Bee
embeeclark.bsky.social
Bee
@embeeclark.bsky.social
Currently—> HIV/STI Prevention & Harm Reduction in Portland
On hold—> PhD student in public health at Pitt where I study hiv, harm reduction, sex work, and queer migration.
🏡—>PDX

https://mbclark.net
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We need to stop thinking of “Right versus Left” and instead focus on the actual divide of “Wealthy Class versus All the Rest of Us”
I have a hypothesis that humans (and I guess primates) developed thumbs, mostly, to masturbate.
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I did not bring a bang to a bob fight. #slaydivision
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
“Things happen,” says Trump in response to a journalist in regards to the murder of Khashoggi. He would know, as “things happened” to Epstein.
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Hey, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social this is really stellar reporting. I’m a bit concerned that you said “we’ve uncovered the first known example.” I’m wondering, can you speak to Myranda Kazos emailing you her investigative reporting on this exact issue a while ago? She’s been covering this for months.
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.

It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I love the reporting from @propublica.org and this story by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social is stellar. HOWEVER, credit should be given to Myranda Kazos, the independent reporter who did the real ground work and uncovered the story.

ProPublica, please amend your story and issue an apology!!
We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts.

“It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I refuse to let AI take the em-dash away from me.
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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For my fellow ELDEST of Millennials (maybe) and Gen X. Perfect meme, no notes.
Yup, pretty much sums it up
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Call To Action: A General Strike & Boycott Called BLACKOUT THE SYSTEM, Declared For November 25th - December 2nd.

Their strength is your spending and labour. #3E #BindingChaos #BTS #NoKings #EndFascism #EndOligarchy

Info: www.blackoutthesystem.com/blackout-the...
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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We just got a huge win for Oregonians - and a check on the president's power: we received a ruling preventing the president from deploying the National Guard on the streets of our cities.

No one - not even the president - is above the law.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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This just into the newsroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
What the F is going on with this country? Nothing makes sense anymore.
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
3 unrelated cases of more severe mpox strain in California are raising alarm in public health circles, “because that means that there’s community spread of clade I that we are not necessarily detecting and don’t have the full capability of detecting,” Cherabie said. thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I had another sex dream about having a 3 way with Trump and Melania. It was really weird, he was kind of abusing her and I was like right between them. I kept asking if she was ok and she was saying yes. So weird. But before the sex, she was kind of fun and making jokes.
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The best part of having an atmospheric river rain storm is not the rainbows (which, admittedly, are stunning) but running through the giant mud puddles in your 4x4.
October 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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🧵🧵 MPOX
1/9
Three cases of Mpox Clade 1 confirmed in Los Angeles this month, none with recent foreign travel.

That suggests *local spread* is happening.
People here already have it and have transmitted it.

This is concerning - let’s delve in.
(Marathon post ahead!)
A potentially more severe strain of mpox may be spreading in L.A. County
It’s the first time this particular type of mpox, known as “Clade I,” has been found in the United States among people who had no history of traveling overseas to high-risk areas.
www.latimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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The more aggressive form of MPOX (Clade 1) has shown up in 3 LA county gay/bi residents who did not travel to Africa as the first. This implies it has reached here so you need to make sure you have been vaccinated! Get the full update with me and @dansavage.bsky.social on IG LIVE . #mpox #gay #bi
October 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
mpox (previously monkeypox) has two clades. The prior outbreak (2022) was the less morbid Clade IIb. This new outbreak of Clade I is much more serious and something to keep an eye on! Get vaccinated if you’ve not already; 2 doses JYNNEOS works on both clades.
October 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Continuing to cut waste, fraud, and abuse!!
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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no kings, no billionaires, and no millionaires until everyone has a home and a decent life. #taxthewealthnotthework
It’s the oligarchs that is the problem, not immigrants and trans people.
October 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Frustrated with my job hunt. Although I’m still in the running for 2 excellent positions (that I applied for in July), the selection process has been sooooo slow. Recruiters say I’m still a top candidate, but government hiring is glacial.
October 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It’s the oligarchs that is the problem, not immigrants and trans people.
October 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM