Tom Swanson
swansontea.bsky.social
Tom Swanson
@swansontea.bsky.social
Retired clockmaker of the atomic persuasion. Formerly at the US Naval Observatory.
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This man right here is our leader.

He wasn't elected. He was chosen.
Ronn not playing with them
January 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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They won't have the numbers to occupy the nation and force everyone to comply, and that's why they're engaged in such an aggressive show of force. They're hoping we all get cowed into submission and do their work of suppression ourselves.

Once again, no.

The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
January 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
And related stuff, like, “operator, I’d like to place a long-distance call”

Refusing a call so you can call them back
January 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Here's the thing. Violence isn’t required, because autocracy depends on compliance...not force alone. When people withdraw consent through mass noncooperation, institutions holding, and legitimacy collapse, power evaporates. History shows regimes fall when obedience stops, not when bloodshed starts.
January 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
An icehole, that’s who.
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM