Phil Schwarz
@pschwarz.bsky.social
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Me: "Hey, maybe telling Jews that their Zionist family members in Israel - even those who hate the Israeli government - are Nazis, is not the way to convince wavering Jews that they can give up on Zionism and still be safe."
Half the people on here: "Oh, so you're saying you're a Zionist?"
Half the people on here: "Oh, so you're saying you're a Zionist?"
August 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Me: "Hey, maybe telling Jews that their Zionist family members in Israel - even those who hate the Israeli government - are Nazis, is not the way to convince wavering Jews that they can give up on Zionism and still be safe."
Half the people on here: "Oh, so you're saying you're a Zionist?"
Half the people on here: "Oh, so you're saying you're a Zionist?"
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The corruption of the US Supreme Court has arguably been the most serious single contributor to the US's transformation into autocracy
Reading an article titled "Why didn't Brazilian democracy die?" and a key part of the story is a Supreme Court that actually did its job
August 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The corruption of the US Supreme Court has arguably been the most serious single contributor to the US's transformation into autocracy
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They were so antsy to commit mass murder that they tried to massacre every Jewish community they came across on the way. And then they did the same to more or less everyone they could in Palestine.
August 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
They were so antsy to commit mass murder that they tried to massacre every Jewish community they came across on the way. And then they did the same to more or less everyone they could in Palestine.
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When they read “Crusades,” too many people think “cool knight” and not enough people think “antisemitic and islamophobic mass murder.”
Saw an ad on the subway for “Home Free: Global Online Crusades — Rebirth in Christ Tour” and this feels like a hate crime.
August 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
When they read “Crusades,” too many people think “cool knight” and not enough people think “antisemitic and islamophobic mass murder.”
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This is called 'desensitisation'.
Send the National Guard to achieve nothing. Let Democrats exhaust themselves complaining. Say "Look at them complain about a crackdown on crime."
The next step will be sending in the National Guard to 'secure the elections'.
Send the National Guard to achieve nothing. Let Democrats exhaust themselves complaining. Say "Look at them complain about a crackdown on crime."
The next step will be sending in the National Guard to 'secure the elections'.
August 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is called 'desensitisation'.
Send the National Guard to achieve nothing. Let Democrats exhaust themselves complaining. Say "Look at them complain about a crackdown on crime."
The next step will be sending in the National Guard to 'secure the elections'.
Send the National Guard to achieve nothing. Let Democrats exhaust themselves complaining. Say "Look at them complain about a crackdown on crime."
The next step will be sending in the National Guard to 'secure the elections'.
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🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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BREAKING: Kemp will NOT run for senate, making it easier for Ossoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Brian Kemp Won’t Run for Senate in Georgia, Giving Ossoff a Lift
The popular two-term governor of Georgia had been seen as the strongest potential Republican challenger to Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
BREAKING: Kemp will NOT run for senate, making it easier for Ossoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
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Just got off the phone with Mrs Sicknick and just more slaps in the face with this settlement. She asked "why did my son die" (in response to all the whitewashing that is being done about January 6th) if it was a day of love, why is my son dead"
Total miscarriage of justice
Total miscarriage of justice
May 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Just got off the phone with Mrs Sicknick and just more slaps in the face with this settlement. She asked "why did my son die" (in response to all the whitewashing that is being done about January 6th) if it was a day of love, why is my son dead"
Total miscarriage of justice
Total miscarriage of justice
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At #INSAR2025, Alison Singer of @autismsciencefd.bsky.social publicly praised RFK Jr. for "shining a bright light" on high support autistics.
No. RFK Jr. is going to wreak destruction in the lives of autistic people and families. We either oppose him wholly, or we will all suffer the consequences.
No. RFK Jr. is going to wreak destruction in the lives of autistic people and families. We either oppose him wholly, or we will all suffer the consequences.
I'm not going to argue about that destructive ghoul RFK Jr. with people who support him. His plan is to eliminate/disappear/defund disabled people like my high-support autistic son. If you are excited that he supports your niche #autism program—are are many #ProfoundAutism parents—you are complicit.
May 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
At #INSAR2025, Alison Singer of @autismsciencefd.bsky.social publicly praised RFK Jr. for "shining a bright light" on high support autistics.
No. RFK Jr. is going to wreak destruction in the lives of autistic people and families. We either oppose him wholly, or we will all suffer the consequences.
No. RFK Jr. is going to wreak destruction in the lives of autistic people and families. We either oppose him wholly, or we will all suffer the consequences.
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“We know how bad it can get, & we refuse to let it get that bad again. That’s why the disability rights movement exists — to say that we are only going to move forward. We refuse to turn back the clock.” Ari Ne’eman on the US administration’s attack on disabled people.
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What Republican Health Cuts Could Mean for People with Disabilities
We talk with Harvard researcher Ari Ne’eman about why the sharp policy shifts underway in Washington pose a unique threat to people with disabilities.
tradeoffs.org
May 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“We know how bad it can get, & we refuse to let it get that bad again. That’s why the disability rights movement exists — to say that we are only going to move forward. We refuse to turn back the clock.” Ari Ne’eman on the US administration’s attack on disabled people.
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tradeoffs.org/2025/05/01/w...
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No, you frog-throatted, leather-faced, worm-brained moron.Young adults are forgoing parenthood because of high costs, and women dying due to lack of lifesaving healthcare.
April 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
No, you frog-throatted, leather-faced, worm-brained moron.Young adults are forgoing parenthood because of high costs, and women dying due to lack of lifesaving healthcare.
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My law firm is currently litigating 49 voting and election cases in 21 states. States with the most cases: AZ, GA, NC, NV, FL, LA, PA.
I expect new cases will be filed this week.
I expect new cases will be filed this week.
April 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My law firm is currently litigating 49 voting and election cases in 21 states. States with the most cases: AZ, GA, NC, NV, FL, LA, PA.
I expect new cases will be filed this week.
I expect new cases will be filed this week.
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The only people with any confidence in Donald Trump‘s handling of the economy are his hard-core base. When he starts falling into the 30s, which I expect soon, it will be more telling of the feeling that his supporters will not admit publicly.
April 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The only people with any confidence in Donald Trump‘s handling of the economy are his hard-core base. When he starts falling into the 30s, which I expect soon, it will be more telling of the feeling that his supporters will not admit publicly.
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"ICE can declare any Venezuelan an "Alien Enemy" without ANY concrete evidence."
"ICE can declare any Venezuelan an "Alien Enemy" without ANY concrete evidence."
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
March 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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"ICE can declare any Venezuelan an "Alien Enemy" without ANY concrete evidence."
"ICE can declare any Venezuelan an "Alien Enemy" without ANY concrete evidence."
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So, that’s actually not allowed…The Constitution isn’t optional, sir. This isn’t a reality show — it’s reality. Two terms, that’s it.
So, that’s actually not allowed…The Constitution isn’t optional, sir. This isn’t a reality show — it’s reality. Two terms, that’s it.
Trump is 'not joking' about third term, though Constitution says he can't serve
In remarks to NBC News, Trump also said "there are methods which you could do it." Trump would need either a two-thirds vote in Congress or a constitutional convention to serve a third term.
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March 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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So, that’s actually not allowed…The Constitution isn’t optional, sir. This isn’t a reality show — it’s reality. Two terms, that’s it.
So, that’s actually not allowed…The Constitution isn’t optional, sir. This isn’t a reality show — it’s reality. Two terms, that’s it.
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My theory on why Trump is choosing THIS order to defy is 1) someone at White House made the decision [cough, Stephen Miller] w/o properly vetting it, and now DOJ has to dig in and 2) like suspected fuck-ups at USAID, if they back down it'll reveal just how incompetent they really are.
2/ This does not instill confidence that the Government has accurately or properly identified individuals under the Alien Enemies Act:
Government declaration:
"[T]he lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose."
Full context:
Government declaration:
"[T]he lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose."
Full context:
March 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My theory on why Trump is choosing THIS order to defy is 1) someone at White House made the decision [cough, Stephen Miller] w/o properly vetting it, and now DOJ has to dig in and 2) like suspected fuck-ups at USAID, if they back down it'll reveal just how incompetent they really are.
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"California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track & disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training...it’s an impossible standard that could crush small AI startups & developers...."
Trash take.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Trash take.
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California’s A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly
California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track and disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training. At first glance, this might s...
www.eff.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track & disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training...it’s an impossible standard that could crush small AI startups & developers...."
Trash take.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Trash take.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Whether you're a small restaurant or not you have to ensure that you're not stealing your ingredients. So why is this any different?
What about the 1-2 person creative startups? Who is protecting their works in a society that devalues artists so much that "starving artist" is an expectation?
What about the 1-2 person creative startups? Who is protecting their works in a society that devalues artists so much that "starving artist" is an expectation?
March 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Whether you're a small restaurant or not you have to ensure that you're not stealing your ingredients. So why is this any different?
What about the 1-2 person creative startups? Who is protecting their works in a society that devalues artists so much that "starving artist" is an expectation?
What about the 1-2 person creative startups? Who is protecting their works in a society that devalues artists so much that "starving artist" is an expectation?
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The idea that you shouldn't be expected to know what data you're using to train your systems and that doing so is "an impossible task" is so normalized that its hard to know that this was not always the case even in the field of AI.
March 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The idea that you shouldn't be expected to know what data you're using to train your systems and that doing so is "an impossible task" is so normalized that its hard to know that this was not always the case even in the field of AI.
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Data theft and scraping became completely normalized, along with the exploitation of crowdworkers, with the advent of photo sharing and other platforms and others like amazon mechanical turk.
So now NOT exploiting people and stealing data is the anomaly.
So now NOT exploiting people and stealing data is the anomaly.
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Data theft and scraping became completely normalized, along with the exploitation of crowdworkers, with the advent of photo sharing and other platforms and others like amazon mechanical turk.
So now NOT exploiting people and stealing data is the anomaly.
So now NOT exploiting people and stealing data is the anomaly.
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Another thing that gives me hope today: we still have some truly excellent journalism, even if it’s not always from the legacy sources you’d expect!
Wired. Rolling Stone. Teen Vogue.
These publications are committed to Truth and democracy.
New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times.
These publications have pledged allegiance to a King and the oligarchy.
We live in strange times…
These publications are committed to Truth and democracy.
New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times.
These publications have pledged allegiance to a King and the oligarchy.
We live in strange times…
March 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Another thing that gives me hope today: we still have some truly excellent journalism, even if it’s not always from the legacy sources you’d expect!
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Article II of the office that Stephen Miller’s boss took an oath to also have something "Judicial Review." You can’t accept all the other stuff and decide "nah, I don’t like that part."
It is Newspeak.
It is difficult to feel surprise at the right-wing messaging crew -- but this ongoing effort to hijack the language of democracy is staggering in its cynicism and mendacity. After years of dedicated voter suppression campaigns, they want you to believe they are suddenly inspired by citizen rule. 🧵
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Article II of the office that Stephen Miller’s boss took an oath to also have something "Judicial Review." You can’t accept all the other stuff and decide "nah, I don’t like that part."
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if people being transported across long distances without their consent via private prisoner transport bothers you, look into what that industry has been doing the past two decades.
not a new phenomenon at all. it’s just evolving and maturing.
www.themarshallproject.org/2016/07/06/i...
not a new phenomenon at all. it’s just evolving and maturing.
www.themarshallproject.org/2016/07/06/i...
Inside the Deadly World of Private Prisoner Transport
Tens of thousands of people every year are packed into vans run by for-profit companies with almost no oversight.
www.themarshallproject.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
if people being transported across long distances without their consent via private prisoner transport bothers you, look into what that industry has been doing the past two decades.
not a new phenomenon at all. it’s just evolving and maturing.
www.themarshallproject.org/2016/07/06/i...
not a new phenomenon at all. it’s just evolving and maturing.
www.themarshallproject.org/2016/07/06/i...
The leopards he let loose are fixing to eat his face, and ours all.
Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a remarkable statement in response to Trump’s call for impeachment of the judge who ruled against him in Alien Enemy Act case. This is about law, not politics.
March 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The leopards he let loose are fixing to eat his face, and ours all.