Two months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting H-1B visas, soaring costs are roiling rural health care facilities that have long struggled to find staff.

Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG. Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated? SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now Kagan: So what? Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"

Fact check: Lindsey Halligan is not and never has been US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

This got largely overlooked, but note that Karoline Leavitt actually praised Trump's vile rant about Somalis as "epic." The cult worship has gotten so bad that his open racism now must be celebrated. On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize: newrepublic.com/article/2040...

She's disgusting and complicit. The stench will not come off.

Yup

When he’s gone, each and everyone of these people will predictably try to wash their hands of Trump’s stench.

I wrote about Trump's attack on Somalis, and how racism is both a tactic and a goal for fascists. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-soma...

Conservatives love AI because it's far easier to abuse a population that can't read, can't write, can't think, and can't tell what's real

"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered -- private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..." www.kuow.org/stories/thou...

The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.

Former Democratic congressman Colin Allred is dropping out of the Senate race in Texas and will instead run for a new congressional district, which covers part of the Dallas area and was formed by Republican-led redistricting.

#FIFA Board Members and Top Executives Launch Official Investigation into Donald #Trump’s Peace Prize, Claim Award Was Unilaterally Decided by FIFA President Gianni #Infantino Without Board Consent ... of course. libertyroot.feji.io/blog/30-minu...

/2. Timeline after the "peace deal": OCTOBER 26: Thailand and Cambodia sign a "peace deal" in the presence of Trump. Trump receives Nobel Peace Prize nomination from Cambodia. NOVEMBER 1: Countries say they have begun the phased withdrawal of heavy weapons from the disputed border.

So scratch this and Israel ceasefire off the list.

And when Trump weighs in there's no conflict of interest, right?

Bottomless hypocrisy

NEW on CNN: In several old videos we found, Pete Hegseth blasted Trump in 2016 warning he could issue unlawful orders that troops should refuse, calling him an “armchair tough guy” with five draft deferments. Now he’s attacking Democrats for saying same. LINK: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...

Childhood vaccination rates have been declining, driven by declines among White and Asian children. Our analysis examines the data and factors that may be contributing, including misinformation and growing vaccine skepticism and partisanship: https://on.kff.org/44Gd9W6

Former oil and gas workers in Texas are now fighting to make the industry plug old empty wells, which are exhaling methane and vomiting toxic water (from fracking miles away) all over the state. Eye-opening story by @mollytaft.com www.motherjones.com/environment/...

I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS

This year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) highlighted a harsh reality: the optimistic era of climate diplomacy has given way to a more fragmented and competitive world, in which climate change is taking a back seat to other concerns, write @erinsikorsky.bsky.social and Siena Cicarelli.

Yes it is. It's obvious. The mob boss has to get his cut.

⚠️RFK Jr appoints anti-vaxxer to head FDA drug research center—"Putting Tracy Beth in charge [of FDA’s CDER] is like dropping an atom bomb," says an agency source, & multiple top-level officials preparing FDA resignations. "It's an extinction level event." www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...

Another round of Sunday shows today where a string of Republican senators and representatives claimed to have no knowledge or awareness of any of the worst things Trump said or did this week.

Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.

Meanwhile ICE tear or pepper gassing protesters directly in their faces is just fine. 🤷‍♀️

ALERT: "A reasonable person wouldn’t think a sandwich is a weapon" "It was kind of ridiculous" Jurors who acquitted "sandwich guy" speak with CBS News Just filed ====> www.cbsnews.com/news/sandwic...

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she shared with Trump death threat she received that he incited, and his response was "extremely unkind"

Of course they would be. They get everything they want.

Trump lies: "Young people are respecting us again too. I won the young vote. Republicans never win the young vote. I won it easily."

Trump wants his palm greased. Bottomless corruption.

😄 they hate him more than we do. Moron.

TRUMP: *calls Somalis "garbage"* OMAR: The president is a bigot NEWSMAX:

Biggest ❄️ ever. So pathetic and needy. So weak.

"The judiciary is barely holding up. At this point, it all comes down to people having the will to resist. My concern will be the same next year as it is now: Do people have sufficient backbone to resist, or are they going to start looking out for themselves?" — @bradmossesq.bsky.social

"A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American."

Correct

My segment on Face the Nation today on recent changes by CDC’s vaccine advisory committee to the pediatric schedule. www.cbsnews.com/video/scott-...

Bingo

Bessent: "I'm involved in the agricultural industry. I run a soybean farm." Brennan: "You own one. You invest in it." Bessent: "And people in my family go out and work on it. I actually just divested from it this week."

Awesome. Men the ones most responsible for killing DEO. Reap what you sow.

Jimmie Duncan walked out of prison and into his parents’ arms after 27 years on death row. He spent Thanksgiving with his family, then celebrated his 57th birthday. “We thank God for Jimmie coming home,” his stepmom said. But Duncan's journey to freedom is far from over. W/ @veritenews.org

NEWS: On day of Kristi Noem visit to Chicago, federal immigration agents use tear gas on Elgin crowd. By Rebecca Johnson and @staceywescott.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/i...

How are we supposed to trust the FBI & DOJ after years of watching Donald Trump denigrate & politicize them? That question was brought into sharp focus by the arrest earlier this week of Brian Cole, Jr., on bomb planting charges. joycevance.substack.com/p/charges-in...

They’re desperately trying to separate the pipe bomber from MAGA, Trump, and 1/6. It’s why there’s a 22-day gap in the arrest affidavit. I’ll be covering this on the @meidastouch.com channel tomorrow at noon PT.

Mockler: First of all, it's not Hegseth derangement syndrome to say that a former Fox News host shouldn't be leading the most powerful military in the world…

Exactly

I was told everyone was leaving. @fortune.com #NYC @wutangforchildren.bsky.social fortune.com/2025/12/04/m...