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“I doubt 2025 is going to be missed by most Americans,” but “a broad public turn toward progressive populism” offers us a reason to be optimistic about 2026, writes Harold Meyerson: trib.al/RabnN0m
A Happy 2025 By-Product: Revulsion at the Rich - The American Prospect
With Trump, Musk, Bezos et al. running amok, progressive economic populism is on the rise. Polling shows a broad public turn toward policy that seeks to reverse the upward redistribution of income and wealth to our billionaires and make life’s necessities affordable.
trib.al
December 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“I doubt 2025 is going to be missed by most Americans,” but “a broad public turn toward progressive populism” offers us a reason to be optimistic about 2026, writes Harold Meyerson: trib.al/RabnN0m
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In case you think China is slowing down in adding WindWaterSolar (WWS)
China to add 120 GW of new wind capacity annually starting in 2026
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China to add 120 GW of new wind capacity annually starting in 2026
energiesmedia.com/china-to-add...
December 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In case you think China is slowing down in adding WindWaterSolar (WWS)
China to add 120 GW of new wind capacity annually starting in 2026
energiesmedia.com/china-to-add...
China to add 120 GW of new wind capacity annually starting in 2026
energiesmedia.com/china-to-add...
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"Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel named to Zohran Mamdani’s ‘inaugural committee" Imagine writing that Miss Rachel is "controversial" because she is concerned with children in Gaza.
nypost.com/2025/12/24/u...
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Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel named to Zohran Mamdani’s ‘inaugural committee’
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural committee is raising more eyebrows — giving controversial children’s podcaster Ms. Rachel a place on his team.
nypost.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Controversial YouTube star Ms. Rachel named to Zohran Mamdani’s ‘inaugural committee" Imagine writing that Miss Rachel is "controversial" because she is concerned with children in Gaza.
nypost.com/2025/12/24/u...
nypost.com/2025/12/24/u...
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Middle East, video shows Israeli soldier running over Muslim while he prays flip.it/JfgJnR
Middle East, video shows Israeli soldier running over Muslim while he prays - Lapresse.US
Rome, 26 December (LaPresse) - An IDF reservist was filmed driving a quad bike into a Palestinian man praying on a road in the West Bank. The IDF stated that the same reservist opened fire in a Palest...
flip.it
December 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Middle East, video shows Israeli soldier running over Muslim while he prays flip.it/JfgJnR
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Trump is liked in some less urbanized former Slave states and Plains Indian country
Interesting data: click over to an interactive map to see Trump's job approval by state for the year so far.
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🧾 Newsweek: Map Shows Donald Trump’s Approval Rating in Every State After 11 Months
www.newsweek.com/map-donald-t...
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🧾 Newsweek: Map Shows Donald Trump’s Approval Rating in Every State After 11 Months
www.newsweek.com/map-donald-t...
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump is liked in some less urbanized former Slave states and Plains Indian country
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Calls are growing to release Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia, who has been detained by ICE for nearly ten months.
Free Leqaa Kordia: Palestinian Woman Who Joined Columbia U. Protest Has Been Detained Since March
Calls are growing to release Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia, who was arrested at a 2024 Columbia University Gaza solidarity protest. The charges were dismissed, but when she went to her ICE check-...
www.democracynow.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Calls are growing to release Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia, who has been detained by ICE for nearly ten months.
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:)
I am honored to receive the endorsement of Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social—a friend, fellow democratic socialist & fierce advocate for Queens—to succeed him in the State Assembly.
Together, we’ll defend working families, fight the rising tide of fascism, and deliver an affordable NYC.
Together, we’ll defend working families, fight the rising tide of fascism, and deliver an affordable NYC.
December 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The Trump administration has renewed efforts to target those providing healthcare to trans youth.
Doctors in Jail? Hospitals Stripped of Fed Funding? The Criminalization of Trans Youth Healthcare
The Trump administration on Thursday announced new measures to target hospitals and doctors providing care to trans youth. Under the new rules unveiled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr...
www.democracynow.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Trump administration has renewed efforts to target those providing healthcare to trans youth.
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NBC reports today that Netanyahu will press Trump on December 29 to restart war with Iran.
As I wrote in August, Netanyahu was poised to restart the war. The question is whether Trump will cave to him again.
tritaparsi.substack.com/p/netanyahu-...
As I wrote in August, Netanyahu was poised to restart the war. The question is whether Trump will cave to him again.
tritaparsi.substack.com/p/netanyahu-...
Netanyahu is back demanding more war with Iran
The Israeli Prime Minister will meet Trump on December 29 to sell another Iran war. Israel demands endless war. "America First" demands peace.
tritaparsi.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
NBC reports today that Netanyahu will press Trump on December 29 to restart war with Iran.
As I wrote in August, Netanyahu was poised to restart the war. The question is whether Trump will cave to him again.
tritaparsi.substack.com/p/netanyahu-...
As I wrote in August, Netanyahu was poised to restart the war. The question is whether Trump will cave to him again.
tritaparsi.substack.com/p/netanyahu-...
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This is potentially a massive cover-up. Where is the corporate-owned legacy media that claims it exists to expose government corruption? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Likely Pulled Photo of Trump from Released Epstein Files
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is potentially a massive cover-up. Where is the corporate-owned legacy media that claims it exists to expose government corruption? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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NEW: The DOJ appears poised to miss a deadline to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, violating a new federal law explicitly requiring the documents to be turned over for the public.
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NEW: The DOJ appears poised to miss a deadline to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, violating a new federal law explicitly requiring the documents to be turned over for the public.
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For years, Republicans have hidden behind an air of concern when it comes to trans rights. They said they were worried about trans women harming other women in the bathroom. But now, for @ryanlcooper.com, the lies have stopped and the transphobia is out in the open.
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The Transphobic Mask Is Off - The American Prospect
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ultimate goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights for trans people.
trib.al
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
For years, Republicans have hidden behind an air of concern when it comes to trans rights. They said they were worried about trans women harming other women in the bathroom. But now, for @ryanlcooper.com, the lies have stopped and the transphobia is out in the open.
trib.al/vwKR3ty
trib.al/vwKR3ty
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Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
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If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.
"Men are men. Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men."
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.
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Nearly 25 million California residents served by four electric and gas companies may pay up to $340 per year on utilities, unless the CPUC moves on reducing guaranteed returns for these companies. From @ddayen.bsky.social and James Baratta:
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trib.al/gt1MGGU
Why Californians Will Pay $340 More for Electricity Next Year - The American Prospect
The state public utility commission is poised to approve a rate of return that critics say overcharges customers by $4.4 billion per year.
trib.al
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Nearly 25 million California residents served by four electric and gas companies may pay up to $340 per year on utilities, unless the CPUC moves on reducing guaranteed returns for these companies. From @ddayen.bsky.social and James Baratta:
trib.al/gt1MGGU
trib.al/gt1MGGU
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I usually only post news regarding Toss-Up races. But this announcement is so disappointing I can't focus on anything else right now.
That's it, DNC. No more money for you!
Come on, @kenmartin.bsky.social, let's do better.
bsky.app/profile/poli...
That's it, DNC. No more money for you!
Come on, @kenmartin.bsky.social, let's do better.
bsky.app/profile/poli...
Democratic National Committee blocks release of its 2024 election autopsy
Democratic National Committee blocks release of its 2024 election autopsy
Despite a pledge from DNC Chair Ken Martin to release the post-election report, the committee announced Thursday it would not share it publicly.
dlvr.it
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I usually only post news regarding Toss-Up races. But this announcement is so disappointing I can't focus on anything else right now.
That's it, DNC. No more money for you!
Come on, @kenmartin.bsky.social, let's do better.
bsky.app/profile/poli...
That's it, DNC. No more money for you!
Come on, @kenmartin.bsky.social, let's do better.
bsky.app/profile/poli...
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Energy bills have increased 13% since Trump took office.
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Energy bills have increased 13% since Trump took office.
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
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After Musk and DOGE fired FAA employees and stopped hiring/paying air traffic controllers.
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
Government admits failures by Army and air traffic controllers in DCA crash
The Jan. 29 collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport killed 67 people.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
After Musk and DOGE fired FAA employees and stopped hiring/paying air traffic controllers.
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
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Republicans have successfully ended a student loan repayment program that provided a lifeline to Americans drowning in debt. “If you were totally screwed before now, you’re super screwed after.” From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: trib.al/2rpUhC5
GOP Forcing Eight Million Student Loan Borrowers Into Repayment - The American Prospect
The most affordable of all the federal repayment programs is ending sooner than planned after Trump conspired with red-state attorneys general to kill it.
trib.al
December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Republicans have successfully ended a student loan repayment program that provided a lifeline to Americans drowning in debt. “If you were totally screwed before now, you’re super screwed after.” From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: trib.al/2rpUhC5
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Brown shooter is still on the loose btw
December 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Brown shooter is still on the loose btw
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NEW: When Missouri Republicans claimed their congressional gerrymander was already in effect, they dealt a major blow to voters wanting the final word in the state’s redistricting battle. But pro-voter organizers say there’s still a path forward.
Missouri Referendum Backers Say They Can Still Block GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
NEW: When Missouri Republicans claimed their congressional gerrymander was already in effect, they dealt a major blow to voters wanting the final word in the state’s redistricting battle. But pro-voter organizers say there’s still a path forward.
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EXACTLY.
December 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
EXACTLY.
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A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.