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Sep 24, 2024 • 16 tweets • 3 min read

In the tweet below yesterday I said I feel I should write an explainer why I'm voting 3rd party. While I don't need to write this, I decided that it would be best to hopefully clear the air & that my POV represents much of the left.

So let's dive in. It's thread time!🧵

https://twitter.com/LeftwardSwing/status/1838329441140769084

First off & foremost, please understand this is no way an attack upon you, the reader, nor an attack on your preferred candidate. Instead, I'm writing this from the heart on a very personal level. This is about ME & why I'm voting the way I am.

Now with that out of the way...

Jan 13, 2024 • 10 tweets • 4 min read

Let's talk about something that's not talked about enough; Struggling artists.

I recently ran upon a great thread outside of Twitter describing the many challenges visual artists face, specifically illustrators & storyboard artists & today I'd like to share that all w/you. /1

"This is Kiana Mai, she's a storyboard animator for Disney television and part of a growing movement of artists in the industry demanding better conditions." /2

Oct 31, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read

There is NO evidence Shani Louk was ''beheaded".

Let's debunk this.
A thread 🧵

theguardian.com/world/live/202…

The bone fragment was from the petrous part of the temporal bone, which is at the base of the skull, normally near the carotid artery, a major blood vessel that provides blood to the brain. A DNA test concluded the fragment belonged to Louk.
cnn.com/2023/10/30/mid…

Feb 14, 2023 • 18 tweets • 9 min read

The "Rage Against The War Machine" rally features people from the LaRouche Party.

It's time they were vetted.
A thread 🧵 These people are NOT allies of the left. In fact they're the antithesis of what a leftist movement based on Socialism is. They always have been a very small fringe group who's popularity spiked in the 70s & 80s. However podcasters like Jackson Hinkle are trying to revive them.

Feb 14, 2022 • 13 tweets • 5 min read

It's time to lift the mask off the whole trucker "freedom convoy" thing which to some presents as a working class protest. It's not. It's a literal right wing grift. And there's "leftists" supporting it.

Let's begin with this thread (read all of it).

https://twitter.com/BySteveReilly/status/1491168971152044033?s=20&t=uNd7yEs_n0mqNRTGQmWWmw

Every single thing posted in that thread ☝️ should be an immediate 🚩 to anyone who calls themselves a "leftist". Yet some are falling for it. To them I present this question 👇

https://twitter.com/LeftwardSwing/status/1492999306327965699?s=20&t=uNd7yEs_n0mqNRTGQmWWmw

Dec 19, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

Kamala Harris yesterday showed us all what an out of touch elite looks like and how they act-- arrogant out of touch a-holes. Joe Manchin IS the problem & why NOTHING Joe Biden wants is getting done. "Build Back Better" has become "Build Back On The Back Burner".
/1 #Velshi And the reason why Kamala can't tell the truth & dodges the question about Joe Manchin is simple -- "party loyalty nationalism uber alles!" -- and that's been a big problem since Obama left office. /2
#Velshi

Dec 13, 2021 • 22 tweets • 5 min read

Ok I'm going to try this again. This will be difficult for me to share & write. But I've found writing helps me deal with pain, loss, grief, sufferings, & anguish.

A year ago today, in fact just an hour ago, my mom died of Covid.

I can't believe it's been a year..
#COVID19 I'm unsure where to begin this. My thoughts are very overwhelming right now & the memories rush through my mind like water among rapids..fast, full of emotion & raw power.

I know I've said this before & I'll say it again, I believe I could've saved her but it wasn't my choice..

Dec 10, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read

I'm going to share some very personal thoughts because I need to let this out. This isn't a rage thread, it's a deep personal feelings thread. It contains a lot of personal emotions, thoughts, and feelings.

I talk openly about things when I need to let it out. So away we go... Sigh....
I'm tired y'all. So so tired....
I don't understand why I'm having to debate, argue, fight with people who I thought were allies & friends over Covid. I don't understand it.

It's left me confused, upset, feeling exploited, & downright frustrated & angry.

Dec 10, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

I'm not awake yet & just beginning to brew ☕️

But let me say this...........

F Joe Biden and his Julian Assange bullshit.
Waking up first thing & seeing the news about the Assange case is NOT how I planned to start my day.
msn.com/en-us/news/wor… This country is so messed up. 90% of everything is like a giant charade. The US wins to extradite a whistle blower; Julian Assange, at the same time it has a state funeral for a guy who is responsible for countless deaths likely in the millions; Bob Dole.

Nov 4, 2021 • 6 tweets • 4 min read

A thread.
This just came across my news feed. If you're pushing antivax talking points, you need to know the history of it.

Residents in Hays County, TX are receiving antisemitic letters at their homes that spread #COVID19 conspiracy theories.
chron.com/news/houston-t… This tracks because the antivax movement's roots are based in white supremacy. This is from a Socialist website. If you're a "leftist" antivaxer, WTF are you doing?

⚡️ MEDIA IGNORES THE ANTI-VAX MOVEMENT’S WHITE SUPREMACIST ROOTS popularresistance.org/media-ignores-… #COVID19

Sep 29, 2021 • 8 tweets • 4 min read

Interesting. The statistics here are valuable ones. I'll thread this with screenshots & pics because it's paywalled & this article is an important one. Here's the article 👇

🚨 How badly unvaccinated Republicans are misinformed, in one stat.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/… Check this out. T

Aug 17, 2021 • 15 tweets • 3 min read

This is going to be a very deep & personal thread about my mom's death from Covid in December. It will be difficult for me to write it but I hope maybe it can change a few minds on things from a perspective many haven't heard. I'm going to try my best..
#Covid On December 12th my mom died from Covid & it's the circumstances which caused her death I want to talk about & how it relates to what's happening all across the country with masks & vaccines.

My mom lived in assisted living here in Denver. The building had been down for

Jul 25, 2021 • 15 tweets • 3 min read

Ok I'm going to address this divide some people are preaching with this whole "either or situation" when it comes to Nina & the M4A march. I'll be muting it afterwards because I'm not interested in arguing.

First off it's possible to support Nina & the march as I do. Now that said let's think about things seriously.

Nina is running a campaign against a toxic centrist who has the backing of Hillary herself. She takes money from Republicans & big Trump donors. Her opponent is desperate & has the establishment backing her. This is war.

Jun 17, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read

SCOTUS has upheld Obamacare.

I'm going to speak on this & I'd like you all to read it.
This is a very personal issue for me with a POV you all likely haven't heard before or thought about.

Please follow along. My feelings on Obamacare are well known. It is not the answer. We need #MedicareForAll immediately. That said......

I am ecstatic it was upheld. Why? Because I would literally be dead had this been overturned. I'm not joking. I'm not being over dramatic.

Jun 10, 2021 • 13 tweets • 4 min read

Ok everyone gather around because it's story time with LeftwardSwing & I've got a good personal story for you involving Dem insiders, pedophilia, child porn, & Twitter!

Sounds dramatic, eh? Well it is. And much of it happened on this very website.

You ready? Let's go! I've always wanted to write about this but didn't know how to address it. Years later, today, I said "F it!" & am just going to do it. Do diving in...

When I first joined Twitter I ran around in Dem party supporter circles. There weren't many fellow leftists on here then..

Sep 7, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read

It's 2020. Racism is alive & well. Want a great example of it?👇

Why are there STILL in this day & age "Sundown Towns", all 137 of them across 21 states. Most are in Republican controlled states but California? WTF is going on? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:… #BlackLivesMatter This history or "Sundown Towns" --
The term came from signs posted that "colored people" had to leave town by sundown. The practice was not restricted to the southern states..." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_t…
#BlackLivesMatter

Jul 9, 2020 • 14 tweets • 5 min read

Ok let's talk about #coronavirus.
I feel I'm in a unique position here to do so. As many of you know I'm very ill with 2 ABX resistant infections of Staph & E. coli. Currently hospitalized due to it, my doctor team consists or Interventional Radiology & Infectious Diseases. I've had a doctor team from both units for just over 4 years here at the hospital. 2 of my ID doctor's used to work for Doctor's Wothout Borders & helped with the Ebola outbreak a few years ago.

The hot topic with my doctor's is #coronavirus as you can imagine.

May 18, 2020 • 25 tweets • 5 min read

Ok it's time I wrote an autopsy thread about Bernie & what I feel went wrong in his campaign. I know for some this may be some tough truths to hear but it needs to be said once & for all.

A LOT of us are very angry & downright pissed off. And you have every right to be. /1 Bernie should have never ever called Biden "my close friend". Nobody needed to hear that & it immediately marginalized him & his cause. I'm not "good friends" with people who have locked up millions & shit on the heads of the sick & poor. /2

Jan 12, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read

@TOBYTEK @ninaturner Toby, I want you to think real hard on this & listen, ok? Closely.

It's not about "Socialism", it's about you, it's about me, it's about US. You DESERVE what other people in other countries have; healthcare, paid maternity leave, tuition free college, cheap broadband, /1 @TOBYTEK @ninaturner living wages, long term care rights for you & your loved ones, student loan debt & medical debt erased, on & on. It's not socialism, it's compassion. It is all about YOU & everyone else. Do you think it's fair YOUR TAX $ go towards subsidizing Exxon? Walmart? Amazon? /2

Jan 11, 2020 • 9 tweets • 4 min read

#BernieFacts time!

Did you know?

Bernie is surging among college students, a subset of the largest voting bloc. He is at 40% which is nearly 2x the amount of 2nd place Warren at 21%.
/1
#Bernie2020 Also among college students, Bernie leads all 3 in percentages of those who identify as the following;

*Strong Democrats 42%
*Weak Democrats 35%
*Independent Leaning Democrat 42%
/2
#Bernie2020

Dec 20, 2019 • 14 tweets • 9 min read

@PeteButtigieg @PeteForAmerica See Pete, you just DON'T get it.
"We're in the fight for lives because of Trump" is absolutely blind to the problems those of us who are poor & working class face. We've been in the fight for our lives for DECADES. And your ideology along with Republicans is why we have been /1 @PeteButtigieg @PeteForAmerica Not that you'll ever read this but someone will. Your policies don't go anywhere far enough to tackle the problems myself & millions of others face. We tried your way, it's not worked. And now you want public option healthcare? That leaves the insurance ibdustry intact. /2

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