Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 8hOnly the best people.nytimes.comOff-Duty ICE Agent Is Shot and Arrested After Sleeping on Lawn in CaliforniaA woman found the agent asleep on her lawn early Friday, and her 72-year-old father shot the agent after he assaulted her, the police said. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 17h“We do not at this point have a foreign policy in the normal sense; we have clans that circle around Trump-made disasters seeking to transform them into grifts.”snyder.substack.comWar Through WeaknessTrump’s Superpower Suicide in Iran and Russia 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“[T]he American president blames the Ukrainians, people who die at gas stations thanks to his actions, for greater household expenses faced by Americans, which are also a result of his policies. “This sort of self-serving contradiction is so cruel that it has to be seen as an element of war.”snyder.substack.comA Meditation on Train StationsOn Total War and Individual Responsibility, 2/2 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“This has become a total war on the Ukrainian people.” Read this and ponder the fact that our government wants Russia to win. Nauseating.snyder.substack.comA Meditation on Gas StationsOn Total War and Individual Responsibility (1/2) 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Well, fuck a duck. I mean literally. The FBI doesn’t care.theguardian.comKash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestialitySenators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 05/09/2026It might seem odd that James Madison would be an opponent of liberty. But given that Liberty was founded by Jerry Falwell, and that Madison believed in a strict separation of church and state, I guess it makes sense. I’d say thank God Madison won, but I don’t think either side would want me to. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026“[Representative Max] Miller is the product of a political culture that rewards aggression, disregards character, and excuses almost anything in the pursuit of power.”open.substack.comThe MAGA World Incentives That Have Saved Max MillerA political culture that rewards aggression and scorns accountability will keep producing men like him. 020
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026“As Trump proves again and again, it is entirely possible to be both morally wrong and geopolitically weak. And his weakness becomes our weakness, his nihilism our national embarrassment, or really tragedy.”snyder.substack.comOur Trade War Against OurselvesTreating Canada as an Enemy Leaves us Weaker in Every Way 010
Reposted by Sweyn ForkbeardRuth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026See those uniformed police officers applauding Trump while he lusts over young girls? Never ask a rape survivor why they didn’t report the assault to the police. 391344443
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 14/08/2026At least you’d know up front that you can’t always get what you want. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I do not want to hear Republicans talk about how much they support our troops for the next fifty years. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026This is common sense. No sane country honors people who tried to violently destroy it.apnews.comFederal judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024A federal judge has sided with the Virginia NAACP in its lawsuit against a county school board’s reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools, saying the decision discriminates against B... 010
Reposted by Sweyn Forkbeardmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 02/08/2026It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020" 6052501212
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Are those the lazy Mexicans I keep hearing about from conservatives? Doesn’t seem like it. 010
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Between Trump, RFK, Jr., and Stephen Miller, this Administration is trying hard to prove that men are too emotional to be trusted with power. 001
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The Trump Administration may be horrifically evil, but at least it’s staggeringly incompetent.reuters.comUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceA U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen... 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 01/08/2026“Federal prosecutors on Friday acknowledged that contractors hired by the Trump administration had botched the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and sought to drop charges[.|” In other words, they charged a man before they investigated. No reputable prosecutor acts this way.nytimes.comCharges to Be Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting PoolPresident Trump had repeatedly accused vandals of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Friday, prosecutors acknowledged it was “the result of flawed installation” and moved to dismiss cha... 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Clayton could not bring himself to tell the easy, obvious truth about who won the 2020 election. Republicans don’t care.apnews.comSenate confirms Jay Clayton as nation's intelligence directorThe Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies. The vote Tuesday puts a permanent director in the job weeks after President Donald Trump sought to delay his ... 021
Reposted by Sweyn Forkbeardemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026NYP reports on Mamdani's success at getting criminals to self-deport from NYC. nypost.com/2026/07/23/u...nypost.comExclusive | Jared Kushner’s father is leaving New York City over mayor, first lady’s ‘antisemitism’“I don’t want to pay taxes and live in a city with a blatantly antisemitic mayor and his antisemitic wife,” Charles Kushner told The Post. 36656331112
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 24/07/2026There comes an age at which trying to sound cool is hopelessly cringy and totally uncool. At that point, the only you can do is to not give shit about what’s cool and do whatever the hell you want. Which, of course, is the coolest thing of all. This is known as “the geezer paradox.” 000
Reposted by Sweyn ForkbeardNathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏 58153743628
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This is what you do when you are afraid of the truth. 010
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This is what you do when you are afraid of the truth.nytimes.comFederal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE ConfrontationsSenior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days. 010
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 17/07/2026“David Brouillette has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to . . . relatives. They accuse him of attacking women in his life over the years, and one shared a voicemail with the AP from last winter in which he told her that he thought someone should slit her throat.”apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records sayThe Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c... 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Someone that obsessed with masculinity is undeniably anxious about his own masculinity. 010
Reposted by Sweyn ForkbeardMizzoh @mizzoh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If Americans spent as much time actually DOING patriotism (voting, attending local political events, understanding civics FFS) as they do screaming about ersatz patriotism with T-shirts, hats, bumper stickers, and truly awful songs, we wouldn't be in this fecking mess. 423731
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Sometimes I take stock of my life and think I’m the luckiest person alive. Then I realize: no, that’s Susan Collins. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Well, you did help to overthrow an emperor. That’s not going to win their favor. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Americans have the right for things always being like they remember, whether they were ever that way or not. 010
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I have little regard for Meloni, who has authoritarian tendencies herself. But this is exactly the right way to deal with Trump. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 17/06/2026“[E]vidence is mounting that on the most important questions of war and peace, the president of the United States seems to be losing his grip on reality itself.”theatlantic.comTrump Does Not Understand the War He LostThe president’s comments at the G7 summit revealed that he doesn’t understand the war he started—or the words that come out of his own mouth. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Ok, I did it. I read a Jane Austen book, “Emma.” Never again. Sentences that run on forever and are so dense with dependent clauses you need to loose the hounds to hunt for the verb. A plot amounting to “Lifestyles of the Rich and Vapid.” A comedy of manners about people I don’t want to know #litfic 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Holy cow, what a dress. And she can pull it off. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Imagine if the United States was a serious country, where public outrage compelled government officials and business executives to resign every time they said something widely perceived to be a defense of the Confederacy.apnews.comStarbucks Korea to close stores early for mandatory history training after marketing rowStarbucks’ South Korean operation said Monday it will close all of its stores nationwide early on June 22 for mandatory history and social sensitivity training. 000
Reposted by Sweyn ForkbeardKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026New York City is the most perfectly "American" place in the nation, just one wave of newcomers after another, gradually building up the culture, one remarkable cultural collision after another. MAGA chuds hate NYC not because it's awful but because it disproves every lie they tell about immigration 6558281284
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Well now, hang on. Colorado is Cool Road. Washington is Two Shag Inn, which would be a great name for a sleazy motel. And Tennessee is Teen Sense, which is about the level of their politics. 070
Reposted by Sweyn ForkbeardJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Observation from life, having been around longer than this guy (and married to same wonderful woman since age 21): I have yet to meet a man who goes out of his way to bait others as "barely straight," who doesn't have issues of this sort himself Have never met a "real man" who bothers with this BS 2033257441
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: I’m very tired of politicians—of any party—who decide to stand up for principles only after they’ve announced their retirement or been defeated in their primary. If they couldn’t do it when they had something to lose, they never should have held the job.nytimes.comAfter Senate Loss, Cornyn Predicts ‘Miserable’ Final Two Years for Trump 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This is the war for which the President doesn’t need approval because it’s over. Got that, people? IT’S OVER.apnews.comUS military says it's striking multiple targets in Iran in second day of renewed fireThe U.S. military’s Central Command says it “completed” its latest round of airstrikes targeting Iran. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Voting for Trump was never about the price of eggs.apnews.comInflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, squeezing Americans financiallyConsumer prices probably jumped in May for the third straight month, heightening concerns for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve and underscoring the threat rising costs pose for the Trump ... 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 07/06/2026He cannot stand to be challenged by a woman. He is so fragile. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Trumpers love to complain about “lawfare.” Then they sue for breach of contact despite the facts that there was no signed contract, the alleged lost ticket sales were nonexistent b/c the concert was free, and they had no damages b/c cancellation of the concert saved them money. Lawfare, indeed.nytimes.comKennedy Center Loses Case Against Musician Who Canceled After Trump Renaming 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 05/06/2026To be clear, I’m not defending Platner. He’s a weak candidate who may be guilty of these allegations, and who may cost Dems control of the Senate. But Republicans have a history of dirty tricks, and it’d be foolish to take Fifield at her word without further investigation. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 05/06/2026So what? We have a Republican operative trying to take down a Democratic candidate. The fact that he’s a defector from her party doesn’t make her more credible at all. And it’s a qualitative difference from the Swalwell case. 200
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Was Swalwell’s accuser a Republican operative? That seems relevant. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I’m getting a little tired of being expected to applaud politicians who are retiring or have lost their reelection bids for suddenly growing a spine. If that’s what it takes for a politician to vote in accordance with their principles, they were never worthy of the office. 000
Sweyn Forkbeard @sweynforkbeard.bsky.social · 04/06/2026An incredible read. This is the clown who is now the Director of National Intelligence. Holy crap, we’re doomed.open.substack.comBill Pulte Was a “Degenerate” Buffoon. Now He’s Head of U.S. Intelligence.Bulletproof vests, helicopters, and, yes, dildos. 000