Tom Clark
@tomsclark.bsky.social
Political scientist at Stanford University studying law, courts, policing, public safety. Go birds.
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Reposted by David R. Miller
Next time Trump tells a reporter he deserves recognition for taking care of the Kennedy Center, I'd love for a follow up that simply asks "isn't it your job to administer the government?"
Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here."
When an industry *asks* to be regulated, then maybe you shouldn't fall back on the standard talking points.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
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Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here."
Photo of Trump shows printout that seems to refer to Kennedy Center demolition
The image surfaced hours after the president warned that the performing arts venue could eventually be “ripped down” without his administration’s intervention. Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), ...
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We should all recognize that the recognition you get for administering federal law is….the title of President and its associated benefits. You don’t get to use the office to hold government hostage to extract additional perks.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) on Wednesday said the nation’s worst measles outbreak in the United States in 35 years is “going to be a terrible legacy for this administration,” citing recent deaths in Pennsylvania.
Sen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’
Under questioning by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Trump’s surgeon general pick Nicole Saphier called a combined vaccine “our greatest tool for combating measles infections.”
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Yeah, if I were him I would want to try to define this as someone else's legacy also.
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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It's among the most American things that we have built a massive surveillance state but done it via private companies that the government now pays for access to the information.
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Sen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’
Under questioning by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Trump’s surgeon general pick Nicole Saphier called a combined vaccine “our greatest tool for combating measles infections.”
wapo.st
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) on Wednesday said the nation’s worst measles outbreak in the United States in 35 years is “going to be a terrible legacy for this administration,” citing recent deaths in Pennsylvania.
In 1971, the Supreme Court opened a small legal window to sue federal law enforcement in the case of Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/08/m...
ICE Wrongfully Arrested Him. Will His Lawsuit Change How Courts Hold Agents Accountable?
As courts winnow legal path to sue federal officers, attorneys search for new avenues in state law.
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The courts are unlikely to let people use Bivens widely, but they should. This is how it should work if the executive branch is going to countenance or encourage abusive behavior.
“And when one of them told an ICE agent that he was a US citizen, one of them allegedly said, ‘I don’t care, your parents can’t help you now.’”
Susan Collins stole our tax dollars to fund this terrorism across our communities.
Susan Collins stole our tax dollars to fund this terrorism across our communities.
"If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter," Oracle/Justice Kavanaugh
Reposted by Tom Clark
ICE Wrongfully Arrested Him. Will His Lawsuit Change How Courts Hold Agents Accountable?
As courts winnow legal path to sue federal officers, attorneys search for new avenues in state law.
www.themarshallproject.org
In 1971, the Supreme Court opened a small legal window to sue federal law enforcement in the case of Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/08/m...
Reposted by Tom Clark, Nathan P. Kalmoe
“And when one of them told an ICE agent that he was a US citizen, one of them allegedly said, ‘I don’t care, your parents can’t help you now.’”
Susan Collins stole our tax dollars to fund this terrorism across our communities.
Susan Collins stole our tax dollars to fund this terrorism across our communities.