Jack Szwergold
@jackszwergold.bsky.social
“An acute perception doesn’t make you crazy. However sometimes it can drive you crazy.”
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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.” — A supposed Turkish proverb I found online and it seems apt. 🤡🎪
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September 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I distinctly remember this being in the hallway of Lutheran Hospital — now NYU Langone Hospital (Brooklyn) — back when my dad was hospitalized back in the fall of 1993. 🏥
Sadly, my dad would pass away a few months later. But I do remember R2-D2 and C-3PO encouraging me to get vaccinated! 💉
Sadly, my dad would pass away a few months later. But I do remember R2-D2 and C-3PO encouraging me to get vaccinated! 💉
September 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I distinctly remember this being in the hallway of Lutheran Hospital — now NYU Langone Hospital (Brooklyn) — back when my dad was hospitalized back in the fall of 1993. 🏥
Sadly, my dad would pass away a few months later. But I do remember R2-D2 and C-3PO encouraging me to get vaccinated! 💉
Sadly, my dad would pass away a few months later. But I do remember R2-D2 and C-3PO encouraging me to get vaccinated! 💉
Thanks, Quakers! 👍
September 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Thanks, Quakers! 👍
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Do we all agree on what he slogan Free Palestine” means? I took screenshots of an illustrated post by Jordyn Tilchen on Instagram explaining how it was designed to be vague & sow chaos by not having a 100% clear definition.
Please read this through this thread & understand the manipulation at work.>
Please read this through this thread & understand the manipulation at work.>
September 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Do we all agree on what he slogan Free Palestine” means? I took screenshots of an illustrated post by Jordyn Tilchen on Instagram explaining how it was designed to be vague & sow chaos by not having a 100% clear definition.
Please read this through this thread & understand the manipulation at work.>
Please read this through this thread & understand the manipulation at work.>
Wow! A whole 17 bathrooms across all of NYC? Is this a joke? 🤔
Look at the map; how spread out are these bathrooms? This is performative nonsense. 👎
There are already many public parks with inoperable bathrooms. Why not fix those instead of subcontracting this stuff to a startup (Throne Labs)?
Look at the map; how spread out are these bathrooms? This is performative nonsense. 👎
There are already many public parks with inoperable bathrooms. Why not fix those instead of subcontracting this stuff to a startup (Throne Labs)?
17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
September 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Wow! A whole 17 bathrooms across all of NYC? Is this a joke? 🤔
Look at the map; how spread out are these bathrooms? This is performative nonsense. 👎
There are already many public parks with inoperable bathrooms. Why not fix those instead of subcontracting this stuff to a startup (Throne Labs)?
Look at the map; how spread out are these bathrooms? This is performative nonsense. 👎
There are already many public parks with inoperable bathrooms. Why not fix those instead of subcontracting this stuff to a startup (Throne Labs)?
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Eliya Cohen on Monday condemned the Israeli filmmakers behind the documentary ... Cohen was shot in the leg and abducted from a bomb shelter near the Nova music festival during the Hama-led deadly terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He spent 505 days in captivity.
Former Hamas Hostage Slams ‘NAZA’ Filmmakers for ‘Degrading’ IDF Soldiers ‘Who Fought to Bring Me Home’
<p>Former hostage Eliya Cohen on Monday condemned the Israeli filmmakers behind the documentary “NAZA” for sharply criticizing the Israel Defense…</p>
www.algemeiner.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Eliya Cohen on Monday condemned the Israeli filmmakers behind the documentary ... Cohen was shot in the leg and abducted from a bomb shelter near the Nova music festival during the Hama-led deadly terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He spent 505 days in captivity.
When I see Ken Jennings face on the side of NYC Transit buses in NYC in an ad for Jeopardy, I audibly gag… He might be a good/skilled player, but he’s an uncharismatic replacement for Alex Trebek. Nope! 👎
September 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
When I see Ken Jennings face on the side of NYC Transit buses in NYC in an ad for Jeopardy, I audibly gag… He might be a good/skilled player, but he’s an uncharismatic replacement for Alex Trebek. Nope! 👎
Yo! Where are my folks who were chanting “Genocide Joe” and “Killer Kamala” in the lead up to the 2024 Presidential election? 🤔
And the folks who claimed that Donald Trump was a man of peace? 🤮
And the “Uncommitted” votes? 🗳️
You happy with yourself now? You created and empowered this monster. 🍊🐌
And the folks who claimed that Donald Trump was a man of peace? 🤮
And the “Uncommitted” votes? 🗳️
You happy with yourself now? You created and empowered this monster. 🍊🐌
NEWS: The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads to Israel, with the weapons to be purchased using U.S. taxpayer dollars through the Foreign Military Financing program
September 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Yo! Where are my folks who were chanting “Genocide Joe” and “Killer Kamala” in the lead up to the 2024 Presidential election? 🤔
And the folks who claimed that Donald Trump was a man of peace? 🤮
And the “Uncommitted” votes? 🗳️
You happy with yourself now? You created and empowered this monster. 🍊🐌
And the folks who claimed that Donald Trump was a man of peace? 🤮
And the “Uncommitted” votes? 🗳️
You happy with yourself now? You created and empowered this monster. 🍊🐌
Dolly Parton was a friend of the Jewish people and a supporter (((Zionists)))… As well as supporting Arab victims of Hamas’s violence… 😔
None of this is ever clear cut; Ms. Rachel is simply just a mediocre talent and dilettante at best… Nowhere near the level of Fred Rogers and Dolly Parton… 👍
None of this is ever clear cut; Ms. Rachel is simply just a mediocre talent and dilettante at best… Nowhere near the level of Fred Rogers and Dolly Parton… 👍
September 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Dolly Parton was a friend of the Jewish people and a supporter (((Zionists)))… As well as supporting Arab victims of Hamas’s violence… 😔
None of this is ever clear cut; Ms. Rachel is simply just a mediocre talent and dilettante at best… Nowhere near the level of Fred Rogers and Dolly Parton… 👍
None of this is ever clear cut; Ms. Rachel is simply just a mediocre talent and dilettante at best… Nowhere near the level of Fred Rogers and Dolly Parton… 👍
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and there it is -- Trump says that if the Supreme Court doesn't allow him to put his name on the Kennedy Center then it will close down for good
September 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
and there it is -- Trump says that if the Supreme Court doesn't allow him to put his name on the Kennedy Center then it will close down for good
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“trump will destroy everything he cannot own in perpetuity” is one reason i am filled with dread over 2028
September 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
“trump will destroy everything he cannot own in perpetuity” is one reason i am filled with dread over 2028
Screw “Apple quality.” 🖕
Updated my Apple Watch 10 to iOS 27. All went well, but this morning when I did an outdoor cycling workout of 4 miles the watch registered no miles. 🗺️
This is despite the workout showing distance covered in the app. All I see is a big “0.0mph” under average speed. 🫣
Updated my Apple Watch 10 to iOS 27. All went well, but this morning when I did an outdoor cycling workout of 4 miles the watch registered no miles. 🗺️
This is despite the workout showing distance covered in the app. All I see is a big “0.0mph” under average speed. 🫣
September 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Screw “Apple quality.” 🖕
Updated my Apple Watch 10 to iOS 27. All went well, but this morning when I did an outdoor cycling workout of 4 miles the watch registered no miles. 🗺️
This is despite the workout showing distance covered in the app. All I see is a big “0.0mph” under average speed. 🫣
Updated my Apple Watch 10 to iOS 27. All went well, but this morning when I did an outdoor cycling workout of 4 miles the watch registered no miles. 🗺️
This is despite the workout showing distance covered in the app. All I see is a big “0.0mph” under average speed. 🫣
That first dog is a Moe… A few later on are clearly Shemp-inspired… Viva Los Perros De Tres Stooges! 👏👏👏
September 15, 2026 at 2:09 AM
That first dog is a Moe… A few later on are clearly Shemp-inspired… Viva Los Perros De Tres Stooges! 👏👏👏
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When my son was 5 he had a sartorial flair
To go to arts delicatessen he wore a midnight blue cape, top hat &monocle
As we were leaving an older gent stopped him saying “young man, i like your style”
Meant the world to our son
that man was Bob Mackie
RIP
To go to arts delicatessen he wore a midnight blue cape, top hat &monocle
As we were leaving an older gent stopped him saying “young man, i like your style”
Meant the world to our son
that man was Bob Mackie
RIP
September 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
When my son was 5 he had a sartorial flair
To go to arts delicatessen he wore a midnight blue cape, top hat &monocle
As we were leaving an older gent stopped him saying “young man, i like your style”
Meant the world to our son
that man was Bob Mackie
RIP
To go to arts delicatessen he wore a midnight blue cape, top hat &monocle
As we were leaving an older gent stopped him saying “young man, i like your style”
Meant the world to our son
that man was Bob Mackie
RIP
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If your worldview is that liberals are the worst thing in the world (from the left) you simply cannot comprehend anything conservatives do and thus you will never be able to fight them
September 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
If your worldview is that liberals are the worst thing in the world (from the left) you simply cannot comprehend anything conservatives do and thus you will never be able to fight them
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Just trying to enjoy her bucket in peace. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
September 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Just trying to enjoy her bucket in peace. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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I know we all have good reason to think the current President is the worst ever, but on this day of remembrance, show some respect for the people who think George W. Bush is the worst President ever, because they still have a strong case.
September 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I know we all have good reason to think the current President is the worst ever, but on this day of remembrance, show some respect for the people who think George W. Bush is the worst President ever, because they still have a strong case.
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A third of today's Americans are too young to have any memory of 9/11.
For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow.
We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too.
911memorial.org/DLE
For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow.
We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too.
911memorial.org/DLE
September 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
A third of today's Americans are too young to have any memory of 9/11.
For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow.
We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too.
911memorial.org/DLE
For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow.
We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too.
911memorial.org/DLE
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In my decades of public service, I have rarely been as angry as I was the day the damning inspector general’s report was released about the EPA's response to the World Trade Center collapse.
Read my new piece on the lessons of 9/11 at @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Read my new piece on the lessons of 9/11 at @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
September 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
In my decades of public service, I have rarely been as angry as I was the day the damning inspector general’s report was released about the EPA's response to the World Trade Center collapse.
Read my new piece on the lessons of 9/11 at @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Read my new piece on the lessons of 9/11 at @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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NY1 has been publishing stories of people who survived, or had stories intimately connect too, 9-11 and the World Trade Center.
This one from Stanley Praimnath really struck me. He was on the 81 floor when United Airlines 175 struck the south tower. 😔
“It was a couple thousand feet away…” 😮
This one from Stanley Praimnath really struck me. He was on the 81 floor when United Airlines 175 struck the south tower. 😔
“It was a couple thousand feet away…” 😮
Stanley Praimnath
Stanley Praimnath was working on the 81st floor of the south tower when United Airlines Flight 175 struck the building on 9/11.
ny1.com
September 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
NY1 has been publishing stories of people who survived, or had stories intimately connect too, 9-11 and the World Trade Center.
This one from Stanley Praimnath really struck me. He was on the 81 floor when United Airlines 175 struck the south tower. 😔
“It was a couple thousand feet away…” 😮
This one from Stanley Praimnath really struck me. He was on the 81 floor when United Airlines 175 struck the south tower. 😔
“It was a couple thousand feet away…” 😮
The cream cheese isn’t safe… The pork isn’t safe… Do I have to boil _everything_ now all the time now because all the food is poison! 😮
September 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The cream cheese isn’t safe… The pork isn’t safe… Do I have to boil _everything_ now all the time now because all the food is poison! 😮
Just saw “The Misfits” (1961) and is a very, very odd movie. It’s like a manic depressive “love letter” to the old west of myth. The whole cast is great, while not exactly a bad movie but not anything I ever have to see again. 🎞️ 🤷♂️
The Misfits (1961) | Official Clip | 4K restoration in cinemas now
YouTube video by BFI
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September 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Just saw “The Misfits” (1961) and is a very, very odd movie. It’s like a manic depressive “love letter” to the old west of myth. The whole cast is great, while not exactly a bad movie but not anything I ever have to see again. 🎞️ 🤷♂️
Charming! 🌼🦁
September 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Charming! 🌼🦁