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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™
@colleen4content.bsky.social
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Blue is my favorite color. Former content writer who disdains disinformation. Science-backed healthy living advocate. Raised my kids in Sandy Hook, CT. Swain music groupie. Democracy matters. No DMs please. I rarely, if ever, respond. Thank you.
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 14h
Context matters. Watch out for misinformation spin.
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Unraveling claims about $376M White House renovation under Obama
While a large White House renovation project took place during Obama's presidency, some posts omitted key context or shared misleading claims.
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Β· 2d
My constituents need the GOP and Trump to come to the table and address their needs.
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 16h
Where are the Reagan Republicans?
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 20h
The nugget in today's newsletter. "Republicans have embraced the destruction of the modern government...The Democrats are defending the government that has been in place since the 1930s,..." An alarming read. October 24, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
October 24, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has canceled House business again next week, meaning that over the last 17 weeks, the House of Representatives will have worked on Capitol Hill for just 20 days.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social Β· 21h
A win! The 9th Circuit allowed Judge Karin Immergut’s restraining order against deploying National Guard troops in Portland to remain in effect while the full appeals court decides whether to rehear the case.
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 20h
#GOPShutdown #DemocracyinCrisis
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 2d
As we watch the horrific and illegal demolition of the East Wing of the White House, it is shockingly clear that Trump is, indeed, acting like a king or dictator, operating without accountability or regard for our democracy or the American people. October 22, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
October 22, 2025
β€œIt’s not his house.
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 2d
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com Β· 3d
Well, well, well...
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 3d
Yes, other presidents before Trump made changes while occupying the White House, but this destruction, coming after 8.1 million concerned Americans gathered peacefully to protest the destruction of our democracy by this rogue Project 2025 extremist administration, is just over-the-top disturbing.
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Debby Johannes @peacebewithyouall.bsky.social Β· 3d
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A maga repub finds out that she has been lied to.
A born and bred Republican turns into a Democrat after actually doing the research.
This lady isn't MAGA, she was just duped. And she admits it, and advises others to do the research too!
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 3d
"Government in the right hands can be a force for good."
#bipartisanleadership #nhpolitics
politicsgirl.bsky.social PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social Β· 3d
What Governor Whitmer has ACCOMPLISHED in Michigan is EXACTLY why we need MORE bad ass Governors like Mickie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger to join her in the fight. These women kick ass and Virginia and New Jersey can vote for them on November 4th!
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What Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been able to accomplish in Michigan is so hopeful for the future of this country…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 3d
Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
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George Conway πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸš«πŸ‘‘πŸΈ @gtconway.bsky.social Β· 4d
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 3d
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β€˜Our hands are tied’: Can anyone stop Trump’s tear-down of the East Wing?
Many preservationists fear the answer is no. A pro-Trump review board is expected to approve the president’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom, too.
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 3d
"... the "fascist playbook" to undermine the media is a set of strategies centered on delegitimizing and controlling the press to suppress dissent and shape a narrative that benefits the ruling power...: Google AI Overview
#fascismishere
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 3d
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Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps after mass walkout
A new crop of conservative media and influencers signed an agreement with the Pentagon, including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events and the National Pulse.
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George Conway πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸš«πŸ‘‘πŸΈ @gtconway.bsky.social Β· 4d
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 3d
The GOP shutdown drags on; Trump Admin. bails out Argentina, but not U.S. farmers; attacks Colombia; is buying jets for agency heads; demolishes the East Wing of the White House. Nothing seems normal. October 21, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
October 21, 2025
On this, the twenty-first day of the government shutdown, President Donald J.
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 3d
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The Right's Most Unhinged Reactions to the Historic 'No Kings' Protests
Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Speaker Mike Johnson's attacked "No Kings" attendees, who were peaceful as they protested authoritarianism.
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George Conway πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸš«πŸ‘‘πŸΈ @gtconway.bsky.social Β· 3d
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 3d
Yes, other presidents before Trump made changes while occupying the White House, but this destruction, coming after 8.1 million concerned Americans gathered peacefully to protest the destruction of our democracy by this rogue Project 2025 extremist administration, is just over-the-top disturbing.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social Β· 4d
Absolutely outrageous!! 😑
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Colleen D Swain πŸ’™ @colleen4content.bsky.social Β· 4d
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White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach
More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,
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