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cloerudd.bsky.social
@cloerudd.bsky.social
Logophile, Bibliophile, devoted Mum.
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For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi has served the American people and worked to make our country better. No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed – and I will always be grateful for her support of the Affordable Care Act.
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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August 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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It's going to take all of us to fight back against Republican redistricting efforts in Texas. I'm so proud of the Democrats in the state legislature. They have shown immense courage and are putting up one hell of a fight.
August 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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On the night of August 12, the sky in the Northern Hemisphere will be lit up by the Perseid meteor shower.

The earliest recorded observations of the Perseids were made by Chinese astronomers in 36 CE, so if you catch the show, consider yourself part of star-gazing history. 🧵⬇️
August 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Why does the past cause so much conflict? That is one of the questions that author James M. Banner asks in The Ever-Changing Past. In this new blog post, Banner explains what events led him to writing this book.
Unavoidable: Battles Over the Past - Yale University Press
James M. Banner, Jr.— Save for mathematical and physical constants like the value of pi and the speed of light, few elements of life on earth are changeless. Everything undergoes... READ MORE
yalebooks.yale.edu
August 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Last week, I told you about my new book, 107 Days — a behind-the-scenes, candid, and personal account of my time leading the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.

Now, here's a behind-the-scenes look at announcement week.
August 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie
August 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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What the world saw on the campaign trail was only part of the story.

My new book is a behind-the-scenes look at my experience leading the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.

107 Days is out on September 23. I can't wait for you to read it: kamalaharris.link/107DaysBook
July 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Abby Phillip: This is the worst conspiracy I've ever heard in my life.
July 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
July 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Riley: Don’t tell me you give a shit about the middle class when all you are doing is shitting on the middle class
July 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:

A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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What am I worried about?
-Safety of 30k US troops in the Middle East
-cybersecurity (since CISA was recently gutted) & homeland security (as HLS focused on immigration)
-Economic strength (oil prices and tariffs)
-Allied assistance (we’ll need that now)
-Domestic intell (leadership at FBI/DNI)
June 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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BREAKING: Video of President Obama singing "Amazing Grace" as a eulogy ten years ago today is going mega-viral. This is what American greatness actually looks like.
June 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Happy Father's Day to all of the fathers, stepfathers, uncles, godfathers, grandfathers, and friends who raise us with pride, joy, and endless laughter.

And to Dougie, my best friend and a wonderful dad: Thank you for everything you do for our family. We love you.
June 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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To the dads who protected us, provided for us, showed up—and taught us how to stand ten toes down: we see you, we love you, we thank you.

Happy Father’s Day.
June 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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June 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Yesterday, millions of us reasserted the “We” in "We the people."

We gained strength from our solidarity. We celebrated our numbers and our power.

We will be steadfast. We will not cower to a dictator.

We will win.
June 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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i'm surprised by how low energy and farcical that whole military parade situation was. I was expecting Moscow 1945 and we got Spirit Halloween instead.
June 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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they're having a hard time hiding their boredom
June 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Our able men and women in uniform swear an Oath to support the Constitution—they didn’t sign up to spend the weekend in a military parade to feed the insatiable narcissism of an incorrigible insurrectionist/dictator.
June 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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🔺 Iran launches ‘hundreds’ of ballistic missiles at Israel

Sirens were sounded in Tel Aviv and residents told to take cover and also amid reports that Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system has failed to intercept missiles
Israel-Iran latest news: Tehran strikes back with wave of missiles
Binyamin Netanyahu had warned of Iranian reprisals after Israeli strikes on military and nuclear targets, which killed several top generals
www.thetimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM