Howard Swinford
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Howard Swinford
@howardswinford.bsky.social
"These gravely digs of mine will surely prove a sight"
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1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Headless Cross live in 1989 🎸
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.

We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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BREAKING: Authorities arrested four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning bombing attacks for New Year's Eve in Southern California.
4 charged with plotting New Year's Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
Federal authorities have announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks in Southern California.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Western Washington is once again bracing for heavy rain and gusting winds through Wednesday, as more atmospheric rivers arrive.
Live updates: More rain and flooding expected in Western Washington as week begins
Western Washington is once again bracing for heavy rain and gusting winds through Wednesday, as more atmospheric rivers arrive. More flooding is also expected as more rain pelts the region and mountai...
www.kuow.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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"Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world," the family of Norman Lear said. "Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place." https://to.pbs.org/44q7gwf
How Rob Reiner is being remembered
Here’s a look at some notable reactions to Reiner’s death.
to.pbs.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said, according to a recording of his conversation with air traffic control. “They passed directly in our flight path. … They don’t have their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous.” www.cnn.com/2025/12/14/p...
JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force aircraft | CNN Politics
A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing hi...
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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43 years after its release on September 2, 1980, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables was certified Gold by the RIAA two years ago today, December 15, 2023!

It was long overdue as it is one of the most influential punk rock albums in music history

#punkrock #deadkennedys #punkrockhistory
December 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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1984 This Is Spinal Tap
1985 The Sure Thing
1986 Stand by Me
1987 The Princess Bride
1989 When Harry Met Sally...
1990 Misery
1992 A Few Good Men

What a hell of a run.
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Things we learn:

1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban

2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal

3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants

And much more. Read it.
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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NEW: 9 ex-DOJ lawyers who resigned from antisemitism investigations into UCLA and other UC campuses say they were pressured to find UC guilty of violations in a rushed and politically motivated process.

One called it a "fraudulent and sham investigation."

www.latimes.com/california/s...
Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say 'fraudulent' UC antisemitism probes led them to quit
The Times spoke to nine former Department of Justice civil rights attorneys tasked with investigating antisemitism complaints at the University of California. They all resigned during their invetigati...
www.latimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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the entire thing is a spectacle based on a professional provacateur who comically gut put in charge of CBS news interviewing the bereaved wife of a far right political rabble rouser. No big mystery why adverts are squeamish. anyone w a media background says no shit
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.

Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand

variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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'Remarkable': Plurality of Republicans now believe Trump had knowledge of Epstein's crimes
'Remarkable': Plurality of Republicans now believe Trump had knowledge of Epstein's crimes
As President Donald Trump continues to be plagued by his past ties with Jeffrey Epstein, a new poll has found that a plurality of Republican voters now believe that Trump was aware of the disgraced financier’s crimes before they were made public, CNN reported Saturday.Commissioned by Reuters and the...
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December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Fuzz Aldrin - Trailer Park Quarantine [Canada, Surf Rock] (1995)
https://redd.it/bi2k7j
https://youtu.be/BXfFFtAqZn0
Fuzz Aldrin - Trailer Park Quarantine [Canada, Surf Rock] (1995)
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December 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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OPINION: Many of us have long suspected or even predicted that Donald Trump would betray America, gut our democracy in favor of a police state, and align us with Russia.
This litany of betrayals shows Trump is about to sell us out to our most dangerous enemy
Many of us have long suspected or even predicted that Donald Trump would betray America, gut our democracy in favor of a police state, and align us with Russia. You know, the country that the Financial Times reported this week tried to launch multiple terrorist attacks against the United States and ...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Rapists and sex offenders will have “no place to hide” after the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history.
Rapists and sex offenders to have 'no place to hide' after huge change
www.mirror.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Kamala Harris tells DNC ‘both parties have failed to hold the public’s trust’
Kamala Harris tells DNC ‘both parties have failed to hold the public’s trust’
Kamala Harris tells DNC ‘both parties have failed to hold the public’s trust’
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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ICE's deportation of a student on a Thanksgiving visit—against a court order—was part of a sweeping, secret program to deport people before they can fight back.
TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
The secret airport deportation program denies victims any semblance of due process.
www.motherjones.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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'Everyone is worried': Trump’s DHS rocked as unnerved leaders fear emails are monitored
'Everyone is worried': Trump’s DHS rocked as unnerved leaders fear emails are monitored
Chaos is mounting inside the Department of Homeland Security as rising tensions over Trump’s deportation agenda have sparked internal finger-pointing and threatened to derail top leadership, with officials even fearing their emails and messages are being monitored, according to a new NBC News exclus...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Trump's approval ratings are tanking. He's flailing on the economy. Epstein haunts him. Republicans are beginning to revolt against him.

He's not all powerful.

A tyrant can exercise tyranny only insofar as the objects of his tyranny continue to allow it.

Remember this.
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A Border Patrol agent who allegedly threatened to shoot a bystander during an arrest in Chicago has been exposed for a history of extreme, racist and hate-filled online posts, reported The Daily Beast on Friday.
Racist rants exposed for Border Patrol agent accused of threatening to shoot bystanders
A Border Patrol agent who allegedly threatened to shoot a bystander during an arrest in Chicago has been exposed for a history of extreme, racist and hate-filled online posts, reported The Daily Beast on Friday."Timothy Donohue, 38, was a member of lead commander Gregory Bovino’s maurauding so-calle...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Donald Trump probably thought he had another week before he had to deal with Epstein again.
Donald Trump's unhinged latest: Cowboy hats, condoms and more Epstein files
www.mirror.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Before joining the DOJ, Harmeet Dhillon was an outspoken advocate for state supremacy over elections.

Now, in a complete 180, she’s leading the federal government’s unprecedented campaign forcing states to hand over millions of voters’ private information.
Harmeet Dhillon Was an Outspoken Advocate for the Right of States to Run Elections. Then She Took a Top Job at Trump’s DOJ
Read more here.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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