Kristina McC
@kristinamcc.bsky.social
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." Often attributed to Oscar Wilde, but most likely not said or written by him. Who would have thought an internet search could lead one astray?
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Americans & Europeans needlessly exposing African babies to preventable diseases just to see if they can find something that would justify their preexisting antivaccine beliefs is not only unscientific and actually anti-science, it is very much reminiscent of colonialist, racist human rights abuses
“It is not clear what the research question is. It seems to be about the safety of the vaccine rather than its effectiveness, but both are already well-established, and to undertake such a study in a population where almost 1/5 of the adult population has a marker of infection seems extremely risky”
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Americans & Europeans needlessly exposing African babies to preventable diseases just to see if they can find something that would justify their preexisting antivaccine beliefs is not only unscientific and actually anti-science, it is very much reminiscent of colonialist, racist human rights abuses
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I will say this: the Epstein files are important, but they were always guaranteed to be a depressing disappointment. Too many of us can't let get of our deep-seated belief that there's a 1974 smoking gun moment, that one photo or memo is going to end this nightmare. That could never happen, or else-
December 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I will say this: the Epstein files are important, but they were always guaranteed to be a depressing disappointment. Too many of us can't let get of our deep-seated belief that there's a 1974 smoking gun moment, that one photo or memo is going to end this nightmare. That could never happen, or else-
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California juries find Trump's US Attorney in Los Angeles, Bilal Essayli, is not trustworthy or honest, and they keep acquitting protesters he charges with misconduct just as grand juries routinely refuse to issue bills of indictment he requests. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases
U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal immigration actions in Southern California, le...
www.latimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
California juries find Trump's US Attorney in Los Angeles, Bilal Essayli, is not trustworthy or honest, and they keep acquitting protesters he charges with misconduct just as grand juries routinely refuse to issue bills of indictment he requests. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Breaking: Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on the Epstein Files:
“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.”
“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.”
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Breaking: Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on the Epstein Files:
“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.”
“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.”
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Imagine any other POTUS whose chief of staff casually confirms, “Why yes, he does appear extensively in child sex-trafficking documents.”
Breaking: Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on the Epstein Files:
“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.”
“[Trump] is in the file. And we know he’s in the file... [He] was on [Epstein’s] plane... He’s on the manifest.”
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Imagine any other POTUS whose chief of staff casually confirms, “Why yes, he does appear extensively in child sex-trafficking documents.”
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I hope you’ve found this
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I hope you’ve found this
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"The U.S. abruptly cut off money in January without warning..."
Really, @propublica.org? "The US" did that?
Or was it Republicans currently in power in the US?
Which informs the reader better?
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
Really, @propublica.org? "The US" did that?
Or was it Republicans currently in power in the US?
Which informs the reader better?
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"The U.S. abruptly cut off money in January without warning..."
Really, @propublica.org? "The US" did that?
Or was it Republicans currently in power in the US?
Which informs the reader better?
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
Really, @propublica.org? "The US" did that?
Or was it Republicans currently in power in the US?
Which informs the reader better?
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
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🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
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Blanche: "There were a number of photos that were pulled down after being released. That's bc a judge in NY ordered us to listen to any victim if they have concerns... even though there's repeated attempts by Dems to paint President Trump as part of the Epstein saga, it's failing over & over again"
December 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Blanche: "There were a number of photos that were pulled down after being released. That's bc a judge in NY ordered us to listen to any victim if they have concerns... even though there's repeated attempts by Dems to paint President Trump as part of the Epstein saga, it's failing over & over again"
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TAPPER: “Trump’s statements have been fact-checked so often, he must know by now they’re just lies… inflation was 3% when he took office, not 9… 1 million more Americans are unemployed…”
December 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
TAPPER: “Trump’s statements have been fact-checked so often, he must know by now they’re just lies… inflation was 3% when he took office, not 9… 1 million more Americans are unemployed…”
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Pentagon says it fails eighth audit, targets 2028 to pass reut.rs/4s7T594
Pentagon says it fails eighth audit, targets 2028 to pass
For the eighth year in a row, the Pentagon has failed an annual audit, the Department of Defense said on Friday, continuing a pattern of financial accountability problems that have drawn bipartisan criticism and emerged as a campaign issue.
reut.rs
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Pentagon says it fails eighth audit, targets 2028 to pass reut.rs/4s7T594
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Jack Smith still wants to speak in public:
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
Jack Smith says Americans should 'hear the fact' of Trump probes, wants deposition tapes released
Jack Smith wants the American public to “hear the facts” about his two criminal cases against Trump, asking Trump ally Jim Jordan to release video of his eight-
www.nbcnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Jack Smith still wants to speak in public:
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
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The "law" is what the people with guns say it is.
Interesting to consider that if you were to go and deface the Kennedy center by removing Trump’s name, you’d be arrested and charged with a crime, but your act would be no more unlawful than what they’re doing right now.
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
December 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The "law" is what the people with guns say it is.
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We should note that yesterday Senators Durbin and Duckworth issued formal criminal referrals for actions by members of the Trump regime. I think this needs to become far more common as we must attach criminality to their outrageous actions, and not let it get normalized as just boys being boys.
December 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We should note that yesterday Senators Durbin and Duckworth issued formal criminal referrals for actions by members of the Trump regime. I think this needs to become far more common as we must attach criminality to their outrageous actions, and not let it get normalized as just boys being boys.
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The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a rigged economic system.
To counter Trump’s fake populism and his culture wars, progressives should mount a real battle against economic elites who have shafted America’s middle and working classes.
To counter Trump’s fake populism and his culture wars, progressives should mount a real battle against economic elites who have shafted America’s middle and working classes.
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a rigged economic system.
To counter Trump’s fake populism and his culture wars, progressives should mount a real battle against economic elites who have shafted America’s middle and working classes.
To counter Trump’s fake populism and his culture wars, progressives should mount a real battle against economic elites who have shafted America’s middle and working classes.
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
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Congress demanded Jack Smith testify about his investigations, but kept him behind closed doors during his sworn deposition. If we care about transparency, then Congress should release the transcript. My thoughts in Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Release the Jack Smith Deposition Transcript
This week, former special counsel Jack Smith finally had the chance to speak about the findings of his investigation into President Donald Trump. It’s a shame the public couldn't hear him.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Congress demanded Jack Smith testify about his investigations, but kept him behind closed doors during his sworn deposition. If we care about transparency, then Congress should release the transcript. My thoughts in Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
December 19, 2025
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Hitler vows no more territorial demands in Europe if Western allies give him Sudetenland.
Scorpion vows no more stinging if frog treats him with respect.
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Hitler vows no more territorial demands in Europe if Western allies give him Sudetenland.
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
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Judge Mark Wolf on why he resigned:
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Judge Mark Wolf on why he resigned:
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
What we have now under President Trump is utterly inconsistent with equal justice under law. I watched, virtually day after day, his direction to the DOJ to prosecute his perceived political enemies and to insulate his friends, his family….
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“Witkoff has declined multiple offers from the CIA for a briefing on Russia.”
Steve Witkoff’s unlikely diplomatic ascent was bolstered by two fans: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Witkoff’s Other Backer in His Unlikely Diplomatic Ascent: Putin
The Kremlin release of an American prisoner and a Saudi backchannel bolstered the rise of Trump’s longtime friend.
on.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Witkoff has declined multiple offers from the CIA for a briefing on Russia.”