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The correspondent on the story, Sharyn Alfonsi, condemned the decision in an email to 60 Minutes colleagues on Sunday evening, saying she believed it was "not an editorial decision, it is a political one." (The email was obtained by NPR and other news organizations.)
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The correspondent on the story, Sharyn Alfonsi, condemned the decision in an email to 60 Minutes colleagues on Sunday evening, saying she believed it was "not an editorial decision, it is a political one." (The email was obtained by NPR and other news organizations.)
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g...
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60 Minutes journalist Sharyn Alfonsi sharply summarizes the appalling decision of Bari Weiss not to run her CECOT story: “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
December 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
60 Minutes journalist Sharyn Alfonsi sharply summarizes the appalling decision of Bari Weiss not to run her CECOT story: “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
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Yet another reminder that when billionaires take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
The super-rich won't hesitate to sell out the American public if it means getting merger approvals or deregulation that helps their bottom line.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
The super-rich won't hesitate to sell out the American public if it means getting merger approvals or deregulation that helps their bottom line.
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Yet another reminder that when billionaires take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
The super-rich won't hesitate to sell out the American public if it means getting merger approvals or deregulation that helps their bottom line.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
The super-rich won't hesitate to sell out the American public if it means getting merger approvals or deregulation that helps their bottom line.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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Is Mike Johnson campaigning for democrats?
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Is Mike Johnson campaigning for democrats?
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BREAKING: George Conway, former conservative lawyer and fierce Trump critic, has filed to run in New York’s 12th Congressional District.
December 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
BREAKING: George Conway, former conservative lawyer and fierce Trump critic, has filed to run in New York’s 12th Congressional District.
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WWE-style pyro for JD Vance at AmericaFest
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
WWE-style pyro for JD Vance at AmericaFest
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JD Vance: "Greatness awaits every single one of you in the America First movement we are building together, but we need your help to get there. Do you want more prosecutions? Great. So do we. Donald Trump and I have a list of better judges and prosecutors to enact swifter justice."
December 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
JD Vance: "Greatness awaits every single one of you in the America First movement we are building together, but we need your help to get there. Do you want more prosecutions? Great. So do we. Donald Trump and I have a list of better judges and prosecutors to enact swifter justice."
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JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
December 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
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Khanna: "The problem here is there are rich and powerful people who either engaged in this abuse, covered it up, or we're on this island. What the American people want to know is who are these people? Instead of holding them accountable, Pam Bondi is breaking the law."
December 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Khanna: "The problem here is there are rich and powerful people who either engaged in this abuse, covered it up, or we're on this island. What the American people want to know is who are these people? Instead of holding them accountable, Pam Bondi is breaking the law."
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LANKFORD: In 2010, before Obamacare kicked in, the normal healthcare premium was $215.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
December 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
LANKFORD: In 2010, before Obamacare kicked in, the normal healthcare premium was $215.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
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BRENNAN: But the president said 'inflation has stopped.' You'd acknowledge that's an exaggeration?
HASSETT: Inflation being above the target has stopped. Inflation is not zero also. That's fair.
BRENNAN: He did not give those caveats. He just said 'inflation has stopped'
HASSETT: Inflation being above the target has stopped. Inflation is not zero also. That's fair.
BRENNAN: He did not give those caveats. He just said 'inflation has stopped'
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
BRENNAN: But the president said 'inflation has stopped.' You'd acknowledge that's an exaggeration?
HASSETT: Inflation being above the target has stopped. Inflation is not zero also. That's fair.
BRENNAN: He did not give those caveats. He just said 'inflation has stopped'
HASSETT: Inflation being above the target has stopped. Inflation is not zero also. That's fair.
BRENNAN: He did not give those caveats. He just said 'inflation has stopped'
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HASSETT: We decided to exempt coffee from tariffs
BRENNAN: And coffee prices are up
HASSETT: There's an appetite to exempt things if they're really not meant to be made in the US because of, like, climate or things like that
BRENNAN: And coffee prices are up
HASSETT: There's an appetite to exempt things if they're really not meant to be made in the US because of, like, climate or things like that
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
HASSETT: We decided to exempt coffee from tariffs
BRENNAN: And coffee prices are up
HASSETT: There's an appetite to exempt things if they're really not meant to be made in the US because of, like, climate or things like that
BRENNAN: And coffee prices are up
HASSETT: There's an appetite to exempt things if they're really not meant to be made in the US because of, like, climate or things like that
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Rand Paul on Epstein files: "I think it all should be released. I think it's a big mistake. Any indication that there's not a full reveal on this, it will just plague them for months and months more.
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Rand Paul on Epstein files: "I think it all should be released. I think it's a big mistake. Any indication that there's not a full reveal on this, it will just plague them for months and months more.
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Rand Paul on Erika Kirk and Marco Rubio endorsing JD Vance: "I think there needs to be representatives in the GOP who still believe international trade is good, who still believe in free market capitalism, who still believe in low taxes."
Karl: "And that's not JD Vance?"
Paul: "No"
Karl: "And that's not JD Vance?"
Paul: "No"
December 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Rand Paul on Erika Kirk and Marco Rubio endorsing JD Vance: "I think there needs to be representatives in the GOP who still believe international trade is good, who still believe in free market capitalism, who still believe in low taxes."
Karl: "And that's not JD Vance?"
Paul: "No"
Karl: "And that's not JD Vance?"
Paul: "No"
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Millions of Americans are about to see their health insurance costs skyrocket as ACA subsidies expire at the end of the year.
How did Congress respond this week? By heading home for the holidays.
How did Congress respond this week? By heading home for the holidays.
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Millions of Americans are about to see their health insurance costs skyrocket as ACA subsidies expire at the end of the year.
How did Congress respond this week? By heading home for the holidays.
How did Congress respond this week? By heading home for the holidays.
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Don Jr puts Trump on speakerphone at AmericaFest and Trump says, "ohhh, I want to be with you" (he's chilling right now at his private club, so not like he has a great reason to not be there)
December 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Don Jr puts Trump on speakerphone at AmericaFest and Trump says, "ohhh, I want to be with you" (he's chilling right now at his private club, so not like he has a great reason to not be there)
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Giving you an extra special bonus episode of The Lincoln Project Podcast, Rick Wilson is joined by special guest Chris Whipple of Vanity Fair, the reporter who just detonated Trumpworld with his explosive reporting on Susie Wiles.
WATCH: youtu.be/_V850-2_P90
WATCH: youtu.be/_V850-2_P90
BREAKING: Wiles’ Secrets Exposed with Chris Whipple
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Giving you an extra special bonus episode of The Lincoln Project Podcast, Rick Wilson is joined by special guest Chris Whipple of Vanity Fair, the reporter who just detonated Trumpworld with his explosive reporting on Susie Wiles.
WATCH: youtu.be/_V850-2_P90
WATCH: youtu.be/_V850-2_P90
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“None of this is surprising. Not DOJ’s failure to comply..Not DOJ’s failure to release material that would give survivors more insight into the crimes committed against them & who was responsible. That’s important..because they’ve had to fight to be believed." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Redacted: Donald & Jeffrey
Once again, I’m apologizing at the top of a longer-than-I’d-like-it-to-be Saturday night column.
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“None of this is surprising. Not DOJ’s failure to comply..Not DOJ’s failure to release material that would give survivors more insight into the crimes committed against them & who was responsible. That’s important..because they’ve had to fight to be believed." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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HUNT: So do you think the actions the DOJ is taking this are specifically designed to protect Donald Trump?
JAMIE RASKIN: Well, what else? Yeah
JAMIE RASKIN: Well, what else? Yeah
December 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
HUNT: So do you think the actions the DOJ is taking this are specifically designed to protect Donald Trump?
JAMIE RASKIN: Well, what else? Yeah
JAMIE RASKIN: Well, what else? Yeah
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“The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.” - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, 1967. Democracy depends on the exchange of ideas. Our government must stop silencing dissent.
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.” - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, 1967. Democracy depends on the exchange of ideas. Our government must stop silencing dissent.
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Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!