Dave Clarkin
@daveclarkin.bsky.social
Husband, dad, nature lover, advocate. Uncomfortable truths.
ground beef tarriffs.
Trump on Air Traffic Controllers: The one’s that stayed, I'm sending them a $10,000 bonus.
Ingraham: Where is that money coming from?
Trump: I don't know.
Ingraham: Where is that money coming from?
Trump: I don't know.
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
ground beef tarriffs.
Today’s Must Read:
When Tucker Carlson platformed a white supremacist and the Heritage Foundation defended him, a MAGA civil war ensued that is eating the conservative movement alive.
MAGA’s Civil War Over Antisemitism
The GOP has a Groyper problem, and it’s not going away
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Today’s Must Read:
It only takes 2-3 years to train a new air traffic controller, I am sure it will all be fine.
Sean Duffy’s been telling us for months that we have a critical shortage of air traffic controllers in this country which is causing serious safety issues in air travel, then Trump comes out today & calls them a bunch of traitors if they took a day off & encourages them to quit.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It only takes 2-3 years to train a new air traffic controller, I am sure it will all be fine.
Homer would be surprised people thought he wasted his time writing it down, I suppose.
But I am pretty sure it was not his intention it be spoken in English, Elon.
But I am pretty sure it was not his intention it be spoken in English, Elon.
an underrated part of this turducken of garbage is Elon posting an image of the Odyssey while discussing the Iliad, but it's all so terribly, terribly pathetic
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Homer would be surprised people thought he wasted his time writing it down, I suppose.
But I am pretty sure it was not his intention it be spoken in English, Elon.
But I am pretty sure it was not his intention it be spoken in English, Elon.
Come on, they are not going to resign their offices.
Boycott @actblue until they are removed from its donor program, and do not donate to a single Senate incumbent until Schumer and Durbin resign their leadership posts.
Boycott @actblue until they are removed from its donor program, and do not donate to a single Senate incumbent until Schumer and Durbin resign their leadership posts.
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Come on, they are not going to resign their offices.
Boycott @actblue until they are removed from its donor program, and do not donate to a single Senate incumbent until Schumer and Durbin resign their leadership posts.
Boycott @actblue until they are removed from its donor program, and do not donate to a single Senate incumbent until Schumer and Durbin resign their leadership posts.
Reposted by Dave Clarkin
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO SOME CRIMES AND WANT TO GET AWAY WITH IT:
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
NEW: Trump pardons the husband of GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO SOME CRIMES AND WANT TO GET AWAY WITH IT:
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
Reposted by Dave Clarkin
Trump pardoned a drug dealer with ties to the Kushner family, and today that man was sent back to federal prison for threatening to kill a woman, groping his family's nanny, and several other crimes.
Seems relevant, given Trump has admitted he has no idea who he's pardoning...
Seems relevant, given Trump has admitted he has no idea who he's pardoning...
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump pardoned a drug dealer with ties to the Kushner family, and today that man was sent back to federal prison for threatening to kill a woman, groping his family's nanny, and several other crimes.
Seems relevant, given Trump has admitted he has no idea who he's pardoning...
Seems relevant, given Trump has admitted he has no idea who he's pardoning...
JFC nothing makes you want to fly more than air traffic controllers who are “quickly replaced” by “true patriots” operating “new equipment” that we are in the process of ordering.
Until now you need to complete 3 months training in Oklahoma City, and 2-3 years on the job training to be certified.
Until now you need to complete 3 months training in Oklahoma City, and 2-3 years on the job training to be certified.
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
JFC nothing makes you want to fly more than air traffic controllers who are “quickly replaced” by “true patriots” operating “new equipment” that we are in the process of ordering.
Until now you need to complete 3 months training in Oklahoma City, and 2-3 years on the job training to be certified.
Until now you need to complete 3 months training in Oklahoma City, and 2-3 years on the job training to be certified.
Chicago crime-writing cheat sheet:
Did crime go up or down?
~UP: Is the Mayor Black?
~~NO: Blame Democrats in Springfield
~~YES: Blame the Black Mayor
~DOWN: Is the Mayor Black?
~~NO: Credit the White Mayor.
~~YES: Credit every law enforcement agency.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/o...
Did crime go up or down?
~UP: Is the Mayor Black?
~~NO: Blame Democrats in Springfield
~~YES: Blame the Black Mayor
~DOWN: Is the Mayor Black?
~~NO: Credit the White Mayor.
~~YES: Credit every law enforcement agency.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/o...
John Schmidt: Chicago has seen significant declines in violence before. How do we stay on track?
Chicago is well positioned to keep the decline in violence going, but the past teaches us that there is nothing inevitable about it.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Chicago crime-writing cheat sheet:
Did crime go up or down?
~UP: Is the Mayor Black?
~~NO: Blame Democrats in Springfield
~~YES: Blame the Black Mayor
~DOWN: Is the Mayor Black?
~~NO: Credit the White Mayor.
~~YES: Credit every law enforcement agency.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/o...
Did crime go up or down?
~UP: Is the Mayor Black?
~~NO: Blame Democrats in Springfield
~~YES: Blame the Black Mayor
~DOWN: Is the Mayor Black?
~~NO: Credit the White Mayor.
~~YES: Credit every law enforcement agency.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/o...
Congratulations @durbin.senate.gov on your “big win.”
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Congratulations @durbin.senate.gov on your “big win.”
Reposted by Dave Clarkin
💯. It wasn't about just the ACA subsides—it was about those and … everything else.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
💯. It wasn't about just the ACA subsides—it was about those and … everything else.
When everyone was ripping @durbin.senate.gov for delaying the announcement he would not run again, I was defending his right to take the necessary time to come to terms.
Now, if he resigned next week, I would say “What took so long?”
Now, if he resigned next week, I would say “What took so long?”
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
When everyone was ripping @durbin.senate.gov for delaying the announcement he would not run again, I was defending his right to take the necessary time to come to terms.
Now, if he resigned next week, I would say “What took so long?”
Now, if he resigned next week, I would say “What took so long?”
Not interested, @durbin.senate.gov
You sold out the working families of this country.
Your political legacy is gone.
The only thing left to do is resign your leadership post.
You sold out the working families of this country.
Your political legacy is gone.
The only thing left to do is resign your leadership post.
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Not interested, @durbin.senate.gov
You sold out the working families of this country.
Your political legacy is gone.
The only thing left to do is resign your leadership post.
You sold out the working families of this country.
Your political legacy is gone.
The only thing left to do is resign your leadership post.
Reposted by Dave Clarkin
It’s important to achieve bipartisanship with Republicans so they can arrest Barack Obama for something they read on the Epoch Times’ Facebook page written by a Chinese cult member in 2019.
Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign
Career prosecutors on “pins and needles” after flurry of subpoenas approved.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s important to achieve bipartisanship with Republicans so they can arrest Barack Obama for something they read on the Epoch Times’ Facebook page written by a Chinese cult member in 2019.
Reposted by Dave Clarkin
Chiuck Schumer:
attempted a strategic play, which failed miserably
OR
couldn’t unify democratic senators for one of the most consequential votes of our time.
Either scenario warrants Chuck Schumer’s replacement as Senate minority leader.
attempted a strategic play, which failed miserably
OR
couldn’t unify democratic senators for one of the most consequential votes of our time.
Either scenario warrants Chuck Schumer’s replacement as Senate minority leader.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Chiuck Schumer:
attempted a strategic play, which failed miserably
OR
couldn’t unify democratic senators for one of the most consequential votes of our time.
Either scenario warrants Chuck Schumer’s replacement as Senate minority leader.
attempted a strategic play, which failed miserably
OR
couldn’t unify democratic senators for one of the most consequential votes of our time.
Either scenario warrants Chuck Schumer’s replacement as Senate minority leader.
What makes you think that Johnson MUST swear her in?
The silver lining to the surrender by 8 Dems is that the House GOP must return to vote on it. Johnson must swear in Grijalva, and the discharge petition on the Epstein files must force a full floor vote. Stay tuned.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What makes you think that Johnson MUST swear her in?
Me: Revoke the president’s health coverage, give him a lump sum instead, tell him
to go get a better deal on the open market.
@schumer.senate.gov : That would require balls, and I do not have any.
to go get a better deal on the open market.
@schumer.senate.gov : That would require balls, and I do not have any.
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Me: Revoke the president’s health coverage, give him a lump sum instead, tell him
to go get a better deal on the open market.
@schumer.senate.gov : That would require balls, and I do not have any.
to go get a better deal on the open market.
@schumer.senate.gov : That would require balls, and I do not have any.
Christ man, people did not elect you so that you could get sleep, or not worry, @kaine.senate.gov .
How about you tell that furloughed worker “I am sorry the GOP is using you as a pawn.”
How about you tell that furloughed worker “I am sorry the GOP is using you as a pawn.”
Sen. Kaine on his vote for funding deal
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Christ man, people did not elect you so that you could get sleep, or not worry, @kaine.senate.gov .
How about you tell that furloughed worker “I am sorry the GOP is using you as a pawn.”
How about you tell that furloughed worker “I am sorry the GOP is using you as a pawn.”
We do not need a plan to get rid of Schumer.
Its the same as the plan to bring @jimmykimmel.com back.
There was no big meeting where we all decided the plan was to cancel Disney+, we just did it.
I am urging folks to boycott @actblue until Schumer steps down as leader.
Its the same as the plan to bring @jimmykimmel.com back.
There was no big meeting where we all decided the plan was to cancel Disney+, we just did it.
I am urging folks to boycott @actblue until Schumer steps down as leader.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
We do not need a plan to get rid of Schumer.
Its the same as the plan to bring @jimmykimmel.com back.
There was no big meeting where we all decided the plan was to cancel Disney+, we just did it.
I am urging folks to boycott @actblue until Schumer steps down as leader.
Its the same as the plan to bring @jimmykimmel.com back.
There was no big meeting where we all decided the plan was to cancel Disney+, we just did it.
I am urging folks to boycott @actblue until Schumer steps down as leader.
We do not have to lose a step of momentum.
We have 20 Republicans to beat in 2026.
We have 13 Democratic seats up, and we should fill them with candidates that do not faint at the sight of blood.
We have 20 Republicans to beat in 2026.
We have 13 Democratic seats up, and we should fill them with candidates that do not faint at the sight of blood.
Momentum is a real thing.
Democrats finally had some, after massive turnouts for #NoKings and resounding wins in both red and blue states last week.
The majority of the country, rightfully so, held Trump and the GOP accountable for the government shutdown.
1/6
Democrats finally had some, after massive turnouts for #NoKings and resounding wins in both red and blue states last week.
The majority of the country, rightfully so, held Trump and the GOP accountable for the government shutdown.
1/6
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
We do not have to lose a step of momentum.
We have 20 Republicans to beat in 2026.
We have 13 Democratic seats up, and we should fill them with candidates that do not faint at the sight of blood.
We have 20 Republicans to beat in 2026.
We have 13 Democratic seats up, and we should fill them with candidates that do not faint at the sight of blood.
Every Democratic donor should boycott @actblueorg.bsky.social until ActBlue agrees to remove The Gang of Eight from its services.
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Every Democratic donor should boycott @actblueorg.bsky.social until ActBlue agrees to remove The Gang of Eight from its services.
Last words broadcast from the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald at 7:10 p.m.:
“We are holding our own.”
Then she sank.
“We are holding our own.”
Then she sank.
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Last words broadcast from the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald at 7:10 p.m.:
“We are holding our own.”
Then she sank.
“We are holding our own.”
Then she sank.
As we all reflect on the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, let’s also reflect on Gordon Lightfoot’s greatest masterpiece, “Sundown”
“I can picture every move that a man could make
Getting lost in her loving is your first mistake”
youtu.be/YdBU-jpJJtA?...
“I can picture every move that a man could make
Getting lost in her loving is your first mistake”
youtu.be/YdBU-jpJJtA?...
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
As we all reflect on the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, let’s also reflect on Gordon Lightfoot’s greatest masterpiece, “Sundown”
“I can picture every move that a man could make
Getting lost in her loving is your first mistake”
youtu.be/YdBU-jpJJtA?...
“I can picture every move that a man could make
Getting lost in her loving is your first mistake”
youtu.be/YdBU-jpJJtA?...
Can someone please tell me what the hell is up with Nevada?
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Dick Durbin of Illinois
John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
Tim Kaine of Virginia
Angus King of Maine
Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Guess what 8 Democrats are NOT up for re-election in the 2026 midterms.
Dick Durbin of Illinois
John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
Tim Kaine of Virginia
Angus King of Maine
Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Guess what 8 Democrats are NOT up for re-election in the 2026 midterms.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Can someone please tell me what the hell is up with Nevada?
I believe that photograph is subject to FOIA and will include the faces of every ICE agent. @jbpritzker.bsky.social @chicagomayor.bsky.social @royalpratt.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social @icirr.bsky.social
In the immortal words of Chuck Hartke, “Go get ‘em.”
In the immortal words of Chuck Hartke, “Go get ‘em.”
Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At 'The Bean' For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, Little Village!"
blockclubchicago.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I believe that photograph is subject to FOIA and will include the faces of every ICE agent. @jbpritzker.bsky.social @chicagomayor.bsky.social @royalpratt.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social @icirr.bsky.social
In the immortal words of Chuck Hartke, “Go get ‘em.”
In the immortal words of Chuck Hartke, “Go get ‘em.”