Clare T
@claretorreador.bsky.social
Perpetual student. Researcher. Air-conditioned gypsy. Rationally cynical. Commonwealth of VA.
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Gavin Newsom just announced that California will be the first state to join the World Health Organization.
This is in direct defiance of Donald Trump, who just pulled the United States out of the organization.
This is in direct defiance of Donald Trump, who just pulled the United States out of the organization.
January 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Gavin Newsom just announced that California will be the first state to join the World Health Organization.
This is in direct defiance of Donald Trump, who just pulled the United States out of the organization.
This is in direct defiance of Donald Trump, who just pulled the United States out of the organization.
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This is what America has always been about: the promise of its best people upholding its ideals in the face of its worst people constantly tearing them down. You can focus on the bad parts, but I choose to uplift the good parts
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This is what America has always been about: the promise of its best people upholding its ideals in the face of its worst people constantly tearing them down. You can focus on the bad parts, but I choose to uplift the good parts
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
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Attn news commentators: Trump saying he could use force to obtain Greenland but won’t is not Trump saying he won’t use force to obtain Greenland. It is Trump using force as a threat to obtain Greenland. That is why he mentions it.
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Attn news commentators: Trump saying he could use force to obtain Greenland but won’t is not Trump saying he won’t use force to obtain Greenland. It is Trump using force as a threat to obtain Greenland. That is why he mentions it.
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One gets the impression that Stephen Miller is speed running a hyper-violent, uber-militarized operation of unabashed ethnic cleansing while getting grandpa (who wants everyone to love him) to agree to it by telling him it's only "the bad guys" they're getting, with the occasional innocent mistake.
Trump not happy with the public backlash to ICE's conduct, says DHS needs to step up the propaganda
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
One gets the impression that Stephen Miller is speed running a hyper-violent, uber-militarized operation of unabashed ethnic cleansing while getting grandpa (who wants everyone to love him) to agree to it by telling him it's only "the bad guys" they're getting, with the occasional innocent mistake.
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The old constitutional order is gone, and we should be straightforward about that. It’s obvious that, whatever else is on the reconstruction agenda, ICE abolition must be included.
For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/Au0nOrx
For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/Au0nOrx
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The old constitutional order is gone, and we should be straightforward about that. It’s obvious that, whatever else is on the reconstruction agenda, ICE abolition must be included.
For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/Au0nOrx
For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/Au0nOrx
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More on the princely burials from the Sizewell C site in Suffolk. This is a really lovely BBC news article, you can almost feel the archaeologists glee
Sizewell princely cemetery reveals more Anglo-Saxon secrets
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 7:54 AM
More on the princely burials from the Sizewell C site in Suffolk. This is a really lovely BBC news article, you can almost feel the archaeologists glee
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We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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Abigail Spanberger has officially been sworn in as governor of Virginia.
For the first time in history, the Commonwealth has a woman governor.
For the first time in history, the Commonwealth has a woman governor.
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abigail Spanberger has officially been sworn in as governor of Virginia.
For the first time in history, the Commonwealth has a woman governor.
For the first time in history, the Commonwealth has a woman governor.
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NEW: Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution later this year. buff.ly/T7cbqeY
Virginia to Put Abortion Access On the Ballot
Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution…
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January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution later this year. buff.ly/T7cbqeY
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On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM
On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
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Every bit of focus Europeans put into defending Greenland from foreign aggression is time and energy they're not using to defend Ukraine from foreign aggression.
Doesn't mean that's the cause of US threats, but it's an effect either way.
Doesn't mean that's the cause of US threats, but it's an effect either way.
January 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Every bit of focus Europeans put into defending Greenland from foreign aggression is time and energy they're not using to defend Ukraine from foreign aggression.
Doesn't mean that's the cause of US threats, but it's an effect either way.
Doesn't mean that's the cause of US threats, but it's an effect either way.
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Maybe if I try really hard I can learn the art of not giving a shit.
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Maybe if I try really hard I can learn the art of not giving a shit.
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This is the reminder that there is an entire section of the Constitution that imposes consequences for trying to overthrow the government because it has happened before!
“What were they supposed to do?”
Use the goddamn tools labeled “for traitors” instead of asking voters to do it
“What were they supposed to do?”
Use the goddamn tools labeled “for traitors” instead of asking voters to do it
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This is the reminder that there is an entire section of the Constitution that imposes consequences for trying to overthrow the government because it has happened before!
“What were they supposed to do?”
Use the goddamn tools labeled “for traitors” instead of asking voters to do it
“What were they supposed to do?”
Use the goddamn tools labeled “for traitors” instead of asking voters to do it
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And, you can also change the narrative yourself, by leading the public. Public pressure absolutely moves politicians. Sitting around waiting for others to take this seriously is failing. Making something the story and making the public care about it is the job of a politician.
IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
if you want the Senate to do something, Senate Republicans must do something.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
And, you can also change the narrative yourself, by leading the public. Public pressure absolutely moves politicians. Sitting around waiting for others to take this seriously is failing. Making something the story and making the public care about it is the job of a politician.
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At the Pentagon's request, NY Times and Washington Post withheld reporting on impending Venezuela invasion so that news would not be leaked to 80 or so innocent Venezuelan citizens that they were about to fucking die.
January 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM
At the Pentagon's request, NY Times and Washington Post withheld reporting on impending Venezuela invasion so that news would not be leaked to 80 or so innocent Venezuelan citizens that they were about to fucking die.
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IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
if you want the Senate to do something, Senate Republicans must do something.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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