@robertswartz.bsky.social
Born in the Mon Valley. Studied architecture, still love it. Work in advertising, live in Brooklyn. Pragmatic Progressive who knows we'll get there someday. Moonlight as servant to Gracie the cat.
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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
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To quote Peggy Noonan, “is it irresponsible to speculate? No, it’s irresponsible *not* to.”
The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
To quote Peggy Noonan, “is it irresponsible to speculate? No, it’s irresponsible *not* to.”
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This is, indeed, cool -- I made a donation to Courier as a thanks, and I suggest y'all do the same: secure.actblue.com/donate/couri...
This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is, indeed, cool -- I made a donation to Courier as a thanks, and I suggest y'all do the same: secure.actblue.com/donate/couri...
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There is only one reason Trump directed Bondi to investigate specific names in the Epstein files.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There is only one reason Trump directed Bondi to investigate specific names in the Epstein files.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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Worth 1,000 words. This picture is so revealing about so much about this “administration.”
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Worth 1,000 words. This picture is so revealing about so much about this “administration.”
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
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NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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He "arrived for tea". Note it doesn't state if he left afterwards.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
He "arrived for tea". Note it doesn't state if he left afterwards.
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Leavitt, this week: "President Trump kicked him out because Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile and he was a creep."
Trump, asked in 2019 if he had “any suspicions” that Epstein was molesting underage women: "No, I had no idea. I had no idea."
@sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Trump, asked in 2019 if he had “any suspicions” that Epstein was molesting underage women: "No, I had no idea. I had no idea."
@sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency
Read the e-mails—this isn’t going away anytime soon.
www.newyorker.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Leavitt, this week: "President Trump kicked him out because Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile and he was a creep."
Trump, asked in 2019 if he had “any suspicions” that Epstein was molesting underage women: "No, I had no idea. I had no idea."
@sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Trump, asked in 2019 if he had “any suspicions” that Epstein was molesting underage women: "No, I had no idea. I had no idea."
@sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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A confidant of Bill Pulte provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming officials of the govt-backed lending giant who warned it could expose Fannie Mae to claims it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
The alarmed officials got fired.
The alarmed officials got fired.
"Emails reviewed by The Associated Press show that Fannie Mae executives were unnerved about what one called the 'very problematic' disclosure of data by Lauren Smith, the company’s head of marketing, who was acting on Pulte’s behalf." apnews.com/article/fann...
Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing confidential housing data
A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration’s top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A confidant of Bill Pulte provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming officials of the govt-backed lending giant who warned it could expose Fannie Mae to claims it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
The alarmed officials got fired.
The alarmed officials got fired.
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The POTUS that MAGA climbed the walls of the Capitol building for, assaulted/murdered Capitol Police and DC Metro PD for, and are now disappearing human beings for - is a violent child rapist. There are more pages than time. This is not a partisan issue. This is an issue of who we are as Americans.
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The POTUS that MAGA climbed the walls of the Capitol building for, assaulted/murdered Capitol Police and DC Metro PD for, and are now disappearing human beings for - is a violent child rapist. There are more pages than time. This is not a partisan issue. This is an issue of who we are as Americans.
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After Ghislaine Maxwell lied to Todd Blanche, someone waived her sex offender status and moved her to Club Fed with "OUT" custody - allowing her to work outside the prison walls. 3 months ago, I got her Bureau of Prisons points screen as proof. We still don't know who approved all this.
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver
I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
After Ghislaine Maxwell lied to Todd Blanche, someone waived her sex offender status and moved her to Club Fed with "OUT" custody - allowing her to work outside the prison walls. 3 months ago, I got her Bureau of Prisons points screen as proof. We still don't know who approved all this.
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It's crazy how much the vice president of the united states loves nazis. Nazi chatbots, nazi group texts, nazi twitter accounts. He can't get enough! But it's simply not newsworthy, because making it a story would be biased
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
It's crazy how much the vice president of the united states loves nazis. Nazi chatbots, nazi group texts, nazi twitter accounts. He can't get enough! But it's simply not newsworthy, because making it a story would be biased
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Republican members of the House of Representatives need to ask themselves, “Do I want to run for reelection in 2026 as the incumbent who voted to protect the secrets of a dead sex trafficker?”
Gonna be wild to see who answers yes to that question.
Gonna be wild to see who answers yes to that question.
🚨 NEW: More Republicans are quietly telling Rep Thomas Massie they plan to vote to release the files, and he predicts this could snowball.
“Trump will protect you… if you vote to cover up for pedophiles… but… this vote is going to be on your record longer than Trump is going to be president.”
“Trump will protect you… if you vote to cover up for pedophiles… but… this vote is going to be on your record longer than Trump is going to be president.”
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Republican members of the House of Representatives need to ask themselves, “Do I want to run for reelection in 2026 as the incumbent who voted to protect the secrets of a dead sex trafficker?”
Gonna be wild to see who answers yes to that question.
Gonna be wild to see who answers yes to that question.
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
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He says this the same week in which we learned the median home buyer is now 59 years old. Average age of first time buyers is 40.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
He says this the same week in which we learned the median home buyer is now 59 years old. Average age of first time buyers is 40.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
Immigrants built your house, dipshit. Assholes like your boss don’t pay them enough to own one.
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I think Democrats should talk more about Trump trying to block the "Epstein videos" the "Epstein photos" because I really don't think he's that worried about his name showing up on yet another list, that he can spin. Also, "files" sounds so clerical.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I think Democrats should talk more about Trump trying to block the "Epstein videos" the "Epstein photos" because I really don't think he's that worried about his name showing up on yet another list, that he can spin. Also, "files" sounds so clerical.
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This story is bonkers. A Pulte ally shared confidential Fannie Mae data with people at Freddie Mac and the people who flagged her behavior were fired.
"Emails reviewed by The Associated Press show that Fannie Mae executives were unnerved about what one called the 'very problematic' disclosure of data by Lauren Smith, the company’s head of marketing, who was acting on Pulte’s behalf." apnews.com/article/fann...
Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing confidential housing data
A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration’s top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This story is bonkers. A Pulte ally shared confidential Fannie Mae data with people at Freddie Mac and the people who flagged her behavior were fired.
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in the 19th century, there were extraordinarily graphic religious tracts condemning lesbianism and bondage. these were sold for relatively high prices to people who wanted to read about lesbianism and bondage. QAnon is that, but for pedophilia.
q anon specifically is really fascinating given that it was initially founded on an infamous gathering site for pedophiles, moved to the site which was explicitly founded by pedophiles for pedophiles, and basically faded away when its followers just got bored of Satanic Pedophile Armageddon
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
in the 19th century, there were extraordinarily graphic religious tracts condemning lesbianism and bondage. these were sold for relatively high prices to people who wanted to read about lesbianism and bondage. QAnon is that, but for pedophilia.
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This is all with no senate confirmed SOUTHCOM commander btw
Hmmmm
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is all with no senate confirmed SOUTHCOM commander btw
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The thing about the "moderate to win" crowd is that they pose as Data Guys but very clearly have an animus toward the left that skews their analysis. When Trump won, they were all pathetically eager to say, "ah, the country is anti-immigrants xenophobes now, top to bottom, what can you do?"
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The thing about the "moderate to win" crowd is that they pose as Data Guys but very clearly have an animus toward the left that skews their analysis. When Trump won, they were all pathetically eager to say, "ah, the country is anti-immigrants xenophobes now, top to bottom, what can you do?"