Steve Clay
@mrclay.org
More politics than you or I want, music theory, TypeScript, retro tech. https://mrclay.org/
I think a good conversation with Rahm Emanuel and @chriscillizza.bsky.social but I'm a squishy centrist. youtu.be/KoF9fEVJKB4?...
Rahm Emanuel on why Democrats need to apologize to the public | Chris Cillizza
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June 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I think a good conversation with Rahm Emanuel and @chriscillizza.bsky.social but I'm a squishy centrist. youtu.be/KoF9fEVJKB4?...
Going through old photos. For some reason, here's a screenshot from episode 4 of "Water and Power" from Channel 101. youtu.be/mSJHVDYtRvk?...
June 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Going through old photos. For some reason, here's a screenshot from episode 4 of "Water and Power" from Channel 101. youtu.be/mSJHVDYtRvk?...
As bad as any bill is, it’s only by accepting permanent minority rule in the Senate that it can do the most damage.
Smash the filibuster. Undo bad ideas. Pass good ones. Help people when you have the power to do it.
Smash the filibuster. Undo bad ideas. Pass good ones. Help people when you have the power to do it.
June 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
As bad as any bill is, it’s only by accepting permanent minority rule in the Senate that it can do the most damage.
Smash the filibuster. Undo bad ideas. Pass good ones. Help people when you have the power to do it.
Smash the filibuster. Undo bad ideas. Pass good ones. Help people when you have the power to do it.
I'm inheriting a React 0.14 site. 😍 the challenge!
With an old browserify. 🙂
With and old babel/register. 😐
With 9 alpha react plugins. 💀
Gonna be a fun one.
With an old browserify. 🙂
With and old babel/register. 😐
With 9 alpha react plugins. 💀
Gonna be a fun one.
June 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I'm inheriting a React 0.14 site. 😍 the challenge!
With an old browserify. 🙂
With and old babel/register. 😐
With 9 alpha react plugins. 💀
Gonna be a fun one.
With an old browserify. 🙂
With and old babel/register. 😐
With 9 alpha react plugins. 💀
Gonna be a fun one.
I might add here that pot consumption seems pretty common here in WV & OH and maybe these folks can be persuaded to see how intentionally abusive enforcement of a federal law can be immoral and wasteful.
I have a new post on Substack comparing historical marijuana enforcement efforts with current immigration enforcement. It's about imposing power and taking the low-hanging fruit.
open.substack.com/pub/peteguit...
open.substack.com/pub/peteguit...
Marijuana, Immigration Enforcement Parallels
Power and low-hanging fruit
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June 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I might add here that pot consumption seems pretty common here in WV & OH and maybe these folks can be persuaded to see how intentionally abusive enforcement of a federal law can be immoral and wasteful.
Yes, Fox News are biased as hell and the White House full of massive liars, but if an org wants a public reputation of being truly objective NEWS, they need some red lines, and issuing an armchair psychoanalysis should cross one.
June 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Yes, Fox News are biased as hell and the White House full of massive liars, but if an org wants a public reputation of being truly objective NEWS, they need some red lines, and issuing an armchair psychoanalysis should cross one.
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“When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy.”
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy.”
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A reminder. Four months ago today, close to 1,600 insurrectionists and cop beaters were pardoned by Donald Trump.
open.substack.com/pub/peteguit...
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A rogue army within, blessed by the President
The January 6 pardons have enormous implications for the second Trump presidency and the nation...
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May 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A reminder. Four months ago today, close to 1,600 insurrectionists and cop beaters were pardoned by Donald Trump.
open.substack.com/pub/peteguit...
open.substack.com/pub/peteguit...
Horrifying treatment of and slandering of legal immigrants. Not a surprise but still sickening.
Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
May 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Horrifying treatment of and slandering of legal immigrants. Not a surprise but still sickening.
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May 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New track will be only lofi gunshot samples mrclay.org/sequence/son...
The first time it rains, the bribery jet paint comes off and it just says "Hamas".
May 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The first time it rains, the bribery jet paint comes off and it just says "Hamas".
TIL a new reason to avoid using HTTP Authentication (basic/digest) for anything: Because of past attacks, browsers are erecting complex rules around when a cross-origin fetch() can prompt the user. fetch.spec.whatwg.org#concept-requ...
Fetch Standard
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May 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
TIL a new reason to avoid using HTTP Authentication (basic/digest) for anything: Because of past attacks, browsers are erecting complex rules around when a cross-origin fetch() can prompt the user. fetch.spec.whatwg.org#concept-requ...
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If Stephen Miller can lie about Abrego Garcia and his case on national TV, he can do it in federal court under oath. Judge Xinis should demand his appearance, question him under oath, then jail him for Contempt when he commits Perjury.
This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.
This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.
April 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If Stephen Miller can lie about Abrego Garcia and his case on national TV, he can do it in federal court under oath. Judge Xinis should demand his appearance, question him under oath, then jail him for Contempt when he commits Perjury.
This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.
This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.
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Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
Just like “[Donald Trump] will be a chaos President”, another quote has proved prophetic: “My God, the corruption we’re about to see” - @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social after the 24 election.
April 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Just like “[Donald Trump] will be a chaos President”, another quote has proved prophetic: “My God, the corruption we’re about to see” - @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social after the 24 election.
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okay now that you all have gotten a taste of America's rational and predictable new trade policy, everyone who wants to build your new factories here just form an orderly line
April 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
okay now that you all have gotten a taste of America's rational and predictable new trade policy, everyone who wants to build your new factories here just form an orderly line
It feels like the raison d’etre of the 47 team is inflicting pain on non-supporters: Blue states, cities in blue states, universities, law firms, fed agencies, media orgs, members of Congress, CEOs, judges, individual federal workers…
April 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It feels like the raison d’etre of the 47 team is inflicting pain on non-supporters: Blue states, cities in blue states, universities, law firms, fed agencies, media orgs, members of Congress, CEOs, judges, individual federal workers…
The President is enjoying his tariffs. They're on, or off, permanent, or can be negotiated down, based on other countries' tariffs, or on trade imbalances, or on his mood. There will be no retaliation, "do not retaliate", they retaliated, we're retaliating on their retaliation.
April 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The President is enjoying his tariffs. They're on, or off, permanent, or can be negotiated down, based on other countries' tariffs, or on trade imbalances, or on his mood. There will be no retaliation, "do not retaliate", they retaliated, we're retaliating on their retaliation.
@schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social Do NOT support S. 1272. It's not Democrats' responsibility to save the Trump administration from its own delusions.
A bill to provide for notification to, and review by, Congress with respect to the imposition of duties. (S. 1272)
A bill in the U.S. Congress.
www.govtrack.us
April 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social Do NOT support S. 1272. It's not Democrats' responsibility to save the Trump administration from its own delusions.
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BREAKING: The 4th Circuit has *denied* the Trump administration's effort to resist an order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by midnight tonight.
Judge Xinis' order is still in effect. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Judge Xinis' order is still in effect. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BREAKING: The 4th Circuit has *denied* the Trump administration's effort to resist an order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by midnight tonight.
Judge Xinis' order is still in effect. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Judge Xinis' order is still in effect. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Latest instrumental extended a bit
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Bounce - 2025-0407, 8.32 AM.mp3
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April 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Latest instrumental extended a bit
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I think these firms believe they'll be able to weasel out of any commitments they make (thanks to the firms that are suing).
Law firms did not strike a "truce" with Trump. They capitulated to an authoritarian. Some, like Skadden, sought out these deals before they even faced any sanction from the Trump regime.
The law students standing up are brave. The law firms they are protesting are cowards.
The law students standing up are brave. The law firms they are protesting are cowards.
April 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I think these firms believe they'll be able to weasel out of any commitments they make (thanks to the firms that are suing).
Few know Congress has true control of tariffs, so my hypothesis is GOP members are letting Trump fail so they'll no longer be held hostage by his threats, but still retain power to get their tax cuts.
The alternative is they believe in this economic malpractice.
The alternative is they believe in this economic malpractice.
April 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Few know Congress has true control of tariffs, so my hypothesis is GOP members are letting Trump fail so they'll no longer be held hostage by his threats, but still retain power to get their tax cuts.
The alternative is they believe in this economic malpractice.
The alternative is they believe in this economic malpractice.
"Goods are imported or made in the U.S." is a lie.
There are two other bad scenarios increasingly likely to come to pass:
There are two other bad scenarios increasingly likely to come to pass:
April 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Goods are imported or made in the U.S." is a lie.
There are two other bad scenarios increasingly likely to come to pass:
There are two other bad scenarios increasingly likely to come to pass: