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The nonprofit National Links Trust has been in charge of managing the courses and had a 50-year lease agreement with the federal government, but the Trump administration is ending the lease after just five years.
Trump administration terminates DC public golf lease
For junior golfer Faris Smith, the public courses in D.C. have become like a second home. She’s been caddying at the Langston golf course for four years now. “My first ever golf lesson was at Rock Cre...
www.nbcwashington.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM
The nonprofit National Links Trust has been in charge of managing the courses and had a 50-year lease agreement with the federal government, but the Trump administration is ending the lease after just five years.
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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Only 28% Of Counties Have Measles Herd Immunity
Measles “herd immunity” requires
95% of kindergartners vaccinated.
Only 28% of US counties pass.
Schools, buffeted by politics, have become less strict.
5.2 million kids are in danger of Measles outbreak. 🎁
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
Measles “herd immunity” requires
95% of kindergartners vaccinated.
Only 28% of US counties pass.
Schools, buffeted by politics, have become less strict.
5.2 million kids are in danger of Measles outbreak. 🎁
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Only 28% Of Counties Have Measles Herd Immunity
Measles “herd immunity” requires
95% of kindergartners vaccinated.
Only 28% of US counties pass.
Schools, buffeted by politics, have become less strict.
5.2 million kids are in danger of Measles outbreak. 🎁
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
Measles “herd immunity” requires
95% of kindergartners vaccinated.
Only 28% of US counties pass.
Schools, buffeted by politics, have become less strict.
5.2 million kids are in danger of Measles outbreak. 🎁
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
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For those unfamiliar with DC (and I barely am), Trump wants this on the VA end of the Memorial Bridge, blocking the deliberate open sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The *lack* of structures in that corridor is effectively part of the memorial
December 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
For those unfamiliar with DC (and I barely am), Trump wants this on the VA end of the Memorial Bridge, blocking the deliberate open sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The *lack* of structures in that corridor is effectively part of the memorial
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Major scandal in Ohio!
Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars sent to a for-profit organization that claimed to be helping Ohio kids, but later, turns out they couldn’t account for a bunch of the kids they claimed and were paid for.
“Ghost” students, they were called.
1/
Major scandal in Ohio!
Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars sent to a for-profit organization that claimed to be helping Ohio kids, but later, turns out they couldn’t account for a bunch of the kids they claimed and were paid for.
“Ghost” students, they were called.
1/
a red light with a silhouette of a person in it .
ALT: a red light with a silhouette of a person in it .
media.tenor.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
🚨 🚨
Major scandal in Ohio!
Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars sent to a for-profit organization that claimed to be helping Ohio kids, but later, turns out they couldn’t account for a bunch of the kids they claimed and were paid for.
“Ghost” students, they were called.
1/
Major scandal in Ohio!
Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars sent to a for-profit organization that claimed to be helping Ohio kids, but later, turns out they couldn’t account for a bunch of the kids they claimed and were paid for.
“Ghost” students, they were called.
1/
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If you got $1 million, you can pretty much commit any crime you want and Trump will pardon you. I would recommend Pam Bondi’s brother for representation. He seems to get the best results, for some reason.
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
If you got $1 million, you can pretty much commit any crime you want and Trump will pardon you. I would recommend Pam Bondi’s brother for representation. He seems to get the best results, for some reason.
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Activists in LA photographed immigration officers wearing Halloween masks of horror movie villains while conducting raids. When a citizen journalist asked DHS for comment, a spokesperson replied, “Happy Halloween.”
trib.al/HVXMPf8
trib.al/HVXMPf8
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
trib.al
January 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Activists in LA photographed immigration officers wearing Halloween masks of horror movie villains while conducting raids. When a citizen journalist asked DHS for comment, a spokesperson replied, “Happy Halloween.”
trib.al/HVXMPf8
trib.al/HVXMPf8
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Ball died suddenly--before she could publish her findings. The research she left behind at the college was fair game for people who wanted to claim her breakthrough as their own. And two men did: Arthur Dean, College of Hawaii president & Richard Wrenshall, a chemistry professor. (2/3)
December 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ball died suddenly--before she could publish her findings. The research she left behind at the college was fair game for people who wanted to claim her breakthrough as their own. And two men did: Arthur Dean, College of Hawaii president & Richard Wrenshall, a chemistry professor. (2/3)
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I see it doesn't appear she received her doctorate, but Ball appears to have earned it no less.
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I see it doesn't appear she received her doctorate, but Ball appears to have earned it no less.
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Chemist Alice Ball died #OTD in 1916.
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
December 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Chemist Alice Ball died #OTD in 1916.
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
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Trump loves golf. His administration is now eyeing an overhaul of Washington's courses.
The administration ended its lease with National Links Trust, paving the way for a potential Trump-led redesign of the capital’s public golf courses.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
The administration ended its lease with National Links Trust, paving the way for a potential Trump-led redesign of the capital’s public golf courses.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump inches closer to DC golf course remodel by terminating lease
The administration ended its lease with National Links Trust — paving the way for a potential Trump-led redesign of the capital’s public golf courses.
www.politico.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Trump loves golf. His administration is now eyeing an overhaul of Washington's courses.
The administration ended its lease with National Links Trust, paving the way for a potential Trump-led redesign of the capital’s public golf courses.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
The administration ended its lease with National Links Trust, paving the way for a potential Trump-led redesign of the capital’s public golf courses.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Again he has no shame
He is seeking to use his presidency to make money for himself
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
He is seeking to use his presidency to make money for himself
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump administration cancels lease for Washington public golf courses
Officials are ‘devastated’ by the decision
www.independent.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Again he has no shame
He is seeking to use his presidency to make money for himself
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
He is seeking to use his presidency to make money for himself
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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China has purchased only 8M tons of soybeans under Trump this year. Under Joe Biden, China bought 26M tons. Now, China will impose a 55% tariffs on beef after their quota is reached. Trump's trade war has killed our farmers and consumers. There is no spinning his failures.
January 1, 2026 at 4:24 AM
China has purchased only 8M tons of soybeans under Trump this year. Under Joe Biden, China bought 26M tons. Now, China will impose a 55% tariffs on beef after their quota is reached. Trump's trade war has killed our farmers and consumers. There is no spinning his failures.
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Trump Has Renamed the Kennedy Center, but a Satirist Owns the URL www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/u...
Trump Has Renamed the Kennedy Center, but a Satirist Owns the URL
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Trump Has Renamed the Kennedy Center, but a Satirist Owns the URL www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/u...
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The answer is, does truth matter?
It does, and maybe some people will get it.
It does, and maybe some people will get it.
Everyone’s asking whether Jack Smith “won.” That’s the wrong question. Here’s what he actually did.🔥
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:58 AM
The answer is, does truth matter?
It does, and maybe some people will get it.
It does, and maybe some people will get it.
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5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
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If you watch the deposition of Jack Smith, you'll conclude as a matter of necessity that Donald Trump should be in a federal prison right now rather than the White House. He's only living outside a cage due to dumb luck. And all of us are paying the price.
Jack Smith Deposition
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 AM
If you watch the deposition of Jack Smith, you'll conclude as a matter of necessity that Donald Trump should be in a federal prison right now rather than the White House. He's only living outside a cage due to dumb luck. And all of us are paying the price.
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So the “closed” daycares…were closed during the last week of the year, during which most daycares are closed. And the doors were “locked,” which they are at every daycare. And they wouldn’t let in a “journalist” with a camera…which they wouldn’t do at any daycare. Got it.
December 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
So the “closed” daycares…were closed during the last week of the year, during which most daycares are closed. And the doors were “locked,” which they are at every daycare. And they wouldn’t let in a “journalist” with a camera…which they wouldn’t do at any daycare. Got it.
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NEW: Jack Smith's team interviewed Giuliani, and when asked whether Rudy believed his own lies about election fraud, Jack Smith said he did not, and that neither did Donald Trump.
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
NEW: Jack Smith's team interviewed Giuliani, and when asked whether Rudy believed his own lies about election fraud, Jack Smith said he did not, and that neither did Donald Trump.
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NEW: Per WSJ, U.S. national security officials confirm Ukraine did not target Vladimir Putin or his residences in a recent drone strike, despite Trump spreading Putin’s lies. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
December 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
NEW: Per WSJ, U.S. national security officials confirm Ukraine did not target Vladimir Putin or his residences in a recent drone strike, despite Trump spreading Putin’s lies. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Taking cash in a bag an FBI agent can make it difficult to get a security clearance, unless you are a Trumper.
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Taking cash in a bag an FBI agent can make it difficult to get a security clearance, unless you are a Trumper.
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Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza https://aje.io/7yw579
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza https://aje.io/7yw579
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A number of member of Congress from both major parties have announced they are heading for the exits, either because they are seeking higher office, are not running again or are leaving early before the 2026 elections.
https://to.pbs.org/4axDVDY
https://to.pbs.org/4axDVDY
Who's retiring from Congress or not seeking reelection? Here's a guide
Congressional retirements can be a key barometer before the midterm elections, an indicator of how much churn could be coming to Capitol Hill in the coming cycle.
www.pbs.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A number of member of Congress from both major parties have announced they are heading for the exits, either because they are seeking higher office, are not running again or are leaving early before the 2026 elections.
https://to.pbs.org/4axDVDY
https://to.pbs.org/4axDVDY