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Jim Swift

@jimswift.bsky.social

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Senior Editor and Cincinnati Bureau Chief at The Bulwark, Kentucky Colonel, Ope-inion Leader™, former hill staffer, Cleveland, Ohio, Cincy, DC and STL sports fan, cheap watch aficionado. 🫡 thebulwark.com, itscasualtime.com, MountWarshington.com

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 3h

This is redundant. Clearly, when Gozer the Gozerin asked us to choose our destructor, a plurality of Americans elected a grifting, soulless autocrat for the second time. Marshmallow Boy is but a trifle in comparison.

Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 22h

Good news everyone! Gozer is here!

Giant marshmallow man spotted in West Derby

Why there is a giant marshmallow man on a residential street

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 3h

I am convinced that Microsoft is run by people who do not interact with digital devices. Somebody holds up a computer and uses it for Satya Nadella, he just sits and scratches his chin and says “make it do more”

Jai @lowercasejai.bsky.social · 12h

LMAOOO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NEW XBOX HANDHELD COMES WITH MICROSOFT TEAMS AND ONEDRIVE INSTALLED??? this is the fucking goofiest company in games

a list of apps pre-installed on the Xbox ROG Ally including Microsoft Teams and Onedrive

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

Mockler: We saw this Nazi group chat which I’m sure you condemn right?

Kolvet: We can talk about it

Mockler: Do you condemn it?

Kolvet: I want to talk about it

Mockler: So, you’re like JD Vance? You won’t condemn this?

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 9h

One 24-hr period

'I love Hitler': Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat₽
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office
An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor's office.

Border Patrol posts reel featuring Michael Jackson lyrics with antisemitic slur
Avery Lotz

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4h

LA Times now confirming our earlier reporting: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

Don’t be surprised if the administration turns up evidence that these organizations have given grants to progressive groups that may have been involved in protests that also had an Antifa presence, and on that basis tries to establish guilt by association.

It’s Getting Worse.

The Trump administration’s assault on the rest of us is intensifying.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

very funny that JD Vance has so little to do with his time that he goes on podcasts to defend 30-year-old men for saying how much they love Hitler

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 7h

"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

EXCLUSIVE: Maine’s upstart Senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social tells @lauren-egan.bsky.social he is a different breed of Democrat than Gov. Janet Mills—but not a progressive. Subscribe and watch it here:

Exclusive: Graham Platner Makes the Case for Doing ‘Something Different’

Watch now | Maine’s upstart Senate candidate tells The Bulwark he is a different breed of Democrat than Gov. Janet Mills—but not a progressive.

www.thebulwark.com

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👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 11h

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Dominic Michael Tripi &
@DMichaelTripi
X.com
NEW: X executive says creator monetization program may potentially be ended, saying that the system does
"more harm than good."
10:27 AM • 10/15/25

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 9h

if he explicitly confirms it, it's not covert, innit?

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 11h

Wow—has a president ever explicitly confirmed a presidential finding authorizing an ongoing covert action before? Let alone a brand new one?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h

The switch to good old Obamacare bashing feels like an acknowledgment that unfounded claims about Dems giving free insurance to “illegal aliens” and bailing out insurance companies haven’t quite won over the public.

There’s Something Weirdly Familiar About This New GOP Argument

Republicans’ latest attempt to win the shutdown fight shows they still don’t get it on Obamacare.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 10h

Once again, Ohio lawmakers have been caught breaking the law…

open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

Breaking! Ohio Statehouse Caught Violating the Constitution....Again

Caught Stealing Teachers' Pension Fund in the Dead of Night

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Prince Caspian @nysea.bsky.social · 10h

The latest in my series chronicling the slop trough that Facebook has become: lifehacks from your grandmother who apparently had access to zip ties and pool noodles in her depression-era upbringing? What is even going on here?

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 13h

Yikesamundo

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 13h

Wtf via @rooster.info

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 1d

Thank for reusing it per my request

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🚢🚢🚢🚢

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 1d

Watch them roll this back the second it inconveniences some thinkfluencer like him.

Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 1d

Tough news for Ian Miles Cheong

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 1d

“All of the sudden I am really enjoying cancel culture.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

She Despised Charlie Kirk. He Resolved to Make People Like Her Pay.

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Evan Robertson @evanrobertsondc.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case it’s not clear, when he says “this country” he means Trump

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "These guys are playing to the most radical, small, and violent base in the country. You'll see them on Saturday on the Mall. They just do not love this country."

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 1d

But here we have this.

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie is smiling and holding a piece of paper with the word oui written on it .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling and holding a piece of paper with the word oui written on it .

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 1d

Much prefer that one to the fake metal. Can't do it. Saw the A130WEG at the GShock boutique in Soho this weekend (didn't get anything!) and it was disappointing. LF20 and LF30 more my speed. But OG Royales? God tier.