One reason Mamdani has become a national figure is because he represents urban America well &—I think crucially—does so in a way that *transfers from New York*. He's a recognizable type of person you can find in just about any major city in America, unlike NYC-specific weirdos like Cuomo & Adams.

www.foxnews.com/world/putin-... Trump, truly an Idiot & Putin's Puppet TRUMP: "Putin wants Ukraine to succeed " As Putin uses New Year's address vows victory against Ukraine and the war rages on . PUTIN SAYS NOTHING GOOD OF UKRAINE Trump will end war in one day NOT I Stand With UKRAINE

In the early afternoon, ET, the Kennedy family announced that JFK’s granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg had died from cancer. A few hours later, President Trump re-posted some social media garbage attacking the Kennedy family.

Under the newly signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), federal agencies have begun classifying loose political coalitions as "terrorist organizations." At the center of this dragnet is "Antifa."

😮 Shocker! Unless Putin decides to move his home to a nearby oil refinery, it would have seemed more plausible.

Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches. Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history. GIFT ARTICLE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Epstein then helped Trump finagle a deal with the banks to forgive his loans, and then found a way to avoid paying taxes on top of it all.

What a tangled web… Unlike predecessors, Trump’s never released his tax returns. He’s claimed being audited & other excuses to delay release. Journalist Michael Wolff who’s written 4 books about Trump suggested one deal in particular may have a lot to do with it. www.rawstory.com/trump-267483...

NEW: Venezuela has detained 5 Americans since Trump's military escalation against Maduro. One is James Luckey-Lange, 28, who entered Venezuela from Guyana. US officials have discussed whether he and another detainee should be labeled unlawful detainees. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/w...

Parallel missions. Different legal justifications. A look at the Coast Guard’s decades-long law-and-order role against suspected drug-smugglers in go-fast boats, even as the Pentagon has been blowing up similar targets. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/u...

President Emmanuel Macron of France showed support for restricting children’s access to social media, joining a list of world leaders who have made similar pledges to counter the scourge of online abuse in recent months.

A cargo ship severed an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday in what the Finnish police said they suspected was an act of sabotage that led them to seize the vessel.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Even President Trump’s most egregious efforts to stifle dissent “seem to quickly fade from public consciousness, and in that way, they’re clearly meant to overwhelm us and make us think twice about exercising our rights,” Nora Benavidez writes.

Breaking News: The Trump administration must return hundreds of California National Guard troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s control, a federal appeals court ruled.

Updated now: Our strike tracker with the U.S. hitting three boats, and tasking the Coast Guard to search for survivors in the Pacific. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This year will be Ukraine’s fourth under Russia’s full-scale invasion. Few soldiers fighting in eastern Ukraine seem to think it will be the last. After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.

Fraud is a national problem, and cases in Minnesota have been under federal and state investigation for years. So why is it suddenly a national issue? It's a case study in the power of the right's propaganda machine. My latest at MSNOW: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

I went to the Trump-Kennedy Center at 3:30 am this morning and all the doors were locked and no one appeared to be inside. Total fraud.

Some young dude that knows nothing about how daycares are run or their safety protocols is making up conspiracy theories based upon his very limited experience with daycares. Sounds about right.

Just so we’re clear here, a noted conspiracy crank and J6er rolls up to a daycare with multiple vehicles without plates accompanied by men with masks who won’t identify themselves and demands to be let in… in the nation with the largest number of school shootings and with ICE running rampant.

*Jan 6er Nick Shirley Fixed that for ya, Aaron!

Nick Shirley thinks that daycares are unlocked and have "reception" areas 😆 😭

Shame on you @ABC. Trump illegally changed the name. He didn’t have the authority to change the name. So it’s not real. Just like the Department of War isn’t real. Fuck you ABC for being such cowards.

Scoundrels and grifters and traitors, oh myyy.

Republicans wouldn't let Jack Smith testify in public. Instead they did it behind closed doors and released a transcript and video on New Year's Eve, hoping few people would notice. They think it’s smart politics, but I think it’s one more attempt to cover up treason. History will agree with me.

UPD: The report on Kapustin’s death turned out to be part of a Ukrainian intelligence disinformation operation, meaning that he is alive. The Substack post will be updated accordingly.

Worth noting: Jack Smith Says Trump Allies Were Willing to Testify Against Him So much for “loyalty,” Donald.

Welcome to 2026 everyone. Whatever your role in it, stay in the fight.

Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.

. Americans like Zelenskyy much better than their own president

“In a year when ‘diversity’ was under assault, the Canadian romance series about gay hockey players proved how wrong-headed the attacks were even when it comes to dollars and sense.” www.signorile.com/p/how-heated...

Jack Smith is my first choice for Attorney General when the grown-ups take back the executive branch.

Earl Lamont Smith was convicted of stealing thousands of government computers and selling them for profit. He pleaded guilty and waived his right to a trial. Trump pardoned him on May 28, 2025.

Trump ‘Alarmists’ Were Right. We Should Say So, by @polphilpod.bsky.social "If you saw in any of this a threat to liberal democracy writ large, much less one that could actually succeed, you were looked at with the kind of caution usually reserved for the guy screaming about aliens on the subway."

The Mamdani swearing in has real Gotham City vibes. Love it.

"Mar-a-Lago spa’s practice of dispatching workers to Epstein’s home has not been previously reported ... The Mar-a-Lago bosses told the message therapist Epstein preferred spa services in the privacy of his own home, and warned the employee Epstein sometimes exposed himself during massages."

Trump isn’t loyal to his base or the Republican Party. He’s loyal to Trump. His goal is to keep his name in the headlines and monetize it for as long as possible. Anyone who expected him to deliver on promises misunderstood who he’s always been.

Trump's pardons have erased millions in restitution payments to victims and taxpayers:

Exclusive: As signs of aging emerge, President Trump is responding with defiance. He tells WSJ he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and relies on his "good genetics."

It's good to see the MSM narrative about the transatlantic relationship finally shifting. The threat isn't isolationism. The threat is the US as an enemy that means Europe harm. We need more honesty in 2026 "Europeans find themselves stranded between hostile powers, Russia and the United States"

"A whopping 89% of people globally want stronger action on the climate crisis, but mistakenly believe they're in the minority. Worrying about climate change is something we're largely doing in the privacy of our own minds, meaning we're locked in a self-fulfilling spiral of silence." #NetZero 🌻

A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News. Homicides in NYC... 1990: 2,262 1993: 1,927 1998: 629 2001: 649 2013: 335 2019: 320 2021: 488 2024: 382 2025 (as of 12/28): 302

As 🇺🇦 - born activist & writer Inna Shevchenko recently wrote: “Trump doesn’t care how this war ends. If it ends with 🇺🇦 erased and 🇷🇺 victorious, he’s fine with it. He’ll just point at the ruins & say: look, it’s going to be amazing.” There is no more accurate & precise definition of amorality. 2/7🧵

Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against Trump, said that the Republican had acknowledged to others that he lost the 2020 election against former President Joe Biden, according to a transcript of a testimony by Smith.

Happy New Year from Donald! #fy #GOP #failure

Repubs lie about the fraud in Minnesota, & then spin it to make themselves look like the good guys

Ughhh