If you get a moment.... Scourge of sexual harassment cases in federally-subsidized housing Feds: Landlord "told the female tenant that if she did not engage in sexual relations with him, he would give her a 24-hour eviction notice" Just filed ===> www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

Jack Smith to Judiciary Cmte re: obtaining toll records of Senate GOP members from Jan 6 "Trump & his associates tried to call Members of Congress in furtherance of their criminal scheme, urging them to further delay certification of the 2020 election. I didn’t choose those Members; Pres Trump did”

Former special counsel Jack Smith to House Judiciary Cmte: "The decision to bring charges against Pres Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with Pres Trump & his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in 2 different districts"

Excerpts of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's closed-door statement to House Judiciary Committee just now: "If asked whether to prosecute a former President based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether the President was a Republican or Democrat" (MORE)

Jack Smith's closed-door statement to House Judiciary Cmte (more) "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power"

Czechia will not oppose the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, says new PM Andrej Babiš. "Russia must pay reparations."

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Almost no jobs have been added to the American economy since April. In fact, 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024. More thoughts on today's dismal jobs report — and what it means for America's affordability crisis.

ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes. (Published Dec. 2024)

Hey Tennessee, if you don’t want an entirely unjustified war of choice with Venezuela the time to call on your reps and senators to stop Trump is now. @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty @RepOgles @RepTimBurchett @RepHarshbarger @DesJarlaisTN04 @MattForTN @RepDavidKustoff @RepJohnRose

This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...

“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…” BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES It was never just about illegal immigration

MTG is resigning from Congress, in large part because of the death threats and abuse she has suffered from the pro-pedophile right in response to her laudable efforts to bring child rapists to justice. Ilhan Omar has received more death threats than anyone else in Congress, but she stays strong.

Scripture says you can’t love God and hate other people. You can’t love God and abuse the immigrant. You can’t love God and bully the outcast. You can’t love God and oppress the poor. In the face of a neighbor, we glimpse the face of God.

Today, I reviewed some of the classified Epstein files. They were disturbing & hard to review—but even harder for survivors to have experienced. The DOJ must follow the law & release the files, with protections for survivors. Our march towards healing, transparency, & accountability continues.

This is wild! You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about? Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭

Republicans want to give ICE the power to strip-search immigrant children to look for so-called “gang tattoos” and send them to prison-like facilities. Yes, the same ICE that sent men to El Salvador for soccer and autism awareness tattoos.

Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.

Trump describes himself as the first Jewish President. No. But he is a schmuck, a shlemiel, a meshugge putz who only ever knows how to kvetch. He has done bupkis for America, only himself. He’s all spiel, but he’s just a ligner, a gonif. He’s the ultimate paskudnik. 🖖

"I love that Rick Scott is on CNN talking about all the waste and deception in the health care/insurance business. He really is an expert since his company paid a record $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud."

Trump: “…an alcoholic’s personality” Vance: “…a conspiracy theorist for a decade” Vought: “…right wing absolute zealot” Musk: “…an avowed ketamine user” These aren’t the wild opinions of a Twitter troll. It’s coming from the White House Chief of Staff. They are who we think they are.

NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food. Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.

Trump’s ballroom went from $200 million to $250 million to $300 million to $350 million to $400 million to …

We need to recognize this isn’t a Trump issue only, this is every Republican in Congress allowing this. It’s not a Donald Trump problem, it’s the Republican Party!

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

Seconds to Chaos in Chicago: Car door ripped open and phone smashed to the ground as Citizen Records ICE in public. When "rights" aren't respected on the street, your safety is the priority. Watch your back, friends.

The Pulitzer Board is actually fighting back against one of Trump’s vexatious lawsuits, saying, ‘If you were harmed, prove it — with medical and financial records.’ Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen. newrepublic.com/post/204475/...

FLORIDA! Rick Scott is a fraud! Why are y’all voting for him? He’s a liar, a thug, and doesn’t give a hoot about any of you. Do yourself a big favor and drag his ass. Every time he’s in public. DRAG HIM! Want better? Vote better! #DemVoice1 #Pinks #Voices4Victory #wtpBLUE

This is one tough read.

NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media. A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.

www.politico.com/news/2025/12... The Biden-era special counsel who brought the first and only federal criminal charges ever leveled against a former president is set to testify behind closed doors Wednesday to the House Judiciary Committee.

MIKE JOHNSON: Here's the false narrative -- Democrats are pretending as though this affects everybody in the country. It affects 7% of Americans, this extended subsidy CNBC: But we are talking 22 to 24 million Americans JOHNSON: We're going to help 100% of Americans reduce their premiums

McGovern: "The reality is that some people's premiums are going up 100%, and their big grand plan is to give people an 11% coupon. I mean, this is laughable. It is pathetic ... they are unbelievably out of touch. Republicans have spent a year screwing over the people they represent."

I’m sorry, but Jim Jordan and Jack Smith in a battle of the wits? Not even close.

LMAO McGovern is on fire right now 🔥🔥🔥

BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.

Massive defeat for Mike Johnson. Still has to clear the senate, but this is what Dems wanted all along. Johnson has essentially lost control of the gavel after Epstein and now this. Weakest speaker in history.

There are consequences for threatening a good neighbour. Keep up the good work Canada! (Glorious Canada/FB) #Canada #USBoycott #Never51

Such brave people. May their memories be a blessing for all who knew them.

I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering. www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...

Incredibly funny to say you aren’t doing war crimes because George W Bush did something

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. https://to.pbs.org/4pZJb8p