Tom Clark
@tomsclark.bsky.social
Political scientist at Stanford University studying law, courts, policing, public safety. www.tomclarkphd.com Go birds.
Oh no. A head of government politicizing the military and grabbing immunity from prosecution? The end of democracy....
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Oh no. A head of government politicizing the military and grabbing immunity from prosecution? The end of democracy....
So the Democrats are heralding a soft commitment to comply with the law as a victory in their negotiations?
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
So the Democrats are heralding a soft commitment to comply with the law as a victory in their negotiations?
This is a page on the official White house website right now. www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is a page on the official White house website right now. www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
I suppose that's one way of putting it, @nytimes.com. There are some "perils" to the executive branch adopting the view that it is not bound by law.
October 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I suppose that's one way of putting it, @nytimes.com. There are some "perils" to the executive branch adopting the view that it is not bound by law.
Give this man a Nobel Peace Prize already!
October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Give this man a Nobel Peace Prize already!
Here’s the federal building in Chicago. In the Loop, fenced off to keep people away. I have spent a lot of time walking around this place, and seeing this feels very dystopian.
September 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here’s the federal building in Chicago. In the Loop, fenced off to keep people away. I have spent a lot of time walking around this place, and seeing this feels very dystopian.
The @washingtonpost.com has done a lot of bad reporting lately, helping the regime’s narrative. But this one really caught my eye. Kimmel didn’t talk about Kirk - he talked about the GOP using his assassination for political gain. And that’s why he was suspended. It should be reported that way.
September 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The @washingtonpost.com has done a lot of bad reporting lately, helping the regime’s narrative. But this one really caught my eye. Kimmel didn’t talk about Kirk - he talked about the GOP using his assassination for political gain. And that’s why he was suspended. It should be reported that way.
More crackerjack reporting from the Washington (In the Bag) Post. No, it’s not unclear whether Trump can do this. It is clear he cannot, unless we’re all on board with the law not binding anything Dear Leader does.
September 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
More crackerjack reporting from the Washington (In the Bag) Post. No, it’s not unclear whether Trump can do this. It is clear he cannot, unless we’re all on board with the law not binding anything Dear Leader does.
“Mr. President, I invite you to see your big, beautiful face on a banner in front of the Department of Labor, because you are really the transformational president of the American worker,” Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer told Trump.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Mr. President, I invite you to see your big, beautiful face on a banner in front of the Department of Labor, because you are really the transformational president of the American worker,” Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer told Trump.
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For reference, that's basically *everybody.* Thanks, John Roberts.
August 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
For reference, that's basically *everybody.* Thanks, John Roberts.
What determines whether you have to apologize or pay a billion-dollar shakedown?
August 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What determines whether you have to apologize or pay a billion-dollar shakedown?
These are the kinds of career events you see when you go read the Wikipedia pages of random mid-level operatives from authoritarian regimes of the past. Except that this one is for an American who an American president attempted (and failed) to install in the capital police force.
August 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
These are the kinds of career events you see when you go read the Wikipedia pages of random mid-level operatives from authoritarian regimes of the past. Except that this one is for an American who an American president attempted (and failed) to install in the capital police force.
Just a reminder that the Constitution vesta the power to set tariffs in Congress.
August 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just a reminder that the Constitution vesta the power to set tariffs in Congress.
There is no bad news in the greatest country in the history of all of the universe.
In all seriousness, we used to worry about how handle time series when a pollster slightly tweaked question wording. Here, we’re going to face a multi-year gap in economic data.
In all seriousness, we used to worry about how handle time series when a pollster slightly tweaked question wording. Here, we’re going to face a multi-year gap in economic data.
August 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
There is no bad news in the greatest country in the history of all of the universe.
In all seriousness, we used to worry about how handle time series when a pollster slightly tweaked question wording. Here, we’re going to face a multi-year gap in economic data.
In all seriousness, we used to worry about how handle time series when a pollster slightly tweaked question wording. Here, we’re going to face a multi-year gap in economic data.
“It was only supposed to be a temporary” thing. Hahaha. Be careful about pointing out Dear Leader’s shortcomings. I’m sure they’ll replace it with an exhibit about him winning three presidential elections.
July 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“It was only supposed to be a temporary” thing. Hahaha. Be careful about pointing out Dear Leader’s shortcomings. I’m sure they’ll replace it with an exhibit about him winning three presidential elections.
Today, I drove through the vastness of eastern Wyoming. I passed the largest surface coal mine in North America, and I also passed a small wind farm. It gave me some food for thought about the claim that turbines are ugly and so we should be digging for more coal instead.
July 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today, I drove through the vastness of eastern Wyoming. I passed the largest surface coal mine in North America, and I also passed a small wind farm. It gave me some food for thought about the claim that turbines are ugly and so we should be digging for more coal instead.
This is definitely not the kind of thing that US law allows a president to impose tariffs over. Good job, @nytimes.com making that ultra clear.
July 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is definitely not the kind of thing that US law allows a president to impose tariffs over. Good job, @nytimes.com making that ultra clear.
Well, this is some pretty heavy Dear Leader shit right here. An email from the SSA fawning all over the Trump billionaire bill??
July 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Well, this is some pretty heavy Dear Leader shit right here. An email from the SSA fawning all over the Trump billionaire bill??
Here’s something to keep in mind when you read about the companies Trump has extorted by corrupt use of presidential power and solicited bribes as donations to his “future library.” Trump has been barred in the state of New York from running a charity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...
July 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Here’s something to keep in mind when you read about the companies Trump has extorted by corrupt use of presidential power and solicited bribes as donations to his “future library.” Trump has been barred in the state of New York from running a charity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...
Hey - the genius of American science created life-saving medical treatments, but the geniuses from Tesla and SpaceX fired everyone we need to administer them to patients. But, don’t worry, we’ve authorized hiring some contractors. They’ll be ready by Christmas, if your cancer hasn’t spread too far.
June 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hey - the genius of American science created life-saving medical treatments, but the geniuses from Tesla and SpaceX fired everyone we need to administer them to patients. But, don’t worry, we’ve authorized hiring some contractors. They’ll be ready by Christmas, if your cancer hasn’t spread too far.
The Harvard lawsuit is well done, not unexpectedly. This little tidbit is great, though. I like it because it's yet another example of how sloppy the administration is. the fact that they don't even understand the laws they are using pre textually to attack their "enemies" is amazing.
May 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Harvard lawsuit is well done, not unexpectedly. This little tidbit is great, though. I like it because it's yet another example of how sloppy the administration is. the fact that they don't even understand the laws they are using pre textually to attack their "enemies" is amazing.
This is insane. The lede’s use of passive voice give it away. The media is feeding the narrative here. When you read the story, the active sentences are all about the GOP talking about Biden. So, why is the headline about the Democrats?
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May 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is insane. The lede’s use of passive voice give it away. The media is feeding the narrative here. When you read the story, the active sentences are all about the GOP talking about Biden. So, why is the headline about the Democrats?
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Well, look what just showed up! Advance copies are in, and you can pre-order yours now. It ships June 3. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
May 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Well, look what just showed up! Advance copies are in, and you can pre-order yours now. It ships June 3. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Anyhow else remember Trump insisting that he could end the war in 24 hours? His supporters can’t blame his BS this time on the naïveté of being a political outsider. (He’s as swampy as they get!) But they’ll find another way to rationalize this one.
April 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Anyhow else remember Trump insisting that he could end the war in 24 hours? His supporters can’t blame his BS this time on the naïveté of being a political outsider. (He’s as swampy as they get!) But they’ll find another way to rationalize this one.
This is what's happening when the Trump administration appears in court. The lawyers say, "yes, the law enforcement agents and politicians broke the law." The judge asks, "what reason did they give?" And the lawyer says, "they won't say." The Administration is breaking the law with total impunity.
April 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is what's happening when the Trump administration appears in court. The lawyers say, "yes, the law enforcement agents and politicians broke the law." The judge asks, "what reason did they give?" And the lawyer says, "they won't say." The Administration is breaking the law with total impunity.