Ryan Swift
@ryanswift.bsky.social
Hipster doofus. Theatre lover, Mets endurist, Star Wars lifer, Lindy Hopper, swing & jazz DJ, photographer, podcaster. Sad, sad man in a blanket.
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Ryan Swift
@ryanswift.bsky.social
· Jan 26
TFW it’s #StarcruiserSunday and you secured your badge for #Halcy-con yesterday
#StarWars, #GalacticStarcruiser, and #themepark friends, I’m now posting those photos regularly over at @kameraloosh.bsky.social
Usual other shenanigans are staying here!
Usual other shenanigans are staying here!
Now that summer travel has wound down, I’ve been able to get to pics from the always great #UptownSwingout and its gorgeous new venue. Full set on Flickr: flickr.com/photos/49503...
October 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Now that summer travel has wound down, I’ve been able to get to pics from the always great #UptownSwingout and its gorgeous new venue. Full set on Flickr: flickr.com/photos/49503...
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Once again I renew my brilliant-but-ignored campaign for ROBOT HORSES in Central Park. We have the technology!
gothamist.com/news/central...
gothamist.com/news/central...
Central Park Conservancy backs NYC horse carriage ban, citing safety and damage
The park’s stewards say carriages are a public safety risk and harm infrastructure, and are urging the City Council to pass Ryder’s Law.
gothamist.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Once again I renew my brilliant-but-ignored campaign for ROBOT HORSES in Central Park. We have the technology!
gothamist.com/news/central...
gothamist.com/news/central...
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It wasn't widely reported (h/t @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social as per) but the MLB Commissioner was asked about killing MLB's Diversity Pipeline programs and he more or less said he did it to avoid making Trump mad and that he feels it was the right call.
Abject cowardice on at least two levels.
Abject cowardice on at least two levels.
July 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It wasn't widely reported (h/t @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social as per) but the MLB Commissioner was asked about killing MLB's Diversity Pipeline programs and he more or less said he did it to avoid making Trump mad and that he feels it was the right call.
Abject cowardice on at least two levels.
Abject cowardice on at least two levels.
Another classic HV sunset
July 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Another classic HV sunset
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490000 more reasons not to use GenAi for your art needs
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
Update: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put online 492,000 high-resolution images of artistic works. Even better, the museum has placed the vast majority of these images into the public domain, mea...
www.openculture.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
490000 more reasons not to use GenAi for your art needs
Superman was pretty great. Rachel Brosnahan is perfect as Lois Lane.
July 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Superman was pretty great. Rachel Brosnahan is perfect as Lois Lane.
Well, this was a a great end to an amazing night. @kswingwave crushed their performance and it was a ton of fun getting to DJ for such an enthusiastic crowd at @lincolncenter’s #SummerForTheCity! Thank you @calebteicher for orchestrating such a special event!
July 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Well, this was a a great end to an amazing night. @kswingwave crushed their performance and it was a ton of fun getting to DJ for such an enthusiastic crowd at @lincolncenter’s #SummerForTheCity! Thank you @calebteicher for orchestrating such a special event!
Thrilled & honored to be back DJing at Lincoln Center tonight supporting K-Swing Wave
From the Land of K-Pop Come the Joys of K-Swing
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thrilled & honored to be back DJing at Lincoln Center tonight supporting K-Swing Wave
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We could have had universal healthcare, free college, and housing for all, but instead, they're using MY tax dollars on a fucking concentration camp.
Where we are as a country:
"The funding in the bill will make ICE the largest jailer in the world, with $200 billion at their disposal."
newrepublic.com/article/1975...
"The funding in the bill will make ICE the largest jailer in the world, with $200 billion at their disposal."
newrepublic.com/article/1975...
The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp
The Republicans are proudly calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.” Let’s call it what it is.
newrepublic.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We could have had universal healthcare, free college, and housing for all, but instead, they're using MY tax dollars on a fucking concentration camp.
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Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
July 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
Last night @thefamilycrest.bsky.social blew the doors off the Mercury Lounge, as they do. What a treat it was to see and shoot one of my favorite bands! Enjoy a few of these shots and and catch them on tour! (More photos on IG)
June 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Last night @thefamilycrest.bsky.social blew the doors off the Mercury Lounge, as they do. What a treat it was to see and shoot one of my favorite bands! Enjoy a few of these shots and and catch them on tour! (More photos on IG)
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The rain never let up through the entire show but Lord Huron’s Strange Trails 10th Anniversary at Red Rocks did not disappoint. I’m really glad I said “to hell with it” and booked this bucket list trip - it was the perfect pairing to see both LH and RE for the first time.
May 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The rain never let up through the entire show but Lord Huron’s Strange Trails 10th Anniversary at Red Rocks did not disappoint. I’m really glad I said “to hell with it” and booked this bucket list trip - it was the perfect pairing to see both LH and RE for the first time.
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Need an excuse to buy more books? Now you have one! Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day! Show your favorite indie some love.
Why Shopping Local This Indie Bookstore Day Is More Important Than Ever
Several independent book store owners are encouraging people to go out to their local independent bookstores to buy some novels to help celebrate Independent Bookstore Day and keep independent busines...
people.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Need an excuse to buy more books? Now you have one! Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day! Show your favorite indie some love.
Let this be be start. Who’s next?
Breaking news: Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) broke a record Tuesday night for the longest U.S. Senate floor speech of the modern era, surpassing Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 remarks inside the chamber that lasted 24 hours.
Cory Booker breaks modern record for longest speech from Senate floor
The New Jersey Democrat is speaking in protest of the Trump administration’s policies. His record-breaking speech is not delaying the Senate from a vote, so it is not a filibuster.
wapo.st
April 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Let this be be start. Who’s next?
I've recognized for a while now that I'm aphantasic, but SDAM (Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory) is a new one to me and seems to match my experience. Great read here: nautil.us/my-brain-doe...
My Brain Doesn’t Picture Things
I can’t imagine sights, smells, or sounds. What’s wrong with me?
nautil.us
April 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I've recognized for a while now that I'm aphantasic, but SDAM (Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory) is a new one to me and seems to match my experience. Great read here: nautil.us/my-brain-doe...
Happy #OpeningDay! The #Mets are in mid-season form
March 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Happy #OpeningDay! The #Mets are in mid-season form
So glad I was able to stop by during #MemberMorningHours this morning to catch the wonderful Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now exhibition before it closes later this month at the #MetMuseum
Since I’m redecorating the house I’m now considering a Nefertiti disco ball
Since I’m redecorating the house I’m now considering a Nefertiti disco ball
February 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
So glad I was able to stop by during #MemberMorningHours this morning to catch the wonderful Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now exhibition before it closes later this month at the #MetMuseum
Since I’m redecorating the house I’m now considering a Nefertiti disco ball
Since I’m redecorating the house I’m now considering a Nefertiti disco ball
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I have no idea how to fight any of this
January 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have no idea how to fight any of this
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headlines from a week ago as an incident near DCA appears to be the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 9/11 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
January 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
headlines from a week ago as an incident near DCA appears to be the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 9/11 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
I have no idea how to fight any of this
January 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have no idea how to fight any of this
#StarWars, #GalacticStarcruiser, and #themepark friends, I’m now posting those photos regularly over at @kameraloosh.bsky.social
Usual other shenanigans are staying here!
Usual other shenanigans are staying here!
TFW it’s #StarcruiserSunday and you secured your badge for #Halcy-con yesterday
January 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#StarWars, #GalacticStarcruiser, and #themepark friends, I’m now posting those photos regularly over at @kameraloosh.bsky.social
Usual other shenanigans are staying here!
Usual other shenanigans are staying here!
SoCal pals, I’m in Burbank all weekend for #CalBalClassic but will have a very flexible schedule after my workday is done tomorrow. Let me know if you’re around!
calbalclassic.com
calbalclassic.com
California Balboa Classic – Jan. 23–26, 2025
California Balboa Classic 2024
calbalclassic.com
calbalclassic.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
SoCal pals, I’m in Burbank all weekend for #CalBalClassic but will have a very flexible schedule after my workday is done tomorrow. Let me know if you’re around!
calbalclassic.com
calbalclassic.com