Dave Clarkin

Update: As part of my exploratory bid for President, I propose we require the playoffs and championships for the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL be broadcast on network tv, free to all Americans. Let’s watch the games together, America. H/T @muellershewrote.com Top that, @rahmemanuel.bsky.social 👍

I am not shitting you: Only one Irishman has won a Nobel Prize in Medicine, and it was for the study of parasitic worms.

If you work under RFK in the Federal Government and you are an Arab American, file a hostile workplace claim and do it now. Your boss is openly racist, it is a slam dunk.

Bluesky: “WHY DON’T DEMS HAVE A COHESIVE MESSAGE?!?” Professionals: Because Michigan is not South Carolina.

Forget about the executives, go after the Companies. The Reckoning must be so overwhelming that they never again consider trying to buy the government. For perspective, ComEd admitted it bribed a state official by providing a couple of guys with jobs, and they had to pay $2 billion in penalties.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Moreover, any poll where 1 in 100 people had attended any political rally recently would be dramatically oversampling partisans.

This is the only message that should be coming from Democratic campaigns for the next 9 days. Get. Out. The. Vote. Kudos to the Comms team at Stratton @illinoisdems.bsky.social

God Bless America, land that I love! @abdulelsayed.bsky.social This is why we cherish our freedom and protect it so dearly.

I don’t think people appreciate just how incredible Barack’s comedic timing is. The guy really knows how to tell a joke, and that is a vital life skill that — I am sorry — cannot be taught.

My best idea all week, maybe? @norsemanil.bsky.social @oswegowilly.bsky.social @champaignshowers.com

Bro it’s a close race and it’s not over until people have voted so do not ever spike the ball on the one-yard line. Please delete this post.

The Kremlin confirmed Putin had agreed to cooperate. The Vatican made clear the initiative came from the Pope himself.

On October 16, Reuters reported that Pope Leo had called Putin to request a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky to allow desperately needed humanitarian aid and food to reach civilians.

We are one election cycle away from GOP claiming with a straight face that schools are performing surgeries to transition children to cats, and 1/3 of the electorate believing them.

My fellow Illinois Democrats : if you wanted to make a difference and were going to volunteer for GOTV race, where would it be? Looking for tips because my first choice has not called me back, which is never a great sign. cc: @illinoisdems.bsky.social @kmcchicago.bsky.social

Periodic reminder that Congress, the White House, or the State Capitol should not be places where you are afraid to leave your daughter alone @rugger4equality.bsky.social @delia.bsky.social @annecaprara.bsky.social

Yo! @abdulelsayed.bsky.social @michigandems.bsky.social @abenander.bsky.social Get on voters <40 to return their mail-in ballots. Every post by your campaign in last ten days that does not say “VOTE!” is waste. election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2...

I think every Black man in Michigan can relate to being presumed guilty @abenander.bsky.social .

I hope they used union labor, but otherwise I approve. A public petition would serve two purposes: 1) Send a message to university leadership; 2) Identify men you do not want to date. cc: @nationalnow.bsky.social

Buddy there is nothing “Populist” about supporting “ICE.” As evidenced by the masses protesting ICE. Yglesias might call himself a “Populist,” but you are describing “Pragmatism.”

Did anyone check to see if Jack Smith had Hawks tickets? @amyklobuchar.com

According to @pewresearch.org , 1 in 6 American Jews under age 30 is Black/Latino/biracial. I really want someone to dig into this intersection given the White v Brown framing in the Israel v Palestine narrative.

I am still not over the GRU doxxing Kushner. Did that really happen?

Dear @jbpritzker.bsky.social I want to suggest we look at the impact of Trumpflation and see if there’s a targeted way to offset the impact on Illinois families. For example, retro-active increase in disability benefits?

TY @michellegoldberg.bsky.social @nytimes.com I want to revise my prior remarks regarding Ramaswamy, pedophiles and “those who protect them.” If @amyactonoh.bsky.social mom new that her husband had abused another daughter from a prior marriage, and provided access to her own kid, she’s an abuser.

Hey California! @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @kamalaharris.com Deloitte is standing by Ramaswamy as he stands by a pedophiles and their defenders, attacking children for reporting abuse. Meanwhile CA state govt is paying Deloitte companies about $1 billion, including $551M no-bid contract.

What pisses me off about Deloitte Consulting getting paid $16M a year by IL DCFS while Deloitte-backed Ramaswamy stands with sex abusers and their protectors isn’t political. It’s the message Vivek and Deloitte send to kids: “Report child abuse, govt leaders will call you a liar on national t.v.”