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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 04, 2026

The Thing We All Knew Finally Proved True: Reagan-Iran Edition https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a43368900/reagan-iran-hostages/
#OctoberSurprise #Iran

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 04, 2026

RE: @CindyWeinstein@zirk.us

And Spanish wine!!

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 04, 2026

15 Candidates Vying To Replace Danny Davis, Represent 7th Congressional District https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/03/15-candidates-vying-to-replace-danny-davis-represent-7th-congressional-district/
I am staring at my ballot, tough choice (though I am happy Danny Davis finally retired)
#elections #USPol

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 04, 2026

How Illinois became the bicycling center of the nation: A Q&A with Christopher Sweet | Active Transportation Alliance https://activetrans.org/blog/how-illinois-became-the-bicycle-center-of-the-united-states-a-qa-with-christopher-sweet/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 03, 2026

Trump just got much closer to bringing CNN to heel | Margaret Sullivan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/28/trump-paramount-skydance-warner-bros-cnn-netflix?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 03, 2026

Linda Bilmes of Harvard’s Kennedy School estimates that Trump’s largely unsuccessful bombing campaign last year against the Iran-backed Islamist Houthis in Yemen — a far softer target than Iran itself — cost between $2.76 billion and $4.95 billion. Operation Midnight Hammer, Trump’s one-day strike against suspected Iranian nuclear facilities, cost between $2.04 billion and $2.26 billion.

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 03, 2026

Balloon Juice -And it’s one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn
Next stop is Tehran ) https://balloon-juice.com/2026/03/02/promoted-from-the-comments-open-thread/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 03, 2026

Wine O’Clock right?

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 02, 2026

whatever happened to "Audit the Pentagon"

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 02, 2026

Dont Fret Park? Friends, Fans Hope To Rename Bucktown Park After Late Chicago Artist https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/02/dont-fret-park-friends-fans-hope-to-rename-bucktown-park-after-late-chicago-artist/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 01, 2026

My iPhone Music shuffler demon has a new favorite song – played it 3 times in the last week.

"Until I Believe In My Soul" by Dexy's Midnight Runners, 1982

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#music

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Mar 01, 2026

Trump’s Fury at Canada Backfires in Surprise Blow to GOP’s 2026 Hopes | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/207175/trump-fury-canada-backfires-2026

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 28, 2026

Operation Epic Fury That Trump Epstein Files Still In The News

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 27, 2026

Study In White
#snow #Chicago #white #photography

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 26, 2026

Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer He precisely controlled modulation and feedback loops
https://spectrum.ieee.org/amp/jimi-hendrix-systems-engineer-2675298442
#science #guitar #Hendrix #music #feedback

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 26, 2026

Did Clarence Thomas Commit a Crime That Could Get Him 5 Years in a Virginia State Penitentiary? https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/did-clarence-thomas-commit-a-crime?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 26, 2026

Canadian man detained by ICE details months in custody https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/canadian-man-in-ice-custody-says-he-thought-agents-were-only-focusing-on-criminals-and-murderers/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 16, 2026

'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260121-the-mysterious-mushroom-that-makes-you-see-tiny-people
Lanmaoa asiatica #mushroom sounds fun

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Boosted by

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 11, 2026

D.M.S.R. – Dance / Music / Sex / Romance https://princesongs.org/2019/07/12/d-m-s-r/ #music #Prince

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 11, 2026

Congressman Andy Ogles (R, of course) Wants to Investigate Bad Bunny Halftime Show for 'Twerking' https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/congressman-wants-to-investigate-bad-bunny-halftime-show-for-twerking/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

Strongly suspect MOC (R of course) Andy Ogles forced himself to watch thousands of hours of twerking videos to make sure he was good and "offended" prior to his little tantrum about the Benito Bowl

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

Chicago-area Asians were arrested in Operation Midway Blitz. They kept quiet about it, for a while https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/09/chicago-area-asians-were-arrested-in-midway-blitz-they-kept-quiet-about-it-for-a-while

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/02/09/absolute-hell-irish-man-with-valid-us-work-permit-held-by-ice-since-september/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

After Bridge Closures Cause Chaos Downtown And On North Side, Aldermen Move To Add Oversight https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/10/after-bridge-closures-cause-chaos-downtown-and-on-north-side-aldermen-move-to-add-oversight/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

Donald Trump Became President By Appealing to Conspiracy Theorists — Now He’s Driving Them Away https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/donald-trump-became-president-by-appealing-to-conspiracy-theorists-now-hes-driving-them-away

#guns #conspiracy #USpol

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

Good news: "The Chicago Board of Elections has mailed your ballot to the address that you provided on your application."
#election #USPol

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

NBC Hid The Boos For JD Vance. Where’s Trump’s ‘Unfair Editing’ Lawsuit? https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/09/nbc-hid-the-boos-for-jd-vance-wheres-trumps-unfair-editing-lawsuit/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/jamie-raskin-doj-cover-up-epstein-files

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 10, 2026

Clock ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts off Venezuelan oil https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/clock-ticks-cuba-trump-cuts-off-venezuelan-oil-2026-01-13/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 08, 2026

Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-02-08-whistle-goblins/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 08, 2026

If MAGAt Political Culture Collapsed in the Woods and No Traditional Media Were There To See It... - emptywheel https://emptywheel.net/if-magat-political-culture-collapsed-in-the-woods-and-no-traditional-media-were-there-to-see-it/
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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 07, 2026

NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast | Winter Olympics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/nbc-appears-to-cut-crowds-booing-of-jd-vance-from-winter-olympics-broadcast

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 07, 2026

Glassy eyes and open mouth

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 06, 2026

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-ice-dhs-mobile-fortify-face-recognition-verify-identity/

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 06, 2026

Trump Fed Kicks Schnauzer Puppy In Memphis, Because That's What Happens Now https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-fed-kicks-schnauzer-puppy-in
#USpol #Memphis #dogs

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@swanksalot@toot.community · Feb 06, 2026

#Oregon must dismiss more than 1,400 criminal cases due to attorney shortage, court rules https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/05/oregon-supreme-court-ruling-attorney-shortage

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