LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency? CARR: I think th--- L: Yes or no C: There's a test for this in the la--- L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question C: The FCC is not L: So is your website lying? C: Possibly

On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.

Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."

A quite startling overperformance for Democrats in tonight's special election for a state Senate seat in Kentucky: Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%. He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.

[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela? AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.

WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?

I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Far-right flag used by Jan 6 rioters flown above another government agency in DC It marks the second time the controversial flag has been flown at a government agency in D.C. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Later today the D.C. Council will vote on an emergency bill that would delay ranked-choice voting. Councilmember Anita Bonds, who introduced the bill, says she worries that the D.C. Board of Elections isn't ready to educate voters ahead of the 2026 elections. But...

One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!

This is extremely important

As a person who has been studying extreme far right ideologies for the last decade (and did a PhD on immigration) I find the entrance of “remigration” into the mainstream American political lexicon so profoundly disturbing

@hcrichardson.bsky.social Look at Budapest right now!! bsky.app/profile/vict...

Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:

i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.

He may not be the worst president ever but he is without question the worst person to ever serve as president.

this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted

Start naming mass shootings after politicians who take money from the NRA.

Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.

SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

Marjorie Taylor Greene may be resigning from Congress next month, but she's weighing one last act of defiance: a longshot bid to topple Mike Johnson. In recent days, she has been working behind the scenes to gauge whether there's support for a motion to vacate the chair.

shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights

If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

I think we should keep pointing out that this is unvarnished white supremacist rhetoric

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him. I don’t know how else to say it…

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Green salad, red red on fried plantains, and two blue corn tortillas

“The Big Easy is the Big Hard for illegal aliens,” Bovino bragged this week on X.

BREAKING: The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support. The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered? GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now THOMPSON: What does that mean?

BREAKING: DOJ has failed to indict Letitia James for a THIRD time! It's like Christmas around here!

BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia ordered RELEASED FROM CUSTODY. As Adam Klasfeld and I posited: if there’s no order for his removal, there’s no justification for detention. We will go LIVE on substack in ONE HOUR to discuss. Muellershewrote.com

Broccoli-lentil soup and a grilled cheese sandwich

It’s clear the feds are intent on stoking fear and provoking Minnesotans. Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him. Stay safe and remain peaceful if you’re interacting with ICE.

WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly: - DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems - Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.

Lawyer: This administration is taking over ships in the Caribbean, and it's absolutely lawless. Now, this is no joking matter, but— Judge: Don't Lawyer: They're acting like pirates Judge: I swear to god Lawyer: Pirates of the Caribbean

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

Restraint!

Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."

Tuesday - ICE agents used pepper spray to push through a crowd that blocked their vehicles as they checked IDs in a Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis. The Trump administration is targeting this community and they know it.

The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.

FUN FACT: Democrats have won or overperformed in 226 out of 254 key and special elections this year — nearly 90%.