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The two co-founders of the National Links Trust, which operates three municipal golf courses in Washington, D.C., said they have been left "gutted" after being served a notice of default by the Trump administration.
Donald Trump slammed over Washington golf plans as gazumped group 'gutted'
www.irishstar.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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The Barbara Rose Johns statue replaces one of Lee that was removed in December 2020 from the Capitol, where it had represented Virginia for 111 years. The removal occurred during a time of renewed national attention over Confederate monuments after the death of George Floyd.
US Capitol Unveils Statue of Teen Civil Rights Icon Barbara Rose Johns
The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday revealed a statue of Barbara Rose Johns as she protested conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.
buff.ly
December 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December.
Under Trump, 317,000 workers are out of the government. Here are 3 of their stories
Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December.
n.pr
December 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Democrats and media outlets noted around 16 files had disappeared from the DOJ website, including a photo of Donald Trump.
House Democrats Question Disappearance of Files From DOJ’s Epstein Website
www.newsweek.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The 1864 Republican Party platform would be good reading for any 2025 Republican! It well expresses my view of correct immigration policy.

www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/re...
Republican Party Platform of 1864 | The American Presidency Project
www.presidency.ucsb.edu
December 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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John F. Kennedy “recognized the centrality of artistic liberty in a way that no one with Donald Trump’s sordid character and authoritarian reflexes ever can,” David Remnick writes. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Trump Dishonors the Kennedy Center
A memorial to John F. Kennedy and his respect for the freedom of the arts has been renamed for a man with authoritarian instincts.
www.newyorker.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Opinion | Donald Trump Is a Borax Man - The Wall Street Journal
December 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Six adults with autism graduated as part of the inaugural cohort of the Utah Uniquely Abled Machinist Program — a 12-week computer numeric control machine operation training program that is giving people independence.
Claiming independence: Machinist program for Utahns with autism graduates inaugural cohort
This holiday season is already far more festive for Addie Morley.
www.ksl.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Tariffs, strikes, elections, and global solidarity. 2025 was a turning point in Canadian political life. Nick Seebruch reflects on how 2025 transformed federal politics, labour, and activism. #cdnpoli #canlab

rabble.ca/labour/looki...
Looking back on the transformative year in news that was 2025
A lot happened in 2025 in national politics, labour, and the ongoing fight for justice for Palestinians.
rabble.ca
December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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While everyone else's stockings are hung with care, Mom's is often the last to be filled — if it's filled at all. Why? For many families, moms are the magic makers of the holidays, but so often their needs can be overlooked.
https://cnn.it/4s8ElHb
December 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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President Donald Trump’s aggressive move to block states from regulating artificial intelligence is splitting the tech lobby — and steering its frustration squarely toward David Sacks, the president’s AI czar
Big Tech gets worried about Trump’s AI czar
David Sacks is supposed to be pushing the tech industry’s AI agenda in Washington. But lobbyists fear he could be derailing it nationwide.
www.politico.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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There is, obviously, no “Presidential Immunity Clause” in the Constitution. The conservative justices’ un-originalist efforts to imagine one into it cannot be supported by text or history. trib.al/N36lDNl
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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OPINION: "As a practicing obstetrician and medical researcher with nearly two decades of experience taking care of pregnant patients, I have to make a dozen decisions about acetaminophen use on any given day when I am working in the hospital," Tami S. Rowen writes.
Opinion | How Misleading Statements on Acetaminophen Leave Expectant Parents Confused
Tami S. Rowen writes about how the Trump administration’s misleading statements on acetaminophen's safety may be dangerous for expectant mothers.
buff.ly
December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Wastewater flushed down the drain can be used to heat and cool homes and buildings in a sustainable way and climate experts say it's an untapped source of energy due to its stable temperature of approximately 70°F.
How sewage can be used to heat and cool buildings
Wastewater flushed down the drain can be used to heat and cool homes and buildings in a sustainable way and climate experts say it's an untapped source of energy due to its stable temperature of approximately 70°F.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign a landmark bill establishing New York’s first guardrails for AI, including requirements that tech giants implement safety protocols and reporting to prevent large-scale harm like the creation of bioweapons
Hochul to sign New York’s AI safety law aimed at tech industry heavyweights
The governor’s expected sign-off comes after heated negotiations over how closely New York’s RAISE Act should mirror California’s pioneering law.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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For any of the outcomes Cassandras feared, they could cite rhetoric from Trump. For example, Ryan, a 43-year-old white professor in Texas, mentioned “his refusal to accept an election, if lost ... that’s a moment where, OK, this is someone who’s antidemocratic.” trib.al/ihhGf1e
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
trib.al
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:

He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.

C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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BREAKING: Kennedy Niece Maria Shriver:

"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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freedom.press
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring that consumers be warned of air quality effects of gas stoves
Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring that consumers be warned of air quality effects of gas stoves
The judge agreed with an argument from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, a trade group, that the law likely violates their First Amendment rights
coloradosun.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Jocelyn Sze is a clinical psychologist who specializes in narcissists and people who have been traumatized by them

In a new piece for @huffpost.com Personal, she breaks down what Trump is doing to our country and how we stop him
I’m A Psychologist Who Specializes In Narcissists. Here’s What We Need To Do To Stop Trump.
"The same patterns that destabilize families destabilize democracies."
www.huffpost.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM