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Michael J Clarke

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Retired accountant who believes in a better, safer and more equal world

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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pay to Play to Play to Pay robertreich.substack.com/p/pay-to-pla...
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Pay to Play to Play to Pay
How the system now works
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump robertreich.substack.com/p/cornell-ra...
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Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump
Friends,
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Rot at the Top robertreich.substack.com/p/the-heart-...
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The Rot at the Top
The real reason Americans are paying more under Trump Republicans
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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (again) and hands the GOP senators' butts to them.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Iran has driven the US out of Iraq after 23 years of occupation open.substack.com/pub/councile...
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Iran has driven the US out of Iraq after 23 years of occupation
The US military has completed its withdrawal from Erbil Air Base in Iraq, finally ending Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hope Zohran Mamdani thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for his UN speech, which only made Mamdani more likable. Even a gift basket would be nice.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Welcome to the ‘Youth Hunger Games’: the brutal NEET race for shrinking pickings bylinesnetwork.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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Welcome to the ‘Youth Hunger Games’: the brutal NEET race for shrinking pickings
Young people are being exhorted to keep chasing the elusive prize of employment, even as our work-centred world is diminishing
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
10 Steps To Fix What Trump Has Broken robertreich.substack.com/p/10-steps-t...
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10 Steps To Fix What Trump Has Broken
And mend everything thereafter
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"And so son that's how the 47th president of the United States died, starving to death whilst standing at a podium at the UN in New York waiting for someone, anyone, to applaud his reprehensible speech."
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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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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Now, CNN robertreich.substack.com/p/now-cnn?r=...
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Now, CNN
Democracy dies in the darkness
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sufferin’ Potash stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/sufferin-p...
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Sufferin’ Potash
A Daffy plan to plug a critical hole?
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley’s AI Elite – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
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How Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley’s AI Elite
The Epstein files expose how racial hierarchy, genetic “optimisation” and even climate-driven population culling circulated inside Big Tech circles
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This week’s anniversary of the Wall Street bailout robertreich.substack.com/p/this-weeks...
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This week’s anniversary of the Wall Street bailout
It marked the beginning of the public’s distrust of government and big business
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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Rise of AI Populism robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
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The Rise of AI Populism
Are we on the cusp of a political realignment against corporate power?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The worst human being to ever occupy the office. Just reprehensible scum.
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MinimumWageMan @minimumwageman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I can not argue with this.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore is they are openly colluding. They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump’s Worst Fear robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...
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Trump’s Worst Fear
His vanity, narcissism, vainglory, and vindictiveness are mere symptoms
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Imagine a Vice President of the United States getting a fact-check Community Note that the heckler was right and you are lying. These people just can’t stop lying.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Iran War’s going so well that the Houthis have now taken control of the Red Sea open.substack.com/pub/councile...
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The Iran War’s going so well that the Houthis have now taken control of the Red Sea
On Monday, the Houthis captured Greater and Lesser Hanish—two strategic islands in the Southern Red Sea, giving them effective control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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JohnnyMangu @johnnybarbu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm reading this about the USA and know it's #fascism.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why Trump Loves AI robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trump-...
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Why Trump Loves AI
Follow the money
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
From 9/11 to Gaza mattcarr.substack.com/p/from-911-t...
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From 9/11 to Gaza
In the Ruins of the War on Terror
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Their Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
He needs to clear it with his boss.
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Jeffry Bazooka @jeffrybazooka.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Fuck him. The only reason he has any money at all is because the Saudis granted him 2 billion dollars. He is not a bright boy.
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This week’s Joseph N. Welch Award goes to … robertreich.substack.com/p/this-weeks...
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This week’s Joseph N. Welch Award goes to …
Recognizing the people who are protecting us against Trump’s authoritarianism
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A quarter-century observance robertreich.substack.com/p/a-quarter-...
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A quarter-century observance
What it still means
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump is Totally, Utterly, and Completely Bonkers robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-is-t...
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Trump is Totally, Utterly, and Completely Bonkers
The question is when, if, and how Congress will stop him
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The UK asylum backlog: explained fullfact.org/immigration/...
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The UK asylum backlog: explained – Full Fact
A guide to the backlog of asylum decisions, and how changes to asylum law have impacted how cases are processed.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Senator Abdul El-Sayed robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-ab...
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Donald Trump’s lies are catching up to him open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
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Donald Trump’s lies are catching up to him
At 5:20 PM tonight, the official White House social media accounts posted a 34-second video featuring a cartoon of Donald Trump inside a fake version of a very loved video game. With exactly the same ...
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump’s Favorite Midterm Candidate robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-fav...
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Trump’s Favorite Midterm Candidate
He’ll be working 24-7 for him
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Remember the Epstein files! robertreich.substack.com/p/the-epstei...
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Remember the Epstein files!
They won’t go away, and new legislation seeks fuller disclosure
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Police Contradict Reform Council Over Claim Town Centres are 'Unsafe' Due to Asylum Seekers – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/09/02/p...
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Police Contradict Reform Council Over Claim Town Centres are 'Unsafe' Due to Asylum Seekers
Force says Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford "are safe" and crime is down, as Reform-run county council launches £150,000 private security patrols over asylum seeker arrivals
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Garcia: We are going to hold the Postmaster General and anyone at USPS, particularly those that are at the management level, that are implementing this, accountable for what we view as an illegal action by USPS.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hegseth Must Go robertreich.substack.com/p/hegseth-mu...
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Hegseth Must Go
If Trump won’t fire him, Congress must impeach him
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Victims of Epstein’s abuse sued celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai Tuesday for allegedly helping to “groom” women for Epstein’s abuse. This, after Rep. Thomas Massie, named Fekkai on the House floor as one of several alleged Epstein “co-conspirators” who should be investigated & prosecuted.
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Epstein Victims Sue Frédéric Fekkai For Alleged Grooming—Hairstylist Is Accused Of Being ‘Co-Conspirator’
“Epstein used” hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai “and his entities to control and further abuse the victims and in turn Fekkai made millions,” the victims alleged.
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A whistleblower has just confirmed our fears.
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Trump’s Bonkers Bullying of Canada Is Backfiring robertreich.substack.com/p/o-canada-5...
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Trump’s Bonkers Bullying of Canada Is Backfiring
His need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home
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Michael J Clarke @michaeljasselby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Who’s Nuts? robertreich.substack.com/p/whos-nuts?...
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Who’s Nuts?
Trump’s “artificially fabricated insanity” is worsening, but Americans are on to him.
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
So much truth here! 😢
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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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