Swish

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.

imls.govStatement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS GrantsStatement 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...

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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.

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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!

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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."

newrepublic.comI’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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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…

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.

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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.

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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! 🦬💚🇺🇸

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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...

bbc.comConvicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardonFormer "Maga granny" Pamela Hemphill tells the BBC the Trump government is trying to "rewrite history".

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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

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.

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Replying to @mmpadellan.bsky.social

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

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As a 53 year old blue dot in a red state, and huge Beto fan, I'm ready for people like AOC to lead this party forward. She actually listens. What can we do to help her not be crushed by the negative perceptions the MSRWM will run with?

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to NBC on women in the military: "They do impact readiness. They make us better. They make us stronger. And again, what I've seen from our women is quite incredible. This is not hyperbole. This is fact ... As the years have gone by, our women get better and stronger."

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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

Not a mandate. Don't let them act like it is. Top 10 lowest margins of victory in history. 1. -3, Hayes, 1876 2. -2, Trump, 2016 3. -.8, Harrison, 1888 4. -.5, Bush, 2000 5. .1, Garfield, 1880 6. .2, Kennedy, 1960 7 .7, Nixon, 1968 8. .7, Cleveland, 1884 9. 1.4, Polk, 1844 10. 1.7, Trump, 2024

Trying to delete all of my activities on X. Very time consuming. 4 interactions to delete one post. & I have 6,000 left. Anyone have a better way?

I had not opened my Twitter account in 3 years. Logged in today and started deleting posts. It was a trip down memory lane, disgust w Elmo, shock of Jan 6, joy w Biden, hope & sadness for my man Beto. It's important to delete everything before you deactivate.

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