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Dallas Swoager
@untenablewhale.bsky.social
Compulsive web comic creator. You may know me from... actually no, you probably don't.

https://ko-fi.com/untenablewhale

#MeatAndJeff
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I watched Moon (2009) this morning for the first time, and while I have no idea how many movies I would put on a list of what I would consider my favorites... it's extremely cool when a new one immediately inserts itself into that list.
February 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Giving your lunar base AI the voice of the serial killer from Seven is very SpaceX coded.
February 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This reminds me of the local case where a guy abducted by ICE was only returned home because he happened to work for a prominent local business owner and his business was attached to every story about it.

We're supposed to be happy he was released, but how fucked is it that this is how it works?
I'm not trying to add snark. I keep hearing versions of this and think it's useful to consider.

Let's assume for the sake of argument that it is true that the lower courts are working. That forcing lawyers for immigrants to prove 4,400 times that the .gov breaking the law is the system working. +
February 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Wait, a sci-fi movie with non-specific technological limitations AND an unreliable POV character?
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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The DOJ is out here arguing, "We can't investigate the Epstein files, this might open Pandora's box and bring down entire governments, whole economic systems!"

And I'm over here like, I can not stress hard enough how I have never in my life wanted it all to burn to the fucking ground more.
February 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
You cannot effectively market wellness at the same time that you're making me want to kill myself.
February 17, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Just watched the Errol Flynn Robin Hood for the first time, and don't mind me, I'm just going to be chilling out in this tree over here... for no apparent reason.
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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There is never an election where the most deplorable GOP candidate you can think of does not do a stop at Oakmont Bakery. One of their workers was snatched by ICE which resulted in every PA high official you can think of getting involved. He was released. reason not given. future is still uncertain.
Still not eating at Oakmont Bakery. Sorry Boomers. Dont ever fucking "Thank ICE"
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The way that I have a very particular reaction that I can't say out loud every time I see one of these official statements.
DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin blames the ICE-fueled chase that killed a K-8 teacher on ... politicians and journalists

www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
February 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I've never had the real thing, but I made what was supposedly a clone of it years ago... and it was very tasty.
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
It's extremely difficult to argue for the measured application of the law, when the president is a child rapist and we're expected to just be fine with it.
Am I going to be the only one to suggest that firing a public school teacher for speaking out on a matter of public concern raises profound First Amendment issues, and we should pause before cheering on such actions when that power can be weaponized against progressive teachers in red places? 1/3
This “beloved” Chicago teacher, James Heidorn, believes he was pushed out of his job due to a two-word post on his Facebook account.

Oddly enough, the heavily Hispanic district didn’t appreciate him posting “GO ICE”.

#ProudBlue #FuckICE #Chicago
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Made quesabirria tacos for dinner on Friday and just reheated the leftovers in the air fryer... I think my brain liquified with joy.
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I am from the future, and they stopped making mid-budget quirky sci-fi movies because we didn't watch Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die in the theater.

We can fix this.
a man with a beard is wearing a jacket with a hood and a mask on his head
Alt: a man with a beard is wearing a jacket with a hood and a mask on his head
media.tenor.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Reposted by Dallas Swoager
If Stephen Miller switches parties to become a Democrat, wins the dem primary, and is the candidate vs. Trump in the next election, I will not vote for Stephen Miller.

He is awful, his policies are awful, and it doesn't matter if he'd be "better" than Trump.

This is a post about Gavin Newsom.
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Watched Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die this afternoon, and boy to I love aggressively weird movies.
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched 👩‍💻
February 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Things I did not expect to hear this morning...

My wife: Oh yeah, my dad got shot in the face yesterday.

*Apparently a very mild case of getting shot in the face
February 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Mom: We've got pedophiles, rapists and murderers at home.
Emmer steps to the mic and says: "Pedophiles. Rapists. Murderers."
February 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Well I didn't vote for the Laken Riley Act but @ossoff.bsky.social did so can there be some burden on him too? Because I don't get to vote again for months and he's doing it all the time.
okay but like the burden is literally on us
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Hell, motherfucker, do you believe in it?
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?

LYONS: Yes mam

McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?

LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question

McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This is the framing! What these people are doing is EVIL. Don't sugarcoat it, these are evil people, and if anyone deserves damnation...
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?

LYONS: Yes mam

McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?

LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question

McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This should replace breathing for our elected officials. If they are respiring, this is the language that should be coming out of their mouths while they do it.
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Can I just say... The Big Sick hits that much harder once you know what it's like to be in a (parasocial) relationship with Kumail Nanjiani.
February 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
!!
it drives you insane how much erosion of freedom is justified by concern for kids when the people who actually hurt them will never face consequences
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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it drives you insane how much erosion of freedom is justified by concern for kids when the people who actually hurt them will never face consequences
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM