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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
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"'We request that the government pause apprehension activities during the Christmas season. Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families.'
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
The appeal was issued by the Miami archbishop and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"'We request that the government pause apprehension activities during the Christmas season. Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families.'
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
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Trump wants to cancel TV licenses because he doesn't like what late night TV hosts are saying about him.
What happened to "stop cancel culture" and buck up "snowflakes?" And what happened to the First Amendment?
What happened to "stop cancel culture" and buck up "snowflakes?" And what happened to the First Amendment?
December 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump wants to cancel TV licenses because he doesn't like what late night TV hosts are saying about him.
What happened to "stop cancel culture" and buck up "snowflakes?" And what happened to the First Amendment?
What happened to "stop cancel culture" and buck up "snowflakes?" And what happened to the First Amendment?
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If you steal millions, Trump lets you out of prison.
If you're poor, Trump takes your healthcare from you.
If you're poor, Trump takes your healthcare from you.
December 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
If you steal millions, Trump lets you out of prison.
If you're poor, Trump takes your healthcare from you.
If you're poor, Trump takes your healthcare from you.
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🚨In a rare and jarring turn, the Kremlin publicly praised President Trump’s new National Security Strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision, even as U.S. allies in Europe warned the shift could lead to a larger global conflict.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/kremlin-pr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/kremlin-pr...
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨In a rare and jarring turn, the Kremlin publicly praised President Trump’s new National Security Strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision, even as U.S. allies in Europe warned the shift could lead to a larger global conflict.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/kremlin-pr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/kremlin-pr...
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Important piece
Inside the federal government as Trump and DOGE pushed it past its breaking point in 2025, as told by some of the more than 1,200 federal workers @hannahnatanson.bsky.social and @merylkornfield.bsky.social have spoken to this year
The year Trump broke the federal government
How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation’s sprawling bureaucracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Important piece
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Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
Trump plans more workplace raids and billions of dollars in ICE and Border Patrol funding.
www.reuters.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
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Republicans want to give ICE the power to strip-search immigrant children to look for so-called “gang tattoos” and send them to prison-like facilities.
Yes, the same ICE that sent men to El Salvador for soccer and autism awareness tattoos.
Yes, the same ICE that sent men to El Salvador for soccer and autism awareness tattoos.
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Republicans want to give ICE the power to strip-search immigrant children to look for so-called “gang tattoos” and send them to prison-like facilities.
Yes, the same ICE that sent men to El Salvador for soccer and autism awareness tattoos.
Yes, the same ICE that sent men to El Salvador for soccer and autism awareness tattoos.
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The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
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We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history.
The Year in Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of which involve crypto and foreign money.
www.newyorker.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history.
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Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
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Despite the fact that a significant number of swing-district Republicans want to join Dems to vote for a clean bill to extend ACA subsidies which would easily pass the House, Mike Johnson refuses to bring it to the floor. NBC:
December 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Despite the fact that a significant number of swing-district Republicans want to join Dems to vote for a clean bill to extend ACA subsidies which would easily pass the House, Mike Johnson refuses to bring it to the floor. NBC:
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Rob Reiner took the lawless hero — Jason Bourne, Ethan Hunt, Batman — and reminded us that this is actually the bad guy. It’s a lesson worth remembering today.
Rob Reiner reminded us that lawless authoritarians are bad
The unconventional but needed message of "A Few Good Men"
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Rob Reiner took the lawless hero — Jason Bourne, Ethan Hunt, Batman — and reminded us that this is actually the bad guy. It’s a lesson worth remembering today.
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CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
'This isn't your granddad's KKK.' Inside the hate group expanding its presence in Tennessee
They are the largest hate group in America, wrapping themselves in the red-white-and-blue of the flag, marching into the middle of American cities and claiming to be patriots.
www.newschannel5.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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This used to be a crime. Martha Stewart went to prison for the very same thing.
So are we going to charge and prosecute that little Nazi weasel???
So are we going to charge and prosecute that little Nazi weasel???
Big questions have been raised after Stephen Miller sold shares in a mining company shortly after it announced a major deal w/ 47's admin.
The day before the deal was announced, MP Materials’ share price stood at $30. It then rose to a historic high of $76.6 on 8/14, the day Miller sold his shares.
The day before the deal was announced, MP Materials’ share price stood at $30. It then rose to a historic high of $76.6 on 8/14, the day Miller sold his shares.
Stephen Miller Slammed Over Stock Sales Right After Big Trump Deal
Questions have been raised after White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller sold shares in a mining company shortly
dnyuz.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This used to be a crime. Martha Stewart went to prison for the very same thing.
So are we going to charge and prosecute that little Nazi weasel???
So are we going to charge and prosecute that little Nazi weasel???
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"This administration is... actually weaponizing the power of the federal government to try to cut off access to the ballot.”
Scoop: New Justice Department voting rights chief had prior job suspension for ties to election deniers
California prosecutor Eric Neff relied on a right-wing group's intel to bring charges. Now, he's apparently in charge of voting rights at the DOJ.
www.motherjones.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"This administration is... actually weaponizing the power of the federal government to try to cut off access to the ballot.”
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They want our kids dead.
Brown University is the latest proof.
After Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, and Uvalde, Trump and the GOP weakened gun laws and flooded the country with weapons. Most shooters used legal guns, under laws Republicans defend.
This isn’t failure — it’s policy. READ MORE ⬇️
Brown University is the latest proof.
After Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, and Uvalde, Trump and the GOP weakened gun laws and flooded the country with weapons. Most shooters used legal guns, under laws Republicans defend.
This isn’t failure — it’s policy. READ MORE ⬇️
They Chose Guns Over Our Kids
How Trump and Republicans Made America Less Safe — On Purpose
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
They want our kids dead.
Brown University is the latest proof.
After Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, and Uvalde, Trump and the GOP weakened gun laws and flooded the country with weapons. Most shooters used legal guns, under laws Republicans defend.
This isn’t failure — it’s policy. READ MORE ⬇️
Brown University is the latest proof.
After Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, and Uvalde, Trump and the GOP weakened gun laws and flooded the country with weapons. Most shooters used legal guns, under laws Republicans defend.
This isn’t failure — it’s policy. READ MORE ⬇️
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At Brown University, exactly 13 years after the horrors of Sandy Hook Elementary, Conservative America’s abnormal adoration of guns continues to kill our children.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sandy-hook...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sandy-hook...
Sandy Hook Elementary, Brown University, and the Conservative Gun Lust Killing Our Children
Every allegiance has a cost.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
At Brown University, exactly 13 years after the horrors of Sandy Hook Elementary, Conservative America’s abnormal adoration of guns continues to kill our children.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sandy-hook...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sandy-hook...
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With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman