Charlotte Clymer

"I don’t pretend to know the exact nature of what this letter is regarding, but I’m not gonna lie to you, folks: it has me worried. I am worried."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/sen-ron-wyden-sends-chilling-letter

"You are not alone in looking at this mountain of rancid shit and wondering where to start and what you should know as you go along. So, I’m starting this guide, which is intended to be just as helpful to myself in understanding all of it."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-the-epstein-files-part

If you missed yesterday's incredible speech by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and why everyone's talking about it, I got your explainer right here.

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/canada-announces-divorce-from-america

"This is the look your well-respected math teacher gives you during a brutal discussion after they’ve tried their best to help you succeed and now they’ve caught you cheating on an exam and they’re beyond disappointed with your conduct."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-calm-dignity-and-giant-balls

"Here’s what Trump is hoping: that he and his cronies can exert enough public pressure on Greenland to meet him in the middle and allow for an increased U.S. military presence on the island and some degree of mining rights of rare-earth elements."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-greenland-fiasco-is-deeply-embarrassing

"I despise Nicolás Maduro, and he has long needed to be removed and held accountable for his atrocities. But the consequences to come from Trump’s illegal actions in the dead of night will not be worth it."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/trump-invaded-a-county-while-you

Tatiana Schlossberg has passed away at 35. Please read this beautiful essay she published last month. It's one of the best things I've read in a long time.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood

"It is a remarkable gift to us that Congresswoman Hinson has decided to obliviously tie herself to Trump with more enthusiasm than a violinist on the deck of the Titanic."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/we-can-win-the-senate-with-this-democrat

"In lieu of having a health secretary who is committed to keeping American citizens safe and healthy, we’ve been offered the tepid consolation prize of an expired midlife crisis that’s been in slow decay since the mid-90s."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-cant-do-pull-ups

New essay: "The Many Desks of Reporter Dan Lamothe"

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-many-desks-of-reporter-dan-lamothe

"Second, the Mayor-elect hasn’t made any statements, written or verbalized, public or private, regarding Arabic numerals. Because it would be silly. You know why? We already use Arabic numerals every day. All of us."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/sigh-we-already-teach-arabic-numerals

If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.

The change.org petition demanding Chuck Schumer step down as Minority Leader has now reached 50,000 signatures.

Sign here: https://www.change.org/p/demand-that-chuck-schumer-step-down-as-minority-leader

I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.

It's been 46 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

25 years ago today: the most consequential presidential election of my lifetime. 36 days later, it was effectively decided by the Supreme Court. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who voted with the majority, would later she regretted that the court accepted the case.

It's been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

It's been 43 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

"All of these candidates who won last night didn’t shy away from talking about gender equality and LGBTQ rights. They didn’t buy the theory that doing so would alienate young men. And they were right. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Carville."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-young-men-problem

It's been 42 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

Ron DeSantis is getting a lot of criticism for wearing heel lifts in his boots, adding several inches to his height, ostensibly to avoid being emasculated, and I just want him and his team to know that I support the governor's right to gender-affirming practices.