Clifton Lee
@cliftonlee.bsky.social
Ted Scripps Fellow, CU-Boulder 23-24 https://www.colorado.edu/cej/2024/03/18/five-questions-fellows-clifton-wiens Formerly Nat Geo. Introvert but know many. Sorry I missed your party.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
'Half asleep 'neath the stars with a medium-sized dog licking your face ... " IYKYK
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
'Half asleep 'neath the stars with a medium-sized dog licking your face ... " IYKYK
I don't quite get institutions like the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. I mean, eventually won't everyone but Telemann be inducted?
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I don't quite get institutions like the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. I mean, eventually won't everyone but Telemann be inducted?
Forget the horseshit WPost op-eds about socialist dystopias, the Magaist regime is forcing us into a libertarian dystopia.
That's around the entirety of what gets deducted from my salary in tax and national insurance per month in the UK. To pay for just what was the (if I understand it) government subsidised package. Bloody hellfire.
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Forget the horseshit WPost op-eds about socialist dystopias, the Magaist regime is forcing us into a libertarian dystopia.
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Hypothetical: Power down all entertainment outlets in the US for seven days, including social media and this site, including cinemas, etc. Maintain vital power for hospitals and basic services. Allow only television broadcasts of this regime's head's dinners at his Florida retreat with audio.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Hypothetical: Power down all entertainment outlets in the US for seven days, including social media and this site, including cinemas, etc. Maintain vital power for hospitals and basic services. Allow only television broadcasts of this regime's head's dinners at his Florida retreat with audio.
Ezra Klein pitchbot: Snap Out Of It: Think Abundance
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Ezra Klein pitchbot: Snap Out Of It: Think Abundance
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The thing to make it about was the lawless authoritarianism. Just like last week’s elections were.
They were never going to get ACA subsidies, which is part of why it was a mistake to insist this was only about ACA subsidies and nothing else.
Sincere question: does anybody have any evidence that the GOP/WH would have eventually folded and extended the ACA subsidies if the shutdown continued?
I haven’t seen any. The President didn’t seem to feeling any pressure. No GOP Senator AFAIK expressed any concern. (Some Reps did)
I haven’t seen any. The President didn’t seem to feeling any pressure. No GOP Senator AFAIK expressed any concern. (Some Reps did)
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The thing to make it about was the lawless authoritarianism. Just like last week’s elections were.
Hypothetical: Power down all entertainment outlets in the US for seven days, including social media and this site, including cinemas, etc. Maintain vital power for hospitals and basic services. Allow only television broadcasts of this regime's head's dinners at his Florida retreat with audio.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Hypothetical: Power down all entertainment outlets in the US for seven days, including social media and this site, including cinemas, etc. Maintain vital power for hospitals and basic services. Allow only television broadcasts of this regime's head's dinners at his Florida retreat with audio.
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The unwritten subtext of historical markers screams volumes.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The unwritten subtext of historical markers screams volumes.
Politics and the English Language. Title of an Orwell essay. Never more necessary. Words deflated of meaning: leader, conservative, governed, led... etc
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Politics and the English Language. Title of an Orwell essay. Never more necessary. Words deflated of meaning: leader, conservative, governed, led... etc
The unwritten subtext of historical markers screams volumes.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The unwritten subtext of historical markers screams volumes.
Cotton candy beliefs - lightly-held beliefs and sense-making internal narratives - are still sticky. When an authoritarian of any form rises to power in a democracy, they do not need a million other overt authoritarians. They only need the cotton candy.
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Cotton candy beliefs - lightly-held beliefs and sense-making internal narratives - are still sticky. When an authoritarian of any form rises to power in a democracy, they do not need a million other overt authoritarians. They only need the cotton candy.
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Also the social scientists - Haidt, et al. - who portray the U.S. political landscape as polarized: kindly fuck off.
One party and its propaganda outlets portray a many-voiced pluralistic democracy as a monolithic monster.
This is not polarization. This is authoritarian propaganda.
One party and its propaganda outlets portray a many-voiced pluralistic democracy as a monolithic monster.
This is not polarization. This is authoritarian propaganda.
March 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Also the social scientists - Haidt, et al. - who portray the U.S. political landscape as polarized: kindly fuck off.
One party and its propaganda outlets portray a many-voiced pluralistic democracy as a monolithic monster.
This is not polarization. This is authoritarian propaganda.
One party and its propaganda outlets portray a many-voiced pluralistic democracy as a monolithic monster.
This is not polarization. This is authoritarian propaganda.
He's a salesman/con man. Facts have never mattered to him.
Show of hands 🖐️….
Are your groceries cheaper now?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of living has increased 3% from 2024 to 2025. Where does he get these numbers?
#republicans #gop #groceries #maga
Are your groceries cheaper now?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of living has increased 3% from 2024 to 2025. Where does he get these numbers?
#republicans #gop #groceries #maga
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
He's a salesman/con man. Facts have never mattered to him.
Hey Colorado Department of Transportation, it's great you have these LED signs cautioning against drowsy driving. Now. Maybe do your part and make the rest areas not suck so much.
New Mexico has you beat hands down. As do several other neighboring states.
New Mexico has you beat hands down. As do several other neighboring states.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Hey Colorado Department of Transportation, it's great you have these LED signs cautioning against drowsy driving. Now. Maybe do your part and make the rest areas not suck so much.
New Mexico has you beat hands down. As do several other neighboring states.
New Mexico has you beat hands down. As do several other neighboring states.
Lost in Las Vegas. (New Mexico).
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Lost in Las Vegas. (New Mexico).
They are frightened of the time before time, and so create a world that never existed. They fear the time after their time and so lash out like Leviathan cornered, and then claim only they can kill the beast. #chaosksmpf #apocalyptic #mythic #fascism #deeplies
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
They are frightened of the time before time, and so create a world that never existed. They fear the time after their time and so lash out like Leviathan cornered, and then claim only they can kill the beast. #chaosksmpf #apocalyptic #mythic #fascism #deeplies
Trump is more Goebbels than Hitler, Miller is more Himmler than Goebbels.
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Trump is more Goebbels than Hitler, Miller is more Himmler than Goebbels.
When will we drop the use of 'conservative' to describe the reactionary rightwing Magaist-Republicans. The word has no meaning in US politics any longer.
The public-facing side of American conservative politics more or less amounts to crashing out constantly about a bunch of shit that either you or the weird liars you listen to uncritically have made up. The non-public part, from what we've seen of the chat logs and such, is somehow much worse.
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
When will we drop the use of 'conservative' to describe the reactionary rightwing Magaist-Republicans. The word has no meaning in US politics any longer.
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We’re in a strange limbo where secret police are routinely beating, disappearing, and shooting everyday people in public, but they’ve not yet consolidated enough power to stop us from talking about it on social media. That imbalance prob can’t last. Either we roll them back or this gets rolled up .
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We’re in a strange limbo where secret police are routinely beating, disappearing, and shooting everyday people in public, but they’ve not yet consolidated enough power to stop us from talking about it on social media. That imbalance prob can’t last. Either we roll them back or this gets rolled up .
Wondering if it was the smart thing to leave the former Twitter? Wonder no more. Talk about fascist architecture.
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Wondering if it was the smart thing to leave the former Twitter? Wonder no more. Talk about fascist architecture.
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Cool how even senior GOP politicians now openly admit that the Republicans have a “Hitler sucks” wing and also another one that is not that
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Cool how even senior GOP politicians now openly admit that the Republicans have a “Hitler sucks” wing and also another one that is not that
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Exactly. And did not the soldier who slaughtered a family also smile with joy at his own child's birthday? Did not the teenager who shoved the dead into unmarked graves also laugh with delight at his brother's new job? Ad infinitum. What does evil look like if not the mirror?
November 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Exactly. And did not the soldier who slaughtered a family also smile with joy at his own child's birthday? Did not the teenager who shoved the dead into unmarked graves also laugh with delight at his brother's new job? Ad infinitum. What does evil look like if not the mirror?
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The sun never rises, the sun never sets.
The Earth simply turns.
In our language and our perception, the Copernican revolution never occurred.
There are other modern paradigm shifts which passed the majority of humanity by, such as the split between religion, politics, and the secular.
The Earth simply turns.
In our language and our perception, the Copernican revolution never occurred.
There are other modern paradigm shifts which passed the majority of humanity by, such as the split between religion, politics, and the secular.
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The sun never rises, the sun never sets.
The Earth simply turns.
In our language and our perception, the Copernican revolution never occurred.
There are other modern paradigm shifts which passed the majority of humanity by, such as the split between religion, politics, and the secular.
The Earth simply turns.
In our language and our perception, the Copernican revolution never occurred.
There are other modern paradigm shifts which passed the majority of humanity by, such as the split between religion, politics, and the secular.
The case against socializing.
November 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The case against socializing.