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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Saying “ok” to the group you had repeatedly said “no” to after continued pressure is not consent. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“A Resistance History of the United States” articulates what is required to change the US based on patterns of our history. It includes a blueprint for what we need to do. Highly recommend. The audio book is narrated by the author and is a great listen too. steerforth.com/product/a-re...

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A Resistance History of the United States

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Anyone else remember the days when we’d get a different set of people running each election cycle? Not the same bunch of faces that lost multiple times already crowding the stage? Let’s give a shot at supporting a new, younger field of candidates. Just for funzies let’s give it a whirl!

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

As far as I can tell, Effective Altruists are Utilitarians who are relieved that in the Trolley Problem, saving 5 people justifies their innate desire to kill the one guy

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dare to imagine a cooperative world organized without nations and rulers. We really could have that.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hello. They are going to try to fuck with your vote, and we are NOT going to let them. Last week I pinged my friend Dana Chisnell, who knows how elections work, and said "Hey, let’s make it hard for them to fuck with us.” Today, we are very proud to announce the HOW TO VOTE zine. howtovote.tips

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How to Vote / Cómo Votar

A free field guide to what stops people from voting, and what to do about it. English and Spanish, ready to print.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I just spent 8 hours in a service department waiting room. I had planned for 4 hours because they quoted it would take 2. If anyone speaks to me I’m going to start smashing things.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I muted the TV in the dealership service waiting room. You’re welcome.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yup. Stealing Beauty is still my all time favorite film. Perfection.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The joy this brings me is immense.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I might throw caution to the wind and go buy some fresh fruit and vegetables for my family.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As a little girl, I saw Dolly as proof that a woman can be unapologetically vibrant, live her dreams, and help lift up others. She was fantastically happy. I am thankful for every bit of her time here with us. She sure made the most of it.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Apparently it’s possible to injure your foot by flexing your big toe to far. You’d think being hyper-mobile would be cool, but nooooo.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Apparently box of cling wrap is my bottle of hoisin sauce.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

How it’s going… Chasing a fuel leak on a 1998 Moto Guzzi California V11 EV

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

There’s always a post with instructions from people who have previously done what I’m attempting on a Moto Guzzi. Next time I’ll actually look before I spill fuel all over myself.

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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org

WASHINGTON — Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center jobs analysis of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That brings the total net number of women who have left the labor force since January this year to 845,000. In comparison, there are 406,000 fewer men in the labor force now than in January.

A total of 165,000 women, aged 20 and over, left the labor force last month — meaning they are neither working nor looking for work — while men's labor force participation was unchanged. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Women accounted for all of these losses, losing 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000 jobs. Women make up 50.1% of the workforce.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

My upstairs neighbors want to hire an exterminator for the few rats he’s seen running through our Chicago backyard. Next door there is an abundant pear tree and a lush flower garden. We live in a posh neighborhood in Chicago. He thinks I’m an asshole for not being alarmed. The outside has animals.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Pretty sure someone slipped me decaf

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Means-tested programs like SNAP are shaped not just by benefit levels, but by hassle. And hassle is regressive: it hits hardest when you lack a car, flexibility, cash, or time.⁣ ⁣ newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My 20yo just asked our 35+ neighbor to stop smoking standing directly under our window. I’m as proud of his initiative as I am dismayed at the obtuseness of our neighbor.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I’ve spent a year exploring building my own consultancy. There are so many things I’m interested in doing and many I do well. But I found the current technology climate is not the right one for my brand of consulting. Thankfully I found a great product strategy role at a family owned company!

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The good news is the toilet auger I bought first thing this Sunday morning worked.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It’s lovely to go to work and not dread the experience. Underrated.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Had a dream that I was boarding an international flight and my id was in my checked suitcase. Pretty sure my dream got switched with someone else’s. This is so far beyond my actual behavior i dissociated in my own dream.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Rode motorcycle to lake. Jumped into lake. Basked in the sun. Took the long way home. It was good.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Driving my teen through the hazardous air this morning, I gave a history lesson on clean air regulations. Topics covered: -We used to put lead in gasoline -Cities like LA were known for smog -CFCs and the ozone holes -Anti-environmental legislation people should be exiled to a rocky island

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

It happened. I inhaled a boba and it stuck in my throat somewhere it shouldn’t be. I can breathe so I guess my demise will be slow.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

this guy is currently Chief Design Officer of the US en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Geb...

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Hey Colorado, come get some a this!

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It was about 2 degrees cooler so I left my house and looked at art. Specifically enjoyed “Crowd” by Lee Ungno, inspired by the Gwangju Uprising. Zoom in.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I’ve seen that people who have had economic and resource security their entire lives behave as if what they do under the guise of business or work is moves in a game with little impact. If you have lived with scarcity, you know these actions do cause real harm.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Climate.us today launched the full version of its new independent, nonprofit climate information website, creating a public-backed home for trusted climate science at a time when access to federal climate resources has become increasingly vulnerable to disruption. www.climate.us/news-feature...

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Climate.us launches independent website for trusted climate information

Built by members of the team behind NOAA’s Climate.gov, the new nonprofit resource is supported in part by more than 2,500 small donations from people who want reliable climate science information to ...

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Imagine if in 2016, the democrats would have elevated a class of new young leaders to grab the baton following Obama instead of reaching back into the well of past personalities.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Buying myself a little Father’s Day treat since I raised two humans on my own.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Cops enforcing Trevi Fountain rules

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I took my cynical ass to see the Obama Presidential Center and an event last night. It felt like medicine. Soaking in the mission of working together to lift each other up. We need to start working on that again.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

When your ND brain wants to do too many things to enjoy the summer weather that you end up sitting on your couch all day trying to get your brain to brain.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The new @cvs pharmacy experience is a case study in offloading work onto customers so you can reduce staff. I don’t see this going well for anyone involved.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

“Statistics are like swimwear. They’re suggestive but don’t reveal everything.” Is my new favorite line about quant vs qual research.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The AI industry’s strategy is the enclosure of the commons of human knowledge.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

So uninteresting and dumb. A waste of everyone’s time.

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Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

My ode to living today despite the impending future.

Quilted banner with text “Remember you are alive.” with winged skull. Hand embroidered in bright color and beads.

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