Rich Swinton
@ricosuavejd.bsky.social
Here for the politics. Staying for the nicer vibes.
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"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
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Work on Gateway project to resume after federal funds released newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/work-...
Work on Gateway project to resume after federal funds released • New Jersey Monitor
The commission that oversees the project to build new Hudson River rail tunnels said it has received the federal funding it has been owed.
newjerseymonitor.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Work on Gateway project to resume after federal funds released newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/work-...
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"A Conservative Cosmo" can American conservatives produce any "culture" that's not a fatally bad derivative of another thing that itself wasn't any good? I feel like once they just took Bon Jovi and made it worse to create Bro Country it's been an endless string of cultural L's for these jamokes
< wrestling announcer voice >
the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
the BIBLE'S!! OOOOOOOOOORIGINAL!!!!!WOOOOOMAANNNNN!!!!!!! < airhorns >
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"A Conservative Cosmo" can American conservatives produce any "culture" that's not a fatally bad derivative of another thing that itself wasn't any good? I feel like once they just took Bon Jovi and made it worse to create Bro Country it's been an endless string of cultural L's for these jamokes
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Americans believe Epstein files show the powerful get a pass, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
Americans believe Epstein files show the powerful get a pass, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Americans believe that wealthy and powerful people are rarely held accountable, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found after the release of millions of records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's conne...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Americans believe Epstein files show the powerful get a pass, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
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DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin resigned today, leaving a legacy of consistent lying, where she characterized victims of ICE abuses as aggressors. This pattern was there even before Minneapolis. substack.com/@donmoynihan...
Don Moynihan (@donmoynihan)
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin resigned today, leaving a legacy of consistent lying, where she characterized victims of ICE abuses as aggressors. This pattern was there even before Minneapolis.
substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:01 AM
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin resigned today, leaving a legacy of consistent lying, where she characterized victims of ICE abuses as aggressors. This pattern was there even before Minneapolis. substack.com/@donmoynihan...
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Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
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Should not need to be reversed because it shouldn't have been decided in the first place, but these are the times we live in.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA reverses course, will review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine
Moderna revised its application following the FDA's surprise decision to not review the flu shot.
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Should not need to be reversed because it shouldn't have been decided in the first place, but these are the times we live in.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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This is beyond cruel. Baby Juan who is very sick and his family were deported. We just got to vote these f’ers out of office and hold who are are responsible for this accountable.
February 18, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This is beyond cruel. Baby Juan who is very sick and his family were deported. We just got to vote these f’ers out of office and hold who are are responsible for this accountable.
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Oh, man. Tom Noonan died? His performance as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter is one of the most terrifying, mesmerizing I've ever seen in a film.
February 18, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Oh, man. Tom Noonan died? His performance as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter is one of the most terrifying, mesmerizing I've ever seen in a film.
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If you make states with the fewest passport holders red and those with the most blue, it looks like a map of presidential results. But Republicans are angling for the SAVE Act anyway. www.ms.now/opinion/save...
February 18, 2026 at 3:55 AM
If you make states with the fewest passport holders red and those with the most blue, it looks like a map of presidential results. But Republicans are angling for the SAVE Act anyway. www.ms.now/opinion/save...
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The contrast between Hegseth's claim to prioritize a warrior ethos and his actions as the bitchiest mean girl in DC never cease to amaze me. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
Hegseth Is Said to Have Ordered Pentagon Spokesman’s Firing
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:34 AM
The contrast between Hegseth's claim to prioritize a warrior ethos and his actions as the bitchiest mean girl in DC never cease to amaze me. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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Mr. Sim lived in the US for 43 years. He was ordered deported 20 years ago after a larceny conviction. Because Cambodia wasn’t accepting deportations, he was allowed to stay on an order of supervision.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Mr. Sim lived in the US for 43 years. He was ordered deported 20 years ago after a larceny conviction. Because Cambodia wasn’t accepting deportations, he was allowed to stay on an order of supervision.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
There are few things I give less of a shit about than what Mass. GOPers think
Massachusetts Republicans are denouncing Gov. Maura Healey’s call to defund ICE as the governor has ramped up her criticism of the federal agency.
Massachusetts Republicans blast Gov. Maura Healey’s calls to defund ICE
www.bostonherald.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:58 AM
There are few things I give less of a shit about than what Mass. GOPers think
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GOP aide who died by lighting herself on fire alleged affair with House Republican: report
GOP aide who died by lighting herself on fire alleged affair with House Republican: report
A Republican House staffer who died after setting herself on fire last year claimed in text messages to have had an affair with Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX).According to The San Antonio Express-News, "A former staffer in Gonzales' district office who worked closely with the aide, Regina Ann 'Regi' Sant...
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
GOP aide who died by lighting herself on fire alleged affair with House Republican: report
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Few things grind my gears quite as much as these fucking illiterates invoking “Western Civilization,” of which they are obviously and comically ignorant, as a euphemism for white supremacy.
February 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Few things grind my gears quite as much as these fucking illiterates invoking “Western Civilization,” of which they are obviously and comically ignorant, as a euphemism for white supremacy.
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The idea that the Chamber of Commerce is "left-wing" is beyond insane. It is completely disconnected from reality. Chamber of Commerce was to the right of Reagan.
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
February 18, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The idea that the Chamber of Commerce is "left-wing" is beyond insane. It is completely disconnected from reality. Chamber of Commerce was to the right of Reagan.
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🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
ICE Expands Watchlist Effort
Meanwhile, homeland's spokesperson is resigning
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
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With 42% in, Brown is overperforming by 19 points (Trump won this district by 23 points via @the-downballot.com).
February 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
With 42% in, Brown is overperforming by 19 points (Trump won this district by 23 points via @the-downballot.com).
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It's basically antifa when you think about it.
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
February 18, 2026 at 12:58 AM
It's basically antifa when you think about it.
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NEW — An obscure Navy contractor program is making Trump’s plans to quickly build out and supply immigrant concentration camps around the country a reality.
Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:
Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
NEW — An obscure Navy contractor program is making Trump’s plans to quickly build out and supply immigrant concentration camps around the country a reality.
Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:
Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:
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This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
February 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.