Bob Clark

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country." ~Fmr. President Theodore Roosevelt, 1918. Roosevelt was born OTD in 1858. Image: NPS/Sagamore Hill collection.

If you think a test for dementia is an IQ test, you have dementia. If you don't realize you have been given a test for dementia because your physician suspects you have dementia, you have dementia. If you think being able to tell a giraffe from a whale makes you a genius . . . you have dementia.

All of us need to remember that if any of these criminals made money through illegal stock trading, they cannot expect immunity from a Trump pardon. All stock trading is subject to the New York state law. State crimes are not pardonable by any president.

Ossoff: "At a rally earlier this week in Ohio, the president egged on supports who assaulted a woman demanding the release of the Epstein files. Because if you can count on one thing from this White House, it's their tireless commitment to war, inflation, and covering up sex trafficking."

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

FYI

That’s so amazing 😂

The KaCSFFS Picnic, which was postponed due to the heat, will be held on Saturday, October 17, starting at 5:00 PM. The location is a private home, please email me at bob.j.clark (at) proton.me for address. Our hosts are supplying the meat.  Please bring any sides or drinks you'd like to share!

“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...

The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake".

If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.

SEN. ERIC SCHMITT: Do these texts not prove that a shrimp fried this rice?

🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."

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Seriously, how dumb to you have to be to sit there and believe this shit? Being a Trump supporter requires you to eagerly embrace a torrent of lies day after day as your dystopian reality.

Fox News puts up long list of Ken Paxton’s criminal record on screen while interviewing him: “Indicted on securities fraud charges… Federal fraud charges… Accused by seven staff members in 2020 of accepting bribes… Impeached by Republican Texas House… It’s a long list.”

Yuuuuup…

Sorry? Not sorry. If you're upset and trying to prevent history from being taught to hide the truth, then fuck your feelings. You learned nothing and are the exact same assholes as your ancestors.

I feel like this tweet doesn't get talked about enough.

Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.

Hey: Polls mean shit if you don't get out and vote

The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”

For the umpteenth time: He’s a sociopath. He’s humanly incapable of caring about our sailors. He’s humanly incapable of caring about anyone or anything but himself. In a weird way, it’s almost not his fault. He’s. Humanly. Incapable. Of. Empathy.👇

My three favorite nonsense lyrics: 3. Jeremiah was a bullfrog 2. Alligator lizards in the air 1. Shine up the battle apple

If you're in the KC area, and want to come to a picnic with other SF&F geeks, hit me up. It'll be hot, but indoor spaces are available.

If you were cool with this, you can shove that "Happy Independence Day" up your ass.

This is Penny. She came up with her own trick. Really hopes you like it, and will repeat it as many times as necessary until you acknowledge that you do. 14/10 (IG: pennycorgipoo)

There’s a special kind of irony in watching the “shall not be infringed” crowd twist themselves into knots insisting birthright citizenship shouldn’t exist. It’s amazing how flexible “absolute” rights become when they’re someone else’s.

Wow! Iran left a thank you note in their locker room thanking LA for its hospitality during the World Cup. Be sure you read the last line: “May peace, respect, and friendship prevail among all nations.” (Source: Reuters)

I'm always reading that being struck by lightning is more likely that this or that misfortune. More likely for whom? Normal people, or people who don't know better than to go out in a lightning storm?

They warned me that if I voted for Kamala Harris we’d get a new deal with the Iranian regime worse than the JCPOA. I voted for Kamala, and they were right.

live your life in such a way that the entire world isn’t waiting to see your accursed name pried off every building

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Is this big? Because it seems big. www.notus.org/2026-electio...

I'm setting a goal of 10K followers by July 4. Only 705 to go! Why am I doing this? Vanity, mostly. Oh, and also that whole "saving democracy" thing. That seems pretty important. If American history and occasionally snarky observations are your jam, climb aboard & prepare to have your mind blown.

Adjudicated rapist says what?

The fact that Thomas Massie lost a Republican primary because he wants pedophiles to face justice tells you everything you need to know about the state of the Republican party… Full stop.

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