Kelly Swails
@kellyswails.bsky.social
Editor, writer, all-around geek, completely sane cat lady. She/her/hers.
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Southwest Side businesses are struggling amid the immigration blitz: "This is worse than COVID." blockclubchi.co/4nEQJLC
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Southwest Side businesses are struggling amid the immigration blitz: "This is worse than COVID." blockclubchi.co/4nEQJLC
Better Off Ted
Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.
What's yours?
What's yours?
September 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Better Off Ted
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The FBI is now going after trans people and their healthcare. Today it's gender affirming care, tomorrow abortion. This is the authoritarian playbook on display.
June 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The FBI is now going after trans people and their healthcare. Today it's gender affirming care, tomorrow abortion. This is the authoritarian playbook on display.
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Just got this update from Kobo which says it's going to use AI to read my works to "enhance" discoverability and marketing, and determine the "suitability" of the works and "adherence to Kobo’s Terms of Service" among other things.
Which is why I'm immediately pulling my books from Kobo.
Which is why I'm immediately pulling my books from Kobo.
June 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just got this update from Kobo which says it's going to use AI to read my works to "enhance" discoverability and marketing, and determine the "suitability" of the works and "adherence to Kobo’s Terms of Service" among other things.
Which is why I'm immediately pulling my books from Kobo.
Which is why I'm immediately pulling my books from Kobo.
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financial advice in a weird time:
-- develop a plan
-- find friends who support you
-- preferably 10 of them
-- steal $160 million from the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand
-- yes those are Terry Benedict's casinos
-- get your wife back
-- one of the friends should be Don Cheadle btw
simple
-- develop a plan
-- find friends who support you
-- preferably 10 of them
-- steal $160 million from the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand
-- yes those are Terry Benedict's casinos
-- get your wife back
-- one of the friends should be Don Cheadle btw
simple
April 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
financial advice in a weird time:
-- develop a plan
-- find friends who support you
-- preferably 10 of them
-- steal $160 million from the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand
-- yes those are Terry Benedict's casinos
-- get your wife back
-- one of the friends should be Don Cheadle btw
simple
-- develop a plan
-- find friends who support you
-- preferably 10 of them
-- steal $160 million from the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand
-- yes those are Terry Benedict's casinos
-- get your wife back
-- one of the friends should be Don Cheadle btw
simple
They will also blow up any "bad" thing you do to be the ABSOLUTELY WORSE THING EVER so they can play the victim and make you feel like utter shit for three weeks because you dared to, I dunno, used the joint account to buy yourself Starbucks instead of your allowance.
When abusive people do something very wrong, they will always follow it by pretending it was no big deal or even that it didn’t happen. Leaving you to feel a lot of rage, confusion, and self doubt about your own decisions. Like—should you stay or go?
The parallels make themselves, guys.
The parallels make themselves, guys.
March 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
They will also blow up any "bad" thing you do to be the ABSOLUTELY WORSE THING EVER so they can play the victim and make you feel like utter shit for three weeks because you dared to, I dunno, used the joint account to buy yourself Starbucks instead of your allowance.
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Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
March 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
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every single person who is currently supporting what’s happened to Mahmoud Khalil is a fascist sympathizer, a coward, or both
this is “they came for” and it’s happening right now
this is “they came for” and it’s happening right now
First they came for the Palestinian protestor and I said “hey you Nazi fucks, you’re being Nazis, everyone else we need to shut these motherfuckers down RIGHT now” because I actually paid attention to the poem
March 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
every single person who is currently supporting what’s happened to Mahmoud Khalil is a fascist sympathizer, a coward, or both
this is “they came for” and it’s happening right now
this is “they came for” and it’s happening right now
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This is a big deal.
I don’t think many Americans realise what shit Trump is getting them into.
I don’t think many Americans realise what shit Trump is getting them into.
Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the 4 other members of the Five Eyes spy alliance—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom—are reportedly examining whether to continue including America in international intelligence.
Trump’s Russia Obsession Just Cost the U.S. a Crucial Intel Tool
Donald Trump’s clear affection for Vladimir Putin has U.S. allies rethinking a few things.
newrepublic.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is a big deal.
I don’t think many Americans realise what shit Trump is getting them into.
I don’t think many Americans realise what shit Trump is getting them into.
Just signed up for a short film screenwriting class because apparently part of my resistance is making art about the hellscape.
February 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just signed up for a short film screenwriting class because apparently part of my resistance is making art about the hellscape.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities
The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Chal...
www.arts.gov
February 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
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Workplace sabotage is a lost art.
I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Workplace sabotage is a lost art.
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The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS
February 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS
@thebarbarienne.bsky.social are we in French Revolution territory?
February 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
@thebarbarienne.bsky.social are we in French Revolution territory?
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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
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If a 19-year-old Canadian who calls himself Big Balls marches into your federal agency and demands access to your system, telling him to fuck right off should be the mildest reaction you have.
February 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If a 19-year-old Canadian who calls himself Big Balls marches into your federal agency and demands access to your system, telling him to fuck right off should be the mildest reaction you have.
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For the second week in a row, the CDC's crucial Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — THE first-line bulletin for outbreaks and chronic disease developments — has not been published. This screenshot shows that its last edition was the Thursday before the inauguration. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
For the second week in a row, the CDC's crucial Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — THE first-line bulletin for outbreaks and chronic disease developments — has not been published. This screenshot shows that its last edition was the Thursday before the inauguration. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...
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So apparently other countries have been protesting on our behalf since Monday and I'm just now learning about it.
January 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So apparently other countries have been protesting on our behalf since Monday and I'm just now learning about it.
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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Let's get fewer people minding the elderly in nursing homes, increase bedsores and injuries and untimely deaths, in the name of "efficiency"
January 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Let's get fewer people minding the elderly in nursing homes, increase bedsores and injuries and untimely deaths, in the name of "efficiency"
I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I didn't like Lynch in my youth, but when reintroduced to him a few years ago, I became obsessed. Something about the unapologetic humanity of his work drew me in. I consider myself fortunate to have existed on the same timeline as him.
DavidLynch
DavidLynch
January 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I didn't like Lynch in my youth, but when reintroduced to him a few years ago, I became obsessed. Something about the unapologetic humanity of his work drew me in. I consider myself fortunate to have existed on the same timeline as him.
DavidLynch
DavidLynch