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For the 804. For Virginia and America. Sic Semper Tyrannis in Virginian means NoKings y'all. 804ThePeople
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December 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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And don’t think for one second that our adversaries, especially China, aren’t watching alllllll of this shit and posturing to take full advantage. I am a tail-end of the Cold War veteran and I have never been more concerned about our national security than I am now. We are ripe for the picking.
crooked.com Crooked Media @crooked.com · 12d
Sen. Elissa Slotkin tells Alex about the state of our highly-politicized, deeply broken national security situation.
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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To all the servicemembers who can’t be with their families for the holidays, thank you for your sacrifice and for everything you do to keep us safe
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
804thepeople.bsky.social
Good on #Tennessee’s #HighSchoolDems. Republican Senator #MarshaBlackburn needs to be called out for her pandering to the lowest common denominator in her party early & often.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h
NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)
December 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Read the December newsletter to learn about:
-Moral Monday, December 20, in Plymouth
-Western Circle Leads Boycott
-Sandhills Circle Celebrates Successful Year
Click here to read the newsletter!
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December 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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2025 was brutal. For many in the LGBTQ community, protest wasn’t symbolic -- it was survival. A year-end reflection on resistance, Pride, loss, and hope by Will O'Bryan.
www.metroweekly.com/...
December 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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You can always count on the Canadians! Just another reason to be glad Canada is Canada and not Trump’s 51st state…

Spiked CBS 60 Minutes Story Posted Online After It Airs in Canada

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
Spiked ’60 Minutes’ Segment Spreads Online After Canadian TV Network Posts Unedited Episode
CBS had pulled the segment, but the original version of the newsmagazine apparently aired in Canada.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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boltsmag.org
Virginia's Senate Majority Leader told Bolts that the legislature will advance a constitutional amendment in January to let Virginians vote once they're released from prison.

The state constitution currently strips people of their voting rights for life.
Five Ways Tuesday’s Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy
From felony disenfranchisement and mail voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across these five states.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social
Trump’s DOJ is breaking the law with their partial release and heavy redactions of the Epstein files.

Congressional Republicans will have to decide whether they’re going to stand up to Trump’s illegal cover up of the full truth.
December 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Republicans are focused on unlawfully renaming buildings for their Puppet Master.

Meanwhile.

They have zero interest in saving the healthcare of the American people.

You deserve better.
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Marc Elias suggests contacting state legislators because elections are fundamentally run at the state level. He also recommends staying up-to-date on legal developments, joining volunteer opportunities such as poll working, and engaging with local election protection efforts.
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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South Carolina GOP candidate Pastor John Lastinger preaches against food assistance for the poor, calling it “socialism.”

Lastinger is running to replace GOP Rep. RJ May who pleaded guilty to distributing sexual abuse material involving children. The election is Tuesday.
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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There's @abigailspanberger.com, doing *exactly* what she said she'd do--put Virginia 1st!

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December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Policy drops, lawsuits and shutdowns spotlight NFIP vulnerabilities; experts call for subsidies, longer authorizations and reforms to protect Florida homeowners and markets.
Flood insurance costs are rising. Florida keeps paying, other states drop it
Policy drops, lawsuits and shutdowns spotlight NFIP vulnerabilities; experts call for subsidies, longer authorizations and reforms to protect Florida homeowners and markets.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name

We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group

Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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merovingians.bsky.social
the Outstanding Timing award goes to Brett Kavanaugh's law school buddy
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Judge James Boasberg rules for those deported under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15 — certifying a class, finding the U.S. maintained constructive custody over them at CECOT, finding they were not given due process, and ordering return or that such process be given by Jan. 5, 2026.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA J.G.G., et al., Plaintiffs, LIYANARA SÁNCHEZ, as next friend on behalf of FRENGEL REYES MOTA, et al., Petitioners-Plaintiffs, V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Respondents-Defendants. Civil Action No. 25-766 (JEB) MEMORANDUM OPINION Nine months ago, six Venezuelan men were hustled out of a detention center in Texas, loaded onto planes, and shipped to an infamous mega-prison in El Salvador with no explanation and no opportunity to challenge the reason for their hasty removal. On behalf of themselves and a putative class of similarly situated detainees, they have turned to the courts to vindicate their constitutional right to due process. These efforts have precipitated multiple trips up and down the assorted tiers of the federal judiciary, complicated by their subsequent transfer to and release in their native Venezuela. After the D.C. Circuit vacated this Court's prior preliminary injunction, Plaintiffs have again moved for an order enjoining the Government to facilitate their return to the United States to pursue their individual habeas claims. The parties then agreed to consolidate this Motion into Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. The Court ultimately finds that the United States maintained constructive custody over Plaintiffs while they were imprisoned in El Salvador, thus affording the Court habeas jurisdiction 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 215 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 43 over this action. In addition, it will certify a class of Plaintiffs who were removed on March 15 and seek to enforce their right to a hearing. On the merits, the Court concludes that this class was denied their due-process rights and will thus require the Government to facilitate their ability to obtain such hearing. Our law requires no less. ORDER For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court ORDERS that: 1. Plaintiffs' [177] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED; 2. Plaintiffs' [178] Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED; 3. Defendants' [182] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED; and 4. The Government shall submit its proposal either to facilitate the return of Plaintiffs to the United States or to otherwise provide them with hearings that satisfy the requirements of due process by January 5, 2026. 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 214 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 2 /s/ James E. Boasberg JAMES E. BOASBERG United States District Judge
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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SCOOP: House Democrats suspected a few in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth

So Sarah McBride reached out to Republicans

Four Rs — Fitzpatrick, Lawler, Kennedy, Evans — joined Dems in opposing the bill
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Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill
When House Democrats suspected a few members in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth, McBride reached out to some Republicans who went on to oppose the...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d
You've never had to apologize for being white in America, but of course, that's not really what Vance is trying to tell his rabid followers. What he's really trying to tell them is that they don't need to apologize for believing they should have it easier because they're white.
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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When a 230-year-old Kentucky bourbon pauses distilling, that’s not “market forces." It’s chaos from Washington tariffs.

Trade wars are hurting jobs, farmers, and communities in Central Kentucky. We deserve steady leadership that protects our livelihoods.

#KY06 #FliptheSixth
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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The Trump Administration is attempting to ensure the CFPB runs out of money completely this January, effectively defunding the agency and stripping away one of the strongest safeguards working families have against fraud and corporate abuse.

Not on my watch. We're suing.
Graphic reads: “MA Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is suing the Trump Administration to protect the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau”
December 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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UK 🇬🇧 calls Trump out

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems call for inquiry into hostile foreign state interference to include US
Party says US government’s explicit support for far-right nationalist parties in Europe amounts to outside interference
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Hundreds protest Trump’s move to dismantle NCAR, a premier climate and weather hub
The Saturday protest comes as Colorado senators are holding up a government spending bill in an attempt to ensure NCAR gets funded.
www.cpr.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
804thepeople.bsky.social
Aileen Cannon still doing what she’s done ever since Trump appointed her…block Jack Smith’s work from 🇺🇸
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: Judge Aileen Cannon, in a pair of orders, rejects the request of groups to intervene for the purpose of arguing for the release of Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report, but also says the restrictions on its release will end on Feb. 24, 2026, absent subsequent arguments/orders to the contrary.
ORDER DENYING NON-PARTY MOTIONS TO INTERVENE THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon the following two Non-Party Motions to Intervene to Seek Rescission of the Court's January 21, 2025, Order Enjoining Release of Volume Il of the Special Counsel's Final Report [ECF Nos. 717, 721]. The first Motion is filed by American Oversight, a "non-partisan nonprofit committed to promoting transparency and ensuring accountability of government officials" [ECF No. 717 p. 1 ("American Oversight Motion")]. The second Motion is filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute, a "non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that works to defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, policy analysis, and public education" [ECF No. 721 p. 1 ("Knight First Amendment Institute Motion)]. These Non-Parties seek to intervene in this closed criminal action to cause public release of Volume Il of the Special Counsel's Final Report, the work product of a prosecutor appointed and funded in violation of the Appointments and Appropriations Clauses of the United States Constitution [ECF No. 672]. See U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, cl. 2; Art. I, § 9, cl. 7. Case 9:23-cr-80101-AMC Document 760 Entered on FLSD Docket 12/22/2025 Page 2 of 18 CASE NO. 23-80101-CR-CANNON The Motions are opposed by the United States, Waltine Nauta, and Carlos De Oliveira [ECF Nos. 739, 740]. President Donald Trump also opposes the Motions as amicus curiae in his individual capacity [ECF Nos. 755, 759). Upon review of the Motions, Responses, and Replies [ECF Nos. 717, 721, 739, 740, 745, 746], and fully advised in the premises, the Motions to Intervene are DENIED. The Court's January 21, 2025, Order is addressed in a separate order to follow, directed to the parties in this action. In light of these developments and requests, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The restriction on release of Volume II outside the Department of Justice as set forth in the Court's January 21, 2025, Order [ECF No. 714] will hereby automatically expire, without further order of this Court, on February 24, 2026. 2. Nothing in this Order prohibits any former or current party to this action from moving for leave to intervene, if warranted, and/or from timely seeking appropriate relief before that deadline. ORDERED in Chambers in Fort Pierce, Florida this 22nd day of December 2025. ILEEN M. CANNOT UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
December 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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The Biden/Harris administration held an extended payments pause, fixed PSLF, forgave billions in debt through one-off actions and tried to forgive more.

Tell me again how “both sides are the same”.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d
The Trump administration will begin seizing the pay of people in default on their student loans early next year, marking the first wave of new wage garnishments since the pandemic.
Government to resume garnishing wages for defaulted student loans in January
The Education Department had stopped collecting wages to repay defaulted loans during the coronavirus pandemic.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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35 Photos: Over 800 Attend Barbara Johns Statue Dedication as Robert E Lee Statue is Replaced - blackvirginianews.substack.com/p/35-photos-...
35 Photos: Over 800 Attend Barbara Johns Statue Dedication
35 Photos: Over 800 Attend Barbara Johns Statue Dedication
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December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM