Tony Clark
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Writer. Former senior House staffer and campaign communications director, NIH legislative analyst, FEMA/NFIP contractor. Writing about government oversight, Congress, HHS, NARA, presidential libraries. Books in 2026 and beyond: https://www.informative.ink/
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NEW SCOOP from me: the White House is "scrambling" to salvage Trump's nomination of Casey Means to be US Surgeon General.
Means—who is statutorily ineligible—had been set to testify today, but went into labor.
They will now try a... different approach.
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Means—who is statutorily ineligible—had been set to testify today, but went into labor.
They will now try a... different approach.
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
I agree with all of the takes about how poorly written and/or typed those emails are.
But to be fair, typing with one hand is challenging.
But to be fair, typing with one hand is challenging.
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I agree with all of the takes about how poorly written and/or typed those emails are.
But to be fair, typing with one hand is challenging.
But to be fair, typing with one hand is challenging.
"... except attributions."
![From:
Deepak Chopra!
Sent:
7/29/2016 1:12:10 PM
To:
jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Subject:
Re:
Importance:
High
Roman poet whose name I forget - " Nothing human is foreign to me."
Deepak Chopra
2013 Costa Del Mar Road
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November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"... except attributions."
Example 674,518,239 of
They'd Impeach a Democrat Over This
Oh, wait; it's sexual assault. Never mind.
They'd Impeach a Democrat Over This
Oh, wait; it's sexual assault. Never mind.
“A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Mr. Trump freed him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Example 674,518,239 of
They'd Impeach a Democrat Over This
Oh, wait; it's sexual assault. Never mind.
They'd Impeach a Democrat Over This
Oh, wait; it's sexual assault. Never mind.
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Man who the fuck are we kidding here?
trump spent thanksgiving 2017 with epstein LOL
fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Man who the fuck are we kidding here?
I applaud @arianehsajadi.bsky.social for removing her earlier post and providing clarification about the long legislative process that will begin next week (and which may fail) regarding the Epstein files. Any one of us can make a mistake; professionals who care about facts correct them.
Good work.
Good work.
Clarification:
Massie’s H.Res.581 isn’t a simple House directive. It functions as a special rule to amend & bring H.R.185 to the floor & H.R. 185 is a bill,so the full bicameral legislative process is triggered.
The simple House-only path: 7 days to floor vote to majority to release)doesn’t apply.
Massie’s H.Res.581 isn’t a simple House directive. It functions as a special rule to amend & bring H.R.185 to the floor & H.R. 185 is a bill,so the full bicameral legislative process is triggered.
The simple House-only path: 7 days to floor vote to majority to release)doesn’t apply.
What would happen with DOJ’s “Epstein files” if Rep.-elect Grijalva were to be officially sworn in? A 🧵.
TL/WR: It wouldn't release them nor materially increase the chances they’ll be released.
• Upon taking office Grijalva would presumably sign the discharge petition Rep. Massie (R-KY) has filed.
TL/WR: It wouldn't release them nor materially increase the chances they’ll be released.
• Upon taking office Grijalva would presumably sign the discharge petition Rep. Massie (R-KY) has filed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I applaud @arianehsajadi.bsky.social for removing her earlier post and providing clarification about the long legislative process that will begin next week (and which may fail) regarding the Epstein files. Any one of us can make a mistake; professionals who care about facts correct them.
Good work.
Good work.
Could follow farmers who don't know how Congress works please give me one day of not spreading misinformation? Just one day off, please?
Both the House and Senate must pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the president must sign it in order for it to become law.
The post below is not true.
Both the House and Senate must pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the president must sign it in order for it to become law.
The post below is not true.
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Could follow farmers who don't know how Congress works please give me one day of not spreading misinformation? Just one day off, please?
Both the House and Senate must pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the president must sign it in order for it to become law.
The post below is not true.
Both the House and Senate must pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the president must sign it in order for it to become law.
The post below is not true.
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pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
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Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
If there are people the Epstein files show to be guilty of crimes whose spouses/SOs knew what they were doing and did nothing to stop them, and stayed with and protected them—*for whatever reasons, including their own political ambitions*—they and those who excuse them can fuck all the way off, too.
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
If there are people the Epstein files show to be guilty of crimes whose spouses/SOs knew what they were doing and did nothing to stop them, and stayed with and protected them—*for whatever reasons, including their own political ambitions*—they and those who excuse them can fuck all the way off, too.
So for those of you scoring at home, 11,261 Americans have served as Representatives in the U.S. House since 3/4/1789.
Number sworn in to office by the Speaker or someone the House voted to approve: 11,261
Number sworn in by literally anyone else, including a random notary pulled off the street: 0
Number sworn in to office by the Speaker or someone the House voted to approve: 11,261
Number sworn in by literally anyone else, including a random notary pulled off the street: 0
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
So for those of you scoring at home, 11,261 Americans have served as Representatives in the U.S. House since 3/4/1789.
Number sworn in to office by the Speaker or someone the House voted to approve: 11,261
Number sworn in by literally anyone else, including a random notary pulled off the street: 0
Number sworn in to office by the Speaker or someone the House voted to approve: 11,261
Number sworn in by literally anyone else, including a random notary pulled off the street: 0
Famous notary public Mike Johnson administers the oath of office in the House chamber to now-Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ).
cc: @gregdoucette.bsky.social
cc: @gregdoucette.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Famous notary public Mike Johnson administers the oath of office in the House chamber to now-Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ).
cc: @gregdoucette.bsky.social
cc: @gregdoucette.bsky.social
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I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
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4. His grandson is now in charge of the FHFA, who has used his position to level allegations of mortgage fraud against Trump critics.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Bill Pulte faces new questions over removal of Fannie Mae watchdogs
Why did the Federal Housing Finance Agency chief fire a group of ethics officials? The latest reporting suggests a real controversy is starting to unfold.
www.msnbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
4. His grandson is now in charge of the FHFA, who has used his position to level allegations of mortgage fraud against Trump critics.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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🔥 The White House released an article on Monday citing a DoorDash report as confirmation that "inflation has been tamed."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
NEW DATA: Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks
President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce
www.whitehouse.gov
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🔥 The White House released an article on Monday citing a DoorDash report as confirmation that "inflation has been tamed."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
Does Adelita Grijalva need Mike Johnson to swear her in? The U.S. Constitution could give Grijalva a workaround.
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Now that Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is a Member of Congress, a reminder about the legislative attempt to order the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files:
What would happen with DOJ’s “Epstein files” if Rep.-elect Grijalva were to be officially sworn in? A 🧵.
TL/WR: It wouldn't release them nor materially increase the chances they’ll be released.
• Upon taking office Grijalva would presumably sign the discharge petition Rep. Massie (R-KY) has filed.
TL/WR: It wouldn't release them nor materially increase the chances they’ll be released.
• Upon taking office Grijalva would presumably sign the discharge petition Rep. Massie (R-KY) has filed.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Now that Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is a Member of Congress, a reminder about the legislative attempt to order the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files:
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After a nearly 2-month wait, Adelita Grijalva is sworn-in as a Member of the US House from Tucson, Arizona
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
After a nearly 2-month wait, Adelita Grijalva is sworn-in as a Member of the US House from Tucson, Arizona
You may ask, "Why didn't Tony write that Greg Doucette lied? Why 'misinformation'?"
From his posts, it seems to me that he's ignorant of the constitutional, statutory, precedential, and procedural authorities in Congress.
(Though that doesn't excuse what he did, nor that he hasn't corrected it.)
From his posts, it seems to me that he's ignorant of the constitutional, statutory, precedential, and procedural authorities in Congress.
(Though that doesn't excuse what he did, nor that he hasn't corrected it.)
Soon after Adelita Grijalva won, Greg Doucette and other professionals spread the misinformation that anyone who administers oaths could, on their own, do so for her.
Do they have a responsibility to not do that, and correct the record when they do?
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/what-respo...
Do they have a responsibility to not do that, and correct the record when they do?
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/what-respo...
What responsibilities do professionals have online ?
Are professionals online bound to only share facts, distinguish them from personal opinion, and accept corrections?
lastcampaign.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
You may ask, "Why didn't Tony write that Greg Doucette lied? Why 'misinformation'?"
From his posts, it seems to me that he's ignorant of the constitutional, statutory, precedential, and procedural authorities in Congress.
(Though that doesn't excuse what he did, nor that he hasn't corrected it.)
From his posts, it seems to me that he's ignorant of the constitutional, statutory, precedential, and procedural authorities in Congress.
(Though that doesn't excuse what he did, nor that he hasn't corrected it.)
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November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Soon after Adelita Grijalva won, Greg Doucette and other professionals spread the misinformation that anyone who administers oaths could, on their own, do so for her.
Do they have a responsibility to not do that, and correct the record when they do?
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/what-respo...
Do they have a responsibility to not do that, and correct the record when they do?
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/what-respo...
What responsibilities do professionals have online ?
Are professionals online bound to only share facts, distinguish them from personal opinion, and accept corrections?
lastcampaign.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Soon after Adelita Grijalva won, Greg Doucette and other professionals spread the misinformation that anyone who administers oaths could, on their own, do so for her.
Do they have a responsibility to not do that, and correct the record when they do?
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/what-respo...
Do they have a responsibility to not do that, and correct the record when they do?
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/what-respo...
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It's a shame @gregdoucette.bsky.social's and @mcopelov.bsky.social's expert analysis—that Grijalva could have cast aside House precedent and A1S5 to pull a notary off the street to swear her in—never reached her; she must now settle for [checks notes] the only way she could have ever taken the oath.
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
It's a shame @gregdoucette.bsky.social's and @mcopelov.bsky.social's expert analysis—that Grijalva could have cast aside House precedent and A1S5 to pull a notary off the street to swear her in—never reached her; she must now settle for [checks notes] the only way she could have ever taken the oath.
Still haven't seen evidence to the contrary, but am open to this opinion having been wrong.
I've resisted giving my opinion, as I report sourced, factual articles. And even my few opinion pieces are reported, not bloviation.
But here it is: I think Johnson keeping the House out of session wasn't about the Epstein files/Rep-elect Grijalva.
He gambled, was wrong, didn't have a Plan B.
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But here it is: I think Johnson keeping the House out of session wasn't about the Epstein files/Rep-elect Grijalva.
He gambled, was wrong, didn't have a Plan B.
🧵:
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Still haven't seen evidence to the contrary, but am open to this opinion having been wrong.
Fred Armisen is booking a flight to New York.
so Michael Wolff is gonna get drone striked if I'm understanding things correctly
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Fred Armisen is booking a flight to New York.