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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 6h

The only way she could win a nomination, prob

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 6h

Texans are still trying to figure out where Ted Cruz goes every time there's a disaster to deal with in Texas.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 6h

An appalling candidate. I'd be reasonably OK if I never again heard the name Shaheen.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 7h

"a shitty, prissy little scold" Doubly ironic considering his well documented marital history.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 9h

The most commonly used tools in their mental toolbox are the dark arts of deception & lying. It's no coincidence that every stalker I fended off during my grad school days spread vicious lies about me when it became clear they wouldn't bend me to their will. Damaging my academic prospects, for fun.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 9h

I can see what you're getting at. But I'd like to stress that IME abusive personalities are not w/in the normal range of variation. They can't be managed/accomodated. They're broken humans, like sociopaths. They're aware of other ppl's wishes/needs & will weaponize them, but reject their validity.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 9h

I don't know the book but in my youth I dealt w/ far too many abusive ppl, especially a series of stalkers. I surmised that they, like con artists and mobsters, were all driven by a twisted personality for which the only thing that mattered was getting whatever they wanted by manipulating other ppl.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 9h

..."prioritize good relations with Russia over supporting a small ally, says Sverre Diesen in the podcast." More pointedly, Diesen calls the Trump regime a corrupt mafia state ("Donald Trumps administrasjon er et kjeltringregime, gjennomkorrupt og har en mafiøs karakter").

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 9h

Here is that exchange: ""– Can we count on the US and NATO coming to our aid if we are attacked? – I believe in the balance of probabilities, in such a situation, the US would block the invocation of NATO’s Article 5 ("one for all, all for one") and, in certain scenarios..."

– Kan vi stole på at USA og Nato vil komme oss til unnsetning hvis vi blir angrepet?

– Jeg mener det er sannsynlighetsovervekt for at USA i en slik situasjon vil blokkere bruk av Natos artikkel 5 (en for alle, alle for en) og i enkelte scenarioer prioritere et godt forhold til Russland fremfor å støtte en liten alliert, sier Sverre Diesen i podkasten.

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"– Can we count on the US and NATO coming to our aid if we are attacked?

– I believe in the balance of probabilities, in such a situation, the US would block the invocation of NATO’s Article 5 ("one for all, all for one") and, in certain scenarios, prioritize good relations with Russia over supporting a small ally, says Sverre Diesen in the podcast."

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 10h

AFAICT this is a made up quote. The closest analog I can find is a podcast from January in which Diesen, talking about the recent shift in a new US National Strategy directive away from defending Europe and toward Asia, said Trump might block an invocation of NATO article 5 in some cases.

nettavisen.no

Tidligere forsvarssjef kaller Trumps USA «et gjennomkorrupt kjeltringregime»

Norges tidligere forsvarssjef Sverre Diesen mener at NATO-alliansen er død og at USA ikke vil forsvare oss ved et russisk angrep.

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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 11h

if you are a political opponent of donald trump, he will encourage his followers to kill you. if you are a political ally of donald trump who ever disagrees with him, he will encourage his followers to kill you. for some reason we can't speak about this plainly

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 11h

Note the following terms missing from this discussion of what to do about holding authoritarians accountable after they've been removed from power. Herein lie some real answers, for me & my parents' generation. treason torture murder intimidation crimes against humanity fascism trials execution

theunpopulist.net

How to Hold Authoritarians Accountable Without Fueling a Backlash

Reconstruction, postwar Germany, and Poland’s recent democratic restoration offer lessons for a post-Trump America

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Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 15h

What's extra fascinating is the direct overlap betw the Chinese ideology of brutal neocolonialism and Pan's ecofascist idea, now Chinese state mantra, of "Ecological Civilization," with its uncanny resemblance to Nazi ideas of nature, analyzed by Leo Löwenthal, in his day. The "inevitability"! 2/2

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 14h

It's hard to explain why ppl run red lights if you don't accept that they want to.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 15h

Professors also care about their students' freedom and Republicans are systematically trashing the rights of students to study for the degrees they want, to take the courses they want, to read the books they want.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 15h

An act of war seeking to destabilize a founding member of NATO as well as the EU. Only fools would imagine that the situation Putin created can be managed. It obviously needs to be reversed, every bit as much as Putin needs to be made accountable. A shame the UK leadership is as feckless as our own.

observer.co.uk

From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confir...

The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Here's another Republican incumbent whose mailers & campaign site exclude mention of his party affiliation. His latest mailer would have me believe he's fighting for "Real People" against "Big Trash" (!), "Wall Street", and "Big Medicine" (meaning, let non-doctors practice medicine in rural areas).

rochefort4nh.com

David Rochefort for NH State Senate District 1

Learn about David Rochefort, a second-generation pharmacist and his vision for NH Senate. Support a candidate with proven expertise.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is really special. I loved the Peabody as a kid though I haven't been there since.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The "ecology and justice" faculty at Yale. Grim indeed.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We need to shut down Yale until we can figure out what the hell is going on there.

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Kat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The dead hand of the past is enthusiastically shaken by Trump and Hegseth.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Seems like a lot of dithering when there's a small fleet of Russian intelligence ships practically begging to be sent to the bottom. That's a message Putin will respect, certainly more than all the hand wringing in the world.

nytimes.com

As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back

Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard?

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Hieronymus Botch @pentag0nal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“They view you as weak and stupid people.” Remember, every accusation that comes out of his stupid orange mouth is a confession.

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Cranthemius Gilderthorpe (he/him/his) @gilderthorpe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A reminder. Every statement from police should be presumed to be a fucking lie. That is doubly true when they've just fucking shot someone.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The majors that payoff most consistently across-the-board are 1. Bank robbery 2. Cat burglary 3. Insider trading I’m glad that we have the New York Times to clarify what matters most.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mhairi Forrest🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🤟🤟🤟 @mhairiforrest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We pay into those programs our entire working lives. What they want is to move that money to pay for their endless wars & tax giveaways for billionaires whose fortunes are largely built on public money & the exploitation of their workers The MAGA GOP is a massive failure for everyone but the rich

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Uh, not really. That's an appropriate description of Sparta. The Athenian democracy fell because their opponent got open ended military and financial support from the regime in Iran.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Last month around dusk I managed to stop just inches from a huge buck that was standing (!) on the state highway running down the Delaware Water Gap. Fortunate to have new front brakes.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I needed a 2nd pair of hands for at most 30 mins to frame some beautiful hand made hickory shelves into an irregular closed up stone doorway. That was the start of 25 yrs of frustration - vague promises, endless delays & excuses by a friend. He finally came by to help me just 2 weeks ago. chiz

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Even when the drinking age was 18 ppl still flocked to frat parties, vile though their reputations were. I recall asking women friends, who wanted me to go along with them because "obviously frats aren't safe", why they wanted to go at all. Closest I ever go to an answer: "to see what they're like"

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Kat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If it's true that "everybody knows a woman entering a frat house is asking to be raped," what possible justification is there for allowing fraternities to exist?

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Some of the crappiest people in academia are college presidents...or aspiring college presidents.

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J. Sam Drolet @jsamdrolet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

MAGA is like a social experiment on what a society would look like if it were made up entirely of incompetent grifters trying to scam each other.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We’re going to need a new Pulitzer category this year for Best Leaked Audio of a GOP Senate Candidate

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Dan Davis @bindlestiff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So Trump is now saying he (or his PAC) will pay for future campaign ads, and our justice system is just going to shrug and let him unring that bell with no consequences. The crime was committed, and this is a blatant admission. We’re rapidly losing the societal will to fight open corruption.

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Kat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trump OKs the mass murder of Americans by a foreign adversary. His supporters cheer. Vote Democratic.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Betting markets generally are such a bane. Yet one positive use for them *would be to hold US media's manifest failings up to regular scrutiny. Tired: Will Trump actually pay for his ads? Wired: Will US media just assume he's paying? Inspired: Will journalists ask why didn't pay for them already?

ms.now

Why Trump unexpectedly reversed course on taxpayer-funded campaign ads

The president is taking a step toward resolving an ongoing election-season scandal, but there are plenty of unanswered questions that need answers.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Scurilous Six are lawless, lying sickos and those are ample grounds for impeachment in the first 100 days of a Democratic Congress.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you married, bought a house, took a job or moved to a state dominated by bigots determined to deny you basic medical care, then you have very concrete interest in the reversal of the 'settled law' that was Roe v Wade. You don't lie during confirmation about anything if there's no public interest.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's not just Texas, virulent religious bigotry has been common forever across America esp in small towns. 50+ yrs ago my family had zero rights the dominant Baptists in our small New England village would respect. Ask a cop to arrest a foiled strangler, you just get a rebuke: 'your family's uppity'

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Darcy James Argue @darcyjamesargue.com · 05/10/2026

And it’s not just about student loans, it’s about these institutions being rendered ineligible for federal funding, forcing them to self-label as “failing schools,” and a whole host of other consequences, all of them bad.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I can confirm this is something a certain kind of weasily guy will in fact do. A couple of sleazy seniors spent weeks trying several times a day to sneak up behind me at the top of the stairwell when I was a freshman. Was really concerned they'd push me onto someone who wasn't aware of the threat.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How extreme? Coleman embraces every conceivable form of MAGA extremism familiar to you, and then some.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In PA even Yass-funded extremists now are running from the GOP brand. His mailers & website never mention he's a Republican. Just an 'independent thinker' who really, really hates data centers. Doesn't even tout his campaign to block state funding for Allentown schools! His district is just 35% Dem

colemanforus.com

About Jarrett Coleman | Jarrett Coleman for PA Senate

Airline pilot. Dad of three. Ninth-generation Pennsylvanian. Meet Senator Jarrett Coleman, the taxpayers' watchdog for the 16th District.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My cat has far more awareness of what a question is, or whether it's a significant question, than any list of commands ever could. And in terms of testing human credibility, evaluating and interpreting us, she's canny beyond compare.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Historical research involves asking significant questions about the past and then trying to answer them by identifying possibly relevant evidence, evaluating it, interrogating it, refining interpretative theories and testing them for credibility. Which if any of those operations can AI do? None.

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Michael Clark @smintheus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Meanwhile John Roberts: I'm staying. I'm finishing my coffee. Enjoying my coffee.

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