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Peter Clothier

@brooklyn001.bsky.social
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Brooklyn, NYC. Cultured, sophisticated man about town. Music, opera, theater, social justice, human rights, sober, history, photography, travel, LGBTQ, dogs and cats, rule of law 🇺🇸 🎼 🗽 ⚖️ 🎭 🏳️‍🌈 🎶

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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 6h
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Decline in tourism hits US economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 6h
Ouch!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h
CNN and MS NOW are complicit in Trump’s illegal scheme to steal taxpayer money for political ads. Why are they accepting stolen money to run illegal ads?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨The biggest changes among the key Senate battlegrounds that Nate Silver highlighted recently were: Ohio: D +5.3 — up from D +4.5 Texas: D +3.6 — up from D +3.4 Maine: D +2.7 — up from D +2.5 Michigan: D +3.4 — up from D +3.2 Alaska: D +2.5 — up from D +2.4 Iowa: D +2.1 — up from D +2.0
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Just A Grandmom🇺🇸 @grandmompa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm on board with this. Along with very lengthy prison terms for treason.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy sh*t. Sen Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of going to an Atlanta Hawks bball game with the implication that he must of also met with then prosecutor Fani Willis BUT Smith went to an Iowa HAWKEYES game in Maryland instead. This GOP clown show is a disgrace.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
That cocky, misplaced look of smug success on Senator Eric Schmitt’s face—moments before everything came crashing down around him because he’s so carelessly incompetent.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: It's hard these days for members of Congress to transcend the news cycle with viral moments in committee hearings. Sen. Schmitt today raised the bar with an allegation against Jack Smith that imploded in real time. w/ Chris Marquette www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Republicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.
The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Adam Hoffman was convicted of raping his friend's young son. He should be in jail, but Paxton used his power to get him on a misdemeanor. That means he only served for 60 days, didn't have to register as a sex offender in Texas, and then left the state.
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Barchart @barchart.com · 28/09/2026
A staggering $8.44 Trillion is now sitting in Money Market Funds, a new all-time high 🚨 🤑 💰
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Federal law bans using appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda. Trump signed the bill that still says it. If he wants “Love Me” on Fox and Newsmax six weeks out, he can write a campaign check. But the crook does not get to loot your government tax dollars because the polls are ugly...
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The disclaimer on Desperate Don's new “final battle” propaganda ad is an honest confession: PAID FOR BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT That is not a PSA. That is a midterm campaign ad charged to YOU because Trump is terrified of the huge November loss heading his way in 37 days.
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Trump uses public funds for 'Love me' ad that promotes himself
The White House is using public funds for a TV ad that promotes President Trump and his record, calling it a "public service announcement."
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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The best and worst of George Santos on the premiere of ‘Special Forces’
Convicted fraudster and ex-Congressman George Santos is front and center on the season 5 premiere of ‘Special Forces.’
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 25/09/2026
A rapidly intensifying nor’easter will produce significant and widespread coastal impacts this weekend to the coastal Mid Atlantic and southeast New England. Dangerous and damaging coastal flooding is likely along the Mid Atlantic coast and may occur over multiple high tide cycles: weather.gov
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National Weather Service
NWS All NOAA
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 25/09/2026
Donald Trump continues to attack Americans’ right to vote because he knows his party can’t win on the issues. The Trump Administration’s flawed voter screening database is yet another example of this Administration’s disregard of constitutional rights.
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Democrats @democrats.org · 25/09/2026
39 days until the midterms. Meet 39 Democrats who can help us flip the House blue in November.
A graphic featuring the names, photos, and districts of various Democratic congressional candidates. A headline reads: "Meet the Democrats who will defeat Republicans and help us flip the House."
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud, but a group of outsiders is making that difficult," Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Michael Scherer report 👇 Read more here: bit.ly/4hrJ4z8 #ResistTrump
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/09/2026
Soaring bond yields ‘not even close’ to cooling red-hot US economy, investors say ft.trib.al/HOd5NYF
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Soaring bond yields ‘not even close’ to cooling red-hot US economy, investors say
Rising borrowing costs so far show no sign of putting a brake on activity in world’s biggest economy
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
NEW: SCOTUS' revival of the Trump administration's flawed citizenship checker for the midterms signals the court may be eager to weaken one of the most important safeguards against last-minute voter purges.
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In SAVE ruling, Supreme Court signals path to weaken key protection against last-minute purges
A crucial voter protection could hinge on whether the Supreme Court wants to narrow the definition of “systematic” as applied to purges. And there’s reason to fear that it does.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 25/09/2026
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Trump administration could deploy a federal immigration database to check voters’ citizenship, allowing a tool the White House and some Republican-led states want to use to scrub their voter rolls. on.wsj.com/4dATbk2
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Supreme Court Says Trump Officials Can Use Immigration Database for Voter Checks
The system could be used to scrub voter rolls and potentially challenge election results.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
Sen. Tommy Tuberville's "furry" obsession got even more embarrassing once the community note arrived.
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Tuberville’s Furry Pilot Panic Gets Community Noted
Fact check calls out gubernatorial candidate’s tall tale.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is honestly the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-...
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U.S. Treasury Yields Hit Multiyear Highs on Economic Data, Fed Rate-Boost Expectations
The 10-year Treasury yield rose to its highest level since 2007 and the 30-year yield hit its highest since 2004 amid increasing expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its Octob...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 25/09/2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took center stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday — his appearance met with a mix of cheers, boos and mass walkouts.
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Delegates walk out as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses UN
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 25/09/2026
The Pentagon has given its most detailed estimate to date of the cost of the Iran war: $43.6 billion. Here’s how that breaks down www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Much Has the U.S. Spent on the War in Iran? (Gift Article)
A detailed look at the $43.6 billion the Pentagon has spent so far.
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/3...
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30-year fixed mortgage rate jumps sharply Thursday to 7.45%
The 30-year fixed rate surged to 7.45%, the highest level since April 2024 as bonds sold off and yields rose.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rate rose to 7.03%, up from 6.3% a year ago. “A move from 6 to 7 is a big change,” said Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, a finance professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, “and it will further dampen an already weak housing market.”
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 24/09/2026
Millions across the Northeast are bracing for an intense, multi-day Nor’easter this weekend that is forecast to bring heavy rain and strong wind gusts to the East Coast.
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Rare September Nor’easter set to slam East Coast with heavy rain, damaging winds
Moderate to major flooding is likely from North Carolina to Nantucket, Massachusetts, with southeastern Virginia — particularly the Virginia Beach-to-Norfolk area — at highest risk.
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
politicalwire.com/2026/09/24/p...
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Polling Shows Republicans Turning On Trump
"In late 2008, at the height of the Great Recession and amid two wars in the Middle East, President George W. Bush posted a historic-low approval rating of just 22 percent. Donald Trump may be coming…
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 24/09/2026
Yesterday was the busiest day on the subway since before the pandemic 🎉 Nearly 4.7 million people rode the subway yesterday, a new post-pandemic record! We've invested in improving safety and reliability across the system—and it's paying off.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 24/09/2026
The latest Trump stumble in trying to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle (Gift Article)
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tucker says he warned Trump about Israel taking us to war… TUCKER: "Trump said, ‘In the end, we're all dead anyway’ 😳— I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids, our grandkids, our country?'… he goes (dismissively) *AGHH*.” INSKEEP: *laughs* 🤔
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is brutal
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Reuters @reuters.com · 24/09/2026
Politico denied access to White House after judge's order, news outlet says reut.rs/4yd29w6
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Politico denied access to White House after judge's order, news outlet says
A Politico ​reporter was ‌barred from the ​White ​House despite ⁠a ​judge's order ​calling for access to be ​restored ​immediately for journalists ‌from ⁠Politico, CNN and MS NOW, Politico said.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Things were pretty grim there.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 24/09/2026
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down. trib.al/zW2vNhK
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Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/09/2026
The top administrator at the Kennedy Center extended the venue’s closure for another week and said he would continue to reevaluate the shutdown weekly — raising the prospect of a closure that could stretch on indefinitely.
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Kennedy Center extends closure for a week as reopening date remains uncertain
The center's top administrator said he would continue to reevaluate the situation, raising the prospect of a shutdown that could stretch on indefinitely.
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.fox5ny.com/news/life-ex...
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Life expectancy in New York City is above average: report
The estimated life expectancy at birth for New York City was 82.3 years in 2023, according to data released by the City Health Dashboard.
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump
What’s Donald Trump really worth? Forbes picks apart the president's balance sheet to uncover the answer.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE is removing detainees with final deportation orders from its online tracking system. This makes it nearly impossible for their lawyers and families to contact them, which could prevent them from using all their constitutionally protected legal options. Trump’s cruelty is endless.
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Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator
The change will make it harder for many families and attorneys to determine where an immigrant is being held after being
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
FLAG MS NOW: Trump aides are now exploring attaching Trump's name to Ford's Theatre. The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned by aides as one of the federal properties that could somehow carry Trump's name.
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
thehill.com/business/610...
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10-year Treasury yield spikes to highest point since 2007
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield again hit a 19-year high on Wednesday, as the market sell-off continues amid the Iran war and rising government debt.  The 10-year note closed at…
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Kim A. Wagner @kimatiwagner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"That is a war crime. That is barbarism. And it is something the United States must never be associated with." I don't know, man - I think it might be a bit too late for that...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump's approval rating just hit an all-time low. Polling for Republicans ahead of the midterms is tanking too. Good news. But do not let the unpopularity of Trump and the GOP result in you becoming complacent. We need to show up this November in numbers so huge that victory cannot be denied.
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Peter Clothier @brooklyn001.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/the-...
lgbtqnation.com
The Netherlands' gay prime minister drank a beer at the Stonewall Inn while praising its legacy - LGBTQ Nation
"Historical grounds like these are important, and we will make sure we'll never give up," he said.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s amazing how many Republican senators and senate nominees in close races are suddenly against the Iran War this week after backing it 100% for 7 months. Is there an election coming up soon?
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