Mark Swartzendruber
mdruber.bsky.social
Mark Swartzendruber
@mdruber.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Financial Advisor, Foodie, Keen Observer of and Commenter on the Human Condition
Remember when DOGE was going to find $2 Trillion in Government waste and all they did was contribute to unemployment and waste a bunch of food that was already paid for?
September 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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July 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
How Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Will Impact Local Food Pantries: 'People Are Going To Suffer' blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/01/h...
How Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Will Impact Local Food Pantries: 'People Are Going To Suffer'
In Illinois, 205,000 people could lose SNAP benefits, and local pantries don't have the funding to fill the gap. “We are heading into what is likely to be a crisis of unimaginable proportion."
blockclubchicago.org
July 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Christalmighty. Over 3.5 more years of this shit show yet to go
June 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Still no $5000 DOGE dividend check in my mail. I'm starting to believe maybe it wasn't for real.
June 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The port of Long Beach is empty. The busiest west coast import destination sent dock workers home for the week due to lack of anything to do. This 90 day tariff freeze isn't going to accomplish shit.
May 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Steelhead trout topped with smoked mussels in cream
May 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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April 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Thank You Sen Booker.
April 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It's Happening
I F***ing Told You So
open.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Yeah. I stayed up past midnight for this. #gocubsgo
March 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Someone stuffed a sample edition of the Moonies newspaper into my mail slot. DTR. Direct To Recycling
March 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Reposted by Mark Swartzendruber
A few days ago the Defense Department and the Justice Department announced investigations into national security leaks. Meanwhile Trump's deputies were inadvertently leaking to Jeffrey Goldberg...
March 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sculpture and acrobatics in Viejo Vallarta
March 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Yesterday, Trump did an informercial for Tesla on the White House lawn and even announced a personal purchase. Meanwhile last week several Tesla board members (including Elon's brother Kimball) collectively dumped over $100 million worth of shares in the company they govern.
March 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Holy shit! Was that the NASDAQ or a SpaceX rocket?
March 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I am outraged! I just read on the internet that "they" have an orchestra made up entirely of Trans Siberians!
March 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My thoughts on the last 3 days
Hunter Biden's Bathroom
What winning looks like
substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The US is now a laughing stock of the world...
March 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Trump keeps bringing up Hunter Biden's Laptop in the same way Walter Sobchak kept bringing up 'Nam in The Big Lebowski
March 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Lutnick is fast proving himself to be the biggest sycophant ball gargler in the new administration
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.
apnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Slowing Growth, Sticky Inflation, Declining Immigration, Austerity
This doesn't add up
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM