Anne Clawson
@anneclawson.bsky.social
Policy and analysis at Cascade Advisory. Natural resources, critical minerals, clean energy and climate policy. Also a lot of cats.
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the man walked so father figure could take a private jet
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
the man walked so father figure could take a private jet
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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
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ALL FLEETWOOD MAC SONGS THAT DO NOT FEATURE A STEVIE NICKS LEAD VOCAL ARE NOW TARIFFED AT 250%
May 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
ALL FLEETWOOD MAC SONGS THAT DO NOT FEATURE A STEVIE NICKS LEAD VOCAL ARE NOW TARIFFED AT 250%
HUGE IF TRUE
Skibidi Toilet DEBUNKED
April 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
HUGE IF TRUE
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Lorde give me strength
April 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Lorde give me strength
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Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
HUNTSVILLE, AL—In an effort to comfort the child by telling her the funds had gone to a far better place, local parents Blake and Allison McKee gently explained to their daughter Friday that their mon...
theonion.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
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yesterday politico mass blasted a big feature blaming trans people for the 2024 election results
last dec i, a former politico reporter who’s written more on trans issues for them than most of their staff, published this story in @rollingstone.com debunking the idea we even know that’s true
last dec i, a former politico reporter who’s written more on trans issues for them than most of their staff, published this story in @rollingstone.com debunking the idea we even know that’s true
Will Democrats Let the GOP Gut Trans Health Care?
Donald Trump and Republicans may try to ban funding to companies that perform trans health care. Some fear Democrats won't stop them.
www.rollingstone.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
yesterday politico mass blasted a big feature blaming trans people for the 2024 election results
last dec i, a former politico reporter who’s written more on trans issues for them than most of their staff, published this story in @rollingstone.com debunking the idea we even know that’s true
last dec i, a former politico reporter who’s written more on trans issues for them than most of their staff, published this story in @rollingstone.com debunking the idea we even know that’s true
Thunder wave incoming
March 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thunder wave incoming
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<saves to show FOIA office>
Gabbard claims "there was no classified materials that was shared in that Signal chat."
March 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
<saves to show FOIA office>
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Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
March 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
This should go in the Smithsonian.
March 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This should go in the Smithsonian.
Must have been a canoe
How Iguanas Got from North America to Fiji Millions of Years Ago
How Did the Iguanas Cross the Ocean? Now We May Know
A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is this possible?
www.scientificamerican.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Must have been a canoe
“Careless People” by Sarah Wynn-Williams is so good.
Bought it for the Streisand effect, but now I can’t put it down.
Bought it for the Streisand effect, but now I can’t put it down.
WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People":
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
March 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Careless People” by Sarah Wynn-Williams is so good.
Bought it for the Streisand effect, but now I can’t put it down.
Bought it for the Streisand effect, but now I can’t put it down.
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The I'ds of March
I'd better set the alarm clock earlier. I'd better go to the gym more.
I'd better get taxes done.
I'd like some pizza.
I'd better set the alarm clock earlier. I'd better go to the gym more.
I'd better get taxes done.
I'd like some pizza.
March 3, 2024 at 5:11 PM
The I'ds of March
I'd better set the alarm clock earlier. I'd better go to the gym more.
I'd better get taxes done.
I'd like some pizza.
I'd better set the alarm clock earlier. I'd better go to the gym more.
I'd better get taxes done.
I'd like some pizza.
Great to see UChicago professors continue the tradition of standing for academic liberty.
Here is an open letter signed from UChicago AAUP signed by over 200 faculty to our administration on what we believe this moment requires:
uchicagoaaup.wordpress.com
uchicagoaaup.wordpress.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Great to see UChicago professors continue the tradition of standing for academic liberty.
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every animal is either a crab or a mouse. turtle, that’s a crab. frog, obvious crab. a bear is a mouse. a bat is like if a mouse could be an angel
March 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
every animal is either a crab or a mouse. turtle, that’s a crab. frog, obvious crab. a bear is a mouse. a bat is like if a mouse could be an angel
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This really is too, er, on the beak.
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high political tensions
For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice.
Mervyn Sequeira, an…
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This really is too, er, on the beak.
Are you back on staff at the Grey Lady, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social ?
February 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Are you back on staff at the Grey Lady, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social ?
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The biggest story in the country right now is how many lawsuits DOJ is losing trying to defend Musk and Trump. I've never seen so many courts, so clearly outraged at the federal government. The latest one, blocks cuts at HHS and FDA.
Visit www.democracydocket.com to stay informed.
Visit www.democracydocket.com to stay informed.
February 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The biggest story in the country right now is how many lawsuits DOJ is losing trying to defend Musk and Trump. I've never seen so many courts, so clearly outraged at the federal government. The latest one, blocks cuts at HHS and FDA.
Visit www.democracydocket.com to stay informed.
Visit www.democracydocket.com to stay informed.
Inspector General of USAID is calling out the major harms done to the agency. Worth a read 👇
USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.usaid.gov
February 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Inspector General of USAID is calling out the major harms done to the agency. Worth a read 👇
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Proof that wokeness has run amok: Nearly 7% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Proof that wokeness has run amok: Nearly 7% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
The billionaire and his DOGE agents were reportedly granted full access to the Treasury’s federal payments system, and nobody knows to what end.
nymag.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Feds 👇
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
February 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Feds 👇
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when i covered the first trump admin i reported what they did, not what they said
communications documents and pr would communicate one thing and it would be utterly contradictory to what was happening within government
at least that dynamic has not changed, can be a north star
communications documents and pr would communicate one thing and it would be utterly contradictory to what was happening within government
at least that dynamic has not changed, can be a north star
January 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
when i covered the first trump admin i reported what they did, not what they said
communications documents and pr would communicate one thing and it would be utterly contradictory to what was happening within government
at least that dynamic has not changed, can be a north star
communications documents and pr would communicate one thing and it would be utterly contradictory to what was happening within government
at least that dynamic has not changed, can be a north star
Lemon, it’s only 27 days into 2025.
January 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Lemon, it’s only 27 days into 2025.