@robertswartz.bsky.social
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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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Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2
The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom
Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.
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New York Post editorial board calls on Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa to drop out to boost independent candidate Andrew Cuomo: nypost.com/2025/10/20/o...
Swallow the bitter pill, Curtis Sliwa — quit the race to stop Zohran Mamdani
It’s time for Curtis Sliwa to face reality, and admit that the city’s best hope to avoid the disaster of a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty is for him to drop out of the race.
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Another mystery: By 2013 concerns over Epstein's criminal activity boiled over at JPMC. Top execs finally agreed to ditch him as a client. They then waited SIX YEARS to flag his suspicious transactions to FinCEN, even though federal law requires they be flagged right away.
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Two interesting points in this article: 1 that Portland is using a brilliant land use strategy against the ICE facility (I had not seen that on my local news) and 2 confirmation that Corey Lewandowski was with Noem during her visit here. What exactly are tax-funded trips facilitating?????
To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning
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Q: What does it say that president released a video of him pooping on the American people?
MIKE JOHNSON: You can argue he's probably the most effective person who has ever used social media. He's using satire to make a point. He's not calling for the murder of his political opponents.
MIKE JOHNSON: You can argue he's probably the most effective person who has ever used social media. He's using satire to make a point. He's not calling for the murder of his political opponents.
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I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:
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In Lewiston, Idaho, the Lewiston Tribune emphasizes the patriotic nature of the protests:
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Q: You've talked about the Hudson River Tunnel. You said the funding has been terminated, but folks in NY said it was not terminated. Where does this stand?
Trump: As of now, it's terminated. And that's up to me. And as of now it's terminated
Trump: As of now, it's terminated. And that's up to me. And as of now it's terminated
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Mike Johnson: "The irony was that they called it the No Kings Rally, but if President Trump was a king, the government would be open. If President Trump was a king, he would've closed the nationals parks and the National Mall so they couldn't of had the rally out here."