Knox
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Former special counsel Jack Smith tells a congressional committee that his team found "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by NBC News.
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.
nbcnews.to
December 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Former special counsel Jack Smith tells a congressional committee that his team found "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by NBC News.
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"A Democrat is running in every state and federal race on the Texas ballot next year, the first time in modern state history that either party has fielded a full slate of candidates, according to the Texas Democratic Party."
From the @texastribune.org
From the @texastribune.org
Texas Democrats fill up every state and federal race in 2026
Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Party recruited 104 candidates to fill uncontested races. Gov. Greg Abbott’s strategist said it amounts to a gimmick “if they don’t back it up with serious ...
www.texastribune.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"A Democrat is running in every state and federal race on the Texas ballot next year, the first time in modern state history that either party has fielded a full slate of candidates, according to the Texas Democratic Party."
From the @texastribune.org
From the @texastribune.org
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SANCHEZ: You're talking about the boat strikes. Here, Susie Wiles is talking about essentially regime change. Is that not something that should go through Congress?
REP, BEN CLINE: I haven't read this Vanity Fair article you're speaking o
SANCHEZ: I bet it's worth your time
REP, BEN CLINE: I haven't read this Vanity Fair article you're speaking o
SANCHEZ: I bet it's worth your time
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
SANCHEZ: You're talking about the boat strikes. Here, Susie Wiles is talking about essentially regime change. Is that not something that should go through Congress?
REP, BEN CLINE: I haven't read this Vanity Fair article you're speaking o
SANCHEZ: I bet it's worth your time
REP, BEN CLINE: I haven't read this Vanity Fair article you're speaking o
SANCHEZ: I bet it's worth your time
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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Lawyers for a group of prisoners whose death sentences were commuted by President Biden allege that the Trump administration is now seeking to imprison them “in the most oppressive conditions in the entire federal prison system.”
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Lawyers for a group of prisoners whose death sentences were commuted by President Biden allege that the Trump administration is now seeking to imprison them “in the most oppressive conditions in the entire federal prison system.”
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“.. Black unemployment has been surging .. more evidence that the immigration reversal hasn't helped the more vulnerable parts of the US labor force.”
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December 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“.. Black unemployment has been surging .. more evidence that the immigration reversal hasn't helped the more vulnerable parts of the US labor force.”
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@weisenthal.bsky.social
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December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros asks shareholders to reject takeover bid from Paramount, saying merger with Netflix is better for customers.
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros asks shareholders to reject takeover bid from Paramount, saying merger with Netflix is better for customers.
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"The Susie Wiles/Vanity Fair thing is hilarious to me because it, again, reveals something both an important and pathetic truth about these people: all they want is to be celebrated by the same people they pretend to revile." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/the-yes-wo...
The Yes Woman
Susie Wiles commands a ship of fools
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December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"The Susie Wiles/Vanity Fair thing is hilarious to me because it, again, reveals something both an important and pathetic truth about these people: all they want is to be celebrated by the same people they pretend to revile." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/the-yes-wo...
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LMAO McGovern is on fire right now 🔥🔥🔥
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
LMAO McGovern is on fire right now 🔥🔥🔥
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NEW: Pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW: Pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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“Most senior White House officials parse their words and speak only on background,” reports Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple. “But over many on-the-record conversations, [Susie] Wiles answered almost every question I put to her.”
Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)
Susie Wiles discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s war tactics, and “retribution” against Letitia James.
www.vanityfair.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“Most senior White House officials parse their words and speak only on background,” reports Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple. “But over many on-the-record conversations, [Susie] Wiles answered almost every question I put to her.”
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Throughout the first year of Donald Trump’s second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, amid each moment of crisis. His insider’s account of Trump 2.0 joins the photography of Christopher Anderson for a portrait of power—and peril.
Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trump’s Second Term (Part 1 of 2)
In the first half of ‘Vanity Fair’’s interview with Susie Wiles, the chief of staff discusses Elon Musk’s DOGE disaster, the FBI’s “incredible job” investigating January 6, and how Trump once berated ...
www.vanityfair.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Throughout the first year of Donald Trump’s second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, amid each moment of crisis. His insider’s account of Trump 2.0 joins the photography of Christopher Anderson for a portrait of power—and peril.
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“A top official at 🇺🇸 Dept of Education has been keeping a controversial flag linked to Christian nationalism and the 1/6 insurrection hung outside his office…”
As Betsy Devos said, “Advancing God’s Kingdom” is @GovBillLee and the privatizers #1 goal
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
As Betsy Devos said, “Advancing God’s Kingdom” is @GovBillLee and the privatizers #1 goal
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“A top official at 🇺🇸 Dept of Education has been keeping a controversial flag linked to Christian nationalism and the 1/6 insurrection hung outside his office…”
As Betsy Devos said, “Advancing God’s Kingdom” is @GovBillLee and the privatizers #1 goal
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
As Betsy Devos said, “Advancing God’s Kingdom” is @GovBillLee and the privatizers #1 goal
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN IN EVERY MAJOR CITY with Oakland ↓25% and San Francisco ↓21% leading the way.
According to new data from the state’s eight largest cities:
— Homicides ↓ 18%
— Robberies ↓ 18%
— Aggravated Assaults ↓ 9%
According to new data from the state’s eight largest cities:
— Homicides ↓ 18%
— Robberies ↓ 18%
— Aggravated Assaults ↓ 9%
December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN IN EVERY MAJOR CITY with Oakland ↓25% and San Francisco ↓21% leading the way.
According to new data from the state’s eight largest cities:
— Homicides ↓ 18%
— Robberies ↓ 18%
— Aggravated Assaults ↓ 9%
According to new data from the state’s eight largest cities:
— Homicides ↓ 18%
— Robberies ↓ 18%
— Aggravated Assaults ↓ 9%
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FILED: Our client Carlos Zapata Rivera has sued a federal agent for using excessive force against him on November 6, 2025.
www.aclum.org/cases/zapata...
www.aclum.org/cases/zapata...
December 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
FILED: Our client Carlos Zapata Rivera has sued a federal agent for using excessive force against him on November 6, 2025.
www.aclum.org/cases/zapata...
www.aclum.org/cases/zapata...
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Trump purged them. Newsom hired them.
From state-level experts to neighbors physically blocking ICE agents—this is what fighting back looks like.
Read the full report:
From state-level experts to neighbors physically blocking ICE agents—this is what fighting back looks like.
Read the full report:
Newsom Hires Experts Trump Purged and The Regime’s ICE Agents Retreat As Neighbors Protect Workers On A Frozen Rooftop
And Rob Reiner lives on rent-free in Trump’s broken brain
www.dworkinsubstack.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Trump purged them. Newsom hired them.
From state-level experts to neighbors physically blocking ICE agents—this is what fighting back looks like.
Read the full report:
From state-level experts to neighbors physically blocking ICE agents—this is what fighting back looks like.
Read the full report:
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To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
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The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
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Our competitors/colleagues at the @miamiherald.com posted an explosive investigation a few days ago showing the DeSantis administration misappropriated more than $35 million in state funds. Now, the Legislature must do its job, because DeSantis won't police himself.
Our editorial (gift link):
Our editorial (gift link):
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial
An explosive investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times shows Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 million in public funds to his private wars against abortion and recreational marij…
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our competitors/colleagues at the @miamiherald.com posted an explosive investigation a few days ago showing the DeSantis administration misappropriated more than $35 million in state funds. Now, the Legislature must do its job, because DeSantis won't police himself.
Our editorial (gift link):
Our editorial (gift link):
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Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Big announcement from Gov. Newsom: