Jim Clarke
@jimclarkeden.bsky.social
The Associated Press director of membership and major accounts. Four decades as an ink-stained wretch. Denver based. I contain multitudes, and they never get along. Native Rhode Islander. Dad. Husband. Apparently descended from Roger Williams.
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100% agree. Ironically, this is the only version of "broken windows" that actually makes any sense, because it has to do with the individual behavior of one person going from getting away with small crimes to getting away with big crimes, instead of being some vague theory about general contagion.
My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”
It must be wild to get to abuse the public then pay for it with the public's money
December 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
100% agree. Ironically, this is the only version of "broken windows" that actually makes any sense, because it has to do with the individual behavior of one person going from getting away with small crimes to getting away with big crimes, instead of being some vague theory about general contagion.
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Jurisdiction matters. … Donald Trump says he’s pardoned Tina Peters. That doesn’t affect her state conviction. | The Colorado Sun
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Donald Trump says he’s pardoned Tina Peters. That doesn’t affect her state conviction.
Peters, the former clerk in Mesa County, was sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a breach of her county’s election system. Because she was convicted in state court, only Gov. Jared Pol...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Jurisdiction matters. … Donald Trump says he’s pardoned Tina Peters. That doesn’t affect her state conviction. | The Colorado Sun
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Shots fired! Well, musket balls anyway ...
Yeah we have more Revolutionary War history than Boston or Philadelphia. No, we don't make it our whole personality nygroove.nyc/nyc-revoluti...
New York’s Revolutionary War history is cooler than Boston and Philly’s, actually — here’s where to find it
A guide to what to do with yourself once you've finished the new Ken Burns
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December 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Shots fired! Well, musket balls anyway ...
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One of the many reasons we were so determined to publish this story was that we felt we needed to sound the alarm to our journalism colleagues—and the public.
Is this an isolated incident? Such things rarely are.
Is this an isolated incident? Such things rarely are.
1/ MUST READ: @dfriedman.bsky.social asked the Pentagon about a Goodreads page linked to the email of a top official that featured pornographic books. Then, MAGA influencer—and newly minted member of DOD press corps—Jack Posobiec threatened to smear him.
Quite the coincidence!
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Quite the coincidence!
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I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
One of the many reasons we were so determined to publish this story was that we felt we needed to sound the alarm to our journalism colleagues—and the public.
Is this an isolated incident? Such things rarely are.
Is this an isolated incident? Such things rarely are.
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VTDigger joins forces with FRONTLINE to investigate the aftermath of Vermont’s severe flooding
#vermont #localnews #climate #flooding #FRONTLINE
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#vermont #localnews #climate #flooding #FRONTLINE
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VTDigger joins forces with FRONTLINE to investigate the aftermath of Vermont’s severe flooding - VTDigger
Emma Cotton, who has served as VTDigger’s environmental reporter before becoming a senior editor, will lead the project’s reporting.
vtdigger.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
VTDigger joins forces with FRONTLINE to investigate the aftermath of Vermont’s severe flooding
#vermont #localnews #climate #flooding #FRONTLINE
vtdigger.org/2025/11/13/v...
#vermont #localnews #climate #flooding #FRONTLINE
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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My all-time favorite newspaper correction:
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My all-time favorite newspaper correction:
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Canada announced a $1.2 billion initiative to attract more than 1,000 doctors, researchers, and scientists in fields targeted by the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies and funding cuts.
Canada Launches $1B Plan to Lure Researchers Sick of Trump
The move seeks to position Canada as a safe haven for researchers and scientists targeted by the administration.
trib.al
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Canada announced a $1.2 billion initiative to attract more than 1,000 doctors, researchers, and scientists in fields targeted by the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies and funding cuts.
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ProPublica is hiring and we have a slew of great job opportunities:
* Copy editor
* Texas reporter
* Senior editor, Business
* Senior editor, LRN
* YouTube senior producer
* YouTube producer (two-year)
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* Copy editor
* Texas reporter
* Senior editor, Business
* Senior editor, LRN
* YouTube senior producer
* YouTube producer (two-year)
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica
December 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
ProPublica is hiring and we have a slew of great job opportunities:
* Copy editor
* Texas reporter
* Senior editor, Business
* Senior editor, LRN
* YouTube senior producer
* YouTube producer (two-year)
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica
* Copy editor
* Texas reporter
* Senior editor, Business
* Senior editor, LRN
* YouTube senior producer
* YouTube producer (two-year)
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica
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This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
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This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
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ICYMI: The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday established a two-step test for determining whether speech or conduct is covered by a 2019 statute designed to protect Coloradans from meritless lawsuits that target free expression.
Colorado Supreme Court interprets ‘public interest’ parameters of state’s anti-SLAPP law - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
The Colorado Supreme Court established a two-step test for determining whether speech or conduct is covered by a 2019 statute designed to protect Coloradans from meritless lawsuits that target free expression.
coloradofoic.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
ICYMI: The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday established a two-step test for determining whether speech or conduct is covered by a 2019 statute designed to protect Coloradans from meritless lawsuits that target free expression.
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Christmas at McSorley’s Old Ale House, 15 E. 7th St., East Village, NYC.
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Christmas at McSorley’s Old Ale House, 15 E. 7th St., East Village, NYC.
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John Noble Wilford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter who covered America’s first moon landing, has died at 92.
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
John Noble Wilford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter who covered America’s first moon landing, has died at 92.
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just for the record, I would much prefer to live in a time where all it takes to support hundreds of good local jobs is to wake up every day and buy a newspaper for a nickel from a legally employed minor with a cool hat
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
just for the record, I would much prefer to live in a time where all it takes to support hundreds of good local jobs is to wake up every day and buy a newspaper for a nickel from a legally employed minor with a cool hat
“Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.”
― Robert Frost
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.”
― Robert Frost
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.”
― Robert Frost
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me.”
― Robert Frost
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The mothballed salt plant and smelter will take at least $100 million to clean up, EPA says.
US Magnesium’s bankruptcy leaves a looming question: Who will pay to clean up its mess?
The mothballed salt plant and smelter will take at least $100 million to clean up, EPA says.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The mothballed salt plant and smelter will take at least $100 million to clean up, EPA says.
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ColoradoGives Day is Tuesday. No need to wait. You can contribute to the Sentinel TODAY and your gift will be TRIPLED thanks to generous funders. As a nonprofit, we rely on you to keep local, trusted journalism free for all.
#COGIvesDay
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December 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
ColoradoGives Day is Tuesday. No need to wait. You can contribute to the Sentinel TODAY and your gift will be TRIPLED thanks to generous funders. As a nonprofit, we rely on you to keep local, trusted journalism free for all.
#COGIvesDay
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#COGIvesDay
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Let me say this about '70s cars: I worked at a Sunoco for a couple of years in high school in the early '80s. The American cars were uniformly terribly. Burning oil, leaking oil, throwing rods after 60k miles. Even the Japanese cars of the period wouldn't pass muster today. Enough with the nostalgia
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Let me say this about '70s cars: I worked at a Sunoco for a couple of years in high school in the early '80s. The American cars were uniformly terribly. Burning oil, leaking oil, throwing rods after 60k miles. Even the Japanese cars of the period wouldn't pass muster today. Enough with the nostalgia
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Albertine Sellers is 90. She still works. Beause she enjoys it.
www.denverpost.com/2025/12/03/d...
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After 70 years, Denver’s longest-serving employee has no plans to retire: ‘Really, I enjoy working’
Albertine Sellers celebrated her 70th anniversary on Oct. 17 with a party hosted by the Denver Department of Public Safety, where she works in the HR office. She is Denver’s longest-serving e…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Albertine Sellers is 90. She still works. Beause she enjoys it.
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Dave Morehead, who threw a no-hitter for the Red Sox at Fenway Park in 1965, dies at age of 82: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/s...
Dave Morehead, who threw a no-hitter for the Red Sox at Fenway Park in 1965, dies at age of 82 - The Boston Globe
Morehead spent eight seasons in the majors, six with the Red Sox (1963-68) and two with the Royals (1969-70).
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December 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Dave Morehead, who threw a no-hitter for the Red Sox at Fenway Park in 1965, dies at age of 82: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/s...
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Right now, at this very moment, AP journalists are on the ground all over the world, documenting history and delivering news for you. This Giving Tuesday, will you be there for us?
Help us reach our year-end goal by donating today. bit.ly/4pcDYcG
Help us reach our year-end goal by donating today. bit.ly/4pcDYcG
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Right now, at this very moment, AP journalists are on the ground all over the world, documenting history and delivering news for you. This Giving Tuesday, will you be there for us?
Help us reach our year-end goal by donating today. bit.ly/4pcDYcG
Help us reach our year-end goal by donating today. bit.ly/4pcDYcG
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The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
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BREAKING: Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been released from a U.S. federal prison, Bureau of Prisons tells AP.
Former Honduras President Hernández freed after Trump pardon
The wife of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández says he has been released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump. The U.S.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
BREAKING: Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been released from a U.S. federal prison, Bureau of Prisons tells AP.