Swish
@swish7.bsky.social
Gen X. Dad. Blue dot - red state. Moderate Dem. Syracuse fan. Beto fan. Fallen behind on my honey-do list.
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A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
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Bathroom vanities are now “national security”.
September 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Bathroom vanities are now “national security”.
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As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."
I’m a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.
An interview with Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic House candidate in Illinois, who was violently thrown to the ground twice at a peaceful protest in Illinois on Friday morning.
newrepublic.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."
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Right-wingers are calling for my arrest. You know why? Because they know I’m the only candidate in my race who will actually stand up to ICE and Trump.
And they’re right.
And they’re right.
September 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Right-wingers are calling for my arrest. You know why? Because they know I’m the only candidate in my race who will actually stand up to ICE and Trump.
And they’re right.
And they’re right.
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Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
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This Guardian quote from an anonymous person who said he knew Robinson in high school years ago, but hasn’t spoke to him in several years, who said he was supposedly a leftist, has been retracted. This single anonymous quote has been posted by thousands of right-wing accounts.
September 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This Guardian quote from an anonymous person who said he knew Robinson in high school years ago, but hasn’t spoke to him in several years, who said he was supposedly a leftist, has been retracted. This single anonymous quote has been posted by thousands of right-wing accounts.
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WE ARE NOT THE SAME!
Stephen Miller said that Kirk's last message to him was a call to dismantle radical left organizations fomenting violence across the US and he will make this happen in Kirk's name. Right extremists were responsible for 75% of all extremist murders in the US from 2013 till now. 🤨
Stephen Miller said that Kirk's last message to him was a call to dismantle radical left organizations fomenting violence across the US and he will make this happen in Kirk's name. Right extremists were responsible for 75% of all extremist murders in the US from 2013 till now. 🤨
September 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
WE ARE NOT THE SAME!
Stephen Miller said that Kirk's last message to him was a call to dismantle radical left organizations fomenting violence across the US and he will make this happen in Kirk's name. Right extremists were responsible for 75% of all extremist murders in the US from 2013 till now. 🤨
Stephen Miller said that Kirk's last message to him was a call to dismantle radical left organizations fomenting violence across the US and he will make this happen in Kirk's name. Right extremists were responsible for 75% of all extremist murders in the US from 2013 till now. 🤨
Just saw on MSNBC an interview with a mourner talking about trying to find solidarity in this moment - while holding a 'don't tread on me' sign
September 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just saw on MSNBC an interview with a mourner talking about trying to find solidarity in this moment - while holding a 'don't tread on me' sign
Tyler Robinson was arrested. Now we await his political affiliation.
September 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Tyler Robinson was arrested. Now we await his political affiliation.
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Phang: Part of the reason the FBI has been showing this level of dysfunction is evidenced by the lawsuit filed yesterday by former FBI officials—what it shows is that the FBI has basically been hollowed out…
September 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Phang: Part of the reason the FBI has been showing this level of dysfunction is evidenced by the lawsuit filed yesterday by former FBI officials—what it shows is that the FBI has basically been hollowed out…
Feeling worn out.
Too much work & stress at my job.
Too much destruction from the yahtzees & Christian fascists.
Hard to enjoy my life, which is otherwise great.
Too much work & stress at my job.
Too much destruction from the yahtzees & Christian fascists.
Hard to enjoy my life, which is otherwise great.
April 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Feeling worn out.
Too much work & stress at my job.
Too much destruction from the yahtzees & Christian fascists.
Hard to enjoy my life, which is otherwise great.
Too much work & stress at my job.
Too much destruction from the yahtzees & Christian fascists.
Hard to enjoy my life, which is otherwise great.
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Get involved locally and change your part of the world for the better.
April 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Get involved locally and change your part of the world for the better.
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Tariffs got you down? Here's a one pot rice and beans recipe that you could live off for weeks.
April 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Tariffs got you down? Here's a one pot rice and beans recipe that you could live off for weeks.
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The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
March 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
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America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸
February 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸
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Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty for her role on Jan. 6 and was sentenced to 60 days in prison, has refused her Trump pardon:
"I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative." www.bbc.com/news/article...
"I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon
Former "Maga granny" Pamela Hemphill tells the BBC the Trump government is trying to "rewrite history".
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty for her role on Jan. 6 and was sentenced to 60 days in prison, has refused her Trump pardon:
"I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative." www.bbc.com/news/article...
"I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
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Happy #MartinLutherKingDay to everyone.
January 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy #MartinLutherKingDay to everyone.
Accounts I follow are describing the inauguration like we care. We are literally not watching because we don't want to know. Please stop describing it.
January 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Accounts I follow are describing the inauguration like we care. We are literally not watching because we don't want to know. Please stop describing it.
A month out almost & still feeling awful. Has any Democratic leader stepped in to fill this void in leadership? I'm feeling rudderless.
December 4, 2024 at 12:47 PM
A month out almost & still feeling awful. Has any Democratic leader stepped in to fill this void in leadership? I'm feeling rudderless.
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The final straw for me was when they had their campaign of elderly abuse on President Biden. They keep trying to break him, but Joe Biden is a smooth dude. He's brave and smart. They're mad because he got their aszes. They didn't see the pardon coming. Don't sleep on Joe!
#IamMe
#IamMe
December 2, 2024 at 11:56 PM
The final straw for me was when they had their campaign of elderly abuse on President Biden. They keep trying to break him, but Joe Biden is a smooth dude. He's brave and smart. They're mad because he got their aszes. They didn't see the pardon coming. Don't sleep on Joe!
#IamMe
#IamMe