Meredith Swan
@mstarrswan.bsky.social
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The president is conducting a press event with the primary purpose of flouting the decisions of the courts and the letter and spirit of U.S. law. It is a press event to celebrate the Constitutional crisis and serial violation of human rights he has set in motion.
COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia?
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
April 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The president is conducting a press event with the primary purpose of flouting the decisions of the courts and the letter and spirit of U.S. law. It is a press event to celebrate the Constitutional crisis and serial violation of human rights he has set in motion.
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We're in The Bad Place, folks. The existence of an overseas gulag to which you - yes, you personally - can be sent with no recourse marks the end of a whole period of American history. There's no going back after this. Even if these guys are defeated, the new order will have to look much different.
COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia?
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
April 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We're in The Bad Place, folks. The existence of an overseas gulag to which you - yes, you personally - can be sent with no recourse marks the end of a whole period of American history. There's no going back after this. Even if these guys are defeated, the new order will have to look much different.
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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"We have to take care of our law enforcement," says the man who pardoned hundreds of J6 cop-beaters.
And two men who are protected by those cops applaud.
And two men who are protected by those cops applaud.
March 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"We have to take care of our law enforcement," says the man who pardoned hundreds of J6 cop-beaters.
And two men who are protected by those cops applaud.
And two men who are protected by those cops applaud.
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ALL of the Republicans are standing up and cheering for DOGE, Elon Musk, and Trump’s “policies.”
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
ALL of the Republicans are standing up and cheering for DOGE, Elon Musk, and Trump’s “policies.”
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
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Looks like Rep. Al Green of Texas is saying something. Love him. He's once again filed articles of impeachment.
The Speaker Johnson is telling Green to sit down. And now ordered the sergeant-at-arms to remove him from the chambers.
The Speaker Johnson is telling Green to sit down. And now ordered the sergeant-at-arms to remove him from the chambers.
March 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Looks like Rep. Al Green of Texas is saying something. Love him. He's once again filed articles of impeachment.
The Speaker Johnson is telling Green to sit down. And now ordered the sergeant-at-arms to remove him from the chambers.
The Speaker Johnson is telling Green to sit down. And now ordered the sergeant-at-arms to remove him from the chambers.
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As President Trump was walking by, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) held up a sign that said “this is not normal.”
Then, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) ripped it out of her hands.
Then, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) ripped it out of her hands.
March 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
As President Trump was walking by, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) held up a sign that said “this is not normal.”
Then, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) ripped it out of her hands.
Then, Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) ripped it out of her hands.
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So the President has abruptly fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Charles Q. Brown Jr., and is replacing him with a retired three star general, Dan Caine. This portends a future grave crisis as the President attempts to restructure the military into one personally loyal to him.
February 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
So the President has abruptly fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Charles Q. Brown Jr., and is replacing him with a retired three star general, Dan Caine. This portends a future grave crisis as the President attempts to restructure the military into one personally loyal to him.
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THIS IS A MUST-READ PIECE. Please share, off Bluesky as well as on it.
Most people *do not understand* how harmful these short-sighted cuts are going to be - for our economic as well as our physical health. 🧪🛟🩺
Most people *do not understand* how harmful these short-sighted cuts are going to be - for our economic as well as our physical health. 🧪🛟🩺
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come
www.technologyreview.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
THIS IS A MUST-READ PIECE. Please share, off Bluesky as well as on it.
Most people *do not understand* how harmful these short-sighted cuts are going to be - for our economic as well as our physical health. 🧪🛟🩺
Most people *do not understand* how harmful these short-sighted cuts are going to be - for our economic as well as our physical health. 🧪🛟🩺
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"What happened last night is the most direct assault on the authority of Congress, I believe, in the history of the United States. It is blatantly unconstitutional," Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says of Trump's OMB halting all federal grants.
"If this stands, then Congress may as well adjourn."
"If this stands, then Congress may as well adjourn."
January 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"What happened last night is the most direct assault on the authority of Congress, I believe, in the history of the United States. It is blatantly unconstitutional," Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says of Trump's OMB halting all federal grants.
"If this stands, then Congress may as well adjourn."
"If this stands, then Congress may as well adjourn."
This is wildly infuriating. Diverse research sampling is the only way to ensure comprehensive care for all patients.
One of my friends has a grant from the #FDA to look at disparities in clinical trial research and just submitted a manuscript with the findings. She was told today by the collaborators from the #FDA to rescind it.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
US FDA drops web pages on improving clinical trial diversity
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies to test medicines and devices in diverse populations as part of a purge of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at U.S. health agencies.
www.reuters.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is wildly infuriating. Diverse research sampling is the only way to ensure comprehensive care for all patients.
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One of my friends has a grant from the #FDA to look at disparities in clinical trial research and just submitted a manuscript with the findings. She was told today by the collaborators from the #FDA to rescind it.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
US FDA drops web pages on improving clinical trial diversity
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies to test medicines and devices in diverse populations as part of a purge of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at U.S. health agencies.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
One of my friends has a grant from the #FDA to look at disparities in clinical trial research and just submitted a manuscript with the findings. She was told today by the collaborators from the #FDA to rescind it.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
#Censorhip has started, we are living in authoritarian government.
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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Erin Burnett is interviewing a young man right now who reported his dad to the FBI for participating in January 6.
He says he fears for his life now that Trump is pardoning and commuting, because his dad says he is a traitor and traitors get shot.
His mom and sisters are supporting his dad.
He says he fears for his life now that Trump is pardoning and commuting, because his dad says he is a traitor and traitors get shot.
His mom and sisters are supporting his dad.
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Erin Burnett is interviewing a young man right now who reported his dad to the FBI for participating in January 6.
He says he fears for his life now that Trump is pardoning and commuting, because his dad says he is a traitor and traitors get shot.
His mom and sisters are supporting his dad.
He says he fears for his life now that Trump is pardoning and commuting, because his dad says he is a traitor and traitors get shot.
His mom and sisters are supporting his dad.
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Over four hundred thousand Americans sacrificed their lives to bury that salute and what it meant forever, and now it roams the halls of US power. Disgusting.
You’re going to hear from people that Elon Musk did the Roman salute here and that’s true, he’s done it before.
But that’s NOT exculpatory.
The Roman salute was adopted by Mussolini and Italian fascists.
It was then adopted by Hitler and the Nazis.
But that’s NOT exculpatory.
The Roman salute was adopted by Mussolini and Italian fascists.
It was then adopted by Hitler and the Nazis.
January 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Over four hundred thousand Americans sacrificed their lives to bury that salute and what it meant forever, and now it roams the halls of US power. Disgusting.
After all these years Carrie Underwood sounds just as terrible on live tv as she did in NBC’s “The Sound of Music”
January 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
After all these years Carrie Underwood sounds just as terrible on live tv as she did in NBC’s “The Sound of Music”
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Here's how to cover things that are illegal:
(i) this is illegal
(ii) they say it's legal
(iii) It's not
Truth sandwich, extra mustard
(i) this is illegal
(ii) they say it's legal
(iii) It's not
Truth sandwich, extra mustard
Breaking news: The U.S. government will no longer recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related executive orders President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign Monday, an incoming administration official told reporters.
Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship
The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Here's how to cover things that are illegal:
(i) this is illegal
(ii) they say it's legal
(iii) It's not
Truth sandwich, extra mustard
(i) this is illegal
(ii) they say it's legal
(iii) It's not
Truth sandwich, extra mustard
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Was glad to see Trump didn't use a heretical "God Bless the USA" Bible, instead going for same 2 he used 8 years ago. Of note, though, he didn't actually take the office on any Bibles; Melania held them but he never put his hand there.
January 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Was glad to see Trump didn't use a heretical "God Bless the USA" Bible, instead going for same 2 he used 8 years ago. Of note, though, he didn't actually take the office on any Bibles; Melania held them but he never put his hand there.
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From a sketchy memecoin to Trump branded bibles, this whole administration is a grifting branding exercise
blasphemous grifting -- Lee Greenwood says Trump may take the oath of office on a new limited edition Trump bible that is going to be released tomorrow
January 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
From a sketchy memecoin to Trump branded bibles, this whole administration is a grifting branding exercise
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Is Trump suggesting state owned media? I can’t stress how dangerous this is. I’m also concerned no one will care because they’ll get to keep their TikTok
January 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Is Trump suggesting state owned media? I can’t stress how dangerous this is. I’m also concerned no one will care because they’ll get to keep their TikTok
Gave myself a post-election break from listening to Trump and just caught the last ten minutes of that presser. You somehow forget how absolutely fucking nuts he is when you haven’t been forced to hear his rants for a while. Great job, you idiots.
January 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Gave myself a post-election break from listening to Trump and just caught the last ten minutes of that presser. You somehow forget how absolutely fucking nuts he is when you haven’t been forced to hear his rants for a while. Great job, you idiots.
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President-elect Donald Trump is now the oldest living former U.S. president after Jimmy Carter’s death at 100 on Sunday.
Trump Now Oldest Former U.S. President After Carter’s Death
The president-elect will be dethroned by President Joe Biden after his inauguration in January.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:13 AM
President-elect Donald Trump is now the oldest living former U.S. president after Jimmy Carter’s death at 100 on Sunday.
Hmmm…I wonder if there are any clips of Trump saying bad things about Biden/Harris/Walz supporters. Probably not.
October 30, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Hmmm…I wonder if there are any clips of Trump saying bad things about Biden/Harris/Walz supporters. Probably not.
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The decline comes during a five-decade drop in ice cover that experts say is due in part to human-caused climate change.
Great Lakes start 2024 with smallest amount of ice in at least 50 years
While early in the season, the five lakes in the upper Midwest have barely frozen over at all, according to NOAA data.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2024 at 12:46 AM
The decline comes during a five-decade drop in ice cover that experts say is due in part to human-caused climate change.