Manoj Swearingen
@manswear.bsky.social
I have read some books.
I have run lots of marathons. (50+)
I have run lots of marathons. (50+)
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Unprecedented level of context for local TV news: instead of just repeating a DHS attack on an "activist judge" — kare11's Breaking the News makes sure to point out he's a Republican who clerked for Scalia.
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Growing concern over alleged violations of due process in MN
A few of the attorneys we've spoken to say they've filed more than a thousand habeas corpus petitions.
Welcome to the KARE 11 News YouTube channel. Subscribe to our channel for compelling and…
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January 31, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Unprecedented level of context for local TV news: instead of just repeating a DHS attack on an "activist judge" — kare11's Breaking the News makes sure to point out he's a Republican who clerked for Scalia.
youtu.be/1-bh3lszcw4?...
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Now just hold on a minute, that could be any Elon Musk.
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Now just hold on a minute, that could be any Elon Musk.
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Epstein files updates: DoJ releases more than 3m new files as Todd Blanche says it ‘did not protect’ Trump
Epstein files updates: DoJ releases more than 3m new files as Todd Blanche says it ‘did not protect’ Trump
US deputy attorney general tells reporters that White House had ‘nothing to do’ with review of files and ‘did not tell department what to redact’
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US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein files
Here’s a quick rundown of what Blanche said is not in the release:
files that contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims’ personal and medical files, and any similar files that, if disclosed, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy
any depiction of child sexual abuse material or child abuse images
anything that would jeopardize an active federal investigation
anything that depicts or contains images of death, physical abuse or injury
files covered by various privileges, including deliberative process privilege, work product privilege, and attorney client privilege
People can criticise all they want, my point was to make plain that when it comes to what we’ve been doing the past two months and why, we weren’t able to complete the review of over six million pages.
You’re talking about two Eiffel Towers of pages in 30 days in a way that made sure we complied with the act. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Epstein files updates: DoJ releases more than 3m new files as Todd Blanche says it ‘did not protect’ Trump
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The legendary Catherine O’Hara has died.
She was 71.
Per TMZ.
She was 71.
Per TMZ.
January 30, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The legendary Catherine O’Hara has died.
She was 71.
Per TMZ.
She was 71.
Per TMZ.
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Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.
Ex-Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing A.I. Secrets for Start-Up in China
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.
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I'm heartened by how much the Internet has been talking about this story. Which is why it's worth noting that despite various requests for comment:
Robert Pera, Ubiquiti, the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA, and Adam Silver have all said absolutely nothing.
Robert Pera, Ubiquiti, the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA, and Adam Silver have all said absolutely nothing.
Our latest deep dive with Hunterbrook Media (@truth.bsky.social) is about one of the five richest owners in sports: Robert Pera, of the Grizzlies and Ubiquiti.
An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."
The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."
The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
Exclusive: Grizzlies Owner Robert Pera Linked to Russia's "Crimes Against Humanity" | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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January 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I'm heartened by how much the Internet has been talking about this story. Which is why it's worth noting that despite various requests for comment:
Robert Pera, Ubiquiti, the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA, and Adam Silver have all said absolutely nothing.
Robert Pera, Ubiquiti, the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA, and Adam Silver have all said absolutely nothing.
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Gross! Revealing! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/w... (gift article)
Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson Walk Into a Saudi Real Estate Forum
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Gross! Revealing! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/w... (gift article)
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Sadly this hasn’t got less apt since last I posted it.
January 29, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Sadly this hasn’t got less apt since last I posted it.
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It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 29, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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NEW: In a habeas petition filed Tuesday aimed at preemptively ending her prison sentence, Maxwell alleged that 29 friends of the notorious sex trafficker had been “protected” by the Justice Department by way of “secret settlements.” trib.al/u7XVRNT
Ghislaine Maxwell Drops New Epstein Allegations—and They’re a Doozy
Ghislaine Maxwell accused the Department of Justice of failing to investigate nearly 30 of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
NEW: In a habeas petition filed Tuesday aimed at preemptively ending her prison sentence, Maxwell alleged that 29 friends of the notorious sex trafficker had been “protected” by the Justice Department by way of “secret settlements.” trib.al/u7XVRNT
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I wrote last week after the fans of the T-Wolves and then Doc Rivers spoke out that hopefully this could be the start of a wave. It's horrific that it took the murder of Alex Pretti to make that wave, but a wave is here. Shout out to Victor Wembanyama for being part of it over the advice of Spurs PR
Another excellent piece by a brilliant young writer, Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social @edgeofsports.bsky.social @mlb.com @ncaa.bsky.social @ncaaw.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America
World Series winner Sean Doolittle, Super Bowl champion Doug Baldwin and college star McKenzie Forbes have strong opinions on a troubled era
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I wrote last week after the fans of the T-Wolves and then Doc Rivers spoke out that hopefully this could be the start of a wave. It's horrific that it took the murder of Alex Pretti to make that wave, but a wave is here. Shout out to Victor Wembanyama for being part of it over the advice of Spurs PR
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After the killing of Alex Pretti, white America is realizing what Black gun owners have always known — rights are conditional.
The Second Amendment Was Never Meant for Everyone
The killing of Alex Pretti, a licensed gun owner, in Minneapolis is waking white Americans up to the reality that rights are conditional.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
After the killing of Alex Pretti, white America is realizing what Black gun owners have always known — rights are conditional.
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Artificial intelligence will cost jobs, admits Liz Kendall
Artificial intelligence will cost jobs, admits Liz Kendall
UK technology secretary also announced plans to train up to 10m Britons in AI skills to help workforce adapt
Increasing deployment of artificial intelligence will cause job losses, the UK technology secretary has warned, saying: “I want to level with the public. Some jobs will go.”
In a speech on government plans to handle the impact of AI on the British economy, Liz Kendall declined to say how many redundancies the technology might cause but said: “We know people are worried about graduate entry jobs in places like law and finance.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Artificial intelligence will cost jobs, admits Liz Kendall
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New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
American biomedical science in 2026
Where we are, how we got here, and what to do next
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
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New morning screen time routine:
1. Check texts
2. Check email
3. Check headlines
4. Check weather nine days out to see if it will get above freezing (spoiler: it won’t)
5. Check CNN’s measles tracker
1. Check texts
2. Check email
3. Check headlines
4. Check weather nine days out to see if it will get above freezing (spoiler: it won’t)
5. Check CNN’s measles tracker
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 PM
New morning screen time routine:
1. Check texts
2. Check email
3. Check headlines
4. Check weather nine days out to see if it will get above freezing (spoiler: it won’t)
5. Check CNN’s measles tracker
1. Check texts
2. Check email
3. Check headlines
4. Check weather nine days out to see if it will get above freezing (spoiler: it won’t)
5. Check CNN’s measles tracker
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Got an email from the reactionary centrists at Searchlight Institute urging Democrats to avoid calling to #AbolishICE and pushing instead the message of “reform and retrain.” 🤯
This is such bad advice and an invitation to let America slide further into fascism I had to write a quick rant 🧵 1/
This is such bad advice and an invitation to let America slide further into fascism I had to write a quick rant 🧵 1/
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Got an email from the reactionary centrists at Searchlight Institute urging Democrats to avoid calling to #AbolishICE and pushing instead the message of “reform and retrain.” 🤯
This is such bad advice and an invitation to let America slide further into fascism I had to write a quick rant 🧵 1/
This is such bad advice and an invitation to let America slide further into fascism I had to write a quick rant 🧵 1/
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Israeli Police Shut Down Jerusalem Screenings Of Oscar Entry ‘Palestine 36.’ The film depicted Christian and Muslim Palestinians before the state of Israel was created by the UN in 1947. Netanyahu's regime didn't want people to see Palestinian humanity. deadline.com/2026/01/isra...
Israeli Police Shut Down Jerusalem Screenings Of Oscar Entry ‘Palestine 36’
Israeli Police Shut Down Jerusalem Screening Of Oscar Entry ‘Palestine 36’
deadline.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Israeli Police Shut Down Jerusalem Screenings Of Oscar Entry ‘Palestine 36.’ The film depicted Christian and Muslim Palestinians before the state of Israel was created by the UN in 1947. Netanyahu's regime didn't want people to see Palestinian humanity. deadline.com/2026/01/isra...
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Must read by Ta-Nehisi Coates on what happened on Minnesota.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Paywall bypass here.
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www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Paywall bypass here.
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“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Must read by Ta-Nehisi Coates on what happened on Minnesota.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Paywall bypass here.
archive.ph/0TUGt
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Paywall bypass here.
archive.ph/0TUGt
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I don’t think it is accidental…
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I don’t think it is accidental…
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Door ICE meegenomen: Liam (5) na een week nog niet terug bij moeder #nieuws
Door ICE meegenomen: Liam (5) na een week nog niet terug bij moeder
Een week nadat de 5jarige Liam Conejo Ramos door agenten van immigratiedienst ICE werd meegenomen, is hij nog altijd niet terug bij zijn moeder. Het 5jarige jongetje zit samen met zijn vader, die tegelijkertijd werd aangehouden, in een detentiecentrum in Texas, 2100 kilometer van zijn huis in Minnesota.
www.rtl.nl
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Door ICE meegenomen: Liam (5) na een week nog niet terug bij moeder #nieuws
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The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
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All these Republicans slowly backtracking on ICE were the ones who went all in Trump and Stephen Miller's agenda.
We won't forget.
We also won't forget the Democrats who were complicit.
We won't forget.
We also won't forget the Democrats who were complicit.
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
All these Republicans slowly backtracking on ICE were the ones who went all in Trump and Stephen Miller's agenda.
We won't forget.
We also won't forget the Democrats who were complicit.
We won't forget.
We also won't forget the Democrats who were complicit.
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About $1.2 trillion of that poured into renewable energy and power grids alone, both of which play a vital role in serving rising electricity demand from data centers.
Green Tech Investments Hit a Record $2.3 Trillion Last Year
Despite the surge, there are signs the energy transition isn’t gaining the momentum necessary to reach net-zero emissions.
bloom.bg
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
About $1.2 trillion of that poured into renewable energy and power grids alone, both of which play a vital role in serving rising electricity demand from data centers.