinyurl.com/bdx5affn
They really don’t need to be armed. None of this requires firearms. Ten guys can grab one guy without a gun.
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
They really don’t need to be armed. None of this requires firearms. Ten guys can grab one guy without a gun.
We don’t process immigrants fast enough, and that forces them to become undocumented, because they want to be here and our economy wants them here. But we can’t unkink the system, because the GOP base wants a white conservative nation, so refuses to negotiate. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/thoug...
Thoughts on a Post-Trump, Non-Wilding Spree Immigration Policy
Last Friday, the Washington Post published an opinion piece by a GOP...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
We don’t process immigrants fast enough, and that forces them to become undocumented, because they want to be here and our economy wants them here. But we can’t unkink the system, because the GOP base wants a white conservative nation, so refuses to negotiate. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/thoug...