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So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
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NYT: Trump Moves to End Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors
If finalized, the new rules would effectively shut down hospitals that fail to comply. The administration’s action represents a major cultural attack on the existence of transgender people.
If finalized, the new rules would effectively shut down hospitals that fail to comply. The administration’s action represents a major cultural attack on the existence of transgender people.
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
NYT: Trump Moves to End Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors
If finalized, the new rules would effectively shut down hospitals that fail to comply. The administration’s action represents a major cultural attack on the existence of transgender people.
If finalized, the new rules would effectively shut down hospitals that fail to comply. The administration’s action represents a major cultural attack on the existence of transgender people.
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SCOOP: The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their citizenship, according to internal guidance obtained by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their citizenship, according to internal guidance obtained by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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Suozzi: "In my district, if you make $130,000 & you're a family of 4, you now pay 8.5% of your income for health insurance - $10k to $11,000 a year. That's gonna go up to $30k a year, which means your premium is going to increase $1,500 a month. That's crazy. People are not gonna buy the insurance"
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Suozzi: "In my district, if you make $130,000 & you're a family of 4, you now pay 8.5% of your income for health insurance - $10k to $11,000 a year. That's gonna go up to $30k a year, which means your premium is going to increase $1,500 a month. That's crazy. People are not gonna buy the insurance"
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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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Another part of an unprecedented effort to overturn the will of the America people in 2020.
NYT: “In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Another part of an unprecedented effort to overturn the will of the America people in 2020.
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NEW: A judge ruled today that the Trump administration had illegally blocked Congress from accessing ICE detention facilities.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails
A federal judge ruled that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
NEW: A judge ruled today that the Trump administration had illegally blocked Congress from accessing ICE detention facilities.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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So Trump is just giving away another $2.6 billion in taxpayer money for “bonuses” that was not appropriated for that purpose by our duly elected representatives in Congress, while we are $38 trillion in debt.
December 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
So Trump is just giving away another $2.6 billion in taxpayer money for “bonuses” that was not appropriated for that purpose by our duly elected representatives in Congress, while we are $38 trillion in debt.
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We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
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Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
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Republicans voting against the felony national trans youth healthcare ban were Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Gabe Evans (CO), Michael Lawler (NY), Mike Kennedy (UT).
Dems voting FOR the felony ban were Henry Cueller (TX), Vincente Gonzalez (TX), Don Davis (NC).
3 NVs on both sides.
Dems voting FOR the felony ban were Henry Cueller (TX), Vincente Gonzalez (TX), Don Davis (NC).
3 NVs on both sides.
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Republicans voting against the felony national trans youth healthcare ban were Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Gabe Evans (CO), Michael Lawler (NY), Mike Kennedy (UT).
Dems voting FOR the felony ban were Henry Cueller (TX), Vincente Gonzalez (TX), Don Davis (NC).
3 NVs on both sides.
Dems voting FOR the felony ban were Henry Cueller (TX), Vincente Gonzalez (TX), Don Davis (NC).
3 NVs on both sides.
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A handy pocket card: the companies that Trump has nationalized (to the extent we know)
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A handy pocket card: the companies that Trump has nationalized (to the extent we know)
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SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Sen Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) suggests that if the House passes an ACA extension, she expects the Senate will, too. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The House revolted against Mike Johnson on health care but have a climb in the Senate
The Speaker received a major black eye after four Republicans sided with Democrats on forcing a vote on extending health care tax credits. But, Eric Garcia writes, any health care bill still needs to ...
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sen Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) suggests that if the House passes an ACA extension, she expects the Senate will, too. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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In a New Year's tweet a couple of years ago, Medvedev predicted that the United States would collapse into a civil war, and that European vassal states, the little piglets, would be left squealing.
Now we have confirmation of who Medvedev's speech writer is -
They're not just drunken outbursts.
Now we have confirmation of who Medvedev's speech writer is -
They're not just drunken outbursts.
This is Russia’s idea of “diplomacy.”
In a public speech in Moscow today, Vladimir Putin referred to European leaders trying to mediate a diplomatic solution to Russia’s war against Ukraine as “European piglets.”
This wasn’t a slip of the tongue — it was a message.👇
In a public speech in Moscow today, Vladimir Putin referred to European leaders trying to mediate a diplomatic solution to Russia’s war against Ukraine as “European piglets.”
This wasn’t a slip of the tongue — it was a message.👇
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In a New Year's tweet a couple of years ago, Medvedev predicted that the United States would collapse into a civil war, and that European vassal states, the little piglets, would be left squealing.
Now we have confirmation of who Medvedev's speech writer is -
They're not just drunken outbursts.
Now we have confirmation of who Medvedev's speech writer is -
They're not just drunken outbursts.
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They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
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This isn't hyperbole. In 2023, I watched Cigna revoke approval for my friend Carole's life-saving lung transplant *minutes* before surgery was set to begin—a decision that very nearly killed her.
Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.
Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.
insurance companies literally kill people
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This isn't hyperbole. In 2023, I watched Cigna revoke approval for my friend Carole's life-saving lung transplant *minutes* before surgery was set to begin—a decision that very nearly killed her.
Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.
Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.
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Even now, Donald Trump is spreading the pernicious lie that he won the 2020 election in a landslide
Given the massive evidence showing that Trump not only knew he lost, but attempted a coup, it’s not surprising that Republicans will only allow Jack Smith to testify in a closed door setting
Given the massive evidence showing that Trump not only knew he lost, but attempted a coup, it’s not surprising that Republicans will only allow Jack Smith to testify in a closed door setting
NEW: Jack Smith told lawmakers he developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn his election loss.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Even now, Donald Trump is spreading the pernicious lie that he won the 2020 election in a landslide
Given the massive evidence showing that Trump not only knew he lost, but attempted a coup, it’s not surprising that Republicans will only allow Jack Smith to testify in a closed door setting
Given the massive evidence showing that Trump not only knew he lost, but attempted a coup, it’s not surprising that Republicans will only allow Jack Smith to testify in a closed door setting
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This is the House Freedom Caucus.
Will they post the same about white supremacy and radical right wing terrorism, the number one domestic terror threat in America?
Will they post the same about white supremacy and radical right wing terrorism, the number one domestic terror threat in America?
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is the House Freedom Caucus.
Will they post the same about white supremacy and radical right wing terrorism, the number one domestic terror threat in America?
Will they post the same about white supremacy and radical right wing terrorism, the number one domestic terror threat in America?