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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 1m

He’s flexing with your children and their future. He’s playing a dangerous game with everything he does, just to stroke his ego. He has no principles, so why else all the puffery and hest for adulation?

China says it is ready for 'any type of war' with US

The comments come in response to US tariffs and as Beijing boosts defence spending by 7.2%.

www.bbc.com

Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 43m

When has the Navy ever fired cannons over a freeway that has Americans on it? Is this possibly a show of force against No Kings Day? This may just evolve into America throwing-off its second king.

5 Freeway could be shut down due to concerns for live fire during military event at Camp Pendleton

Parts of the 5 Freeway could be shut down between Los Angeles and San Diego due to concerns of live fire during a military event.

abc7.com

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 1h

Why hasn’t she complained about the cost of space lasers and controlling the weather? And who is this person talking out of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s mouth?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Definitely not America First.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 1h

Maybe just maybe Trump is concerned about the No Kings protests. These are the intentions of a mad king.

Newsom rips into Trump plan to fire missiles over California’s I-5 freeway

Newsom’s office told the Los Angeles Times that it has received reports that the White House is directing a plan to use Navy ships off the California coast to fire missiles into Camp Pendleton.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 2h

Are you fearful for our democracy?

Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 4h

And he didn’t storm the beaches at Normandy.

Hic Svnt Lepores @agnosticnixie.bsky.social · 4h

No, George Patton was not antifascist.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 4h

Not sure what the problem is. President Trump wiped out all the scientists in the United States that could possibly use rare earth minerals. We’re going old school!

China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game

www.nytimes.com

Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 4h

Antifa is a left-wing group? Anti-fascism is the group that stormed the beaches at Normandy, right? Is there a difference between antifa and anti-fascism?

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 15h

🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the War on Antifa

Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 14h

Really hard to see how Donald Trump is serving the American people. How does using American taxpayer money to buy a foreign government show strength? Embarrassing, not strong.

Trump Offered a Helping Hand to Argentina. It Backfired.

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 21h

Apparently, Republicans want to eliminate elected Democrats with redistricting and now, if they are elected, won’t swear them in.

Arizona AG threatens lawsuit as Johnson delays Grijalva swearing-in

It's been three weeks since Grijalva's landslide win in the special election for southern Arizona's 7th Congressional District.

www.axios.com

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 23h

The midterms look to be shaping up as a revolt more than an election.

Supreme Court conservatives open to further eroding power of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Wednesday in a major voting rights case, Louisiana v. Callais, that threatens to undermine the Voting Rights Act. Follow here for the latest live news updat...

www.cnn.com

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 1d

When Republicans actually see what Trump has sown.

‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

www.politico.com

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 1d

First Trump “campaigns” for himself, then he gets politicians to lobby for him. Who does that? Haven’t seen anyone ever “campaign” for a Nobel Peace Prize. Ever. Wouldn’t it mean more if it wasn’t “campaigned” for?

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 2d

Wouldn’t is be nice to see a “factual” certification label by an unbiased society of fact checkers on every report or comment coming from government agencies or officials? It would help informed citizens when government decides to “flood the zone.”

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings Day Saturday. indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/vie...

No Kings protests near you on October 18

indivisible.actionkit.com

Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 2d

Without Headlines, the Trump administration would cease to exist. The news media should report what they can and ignore any information the administration wants to get out. They do not answer questions unless under oath.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 2d

ALCS Game 2, Seattle 10-3 !

Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 4d

U.S. life expectancy in 2017: 78.6 years.
U.S. life expectancy in 2021: 77.0 years.
U.S. life expectancy in 2025: 79.4 years.
U.S. life expectancy in 2029: 73 years (assuming reductions in healthcare insurance, changes to CDC health & vaccination policy and fewer hospitals.
Trump: bad for long life.

Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

apnews.com

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 4d

RIP, Diane Keaton.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 5d

Meanwhile, another Radical Leftist Rebellion breaks out in Portland.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 5d

The crazy thing is that thousands of US military troops are being used to “protect” ICE buildings from US Citizens protesting abuse of power.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 5d

Trump is holding a press conference and his train of thought is like a ricocheting bullet. My god, this is scary.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 5d

Donald Trump was elected because he said he was a businessman and would run the country like a business. He is running the country exactly like he ran his businesses. The government is in more debt and is currently closed.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 6d

Just a reminder: Obama has a Nobel Peace Prize, Trump does not.

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 6d

Does anyone know what these people are accomplishing? Is there a single agency that is doing its job well or at all? When Trump gives his State of the Union speech, he’s going to need to be under oath.

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