Devin Swanson
@monpoteledevin.bsky.social
Former entrepreneur.
Most of my university studies & research, & international travel involved two deadly viruses: HIV, & fascist movements. I am a lifelong fighter for freedom, equality, all civil & human rights. 🚫 maga 🚫bots 🚫crypto
Most of my university studies & research, & international travel involved two deadly viruses: HIV, & fascist movements. I am a lifelong fighter for freedom, equality, all civil & human rights. 🚫 maga 🚫bots 🚫crypto
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Devin Swanson
@monpoteledevin.bsky.social
· Dec 15
CEO's and business execs hoping to dissuade Donald Trump from enacting what they and many economists believe will be ruinous tariffs are finding he won't budge and that has them scrambling to find a way to get through to him.
www.rawstory.com/trump-ceos-t...
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Panicked CEO's left 'scratching their heads' as Trump ignores their warnings: WSJ
CEO's and business execs hoping to dissuade Donald Trump from enacting what they and many economists believe will be ruinous tariffs are finding he won't budge and that has them scrambling to find a w...
www.rawstory.com
Our fiercest adversaries' goal is to take out the US dollar & US hegemony. Period. He's giving aid & comfort to that effort, in plain sight, for all of us to see, if our eyes are open wide enough.📍
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I have typed before, and will type until my last breath, that Black voters are America’s true patriots, and the only voting bloc that overwhelmingly and consistently gets it right.
Period.
Period.
December 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I have typed before, and will type until my last breath, that Black voters are America’s true patriots, and the only voting bloc that overwhelmingly and consistently gets it right.
Period.
Period.
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People who sit out an election because of some single issue, moral superiority litmus test aren’t making a statement. They aren’t teaching anyone a lesson. They just lose, and the rest of us lose with them.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
People who sit out an election because of some single issue, moral superiority litmus test aren’t making a statement. They aren’t teaching anyone a lesson. They just lose, and the rest of us lose with them.
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Most people of color don’t have the luxury of single issue purity tests. Black voters, especially, are rarely single issue voters. That’s how we’ve survived.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Most people of color don’t have the luxury of single issue purity tests. Black voters, especially, are rarely single issue voters. That’s how we’ve survived.
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Trump‘s Epstein Cover-Up Is a Betrayal, Not Just a Lie
Me in @gilduran.com and @george-lakoff.com's @theframelab.bsky.social on why Republicans don't mind when Trump lies about anything, except Jeffrey Epstein.
Me in @gilduran.com and @george-lakoff.com's @theframelab.bsky.social on why Republicans don't mind when Trump lies about anything, except Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump‘s Epstein Cover-Up Is a Betrayal, Not Just a Lie
Trump's endless Epstein cover-up damages his standing with Republicans. Why? Betrayal of trust hits harder than lies ever could."
www.theframelab.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Trump‘s Epstein Cover-Up Is a Betrayal, Not Just a Lie
Me in @gilduran.com and @george-lakoff.com's @theframelab.bsky.social on why Republicans don't mind when Trump lies about anything, except Jeffrey Epstein.
Me in @gilduran.com and @george-lakoff.com's @theframelab.bsky.social on why Republicans don't mind when Trump lies about anything, except Jeffrey Epstein.
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Bari Weiss’ CBS is what the tech fascists mean by creating “parallel” journalism.
Create new fake brands (“The Free Press”) or hollow out existing brands and replace with right-wing clones.
Or both!
That’s why I included her in the “Mirror World Mafia” last year.
Create new fake brands (“The Free Press”) or hollow out existing brands and replace with right-wing clones.
Or both!
That’s why I included her in the “Mirror World Mafia” last year.
December 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Bari Weiss’ CBS is what the tech fascists mean by creating “parallel” journalism.
Create new fake brands (“The Free Press”) or hollow out existing brands and replace with right-wing clones.
Or both!
That’s why I included her in the “Mirror World Mafia” last year.
Create new fake brands (“The Free Press”) or hollow out existing brands and replace with right-wing clones.
Or both!
That’s why I included her in the “Mirror World Mafia” last year.
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“[O]ur research shows a proliferation of harms on X, amplified by opaque algorithmic systems that determine what each user sees. Without independent access to the underlying data the public can't debate these systems” & “their effect on civil discourse, minors, or vulnerable communities.” 12/18/25
EU’s X Fine Isn’t A Threat To Free Speech. It’s A Defense Of It. | TechPolicy.Press
Experience with researcher access to platform data shows that without strong transparency rules, it’s free speech that is under threat, writes Imran Ahmed.
techpolicy.press
December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“[O]ur research shows a proliferation of harms on X, amplified by opaque algorithmic systems that determine what each user sees. Without independent access to the underlying data the public can't debate these systems” & “their effect on civil discourse, minors, or vulnerable communities.” 12/18/25
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Journalists at CBS (owned by a pro-Trump billionaire) put together a story on how this admin sent immigrants to be tortured at CECOT — then CBS leadership killed it.
Our democracy depends on a free press that can do its job without censorship. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Our democracy depends on a free press that can do its job without censorship. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
‘I ultimately had to comply’: ‘60 Minutes’ EP faces fallout after Bari Weiss shelves story
CBS News postponed a “60 Minutes” segment about El Salvador’s CECOT prison one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Journalists at CBS (owned by a pro-Trump billionaire) put together a story on how this admin sent immigrants to be tortured at CECOT — then CBS leadership killed it.
Our democracy depends on a free press that can do its job without censorship. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Our democracy depends on a free press that can do its job without censorship. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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MY LATEST: The “60 Minutes” we have known is dead. The fearless program that many of us grew up with was strangled by corporate titans seeking favor with the Trump White House. I don’t know what is next for the storied franchise, but it will never be the same. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...
“60 Minutes” Obeyed in Advance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
MY LATEST: The “60 Minutes” we have known is dead. The fearless program that many of us grew up with was strangled by corporate titans seeking favor with the Trump White House. I don’t know what is next for the storied franchise, but it will never be the same. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...
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Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
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Tim Walz tells the truth‼️
December 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Tim Walz tells the truth‼️
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Every redaction in the Trump–Epstein files is either an image of Donald Trump or about him. Prove me wrong.
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Every redaction in the Trump–Epstein files is either an image of Donald Trump or about him. Prove me wrong.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care.
My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care.
My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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It's an invisible need… an invisible center… helping invisible people. Meanwhile, I’m haunted by the invisible impact of the insatiable greed that’s so widespread (and sadly, celebrated) in our multi-millionaire and billionaire class.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It's an invisible need… an invisible center… helping invisible people. Meanwhile, I’m haunted by the invisible impact of the insatiable greed that’s so widespread (and sadly, celebrated) in our multi-millionaire and billionaire class.
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Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
December 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
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Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
December 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
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December 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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By 1:30pm today, Democracy Docket had already published that the DOJ files release was incomplete and violated federal law.
Why did it take so many legacy media outlets until this evening to come to the same conclusion?
Why did it take so many legacy media outlets until this evening to come to the same conclusion?
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
By 1:30pm today, Democracy Docket had already published that the DOJ files release was incomplete and violated federal law.
Why did it take so many legacy media outlets until this evening to come to the same conclusion?
Why did it take so many legacy media outlets until this evening to come to the same conclusion?
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Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
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1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Every Democratic candidate for president should pledge to revoke whatever benefits people got by paying $1 million for Trump Gold Cards by executive order on day 1 with no refunds.
December 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Every Democratic candidate for president should pledge to revoke whatever benefits people got by paying $1 million for Trump Gold Cards by executive order on day 1 with no refunds.
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US Citizens are getting shot by #immigration agents & being denied appropriate medical attention & due process.
Everyone needs to hear the story of Carlos Jimenez, a father of 3 who helps run a food bank.
#ICELawlessness
If it can happen to him, it can happen to you!
Call Congress at 202-224-3121
Everyone needs to hear the story of Carlos Jimenez, a father of 3 who helps run a food bank.
#ICELawlessness
If it can happen to him, it can happen to you!
Call Congress at 202-224-3121
December 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
US Citizens are getting shot by #immigration agents & being denied appropriate medical attention & due process.
Everyone needs to hear the story of Carlos Jimenez, a father of 3 who helps run a food bank.
#ICELawlessness
If it can happen to him, it can happen to you!
Call Congress at 202-224-3121
Everyone needs to hear the story of Carlos Jimenez, a father of 3 who helps run a food bank.
#ICELawlessness
If it can happen to him, it can happen to you!
Call Congress at 202-224-3121
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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the meme had more than this
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
the meme had more than this