Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears.

“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

As I wrote today: www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...

the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress

youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...

The situation right now is developing fast; Border Patrol is detaining people across SW side.

Community members are following their caravan. Agents are threatening people who film with pepper ball and tear gas dispensers.

It's going to take time for rapid response to tally arrest totals.

Anyway, a very good FOIA to file this morning would be for all emails and calls received in the last 24 hours by the immigration “judge” who issued the order.

There is a new candle making shop in my neighborhood and I heard the owner today say she made more money in November than she did all spring and summer combined.

Rivera warned supervisors that Baker was a reckless cop, according to the lawsuit, and that other cops knew the relationship had ended, that Rivera wanted to be reassigned away from Baker, and that she

“believed Baker was a threat to her personal safety."

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