Jack Szwergold
@jackszwergold.bsky.social
“An acute perception doesn’t make you crazy. However sometimes it can drive you crazy.”
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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.” — A supposed Turkish proverb I found online and it seems apt. 🤡🎪
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Moskowitz on Noem: "Is she hiding her face like her ICE agents now? By the way - is this what the $800b went to? Every day we see her after some new tragedy, she's wearing a different outfit with a different hat. She looks ridiculous. She deserves to be removed from her job, & if not impeached."
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Moskowitz on Noem: "Is she hiding her face like her ICE agents now? By the way - is this what the $800b went to? Every day we see her after some new tragedy, she's wearing a different outfit with a different hat. She looks ridiculous. She deserves to be removed from her job, & if not impeached."
What kind of apologist nonsense is this? 🤔
What does “training” have to do with ICE? 🧊
ICE officers have been trained to do _exactly_ what they are doing. They are trained to do a “job” that is 100% unwarranted and 100% unnecessary. They should be abolished; not “trained.”
What does “training” have to do with ICE? 🧊
ICE officers have been trained to do _exactly_ what they are doing. They are trained to do a “job” that is 100% unwarranted and 100% unnecessary. They should be abolished; not “trained.”
ice agents simply aren't trained well enough to be on the street. they are a genuine danger to citizens
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
What kind of apologist nonsense is this? 🤔
What does “training” have to do with ICE? 🧊
ICE officers have been trained to do _exactly_ what they are doing. They are trained to do a “job” that is 100% unwarranted and 100% unnecessary. They should be abolished; not “trained.”
What does “training” have to do with ICE? 🧊
ICE officers have been trained to do _exactly_ what they are doing. They are trained to do a “job” that is 100% unwarranted and 100% unnecessary. They should be abolished; not “trained.”
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The New York Times states it plainly in display type:
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The New York Times states it plainly in display type:
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
Note how folks in politics and such and now publicly cursing about the murder in Minneapolis without an ounce of shame… Good! 👍
a man speaking into a microphone with the word good written on his face
ALT: a man speaking into a microphone with the word good written on his face
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Note how folks in politics and such and now publicly cursing about the murder in Minneapolis without an ounce of shame… Good! 👍
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AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
Renee Nicole Good 😔
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent. Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent. Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Renee Nicole Good 😔
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent. Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent. Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
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Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost:
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost:
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
What about hoodwinked? Or shanghaied? 🤔
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
What about hoodwinked? Or shanghaied? 🤔
My favorite bird names from this list?
13. Jamaican Cat Dodger 🐦👍
29. Feathers McGee 🐦👏
32. Jack 🐦⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
13. Jamaican Cat Dodger 🐦👍
29. Feathers McGee 🐦👏
32. Jack 🐦⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thirty-Two Bird Names I Would Contribute If I Were an Ornithologist
1. Johnson’s Thrush
2. Brown Jumping Quaff
3. Pandora’s Baffle
4. Yellow-Eared Tiegslider
5. Jaundiced Terpsichore
6. Pink-Bellied Sneech Destroyer...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 7, 2026 at 3:28 AM
My favorite bird names from this list?
13. Jamaican Cat Dodger 🐦👍
29. Feathers McGee 🐦👏
32. Jack 🐦⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
13. Jamaican Cat Dodger 🐦👍
29. Feathers McGee 🐦👏
32. Jack 🐦⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for what happened on January 6th?
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for what happened on January 6th?
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
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FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Do we all feel safe yet? 😔
BREAKING: At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, officials said.
At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say
Venezuelan officials say at least 24 of the country’s security officers were killed in the dead-of-night U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal drug charges.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Do we all feel safe yet? 😔
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Five years later, January 6 still matters. Not just because of what happened—but because of what happens if we decide we’ve already heard enough.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
January 6 Is Five Years Behind Us. The Threat It Exposed Is Not.
On the fifth anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, I’m participating in a hearing meant to remember what happened. I’m grateful for that—but I worry that as the shock fades, so does our vigilance,
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Five years later, January 6 still matters. Not just because of what happened—but because of what happens if we decide we’ve already heard enough.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
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It's just so intolerably ugly and humiliating, these open threats to violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other nations. Putin installed Trump to achieve this outcome, normalize his own imperialist crimes, and make a mockery of everything America stands for.
January 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
It's just so intolerably ugly and humiliating, these open threats to violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other nations. Putin installed Trump to achieve this outcome, normalize his own imperialist crimes, and make a mockery of everything America stands for.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's directors voted the organization out of business Monday.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's directors voted the organization out of business Monday. The private agency, which has distributed federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of local television and radio stations across the country for more than a half-century, saw its appropriations from Co
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's directors voted the organization out of business Monday.
Was it 118 or 120? 🤔
🧐 The headline says this, “Area Woman Said ‘Sorry’ 118 Times Yesterday.”
🧐 Yet the text of the article says “…was overheard saying “sorry” nearly 120 different times yesterday…”
This is _not_ the kind of flub I’d expect from my most trusted fake news source! 🧐 @theonion.com
🧐 The headline says this, “Area Woman Said ‘Sorry’ 118 Times Yesterday.”
🧐 Yet the text of the article says “…was overheard saying “sorry” nearly 120 different times yesterday…”
This is _not_ the kind of flub I’d expect from my most trusted fake news source! 🧐 @theonion.com
Area Woman Said ‘Sorry’ 118 Times Yesterday
ROCHESTER, MN—Having repeatedly apologized for incidents such as accidentally brushing up against other people on the train, stepping aside in an elevator, and reaching for the same coffee mug as a co...
theonion.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Was it 118 or 120? 🤔
🧐 The headline says this, “Area Woman Said ‘Sorry’ 118 Times Yesterday.”
🧐 Yet the text of the article says “…was overheard saying “sorry” nearly 120 different times yesterday…”
This is _not_ the kind of flub I’d expect from my most trusted fake news source! 🧐 @theonion.com
🧐 The headline says this, “Area Woman Said ‘Sorry’ 118 Times Yesterday.”
🧐 Yet the text of the article says “…was overheard saying “sorry” nearly 120 different times yesterday…”
This is _not_ the kind of flub I’d expect from my most trusted fake news source! 🧐 @theonion.com
I’d like one decade without any major political nonsense? Just one measly decade… Is that too much too ask for? ⏳😔
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I’d like one decade without any major political nonsense? Just one measly decade… Is that too much too ask for? ⏳😔
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Trump Claims He Will Marry Maduro’s Wife Until Suitable Replacement Found https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-will-marry-maduros-wife-until-suitable-replacement-found/
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Trump Claims He Will Marry Maduro’s Wife Until Suitable Replacement Found https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-will-marry-maduros-wife-until-suitable-replacement-found/
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On the theme of international press coverage of US public health, here’s Canada’s take. They’re not wrong.
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
On the theme of international press coverage of US public health, here’s Canada’s take. They’re not wrong.
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…