LD Swanson
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Music lover, husband, trombonist, bi, bearish, parent. Never was on twitter.
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LD Swanson
@ldswanson.bsky.social
· Nov 6
10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
wagingnonviolence.org
One of the best things I've read on how to proceed after yesterday election results
wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
I'm glad my kids read so much dystopian fiction growing up so they are more ready for all this bullshit.
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I'm glad my kids read so much dystopian fiction growing up so they are more ready for all this bullshit.
I heard Low's "If You Were Born Today" off their Christmas album...It as true when it was released as it is now (especially with ICE)
If you were born today
We'd kill you by age eight
Never get the chance to say
Joy to the world and
Peace on the earth
Forgive them for they know not what they do
If you were born today
We'd kill you by age eight
Never get the chance to say
Joy to the world and
Peace on the earth
Forgive them for they know not what they do
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I heard Low's "If You Were Born Today" off their Christmas album...It as true when it was released as it is now (especially with ICE)
If you were born today
We'd kill you by age eight
Never get the chance to say
Joy to the world and
Peace on the earth
Forgive them for they know not what they do
If you were born today
We'd kill you by age eight
Never get the chance to say
Joy to the world and
Peace on the earth
Forgive them for they know not what they do
Dozy 2 Dolls and Pencils is at it again...yep that'll fix the affordability issue. 🙄
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Dozy 2 Dolls and Pencils is at it again...yep that'll fix the affordability issue. 🙄
Listening to my husband struggling to describe how to refresh on Safari Browser (which we don't use) to his parents reminds me of how much I hate the "It just works" and "Apple products are sooooo intuitive" myth. Every technology platform has a learning curve and has downsides.
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Listening to my husband struggling to describe how to refresh on Safari Browser (which we don't use) to his parents reminds me of how much I hate the "It just works" and "Apple products are sooooo intuitive" myth. Every technology platform has a learning curve and has downsides.
We finished the first part of Season 5 of Stranger Things. I was a little disappointed with the music. But, they totally made up for it by launching a streaming station that does take me back to the 80s. Please play "Girlfriend in a Coma" which was released in 87
tunein.com/radio/WSQK-s...
tunein.com/radio/WSQK-s...
WSQK | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn
WSQK - UK - Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, audiobooks, and podcasts. Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MS NOW. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and loca...
tunein.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We finished the first part of Season 5 of Stranger Things. I was a little disappointed with the music. But, they totally made up for it by launching a streaming station that does take me back to the 80s. Please play "Girlfriend in a Coma" which was released in 87
tunein.com/radio/WSQK-s...
tunein.com/radio/WSQK-s...
@davecobb.com .....dis you with our 2nd most famous viral real estate agent in Minnesota?
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@davecobb.com .....dis you with our 2nd most famous viral real estate agent in Minnesota?
Tim Apple and Mr Sales forces chumming it up with Bonesaw shows Billionaires just don't care about regular people or values. They just care about money.
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Tim Apple and Mr Sales forces chumming it up with Bonesaw shows Billionaires just don't care about regular people or values. They just care about money.
Cankles loves Bubba
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Cankles loves Bubba
Real men cry when a best friend dies....
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
Jimmy Kimmel Remembers His Best Friend and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Real men cry when a best friend dies....
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
How is MTG coming across as smarter than Chuck? (Note: I don't trust her, she's being opportunistic. But still...smarter.)
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How is MTG coming across as smarter than Chuck? (Note: I don't trust her, she's being opportunistic. But still...smarter.)
The focus was on GOP in disarray now it's back to Dems in disarray. Fuck Chuck.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The focus was on GOP in disarray now it's back to Dems in disarray. Fuck Chuck.
Every day, Chuck wakes up and asks himself..."How can I make the Democrats look feckless". We need minority leaders that actually fight.
a close up of a cartoon character 's fist against a blue background .
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character 's fist against a blue background .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Every day, Chuck wakes up and asks himself..."How can I make the Democrats look feckless". We need minority leaders that actually fight.
Mark Zuckerberg drops below top 5 richest people, loses $5 billion wealth as Meta stock slides 2.3% — here's why | Company Business News share.google/qyVssjEjNcBB...
I'd like to think my tiny acct of defiance of being here more than Facebook has helped him drop.
I'd like to think my tiny acct of defiance of being here more than Facebook has helped him drop.
Mark Zuckerberg drops below top 5 richest people, loses $5 billion wealth as Meta stock slides 2.3% — here's why | Company Business News
Mark Zuckerberg lost $5 billion of his wealth tied to Meta stocks, after shares dropped over 2% on Q3 earnings projections that the company would make a “chunk” of revenues from running advertisements...
share.google
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Mark Zuckerberg drops below top 5 richest people, loses $5 billion wealth as Meta stock slides 2.3% — here's why | Company Business News share.google/qyVssjEjNcBB...
I'd like to think my tiny acct of defiance of being here more than Facebook has helped him drop.
I'd like to think my tiny acct of defiance of being here more than Facebook has helped him drop.
He's screwing all of us and laughing all the way to the ballroom.
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
He's screwing all of us and laughing all the way to the ballroom.
Reposted by LD Swanson
With the Trump/GOP regime holding SNAP benefits hostage, ITC is holding a Matching Grant Challenge to benefit The Food Group of up to $1000 this month! Join us in helping our neighbors impacted during the Federal Government Shutdown showdown: give.mn/spsfye
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
With the Trump/GOP regime holding SNAP benefits hostage, ITC is holding a Matching Grant Challenge to benefit The Food Group of up to $1000 this month! Join us in helping our neighbors impacted during the Federal Government Shutdown showdown: give.mn/spsfye
Bad night for billionaires. I'm ok with that.
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Bad night for billionaires. I'm ok with that.
Trick or treat ready
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Trick or treat ready
Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain. This kicks off a more retrospective time for me. Especially planning for the year ahead.
a happy samhain sign with a pumpkin face
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media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain. This kicks off a more retrospective time for me. Especially planning for the year ahead.
With any outages that come up in our work group chat, I've been responding "I blame AI". Which is getting a laugh out of people. So at least I've got that going for me, which is nice.
a man wearing a hat says so i got that going for me ...
ALT: a man wearing a hat says so i got that going for me ...
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
With any outages that come up in our work group chat, I've been responding "I blame AI". Which is getting a laugh out of people. So at least I've got that going for me, which is nice.
Care for yourself first, so you can then care for others. (My shower thought this morning)
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Care for yourself first, so you can then care for others. (My shower thought this morning)
"Block and move on". It did feel powerful to block these accounts. They say echo chamber. I say safe space mostly free of algorithms, ads, suggested content (including stupid AI Slop) and mind numbing video shorts (again more AI Slop). Bluesky and the Fedisphere is an act of defiance.
The White House is already one of the most blocked accounts on Bluesky | TechCrunch
The Trump administration is taking its social media attacks on Democratic opponents to an unlikely platform, with the White House and numerous other government agencies joining Bluesky on Friday.
techcrunch.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Block and move on". It did feel powerful to block these accounts. They say echo chamber. I say safe space mostly free of algorithms, ads, suggested content (including stupid AI Slop) and mind numbing video shorts (again more AI Slop). Bluesky and the Fedisphere is an act of defiance.
Best of 2025 so far... inflatable frog costumes and Etsy witches.
October 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Best of 2025 so far... inflatable frog costumes and Etsy witches.
As a musician, this one hits hard. It's a peaceful protest. We have the right to peaceful protest. I'm afraid of what the USA is becoming. #clarinet
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents
‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said
www.the-independent.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
As a musician, this one hits hard. It's a peaceful protest. We have the right to peaceful protest. I'm afraid of what the USA is becoming. #clarinet
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
🐸Inflatable frogs and cats, living together...mass hysteria🐸
October 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🐸Inflatable frogs and cats, living together...mass hysteria🐸