Doug Swain
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Just a fellow. NH, USA. Also on the fedi @pseudoramble@social.pseudoramble.com https://social.pseudoramble.com/@pseudoramble
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The right is waging multiple wars and colonial invasions, funding genocide, and executing its own citizens in an increasing fascist authoritarian state.
The left:
The left:
Today New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan for universal child care across the state.
Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.
Governor Hochul also announced that she’s “committing to fully fund the first two years” of Zohran's plan for free preschool for all 2-year-olds.
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The right is waging multiple wars and colonial invasions, funding genocide, and executing its own citizens in an increasing fascist authoritarian state.
The left:
The left:
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I stand with Granite Staters against ICE’s cruelty, from the killing in Minneapolis to the proposed ICE center in Merrimack. I’ll be protesting with the people today in Merrimack to make sure that Trump and ICE don't harm our communities. I hope you'll join me.
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I stand with Granite Staters against ICE’s cruelty, from the killing in Minneapolis to the proposed ICE center in Merrimack. I’ll be protesting with the people today in Merrimack to make sure that Trump and ICE don't harm our communities. I hope you'll join me.
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Medicaid work requirements don’t create jobs. They create barriers to care. Our Dept. of Labor says they can’t be implemented, and many people need treatment before employment is even possible.
This is a cruel, ableist catch-22.
Please tell the Governor to veto SB134.
#NHpolitics #NH01 #medicaid
This is a cruel, ableist catch-22.
Please tell the Governor to veto SB134.
#NHpolitics #NH01 #medicaid
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Medicaid work requirements don’t create jobs. They create barriers to care. Our Dept. of Labor says they can’t be implemented, and many people need treatment before employment is even possible.
This is a cruel, ableist catch-22.
Please tell the Governor to veto SB134.
#NHpolitics #NH01 #medicaid
This is a cruel, ableist catch-22.
Please tell the Governor to veto SB134.
#NHpolitics #NH01 #medicaid
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New Hampshire stands with Merrimack and the targets of ICE terrorism. #NHPolitics
Merrimack Town Hall To Close Before ICE Protest; Speaking at Meeting Limited to Residents indepthnh.org/2026/01/07/m...
Merrimack Town Hall To Close Before ICE Protest; Speaking at Meeting Limited to Residents
Expecting a crowd larger than it can handle to address the report of Merrimack possibly hosting a warehouse for Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees for up to 1,500 people, the Merrimack Town...
indepthnh.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
New Hampshire stands with Merrimack and the targets of ICE terrorism. #NHPolitics
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I was the first #NH01 candidate in this race to make it abundantly clear that ICE must be fully abolished. You can’t reform an agency built around cruelty that operates by racially profiling people and expect a just outcome. #NHPolitics
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I was the first #NH01 candidate in this race to make it abundantly clear that ICE must be fully abolished. You can’t reform an agency built around cruelty that operates by racially profiling people and expect a just outcome. #NHPolitics
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This is Herschel. She spent 15 minutes at the gym before deciding to switch her New Year's resolution to self acceptance. 12/10 (IG: cfsbk)
January 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This is Herschel. She spent 15 minutes at the gym before deciding to switch her New Year's resolution to self acceptance. 12/10 (IG: cfsbk)
Congress members keep posting shit like "Well, the world is safer because Maduro is out of power, but they really should have asked us first!" Would really love for them to explain _how_ we're safer?
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Congress members keep posting shit like "Well, the world is safer because Maduro is out of power, but they really should have asked us first!" Would really love for them to explain _how_ we're safer?
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Minimum wages in New England as of Jan 1st, 2026:
Connecticut: $16.94
Rhode Island: $16.00
Maine: $15.10
Massachusetts: $15.00
Vermont: $14.42
New Hampshire: $7.25
We will not attract young people to New Hampshire if we don’t raise the minimum wage. #NHPolitics #NH01
Connecticut: $16.94
Rhode Island: $16.00
Maine: $15.10
Massachusetts: $15.00
Vermont: $14.42
New Hampshire: $7.25
We will not attract young people to New Hampshire if we don’t raise the minimum wage. #NHPolitics #NH01
January 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Minimum wages in New England as of Jan 1st, 2026:
Connecticut: $16.94
Rhode Island: $16.00
Maine: $15.10
Massachusetts: $15.00
Vermont: $14.42
New Hampshire: $7.25
We will not attract young people to New Hampshire if we don’t raise the minimum wage. #NHPolitics #NH01
Connecticut: $16.94
Rhode Island: $16.00
Maine: $15.10
Massachusetts: $15.00
Vermont: $14.42
New Hampshire: $7.25
We will not attract young people to New Hampshire if we don’t raise the minimum wage. #NHPolitics #NH01
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Thank you to everyone who rang in the new year with us and helped kick off 2026. Whether you came out, brought a friend, signed, donated, or just talked, you helped build momentum. To everyone new here, welcome. This is a people powered campaign, and together we will win.
#NHPolitics #Election2026
#NHPolitics #Election2026
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Thank you to everyone who rang in the new year with us and helped kick off 2026. Whether you came out, brought a friend, signed, donated, or just talked, you helped build momentum. To everyone new here, welcome. This is a people powered campaign, and together we will win.
#NHPolitics #Election2026
#NHPolitics #Election2026
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Wishing you all a peaceful close to 2025 and a hopeful start to 2026. Next year, we’ll keep fighting for dignity because every American deserves a safe home, food on the table, and healthcare they can count on. This is the fight ahead, and together, we have the power to win it.
January 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Wishing you all a peaceful close to 2025 and a hopeful start to 2026. Next year, we’ll keep fighting for dignity because every American deserves a safe home, food on the table, and healthcare they can count on. This is the fight ahead, and together, we have the power to win it.
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This year I launched a people-powered run for Congress as a 25 year old disabled state legislator.
We’ve earned the first union endorsement, the support of 30+ local leaders, and voters all over NH.
Our Q4 deadline tonight. $25 goes a long way: heathhowardnh.com/donate
#NHpolitics #NH01
We’ve earned the first union endorsement, the support of 30+ local leaders, and voters all over NH.
Our Q4 deadline tonight. $25 goes a long way: heathhowardnh.com/donate
#NHpolitics #NH01
Donate | Support Grassroots Leadership Today — Heath Howard for New Hampshire
Join Heath Howard's campaign in New Hampshire’s 1st District to promote working families, oppose corporate influence, and create real community change.
heathhowardnh.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This year I launched a people-powered run for Congress as a 25 year old disabled state legislator.
We’ve earned the first union endorsement, the support of 30+ local leaders, and voters all over NH.
Our Q4 deadline tonight. $25 goes a long way: heathhowardnh.com/donate
#NHpolitics #NH01
We’ve earned the first union endorsement, the support of 30+ local leaders, and voters all over NH.
Our Q4 deadline tonight. $25 goes a long way: heathhowardnh.com/donate
#NHpolitics #NH01
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By the way, this is totally, 100% real, you guys. Like, legit. Don't Google it or anything to double-check. You'd only be wasting your time trying to prove that this isn't fake.
July 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
By the way, this is totally, 100% real, you guys. Like, legit. Don't Google it or anything to double-check. You'd only be wasting your time trying to prove that this isn't fake.
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Back in 1990, Japan adapted the 1988 cartoon series "Garfield and Friends", but renamed the show to "ラザニャンのパーティー" or "Lasagnyan's Party", Lasagnyan being a combination of Lasagna and Nyan, and a regional nickname for Garfield.
July 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Back in 1990, Japan adapted the 1988 cartoon series "Garfield and Friends", but renamed the show to "ラザニャンのパーティー" or "Lasagnyan's Party", Lasagnyan being a combination of Lasagna and Nyan, and a regional nickname for Garfield.
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Not surprisingly, Avelo continues to fight in court, dragging out their eventual loss. But I've got a new set of billboards up in New Haven, supported by Indivisible CT and many of you (via www.avelno.com).
The messaging definitely hit a nerve. The hate mail is, uhh, interesting.
#avelNO
The messaging definitely hit a nerve. The hate mail is, uhh, interesting.
#avelNO
December 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Not surprisingly, Avelo continues to fight in court, dragging out their eventual loss. But I've got a new set of billboards up in New Haven, supported by Indivisible CT and many of you (via www.avelno.com).
The messaging definitely hit a nerve. The hate mail is, uhh, interesting.
#avelNO
The messaging definitely hit a nerve. The hate mail is, uhh, interesting.
#avelNO
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No plans for New Year's?
Join us in Manchester or Dover for events on NYE and the 1st, to celebrate the new year by helping get this campaign on the ballot!
Hope to see you there!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/heathhowardnh/
#NHpolitics #newyears #nh #newhampshire #nye #nh01 #newyear
Join us in Manchester or Dover for events on NYE and the 1st, to celebrate the new year by helping get this campaign on the ballot!
Hope to see you there!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/heathhowardnh/
#NHpolitics #newyears #nh #newhampshire #nye #nh01 #newyear
December 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
No plans for New Year's?
Join us in Manchester or Dover for events on NYE and the 1st, to celebrate the new year by helping get this campaign on the ballot!
Hope to see you there!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/heathhowardnh/
#NHpolitics #newyears #nh #newhampshire #nye #nh01 #newyear
Join us in Manchester or Dover for events on NYE and the 1st, to celebrate the new year by helping get this campaign on the ballot!
Hope to see you there!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/heathhowardnh/
#NHpolitics #newyears #nh #newhampshire #nye #nh01 #newyear
Learned something new today.
Rep. Pappas backs the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. But LIHTC funnels billions of taxpayer dollars to Wall Street. It lets politicians claim action while backing another costly, ineffective federal program.
December 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Learned something new today.
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“SELL IT TO WHO, BEN? FUCKING AQUAMAN??”
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
“SELL IT TO WHO, BEN? FUCKING AQUAMAN??”
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Tonight, you will be visited by three spirits.
December 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Tonight, you will be visited by three spirits.
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The holidays are a reminder that everyone deserves a safe home, food on the table, quality healthcare, and a chance to live with security and hope. Together, we’re going to make that happen.
December 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The holidays are a reminder that everyone deserves a safe home, food on the table, quality healthcare, and a chance to live with security and hope. Together, we’re going to make that happen.
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Medicare For All will be cheaper than the current healthcare system and cover all Americans. It's a win-win. #nhpolitics
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Medicare For All will be cheaper than the current healthcare system and cover all Americans. It's a win-win. #nhpolitics
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We're facing an uphill battle against wealthy interests. But I'm committed to saving our people and our planet. Read my interview with Salon.
Progressive long-shot takes on Democratic establishment in New Hampshire Senate race - Salon.com
Karshima Manzur is fighting an uphill battle against Rep. Chris Pappas
www.salon.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We're facing an uphill battle against wealthy interests. But I'm committed to saving our people and our planet. Read my interview with Salon.
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In other words, the Democratic establishment is recommitting itself to the same genocidal foreign policy and corporate interests that cost the party the 2024 election. #NHPolitics #NH01
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In other words, the Democratic establishment is recommitting itself to the same genocidal foreign policy and corporate interests that cost the party the 2024 election. #NHPolitics #NH01
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Read more: www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...
Karishma Manzur: Let's not have a repeat of Iraq debacle in Venezuela
WE MUST learn from the disastrous second Iraq war and stop President Donald Trump from dragging the United States into another unjustified conflict, this time in Venezuela.
www.unionleader.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Read more: www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...
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@stefanyshaheen.com claimed she has the first labor endorsement in the #NH01 race. Not true. IBEW 104 endorsed me in July. I have a real record of supporting unions in the NH House, and I am on the picket lines every week. I haven't seen Stefany out with us in quite a while... #NHPolitics
Thank you, Teamsters! I am incredibly proud to earn the endorsement of Local 633 and the 5,000+ hardworking men and women you serve.
The Teamsters keep our communities running and make so many families strong. I will work hard every day to keep earning your support and will always have your back.
The Teamsters keep our communities running and make so many families strong. I will work hard every day to keep earning your support and will always have your back.
Stefany Shaheen holds a solid polling lead in the field of 1st Congressional District Democrats, and she is now bolstering her position with the first major union endorsement in the 2026 race.
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
@stefanyshaheen.com claimed she has the first labor endorsement in the #NH01 race. Not true. IBEW 104 endorsed me in July. I have a real record of supporting unions in the NH House, and I am on the picket lines every week. I haven't seen Stefany out with us in quite a while... #NHPolitics