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Clara McK

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Retired Software Engineer 5th generation Californian Hometown: Berkeley

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litzz11 @litzz11.bsky.social · 57m
OK so apparently it was a shitty bill and would have given Republicans the veneer of caring about a corruption issue their own members have exploited to their advantage. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Democrats Block Stock-Trading Bill, Denying the G.O.P. a Pre-Midterm Win (Gift Article)
A Republican measure to limit, but not bar, congressional stock trading faltered in the Senate as Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. bid to show progress on an issue that has rankled voters.
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General Sarcasm @general-sarcasm22.bsky.social · 56m
Because nothing says "free and fair democracy" like threatening federal judges.... (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The Times (Gift Article)
Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 54m
The Age After Trump is coming. Better buckle up. (Doug Sosnik) 🎁Gift article: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The Age After Trump is coming. Better buckle up.
It won’t be easy to move away from the political era dominated by President Donald Trump.
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Truth & Justice League @trujusticeleague.bsky.social · 52m
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Eric Schmitt’s Very Bad Day at Work
For MAGA politicians, there’s no such thing as a gaffe.
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Desert Flower @crystal159.bsky.social · 50m
#MikeMazzei, a Trump-backed businessman, won the Republican nomination for governor of #Oklahoma Tuesday, narrowly defeating the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond... He campaigned on cutting taxes, including a proposal to phase out the state’s income tax over 6 years. By J. David Goodman
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Trump’s Pick Wins a Closely Contested Oklahoma Primary for Governor (Gift Article)
Mike Mazzei, a former state senator who lent more than $11 million of his own money to his campaign, narrowly defeated the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond.
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Victoria Byers @vixnbox.bsky.social · 47m
A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble Warm water expanding coupled w already high tides will cause the highest sea levels ever www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/c...
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See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California (Gift Article)
An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.
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Cousin Barry @cousinbarry.bsky.social · 42m
"California Governor Candidates to Face Off in Televised Debate. Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served in the Biden administration, will debate Steve Hilton, a Republican former talk show host, in what’s likely to be their only face-off before the election."
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Becerra and Hilton to Face Off in Televised California Governor Debate (Gift Article)
Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served in the Biden administration, will debate Steve Hilton, a Republican former talk show host, in what’s likely to be their only face-off before the election.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
👀 🔥
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 4h
Take a deep breath would ya
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 5h
Excited staffer goes viral as senator bursts Republican conspiracy theory
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 4h
A new model offers a template for just and transparent accounting of loss and damage.
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Our research measures the real cost of coal mines to people and planet
A new model offers a template for just and transparent accounting of loss and damage.
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Clara McK @cemck.bsky.social · 4h
They only care if it affects them directly. Bozo still loves ICE www.politico.com/live-updates...
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GOP senator urges ICE to dial back enforcement sweeps
Sen. Jim Justice is weighing in amid ranchers' outcry over the impact of immigration enforcement activities on their industry.
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Clara McK @cemck.bsky.social · 6h
Coincides with end of Trump regime.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 10h
Ukrainian tanks are again moving to frontline firing positions and engaging Russian positions with direct fire. The 475th Code 9.2 Regiment says reconnaissance and aerial cover coordinated with UAV operators allow the armored vehicles to operate despite the drone threat. #Ukraine
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 9h
The professional military ethic depends on troops who can sit through a partisan speech without becoming part of it, says Peter Feaver. That ethic faces its biggest test this week. warontherocks.com/what-will-he...
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What Will Hegseth’s “State of the Force” Reprise Reveal?
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is expected to convene a high-profile meeting of military personnel for a “State of the Force” address this week. Will
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6h
⚡️ Russian troops confiscate Ukrainian drone-delivered food in occupied Oleshky as civilians injured by mines while trying to flee, officials say.
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Russian troops confiscate Ukrainian drone-delivered food in occupied Oleshky as civilians injured by mines while fleeing, officials say
Four people were attempting to leave the town when they stepped on a mine and were injured, while a man collecting nuts was killed by another mine, the local military administration said.
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Tim Mak @timkmak.bsky.social · 7h
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:  Trump’s envoy is considering trading sanctions relief for Russia in exchange for political prisoners. The deal could pave the way for U.S.-Russia business deals to take place even before the war in Ukraine ends.
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Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 8h
Emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv after a strike hit a power transmission line, according to DTEK. Zhytomyr is also experiencing emergency electricity cuts, while water supply disruptions have been reported in some districts of Kyiv. #Ukraine
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wellbillyboy @wellbillyboy.bsky.social · 8h
"Moscow thinks that the price the US and Europe are willing to pay to support Kyiv is limited, where the price Russia is prepared to pay to conquer Ukraine is not. Russia’s principal target is not Ukraine’s territory or infrastructure. It is the will of the Ukrainian people and of their partners."
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Russia’s Plan to Break Ukraine
What Kyiv needs to survive.
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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 9h
Linda Greenhouse sums up John Roberts' full rewrite of the Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Opinion | This Case Has Flown Under the Radar. It Won’t Stay There. (Gift Article)
This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there.
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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“If one applied trends from recent polls to districts across the country, Democratic gains would imperil Republicans in more than a dozen districts that Trump won by double digits but depend on support from Hispanic voters. Texas & Florida would become ground zero for a possible Democratic tsunami…”
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Hispanic Voters, Abandoning Trump, Are Transforming the Midterm Map (Gift Article)
Texas and even Florida are the places to watch in November if a polling pattern holds.
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Heather Spaulding (Akalsha) @akalsha.bsky.social · 9h
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
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After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future (Gift Article)
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
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someonegrandma.bsky.social @someonegrandma.bsky.social · 9h
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Right-Wing Groups Are Making Money Off John Fetterman
After losing his Democratic fundraisers, the Pennsylvania senator found a new firm with MAGA-world ties.
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Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦 @earhart.bsky.social · 9h
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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DOJ’s Collapsing Probe Into a Supposed Anti-Trump Conspiracy
It’s buckling under the weight of strategic errors, staff turnover, and, most of all, the facts.
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nancybruski.bsky.social @nancybruski.bsky.social · 9h
Jamelle Bouie warns us re dangers of Trump’s using federal treasury as his own personal slush fund. Wht I can’t wrap my head around is how he keeps cancelling funding Congress has authorized! This MUST b stopped! Trump Wants to Get His Hands on the Power of the Purse www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Opinion | Trump Wants to Get His Hands on the Power of the Purse (Gift Article)
The search for fraud in the federal government must always end in the same place.
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Clara McK @cemck.bsky.social · 21h
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Report: AI Hospital Billing Added $942M in Costs
American hospitals' use of AI tools in billing added an estimated $942 million in health care spending for Blue Cross Blue Shield companies between 2023 and 2025, according to an analysis the associat...
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 23h
#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1951: The Sojourners for Truth and Justice begin a three-day assembly in Washington, D.C., with a march and silent vigil on the White House lawn. More than 132 Black women from 14 states arrived in the capital to demand federal action against racial terror. /1
Members of the Sojourners for Truth and Justice gather during their initial mobilization, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, 1951. More than 132 African American women from 14 states descended on the nation’s capital to demand an end to racial violence, Jim Crow laws and the systemic oppression of Black women. While the poor quality of the photo makes it difficult to pinpoint every face from left to right, several core organizers and notable figures are prominent in the center-front cluster: Louise Thompson Patterson, Charlotta Bass, Shirley Graham Du Bois and Eslanda Goode Robeson. Other trailblazing figures who participated in the Washington, D.C., delegation included legendary activist Mary Church Terrell, journalist Claudia Jones and a young Lorraine Hansberry, who read the group’s manifesto aloud during the convention.
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SlowlyBoiledFrog @davidcaryhart.bsky.social · 22h
I am not a big fan of Thomas Friedman, but this piece is, IMHO, a must-read. Our ignoramus in chief is creating one disaster after another due to colossal stupidity. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways (Gift Article)
On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster.
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Zeta Cross @zetazc.bsky.social · 21h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Teri Rehkopf @trehkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed. (Gift Article)
Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.
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AbiGezunt @abigezunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just in time for elections? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive (Gift Article)
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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Clara McK @cemck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who arrests 94 year old protesters?
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pete Hegseth Is About to Slash a Fifth of All Military Leadership newrepublic.com/post/215992/...
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Pete Hegseth Is About to Slash a Fifth of All Military Leadership
Hegseth has said he wants “less generals, more GIs.”
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
U.S. Ally Warns It Can No Longer Trust Trump’s America A leaked document exposed Belgium’s warning. newrepublic.com/post/215843/...
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U.S. Ally Warns It Can No Longer Trust Trump’s America
A leaked document exposed Belgium’s warning.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some Judges Sound Open to Restarting Contempt Probe in El Salvador Deportation Case www.washingtonsun.com/judges-resta...
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Some Judges Sound Open to Restarting Contempt Probe in El Salvador Deportation Case
An appeals court heard oral arguments Tuesday over Judge James Boasberg’s review of whether Trump administration officials defied his court order.
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Feathered Stone @stonefeathers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pathetic Weak Sauce 😡
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My Building a Healthier America Policy Agenda. 🌱🧑‍🌾🍏💧
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Clara McK @cemck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The FBI hack was really bad. The hackers got sensitive personal information, possibly on every FBI employee including psychiatric and medical records. They sent a sample to Reuters for authentification.
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'Kash Patel has completely blown that agency apart': Jim Acosta on the FBI data hack
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Susan Behrens @susanbehrens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wonder how they will blame Joe Biden for this massive hack of FBI personnel data. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' FBI data breach
Current and former agents speak to the BBC about the devastating impact of the FBI hack.
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Clara McK @cemck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yikes!
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
50 years ago today, Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' was released. It spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy for Album of the Year...
Album cover for Stevie Wonder's 'Songs In The Key Of Life."
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65yearcitizen @usa24freedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When you think things can’t get any more ridiculous at the White House, Trump is now floating the idea of replacing the White House press briefing room with a swimming pool.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Does he even hear himself?
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Trump Just Tried To Boast About America's 'Poverty'—And It Went Instantly South
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The lightning has already struck. We await the thunder in November. The Trump presidency is already over Beaten by a margin he'll always remember.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Like everything else Trump “fixes,” the reflecting pool (along with the war in Iran, gas prices, beef prices, and mortgage rates) is in exponentially worse shape than when he started.
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