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Abolishinist

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8. "We can restore a lot of faith that people have in their democracy by opening it up a little bit more,"

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 03:38 PM

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Swalwell told The Hill in 2016 after joining the messaging service. “Snapchat is a great way to do that.”

He was also a believer in opening up his zipper.

I've never understood this, even for someone not in the public eye. Yet he was a congressman, married with 3 children, and had no qualms about sending sexually explicit messages and unsolicited nude photos and videos of himself masturbating?

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More coming out about Eric Swalwell and his treatment of women [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday OP

Ick. I couldn't get past that headline. nt City Lights Monday #1

Me either Diamond_Dog Monday #4

Apparently a creep and an idiot.. Orangenero Monday #2

Depressing, Disgusting, Detestable, and (obviously) Disqualifying... hlthe2b Monday #3

He was a DU darling for quite a while. BannonsLiver Monday #5

Avenatti/Swalwell 2020 right? WarGamer Monday #14

Too many here were ready to stand behind him no matter what just because Maru Kitteh Monday #6

CNN has seen one of the snapchat videos senseandsensibility Monday #7

"We can restore a lot of faith that people have in their democracy by opening it up a little bit more," Abolishinist Monday #8

I can't reach the mediaite article, is it confirmed that he was sending these things unsolicited? AZJonnie Monday #12

And I can't get into the CNN site, and don't have my NYTimes password with me. So this from Mediaite... Abolishinist Monday #13

Is there an outlet beside mediaite reporting on these allegations? AZJonnie Monday #9

here BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #11

*sigh* So disappointing. Coventina Monday #10