Claire Cloutier
@clairecloutier.bsky.social
Writer and observer. Trying to make sense of it all.
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They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
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No Kings Coalition says two million more people protested today than in June. Nearly 7 million total.
October 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
No Kings Coalition says two million more people protested today than in June. Nearly 7 million total.
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Warren: The only movement these Republicans can manage is bowing down to Trump. When you ask them about today, they claim the No Kings Rally is anti-American. They’re wrong. Hundreds of thousands of people protesting peacefully for what they believe in—that is deeply American. That is patriotism.
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Warren: The only movement these Republicans can manage is bowing down to Trump. When you ask them about today, they claim the No Kings Rally is anti-American. They’re wrong. Hundreds of thousands of people protesting peacefully for what they believe in—that is deeply American. That is patriotism.
@cityofsalemma.bsky.social Just FYI we are experiencing greenish tap water at our home. Not sure if this is a city issue or not, but wanted to report it. Called the water dept but no one answered.
October 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
@cityofsalemma.bsky.social Just FYI we are experiencing greenish tap water at our home. Not sure if this is a city issue or not, but wanted to report it. Called the water dept but no one answered.
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We are in the foothills of a solar-wind-battery civilisation. This is our best chance of avoiding catastrophe. But it threatens the profits of fossil fuel companies & nations - so these are pouring money into right-wing populism to stop the transition. This seems to me the biggest story in politics.
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We are in the foothills of a solar-wind-battery civilisation. This is our best chance of avoiding catastrophe. But it threatens the profits of fossil fuel companies & nations - so these are pouring money into right-wing populism to stop the transition. This seems to me the biggest story in politics.
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Oh is he King or President Vought now? Who knew!
Johnson: "Russ does this reluctantly. He takes no pleasure in this. Russ has to sit down and decide which policies, personnel, & programs are essential & which are not. That's not a fun task and he's not enjoying that responsibility...if they keep the govt closed, it's gonna get more & more painful"
October 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Oh is he King or President Vought now? Who knew!
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"Last year, more than 90 percent of wind and solar projects commissioned worldwide produced power more cheaply than the cheapest available fossil-fuel alternative."
‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels, Report Says
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"Last year, more than 90 percent of wind and solar projects commissioned worldwide produced power more cheaply than the cheapest available fossil-fuel alternative."
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Wow. New NBC poll finds 78% support vaccines, including 72% of independents and 67% of Republicans.
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
Trump/RFK are decapitating our public health system, a pillar of American greatness. So Dem Govs should scour every corner of the law for creative new ways to defend their people from this madness.
Dems should polarize this debate to the max.
Thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dems should polarize this debate to the max.
Thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
September 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Wow. New NBC poll finds 78% support vaccines, including 72% of independents and 67% of Republicans.
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
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NEW: Impeach Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cabinet officials can be impeached, and I explain why House Democrats should move to do so in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41447...
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Cabinet officials can be impeached, and I explain why House Democrats should move to do so in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41447...
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September 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEW: Impeach Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cabinet officials can be impeached, and I explain why House Democrats should move to do so in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41447...
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Cabinet officials can be impeached, and I explain why House Democrats should move to do so in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/41447...
***Appreciate kick-ass journalism? Sign up for a FREE trial subscription to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com ***
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New ads going up across Washington, D.C.
September 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
New ads going up across Washington, D.C.
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FEDWATCH: Job losses in manufacturing are averaging 15K/month “across categories such as metals, auto parts, electronics, minerals, and furniture, which are subject to high tariffs. ..
“.. affected by ICE raids .. causing layoffs at [electric] plants .. a negative trend building” in the economy.
“.. affected by ICE raids .. causing layoffs at [electric] plants .. a negative trend building” in the economy.
September 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
FEDWATCH: Job losses in manufacturing are averaging 15K/month “across categories such as metals, auto parts, electronics, minerals, and furniture, which are subject to high tariffs. ..
“.. affected by ICE raids .. causing layoffs at [electric] plants .. a negative trend building” in the economy.
“.. affected by ICE raids .. causing layoffs at [electric] plants .. a negative trend building” in the economy.
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Text readers of the world, unite and takeover
September 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Text readers of the world, unite and takeover
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I hate taking 5 mins to watch some talking head on a tik tok style vid tell me something I could have read in 30 seconds had he typed it out instead and gotten to the gd point.
September 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I hate taking 5 mins to watch some talking head on a tik tok style vid tell me something I could have read in 30 seconds had he typed it out instead and gotten to the gd point.
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I don’t use AI because I’m infuriated for the artists and writers and philosophers who’ve had their intellectual property stolen.
I also hate boring and impersonal shit. If someone can’t be bothered to write something, why should I be bothered to read it?
I also hate boring and impersonal shit. If someone can’t be bothered to write something, why should I be bothered to read it?
September 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I don’t use AI because I’m infuriated for the artists and writers and philosophers who’ve had their intellectual property stolen.
I also hate boring and impersonal shit. If someone can’t be bothered to write something, why should I be bothered to read it?
I also hate boring and impersonal shit. If someone can’t be bothered to write something, why should I be bothered to read it?
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Public health has played the biggest role in improving both the length and quality of life in our nation. The CDC has led efforts to eradicate smallpox, increase access to lifesaving vaccinations and significantly reduce smoking rates.
No longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
No longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Public health has played the biggest role in improving both the length and quality of life in our nation. The CDC has led efforts to eradicate smallpox, increase access to lifesaving vaccinations and significantly reduce smoking rates.
No longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
No longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
September 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
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"Schumer should accept defeat here. He should stop trying to recruit anyone to run against Platner. He should give everyone in the Democratic coalition a fair and unspoiled test of left-populist appeal."
Agreed, @brianbeutler.bsky.social
www.offmessage.net/p/graham-pla...
Agreed, @brianbeutler.bsky.social
www.offmessage.net/p/graham-pla...
Graham Platner And The Perils Of Infighting
Chuck Schumer should bow out and let this guy cook.
www.offmessage.net
August 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Schumer should accept defeat here. He should stop trying to recruit anyone to run against Platner. He should give everyone in the Democratic coalition a fair and unspoiled test of left-populist appeal."
Agreed, @brianbeutler.bsky.social
www.offmessage.net/p/graham-pla...
Agreed, @brianbeutler.bsky.social
www.offmessage.net/p/graham-pla...
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Do they have editorial meetings where they plan out how to pretend Trump has more power than he actually has in an attempt to manifest that into being, or do they just do it by instinct, misleading readers because they’ve fully internalized the idea that distorting reality is how to be “unbiased”?
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
August 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Do they have editorial meetings where they plan out how to pretend Trump has more power than he actually has in an attempt to manifest that into being, or do they just do it by instinct, misleading readers because they’ve fully internalized the idea that distorting reality is how to be “unbiased”?
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President Trump is using our tax dollars to pay for his unwarranted deployment of military troops to D.C. in a blatant attempt to expand his power.
We’re fighting back.
We’re fighting back.
August 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
President Trump is using our tax dollars to pay for his unwarranted deployment of military troops to D.C. in a blatant attempt to expand his power.
We’re fighting back.
We’re fighting back.
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"A generation of young people now know Trumpism as a normal aspect of American political life. And many others have found a pleasure in the new politics on offer that the old world of Obamas and McCains could never give them." www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
Let It Burn: What an Immigration Raid on Washington Firefighters Can Teach Us About MAGA Fascism
MAGA is not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists.
www.liberalcurrents.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"A generation of young people now know Trumpism as a normal aspect of American political life. And many others have found a pleasure in the new politics on offer that the old world of Obamas and McCains could never give them." www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...