Sweyn Forkbeard
@sweynforkbeard.bsky.social
Retired attorney. Distance runner. Liberal (mostly), vegan (mostly), curmudgeon (aspiring).
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Frequently when people attack or vandalize or threaten synagogues they use the excuse the synagogue has recently had some event or said something that can be construed as Zionist as opposed to, you know, Jewish. Hard to sell for a place burned down a year ago.
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Anti-zionist graffiti was discovered Sunday on a wall of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which has not yet been rebuilt after the Eaton fire in California.
Synagogue Is Vandalized Days After Anniversary of L.A. Wildfire That Leveled It
Graffiti denouncing Zionism was discovered Sunday on a wall of the campus, which has not yet been rebuilt after the Eaton fire.
nyti.ms
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Frequently when people attack or vandalize or threaten synagogues they use the excuse the synagogue has recently had some event or said something that can be construed as Zionist as opposed to, you know, Jewish. Hard to sell for a place burned down a year ago.
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I dont see how any of my fellow Jewish Americans can be more fearful of college students protesting about Palestine than they are of a militarized ICE stacked with avowed Hitler supporters
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I dont see how any of my fellow Jewish Americans can be more fearful of college students protesting about Palestine than they are of a militarized ICE stacked with avowed Hitler supporters
I’ve only seen posts about books in this feed, so I hope it’s okay to post about bookstores. Because there are two terrific stores in So. Cal: The Calico Cat in downtown Ventura, and Bart’s Books in Ojai. Bart’s is a Möbius strip of a store, indoors and out at the same time. #litfic #literaryfiction
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I’ve only seen posts about books in this feed, so I hope it’s okay to post about bookstores. Because there are two terrific stores in So. Cal: The Calico Cat in downtown Ventura, and Bart’s Books in Ojai. Bart’s is a Möbius strip of a store, indoors and out at the same time. #litfic #literaryfiction
It’s Game of Thrones time at DOJ, starring Pam Bondi as Daenerys Targaryen. Bend the knee or be immolated.
Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
It’s Game of Thrones time at DOJ, starring Pam Bondi as Daenerys Targaryen. Bend the knee or be immolated.
Whatever’s in the Epstein files, it is so bad for Donald Trump that he’s chosen to distract the public from his failure to comply with the law compelling disclosure by having ICE shoot young mothers. That’s bad. Don’t let him get away with it.
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Whatever’s in the Epstein files, it is so bad for Donald Trump that he’s chosen to distract the public from his failure to comply with the law compelling disclosure by having ICE shoot young mothers. That’s bad. Don’t let him get away with it.
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The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
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After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
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We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Editorial cartoon by Mike Lukovich. #abolishiceforgood
January 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Editorial cartoon by Mike Lukovich. #abolishiceforgood
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
“Of the 1,500 or so [Jan. 6] offenders who received pardons, roughly 600 had been charged with assaulting or obstructing police officers, and 170 had been accused of using deadly weapons in the siege.”
Trump doesn’t back the blue. He supports thuggery and intimidation. That’s why he backs ICE.
Trump doesn’t back the blue. He supports thuggery and intimidation. That’s why he backs ICE.
MAGA’s Foundational Lie
The movement claims to stand with the police. Trump’s decision to pardon the cop-beaters of January 6 exposed his movement for what it is.
www.theatlantic.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
“Of the 1,500 or so [Jan. 6] offenders who received pardons, roughly 600 had been charged with assaulting or obstructing police officers, and 170 had been accused of using deadly weapons in the siege.”
Trump doesn’t back the blue. He supports thuggery and intimidation. That’s why he backs ICE.
Trump doesn’t back the blue. He supports thuggery and intimidation. That’s why he backs ICE.
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Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
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This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
This is exactly right. She smiled at him and said she wasn’t angry with him. She wouldn’t cower, and that both exposed and enraged him.
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This is exactly right. She smiled at him and said she wasn’t angry with him. She wouldn’t cower, and that both exposed and enraged him.
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
Anyone who doubts that the Trump Administration is fascist in nature needs to read this.
January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Anyone who doubts that the Trump Administration is fascist in nature needs to read this.
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Look, people, let’s stop being so judgmental about folks who stay on Twitter/X. There are fewer Nazis here, sure, but if a woman gets murdered by an ICE agent and you want to see her corpse in a bathing suit, where are you on Bluesky? Out of luck, that’s where.
January 9, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Look, people, let’s stop being so judgmental about folks who stay on Twitter/X. There are fewer Nazis here, sure, but if a woman gets murdered by an ICE agent and you want to see her corpse in a bathing suit, where are you on Bluesky? Out of luck, that’s where.
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National Catholic Reporter:
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
National Catholic Reporter:
From the National Catholic Reporter. #reneenicolegood
January 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From the National Catholic Reporter. #reneenicolegood
Bad take of the day. There’s no prohibition on LE knocking on doors. What they can’t do (most of the time) is enter a home without a warrant.
I’m as outraged as the next person at the murder in Minneapolis and at ICE’s storm trooper tactics. Don’t let that lead you into bad takes like this.
I’m as outraged as the next person at the murder in Minneapolis and at ICE’s storm trooper tactics. Don’t let that lead you into bad takes like this.
Um, you're not allowed to go door-to-door hoping to randomly find someone violating the law. You need a warrant. That's is basic Constitutional shit.
JD Vance: "It was a legitimate law enforcement operation. We were going door to door to try to find criminal illegal aliens and deport them from the United States ... say a prayer for that agent ... he deserves a debt of gratitude."
January 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Bad take of the day. There’s no prohibition on LE knocking on doors. What they can’t do (most of the time) is enter a home without a warrant.
I’m as outraged as the next person at the murder in Minneapolis and at ICE’s storm trooper tactics. Don’t let that lead you into bad takes like this.
I’m as outraged as the next person at the murder in Minneapolis and at ICE’s storm trooper tactics. Don’t let that lead you into bad takes like this.
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ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason