Dave Clarkin
@daveclarkin.bsky.social
Husband, dad, nature lover, advocate. Uncomfortable truths.
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Update: As Part of Our New Contract with America, I propose a new national anthem: “America,” by Neil Diamond, one of the greatest singers and songwriters in our History, who composed this:
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Fun fact Joan Baez went by “Joanie” in high school.
Happy Birthday, Joan Baez! 🎸
What's one of your favorite Joan Baez songs? 🎶
Born on Staten Island on January 9, 1941, Baez is a singer, songwriter, and social justice activist who has been performing for over 60 years. Baez first appeared on the Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square album in 1959 & 👇
What's one of your favorite Joan Baez songs? 🎶
Born on Staten Island on January 9, 1941, Baez is a singer, songwriter, and social justice activist who has been performing for over 60 years. Baez first appeared on the Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square album in 1959 & 👇
January 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Fun fact Joan Baez went by “Joanie” in high school.
To the clarion call for the “better angels of our nature” I invoke the words of Kurt Vonnegut:
“If there is such a thing as angels, I hope they are organized along the lines of the mafia.”
You can be on the side of Right, and as ruthless as the Maccabees.
“If there is such a thing as angels, I hope they are organized along the lines of the mafia.”
You can be on the side of Right, and as ruthless as the Maccabees.
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
To the clarion call for the “better angels of our nature” I invoke the words of Kurt Vonnegut:
“If there is such a thing as angels, I hope they are organized along the lines of the mafia.”
You can be on the side of Right, and as ruthless as the Maccabees.
“If there is such a thing as angels, I hope they are organized along the lines of the mafia.”
You can be on the side of Right, and as ruthless as the Maccabees.
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When juries started refusing to indict or convict activists on bogus charges, DHS shifted very quickly to shooting activists in the face. That is not a coincidence.
January 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
When juries started refusing to indict or convict activists on bogus charges, DHS shifted very quickly to shooting activists in the face. That is not a coincidence.
SDNY Judge Arun Subramanian GRANTS emergency motion for a temporary restraining order halting the Trump administration from freezing $10 billion in federal childcare and welfare funding.
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
LMAO if Trump wanted to increase oil production in Venezuela, he probably should have asked Venezuela nicely.
Oil companies are not going to increase production to drive down the price of oil and thus their profits.
That would be stupid.
Oil companies are not going to increase production to drive down the price of oil and thus their profits.
That would be stupid.
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
LMAO if Trump wanted to increase oil production in Venezuela, he probably should have asked Venezuela nicely.
Oil companies are not going to increase production to drive down the price of oil and thus their profits.
That would be stupid.
Oil companies are not going to increase production to drive down the price of oil and thus their profits.
That would be stupid.
IDK how Trump can think oil prices are going to go down by increasing production.
It is not in the interests of oil companies to produce more oil so that prices go down.
They won’t do it and you cannot force them.
It is not in the interests of oil companies to produce more oil so that prices go down.
They won’t do it and you cannot force them.
January 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
IDK how Trump can think oil prices are going to go down by increasing production.
It is not in the interests of oil companies to produce more oil so that prices go down.
They won’t do it and you cannot force them.
It is not in the interests of oil companies to produce more oil so that prices go down.
They won’t do it and you cannot force them.
I am sure that the oil companies were thrilled to
learn that Trump’s plan was for the Venezuelans to provide their security, just as Trump was thrilled to learn it would take 2-3 years to increase production.
🤣🤣🤣
learn that Trump’s plan was for the Venezuelans to provide their security, just as Trump was thrilled to learn it would take 2-3 years to increase production.
🤣🤣🤣
US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’ ft.trib.al/ZkznmTx
US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’
Chief executive Darren Woods pushes back against president’s call to rush back into troubled country
ft.trib.al
January 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I am sure that the oil companies were thrilled to
learn that Trump’s plan was for the Venezuelans to provide their security, just as Trump was thrilled to learn it would take 2-3 years to increase production.
🤣🤣🤣
learn that Trump’s plan was for the Venezuelans to provide their security, just as Trump was thrilled to learn it would take 2-3 years to increase production.
🤣🤣🤣
Philly is not playing @annecaprara.bsky.social .
Finally, local law enforcement is pushing back.
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
January 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Philly is not playing @annecaprara.bsky.social .
Why is Chicago Police Chief Larry Snelling still Chicago Police Chief, @chicagomayor.bsky.social ?
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
January 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Why is Chicago Police Chief Larry Snelling still Chicago Police Chief, @chicagomayor.bsky.social ?
Trump thinks he can hand out oil fields the way that Epstein handed out teenage girls.
How
This is the opposite of what companies that actually have a legal department want to hear, because it means contracts can (and likely WILL) be voided in because they weren't authorized by the government of the country in question
*TRUMP: US OIL COMPANIES WILL DEAL WITH US DIRECTLY, NOT CARACAS
*TRUMP: US OIL COMPANIES WILL DEAL WITH US DIRECTLY, NOT CARACAS
January 10, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Trump thinks he can hand out oil fields the way that Epstein handed out teenage girls.
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Downtown London - Nonce is British slang for pedophile or child sexual predator
January 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Downtown London - Nonce is British slang for pedophile or child sexual predator
My family landed a boat here 402 years ago, I tend to agree.
Trump on Greenland: “The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the land.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:27 AM
My family landed a boat here 402 years ago, I tend to agree.
If Trump is so worried Russia might take over Greenland, and makes a shitty neighbor, perhaps he should stop jerking around with Ukraine.
Trump: “I’m not talking about buying Greenland, though I might talk about that later, but right now, we are going to do something with Greenland, whether they like it or not.
“Because if we don’t, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as our neighbour
“Because if we don’t, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as our neighbour
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
If Trump is so worried Russia might take over Greenland, and makes a shitty neighbor, perhaps he should stop jerking around with Ukraine.
When Canada invades I am going to laugh my ass off, and also welcome them with open arms.
europe has gotta be prepared to slap absolutely punishing sanctions on Americans over this
no more jaunts to Paris for anyone
no more jaunts to Paris for anyone
*TRUMP: WILL DO SOMETHING ON GREENLAND WHETHER THEY LIKE OR NOT
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
When Canada invades I am going to laugh my ass off, and also welcome them with open arms.
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“Please be on the lookout for the following mothers, who are confirmed to be in possession of dangerous vehicles and should be met with extreme caution,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars
WASHINGTON—Circulating a new advisory that highlighted what it called the “worst of the worst,” the Department of Homeland Security released a watchlist Friday warning Americans about the presence of ...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Please be on the lookout for the following mothers, who are confirmed to be in possession of dangerous vehicles and should be met with extreme caution,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Ice ICE, baby. 👇🏼
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Ice ICE, baby. 👇🏼
6 7 + 2 = 69
I’m just sayin.
I’m just sayin.
January 10, 2026 at 12:08 AM
6 7 + 2 = 69
I’m just sayin.
I’m just sayin.
Maybe instead of trying 50 schemes to limit the influence of oligarchs, we should enact one new tax law stripping everyone with over $100 billion of everything Except their last $50 billion.
Everyone gets a mountain named after them, except Musk.
He gets the planet Mars renamed for him.
Everyone gets a mountain named after them, except Musk.
He gets the planet Mars renamed for him.
January 9, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Maybe instead of trying 50 schemes to limit the influence of oligarchs, we should enact one new tax law stripping everyone with over $100 billion of everything Except their last $50 billion.
Everyone gets a mountain named after them, except Musk.
He gets the planet Mars renamed for him.
Everyone gets a mountain named after them, except Musk.
He gets the planet Mars renamed for him.
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“So which is it to be? A stand for liberty in the spirit of Thomas Paine, or acquiescence to the depredations of our own mad King George? The rule of law or the rule of Trump?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
We Have the King That Thomas Paine Feared
The rule of law was central to the American experiment. Is it still?
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January 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
“So which is it to be? A stand for liberty in the spirit of Thomas Paine, or acquiescence to the depredations of our own mad King George? The rule of law or the rule of Trump?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
I am not saying “Be optimistic,” I am just saying “Do not lose faith.”
The success of anything is a matter of organization.
Tyranny can and will be defeated.
When we win, we must rip it out of the ground, roots and all.
The success of anything is a matter of organization.
Tyranny can and will be defeated.
When we win, we must rip it out of the ground, roots and all.
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I am not saying “Be optimistic,” I am just saying “Do not lose faith.”
The success of anything is a matter of organization.
Tyranny can and will be defeated.
When we win, we must rip it out of the ground, roots and all.
The success of anything is a matter of organization.
Tyranny can and will be defeated.
When we win, we must rip it out of the ground, roots and all.
I hear you, but
A) Jason VanDyke
B) The system that protects local cops (states attorneys) does not necessarily protect ICE
C) A lot depends on the judge and it’s hard to imagine a judge putting a thumb on the scale for this cat.
A) Jason VanDyke
B) The system that protects local cops (states attorneys) does not necessarily protect ICE
C) A lot depends on the judge and it’s hard to imagine a judge putting a thumb on the scale for this cat.
/8 A huge part of what makes it very hard to convict Jonathan Ross for murder was baked into America generations before Trump was President. That’s the primary factor that lets law enforcement kill with impunity, not Trump.
Dick Wolf has killed more black men than Leopold II.
Dick Wolf has killed more black men than Leopold II.
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I hear you, but
A) Jason VanDyke
B) The system that protects local cops (states attorneys) does not necessarily protect ICE
C) A lot depends on the judge and it’s hard to imagine a judge putting a thumb on the scale for this cat.
A) Jason VanDyke
B) The system that protects local cops (states attorneys) does not necessarily protect ICE
C) A lot depends on the judge and it’s hard to imagine a judge putting a thumb on the scale for this cat.
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NEW: The PRC is using the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro to portray the US negatively and present itself as a responsible actor and leader of the “Global South.”
China & Taiwan Update, Jan. 9, 2026: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwan0...
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China & Taiwan Update, Jan. 9, 2026: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwan0...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
NEW: The PRC is using the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro to portray the US negatively and present itself as a responsible actor and leader of the “Global South.”
China & Taiwan Update, Jan. 9, 2026: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwan0...
More Key Takeaways ⬇️ (1/4)
China & Taiwan Update, Jan. 9, 2026: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwan0...
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If you think these are “disparate interests” then you missed the part where Citgo donated $1 million to Trump’s ballroom, and within weeks he launched a military campaign to take back the oil fields that Citgo lost the rights to in Venezuela.
@washingtonpost.com
@washingtonpost.com
The president’s myriad disparate interests finally aligned on Friday when he was able to squeeze his recent acquisition of Venezuela’s oil reserves into the same sentence as his White House ballroom project. trib.al/44IYZ6z
January 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
If you think these are “disparate interests” then you missed the part where Citgo donated $1 million to Trump’s ballroom, and within weeks he launched a military campaign to take back the oil fields that Citgo lost the rights to in Venezuela.
@washingtonpost.com
@washingtonpost.com
Thread of the Day:
Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already:
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
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If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
January 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Thread of the Day:
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SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News