PhilTSwank
@philtswank.bsky.social
Grants Administrator for Misericordia University. Master of Public Administration. Rotary. Gun violence prevention advocate through Christian peace traditions. Fan of liberal democracy. Regional historian and museum guide.
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Answer to Vance: Zelenskyy has thanked our country over and over again both privately and publicly.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.
February 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Answer to Vance: Zelenskyy has thanked our country over and over again both privately and publicly.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.
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It’s sad on the eve of Presidents Day it’s appropriate to have to post this.
February 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s sad on the eve of Presidents Day it’s appropriate to have to post this.
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Think your voice doesn't matter? This may change your mind. 👇
A skeptic breaks down why emailing your representatives matters- and how you can help create the pressure we need to spur meaningful action.
A skeptic breaks down why emailing your representatives matters- and how you can help create the pressure we need to spur meaningful action.
It’s the Message, Not the Medium: Keep Sending Emails to Congress | Friends Committee On National Legislation
Now is not the time to toss aside any of the advocacy tactics in our toolbox. While some groups are telling people that emailing Congress is a waste of time, FCNL is leaning into email action…
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Think your voice doesn't matter? This may change your mind. 👇
A skeptic breaks down why emailing your representatives matters- and how you can help create the pressure we need to spur meaningful action.
A skeptic breaks down why emailing your representatives matters- and how you can help create the pressure we need to spur meaningful action.
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Cuts to NIH funding by the Trump Administration will delay life-saving treatments and undermine our ability to combat diseases like cancer and heart disease.
This is a short-sighted decision that will impact lives and life-saving research across the country, including in Minnesota.
This is a short-sighted decision that will impact lives and life-saving research across the country, including in Minnesota.
February 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Cuts to NIH funding by the Trump Administration will delay life-saving treatments and undermine our ability to combat diseases like cancer and heart disease.
This is a short-sighted decision that will impact lives and life-saving research across the country, including in Minnesota.
This is a short-sighted decision that will impact lives and life-saving research across the country, including in Minnesota.
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REMINDER: Even Trump’s own voters want sensible gun laws and do NOT support his dangerous gun agenda. That includes gun owners.
Any effort to roll back common-sense measures to prevent gun violence will flout undeniable facts, the law, and widespread bipartisan support.
Any effort to roll back common-sense measures to prevent gun violence will flout undeniable facts, the law, and widespread bipartisan support.
The Trump White House is alleging to have just "dismantled gun control" with its new executive order.
That's not what happened.
An objective review of gun violence prevention measures will show only what we already know: They're consistent w/ the Second Amendment, they're bipartisan, & they work.
That's not what happened.
An objective review of gun violence prevention measures will show only what we already know: They're consistent w/ the Second Amendment, they're bipartisan, & they work.
February 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
REMINDER: Even Trump’s own voters want sensible gun laws and do NOT support his dangerous gun agenda. That includes gun owners.
Any effort to roll back common-sense measures to prevent gun violence will flout undeniable facts, the law, and widespread bipartisan support.
Any effort to roll back common-sense measures to prevent gun violence will flout undeniable facts, the law, and widespread bipartisan support.
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Rumors that Elon Musk has bought a Super Bowl ad spot to promote disinformation on USAID.
Excellent video here on the good USAID does in tbe world and the role it plays in promoting US Interests. open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Excellent video here on the good USAID does in tbe world and the role it plays in promoting US Interests. open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Prebunking Elon Musk's Super Bowl Propaganda
Perception is reality.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rumors that Elon Musk has bought a Super Bowl ad spot to promote disinformation on USAID.
Excellent video here on the good USAID does in tbe world and the role it plays in promoting US Interests. open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Excellent video here on the good USAID does in tbe world and the role it plays in promoting US Interests. open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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In a new executive order, President Donald Trump directed the attorney general to review several of President Joe Biden’s gun violence reduction efforts, including ghost gun regulations, expanded background checks on gun sales, and tougher oversight of lawbreaking gun dealers.
Trump Moves to Undo Biden’s Gun Policies
The president ordered his newly appointed attorney general, Pam Bondi, to review Biden’s efforts to reduce gun violence — and develop a “plan of action.”
www.thetrace.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
In a new executive order, President Donald Trump directed the attorney general to review several of President Joe Biden’s gun violence reduction efforts, including ghost gun regulations, expanded background checks on gun sales, and tougher oversight of lawbreaking gun dealers.
President Trump signed his first pro-gun related Executive Order yesterday, directing newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine within 30 days all “orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies”
February 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
President Trump signed his first pro-gun related Executive Order yesterday, directing newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine within 30 days all “orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies”
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A leaked memo shows that under Trump, Defense Intelligence Agency personnel have been ordered to immediately SUSPEND observing the following:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Women's Equality Day
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Women's Equality Day
January 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A leaked memo shows that under Trump, Defense Intelligence Agency personnel have been ordered to immediately SUSPEND observing the following:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Women's Equality Day
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Women's Equality Day
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Here are resources to help us deal with the ICE onslaught against our undocumented neighbors. It’s compiled by the Quakers.
www.fcnl.org/resources/im...
www.fcnl.org/resources/im...
Immigration: Know Your Rights and Deportation Defense | Friends Committee On National Legislation
Communities need to have systems and resources to prepare for President Trump’s mass deportation and detention agenda. A time for relentless advocacy is ahead, but we want to support you with pressing...
www.fcnl.org
January 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here are resources to help us deal with the ICE onslaught against our undocumented neighbors. It’s compiled by the Quakers.
www.fcnl.org/resources/im...
www.fcnl.org/resources/im...
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A man accused of assaulting law-enforcement officers and tossing an explosive device into a Capitol tunnel on Jan. 6 was rearrested on gun charges just days after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump.
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Already Rearrested on Gun Charges
A Jan. 6 rioter charged with lobbing an explosive device at police was arrested shortly after having his case dismissed under Trump's mass pardon.
www.rollingstone.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A man accused of assaulting law-enforcement officers and tossing an explosive device into a Capitol tunnel on Jan. 6 was rearrested on gun charges just days after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump.
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This isn’t a “seems like” or “appears to be” event…
It was intentional, deliberate, and unequivocal.
It was intentional, deliberate, and unequivocal.
January 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This isn’t a “seems like” or “appears to be” event…
It was intentional, deliberate, and unequivocal.
It was intentional, deliberate, and unequivocal.
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HORRIFIC: An assistant dean at Cornell University shot and killed his 11-year-old daughter and her 78-year-old maternal grandmother before killing himself.
Unfettered access to guns makes America's domestic violence crisis uniquely deadly.
Unfettered access to guns makes America's domestic violence crisis uniquely deadly.
Cornell admin kills daughter, ex-in-law in Rochester area murder-suicide - The Ithaca Voice
This story contains details of gun violence and suicide. Update 4:15 p.m.: This story has been updated to reflect additional details from Brighton Police Chief David Catholdi. ITHACA, N.Y. — […]
ithacavoice.org
January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
HORRIFIC: An assistant dean at Cornell University shot and killed his 11-year-old daughter and her 78-year-old maternal grandmother before killing himself.
Unfettered access to guns makes America's domestic violence crisis uniquely deadly.
Unfettered access to guns makes America's domestic violence crisis uniquely deadly.
