@swmseattle.bsky.social
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The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
September 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
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“Guys, they want us to go home.”
🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
September 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
“Guys, they want us to go home.”
🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
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"Knowledge has become abundant. Understanding remains scarce.
...much of humanity may understand surprisingly little about the structures and systems governing its existence."
And that's just how the oligarchs like it. #inequality #democracy
pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...
...much of humanity may understand surprisingly little about the structures and systems governing its existence."
And that's just how the oligarchs like it. #inequality #democracy
pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...
The democratic danger of knowing more and understanding less
Humanity has built an extraordinary system for producing and sharing knowledge, yet many people still lack a broad understanding of the systems shaping their lives. That gap is becoming a democratic d...
pearlsandirritations.com
August 17, 2026 at 11:03 PM
"Knowledge has become abundant. Understanding remains scarce.
...much of humanity may understand surprisingly little about the structures and systems governing its existence."
And that's just how the oligarchs like it. #inequality #democracy
pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...
...much of humanity may understand surprisingly little about the structures and systems governing its existence."
And that's just how the oligarchs like it. #inequality #democracy
pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...
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Carl saw this coming
August 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Carl saw this coming
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This is what the elite soldiers of tomorrow look like.
The fact that Hegseth is still envisioning '80s action movies, which were never reality, shows how unqualified he is.
The fact that Hegseth is still envisioning '80s action movies, which were never reality, shows how unqualified he is.
July 20, 2026 at 10:28 AM
This is what the elite soldiers of tomorrow look like.
The fact that Hegseth is still envisioning '80s action movies, which were never reality, shows how unqualified he is.
The fact that Hegseth is still envisioning '80s action movies, which were never reality, shows how unqualified he is.
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The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
Happy 250, America!
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
Happy 250, America!
July 2, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
Happy 250, America!
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
Happy 250, America!
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What Joyce Carol Oates wrote to Elon Musk on Twitter rattled him. And we love it:
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music,
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music,
June 26, 2026 at 10:34 AM
What Joyce Carol Oates wrote to Elon Musk on Twitter rattled him. And we love it:
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music,
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music,
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Took this video of a guy getting detained and a citation for putting his hand in the water an hour ago.
June 20, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Took this video of a guy getting detained and a citation for putting his hand in the water an hour ago.
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There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man."
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
June 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man."
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
Everybody thinks when he gets rich he’ll be a different kind of rich person from the rich people he sees around him; later on he finds out there’s only one kind of rich person, and he’s it.
Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, via Benjamin Dreyer
Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, via Benjamin Dreyer
May 26, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Everybody thinks when he gets rich he’ll be a different kind of rich person from the rich people he sees around him; later on he finds out there’s only one kind of rich person, and he’s it.
Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, via Benjamin Dreyer
Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, via Benjamin Dreyer
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EditorialCartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social with a powerful message.
May 15, 2026 at 3:25 AM
EditorialCartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social with a powerful message.
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Just putting these out for no particular reason:
April 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Just putting these out for no particular reason:
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Trump administration checking the blocks in quite literal terms
✅️ Ignorance is strength
✅️ War is peace
🟩 Freedom is slavery
✅️ Ignorance is strength
✅️ War is peace
🟩 Freedom is slavery
Hegseth: "You go from 'defense' to 'war' because you want to be proactive about peace through strength. The one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single year is the United States military."
April 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Trump administration checking the blocks in quite literal terms
✅️ Ignorance is strength
✅️ War is peace
🟩 Freedom is slavery
✅️ Ignorance is strength
✅️ War is peace
🟩 Freedom is slavery
It’s not good for the Christian's health to hustle the Aryan brown,
For the Christian riles, and the Aryan smiles, and he weareth the Christian down;
The end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear: A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.
For the Christian riles, and the Aryan smiles, and he weareth the Christian down;
The end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear: A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.
April 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
It’s not good for the Christian's health to hustle the Aryan brown,
For the Christian riles, and the Aryan smiles, and he weareth the Christian down;
The end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear: A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.
For the Christian riles, and the Aryan smiles, and he weareth the Christian down;
The end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear: A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.
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This was from 2017 after first time Trump was “elected”…chills every time I see it
a group of men in suits and ties are smiling and talking
ALT: a group of men in suits and ties are smiling and talking
media.tenor.com
April 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
This was from 2017 after first time Trump was “elected”…chills every time I see it
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A patriot.
“For how can you compete,
Being honor bred, with one
Who were it proved he lies
Were neither shamed in his own
Nor in his neighbors' eyes?”
— Yeats
“For how can you compete,
Being honor bred, with one
Who were it proved he lies
Were neither shamed in his own
Nor in his neighbors' eyes?”
— Yeats
BREAKING: Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Swan Mueller III has died. He was 81. www.ms.now/news/former-...
Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died
Mueller, who served as special counsel in the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, was 81.
www.ms.now
March 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
A patriot.
“For how can you compete,
Being honor bred, with one
Who were it proved he lies
Were neither shamed in his own
Nor in his neighbors' eyes?”
— Yeats
“For how can you compete,
Being honor bred, with one
Who were it proved he lies
Were neither shamed in his own
Nor in his neighbors' eyes?”
— Yeats
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✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
March 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
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New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.
March 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.
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Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish are instead hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.
Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead
Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish are instead hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.
bit.ly
February 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish are instead hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.
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This machine kills fascists.
February 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This machine kills fascists.
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"Give us the funding or we name the Port Authority Bus Terminal after you"
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"Give us the funding or we name the Port Authority Bus Terminal after you"
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ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”