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Jim Swanson

@jimswanson.bsky.social

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Always Blue! Voted for George McGovern in ‘72 (I was 19). Retired former radio disc jockey & actor. Guitar player and collector. I live for music…all kinds. Love & miss Waylon Jennings. Really enjoy R&R, R&B, Country and older jazz. Love helping people.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 43s

Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing An Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police from stepping in to protect a dead child’s surviving siblings. tinyurl.com/y6SsBt

Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.

An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4m

Former HSS Kristi Noem files for divorce from her husband of 34 years Noem, who was tasked with leading President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown from January 2025 to March 2026 and previously served as South Dakota’s governor, is seeking a divorce from Bryon Noem. tinyurl.com/e6RxYb

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem files for divorce from her husband of 34 years

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband of 34 years.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 7m

Dirtbag Schmitt's monstrous gaffe may have just cost his aide a White House job “Ethan Harper, the general counsel to Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), was expected to leave his role on Friday and begin a new one in the White House Staff Secretary’s office next week. (Whoopsie) tinyurl.com/a6PfLc

Senator Eric Schmitt

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 11m

Appeals court backs finding Fat Felon colluded with IRS, Treasury Florida-based U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams found the lawsuit that served as the hook for the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund amounted to collusion as the two parties were never truly averse. tinyurl.com/o6ZgNf

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 16m

Protect Free Speech: Support freepress.net We are all past due in helping to preserve our Constitution. Powerful corporations want to decide what you’re able to watch, listen to, read and share. Media consolidation among news organizations has squashed voices. More info at freepress.net

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 24m

Mango Mussolini is No Good at Dictatoring The author has been reading a terrifyingly informative new book by Timothy Ryback titled “53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy”. As Ryback reminds us, the Nazi Party actually lost seats in the November 1932 election. tinyurl.com/u6QbTl

Adolph Hitler

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 28m

Trump’s Own AI Website Confirms He LOST The 2020 Election The Meidas Touch folks punked Trump and his phony claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him by using his own newly released government-powered artificial intelligence federal website called America.gov. tinyurl.com/y6DzJm

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 34m

‘Shut That Mouth Of Yours’: Robert De Niro Threatens Kimmel Over Trump Jimmy Kimmel recalled Wednesday that it was just over a year ago when he was pulled off the air after FCC’s Carr threatened ABC over a joke he made about the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk tinyurl.com/e6VrKt

Actor Robert De Niro

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 39m

Raskin rips Schmitt questioning of Jack Smith: ‘He’s basically disgraced himself’ Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) blasted Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) after he and his staff confused one basketball team for another when questioning former special counsel Jack Smith about his attendance. tinyurl.com/a6NzPr

Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO)

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 45m

FCC says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’ "It doesn't strike me as anything at all out of the ordinary," Carr said of the ads, which have aired across the country in recent weeks. Asked about allegations of "propaganda," Carr laughed tinyurl.com/o6HhZj

FCC Chairman Brenden Carr

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 49m

Changes to SNAP benefits begin today (Oct. 1) for millions of Americans In the short term, most families will see a slight bump in their monthly payments to help afford groceries. In the coming months, households will face stricter eligibility requirements and other changes. tinyurl.com/u6FcPg

Changes to SNAP benefits begin Oct. 1 for millions of Americans: What to know

5 million Americans, including over 1 million children, lost benefits this year.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 52m

White House removes CNN from press pool for Trump’s upcoming trip to TX and OK Trump removed CNN from the press pool that's set to cover a trip by him today (Thursday), escalating a feud with the network after a federal judge blocked Trump’s push to restrict its media access. tinyurl.com/y6QlPs

White House removes CNN from press pool for Trump’s upcoming trip to Texas and Oklahoma

CNN was previously scheduled to fly on Air Force One and also provide on-the-ground coverage of Trump’s trip.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 55m

Captain Smit Machchhar: The ‘jovial’ pilot and father who thwarted the Flydubai attacker Machchhar was stabbed while trying to fend off an attacker, leaving him badly wounded. The cockpit door was opened, allowing other passengers to rush in and take control of the plane. tinyurl.com/e6NrPf

Captain Smit Machchhar: The ‘jovial’ pilot and father who thwarted the Flydubai attacker

The Indian pilot who fought off a savage attack by his copilot and helped prevent an apparent hijack of a Flydubai plane heading to Israel with more than 170 people on board is being hailed as a hero.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 1h

Next year is going to take some rebuilding of a HEALTHY team. Pitching was horrendous this season for my team. The Chicago Cubs were stacked with great players who, individually and collectively slumped at the plate at various times during the season. Bright spot? PCA may be NL MVP.

Chicago Cubs All Star Pete Crow-Armstrong

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 1h

Russia pounds Kyiv's power grid in first mass attack since last fall, killing 4 Russia struck a key thermal power plant in Kyiv and other facilities, causing emergency blackouts for thousands of people. Kyiv endured over 20 hours under aerial alert, the longest of the entire war tinyurl.com/a6KsVt

Russia pounds Kyiv's power grid in first mass attack since last fall, killing 4, injuring 8 in day-long assault

Air raid sirens blared over Kyiv for over 20 hours on Sept. 30, one of the longest sustained attacks the capital has faced since the start of the full-scale war.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Schmitt knew his 'facts' on Smith were unreliable — but didn't care Even some GOPs blasted him for his egregious error. Others promoted him as a hero while pretending he had not been publicly fact-checked. Schmitt knew his claims about Smith were unvetted! tinyurl.com/o6DwBt

Schmitt knew his 'facts' on Smith were unreliable — but didn't care: report

When Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) mistakenly accused prosecutor Jack Smith of being at a basketball game in Atlanta (and implicitly colluding with another anti-Trump prosecutor, Fani Willis), observers in...

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Trump Loses It on Own Pick for ‘Boring’ Decor in 424-Word Rant The whiner has thrown a fit after a watchdog found Jerome Powell not criminally liable in the Fed’s over-budget renovation. “He shouldn’t be allowed to manage his High Interest Rate Policy (only on ‘TRUMP!‘).” tinyurl.com/u6LrCt

Trump

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Hegseth to cut 20% of US top military brass, rails at ‘weirdos and wimps’ Delivering his latest attack on diversity, and dismissing reports of low morale in the US military as “false claims”, he also suggested they were retaining service personnel at “record” rates. tinyurl.com/y6TtVp

Hegseth

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Rubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule Trump had granted visas, albeit with severe restrictions, to Iran’s president and foreign minister and their delegations to attend the annual meeting of world leaders despite the hostilities. tinyurl.com/e6LtXt

Rubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered Iran's foreign minister and his delegation to the U.N. General Assembly to leave New York earlier than they had planned.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Motorcycle patrols swarm Iranian cities, checkpoints rise as regime braces for unrest A security buildup comes as university students have returned to the streets in Tehran, protesting compulsory hijab rules, rising education costs and political repression. tinyurl.com/a6JcLw

Motorcycle patrols swarm Iranian cities, checkpoints rise as regime braces for unrest

Sources told Fox News Digital that IRGC, Basij and police have flooded Tehran with checkpoints and patrols as student protests over compulsory hijab grow.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Trump to send $500 ACA refund checks to roughly 1 million Americans Trump says the payments are being sent to families who were overcharged due to Obamacare plan exchange user fees. He says that these fees were "passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums.” tinyurl.com/o6BzPw

Trump to send $500 ACA refund checks to roughly 1 million Americans

The Trump administration is mailing refund checks to Americans who it says were overcharged due to Obamacare plan exchange user fees.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Flydubai passenger puts attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing Passengers on a flight to Israel have recounted how they subdued a pilot after he stabbed the other pilot and appeared to be trying to disable the plane, while others described the "terrifying" moment. tinyurl.com/u6MrBq

Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing

Other passengers on the Israel-bound flight described the "terrifying" moment the plane dropped.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

One of the oldest US breweries closing its business permanently Fans of historic breweries, such as San Francisco's Anchor Brewing Company or Columbus, Ohio's Hoster Brewing Company, have dreaded the news that the iconic beer brands would close. tinyurl.com/y6QjTh

One of the oldest US breweries closing its business permanently

The brewer is facing higher rent on its next multi-year lease, along with rising operating costs, and changing consumer drinking habits.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Trump says ‘only a Hispanic could survive’ fall from White House ballroom "There's a tunnel going to what I think will be the greatest ballroom ever built. It's also a tremendous military complex with a drone port on top," Trump said. tinyurl.com/e6JwHc

Trump says ‘only a Hispanic could survive’ fall from White House ballroom

President Trump said during a Hispanic Heritage Month event Wednesday that only Hispanics could survive a fall from the site of the White House ballroom. The president made the remark in the East Room...

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure. Pike was alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison, her attorneys said. tinyurl.com/a6DkLr

Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failu...

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 9h

This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 7h

A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble Sea levels off Southern California are expected to begin rising by half a foot or more and then stay elevated for months, as an enormous pulse of wave energy generated by El Niño travels up the coast. tinyurl.com/a6CpFn

A heavy wave pounds against the protective wall in Long Beach, CA

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Gfrancie (Benevolent Siren) @gfrancie.bsky.social · 22h

Please let it be noted that I have finished up a bottle of Worcestershire sauce.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 17h

A pilot on a flight carrying Israelis stabbed another and apparently tried to crash As some passengers screamed, the FlyDubai flight issued an emergency alert and abruptly descended thousands of feet (meters). Israel scrambled warplanes amid concerns about a possible hijacking. tinyurl.com/e6LrGz

Flight altitude during the pilot stabbing incident

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 17h

Norway to allocate $2.6 million for humanitarian programs in Ukraine The Norwegian government said it had set aside 15 million Norwegian kroner ($1.5 million) to assist UNICEF's work in reintegrating previously deported Ukrainian children and tracing those who are still missing. tinyurl.com/a6CpGj

Norway to allocate $2.6 million for humanitarian programs in Ukraine

The Norwegian government said it had set aside 15 million Norwegian kroner ($1.5 million) to assist UNICEF's work in reintegrating previously deported Ukrainian children and tracing those who are stil...

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading A top federal financial regulator is investigating former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger — an outspoken critic of Trump — for prediction market trades he made tied to his pardon by former President Joe Biden. tinyurl.com/e6BtLc

Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading

The CFTC is targeting trades the former House Republican made related to his Biden-era pardon.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Iran tells the US public that Trump’s war has failed The US is targeting people and companies around the globe that it accuses of financing or enabling Iran’s military supply chain, placing sanctions on 10 individuals and entities as it is with economic warfare against Tehran. tinyurl.com/a6HtXy

Iran tells the US public that Trump's war has failed, and other Mideast developments

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has urged Americans to protest against Donald Trump ahead of U.S. midterm elections. They claim Trump's Middle East policies have failed.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Facebook Boss Busted Gloating at Trump Bullying a Woman The scene unfolded as Trump stepped outside the West Wing after meeting with tech leaders on Tuesday, flanked by Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, among others. tinyurl.com/o6SbPd

Facebook Boss Busted Gloating at Trump Bullying a Woman

Mark Zuckerberg fought back a smile as Trump lashed out at a top CNN reporter.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nato condemns Moscow’s ‘irresponsible nuclear rhetoric’ as strikes on Kyiv intensify “I can confirm that Russia sent a non-paper to NATO and that we have sent a response, noting that Nato is a defensive Alliance” said Allison Hart, a Nato spokesperson. tinyurl.com/u6XjTc

Ukraine war briefing: Nato condemns Moscow’s ‘irresponsible nuclear rhetoric’ as strikes on Kyiv intensify

Comments come after Moscow warned it would ‘deploy its entire arsenal’ if Kaliningrad was threatened.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kaitlan Collins Hits Trump With Eye-Popping Disapproval Rating On Air On Monday’s episode of her CNN show “The Source,” Trump’s favorite journalist rolled a recent clip of the president bragging about his standing among voters. tinyurl.com/e6SjWk

Kaitlan Collins

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trump and the death of shame Eric Schmidt, the Missouri senator's self-own was so spectacular that it overshadowed Smith's opening statement in which he said he found "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation." tinyurl.com/a6GgLs

Trump and the death of shame: How America's reality was annihilated today

As the GOP sacrifices basic facts to protect Donald Trump, a crucial interview reveals why Democrats are losing the war on right-wing fantasy and humiliation.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Texts about alleged Cornell gang-rape released after investigation reopened Text messages reportedly exchanged by a defendant in the Cornell University gang-rape case and the woman who claims she was assaulted were published by CBS News. tinyurl.com/e6RqNn

Texts about alleged Cornell gang-rape released after investigation reopened

Texts, including unnamed male defendant appearing to apologize, reportedly sent days after alleged 2024 assault

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Angry Trump Cuts Off Female Reporter to Go On Crackpot Rant (+ video) When a female reporter asked what kind of AI regulations would be put in place—and specifically, “who should be held accountable if AI agents committed a crime”—Trump immediately cut her off to rant. tinyurl.com/a6BtLd

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads DHS has tapped $20M to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats, misuse of taxpayer dollars that likely runs afoul of anti-propaganda law. tinyurl.com/o6BrDk

Trump pointing and saying “I did that.”

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution Pike, 50, has been awaiting execution since she was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a classmate. Hoping for a last-minute reprieve, attorneys filed a petition with the high court. tinyurl.com/o6SpFb

US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution

Tennessee inmate Christa Pike has been awaiting execution since her 1996 murder conviction.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Prison That Didn’t Report Sex Abuse Allegation Against Staffer To Reopen As ICE Camp Rumors were spreading for weeks in the spring of 2022. At Arizona State Prison–Marana, the talk centered on an employee of MTC, the Utah-based for-profit prison company that ran the facility. tinyurl.com/u6CtKk

Prison That Didn’t Report Sex Abuse Allegation Against Staffer to Reopen as ICE Camp

A whistleblower say the warden didn’t make a federally required disclosure. Now the company is turning the Arizona prison into an ICE jail.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Union Busting Comes to Campus The Protect College Sports Act (PCSA), which passed the Senate 77-22 on Monday, has been the subject of nonstop advertising campaigns during college football and basketball games for the last several years. tinyurl.com/y6XrJw

Union Busting Comes to Campus - The American Prospect

The Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act is really an anti-labor bill meant to restore the NCAA cartel at the expense of the athletes.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax and Start Over A Staten Island judge sided with a group of homeowners who had sued the city over its introduction of the tax, dealing a blow to Mayor Zohran Mamdani. tinyurl.com/e6PkQl

New York City Mayor Mamdani

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

*Well, well now. What have we here?* MAGA Candidate Convicted of 9 Counts of Voter Fraud Gaea Powell echoed a core idea from the MAGA movement when she ran for San Luis Obispo County clerk-recorder earlier this year: New voter ID rules to improve “election integrity”. tinyurl.com/a6LtRz

MAGA Candidate Convicted Of 9 Counts Of Voter Fraud

Gaea Powell was found guilty on nine counts of election fraud last week, including lying about her residence, unlawfully registering to vote, and fraudulently voting. She had been running on election ...

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thegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

H/T: Peter Flaire for posting this.

Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Short rant about grammar. I wish people would think before they speak. My example is when people say “I could care less.” When it’s “I COULDN’T care less”. I’m not anywhere near perfect, but that one just sounds so stupid. - End of short rant.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Seething Trump Caught in Awkward Moment With Natalie Harp Images taken by Reuters’ Jonathan Ernst just outside the Oval Office captured Trump looking sour as he pointed a finger in the direction of his 35-year-old aide Natalie Harp. (He’s gonna make her cry) tinyurl.com/u6LxRg

Seething Trump Caught in Awkward Moment With Natalie Harp

Trump looked sour as he returned to the White House alongside his devoted 35-year-old aide.

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

GOP Senator Tells Jack Smith: ‘You Make Me Want To Throw Up In My Mouth’ Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) unloaded on Jack Smith as he expressed his disgust at the former special counsel obtaining the phone records of several Republican senators. tinyurl.com/y6VvWl

GOP Senator Tells Jack Smith: ‘You Make Me Want To Throw Up In My Mouth’

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Jim Swanson @jimswanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

*Take Action* What reforms would restore your confidence in the Court? The Supreme Court is meant to serve the American people, not special interests, so we want to know: what reforms do you want to see in the Supreme Court? •Link goes to survey tinyurl.com/e6SmJr

Sign that says to take action

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