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W.L. Swarts

@wlswarts.bsky.social

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I'm an #atheist, #Author, Small press publisher (@enlightensomeonedp.bsky.social ), Non-Sport trading card dealer (for genre #TradingCards ) in my late-40s, who is happily married. I'm passionate about music with poetic lyrics, films/television/books.

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · Nov 19

I would like to remove one bit of ambiguity about myself from my feed:
I share my thoughts, ideas and perspective on social media.
I do so irrespective of follower counts or who might see. I do so because this is a platform and I have a spot on it.
More importantly, to me, I do it because EVERY

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1h

Every time I have logged on to check my Bluesky, I see something ridiculous and dangerous Convicted Felon Trump has said and it reinforces the idea that my short story anthology "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" is arriving at the perfect time.
www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html
#Booksky

The Official Tales From Our Current Apocalypse Homepage

www.enlightensomeonedaily.com

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 5h

@libraonfire.bsky.social Amidst my serious ones....

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 15h

Trump: "I think we're going to need to release the Epstein Files."

Bondi: "We need those people to build a 'jury of your peers;' we can't have them named as 'indicted co-conspirators.'"

#Humor #ObviouslyHumorThoseAreLegalTerms #Satire #Writing #Resist #JusticeForTheVictims #FuckMAGA

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 10h

It's my favorite autobiographical story and one of the few I gladly tell!

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 10h

Arriving to hear Sigourney Weaver chirping "Bitch!" made my day! #NYCC

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 3d

My professional account has to keep things neutral... I don't.
"Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" is a collection of short stories that illustrates the potentials of humanity that have been lost by allowing the reactionaries to run our world.
Preorder at: www.enlightensomeonedaily.com/TalesCA.html

The front cover to "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse."

The back cover to "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse."

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 15h

After Convicted Felon Trump dies and all of the truths about his horrible deeds are irrefutably revealed, there will be MAGA devotees who will say, on camera, "I had no idea at the time he was so bad!"
These people vote.
THIS is why the U.S. needs to more vigorously fund public education.
#Politics

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 15h

I hope I live long enough to see the American people getting justice for all the Trump Regime has done to destroy the United States.
I want to see Pam Bondi, after five years in prison, watch her cult-like testimony to the U.S. Senate on replay; I want her to see her narcissistic treason.
#Politics

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 21h

It is my sincere hope that "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse" shall elicit at least one vocal "Holy Shit!" from every reader.

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 23h

I am wandering the NYCC when I should be working on generating preorders for my forthcoming #shortstory anthology. Please check out my publisher's (brief) thread on the subject and consider supporting this important work with a preorder. Thank you.
#ReadersOfBluesky #Booksky #Writing #IndieAuthors

Enlighten Someone Daily Productions @enlightensomeonedp.bsky.social · 23h

The most boring aspect of running a #SmallPress is the business of running a small press. It's true and it sucks, but it's also how sometimes we reach people.

We have an awesome short story anthology coming out by October 29. It's a hard-hitting collection of stories that challenge readers to 1/4

This is the back of the short story anthology "Tales From Our Current Apocalypse"

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 23h

BEAUTIFUL! (And accurate!)

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

There was an obscure social network for artists about twenty years ago.
I posted a picture of a painting/mixed media work I made after my divorce.
A woman popped into my messages to say she liked it; that it was really powerful.
We've been married for almost 17 years now.

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson runs the House like a man who has absolutely forgotten that he was (at best) fourth choice by Republicans to be Speaker Of the House...

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks.

I'm... I was about to write, "I'm sure Elon Musk is a sexually normal guy who just has... whatever," but I couldn't get there.
Now I'm just trying to conceive of what a sex conversation between Elon Musk and Marco Rubio could possibly sound like.
*Mind blown*

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

scenario would look like) or he's just toying with fans now because he's a bastard. I think it was irresponsible of HBO and his publisher to allow him to get distracted by developing the works before the work was done. Regardless, Rothfuss appears to be lightyears worse. ;)

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

[I'm not invested - my wife is] I know my issue is with the deceptive aspect. YEARS ago, Martin claimed the books were done and just needed polish. Either that wasn't the case or he's crippled with fear (though I'd think the response to Season 8 should liberate him - he's seen what the worst-case

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

I know, that's why I was surprised...

I saw the crowd for the reveal today and I figured they wouldn't take questions (because EVERYONE's gonna just ask George, "What the hell are you doing here when you could be at home writing...?!"). I got the posters for the spin-off, though! ;)

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

I like married people conversations for advertising works - I do it, Janis Ian does - fun to see you do it.
It's like "bring your spouse to work" day when they join our promotions. ;)

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

Are you here at ComicCon, too?!

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

have greater cause and willingness to dump Trump and expose those in the Epstein files if they didn't implicate high-level religious figures that control much of the political South and West. 3/3 End🧵

W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

after Trump split with Pence (their "guy on the inside") hinge still on the ability of the "moral leaders" to convince their base that Trump is [somehow] moral. I don't believe MAGA can survive both Trump AND other "true believers" from the Evangelical side being in the files. I think Johnson would

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

I would posit that there are significant Evangelical leaders in the Epstein Files.
My supposition comes from the fact that Mike Johnson might owe Trump all of his political power, but he owes the Evangelical Right more. The fractures between the Evangelical Right and Trump that failed to break 1/3

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

or any Epstein victim has made any sort of counterclaim to Musk's defense & context within the files. There are 90,000,000 charges to go after Elon Musk for, but *so far* the Epstein files seem a dead end.
I imagine the conversation went kinda like,
"Wanna come to my sex island?"
"Are there robots?"

elon musk is wearing a black hat and a black jacket .

Alt: Actual Neo-Nazi supporter Elon Musk looking like a doofus.

media.tenor.com

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

approached, but didn't play ball." Musk threw a little fit over the headlines outing him as in the files, because the headlines implied wrongdoing and, to be fair, he was right about that. That said, since he was revealed to be in the files in a limited context, no one from the DoJ, Democratic Party

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W.L. Swarts @wlswarts.bsky.social · 1d

I think there are A LOT of people whose names and finances and communications are in there. When Musk's name was dropped, *all* of the sources, including the Democrats who were releasing information stated that Musk's name was in the files, but it sounded a lot like the context was, "he was

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