@robertswartz.bsky.social
Born in the Mon Valley. Studied architecture, still love it. Work in advertising, live in Brooklyn. Pragmatic Progressive who knows we'll get there someday. Moonlight as servant to Gracie the cat.
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On the left:
Hegseth says didn't stick around for hours. Didn't personally see survivors of first strike
On the right:
Washing Post: "For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck."
Hegseth says didn't stick around for hours. Didn't personally see survivors of first strike
On the right:
Washing Post: "For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck."
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
On the left:
Hegseth says didn't stick around for hours. Didn't personally see survivors of first strike
On the right:
Washing Post: "For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck."
Hegseth says didn't stick around for hours. Didn't personally see survivors of first strike
On the right:
Washing Post: "For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck."
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The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with:
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with:
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
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if all members of congress have to be in index funds who will serve in congress?
Rep. Roger Williams defends members of Congress trading stocks: "I think we gotta be careful that we don't limit Congresspeople to where they can do nothing ... from a financial standpoint, it's not easy being up in Congress."
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
if all members of congress have to be in index funds who will serve in congress?
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it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
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1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional.
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.
popular.info
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
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⚖️TODAY’S DOCKET⚖️
A federal court will hear a pro-voting lawsuit challenging a Georgia law. The plaintiffs warn it could give private citizens the power to target the eligibility of other voters using unvetted and unreliable documentation.
A federal court will hear a pro-voting lawsuit challenging a Georgia law. The plaintiffs warn it could give private citizens the power to target the eligibility of other voters using unvetted and unreliable documentation.
🚨 New Filing in New Georgia Project v. Raffensperger
Read the latest filing in New Georgia Project v. Raffensperger.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
⚖️TODAY’S DOCKET⚖️
A federal court will hear a pro-voting lawsuit challenging a Georgia law. The plaintiffs warn it could give private citizens the power to target the eligibility of other voters using unvetted and unreliable documentation.
A federal court will hear a pro-voting lawsuit challenging a Georgia law. The plaintiffs warn it could give private citizens the power to target the eligibility of other voters using unvetted and unreliable documentation.
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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Freed from prison by Trump on his last day in office in 2021, a $200 million fraudster started a new Ponzi scheme within months.
*A Bloomberg Big Take*
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Freed by Trump, a $200 Million Fraudster Started a New Scam
Eli Weinstein promised to reform — but after his release he took on an alias and started another Ponzi scheme.
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Freed from prison by Trump on his last day in office in 2021, a $200 million fraudster started a new Ponzi scheme within months.
*A Bloomberg Big Take*
FREE Gift Link:
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*A Bloomberg Big Take*
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100% wrong.
Russia fought to annihilate Ukraine. Ukraine fought to survive as an independent nation. Territory is secondary in this war.
Russia fought to annihilate Ukraine. Ukraine fought to survive as an independent nation. Territory is secondary in this war.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that if Ukraine takes the right steps, its GDP could surpass Russia’s within 10 years.
"They are literally fighting over a 30-50 km strip in Donetsk, roughly 20% of the region still under Ukrainian control and now a central issue in negotiations."
"They are literally fighting over a 30-50 km strip in Donetsk, roughly 20% of the region still under Ukrainian control and now a central issue in negotiations."
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
100% wrong.
Russia fought to annihilate Ukraine. Ukraine fought to survive as an independent nation. Territory is secondary in this war.
Russia fought to annihilate Ukraine. Ukraine fought to survive as an independent nation. Territory is secondary in this war.
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Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her.
What a racist piece of shit.
What a racist piece of shit.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ilhan Omar rose from a single parent immigrant family where her dad drove a taxi to her current position. Trump is the kid of a racist wealthy slum landlord who headed multiple failed businesses. One of these people is the example of failed ambition and it's not her.
What a racist piece of shit.
What a racist piece of shit.
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Let’s note the chutzpah here — as Nuzzi has well established her lack of any idea how to handle this responsibly off-camera, too.
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Let’s note the chutzpah here — as Nuzzi has well established her lack of any idea how to handle this responsibly off-camera, too.
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We're taking food from people. Go Aggies!
Rollins: Joe Biden increased food stamp program funding by 40%. Now… we continue to roll that back… Just gratitude and joy for this work. So, so grateful to you.
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We're taking food from people. Go Aggies!
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Congressional investigation of shipwreck killings is gaining steam:
"On Thursday, [Admiral Bradley] will head to Capitol Hill for closed-door sessions with lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about the Trump administration’s campaign."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
"On Thursday, [Admiral Bradley] will head to Capitol Hill for closed-door sessions with lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about the Trump administration’s campaign."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
After Decades in Combat, a SEAL Suddenly Comes Under Scrutiny
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Congressional investigation of shipwreck killings is gaining steam:
"On Thursday, [Admiral Bradley] will head to Capitol Hill for closed-door sessions with lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about the Trump administration’s campaign."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
"On Thursday, [Admiral Bradley] will head to Capitol Hill for closed-door sessions with lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about the Trump administration’s campaign."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Ok I don’t give a shit if this not that airport sucks, Donald trump is not going to make it better. He could install a blowjob machine and it would find a way to kill you
“We’re also going to rebuild Dulles airport because it’s not a good airport,” President Trump said during a meeting of his Cabinet members at the White House. “It should be a great airport, and it’s not a good airport at all. It’s a terrible airport.”
https://to.pbs.org/4pgg5RG
https://to.pbs.org/4pgg5RG
Trump says he's rebuilding Dulles airport, calling it 'terrible' and 'incorrectly designed'
President Trump said his administration will embark on a reconstruction of Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.
www.pbs.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ok I don’t give a shit if this not that airport sucks, Donald trump is not going to make it better. He could install a blowjob machine and it would find a way to kill you
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I have to wonder if this is a joke, or if she is just an idiot.
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I have to wonder if this is a joke, or if she is just an idiot.
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Gupta: Nobody takes a Montreal Cognitive Assessment with this type of frequency. Doing it as frequently as he’s doing makes no sense. I don’t know any neurologist who would recommend doing a MoCA with that type of frequency. It’s not the flex that I think he believes it is.
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Gupta: Nobody takes a Montreal Cognitive Assessment with this type of frequency. Doing it as frequently as he’s doing makes no sense. I don’t know any neurologist who would recommend doing a MoCA with that type of frequency. It’s not the flex that I think he believes it is.
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She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song ‘Juno’ for a pro-ICE video:
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
@joshtpm.bsky.social We really need the Dignity Wraith of the Year Awards.
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social We really need the Dignity Wraith of the Year Awards.
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This'll be in 2028 ads
Trump on Tim Walz: "I think the man is a grossly incompetent man. I thought that from the day I watched JD destroy him in the debate. I was saying, 'Who's more incompetent, that man or my man?' I had a man and he had a man. They were both incompetent."
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This'll be in 2028 ads
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Trump on Tim Walz: "I think the man is a grossly incompetent man. I thought that from the day I watched JD destroy him in the debate. I was saying, 'Who's more incompetent, that man or my man?' I had a man and he had a man. They were both incompetent."
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Trump on Tim Walz: "I think the man is a grossly incompetent man. I thought that from the day I watched JD destroy him in the debate. I was saying, 'Who's more incompetent, that man or my man?' I had a man and he had a man. They were both incompetent."
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First of all, one of the reporters on that story was in the Army infantry in Iraq
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
First of all, one of the reporters on that story was in the Army infantry in Iraq
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In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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Wait so Noem is now admitting it's not fentanyl? They're just pretending that they didn't make a bunch of previous statements trying to link these boats to fentanyl?
/and yes, the claim of saving hundreds of millions of lives by blowing up some cocaine is obviously laughable.
/and yes, the claim of saving hundreds of millions of lives by blowing up some cocaine is obviously laughable.
Noem: You have saved hundreds of millions of lives with the Cocaine you’ve blown up in the Caribbean
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wait so Noem is now admitting it's not fentanyl? They're just pretending that they didn't make a bunch of previous statements trying to link these boats to fentanyl?
/and yes, the claim of saving hundreds of millions of lives by blowing up some cocaine is obviously laughable.
/and yes, the claim of saving hundreds of millions of lives by blowing up some cocaine is obviously laughable.