Tony Clark
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Writer. Former senior House staffer and campaign communications director, NIH legislative analyst, FEMA/NFIP contractor. Writing about government oversight, Congress, HHS, NARA, presidential libraries. Books in 2026 and beyond: https://www.informative.ink/
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NEW SCOOP from me: the White House is "scrambling" to salvage Trump's nomination of Casey Means to be US Surgeon General.
Means—who is statutorily ineligible—had been set to testify today, but went into labor.
They will now try a... different approach.
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Means—who is statutorily ineligible—had been set to testify today, but went into labor.
They will now try a... different approach.
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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Bari Weiss is a good example of Arthur C. Clarke's definition of intellectual: someone who has been educated beyond their intelligence.
The new editor of CBS News thinks that Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch debating the 2nd Amendment is “news.”
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
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So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Bari Weiss is a good example of Arthur C. Clarke's definition of intellectual: someone who has been educated beyond their intelligence.
Bari Weiss is a good example of Arthur C. Clarke's definition of intellectual: someone who has been educated beyond their intelligence.
The new editor of CBS News thinks that Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch debating the 2nd Amendment is “news.”
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Bari Weiss is a good example of Arthur C. Clarke's definition of intellectual: someone who has been educated beyond their intelligence.
Also from last night's ominous sunset cloud:
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Also from last night's ominous sunset cloud:
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NEWS
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
NEWS
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
If you're reading an article about original reporting someone else did, don't share it; follow the link to the original, and share that.
And if there's no link because you're reading a plagiarist, take the extra 15 seconds to find and share the original reporting.
And stop reading plagiarists.
And if there's no link because you're reading a plagiarist, take the extra 15 seconds to find and share the original reporting.
And stop reading plagiarists.
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If you're reading an article about original reporting someone else did, don't share it; follow the link to the original, and share that.
And if there's no link because you're reading a plagiarist, take the extra 15 seconds to find and share the original reporting.
And stop reading plagiarists.
And if there's no link because you're reading a plagiarist, take the extra 15 seconds to find and share the original reporting.
And stop reading plagiarists.
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Today we filed 1st Amendment lawsuit against AG Pam Bondi & Dept of Justice for illegal firing of senior official w/o any due process for personal comments of public interest he made on private date that turned out to be targeted O'Keefe operation.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Former DOJ official whose remarks about Epstein files were recorded sues over firing
In the lawsuit, Joseph Schnitt claims he was secretly recorded during private conversations with a woman he met on Hinge.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Today we filed 1st Amendment lawsuit against AG Pam Bondi & Dept of Justice for illegal firing of senior official w/o any due process for personal comments of public interest he made on private date that turned out to be targeted O'Keefe operation.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
Upcoming Atlantic pieces (probably)
Fascism: Don't Dismiss the Benefits
The Dems' Vaccine/Autism Conundrum
Maybe Oligarchy Isn't So Bad
Not Everyone Is Cut Out to Own a Home
Third Terms Provide Stability
America Sacrificed During WWII and Turned Out Fine or: How To Stop Worrying About Tariffs
Fascism: Don't Dismiss the Benefits
The Dems' Vaccine/Autism Conundrum
Maybe Oligarchy Isn't So Bad
Not Everyone Is Cut Out to Own a Home
Third Terms Provide Stability
America Sacrificed During WWII and Turned Out Fine or: How To Stop Worrying About Tariffs
*Now* do you understand that Nicholas Thompson, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Adrienne LaFrance are not serious, responsible professionals?
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Upcoming Atlantic pieces (probably)
Fascism: Don't Dismiss the Benefits
The Dems' Vaccine/Autism Conundrum
Maybe Oligarchy Isn't So Bad
Not Everyone Is Cut Out to Own a Home
Third Terms Provide Stability
America Sacrificed During WWII and Turned Out Fine or: How To Stop Worrying About Tariffs
Fascism: Don't Dismiss the Benefits
The Dems' Vaccine/Autism Conundrum
Maybe Oligarchy Isn't So Bad
Not Everyone Is Cut Out to Own a Home
Third Terms Provide Stability
America Sacrificed During WWII and Turned Out Fine or: How To Stop Worrying About Tariffs
*Now* do you understand that Nicholas Thompson, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Adrienne LaFrance are not serious, responsible professionals?
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
*Now* do you understand that Nicholas Thompson, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Adrienne LaFrance are not serious, responsible professionals?
JUDGE CURRIE: "Not you."
EDVA STAFF: "Welcome, interim US Attorney Halligan. Do you have any questions for us?"
HALLIGAN: "Yeah, thanks. To start, umm... what's a US Attorney?"
HALLIGAN: "Yeah, thanks. To start, umm... what's a US Attorney?"
Via ABC: “President Donald Trump's assistant and former defense attorney Lindsey Halligan was sworn in today at the Justice Department as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.”
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
JUDGE CURRIE: "Not you."
Update: *was.*
EDVA is now headed by a mid-1970s Prell commercial.
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Update: *was.*
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Yale Law galaxy brain
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yale Law galaxy brain
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I was surprised today to learn that a Tesla's turn signal is yellow.
I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I was surprised today to learn that a Tesla's turn signal is yellow.
I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
Given DOGE's... err, "results," I'd guess that 100% of applicants chose "Other."
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Given DOGE's... err, "results," I'd guess that 100% of applicants chose "Other."
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The brown acid that is circulating around us is not specifically too good. It's suggested that you do stay away from that. Of course it's your own trip so be my guest. But please be advised that there is a warning on that one, okay?
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The brown acid that is circulating around us is not specifically too good. It's suggested that you do stay away from that. Of course it's your own trip so be my guest. But please be advised that there is a warning on that one, okay?
The brown acid that is circulating around us is not specifically too good. It's suggested that you do stay away from that. Of course it's your own trip so be my guest. But please be advised that there is a warning on that one, okay?
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The brown acid that is circulating around us is not specifically too good. It's suggested that you do stay away from that. Of course it's your own trip so be my guest. But please be advised that there is a warning on that one, okay?
I was surprised today to learn that a Tesla's turn signal is yellow.
I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I was surprised today to learn that a Tesla's turn signal is yellow.
I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
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Dear so-called journalists who are avoiding asking Trump and the White House tough questions so you can maintain "access": we have how many months of press freedom left? Six? If that?
What the hell are you saving your "access" for? Insider tips about the ballroom? A one-on-one on the goddamn roof??
What the hell are you saving your "access" for? Insider tips about the ballroom? A one-on-one on the goddamn roof??
August 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dear so-called journalists who are avoiding asking Trump and the White House tough questions so you can maintain "access": we have how many months of press freedom left? Six? If that?
What the hell are you saving your "access" for? Insider tips about the ballroom? A one-on-one on the goddamn roof??
What the hell are you saving your "access" for? Insider tips about the ballroom? A one-on-one on the goddamn roof??
To everyone sharing the screechy memes of what Jeffrey Epstein's brother claims is happening with the Epstein files: what could possibly make you think he has any special knowledge of the state of those files? 🤦🏼♂️
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
To everyone sharing the screechy memes of what Jeffrey Epstein's brother claims is happening with the Epstein files: what could possibly make you think he has any special knowledge of the state of those files? 🤦🏼♂️
Found the shirt; it's currently unavailable, so I can't tell if it comes pre-stained, or if he added that himself.
www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y8RD99H
www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y8RD99H
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Found the shirt; it's currently unavailable, so I can't tell if it comes pre-stained, or if he added that himself.
www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y8RD99H
www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y8RD99H
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Every member of Congress and frankly every American should denounce what Trump did today in suggesting members of Congress be executed.
It shouldn't even need to be said, but apparently does: it is beyond the pale for anyone to suggest such things, let alone the president of the united states.
It shouldn't even need to be said, but apparently does: it is beyond the pale for anyone to suggest such things, let alone the president of the united states.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Every member of Congress and frankly every American should denounce what Trump did today in suggesting members of Congress be executed.
It shouldn't even need to be said, but apparently does: it is beyond the pale for anyone to suggest such things, let alone the president of the united states.
It shouldn't even need to be said, but apparently does: it is beyond the pale for anyone to suggest such things, let alone the president of the united states.
Did they TRY to make Nobody 2 *this* bad?
(I'm not talking about camp, or cartoonish violence. It's just awful, with cringey dialogue delivered in an apparent attempt to win all the Razzies. It's worse than if Golan-Globus had produced a Liam Neeson/Nic Cage action flick directed by Andy Sidaris.)
(I'm not talking about camp, or cartoonish violence. It's just awful, with cringey dialogue delivered in an apparent attempt to win all the Razzies. It's worse than if Golan-Globus had produced a Liam Neeson/Nic Cage action flick directed by Andy Sidaris.)
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Did they TRY to make Nobody 2 *this* bad?
(I'm not talking about camp, or cartoonish violence. It's just awful, with cringey dialogue delivered in an apparent attempt to win all the Razzies. It's worse than if Golan-Globus had produced a Liam Neeson/Nic Cage action flick directed by Andy Sidaris.)
(I'm not talking about camp, or cartoonish violence. It's just awful, with cringey dialogue delivered in an apparent attempt to win all the Razzies. It's worse than if Golan-Globus had produced a Liam Neeson/Nic Cage action flick directed by Andy Sidaris.)