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Old Uncle Joe

@jclarkatl.bsky.social
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Old white male liberal/progressive political junkie UGA grad. Also love golf, video games, reading, Georgia football, Emptywheel, Taylor Swift, and not doing a damn thing until 10:00.

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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 33m
Question of the Day: Who is dumber? Trump or anyone who believes anything he says?
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 17h
I am NOT financial advisor but anyone nearing retirement age might want to look at 10 year U.S. Treasury bonds as they near 6% in interest. For example, $50,000 invested at 6% will be worth over $90,000 when those bonds mature, assuming they are compounded annually. Just sayin'.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 21h
We are now allies with Russia. Trump is siding with Putin against the world. I'm telling you that this ends with us attacking Ukraine.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 17h
Maybe Trump is exporting our diesel inventory to Russia so Putin can export it back to us and make Trump look good just before the mid-term elections. Oh, and don't forget to vote.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 18h
Stolen from All-Hat-No-Cattle.blogspot.com:
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If people really want to see live executions they should just follow ICE agents around.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 23h
So a book with two gay penguins will traumatize kids but a public execution wouldn't???
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Constitutional History Lesson of the Day:
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is what genocide looks like:
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Prove her wrong:
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
J.D. Vance, or should I say J.D. Couch, has the IQ of a rock. And a very small rock at that.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
To all you golfers out there, meet the PuttView app. (iPhone only for now.)
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Russia killed twenty Ukrainians in overnight bombings last night; Trump calls Putin today to wish him a happy birthday www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/russ...
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Russia killed twenty Ukrainians in overnight bombings last night; Trump calls Putin today to wish him a happy birthday - Lawyers, Guns & Money
All the salty Margaritas in Los Angeles aren’t nearly enough these days. President Trump had trouble fighting to stay awake Wednesday while surrounded by members of his administration and the press in...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NYFed: By February 2026, Trump's tariffs had contributed 2.9 percentage points to consumer goods price inflation; without tariffs, goods prices would have fallen slightly. The tariffs raised the cost of imported goods AND their domestically-produced competitors.
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org
How Fast Do Tariffs Pass Through into Consumer Prices? - Liberty Street Economics
A look at how much of U.S. tariffs reach consumers and how quickly, tracing tariffs through import, domestic producer, and retail prices.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
NEWS: Republican congressional candidate Rick Jackson spent the primary tying himself closely to Trump. After winning the nomination, Trump’s name quietly started disappearing from his campaign website.
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Rick Jackson Quietly Scrubbed Trump's Name From His Campaign Website After Winning the Primary
The Georgia GOP nominee who promised to be "Trump's favorite governor" is now hiding him from voters.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Quote of the Day
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In all, PEN found 11,982 cases of bans, affecting 7,370 individual works. Over 4,500 were on the list for the first time, ranging from the 19th century classic “Jane Eyre” to Sui Ishida’s “Tokyo Ghoul” manga series. apnews.com/article/book... #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek
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PEN America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high
A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five years ago.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And Trump was still mentioned 38,000 times in the highly redacted documents that the DOJ was finally forced to release. These Epstein Files should be known as the Trump Files.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Remember the trucker protests in D.C. when Biden was president and the Truckers for Trump movement? Fun times.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From one adjudged rapist to soon-to-be-seven more (along with Cornell University). Trump has got to be one of the most worthless human beings to have ever lived.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Meet Trump's new Assistant Press Secretary, 24 year old Beni Rae Harmony. She's on the left.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Quote of the Day: "What kind of monster sees a mother waiting with her 9 year old at a school bus stop and decides to rip the mother away and leave the kid standing there alone and crying?" - George Lopez
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why is the Trump administration worried about communist China interfering in America's elections? Like we've seen with Russia, China would interfere on behalf of republicans, not democrats.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I thought perjuring yourself under oath in a Senate hearing was illegal. I reckon' not.
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Joe is Me @yeahjeetsyeah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If there are issues with the Georgia election system, wouldn't that be the fault of the Georgia election board? What am I missing here?
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And so it begins. A bunch of Republican election-deniers think they can preempt Jon Ossoff's reelection. If I have to vote on index cards using crayons, I WILL VOTE, and I will join millions of other furious Georgia voters voting against every republican on the ballot.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Do America's perjury laws also apply to the Senators who are questioning Jack Smith? And if not, why not?
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Let us pray:
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today's quote: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against the U.S. - a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well." - Jack Smith
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🔥 @shawnryan762.bsky.social: "Israel is the one thing since 9/11 I've seen EVERYBODY rally around- we're tired of paying for your universal health care, education, missiles, fighting/dying for your wars... We're just a cow pasture full of cattle to send 🇮🇱 tax money + fight their wars."
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And for the record, all fire departments are socialist programs adopted by democratically elected officials at the city and/or county level. Capitalism is when your insurance company denies your claim after the fire department puts out the fire.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In 2024, NCAA President Charlie Baker told a Senate panel that out of 510,000 college athletes, fewer than 10 were transgender athletes. May Riley Gaines and her republican supporters someday rot in hell.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And it gets even dumber. Good luck to America's intelligence community. From Wikipedia: Special Intelligence (SI) Special Intelligence (SO in the CAPCO manual, but always SI in document markings) is the control system covering communications intelligence.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Captain Iran.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You learn something every day.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tonight’s state dinner guests at the White House with President Xi include: • Chief Justice John Roberts, • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett • Jesse Barrett, Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fox News hosts spend their day telling their audience that Democrats are communists and communists are evil people, then in the evening they all got dressed up to attend a state dinner honoring a communist.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No truer words have ever been spoken. And over half of America refused to listen:
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Since I'll be at the Georgia/Oklahoma game tomorrow, I'm posting tomorrow's "Quote of the Day" tonight: Someone please write a country song called "My Kids Have Measles and I Can't Buy Diesel" - NYTPitchbot
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Republican math at work: "Earlier this summer, the Trump administration claimed that there were more than 15,000 noncitizens voting on Nevada’s voter rolls. Last month, that number shrunk to 185. Now, it’s zero..." www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Quote of the Day: "Nation Saddened That Reversal of Press Ban Means They Will Once Again Hear Trump’s Voice" - Andy Borowitz
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
2018: Crystal Mason is convicted of voter fraud for casting a provisional ballot under the guidance of Texas poll workers. She is sentenced to 5 yrs in prison. 2024: TX court of criminal appeals acquits her of all charges. Today: her acquittal is upheld. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Excluding Douglas Feith (and George W. Bush for that matter), who is the "dumbest fucking guy on the planet?" A. Donald Trump B. Pete Hegseth C. Stephen Miller D. Any random rock, weed, or slug in your back yard E. A, B, and C above
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sheri Mecklenburg's Mic Drop Whoo boy Andrew Boutros has a problem! emptywheel.net/2026/09/24/s...
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Sheri Mecklenburg's Mic Drop - emptywheel
When Sheri Mecklenburg told Andrew Boutros she wanted to intervene in the Broadview 6 proceedings, which will make it far harder for him to scapegoat her, he threatened to fire her. So she quit. And ...
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Partial quote of the day: At 29%, Trump’s new all-time low approval rating is “somewhere between Ebola and Ed Sheeran. If that number goes any lower, he’s gonna have to leave Melania for it.” - Jimmy Kimmel
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“To me, it is personal. Since Reconstruction, Louisiana has elected four African Americans to Congress and you’re looking at all of them. Four.” - LA Rep. Cleo Fields alongside 3 veteran Black politicians Nearly one third of Louisiana’s population is Black. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm so old I remember when measles was completely eradicated from the U.S: www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Penn...
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Pennsylvania measles cases near 800 as outbreak grows
Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 792 measles cases on Monday, 25 more than on Friday, as the state's outbreak grew further, remaining at the center of the nation's wo...
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Old Uncle Joe @jclarkatl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Looks like the FBI has a possible recruit available in Florida: abcnews4.com/news/nation-...
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Woman faces felony charge after investigation into alleged sexual activity with dog
The investigation began after detectives learned of social media posts alleging a woman had engaged in sexual activity with a pet dog, the sheriff’s office said
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