Pat Clark
@patclark8645.bsky.social
Polyglot journalist (name a country, I have probably worked for one of their media outlets); author of Donfire! (2016) and Trumplandia! (2017), available on Amazon. Get 'em today, you'll love 'em. Avocations: piano, art, literature and language exchange.
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US Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028. "As rumors of a US war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years" Sam Biddle and Nick Turse report. Invasion and sustained military occupation?
U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
US Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028. "As rumors of a US war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years" Sam Biddle and Nick Turse report. Invasion and sustained military occupation?
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In the ninth and penultimate volume of correspondence of Hermann Hesse, we encounter a writer consumed with worry about the arrival of the anthropocene era and the dark prospects it presents for future generations of homo sapiens. In
Er schüttelte die Faust: Hermann Hesses späte Briefe
Hermann Hesse war nicht der milde Mönch von Montagnola, der Konflikte wegmeditierte. Auch in seinen späten Briefen drückte er starke Empfindungen aus und schüttelte nicht nur den Kopf, sondern bisweil...
www.faz.net
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In the ninth and penultimate volume of correspondence of Hermann Hesse, we encounter a writer consumed with worry about the arrival of the anthropocene era and the dark prospects it presents for future generations of homo sapiens. In
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In the Ukraine War, Russian casualties exceed 1.1 million and Russian KIA exceed 150,000. www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/29/p...
Подтвержденные потери России в Украине превысили 150 тысяч человек - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In the Ukraine War, Russian casualties exceed 1.1 million and Russian KIA exceed 150,000. www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/29/p...
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According to Jeff Bezos' WaPo editorial page, the most horrific thing that could ever happen to America would be for billionaires to pay the same effective rate of taxation as their chaffeurs.An inheritance tax that prevents them from passing on their massive wealth to offspring would be still worse
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
According to Jeff Bezos' WaPo editorial page, the most horrific thing that could ever happen to America would be for billionaires to pay the same effective rate of taxation as their chaffeurs.An inheritance tax that prevents them from passing on their massive wealth to offspring would be still worse
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Now the fourth Republican lawmaker in Indiana who says she was threatened with violence by Trump supporters and now is opposing Trump's redistricting plan.
November 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Now the fourth Republican lawmaker in Indiana who says she was threatened with violence by Trump supporters and now is opposing Trump's redistricting plan.
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Global fascism on the uptick. "Mussolini once said that he didn’t create fascism – he extracted it from the Italians’ unconscious. And I think it’s the same thing with Bolsonarismo. Bolsonaro dies, but these radical ideas and ideology are here to stay." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘Foam that’s washed away’: support dissolves as Bolsonaro starts 27-year jail term
Brazil shows little sign of feared rightwing rebellion, with only a few die-hards protesting outside prison
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Global fascism on the uptick. "Mussolini once said that he didn’t create fascism – he extracted it from the Italians’ unconscious. And I think it’s the same thing with Bolsonarismo. Bolsonaro dies, but these radical ideas and ideology are here to stay." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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"Он наш человек": On Kremlin TV tonight, propagandist Margarita Simonyan said that in light of what is happening right now, Russia should rejoice over the fact that Donald Trump is president. She also claimed that Russia is the best country in the world and all other countries are jealous of it.
Margarita Simonyan says all countries are jealous of Russia
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Он наш человек": On Kremlin TV tonight, propagandist Margarita Simonyan said that in light of what is happening right now, Russia should rejoice over the fact that Donald Trump is president. She also claimed that Russia is the best country in the world and all other countries are jealous of it.
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Another major accomplishment for RFKJr.
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Another major accomplishment for RFKJr.
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Marsha Blackburn appears not to understand that Trump concluded secret treaties in the final weeks of his first term that essentially turned Afghanistan over to the Taliban in the first months of Biden's administration. Or she knows this and is simply lying.
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Marsha Blackburn appears not to understand that Trump concluded secret treaties in the final weeks of his first term that essentially turned Afghanistan over to the Taliban in the first months of Biden's administration. Or she knows this and is simply lying.
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"Donald Trump has vowed to ‘throw his whole weight’ behind Nigel Farage to help him become the British Prime Minister by 2027, sources on both sides of the Atlantic have told The Daily Mail on Sunday." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Inside the MAGA plot to make Farage Prime Minister
Donald Trump has vowed to 'throw his whole weight' behind Nigel Farage to help him to become Prime Minister by 2027, sources on both sides of the Atlantic have told The Mail on Sunday.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"Donald Trump has vowed to ‘throw his whole weight’ behind Nigel Farage to help him become the British Prime Minister by 2027, sources on both sides of the Atlantic have told The Daily Mail on Sunday." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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A long-lost painting by 17th-cen Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction in France today for almost €3 mn—well beyond its asking price. The work, of Jesus Christ on the cross and painted in 1613, was unearthed by auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat in a Paris mansion last year.
Un tableau du célèbre peintre Rubens disparu pendant quatre siècles adjugé à 2,9 millions d'euros
La toile avait été retrouvée en septembre 2024 par un commissaire-priseur lors de l’inventaire et de la vente d’un hôtel particulier du 6e arrondissement à Paris.
www.lefigaro.fr
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A long-lost painting by 17th-cen Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction in France today for almost €3 mn—well beyond its asking price. The work, of Jesus Christ on the cross and painted in 1613, was unearthed by auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat in a Paris mansion last year.
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The AfD are Nazis, and so is their youth wing, the Hitlerjugend. Kevin Dorow was elected to the board of the AfD youth organization in Gießen with 89%. "As Mr. Höcke has quoted," he said. "Youth must be led by youth! This principle must be our guiding star." This was the motto of the Hitlerjugend
AfD: Björn Höcke verbreitet Leitsatz der Hitlerjugend - WELT
Der Thüringer Landeschef Höcke äußert sich zur Zukunft des AfD-Nachwuchsverbands – und verwendet einen Kernsatz der Hitlerjugend: die Parole „Jugend muss durch Jugend geführt werden“. Die NS-Organisat...
www.welt.de
December 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The AfD are Nazis, and so is their youth wing, the Hitlerjugend. Kevin Dorow was elected to the board of the AfD youth organization in Gießen with 89%. "As Mr. Höcke has quoted," he said. "Youth must be led by youth! This principle must be our guiding star." This was the motto of the Hitlerjugend
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Here's your "secretary of war" peddling war crimes to children.
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Here's your "secretary of war" peddling war crimes to children.
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The Justice Department’s top ethics adviser claimed he was sacked because Pam Bondi and Kash Patel wanted to hang on to lavish gifts that violated government ethical rules.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The Justice Department’s top ethics adviser claimed he was sacked because Pam Bondi and Kash Patel wanted to hang on to lavish gifts that violated government ethical rules.
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The current SDFL US Attorney was previously bounced out of the office for sheer incompetence
Trump’s Hand-Picked Attack Dog Once ‘Flunked’ Out of Office He Now Leads
Jason Reding Quiñones’ leadership has led to an exodus of staff in the Southern District of Florida.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The current SDFL US Attorney was previously bounced out of the office for sheer incompetence
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ABCNY and the State Bar have each condemned Todd Blanche for his remarks about judges, which violate the Code of Professional Conduct. He should be and probably is facing disciplinary proceedings over this and other serious misconduct. bsky.app/profile/nycb...
The City Bar condemns recent remarks by the Deputy Attorney General in which he described the Administration as being at “war” with the federal judiciary and invited young lawyers to “join the fight” against purported “activist judges.” Read the statement here: bit.ly/4nWdoDd
Deputy Attorney General’s “War” on the Judiciary is an Assault on Judicial Independence | New York City Bar Association
New York City Bar Association Statement The New York City Bar Association (“City Bar”) condemns the remarks delivered by Todd […]
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
ABCNY and the State Bar have each condemned Todd Blanche for his remarks about judges, which violate the Code of Professional Conduct. He should be and probably is facing disciplinary proceedings over this and other serious misconduct. bsky.app/profile/nycb...
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One of the nation's largest and most prestigious bar associations censures DAG Todd Blanche over advocacy of violence against judges. When this happens, a bar disciplinary proceeding is usually already underway.
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
One of the nation's largest and most prestigious bar associations censures DAG Todd Blanche over advocacy of violence against judges. When this happens, a bar disciplinary proceeding is usually already underway.
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The uniform presumption of criminal guilt of all dark-skinned persons is a well established principle of justice shared by Greg Bovino and Rupert Murdoch.
FOX: Here's a viral video of landscapers who were being addressed by a CBP agent. What do you say to people who say that falls outside the purview of getting criminals out?
GREG BOVINO: Martha, do we know the criminal records of those so-called landscapers?
GREG BOVINO: Martha, do we know the criminal records of those so-called landscapers?
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The uniform presumption of criminal guilt of all dark-skinned persons is a well established principle of justice shared by Greg Bovino and Rupert Murdoch.
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My expectation is that Blanche is already facing disciplinary proceedings over these remarks.
The Federalist Society has apparently taken down the video of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's "Fireside Chat" at the National Lawyers Convention on November 7 (the one where he said that he and the Justice Department are at "war" against federal district courts):
I wonder why...
I wonder why...
2025 National Lawyers Convention
The National Lawyers Convention is now sold out. Over three days, the Federalist Society's 2025...
fedsoc.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
My expectation is that Blanche is already facing disciplinary proceedings over these remarks.
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The man Jesse Watters is interviewing here, Tim Pool, is a paid Russian influence agent.
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The man Jesse Watters is interviewing here, Tim Pool, is a paid Russian influence agent.
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Nothing surprising here.
JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Nothing surprising here.
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On Rupert Murdoch TV, Kristi Noem makes the case for interning people who blow whistles in her new archipelago of concentration camps.
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
On Rupert Murdoch TV, Kristi Noem makes the case for interning people who blow whistles in her new archipelago of concentration camps.
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Kash Patel was a bottom half of the class student at New York's least prestigious law school. He went on scratching near the bottom for a job, developing a mediocre at best record as a public defender, before landing a job a the DOJ. His politics were Democratic and liberal. Then be became a Trump
Kash Patel’s Acts of Service
The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Kash Patel was a bottom half of the class student at New York's least prestigious law school. He went on scratching near the bottom for a job, developing a mediocre at best record as a public defender, before landing a job a the DOJ. His politics were Democratic and liberal. Then be became a Trump