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Tom Clemons

@air1ctc.bsky.social

Born in North Carolina. Raised in Kentucky. Graduated University of Louisville Speed Scientific School. Retired information Technology Professional United Parcel Service (UPS) Airline. Proponent of democracy, separation of church and state, human rights.

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Pete Hegseth, the guy who once warned Trump might issue illegal orders, is now threatening to strongarm AI company Anthropic into building autonomous drone swarms and mass surveillance tools, because nothing says "protecting democracy" like forcing
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26.02.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s DNI blocked whistleblower claims about her from lawmakers A whistleblower came forward through the proper channels about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard; however, lawmakers will never hear from that whistleblower because Gabbard has blocked i...

If you missed it: Remember that one time Chuck Grassley said he supported whistleblowers

Trump’s DNI blocked whistleblower claims about her from lawmakers www.alternet.org/tulsi-gabbar...

26.02.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The party that gets aggressively on the right side of this issue is going to win a lot of elections in a lot of places over the next decade. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

26.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2110    πŸ” 751    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 41
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MURPHY: Your filings show you started receiving compensation in spring 2024, yet in Sept 2024 you posted a video saying you had 'no financial relationship w/ the company, just a big fan.' You weren't telling the truth.

MEANS: If I said I wasn't receiving money, I wasn't receiving money at that time

25.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1544    πŸ” 425    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 75

Yes, we leftists are so unreasonable

26.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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That's not working anymore. The files will go public eventually.

26.02.2026 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Watch the full episode of the Bulwark Podcast at lnk.thebulwark.com/4aoCA1S and YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.thebulwark.com/4sbXHKP?utm_...

26.02.2026 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"We still have laws in on the books in this country, and it is actually still illegal to bribe government officials and to extort other people using and misusing the power of your public office and your public trust."

Susan Glasser on the upcoming accountability agenda.

26.02.2026 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 827    πŸ” 234    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 7
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Hegseth doesn’t want career non-partisan professionals in senior military positions. He wants right-wing Christian nationalist political ideologues. Our military is being torn apart by this drunken fool.

26.02.2026 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2026    πŸ” 634    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 27
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White House officials believe β€˜the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first As the administration mulls military action in Iran, officials argue it’d be best ifIsrael makes the first move.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

26.02.2026 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 1
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Kash Patel fires at least six FBI agents tied to 2022 Mar-a-Lago search The dismissals come as the FBI director said his phone records were obtained by federal authorities during the Biden administration in connection with investigations into Trump.

The FBI, at the direction of Director Kash Patel, has fired at least a half-dozen agents tied to the 2022 search of President Trump's home in Florida, six people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

26.02.2026 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 6
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My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us | Janine di Giovanni Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – now they see them as legitimate targets, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni

My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us | Janine di Giovanni

26.02.2026 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7
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Lawmakers are setting their sights anywhere but Capitol Hill.

As of late February, 68 Senate and House members said they will not seek reelection. Here’s why so many are quitting Congress: https://wapo.st/4qXzqHc

26.02.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

Watch the full episode of The Illegal News at lnk.thebulwark.com/4aoCA1S and YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.thebulwark.com/4rvMpB4?utm_...

26.02.2026 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.theguardian.com Hillary Clinton to testify in House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation – US politics live

Hillary Clinton to testify in House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation – US politics live

26.02.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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THIS IS πŸ‘‡ HOW IT'S DONE.......

26.02.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7488    πŸ” 2367    πŸ’¬ 240    πŸ“Œ 123
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END THE PATRIARCHY.......
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26.02.2026 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1448    πŸ” 832    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 52
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Child rape is number one on this list, everything else in comparison is nebulous. I don’t care about his approval ratings, I care about the CHILDREN he raped & the women he assaulted! Dem’s must win in Nov. so we can impeach & remove him in 2027!
#SheShed
#Pinks

26.02.2026 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 361    πŸ” 198    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 12

TRUMP'S CBP THUGS MURDERED A BLIND REFUGEE BY LEAVING HIM OUT IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER!

This story made me gasp & then cry!

It was done with our taxpayer dollars & in our name.

This is the kind of evil that was done during the Holocaust.

This is murder!
www.reuters.com/world/us/nea...

26.02.2026 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 435    πŸ” 237    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 14
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Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya refugee dumped by CBP, dies in cold "They just left him."

They killed him.

It takes a lot to infuriate me and break my heart only because you have to be able to tolerate a lot when covering Trump and fascism and try your best to stay centered and hopeful.

This story I can't let go.

They chose to let him just die.

www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...

26.02.2026 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3165    πŸ” 1318    πŸ’¬ 156    πŸ“Œ 83

Cutting off Medicaid to Minnesota is social murder.

People will die without healthcare.

People will become disabled without healthcare.

This is a policy choice meant to inflict maximum suffering.

Healthcare is a human right.

26.02.2026 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 752    πŸ” 291    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 14

This is a Nazi move. Stripping people of rights, invalidating their IDs, setting them up for criminalization and imprisonment.

If you don't support trans rights, you support fascism.

26.02.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7331    πŸ” 3573    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 39
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Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more

26.02.2026 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 292    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 15
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Memorial services for Jesse Jackson begin at Chicago headquarters of his civil rights organization Jackson died last week at age 84 after battling a rare neurological disorder that affected his mobility and ability to speak in his later years.

Cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. are set to begin in Chicago, the city the late civil rights leader called home.

26.02.2026 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen Miller Melts Down in Petty 8-Hour Social Media Fight The White House Deputy Chief of Staff got owned on social media instead of doing his day job.

Stephen Miller spent eight hours on Wednesday in a fiery social media spat with podcast host and former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau.

26.02.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4

Patel specifically said during his confirmation hearings that agents would not be punished for the cases they had been assigned to. It was an obvious lie at the time.

26.02.2026 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 538    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 7

"Patel had reportedly taken similar actions in recent days. Senior field office leaders in Atlanta and New Orleans, the acting assistant director overseeing the New York field office, and six agents in Miami were allegedly fired in January. All had ties to one of Smith’s probes into Trump."

26.02.2026 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 210    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 6
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How Trump's FEMA Secretly Dismantled Program to Prepare Americans For Disasters The administration last year closed a division that helped individuals get ready for emergencies.

Trump says he wants FEMA to get out of the business of preparing for natural disasters. His administration secretly dismantled a program that helped regular people do that.

26.02.2026 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 10
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Wary of US investors, Greenland lawmakers push to pass foreign investment screening law A surge in property interest from U.S. buyers in Nuuk early last year prompted lawmakers to rush through curbs on foreign purchases and shifted the focus of Greenland's upcoming foreign-investment screening law, lawmakers and other people familiar with the matter said.

Wary of US investors, Greenland lawmakers push to pass foreign investment screening law reut.rs/46v2rmh

26.02.2026 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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I'm not dropping it until we have ALL of the files have been released, we see everything except victims names unredacted, and we get at least a dozen rich and powerful pedos convicted and behind bars.

26.02.2026 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1510    πŸ” 366    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 16

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