Jim Swift
@jimswift.bsky.social
Senior Editor and Cincinnati Bureau Chief at The Bulwark, Kentucky Colonel, Ope-inion Leader™, former hill staffer, Cleveland, Ohio, Cincy, DC and STL sports fan, cheap watch aficionado. 🫡
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Silence is complicit
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
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January 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Silence is complicit
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Trump shared a conspiracy post on Truth Social accusing Tim Walz of ordering the assassination of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman. Beyond disgusting.
(The reality is that Hortman’s murderer was a strong Trump supporter.)
(The reality is that Hortman’s murderer was a strong Trump supporter.)
January 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Trump shared a conspiracy post on Truth Social accusing Tim Walz of ordering the assassination of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman. Beyond disgusting.
(The reality is that Hortman’s murderer was a strong Trump supporter.)
(The reality is that Hortman’s murderer was a strong Trump supporter.)
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But, despite all that, learned good people still exist in large numbers
Humanity endures
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Humanity endures
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January 4, 2026 at 12:29 AM
But, despite all that, learned good people still exist in large numbers
Humanity endures
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Humanity endures
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Woof 😂
I learned that many people who follow politics take their party affiliation more seriously than their marriage vows, and will embrace anything if their side "wins" even if it requires abandoning prior supposedly-sincere beliefs
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I learned that many people who follow politics take their party affiliation more seriously than their marriage vows, and will embrace anything if their side "wins" even if it requires abandoning prior supposedly-sincere beliefs
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How has (gestures) all of this affected your personal life? We all lost friends. Made new ones. What are some lessons you've learned about that?
January 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Woof 😂
I learned that many people who follow politics take their party affiliation more seriously than their marriage vows, and will embrace anything if their side "wins" even if it requires abandoning prior supposedly-sincere beliefs
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bsky.app/profile/jims...
I learned that many people who follow politics take their party affiliation more seriously than their marriage vows, and will embrace anything if their side "wins" even if it requires abandoning prior supposedly-sincere beliefs
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bsky.app/profile/jims...
I'm not going to defend bad tweets sharing unnewsworthy tidbits behind the scenes of our likely unlawful actions in Venezuela.
But to say that certain reporters "loved" the second invasion (war) in Iraq, you do lose some credibility when people do the math and find out that the reporter was 11.
But to say that certain reporters "loved" the second invasion (war) in Iraq, you do lose some credibility when people do the math and find out that the reporter was 11.
January 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I'm not going to defend bad tweets sharing unnewsworthy tidbits behind the scenes of our likely unlawful actions in Venezuela.
But to say that certain reporters "loved" the second invasion (war) in Iraq, you do lose some credibility when people do the math and find out that the reporter was 11.
But to say that certain reporters "loved" the second invasion (war) in Iraq, you do lose some credibility when people do the math and find out that the reporter was 11.
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Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
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Now that MDC Brooklyn is back in the spotlight because of Maduro, I’m re-upping this thread I posted from Sept. 2024 detailing a string of stories I’ve written about the place. I’ve written a number of stories since, but this is a good primer for those with interest.
Good afternoon, Bluesky. Now that there's more attention on MDC Brooklyn, where P. Diddy is locked up, here's some of my past coverage about conditions there.
The MDC made our P1 in July, when we got a video of a brutal stabbing, and the jail's anemic response.
www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/27/s...
The MDC made our P1 in July, when we got a video of a brutal stabbing, and the jail's anemic response.
www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/27/s...
See it: Video from inside troubled Brooklyn federal jail shows brutal gang stabbing
Shocking video from inside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center shows MS-13 members stab a man 44 times, attacking him for an agonizing 37 seconds before a lone correction officer arrives…
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January 3, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Now that MDC Brooklyn is back in the spotlight because of Maduro, I’m re-upping this thread I posted from Sept. 2024 detailing a string of stories I’ve written about the place. I’ve written a number of stories since, but this is a good primer for those with interest.
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A13. In case you're wondering how newsy it is to have the President dead to rights.
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 AM
A13. In case you're wondering how newsy it is to have the President dead to rights.
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found the new CBS mission statement.
January 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
found the new CBS mission statement.
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they’re never going to air the CECOT segment
January 3, 2026 at 1:59 AM
they’re never going to air the CECOT segment
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FLASHBACK — BARI WEISS IN 2020: “Trump is dismantling moral guardrails that keep bigotry down… there’s a reason antisemites are drawn to his banner. It’s not a coincidence violence against Jews has gone up during his presidency.”
Now she runs CBS News(max) to help him.
Now she runs CBS News(max) to help him.
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 AM
FLASHBACK — BARI WEISS IN 2020: “Trump is dismantling moral guardrails that keep bigotry down… there’s a reason antisemites are drawn to his banner. It’s not a coincidence violence against Jews has gone up during his presidency.”
Now she runs CBS News(max) to help him.
Now she runs CBS News(max) to help him.
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Now think about what this will look like during future elections.
Nightmare fuel.
Nightmare fuel.
Wait. Did thousands of New Yorkers go to the Brooklyn promenade to wait for fireworks on NYE because TikTok and Insta AI accounts said there would be fireworks?
Holy shit we are cooked.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yn91Ec/
Holy shit we are cooked.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yn91Ec/
so how did this fool us all?? #nycfireworks #brooklynbridge #newyears2026 #nyc2026
TikTok video by zackgill02
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January 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Now think about what this will look like during future elections.
Nightmare fuel.
Nightmare fuel.
You know that's the rules /s
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
You know that's the rules /s
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Grok won’t stop undressing people
January 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Grok won’t stop undressing people
It's a pretty good location to pick!
AND MY MAYOR HAS BEEN SWORN IN HELLS YES
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 AM
It's a pretty good location to pick!
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They've turned every press office into a groyper shitpost factory www.liberalcurrents.com/the-war-on-p...
January 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
They've turned every press office into a groyper shitpost factory www.liberalcurrents.com/the-war-on-p...
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It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
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It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
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Well at least Ohio State won't lose at midnight on new Year's this time .
January 1, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Well at least Ohio State won't lose at midnight on new Year's this time .
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The flu vaccine had nanobots in it that counteracted the Covid vaccine death clock
🧪A few more hours to go…
January 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The flu vaccine had nanobots in it that counteracted the Covid vaccine death clock
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I’m currently at the Washington Monument:
January 1, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I’m currently at the Washington Monument:
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Epstein files growing
Jack Smith testimony
“Russia spits in America’s eye”
Looks like early 2026 is gonna be interesting.
Jack Smith testimony
“Russia spits in America’s eye”
Looks like early 2026 is gonna be interesting.
January 1, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Epstein files growing
Jack Smith testimony
“Russia spits in America’s eye”
Looks like early 2026 is gonna be interesting.
Jack Smith testimony
“Russia spits in America’s eye”
Looks like early 2026 is gonna be interesting.