@lapswimmer.bsky.social
Don’t be so quick to kill
The whole point of not killing those who are shipwrecked or wounded is to protect our military in similar circumstances
The whole point of not killing those who are shipwrecked or wounded is to protect our military in similar circumstances
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Don’t be so quick to kill
The whole point of not killing those who are shipwrecked or wounded is to protect our military in similar circumstances
The whole point of not killing those who are shipwrecked or wounded is to protect our military in similar circumstances
Andrey Kurkov
A worldly Ukrainian author whose Kafkaesque novel The Stolen Heart shows us the senseless orders and changing rules of a tyrannical bureaucracy impact the lives of ordinary people
A worldly Ukrainian author whose Kafkaesque novel The Stolen Heart shows us the senseless orders and changing rules of a tyrannical bureaucracy impact the lives of ordinary people
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Andrey Kurkov
A worldly Ukrainian author whose Kafkaesque novel The Stolen Heart shows us the senseless orders and changing rules of a tyrannical bureaucracy impact the lives of ordinary people
A worldly Ukrainian author whose Kafkaesque novel The Stolen Heart shows us the senseless orders and changing rules of a tyrannical bureaucracy impact the lives of ordinary people
Somalia’s leader
More dignified than Trump. He said “it’s better not to respond “.
More dignified than Trump. He said “it’s better not to respond “.
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Somalia’s leader
More dignified than Trump. He said “it’s better not to respond “.
More dignified than Trump. He said “it’s better not to respond “.
Continuation
But adult children cannot live in the neighborhood in which they grew up and the community becomes less diverse. We must build affordable housing homes in these communities.
But adult children cannot live in the neighborhood in which they grew up and the community becomes less diverse. We must build affordable housing homes in these communities.
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Continuation
But adult children cannot live in the neighborhood in which they grew up and the community becomes less diverse. We must build affordable housing homes in these communities.
But adult children cannot live in the neighborhood in which they grew up and the community becomes less diverse. We must build affordable housing homes in these communities.
Real estate
One of the ways older people have gained financial security is through the sale of real property//houses. A house in DC that was purchased for $125,000 in the sixties now sells for $1.5 million. That may be good for the long term care facilities that often house older people
One of the ways older people have gained financial security is through the sale of real property//houses. A house in DC that was purchased for $125,000 in the sixties now sells for $1.5 million. That may be good for the long term care facilities that often house older people
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Real estate
One of the ways older people have gained financial security is through the sale of real property//houses. A house in DC that was purchased for $125,000 in the sixties now sells for $1.5 million. That may be good for the long term care facilities that often house older people
One of the ways older people have gained financial security is through the sale of real property//houses. A house in DC that was purchased for $125,000 in the sixties now sells for $1.5 million. That may be good for the long term care facilities that often house older people
Criminals Like Me
Trump pardons fraudsters and drug kings. He must sense a comradeship.
Trump pardons fraudsters and drug kings. He must sense a comradeship.
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Criminals Like Me
Trump pardons fraudsters and drug kings. He must sense a comradeship.
Trump pardons fraudsters and drug kings. He must sense a comradeship.
State socialism
Not the democratic socialism that I would like. A creation of a new class of oligarchs
Not the democratic socialism that I would like. A creation of a new class of oligarchs
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
State socialism
Not the democratic socialism that I would like. A creation of a new class of oligarchs
Not the democratic socialism that I would like. A creation of a new class of oligarchs
Mark Kelly
Unfortunately he didn’t answer Rachel Madow’s question on what would he do to protect a service person who refused to carry out an illegal order in violation of the constitution
Unfortunately he didn’t answer Rachel Madow’s question on what would he do to protect a service person who refused to carry out an illegal order in violation of the constitution
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mark Kelly
Unfortunately he didn’t answer Rachel Madow’s question on what would he do to protect a service person who refused to carry out an illegal order in violation of the constitution
Unfortunately he didn’t answer Rachel Madow’s question on what would he do to protect a service person who refused to carry out an illegal order in violation of the constitution
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Epstein mania
Let’s be aware of all the other things this administration is doing. Undermining environmental protections of waterways, cancelling the protections for animal species, permitting building and drilling on public land and of course undermining public health.
Let’s be aware of all the other things this administration is doing. Undermining environmental protections of waterways, cancelling the protections for animal species, permitting building and drilling on public land and of course undermining public health.
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Epstein mania
Let’s be aware of all the other things this administration is doing. Undermining environmental protections of waterways, cancelling the protections for animal species, permitting building and drilling on public land and of course undermining public health.
Let’s be aware of all the other things this administration is doing. Undermining environmental protections of waterways, cancelling the protections for animal species, permitting building and drilling on public land and of course undermining public health.
Words matter
And words that tell lies are corrupting
And words that tell lies are corrupting
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Words matter
And words that tell lies are corrupting
And words that tell lies are corrupting
Trump’s takeovers doing great
Kennedy Center sales down by half and foreign student enrollment at colleges and universities down by 17%. Another hit to the economy
Kennedy Center sales down by half and foreign student enrollment at colleges and universities down by 17%. Another hit to the economy
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Trump’s takeovers doing great
Kennedy Center sales down by half and foreign student enrollment at colleges and universities down by 17%. Another hit to the economy
Kennedy Center sales down by half and foreign student enrollment at colleges and universities down by 17%. Another hit to the economy
Texas A & M
Now requiring advance review of courses to make sure they don’t feature race and gender content. So much for academic freedom
Now requiring advance review of courses to make sure they don’t feature race and gender content. So much for academic freedom
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Texas A & M
Now requiring advance review of courses to make sure they don’t feature race and gender content. So much for academic freedom
Now requiring advance review of courses to make sure they don’t feature race and gender content. So much for academic freedom
The gold in the White House is actually plastic
How appropriate!
How appropriate!
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The gold in the White House is actually plastic
How appropriate!
How appropriate!
Friend waited 12 hours inDCA airport…
…For her flight despite being told by AA to arrive two hours earlier. And subsequent excuses were all lies. No FAA to hold company responsible
…For her flight despite being told by AA to arrive two hours earlier. And subsequent excuses were all lies. No FAA to hold company responsible
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Friend waited 12 hours inDCA airport…
…For her flight despite being told by AA to arrive two hours earlier. And subsequent excuses were all lies. No FAA to hold company responsible
…For her flight despite being told by AA to arrive two hours earlier. And subsequent excuses were all lies. No FAA to hold company responsible
Reposted
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
Vulgar man
We have a resident in the White House who has no sense of morals, civility, appropriate behavior. He thinks he’s building a casino
We have a resident in the White House who has no sense of morals, civility, appropriate behavior. He thinks he’s building a casino
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Vulgar man
We have a resident in the White House who has no sense of morals, civility, appropriate behavior. He thinks he’s building a casino
We have a resident in the White House who has no sense of morals, civility, appropriate behavior. He thinks he’s building a casino
One Battle
after another.
Well not as great as I hoped but eerily prescient when considering the horrible Chicago raid on civilians
after another.
Well not as great as I hoped but eerily prescient when considering the horrible Chicago raid on civilians
October 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
One Battle
after another.
Well not as great as I hoped but eerily prescient when considering the horrible Chicago raid on civilians
after another.
Well not as great as I hoped but eerily prescient when considering the horrible Chicago raid on civilians
Never before…
…have I experienced such a sense of dismay and pessimism. Will we be able to vote our way back to a democratic society?
…have I experienced such a sense of dismay and pessimism. Will we be able to vote our way back to a democratic society?
September 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Never before…
…have I experienced such a sense of dismay and pessimism. Will we be able to vote our way back to a democratic society?
…have I experienced such a sense of dismay and pessimism. Will we be able to vote our way back to a democratic society?
We don’t need this
Anything that escalates gun violence should be condemned. It doesn’t matter who the victim is is.
Anything that escalates gun violence should be condemned. It doesn’t matter who the victim is is.
September 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We don’t need this
Anything that escalates gun violence should be condemned. It doesn’t matter who the victim is is.
Anything that escalates gun violence should be condemned. It doesn’t matter who the victim is is.
Operation patriot in Boston
Want to bet they won’t be arresting or deporting Irish immigrants who continue to live under the radar in Beantown
Want to bet they won’t be arresting or deporting Irish immigrants who continue to live under the radar in Beantown
September 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Operation patriot in Boston
Want to bet they won’t be arresting or deporting Irish immigrants who continue to live under the radar in Beantown
Want to bet they won’t be arresting or deporting Irish immigrants who continue to live under the radar in Beantown
Scotus is no longer a separate branch of government
The court just rubber stamps trumps appeals. We cannot expect any clarity or independence from these justices
The court just rubber stamps trumps appeals. We cannot expect any clarity or independence from these justices
September 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Scotus is no longer a separate branch of government
The court just rubber stamps trumps appeals. We cannot expect any clarity or independence from these justices
The court just rubber stamps trumps appeals. We cannot expect any clarity or independence from these justices
Reposted
Making our heads spin
So we won’t know where to defend next
So we won’t know where to defend next
August 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Making our heads spin
So we won’t know where to defend next
So we won’t know where to defend next
When one if the yes-men
Suggested a big photo of the leader on the department of labor it made me want to call a general strike
Suggested a big photo of the leader on the department of labor it made me want to call a general strike
August 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
When one if the yes-men
Suggested a big photo of the leader on the department of labor it made me want to call a general strike
Suggested a big photo of the leader on the department of labor it made me want to call a general strike