Eric Swanson
@ericswanson55.bsky.social
Out, proud and widowed gay man. Staff writer for the SW Ledger in Lawton, OK. Passionate about books, movies, journalism and my dog, Hank.
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Good morning, everyone. For the book lovers along you, what are some of your favorite novels and/or nonfiction titles?
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Share a piece of lore about yourself.
July 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Share a piece of lore about yourself.
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My doctor just told me I need to abstain from alcohol for health reasons.
Unfortunately, I was planning to head out of town Saturday and socialize at the gay bars where my husband and I used to hang out. Apart from canceling my trip, which I’d rather not do, what are my options?
Unfortunately, I was planning to head out of town Saturday and socialize at the gay bars where my husband and I used to hang out. Apart from canceling my trip, which I’d rather not do, what are my options?
June 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My doctor just told me I need to abstain from alcohol for health reasons.
Unfortunately, I was planning to head out of town Saturday and socialize at the gay bars where my husband and I used to hang out. Apart from canceling my trip, which I’d rather not do, what are my options?
Unfortunately, I was planning to head out of town Saturday and socialize at the gay bars where my husband and I used to hang out. Apart from canceling my trip, which I’d rather not do, what are my options?
My husband passed away on Saturday, and I’m not sure how to deal with what I’m feeling. Any advice?
June 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My husband passed away on Saturday, and I’m not sure how to deal with what I’m feeling. Any advice?
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‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
May 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
An Oklahoma state senator has filed a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to “overturn” a landmark 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage.
May 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
An Oklahoma state senator has filed a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to “overturn” a landmark 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage.
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this internet was a mistake, but sometimes it’s the best thing ever created
May 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
this internet was a mistake, but sometimes it’s the best thing ever created
Two times a loser.
Sarah Palin loses defamation trial over N.Y. Times editorial — again
The New York Times was found not liable by a jury in Manhattan. A separate jury in the same courthouse reached the same conclusion in 2022.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Two times a loser.
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Due process denied to ANYONE will soon become due process denied to EVERYONE…
Remember that.
Remember that.
April 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Due process denied to ANYONE will soon become due process denied to EVERYONE…
Remember that.
Remember that.
White House continues to defy the courts.
AP journalists held out of White House events despite judge’s ruling
The Associated Press was not included in the in-town pool Monday, and its journalists were rebuffed when trying to cover an Oval Office event.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
White House continues to defy the courts.
Slept in my WHAM! t-shirt but you didn’t wake me up…
Slept in my Dead Kennedys tee shirt but the Nazi punks still haven’t fucked off.
April 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Slept in my WHAM! t-shirt but you didn’t wake me up…
Slept in my Dead Kennedys tee shirt but the Nazi punks still haven’t fucked off.
April 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Slept in my WHAM! t-shirt but you didn’t wake me up…
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press: this is the worst natsec mistake of the last several decades
me:
me:
a cartoon of homer simpson and bart simpson with the words that you know of so far
Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson and bart simpson with the words that you know of so far
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March 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
press: this is the worst natsec mistake of the last several decades
me:
me:
Has anyone seen the Looney Tunes movie yet? What did you think of it?
March 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Has anyone seen the Looney Tunes movie yet? What did you think of it?
Happy seventh anniversary to the best husband ever!
March 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Happy seventh anniversary to the best husband ever!
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A Mississippi judge ordered a local newspaper to take down an editorial criticizing its mayor and city council, in a move that has alarmed free-speech advocates across the country and aggravated a years-long feud between the paper and the city’s mayor.
Mississippi city stuns newspaper with restraining order over editorial
The feud between a Black mayor and a conservative newspaper spilled over onto the national stage when a Mississippi court ordered a critical editorial be taken down.
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February 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Mississippi judge ordered a local newspaper to take down an editorial criticizing its mayor and city council, in a move that has alarmed free-speech advocates across the country and aggravated a years-long feud between the paper and the city’s mayor.
Those inclined to celebrate DOGE’s work might want to reconsider.
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Opinion | Musk’s mass firings are already backfiring
Culling the federal workforce with a sledgehammer does nothing to advance efficiency.
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February 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Those inclined to celebrate DOGE’s work might want to reconsider.
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