Nick
@nicholasclayton.bsky.social
Longtime Black Sea region journalistic freelancer, now vaguely in finance, mostly posting on KC Chiefs, Gotham FC and silliness.
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if ordinary people are putting their bodies on the line against violent fascist thugs, dems can campaign on a 42% issue
abolish ice is at 42% right now
that'll become a majority proposition if everyone on our team, from top to bottom, goes hard on it
that'll become a majority proposition if everyone on our team, from top to bottom, goes hard on it
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
if ordinary people are putting their bodies on the line against violent fascist thugs, dems can campaign on a 42% issue
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
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Jesse Welles doing that thing he's really good at
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Jesse Welles doing that thing he's really good at
Mostly just done a straight line across this place.
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Mostly just done a straight line across this place.
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You guys gotta explore the world. You’re living a miserable fucking life
January 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
You guys gotta explore the world. You’re living a miserable fucking life
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Centrism isn't change -- not even incremental change. It is *control*. Over yourself and the world. Exercise it.
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Centrism isn't change -- not even incremental change. It is *control*. Over yourself and the world. Exercise it.
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Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship
This is it
This is it
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship
This is it
This is it
Dem leadership is somehow always eight steps behind history.
Are they even aware they are the opposition party?
Are they even aware they are the opposition party?
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Dem leadership is somehow always eight steps behind history.
Are they even aware they are the opposition party?
Are they even aware they are the opposition party?
GTFO
An official from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis told MPR News that armed U.S. Border Patrol goons came onto school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people; they handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
GTFO
Ominously, the poor Georgians, who desperately wanted into NATO, but were never admitted, suffered proportionately the highest casualties in Afghanistan on the US' behalf.
They have since more or less been abandoned to Russian overlordship.
They have since more or less been abandoned to Russian overlordship.
January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Ominously, the poor Georgians, who desperately wanted into NATO, but were never admitted, suffered proportionately the highest casualties in Afghanistan on the US' behalf.
They have since more or less been abandoned to Russian overlordship.
They have since more or less been abandoned to Russian overlordship.
The Danes, whose territory Trump wants to invade, and the Estonians, who Trump whines he doesn't want to protect, proportionately bled as much as us when we called for their aid as alliance members after the US was attacked.
43 Danish service members died in Afghanistan. This was the third-highest per capita death rate in the coalition at 7.82 per million, just behind the US at 7.96 and higher than the UK at 7.82.
The most likely NATO target for Russian aggression, Estonia, is just behind the UK at 6.92.
The most likely NATO target for Russian aggression, Estonia, is just behind the UK at 6.92.
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The Danes, whose territory Trump wants to invade, and the Estonians, who Trump whines he doesn't want to protect, proportionately bled as much as us when we called for their aid as alliance members after the US was attacked.
43 Danish service members died in Afghanistan. This was the third-highest per capita death rate in the coalition at 7.82 per million, just behind the US at 7.96 and higher than the UK at 7.82.
The most likely NATO target for Russian aggression, Estonia, is just behind the UK at 6.92.
The most likely NATO target for Russian aggression, Estonia, is just behind the UK at 6.92.
January 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
43 Danish service members died in Afghanistan. This was the third-highest per capita death rate in the coalition at 7.82 per million, just behind the US at 7.96 and higher than the UK at 7.82.
The most likely NATO target for Russian aggression, Estonia, is just behind the UK at 6.92.
The most likely NATO target for Russian aggression, Estonia, is just behind the UK at 6.92.
My kingdom for a headline writer that will point out the US is the ONLY country NATO's Article 5 has ever been invoked for to collectively defend after 9/11.
🚨BREAKING: Trump today cast fresh doubt on NATO’s reliability, saying he was not convinced the alliance would come to Washington’s aid in a crisis, as tensions rose over the White House's renewed push to acquire Greenland.
Full story:
Full story:
Trump hammers NATO allies while Greenland crisis deepens
“I DOUBT NATO WOULD BE THERE FOR US IF WE REALLY NEEDED THEM,” says American president.
www.politico.eu
January 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
My kingdom for a headline writer that will point out the US is the ONLY country NATO's Article 5 has ever been invoked for to collectively defend after 9/11.
It's no consolation, but it is nonetheless striking just how unprecedentedly unpopular Trump 2.0 is in a historical context.
the trump approval charts on the data hub are updated www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
It's no consolation, but it is nonetheless striking just how unprecedentedly unpopular Trump 2.0 is in a historical context.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
won't cover legal fees
Drake Maye hits Stefon Diggs for 34 yards: 1,000-yard season secured, and a $500,000 incentive.
January 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
won't cover legal fees
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New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Alternate headline suggestion:
"No one knows what the fuck Trump is doing. It's all illegal, and when he talks, he can't string two coherent sentences together about it"
"No one knows what the fuck Trump is doing. It's all illegal, and when he talks, he can't string two coherent sentences together about it"
President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. planned to “run” Venezuela for an unspecified period, issuing orders to its government and exploiting its oil reserves, plunged the U.S. into a risky new era in which it will seek economic and political dominance over a nation of roughly 30 million people.
Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
President Trump opened a new chapter in American nation building as he declared that the United States had toppled Venezuela’s leader and would “run” the country for an indefinite period.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Alternate headline suggestion:
"No one knows what the fuck Trump is doing. It's all illegal, and when he talks, he can't string two coherent sentences together about it"
"No one knows what the fuck Trump is doing. It's all illegal, and when he talks, he can't string two coherent sentences together about it"
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I'm sure that just what the Iranian protesters want is American bombs raining down on their country (again) supposedly on their behalf.
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I'm sure that just what the Iranian protesters want is American bombs raining down on their country (again) supposedly on their behalf.
Oh hell yeah. Tinpot dictator speed run.
January 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Oh hell yeah. Tinpot dictator speed run.
The blended highlights took some getting used to, but I grew to like it. I would love every NWSL match getting this kind of editing attention but I can settle on the extra effort for my #gothamfc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9bt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9bt...
2025 NWSL Championship | How Gotham FC Became Champions Once More
YouTube video by National Women's Soccer League
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:32 AM
The blended highlights took some getting used to, but I grew to like it. I would love every NWSL match getting this kind of editing attention but I can settle on the extra effort for my #gothamfc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9bt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9bt...
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any discussion of city transit improvement online ever
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
any discussion of city transit improvement online ever
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Happy new year, serfs. I have good news & bad news. 2026 will be worse than 2025, but it will be better than 2027.
December 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Happy new year, serfs. I have good news & bad news. 2026 will be worse than 2025, but it will be better than 2027.
Easily:
When this happened I was on a flight and instinctively raised up my hands, in effect punching the console, turning on everyone's lights, hitting the flight attendant assistance button and generally scaring the bejesus out of neighboring passengers.
bsky.app/profile/nwsl...
When this happened I was on a flight and instinctively raised up my hands, in effect punching the console, turning on everyone's lights, hitting the flight attendant assistance button and generally scaring the bejesus out of neighboring passengers.
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Favorite sports moment of 2025? 🎉
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Easily:
When this happened I was on a flight and instinctively raised up my hands, in effect punching the console, turning on everyone's lights, hitting the flight attendant assistance button and generally scaring the bejesus out of neighboring passengers.
bsky.app/profile/nwsl...
When this happened I was on a flight and instinctively raised up my hands, in effect punching the console, turning on everyone's lights, hitting the flight attendant assistance button and generally scaring the bejesus out of neighboring passengers.
bsky.app/profile/nwsl...