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 unassimilable. How far will Stephen Miller’s sadistic designs go? trib.al/Qxli9RW

After a weekend of unimaginable violence, one wouldn’t expect the President to make matters worse. And yet that’s exactly what Donald Trump did, David Remnick writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Ur12DI

Kushner's private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is backing out of Paramount's $108 billion WBD bid.

“It’s not a secret. There’s no sugarcoating it. It’s a pending, looming disaster heading our way! Republicans will go down, and will go down hard! This is an absolute disaster!" www.dailykos.com/story/2025/1...

Seems Russian pressure on Google has paid off, and they no longer identify Crimea as part of Ukraine. What a huge disappointment Google has turned out to be, in so many ways.

Measles is not just a cold. It may lead to serious complications and can be fatal. 1,753 confirmed cases in 42 states; largest number per year since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated in the US. Only 4% of confirmed cases involved those vaccinated. www.health.harvard.edu/blog/measles...

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

Lawyers for Ariel Roman sought $5.3 million from the jury over his February 2020 shooting by Officer Melvina Bogard, arguing that Roman never posed a threat to the officers that justified the use of deadly force.

Face tracking, mass surveillance system already operated by a private company in New Orleans These systems are being installed in major cities in US without the public voting on it or having any say As usual the US Constitution is being stomped on #1984 www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n...

On WikiFlix, a Netflix-inspired archive of public domain films, you can watch movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Noseferatu" for free.

This is a photo from the Vanity Fair article. Notice how they have to arrange it so Stephen Miller is on the end, so it isn’t obvious that there is no reflection of him on the mirrored table.🧛

Address to the Nation, aka open-mic night for grievances.

NY AG Letitia James has sued UPS for stealing millions in wages from its seasonal holiday workers. UPS' CEO made over $24M last year — over 436x her median worker's pay. This is a reminder that states can step up and protect workers when Trump's federal government refuses to.

What Susie Wiles thinks about the Trump administration

ROSS ULBRICHT Founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, which facilitated over $214 million in illegal drug sales. Some of those drugs killed people. Trump pardoned him anyway. See more at: gov.ca.gov/2025/12/14/trumpcriminals/

Q: "Any reason why that video needs to be kept top secret?" Himes: "No, of course they can make the double tap available, and they must do so because Americans need to see what is being done in their name. It is a shocking video, and that's why they're not making it available."

AI and crypto have created the illusion that all is well with the economy — even as Trump has taken a wrecking ball to it. When the AI and crypto bubbles burst, we’ll likely see the damage Trump’s wrecking ball has done. Be warned.

That’s pretty literal.

Not endorsing this article, but... it's worth a read or listen Europe Is in Decline. Good. by Anton Jäger Dec. 16, 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...

Today I unfollowed The Onion ⤵️

🇩🇪 Germany launches the largest military buildup since World War II and pulls Europe with it. It is rapidly rearming, and this time it is not acting alone. With enlistment up 23% & defense spending set to surge, Berlin is positioning itself as the engine behind a broader European military awakening.

Kleptocracy revealed The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV By Michael Hirschorn Dec. 14, 2025 (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...

"You were right." A well known futurist–a paid consultant who’s worked for Stanford Research Institute and others–recently told me that this talk is not outdated, and it gives a good sense of the next fifty years…and beyond.

Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.

There is no bottom But will m aga finally see that the fat orange emperor has no clothes (ewwww) ??

The brutality of Donald Trump’s language is nothing new. And yet, with his remarks on the death of Rob Reiner—made while the world was reeling from violent events over the weekend—he reached a new level of degradation, David Remnick writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/L8pMc7

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public won't see the Venezuela second strike video

Kash Patel’s cringey podcast alongside girlfriend drops at worst possible time

Court documents request his full medical and psychological records—including evidence of any prescription medications.

"He's an odd, odd duck, as I think geniuses are," Susie Wiles said of Elon Musk Musk. "You know, it's not helpful, but he is his own person."

Going live with @wajali.bsky.social in a minute! Muellershewrote.com

Practically no one, save the president’s most loyal acolytes, have defended his recent comments about legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner. trib.al/oCWrnY3

Trump’s vile Rob Reiner comments show how much he has debased his office, writes @sashaabramsky.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/3L2v1ny

Susie Wiles is upset about an article in the NYT about Trump 2.0 being all about settling scores. Here’s a gifted version. Please share: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...

Ukraine has drone evidence of 30,000 Ruzzian deaths per month, president tells Dutch parliament euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/16/u...

President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, delivered a series of unusually candid and at times caustic assessments of the president, his second-term agenda and some of his closest allies in a wide-ranging set of interviews with Vanity Fair. https://cnn.it/4aj1znF

‘Marjorie Taylor Greene Humiliates Trump Over Reiner as MAGA Cracks Up’ “As Representative Greene and other MAGA figures start turning on Trump, the author of a piece on Greene and MAGA explains the deeper reasons MAGA seems to be approaching a breaking point—and why it will get worse.”

Face tracking, mass surveillance system already operated by a private company in New Orleans These systems are being installed in major cities in US without the public voting on it or having any say As usual the US Constitution is being stomped on #1984 www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n...

hey that's my song!!

huge loser considers going back for third helping of losing

Countdown to Trump dropping the lawsuit. Nothing scares him more than the truth leaking out.

🇬🇧 The head of Britain's foreign intelligence, MI6, ethnically Georgian, Blayz Metreveli, on the threats coming from Russia:

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's 2025 donations went to a wide range of nonprofits, including several HBCUs. Scott’s updated philanthropic tally puts her behind only fellow billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in terms of lifetime giving, according to Forbes.

This year, statues of tall men clad in all black with masks drawn up to hide their faces are disrupting the serenity of a Charlotte church's Nativity scene. The figures are depicted approaching the Holy Family and the Wise Men with handcuffs as if preparing to make an arrest.

Highlights from the first hundred years of this magazine’s most succinct, quadrilateral humor. www.newyorker.com/cartoons/car...

8 months ago... JD Vance and the rise of the 'New Right on WBUR On Point @wbur.org 4/5/25 chillingly accurate assessment www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽

TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE

"This piece tastes like a frozen peppermint platelet that you slowly melt on your tongue – cool, metallic and yet strangely sweet" (via Google Translate) ❤️