Nice night 😊 I hope all is well.

A shout out to all the people who put their bodies on the line to protect our immigrant community & our rights. Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Chicago) was checking on someone injured by #ICELawlessness (with a broken leg), when ICE agents demanded then shoved, handcuffed & arrested her. Speak out!

@jamestalarico.bsky.social preaching the gospel of #Democracy while preaching the gospel of Christ. Merry Christmas James! Keep up the good fight!!

Congress Sets Records in 2025 for Longest Shutdown, Fewest Bills, Retirements Mediaite

“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔

My heart... 🥹 Inclusion matters ❤️❤️❤️ (For those wondering, Santa is signing in BSL - British Sign Language - and asks the sweet angel girl about her list, and different things she might like. Then he tells her that if she's a good girl, Santa will bring her a present✨） 🔊 christmas love

@jamestalarico.bsky.social criticized a new Senate bill for "historical whitewashing," highlighting its removal of significant figures & events from educational content. His #CupOfJoe reminds us that a well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy. [Thomas Jefferson]

If you are also disappointed in @CBS forgoing the diversity initiative for #Survivor50, please consider filling out a feedback form on the CBS site. This is the link: cbs.com/showfeedback/s…

Found the CBS feedback form. Left a message about Bari www.cbs.com/showfeedback...

"Svalbard is getting warmer – Now the houses are rotting at the root. Svalbard is warming at least five times faster than the global average. Houses are falling into disrepair, water must be fetched from the store, and electricity bills are skyrocketing. – The critical infrastructure is outdated."

Tonight! Our new sci-fi radio drama will air at 4pm on KMRD-LP 96.9 Madrid, NM But if you are not able to tune in because of distance or scheduling, please listen on our website!!! It will be available on the website starting at 5pm on Christmas eve. www.theaterofdeath.org

"A Miami Herald reporter witnessed the agents forcefully removing Dayana — who is 4-feet, 11-inches tall and weighs 85 pounds... The footage shows Dayana yelling at the reporter to help her and that she was a United States citizen." This was her third time being stopped in a month. #Pinks #Resist

This is a death threat.

Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

If you or know someone in need of assistance locating a loved one detained by ICE, please contact my office at (760)-424-8888 or visit: ruiz.house.gov/casework

Leavitt: “These are heinous monsters.” Reality: Half had no charges, “ICE’s own records say only 3% had been sentenced for a violent crime”

I’m sure this will be popular. 5 million people are in default right now. The Dept of Ed estimates as many as 10 million by end of next year because of job market.

youtu.be/dmfDvRlqozU?... 4 minutes, please watch

Senator Chris Murphy on the 60 Minutes scandal. Those of us who know - control of the press is one of the warning signs of fascism.

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

A corrupt banker was being prosecuted for bribery, so his daughter donated $2.5M to Trump's super PAC—and suddenly, Trump's DOJ overruled career prosecutors and let him off with a fucking misdemeanor. It’s crazy how easy it is to bribe these people.

Wishing everybody a happy and healthy holiday season! Colored pencil on cheap paper.

Bump

60 MINUTES CORRESPONDENT: “Our story was screened 5x and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.” #CBSNewsMAX #BariWeiss www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.

🧑‍🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…

SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

The White House has been caught. The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims. In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.

WTF! The Trump administration plans to review (with the intent to remove or eliminate) some of the nation’s wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. Agency director Brian Nesvik ordered officials to identify refuges/hatcheries whose purpose the administration claims “no longer aligns with the mission.”

In light of the Epstein Blackout, shouldn’t Khanna and Massie demand Johnson call the House back into session? (If he won’t, can they somehow hijack the pro forma session scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 23?) And Senators should make a similar demand of Thune.

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.

Transparency at last 🙄

BREAKING: Elise Stefanik DROPS OUT of race for New York Governor and will NOT be seeking reelection in Congress

At least 20 people who have received clemency from President Trump so far this year were also forgiven of financial penalties totaling tens of millions of dollars. Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.

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This is horrific. RFK Jr’s CDC is funding a study in Guinea-Bissau which would involve deliberately withholding the hepatitis B vaccine from hundreds of newborn infants, putting them at great risk of death. They want to repeat Tuskegee.

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

Medical bankruptcy is a uniquely American issue - and it's our national shame. And if you think it's a problem now, it's only going to get worse with Trump and the GOP killing the ACA tax credits and their other non-stop attacks on Obamacare. #ResistTrump

I, for one, is proud of our New Mexico senators and representatives! Thank you @repstansbury.bsky.social @lujan.senate.gov @heinrich.senate.gov @fernandez.house.gov So proud and grateful!

JUST NOW…

JUST IN: Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino confirms he is RESIGNING

Hegseth decides it's time for Christian Nationalists to run the Chaplains Corps. www.stripes.com/branches/arm...

I will fight this with everything I have. Trump budget director Russell Vought, who Susie Wiles rightly called “a right-wing absolute zealot,” is dismantling one of the world’s leading Earth science research centers. It is ideological sabotage.

Never surrender! Call your GOP House Rep and tell them that you expect them to vote HELL YES on the ACA tax credit extension! (202) 224-3121

If today feels heavy, this is for you. Stay to the end. It’s worth it. 🥹💖 VC mdmotivator