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Patrick Clarkin

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UMass Boston biological anthropologist war and health, embodiment, southeast Asian refugees. Binghamton grad.

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Supreme Court Rules Trump “America’s Special Little Boy,” Can Do No Wrong

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Walter Olson's avatar Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social
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With less of a check on presidential criminality than many of us had been counting on, it becomes all the more important not to elect a brazen criminal to the presidency.

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The president is himself forever immune from prosecution for crimes committed using his official power, and he can pardon anyone for helping him to commit federal crimes, explicitly including an actions in furtherance of a coup to illegally hold onto the office of the presidency. That’s the upshot.

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Aaron Rupar's avatar Aaron Rupar @atrupar.bsky.social
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"Unelected right-wing justices, all of whom have a lifetime position, have pulled off what is likely the biggest power grab in American history, knowing full well there’s no way that the other two branches can get it together enough to stop them." -- @snipy.bsky.social

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Eric Rauchway's avatar Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social
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RICHARD NIXON: Listen, you all laughed when I said that if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal, BUT WHO’S LAUGHING NOW

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Don Moynihan's avatar Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social
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This is the ball game folks, the authoritarian green light laid out in advance. Congress will not impeach Trump. And SCOTUS now blesses him with extraordinary latitude to do whatever he wants in power. A second administration will not be constrained by Congress, the courts, the bureaucracy or law.

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John Dellaporta's avatar John Dellaporta @johndellaporta.bsky.social
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A few years ago, Jon Lovett floated a theory that media treats Democrats like protagonists - to be challenged, accounted, and forced to be behave in growth-oriented ways - while the GOP are treated like antagonists - immutable, expected to disrupt, thematic obstacles. Thinking about that a lot.

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southpaw's avatar southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
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The Democratic Party’s reaction to their candidate having a bad debate substantially outpaces the Republican Party’s reaction to their candidate being convicted of multiple felonies, held liable for rape, and owing judgments in the hundreds of millions for defamation and fraud.

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Joanne Freeman's avatar Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social
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This debate is a prime example of how profoundly we are ill equipped to deal w/the rise of authoritarianism. Letting blatant lies fly. Doing nothing to follow up on lies & ignoring questions. Normal rules don't apply. We need to think--CLEARLY--about the best ways to clear the air & support truth.

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Patrick Clarkin's avatar Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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Let’s hope Jill Biden can step up and save us.

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Patrick Clarkin's avatar Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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The only positive is that Biden’s people will now be forced to realize he cannot win and has to be replaced.

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Patrick Clarkin's avatar Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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Which airports did George Washington take over?

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Justin Ling's avatar Justin Ling @justinling.bsky.social
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I realize this will probably have some unintended consequences, but I think every American should be forced to watch one hour of Newsmax per week to appreciate just how kooky things are getting.

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Nails Nathan's avatar Nails Nathan @chadstanton.bsky.social
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"And as Israel continues its siege on Gaza, preventing aid groups getting enough food into the enclave, parents say they have no choice but to watch their children starve to death."

www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/m...

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Allison Grossman's avatar Allison Grossman @allisong.bsky.social
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Half a million people in Gaza facing the highest level of food insecurity but IPC won't say it's a famine 🤔www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/25/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Patrick Clarkin's avatar Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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We made an adult. Now I will diminish and go into the west.

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The frequency and magnitude of extreme wildfires around the globe has doubled in the last two decades due to climate change, according to a study. The six most extreme fire years have occurred since 2017, the study found.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى's avatar Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com
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The Israeli army is the largest recipient of American military assistance in the world

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Scorching heat across five continents set 1,400 records this week and showed how human-caused global warming has made catastrophic temperatures commonplace.

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Barbara J. King 's avatar Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social
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Post-hurricane macaque behavior: “This was really not what we expected,” said Camille Testard, a behavioral ecologist and neuroscientist at Harvard University. “Instead of becoming more competitive, individuals widened their social network and became less aggressive.” #primates #anthropology

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Christiaan Monden's avatar Christiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social
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Don't take my word for it. Take a high-quality worldwide survey. People want stronger climate action! They said so in 87 languages. Great work by Steve Fisher of Oxford Sociology for the UNDP www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-06...

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José's avatar José @acabybara.bsky.social
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Posting this randomly and not for any recent headlines or whatever

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Patrick Clarkin's avatar Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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“He had earlier told an FBI undercover agent posing as a racist gun enthusiast that he planned to drive to Atlanta, Georgia, for reconnaissance of possible venues to attack, which he wanted to carry out before the U.S. presidential election in November.”

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Faine Greenwood's avatar Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social
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“Video filmed by an NBC News crew on the ground showed streets scattered with charred bodies, survivors gathering body parts into sacks, rescuers carrying mangled and blood-soaked children into chaotic hospitals overwhelmed with the injured.”

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Patrick Clarkin's avatar Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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I’ll say it. Isn’t this anger justified, after watching civilians be killed for months on end?

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Patrick Clarkin's avatar Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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I’ve seen so many images and videos of people wounded and killed in various wars. The hardest ones to witness are videos of children writhing in pain. The sound of a child crying is an immediate reminder that the expression “All is fair in love and war” is absolute garbage.

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Patrick Clarkin's avatar Patrick Clarkin @patrickclarkin.bsky.social
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My 10 year old and her friends are painting pictures on paper and stones and selling them on our front sidewalk. They’ve made $13, and are ecstatic.

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Wattle of Bits 🏳️‍🌈's avatar Wattle of Bits 🏳️‍🌈 @wattle.bsky.social
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"For the Palestinian public experiencing and witnessing this assault, the lesson learned will be that there is no meaningful future within this international system, and with this set of actors. This will take the region down an uncharted path—one which is dangerous for all involved."

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