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Mark Clemens

@markclemens.bsky.social
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Witness to American history, Eisenhower to present. Architect, Book Collector, Bookbinder, Cabinetmaker. Oxford comma fighter. Berkeley ‘79

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Not sure the guy that bankrupted 6 companies is the right guy to make this decision.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 15h
This glitch will be fixed by tomorrow.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 17h
Confirmed with the Eric Schmitt spell checker.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19h
If ai agents commit a crime, and if the DOJ actually figures out who to charge, and if ai defends itself in court, do we have a snowball’s chance in hell?
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 23h
When hate, love of Trump and stupidity out kick your coverage of fact.
missouriindependent.com
Commentary: Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s become • Missouri Independent
Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, highlighting how his political style has changed.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What a Schmidt show.
nytimes.com
Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rep. Jim Jordan: “Probably not an official act. Let’s referred him to the DOJ/Epstein division for prosecution.”
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just in case you see tanks at your polling place…
cnn.com
Hegseth directs military to defend US midterm elections from foreign interference | CNN Politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a memo directing the military to defend the US midterm elections from foreign interference, the Pentagon said Monday.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New York Times: “a notoriously corrupt industry.” Trump: ”Perfect!”
nytimes.com
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google is racing to make the change.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump: “My government is the most ‘transparent’ in history.” And the most corrupt.
cnn.com
Trump admin cancels funding for refugees, immigrant detainees and others | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is moving to cancel $810 million of funding that has been appropriated by Congress for refugees, immigrants and other services.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If Putin attacks Poland, does the U.S. honor its’ NATO article 5 commitment? Sad that is even a question.
apnews.com
Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Poland's border with Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of potential hybrid attacks from Russia on European countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love to see him personally defend it in front of a judge.
usatoday.com
Todd Blanche backs decision to block CNN from Air Force One
"This wasn't a one-time denial of CNN," Blanche told "This Week." "There's all kinds of times when certain reporters are not flying or are flying."
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The result of Republicans getting elected. Tyranny.
cnn.com
Blanche says reporters ‘one-sided news’ is a national security issue worthy of barring press | CNN Politics
Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that media outlets reporting “one-sided” news is a national security issue that merits a White House ban.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fox News is “entertainment.”
cnn.com
Blanche says reporters ‘one-sided news’ is a national security issue worthy of barring press | CNN Politics
Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that media outlets reporting “one-sided” news is a national security issue that merits a White House ban.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Taxpayer dollars used to attack Democrats. If it’s slimy, it’s in the Trump playbook.
cnn.com
White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.”
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
He does have the best numbers. Too bad “we” don’t.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Never believe that TV Networks have courage. Networks who originally stood in solidarity with the 1st Amendment bent the knee to Trump. CBS and Fox were expected to fold, ABC and NBC are Trump’s newest conquests. Expect CNN to elevate their game with a new Congress and all the new investigations.
nytimes.com
TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
While musicians donate their time to help desperate farmers, the President is busy with a football game, glorifying a Communist dictator, ignoring fuel and food inflation, suppressing voters, hiding Epstein files and making billions for himself. House Republicans have taken 333 days off in 2 years.
farmaid.org
Watch the Farm Aid 2026 Webcast Live on September 26 – Farm Aid
Watch the legendary artists who are coming together to support our mission of building a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Does it make a difference? Do the White House press reporters really learn anything from Trump interviews? Maybe, like the Pentagon ban, the best reporting comes from investigating, not being spoon-fed by the government. Is “Xi and I are friends and we had a good meeting,” really the story?
cnn.com
White House bars CNN from covering Trump on behalf of major TV networks as he travels to Tennessee | CNN Politics
The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trashing a former democratic President in front of a dictator. Angers me.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Several polls indicate voters are increasingly clear about what they want. And President Donald Trump can’t or won’t give it to them, but tells them they already have it, the likes of which have never been seen before. Historic stuff.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump: “Kash is doing a fine job.”
nytimes.com
Hackers Say They Stole Thousands of Sensitive F.B.I. Personnel Records
The compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity failures at the F.B.I., which said it was investigating the matter.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I noticed he didn’t answer her question. “Mr. President, two-thirds of Americans don’t think the U.S. is winning the war with Iran. When will it end?”
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Otherwise known as the Save Trump Act.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
These are not American values. Full stop.
nytimes.com
Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision
President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump set up “state tv” today.
forbes.com
What Is Trump TV? What We Know About The 24/7 YouTube Stream
Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over the weekend.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The pornstar tried to warn us years ago.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Is Attacking Press Freedom and Disregarding the Law. Again.
The new ban continues Mr. Trump’s attempt to prevent the free flow of information in American society.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Snipers? Really?
cnn.com
Trump says proposed triumphal arch will double as military complex with snipers and drones | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Sunday provided a new reason to justify his proposal to build a 250-foot triumphal arch directly across Arlington National Cemetery, saying the structure would double as a “t...
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The numbers that support Trump building monuments to himself.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Has any President in history ever been caught “turning-up” his antics to govern? What is this “thing” that the President and Republicans are doing to us?
cnn.com
Trump is only amping up his antics ahead of the midterm election | CNN Politics
While President Donald Trump’s personal behavior is often strange, his conduct over the last 10 days have been pretty remarkable — especially with the midterm elections around the corner.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump has treated publicity as something to actively manufacture, rather than simply something to receive. He’s doing it now.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Truth Social is officially State Media
nytimes.com
Live Updates: CNN and MS NOW Reporters Denied White House Access After Trump Announces Ban
President Trump announced a ban on Friday on the outlets, whose coverage he deems unfair. The move will likely be challenged in court.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The first act of a tyrant is to silence the media.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Can you imagine how embarrassed Trump would be if none of the media showed up to cover Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House?
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A non-issue. The only reporting that comes out of this White House is the reporting they want to report. There is no Press Secretary by the way.
usatoday.com
Reporters denied White House entry as Trump enforces ban on 3 outlets
Reporters from MSNOW and CNN were denied entry into the White House on Saturday as President Donald Trump's ban on three media outlets went into effect.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump would be pissed if the networks didn’t cover this meeting.
apnews.com
Trump will be at the airport to greet Xi when China's leader arrives for his US state visit
The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks at the White House with President Donald ...
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Time for all media to call Trump’s bluff. As a reminder, Pete Hegseth did this and reporting on the activities at the Pentagon intensified with ground breaking reporting.
cnn.com
CNN, MS NOW denied access to White House after Trump ‘ban’ | CNN Business
CNN reporter Betsy Klein was denied access at the White House on Saturday morning and her press pass was seized, one day after President Donald Trump announced that he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Po...
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The White House press corps doesn’t have the backbone but this is the time for all news agencies to boycott White House and intensify outside reporting.
nytimes.com
CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban
The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Trump “little excursion” is expanding into a larger war with an Israeli Mossad agent executed in Saudi Arabia.
apnews.com
Saudi Arabia issues air raid alerts across the country, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia has issued emergency alerts for a “hostile aerial threat” across the kingdom, including its capital.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The “new” deal is the same as the “old” deal. Speaking of deals, the JCPOA that the U.S., China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK, and the rest of the EU agreed to with Iran, is looking pretty good right about now, isn’t it Mr. President?
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Did Trump ask his buddy to do this? Or was it Don Jr?
nytimes.com
Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds
The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This would be a good time for the White House press corps to stand together and boycott Trump’s press briefings. And rescind Trump’s invitation to the White House Correspondence Dinner next year.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump: “There something wrong with a country that ALLOWS people to write purposely negative stories.”
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hegseth: “We will unleash experimentation, eliminate bureaucratic barriers, focus our investments and demonstrate the execution approach needed to ensure we lead in military AI.” oops.
cnn.com
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
From Polymarket: ME 71% (D) TX 60% (D) MI 66% (D) AK 68% (D) OH55% (D) IA61% (R) NC 93% (D) GA 93% (D) NH 85% (D) Uh Oh.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Remember, Republicans confirmed him. Then vote.
nytimes.com
Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Like this wasn’t staged for a remarkably “candid” shot.
nytimes.com
Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation
Images captured through the windows of Air Force One showed President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Europe laughing at the United States. Americans just shake their heads. How far we have fallen.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Attorney General Todd Blanche: “My priority is executing on the President Donald Trump’s priorities.” Dude.
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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump’s talking FICO score and the Fed is talking inflation. Trump has no earthly idea what inflation is.
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