Clara McK
@cemck.bsky.social
Retired Software Engineer
5th generation Californian
Immigrant ancestors from Ukraine, UK
12th generation Mayflower descendant
#Angret #TeamTim
5th generation Californian
Immigrant ancestors from Ukraine, UK
12th generation Mayflower descendant
#Angret #TeamTim
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5. Subject the US to the International Criminal Court (and and the absurd US sanctions of the ICC & its staff).
6. Impose some control of the president's making billions of dollars on his job.
The US is now the most corrupt country still claiming to be democratic. /3
6. Impose some control of the president's making billions of dollars on his job.
The US is now the most corrupt country still claiming to be democratic. /3
February 2, 2026 at 2:57 AM
5. Subject the US to the International Criminal Court (and and the absurd US sanctions of the ICC & its staff).
6. Impose some control of the president's making billions of dollars on his job.
The US is now the most corrupt country still claiming to be democratic. /3
6. Impose some control of the president's making billions of dollars on his job.
The US is now the most corrupt country still claiming to be democratic. /3
From the economist today. We can do better! Dark red please everyone!
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
From the economist today. We can do better! Dark red please everyone!
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I guess they are pretty upset.
For some reason.
For some reason.
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I guess they are pretty upset.
For some reason.
For some reason.
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Good win in Oregon
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Trump administration loses major voter data lawsuit in Oregon after judge questions real motives
The judge had “great concerns” about the Trump administration’s motive for the request.
www.oregonlive.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Good win in Oregon
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Great exchange (link) b/w @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social. One Q asked is whether, if gov't services do worsen (via reduced capacity or quality), people will properly attribute it to this attack.
I'd guess most ill effects are too diffuse and too easily turned into further attacks.
I'd guess most ill effects are too diffuse and too easily turned into further attacks.
Rise of the Trump Loyalist
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Great exchange (link) b/w @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social. One Q asked is whether, if gov't services do worsen (via reduced capacity or quality), people will properly attribute it to this attack.
I'd guess most ill effects are too diffuse and too easily turned into further attacks.
I'd guess most ill effects are too diffuse and too easily turned into further attacks.
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Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
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Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We won’t stop until all children and families are home.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We won’t stop until all children and families are home.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Powerful Men Who Turn Up in the New Batch of Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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Gift article: "The rules of autocratic backfire are clear. Even if a struggling strongman manages to stay in power, once his carefully crafted image is tarnished, a collective reckoning can begin with the costs of his corruption and lying."
Opinion | History Shows Trump’s Worst Impulses May Backfire on Him
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Gift article: "The rules of autocratic backfire are clear. Even if a struggling strongman manages to stay in power, once his carefully crafted image is tarnished, a collective reckoning can begin with the costs of his corruption and lying."
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Trump complies with San Antonio federal judge’s order and releases father and 5-year-old boy. They’re headed back to Minneapolis. {{{Gifted}}} www.expressnews.com/news/article...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minneapolis
After a federal judge ordered their release from detention, Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and his father have returned home to Minneapolis.
www.expressnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Trump complies with San Antonio federal judge’s order and releases father and 5-year-old boy. They’re headed back to Minneapolis. {{{Gifted}}} www.expressnews.com/news/article...
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BREAKING: 15 people have been killed in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying mineworkers, emergency services say.
Russian drone strike kills 15 in Dnipro as Zelenskyy says more Russia-Ukraine talks next week
A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed 15 people, according to Ukrainian emergency services.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
BREAKING: 15 people have been killed in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying mineworkers, emergency services say.
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Another huge Democrat victory…
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Another huge Democrat victory…
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In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
snyder.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
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Why am I not at all surprised?
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Why am I not at all surprised?
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In case you missed it, a Republican in *checks notes* … Texas — who Trump endorsed — just underperformed Trump by 30 points and lost a special election.
The panic is going to be delicious.
The panic is going to be delicious.
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 AM
In case you missed it, a Republican in *checks notes* … Texas — who Trump endorsed — just underperformed Trump by 30 points and lost a special election.
The panic is going to be delicious.
The panic is going to be delicious.
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Gift link
Really worthwhile
"Another attack on the country’s threadbare social safety net by health libertarians whose strategy for making America healthy again appears straightforwardly to mean letting more of the country’s weak and vulnerable suffer and die" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
Really worthwhile
"Another attack on the country’s threadbare social safety net by health libertarians whose strategy for making America healthy again appears straightforwardly to mean letting more of the country’s weak and vulnerable suffer and die" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
Opinion | The Real Reason MAHA Hates Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Gift link
Really worthwhile
"Another attack on the country’s threadbare social safety net by health libertarians whose strategy for making America healthy again appears straightforwardly to mean letting more of the country’s weak and vulnerable suffer and die" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
Really worthwhile
"Another attack on the country’s threadbare social safety net by health libertarians whose strategy for making America healthy again appears straightforwardly to mean letting more of the country’s weak and vulnerable suffer and die" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
Gift link 🎁
Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Gift link 🎁
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Here’s a gift link to a NY Times story explaining Trump’s huge financial claims against the U.S. government and how he may use his position as president to order underlings to transfer taxpayer money to him personally. Outrageous.
Trump Sues I.R.S. Over Tax Data Leak, Demanding $10 Billion
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Here’s a gift link to a NY Times story explaining Trump’s huge financial claims against the U.S. government and how he may use his position as president to order underlings to transfer taxpayer money to him personally. Outrageous.
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Here's a gift link for the Thiel-Epstein article 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...
Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Here's a gift link for the Thiel-Epstein article 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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I got tear gassed too. Totally peaceful protest, largely nurses and teachers. Elderly man near me couldn't open his eyes and a woman near me was comforting her baby. Right now I'm still in the OHSU parking garage nearby wondering why nobody seems able to leave... cars not moving at all.
February 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I got tear gassed too. Totally peaceful protest, largely nurses and teachers. Elderly man near me couldn't open his eyes and a woman near me was comforting her baby. Right now I'm still in the OHSU parking garage nearby wondering why nobody seems able to leave... cars not moving at all.