Gary Swafford
@garelitlover.bsky.social
My first love is my cat, Olympia, then literature, music, and cinema. In that order. I champion the arts I love and their creators. I'm the author of the short story collection, The Infernal, and Other Tales of Suspense, on Amazon.
Liberal. He/Him.
Liberal. He/Him.
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A busy and chaotic #MementoMoriMonday
Dancing Skeletons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
c. 1871-1889
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Dancing Skeletons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
c. 1871-1889
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A busy and chaotic #MementoMoriMonday
Dancing Skeletons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
c. 1871-1889
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Dancing Skeletons, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
c. 1871-1889
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
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Floyd Patterson with a quick joke in response to a hater
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Floyd Patterson with a quick joke in response to a hater
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Yes, one of these 10,000 flights was mine; not sure if I will ever get home.
Total strangers talking together frightened of what T***p will do next to disrupt the lives of US citizens. We seem to have no protection against him. He doesn’t even care if he hurts people who’d voted for him now.
Total strangers talking together frightened of what T***p will do next to disrupt the lives of US citizens. We seem to have no protection against him. He doesn’t even care if he hurts people who’d voted for him now.
This and the airline industry lobbyists are what did it. Not Americans starving and paying twice as much for healthcare.
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
More than 10,000 flights delayed in worst day of disruptions since shutdown
More than 2,800 flights were canceled Sunday, while Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the shutdown’s impact on airports is “only going to get worse.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Yes, one of these 10,000 flights was mine; not sure if I will ever get home.
Total strangers talking together frightened of what T***p will do next to disrupt the lives of US citizens. We seem to have no protection against him. He doesn’t even care if he hurts people who’d voted for him now.
Total strangers talking together frightened of what T***p will do next to disrupt the lives of US citizens. We seem to have no protection against him. He doesn’t even care if he hurts people who’d voted for him now.
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George Chuvalo training, 1965
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
George Chuvalo training, 1965
Agreed!
Christy Martin is the only woman boxer to ever appear on a Sports Illustrated cover. She has never been on the cover of The Ring magazine, however.
With the release of her biopic, now would be a great time to remedy this.
With the release of her biopic, now would be a great time to remedy this.
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Agreed!
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James Hoban, an Irish architect, designed the White House after winning a 1792 competition. He was inspired by Georgian style and his design resembles Leinster House in Dublin.
Until Trump, every American president avoided building or decorating any room that summoned castles. No kings here. 🇺🇸
Until Trump, every American president avoided building or decorating any room that summoned castles. No kings here. 🇺🇸
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
James Hoban, an Irish architect, designed the White House after winning a 1792 competition. He was inspired by Georgian style and his design resembles Leinster House in Dublin.
Until Trump, every American president avoided building or decorating any room that summoned castles. No kings here. 🇺🇸
Until Trump, every American president avoided building or decorating any room that summoned castles. No kings here. 🇺🇸
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Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
Trump Finally Meets A Problem His Lies Cannot Overcome: Rising Grocery Prices
Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
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Dr Oz talking about weight loss & the perils - including dementia -of being fat. Meanwhile Trump slept on-
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Dr Oz talking about weight loss & the perils - including dementia -of being fat. Meanwhile Trump slept on-
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This is what the rest of the world thinks of Trump, by Oliver Kornetzke
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is what the rest of the world thinks of Trump, by Oliver Kornetzke
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The White House just issued a sweeping federal directive transforming how dissent might be policed in the US—here’s why civil liberties groups are so alarmed.
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The White House just issued a sweeping federal directive transforming how dissent might be policed in the US—here’s why civil liberties groups are so alarmed.
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Trump Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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$40 BILLION dollars- of American tax payers money given to Trumps rich friends in Argentina
Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
$40 BILLION dollars- of American tax payers money given to Trumps rich friends in Argentina
Nothing good.
Why did the US move 10,000 troops toward Venezuela plus ships & 5000 sailors?
Who is in charge? What is their plan?
Who is in charge? What is their plan?
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Nothing good.
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Thanks to Jonathan Santlofer for these photos of last night's event at the @92ndstreety.bsky.social — and to everyone who joined us, and especially to David Remnick for a great conversation.
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Thanks to Jonathan Santlofer for these photos of last night's event at the @92ndstreety.bsky.social — and to everyone who joined us, and especially to David Remnick for a great conversation.
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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“Go fuck yourself.”
— famously empathetic and civil Dick Cheney, on the Senate floor
— famously empathetic and civil Dick Cheney, on the Senate floor
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“Go fuck yourself.”
— famously empathetic and civil Dick Cheney, on the Senate floor
— famously empathetic and civil Dick Cheney, on the Senate floor
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SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
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Beautiful, isn't it? While it lasts.
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Beautiful, isn't it? While it lasts.
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Bruce Springsteen sang a slower/understated "Thunder Road" (to a most enthusiastic standing ovation) at the NYPublic Library annual Library Lions gala where he was honored by several other writers.
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Bruce Springsteen sang a slower/understated "Thunder Road" (to a most enthusiastic standing ovation) at the NYPublic Library annual Library Lions gala where he was honored by several other writers.