Can confirm this happened. From a witness on the scene, the man had a Blue Lives Matter hat, a blade, brass knuckles and a pistol.
Jim Swift
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Senior Editor and Cincinnati Bureau Chief at The Bulwark Kentucky Colonel, Ope-inion Leader™, former hill staffer, Cleveland, Ohio, Cincy, DC and STL sports fan, cheap watch aficionado. 🫡 thebulwark.com, itscasualtime.com, MountWarshington.com
www.wkyt.com/2026/09/04/j... lol potato potato “Note: There is not a Hallmark movie being filmed in Bourbon County. The movie being filmed there will air on the Great American Family network.”
Judge denies bond; imposes 60-day sentence for former Gov. Matt Bevin
Former Gov. Matt Bevin was arrested in Bourbon County, according to sheriff’s dispatch.
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It took me a second to understand why a teddy bear was in the court with Bevin
Jim Swift@jimswift.bsky.social · yesterdayCome again
If this happened to Jon Husted, it might kill me.
Jim Swift@jimswift.bsky.social · yesterdayCome again
It’s taken 25 years to go from “if you see something, say something” PSA to a Smokey Bear version of “you can help prevent another 9/11. Learn how.”
"Maybe the Trump White House will rush to get something up on its website. But as of now, at the beginning of Labor Day weekend 2026—nothing. Perhaps the Trump administration has just decided this year to embrace its plutocratic essence."
Iran War? What Iran War?
JD Vance declares ‘Mission Accomplished’
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In Pennsylvania, there's no spin; GOP officials are lowering expectations all the way to the basement. ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social:
Pennsylvania Republicans: We’re Toast
Stacy Garrity is trailing in fundraising and the polls—and GOP officials are lowering expectations all the way to the basement.
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Trump Took His Status. ICE Took His Dignity. He Took His Life. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-took... Must read @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
Trump Took His Status. ICE Took His Dignity. He Took His Life.
This promising young Haitian immigrant was humiliated and tormented until he lost hope.
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I’ll have more to post on this later but a) please feel free to subscribe to read the whole thing (there’s quite a bit), & b) my thesis is simple: Right now, the most urgent moral test for this nation today is happening in Springfield, Ohio We as a country are currently failing this test miserably
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 3d agoI’m livid. zeteo.com/p/trump-spri...
The good news is that her opponent is a deeply unliked weirdo who galavants around the state in a private jet. I thought the risk outweighed the reward but Acton, at the end of the day, lacks the tools to deal with a shameless liar who will only be looking for some viral moment.
@idlehands21.bsky.social · 3d agoPretty risky for Acton to not debate imo. Shows a bit of weakness in a deep red state where she could steal one. The 2026 D environment is good, but I’m not sure it’s that good.
"But in Springfield, the heightened level of fear is so widespread, & the state-imposed terror vs a vulnerable minority so constant, that it is impossible to see this as anything but [Trump's] proof of concept for the president’s militarized vision of what America should be" - @swin24.bsky.social
Inside Trump’s Nightmare for Haitians in Springfield: ‘We’re Following Our Orders’
The most urgent moral test in all of Trump’s America today is happening in a small Ohio city – and we as a country are failing it miserably.
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I think a lot about how many states keep loosening oversight of homeschooling while other people get this kind of punishment for their kids just being outside
Reason Magazine@reason.com · 4d agoA mom of five was convicted last week of delinquency of a minor. Her offense: allowing her 5-year-old son to walk about a half-mile by himself in their gated community. The government also placed Karyann Parkinson on its child abuse and neglect registry, where she will remain for seven years.
Today’s Rooster is free for all. In 2022, Governor Mike DeWine refused to debate then-Dayton mayor Nan Whaley because he led by 30 points in the polls. That Vivek Ramaswamy is now shrieking for Amy Acton to debate him is the latest sign that he knows he’s losing. www.rooster.info/p/vivek-rama...
Conman reduced to shrieking “debate me!!!” like the shrill nerd he is
Mike DeWine didn’t debate Nan Whaley in 2022 because he was leading in the polls by 30 points. That Vivek Ramaswamy is demanding to debate Dr. Amy Acton betrays his stinky cologne of consternation.
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Sean Duffy: “I have a hard time believing in the government anymore.” Rachel Campos-Duffy: “We don't trust the government.” Katie Miller: “I'm still distrustful of the government.” Plot twist: They ARE the government.
“This is everybody. You’ve got farmers out west and you’ve got socialists in New York City organizing on the same issue."
Darby Lyons@darbylyons.bsky.social · 3d ago"Policy Matters Ohio estimates that the Google, Amazon, and Meta subsidies will cost Ohio taxpayers $1 million per permanent job created." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/03/w...
AHAHAHAHAHA! The House canceled votes for the last two weeks of September!
With ChatGPT down it's time to email your biggest enemy at work and cause a nervous breakdown as they are unable to respond
Sorry it just occurred to me that there may be people who haven’t seen clip from the Quibi show where Rachel Brosnahan plays a woman dying because of her golden prosthetic arm and I needed to fix that
Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 4d agoYou cannot kill Quibi, unlike Rachel Brosnahan’s character in the Quibi show about a woman with a golden arm
You don't say
Hamed Aleaziz@haleaziz.bsky.social · 3d agoSCOOP: An ICE whistleblower report obtained by the NYT said ICE was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, “improperly vetted” candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency to “grave national security risks.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
>watching the Army roll over and get completely institutionally dismembered by a terminal O4's culture war obsession
I like that this design appears to show the birth date of liberty as 1776, and its death as 2026
