Ann K
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DHS gave a $1 billion contract to a politically-connected donor whose company had never received a federal contract before, in a process led by a political appointee to DHS who had held a senior position at a MAGA-linked org (the American First Policy Institute) which gave the guy an award in 2024.
DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor’s company
A DHS official leading the process previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump nonprofit where the contractor’s CEO was a donor.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
DHS gave a $1 billion contract to a politically-connected donor whose company had never received a federal contract before, in a process led by a political appointee to DHS who had held a senior position at a MAGA-linked org (the American First Policy Institute) which gave the guy an award in 2024.
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NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
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A majority of the House supports a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Instead of letting us vote on this TODAY, Republican leadership is pushing a backdoor abortion ban. That is unconscionable. Speaker Johnson, call a vote on the ACA tax credit extensions immediately.
Instead of letting us vote on this TODAY, Republican leadership is pushing a backdoor abortion ban. That is unconscionable. Speaker Johnson, call a vote on the ACA tax credit extensions immediately.
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A majority of the House supports a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Instead of letting us vote on this TODAY, Republican leadership is pushing a backdoor abortion ban. That is unconscionable. Speaker Johnson, call a vote on the ACA tax credit extensions immediately.
Instead of letting us vote on this TODAY, Republican leadership is pushing a backdoor abortion ban. That is unconscionable. Speaker Johnson, call a vote on the ACA tax credit extensions immediately.
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1. Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride railed agianst GOP attacks on transgender people and incoming bills today, joined by Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Johnson.
"They are obsessed with transgender people."
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"They are obsessed with transgender people."
Read my latest, watch the video here, and subscribe to support our journalism.
“They Are Obsessed With Trans People:” Rep. Sarah McBride Rails Against GOP’s Upcoming Anti-Trans Votes
Rep. McBride joined Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Johnson in a speech against a felony national trans youth healthcare ban expected to be heard in Congress today.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1. Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride railed agianst GOP attacks on transgender people and incoming bills today, joined by Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Johnson.
"They are obsessed with transgender people."
Read my latest, watch the video here, and subscribe to support our journalism.
"They are obsessed with transgender people."
Read my latest, watch the video here, and subscribe to support our journalism.
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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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McGovern: "When billionaire CEOs need something, Republicans move at lightning speed. But when it comes to working people needing affordable health care, suddenly the story changes. There's hand wringing and the money is gone. My friends, if you are ok with that, we do not share the same values."
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
McGovern: "When billionaire CEOs need something, Republicans move at lightning speed. But when it comes to working people needing affordable health care, suddenly the story changes. There's hand wringing and the money is gone. My friends, if you are ok with that, we do not share the same values."
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McGovern: "The reality is that some people's premiums are going up 100%, and their big grand plan is to give people an 11% coupon. I mean, this is laughable. It is pathetic ... they are unbelievably out of touch. Republicans have spent a year screwing over the people they represent."
December 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
McGovern: "The reality is that some people's premiums are going up 100%, and their big grand plan is to give people an 11% coupon. I mean, this is laughable. It is pathetic ... they are unbelievably out of touch. Republicans have spent a year screwing over the people they represent."
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While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "What I'd like to see from the president is empathy for Americans. Donald Trump is a billionaire and he's the president. When he looks into a camera and says 'affordability is a hoax,' he's talking to Americans that are suffering and have been for many years now."
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
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Update: A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman says those held included people “with criminal histories for homicide, kidnapping, assault, battery, obstructing law enforcement and cruelty toward a child.” We still have no names so can’t search for criminal records.
SCOOP: The ICE detention operation at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is back in business after a two-month hiatus -- with the arrival of 22 Cubans from Louisiana who are designated for deportation. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
U.S. Sends Cubans to Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Update: A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman says those held included people “with criminal histories for homicide, kidnapping, assault, battery, obstructing law enforcement and cruelty toward a child.” We still have no names so can’t search for criminal records.
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A convicted Spanish far-right agitator is now operating inside the MAGA media ecosystem with White House access and a new Spanish-language platform. Javier Negre’s rise underscores how disinformation, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, and attacks to media outlets are being weaponized to influence Latin voters.
Convicted Spanish Agitator Joins MAGA Push to Sway U.S. Latino Voters
A convicted Spanish agitator with ties to the global far right has gained White House access as part of a MAGA effort to build a Spanish-language media targeting U.S. Latinos. Javier Negre is attackin...
globalextremism.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
A convicted Spanish far-right agitator is now operating inside the MAGA media ecosystem with White House access and a new Spanish-language platform. Javier Negre’s rise underscores how disinformation, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, and attacks to media outlets are being weaponized to influence Latin voters.
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In his deposition for his Medicare fraud case, where he committed (at the time) the greatest amount of Medicare fraud ever, Rick Scott invoked the 5th Amendment 85 times.
This is who the GOP has as their "Healthcare Expert".
This is who the GOP has as their "Healthcare Expert".
COLLINS: What do you say to people who say Republicans have had 15 years to change the ACA and they haven't done it?
RICK SCOTT: Why didn't Democrats fix it?
RICK SCOTT: Why didn't Democrats fix it?
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
In his deposition for his Medicare fraud case, where he committed (at the time) the greatest amount of Medicare fraud ever, Rick Scott invoked the 5th Amendment 85 times.
This is who the GOP has as their "Healthcare Expert".
This is who the GOP has as their "Healthcare Expert".
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Winter cold 'becomes lethal' as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave https://aje.io/yrvbry
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Winter cold 'becomes lethal' as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave https://aje.io/yrvbry
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Rep. Ilhan Omar is blasting DHS after the agency accused her of lying about ICE apprehending her son, with her office saying, “No surprise that an agency known for disappearing people also can’t keep its records straight.”
Omar Hits Back at ICE as “Rogue Agency” After DHS Accuses Her of Lying About Her Son Being Profiled
“No surprise that an agency known for disappearing people also can’t keep its records straight,” Omar’s office said.
truthout.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar is blasting DHS after the agency accused her of lying about ICE apprehending her son, with her office saying, “No surprise that an agency known for disappearing people also can’t keep its records straight.”
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I can’t believe I have to do this.
But okay, for everyone wondering why Susie Wiles said all that shit…
It was all a smokescreen for this ONE statement.
Everything else she said was designed to make you say “oh… look… she’s being honest”… just so you’d believe this one thing.
But okay, for everyone wondering why Susie Wiles said all that shit…
It was all a smokescreen for this ONE statement.
Everything else she said was designed to make you say “oh… look… she’s being honest”… just so you’d believe this one thing.
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I can’t believe I have to do this.
But okay, for everyone wondering why Susie Wiles said all that shit…
It was all a smokescreen for this ONE statement.
Everything else she said was designed to make you say “oh… look… she’s being honest”… just so you’d believe this one thing.
But okay, for everyone wondering why Susie Wiles said all that shit…
It was all a smokescreen for this ONE statement.
Everything else she said was designed to make you say “oh… look… she’s being honest”… just so you’d believe this one thing.
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Federal agents arrested a man in his gangway and disrupted a holiday food giveaway, said Marcela Rodriguez, executive director at Enlace Chicago.
While conducting raid, Bovino walked up to the Enlace Chicago office, smiled and waved in what she called an “intimidation tactic.”
While conducting raid, Bovino walked up to the Enlace Chicago office, smiled and waved in what she called an “intimidation tactic.”
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Federal agents arrested a man in his gangway and disrupted a holiday food giveaway, said Marcela Rodriguez, executive director at Enlace Chicago.
While conducting raid, Bovino walked up to the Enlace Chicago office, smiled and waved in what she called an “intimidation tactic.”
While conducting raid, Bovino walked up to the Enlace Chicago office, smiled and waved in what she called an “intimidation tactic.”
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Management did nothing to address staff complaints, according to the lawsuit.
Staff at Bay Area market died of carbon monoxide exposure, lawsuit says
Management did nothing to address staff complaints, according to the lawsuit.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Management did nothing to address staff complaints, according to the lawsuit.
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Here is the Department of Homeland Security touting this new ban by describing the (among others) spouses and children of U.S. citizens coming on visas as "foreign invaders."
It has never been about legal versus illegal. They hate legal immigration. They want to stop it. That's the story.
It has never been about legal versus illegal. They hate legal immigration. They want to stop it. That's the story.
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Here is the Department of Homeland Security touting this new ban by describing the (among others) spouses and children of U.S. citizens coming on visas as "foreign invaders."
It has never been about legal versus illegal. They hate legal immigration. They want to stop it. That's the story.
It has never been about legal versus illegal. They hate legal immigration. They want to stop it. That's the story.
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Dropping this the same day as the sad white guy essay is diabolical work from Reuters and I salute it.
US jobless rate for Blacks and teens surges in November reut.rs/49gilCM
US jobless rate for Blacks and teens surges in November
The unemployment rate for two U.S. groups that are often the most vulnerable to job loss in a softening economy - Blacks and teenagers - surged to the highest levels in more than four years in November, Labor Department data showed on Tuesday.
reut.rs
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dropping this the same day as the sad white guy essay is diabolical work from Reuters and I salute it.
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When you add this to Judge Matey's similar dissent earlier this year, you can see that there is an emerging strand of thought among the more radical right-wing jurists that would aim to strip basic rights and freedoms from noncitizens. It's not had any success yet, but its adherents are growing.
NEW: 6th Cir upholds the fed law barring undocumented immigrants from having guns.
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
When you add this to Judge Matey's similar dissent earlier this year, you can see that there is an emerging strand of thought among the more radical right-wing jurists that would aim to strip basic rights and freedoms from noncitizens. It's not had any success yet, but its adherents are growing.
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Susie Wiles says about the Ghislaine Maxwell transfer to a nicer prison: "I don’t know why they moved her. Neither does the president.”
If you believe that, send me $100 and I'll email you the Brooklyn Bridge.
If you believe that, send me $100 and I'll email you the Brooklyn Bridge.
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Susie Wiles says about the Ghislaine Maxwell transfer to a nicer prison: "I don’t know why they moved her. Neither does the president.”
If you believe that, send me $100 and I'll email you the Brooklyn Bridge.
If you believe that, send me $100 and I'll email you the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Pro-wrestling legend Mick Foley announced this morning that he's parting ways with WWE over the organization's "close relationship with Donald Trump," saying the president's "incredibly cruel comments in the wake of Rob Reiner’s death is the final straw for me."
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Pro-wrestling legend Mick Foley announced this morning that he's parting ways with WWE over the organization's "close relationship with Donald Trump," saying the president's "incredibly cruel comments in the wake of Rob Reiner’s death is the final straw for me."
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Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
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Also, 4 Republicans voted nay (Cruz, Lee, Moran, and Paul) & 3 didn't vote (Daines, Hawley, & Moody). Meaning this bill absolutely could not have passed this stage without the support of the Democrats.
December 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Also, 4 Republicans voted nay (Cruz, Lee, Moran, and Paul) & 3 didn't vote (Daines, Hawley, & Moody). Meaning this bill absolutely could not have passed this stage without the support of the Democrats.
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Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Dick Durbin (IL), John Fetterman (PA), Ruben Gallego (AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Maggie Hassan (NH), Martin Heinrich (NM), John Hickenlooper (CO), Mazie Hirono (HI), Tim Kaine (VA), Mark Kelly (AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Ben Ray Lujan (NM), ->
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Dick Durbin (IL), John Fetterman (PA), Ruben Gallego (AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Maggie Hassan (NH), Martin Heinrich (NM), John Hickenlooper (CO), Mazie Hirono (HI), Tim Kaine (VA), Mark Kelly (AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Ben Ray Lujan (NM), ->