@nlclark.bsky.social
Michigander, dog lover, especially German Shepherds. Proud centrist Dem..Looking for my friends from Twitter
It is not enough for us to restrain from doing evil, unless we shall also do good.
St. Jerome
It is not enough for us to restrain from doing evil, unless we shall also do good.
St. Jerome
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You're only seeing this reaction from me because Bluesky - like so much of social media - is top-heavy with people whose reaction to almost everything is to freak out. If you want to know the stuff I believe merits strong reactions, I write columns about it all every week.
Out of curiosity is there any concern anyone has ever had that you won’t “oh you are just overreacting”?
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
You're only seeing this reaction from me because Bluesky - like so much of social media - is top-heavy with people whose reaction to almost everything is to freak out. If you want to know the stuff I believe merits strong reactions, I write columns about it all every week.
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The most swing state of the swing states, PA, just saw an effort to remove three Dems from the PA Supreme Court.
All three came through with 60 percent of the vote. That's how you do it: Vote.
All three came through with 60 percent of the vote. That's how you do it: Vote.
Is it also a good time to remind you of the concerted effort by individual states to put forth “fake” electors….and as yet no one has been held accountable for that little scheme. Who’s to say they don’t do it better this time around.
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The most swing state of the swing states, PA, just saw an effort to remove three Dems from the PA Supreme Court.
All three came through with 60 percent of the vote. That's how you do it: Vote.
All three came through with 60 percent of the vote. That's how you do it: Vote.
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"Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth."
~ St. Francis of Assisi
Deer at the Edge of a Lake (1888)
🎨 Carl Frederik Aagaard
~ St. Francis of Assisi
Deer at the Edge of a Lake (1888)
🎨 Carl Frederik Aagaard
August 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth."
~ St. Francis of Assisi
Deer at the Edge of a Lake (1888)
🎨 Carl Frederik Aagaard
~ St. Francis of Assisi
Deer at the Edge of a Lake (1888)
🎨 Carl Frederik Aagaard
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Morning tea: a unique 2019 Shu Puerh fermented with black tea kombucha instead of water. Taste: muscovado sugar, dark rum, maple syrup, sweet herbal liquor, vanilla custard, preserved plums. Gives a mind awakening energy. Delicious! 🙃
“May you live all the days of your life.”
-Jonathan Swift
“May you live all the days of your life.”
-Jonathan Swift
August 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Morning tea: a unique 2019 Shu Puerh fermented with black tea kombucha instead of water. Taste: muscovado sugar, dark rum, maple syrup, sweet herbal liquor, vanilla custard, preserved plums. Gives a mind awakening energy. Delicious! 🙃
“May you live all the days of your life.”
-Jonathan Swift
“May you live all the days of your life.”
-Jonathan Swift
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Charlie Sykes has a look at the new WSJ disclosures on the Trump and Epstein lovefest, focusing on little girls. The WSJ uses the anachronistic word “bawdy” to describe them, but we should not be bound by such Murdochian-prudity. The notes quoted by the WSJ are on the far-side of creepy.
Trump's Love Letter to Jeffrey Epstein
"We Have Certain Things in Common, Jeffrey"
open.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Charlie Sykes has a look at the new WSJ disclosures on the Trump and Epstein lovefest, focusing on little girls. The WSJ uses the anachronistic word “bawdy” to describe them, but we should not be bound by such Murdochian-prudity. The notes quoted by the WSJ are on the far-side of creepy.
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For those of you who love the smell of political napalm in the morning….
If you want to grasp the significance of today’s headlines, simply try to imagine how much Donald Trump hates them.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
If you want to grasp the significance of today’s headlines, simply try to imagine how much Donald Trump hates them.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Trump Is In The Epstein Files. Of Course.
Today's podcast with Jim Acosta
open.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
For those of you who love the smell of political napalm in the morning….
If you want to grasp the significance of today’s headlines, simply try to imagine how much Donald Trump hates them.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
If you want to grasp the significance of today’s headlines, simply try to imagine how much Donald Trump hates them.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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If only there had been warnings
Trump Approval - 18-29 Year Olds:
February 7, 2025:
🟢 Approve: 55%
🔴 Disapprove: 45%
July 18, 2025:
🔴 Disapprove: 72%
🟢 Approve: 28%
- YouGov -
February 7, 2025:
🟢 Approve: 55%
🔴 Disapprove: 45%
July 18, 2025:
🔴 Disapprove: 72%
🟢 Approve: 28%
- YouGov -
July 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If only there had been warnings
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SHOTS. FIRED.
Dogs are Boston, cats are Led Zeppelin.
July 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
SHOTS. FIRED.
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Keep it up!
scoop: donations to NPR and PBS stations have exploded, with donors across the country giving in unprecedented numbers since Congress cut federal funding
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
Donations to NPR and PBS Stations Surge After Funding Cuts
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Keep it up!
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Charlie Sykes-Rick Wilson: Why the Epstein Thing is Different
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Charlie Sykes-Rick Wilson: Why the Epstein Thing is Different
A recording from Charlie Sykes's live video
open.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Charlie Sykes-Rick Wilson: Why the Epstein Thing is Different
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open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Trump’s entirely capable of firing the Fed chair and wrecking the dollar to distract from his close friendship with a criminal sex abuser. That’s the nature of the man.
July 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Trump’s entirely capable of firing the Fed chair and wrecking the dollar to distract from his close friendship with a criminal sex abuser. That’s the nature of the man.
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Government By The Unqualified And The Absurd
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Government By The Unqualified And The Absurd
A conversation with Tom Nichols; Plus Mon Mothma's speech.
open.substack.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Government By The Unqualified And The Absurd
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The Arsonist Blinks
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The Arsonist Blinks
A conversation with Chris Cillizza
open.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Arsonist Blinks
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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To launder money.
Why does a president who bans books and can barely read need a presidential library?
May 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
To launder money.
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Look for things that inspire you and create joy.
April 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Look for things that inspire you and create joy.
It is the nature of grace always to fill spaces that have been empty.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
April 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It is the nature of grace always to fill spaces that have been empty.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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No one went hungry in my nation before colonization. I have been thinking about that. Our culture was communal: food was shared with everyone. There was no hunger. If a small nation like mine could achieve that, imagine what big nations could do. Peace in every bite. Charleston
a picture of a field of wheat with the year 2024 on the bottom
ALT: a picture of a field of wheat with the year 2024 on the bottom
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April 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
No one went hungry in my nation before colonization. I have been thinking about that. Our culture was communal: food was shared with everyone. There was no hunger. If a small nation like mine could achieve that, imagine what big nations could do. Peace in every bite. Charleston
I have had several DM's asking if I've left here. The answer is no. I had surgery several weeks ago and one of the tumors removed was pre-cancerous. After the surgery I developed an infection. The last couple of months have been a rollercoaster and I needed to focus.
April 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I have had several DM's asking if I've left here. The answer is no. I had surgery several weeks ago and one of the tumors removed was pre-cancerous. After the surgery I developed an infection. The last couple of months have been a rollercoaster and I needed to focus.
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“Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up & chase them.”
March 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up & chase them.”
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Today was a grim, terrible day for the United States and the cause of democracy. Putin, along with other dictators around the world, can finally look at Trump with confidence and think: one of us.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
It Was an Ambush
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Today was a grim, terrible day for the United States and the cause of democracy. Putin, along with other dictators around the world, can finally look at Trump with confidence and think: one of us.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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