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25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
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25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Salute to New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani
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A Salute to New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani
He takes office Thursday. Here's my interview with him before the election
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December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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J. D. Vance has "clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid," Franklin Foer argues. theatln.tc/aaUENxUw
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I would say he has declined 600 or 700 percent. Some people say 1400 percent. No one has ever seen such declines. They say it took George Washington almost 250 years to decline as much. Huge decline.
December 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
May his memory be a blessing.
26 December 1938 | French Jewish boy, Samuel Banda, was born in Metz.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 November 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California
Judge P. Casey Pitts issued a ruling that would block Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining immigrants who show up to court hearings in Northern California.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Does he think people won’t notice the first part describes himself? bsky.app/profile/bill...
Donald Trump, basically acknowledging that so far at least he’s losing the fight over Epstein.
December 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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In Opinion

Rob Reiner “was hilarious and sometimes bitingly funny, but he was never the kind of guy who would take over the room. He had a beautiful sense of uninhibited freedom, fully enjoying the life of the moment,” Martin Scorsese writes in reflection of his friendship with Reiner.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: Rob Reiner Had Me in the Palm of His Hand
“We had a natural affinity for each other,” Martin Scorsese writes of Rob Reiner.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife
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How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife
These rules have a long history in the United States. They played a role in the notorious murders by the Menendez brothers and Scott Peterson.
theconversation.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Mary Trump in Conversation with Ruth Ben- Ghiat
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Mary Trump in Conversation with Ruth Ben- Ghiat
Constructing a cult of personality
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December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Devin Nunes, Steven Biss, and the Laptop of MAGA Secrets
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Devin Nunes, Steven Biss, and the Laptop of MAGA Secrets
Part I: The Laptop and Part II: Devin's Journey
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December 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Finally, the Supreme Court stops Trump
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Finally, the Supreme Court stops Trump
Friends,
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December 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Greenland Annexation No Joke
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Greenland Annexation No Joke
Maps help explain things
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December 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
60 Minutes’ spiked “Inside CECOT” segment leaks via a Canadian TV app
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60 Minutes’ spiked “Inside CECOT” segment leaks via a Canadian TV app
60 Minutes’ spiked “Inside CECOT” segment leaks via a Canadian TV app
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December 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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President Trump's former legal adviser Alan Dershowitz reportedly met with the president about his latest book, which considers hypotheticals for the possibility of Trump holding office past 2028.
Alan Dershowitz muses over the constitutionality of a third Trump term
The president’s former legal adviser reportedly met with Trump about his new book, which considers hypotheticals for the possibility of him holding office past 2028.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Why Trump’s Viciousness Matters
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Why Trump’s Viciousness Matters
He wants to destroy our values, not just our democracy
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December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
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December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
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December 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Takeaways From Susie Wiles’s Candid Interviews Describing Trump World www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Takeaways From Susie Wiles’s Candid Interviews Describing Trump World
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December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The True Catastrophe of Trump, as seen from north of the border
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The True Catastrophe of Trump, as seen from north of the border
A view from our neighbor
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December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM