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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I talk a big game about how broad a successful antifascist coalition must be, how the Democratic Party can only be successful if it's a big tent...but Kobe standom is inherently antithetical to liberal democracy. These are not our allies.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Trying to shoehorn this into either The River or Born In The USA

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I tried to read the article and got stuck analyzing the array of uncomfortable dude poses in the photo.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

So wait I’m supposed to just go to bed after that game?

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I want Knicks fans to get a win but I don’t think the universe can allow it until this is rectified.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I know everyone is blaming Trump but my theory is MSG is cursed until Dolan is forgiven by Oakley.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Bonded with a high school classmate over our extremely unkind takes on that day.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I want to watch this game forever.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Black and white color scheme? I’m choosing to go with the most ska franchise in sports instead.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Admitting on tv that he lacks reading comprehension really Staind his reputation as a songwriter.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Watching the finals and getting a sudden urge to visit Abu Dhabi

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Comparing this to the Mavericks AI hype video from last year and feeling really disappointed in who we’ve become.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The combo of relentless foul baiting and reckless defense makes a simultaneously infuriating and really shitty watching experience. Woof.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Playing cribbage online in 1999 as a high schooler is quite a vibe.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I take a real perverse pleasure in introducing the blessedly ignorant of my NBA-loving friends to James Dolan’s band.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Me texting a buddy in CA when game one went into second OT

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

the NBA conference final games have been catastrophic for east coast sportsball enjoyers

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Binging Todd Snider until future notice.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I think the NBA should let Ja do the finger gun gesture to celebrate shots as long as a) they’re not pointed at another individual and b) he audibly says “pew pew” in a high pitched voice (loud enough for the broadcast to pick it up) to make it clear they’re toy laser guns.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I finally upgraded my IDE and now it has an AI dev assistant. I could almost definitely do this from memory on the first try. Humans 1 - Robots 0 ...unless I'm severely misremembering the lyrics to that song

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Go find your local water tower and paint a heart in a certain shade of green.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Luka on the Lakers has activated a level of hater in me that is going to turn me into the Darth Vader version of myself.

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Lindsay Gibbs @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The Mavericks owners got confused by all the “trade war” headlines and took it as a dare.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Once again I find myself at a bar trying to convince a friend that before 9/11 broke his brain, Toby Keith could write a damn good song.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Getting home from the playground and exhaustedly pulling empty applesauce pouches and very important rocks from my pockets like a haggard cop taking off their holster and badge after a shift in a Dick Wolf series.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

And they say injecting yourself with the blood of young people sounds crazy.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Pulling up Clash songs with simple repetitive choruses

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Successfully taught our almost 2 year old to sing “zombie zombie zombie hey hey hey” and this whole parenthood thing seems worth it now.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

He should’ve trimmed those eyebrows. Dead giveaway.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

This ruined my young, impressionable basketball-watching brain. I’ll still see a 10-15 point lead in the last minute and a small part of me thinks “so there’s a chance.”

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Highs in the 50s, possibly with a slight tinge of ash in the air.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

There’s a rotating rack like those novelty mini license plates with names on them you see at tourist traps.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Can they let him do it but just attach breathalyzers to his phone, pc, office door, etc…? Probably would do some good for the world if the US military couldn’t do anything for at least 8 hours cause last night was 2 for 1 margs at Applebees.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Someone out there has a “this is actually bike share’s fault” take.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

looking through my fridge and singing “the pie is gone” to the tune of “The Thrill is Gone”

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

figured out how to mute on Bluesky today

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

It’s pretty low on the list of things tech is ruining but my very simple cribbage iOS app I’ve been playing for years has been replaced by a limited cartoonish version pushing in-app purchases and I hate it.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

Oh man, I remember those merges. That is death.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

Maybe putting everything in locked displays so I have to track down the single overworked employee (who also has to manage the register) in order to get shampoo isn’t a great business model.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

The standard cop photo op but instead of an 8th of weed and a squirt gun it’s the lego castles they built

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

Happy that the councilperson will soon be able to get some more sleep. Should help his overall vibe.

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

I usually can pass for an east coaster but every once in awhile I get found out

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Ben Swift @beswift.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

There are a couple people I reflexively search for every couple months to see if they made the jump and she’s definitely on that list.

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