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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yo @jamestalarico.bsky.social can you guys take Illinois off your solicitation list for like, four days? Or maybe like, until October 13th? PS: thank you for recognizing Schumer needs to go, donations will resume 10/13 Cc: @misterjayem.bsky.social

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I enjoy the back and forth with you always! But time to put up some Halloween decor and feed the squirrels!

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

God bless Rich Miller for connecting the nuts. There ought to be some middle ground somewhere between “covert nut dumping in Lincoln Park” and “no one in Chicago is allowed to own a bird feeder.” @chicagobirder.bsky.social

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Unpopular opinion: the woman is carrying out an act of civil disobediance, and I applaud her commitment @rugger4equality.bsky.social Chicago’s “anti-dumping” ordinance bans not just squirrel feeders, but bird feeders. @amornith.bsky.social Bird feeders are why my neighborhood now has hawks. 1/2

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As “National Classical Music Month” ends, I want to share this photo I recently saw of Wabash Avenue in Chicago, aka “Music Row” @chicagomayor.bsky.social @gregharris.bsky.social @imatoday.bsky.social . From the late 19th century to mid-20th, Chicago was the world’s largest piano manufacturer. 1/2

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

STUPID DAD FACTS: @jbpritzker.bsky.social the rat cone is an amazing snail. Reaching only a little over 2.5 inches long, this snail specializes in hunting marine worms. Its cousin, the fish-eating cone snail, pūpū pōniuniu in Hawai’i or Conus geographus can easily kill a man. 1/2

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Notorious Vote-by-Mail and absentee “ballot harvesting” by ILGOP. “Do as we say, not as we do.” @capitolfax.bsky.social @shiakapos.bsky.social

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Low of 52 tonight Chicago, time to get those semi-tropical plants indoors.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Receipts. cc: @hrc.org www.teenvogue.com/story/jk-row...

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m old enough to remember Todd Rundgren. youtu.be/lj6a__KgDC8?...

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Really tempting since I already have one. How big we talking and what’s the reason for rehoming?

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I am as perplexed as @katmabu.bsky.social there’s not a @culvers.com every 200 miles on every interstate in America. California, you have no idea what you are missing. Tell @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to get on it.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Bi Visibility Day! Shout outs to Keanu Reeves, John Cena and Gal Gadot for bringing Constantine, Peacemaker and Wonder Woman to life! Love is Love!

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Via @nytimes thoughts anyone: Boomer GenX Millennial Millennial Millennial Boomer 1/2 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Polling aggregate for the Democratic Presidential Primary shows:

Harris - 27%
Newsom - 16%
Buttigieg - 10%
AOC - 10%
Ossoff - 6%
Kelly - 5%

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Zoo Savage in Quebec. Fenceless, eye level.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I just want to point out that Trump’s 250 foot “Triumphal Arch” will be about the same height as those buildings in the background of the monument honoring Democratic Party founder Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase. @democrats.org have the largest arch in the world.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

ICYMI via @cnbc.com . Apparently Trump is saving all the good stuff — tarriff checks, dividend checks, job creation, and affordable healthcare, groceries and gasoline — for after election day.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I just want to note @katmabu.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @stacydavisgates.bsky.social that @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is saying exactly what Abraham Lincoln himself said on September 11th of all days, in 1858, in my hometown of Edwardsville. quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/li...

Abraham Lincoln quote from September 11, 1858:

“Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms. Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, every where. Destroy this spirit, and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors. Familiarize yourselves with the chains of bondage, and you are preparing your own limbs to wear them. Accustomed to trample on the rights of those around you, you have lost the genius of your own independence, and become the fit subjects of the first cunning tyrant who rises. And let me tell you, all these things are prepared for you with the logic of history”

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Rosie the Riveter was the logo of my mom’s decorating company @rugger4equality.bsky.social The right to work free of sexual harrassment is a basic right. It’s likely IG McCuskey will be removed if he does not quit first. The next IG must hire an outisde auditor to do an review.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Reminder @aaaawells.bsky.social @ilenviro.bsky.social @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social while milkweed is essential for the iconic Monarch, goldenrod is the most important food source for prairie pollinators. 200 insects including monarchs feed on these long lasting flowers. 1/2

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

As part of my exploratory bid for President of the U.S. in 2028, I propose renaming our nation’s largest swamp to recognize Donald Trump @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @jbpritzker.bsky.social @julianastratton.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social . “Trumpflation is like quicksand.”

Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana is America’s biggest swamp.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The spam texts are getting creepy.

Spam text: “Dad, some memories of you feel like they happened yesterday.”

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“Maybe the Beavers will save us!” @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social @ilenviro.bsky.social @kmcchicago.bsky.social ! Prior to European arrival, 60-400 million beavers ranged from Alaska to Mexico and from the Pacific to the Atlantic. 1/3 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/w...

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Mind blown @archpundit.bsky.social @champaignshowers.com @iltreasurer.bsky.social @andymanar.bsky.social When the original Illinois Central Railroad was completed in 1856 connecting Galena and Chicago to Centralia and then Cairo, Illinois boasted the world’s longest railroad at 705 miles. 1/2

Map of the Illinois Central Railroad via Library of Congress.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Oh, we are doing “Lifestyle Police” now. Well then, by all means, Lock her up! cc: @wnba.com

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If you want to know whether the U.S. is a Christian nation, just look at the fruit of the tree. - Immigrant families divided - Citizens murdered - Millions starved around world - War on sovereign nations - Pedophiles protected

Matthew 7:16-20 v King James Version

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If I were @nflbluesky.bsky.social , “9 days w/o electricity in Hammond” would give me pause @arlingtonheights.bsky.social @staterepmussman.bsky.social Also, it’s taken Gov Braun longer to get electricity back on than it took him to spend $7B on Bears. H/T @cbsnews.com @cbssportscbb.bsky.social

Via CBS, Hammond, Indiana enters second week without electricity.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

@jojofromjerz.bsky.social joins in the ratioing of former Richard M Daley and Rod Blagojevich strategist David Axelrod.

David Axelrod getting ratioed on X by JoJoFromJerz.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

MEDIA ADVISORY for Thursday, August 20th, 2026: Thursday is Natl Bacon Lovers Day. Maybe visit the Pork Patio for bacon-wrapped pig wings and talk to patrons? cc: @repgregharris.bsky.social @capitolfax.bsky.social @enjoyillinois.bsky.social @andymanar.bsky.social @annecaprara.bsky.social

Thursday, August 20th is National Bacon Lovers Day

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I know @susanamendoza10.bsky.social does not regulate funeral homes. And Progress Illinois knows that she does not regulate funeral homes, but I don’t think most voters understand the regulatory scheme so expect more attacks like this @royalpratt.bsky.social @capitolfax.bsky.social

Social media post falsely blames Susana Mendoza for funeral home failures. The Comptroller does not regulate funeral
homes.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Donald Trump is drowning in every demographic now, including White voters and those with no college. Trump is also underwater in nearly every US state. Release the Epstein files.

Poll shows Trump with a negative net approval among every demographic, including White boters and those with no college.

Poll shows Trump with negative net approvals in every US state except Idaho, Wyoming and West Virginia.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Unless the Board of Elections is wrong, Nick lost 44th Ward to Sara. DSA will not beat Bennett Lawson by telling lies that are easily proven false. There are two big differences… 1) the municipal primary electorate is very different than the Dem primary electorate, and Lawson is only 48. 1/3

44th ward election results Sara v Nick, Part 1.

44th ward election results Sara v Nick, Part 2, showing incumbent Senator Sara Feigenholtz won by 5 votes.

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Dave Clarkin @daveclarkin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“Even the Old Man of The Jungle can make mistakes” was something I read in “The WORST-CASE SCENERIO Survival Handbook” that stuck. I thought of it recently when I fell hiking alone in a Costa Rican jungle. Was not watching my step, fell, almost broke my face. The Rule applies to Politics too. 1/2