@robertswartz.bsky.social
Born in the Mon Valley. Studied architecture, still love it. Work in advertising, live in Brooklyn. Pragmatic Progressive who knows we'll get there someday. Moonlight as servant to Gracie the cat.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Also happy to have gone after neoliberalism and thatcher and Reagan and all this hyper growth bullshit. Rahhh!!!
January 19, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Also happy to have gone after neoliberalism and thatcher and Reagan and all this hyper growth bullshit. Rahhh!!!
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There are, I promise you, still serious and important people who think that Trump is playing 3D chess — putting on an act to convince his laggard NATO allies to pony up their fare share.
But stuff like this is pretty clear evidence that he's *the* immediate risk to our collective security
But stuff like this is pretty clear evidence that he's *the* immediate risk to our collective security
![Tweet from PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin:
NEW: @potus
letter to @jonasgahrstore
links @NobelPrize
to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tdpns2ajyjp4g5niu4ouczuo/bafkreid6amzbzbj4rx2qgwsh7wyzqii3qzbgtgysv7owwqxjsydjk6qfuu@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 6:17 AM
There are, I promise you, still serious and important people who think that Trump is playing 3D chess — putting on an act to convince his laggard NATO allies to pony up their fare share.
But stuff like this is pretty clear evidence that he's *the* immediate risk to our collective security
But stuff like this is pretty clear evidence that he's *the* immediate risk to our collective security
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when you have an organically organized, decentralized mass movement using a tactic to great effect and that is near impossible for oppressive forces to block or prevent, you need to have a good fucking reason to argue against and even organize against its use.
January 19, 2026 at 12:09 AM
when you have an organically organized, decentralized mass movement using a tactic to great effect and that is near impossible for oppressive forces to block or prevent, you need to have a good fucking reason to argue against and even organize against its use.
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mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
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People who think retribution against politic dissent is new are wrong. When I wrote for WhiteHouse.Org, a website that mocked the George W. Bush administration, all my boarding passes were marked "SSSS" which meant that everything in bags were unpacked out and searched. Nazism isn't new to America.
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 AM
People who think retribution against politic dissent is new are wrong. When I wrote for WhiteHouse.Org, a website that mocked the George W. Bush administration, all my boarding passes were marked "SSSS" which meant that everything in bags were unpacked out and searched. Nazism isn't new to America.
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They're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
They're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.
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The Washington Post continues to be one of the best drivers of subscriptions to Democracy Docket. Every time it publishes shit like this, more people seek out independent, pro-democracy media that won't bend a knee to Trump.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The Washington Post continues to be one of the best drivers of subscriptions to Democracy Docket. Every time it publishes shit like this, more people seek out independent, pro-democracy media that won't bend a knee to Trump.
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This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS.
#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS.
#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS.
#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS.
#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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This might seem like a low number but historically it's a major shift for Americans. In 1970, for instance, the majority favored the National Guard after the Kent State massacre www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
January 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM
This might seem like a low number but historically it's a major shift for Americans. In 1970, for instance, the majority favored the National Guard after the Kent State massacre www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
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I would do a better job running the economy and I am a dumb cartoonist who can barely keep track of his checking account.
If Europe dumps its stake in the US and sells our debt, then the interest rate on borrowing money for the US skyrockets, the dollar crashes, our ability to import goods is weakened and our inflation crisis deepens perhaps fatally.
This is radioactive soft power.
This is radioactive soft power.
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I would do a better job running the economy and I am a dumb cartoonist who can barely keep track of his checking account.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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How it started/how it's going
January 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
How it started/how it's going
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
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If you're following the unbuilding of CBS News, there's a development.
@brianstelter.bsky.social says the Inside CECOT report is to air tonight, "according to sources at CBS."
view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
This part interested me most: "The promised interview did not materialize."
@brianstelter.bsky.social says the Inside CECOT report is to air tonight, "according to sources at CBS."
view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
This part interested me most: "The promised interview did not materialize."
January 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
If you're following the unbuilding of CBS News, there's a development.
@brianstelter.bsky.social says the Inside CECOT report is to air tonight, "according to sources at CBS."
view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
This part interested me most: "The promised interview did not materialize."
@brianstelter.bsky.social says the Inside CECOT report is to air tonight, "according to sources at CBS."
view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
This part interested me most: "The promised interview did not materialize."
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The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
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glad they're on this. i've noticed this and you probably have too. shattering drivers side car windows appears to be a top and preferred tactic for ICE. even when nothing is happening that makes it necessary or even on the most generous interpretation warranted. it's terror tactic.
Last July, ProPublica documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts and former ICE insiders say was rarely used before President Trump began his second term:
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a…
propub.li
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
glad they're on this. i've noticed this and you probably have too. shattering drivers side car windows appears to be a top and preferred tactic for ICE. even when nothing is happening that makes it necessary or even on the most generous interpretation warranted. it's terror tactic.
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aside from this awful person who has the energy of zombie roadkill, imagine saying this about Minneapolis. Lots of things I associate with Minneapolis. Prince, the Twins, lo-fi social democracy, city closest to Hibbing. AKs in the car windows and gangland murder & rioting just isn't one of them.
Kristi Noem: "When we did these operations in other cities across the country, we didn't see this kind of violence. We didn't see organized, funded protesters come in to conduct acts of violence against our law enforcement officers like we're seeing in Minneapolis."
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
aside from this awful person who has the energy of zombie roadkill, imagine saying this about Minneapolis. Lots of things I associate with Minneapolis. Prince, the Twins, lo-fi social democracy, city closest to Hibbing. AKs in the car windows and gangland murder & rioting just isn't one of them.
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This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
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A “peace board” where nations must pay $1B for a seat isn’t diplomacy — it’s extortion dressed up as foreign policy. Turning global stability into a pay‑to‑play scheme is reckless, corrupt, and dangerous.
Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board, report says
The Trump administration wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing a draft charter.
www.reuters.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A “peace board” where nations must pay $1B for a seat isn’t diplomacy — it’s extortion dressed up as foreign policy. Turning global stability into a pay‑to‑play scheme is reckless, corrupt, and dangerous.
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6/ Same Isaiah Taylor. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
😳 Isaiah Taylor of Valar Atomics—which somehow scored a DOE contract to build a nuclear reactor by July 4—claimed that “a person cld hold the spent nuclear fuel from [Valar’s] reactor in their hand & get the same amount of radiation as one would expect from a hospital CT scan.”
About that… 1/
About that… 1/
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
6/ Same Isaiah Taylor. bsky.app/profile/jenn...