"All nonsense!": Michael Jackson’s former bodyguard slams the Trump administration for releasing a deceptive photo of Jackson and Epstein to try to make it appear that the two had ties.

one of four in a week www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...

This is so idiotic. Pray tell, why do you think property values are so high in places like #AnnArbor, #Novi, #Northville, and #Troy? At least for the latter 3 it's not because they are booming #entertainment centers. Boring suburbia. It's the great schools, morons.

I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.

Mike Johnson was pissed that we pushed a petition through and are forcing a vote on extended ACA tax credits. He just can’t stop losing. But right now we need your help. We need everyone to contact Congress and tell them to get it done:

I know someone whose Hispanic cleaner, a citizen, has been stopped by ICE here 4 times. He’s now afraid to leave his abode. For now, most clients continue to pay him. Waiting for ICE to leave Minnesota!

NEW: After months of the government telling the court under penalty of perjury that the US Attorney alone made the decision to charge Kilmar Abrego with a crime, there is now EVIDENCE tying Todd Blanche to the decision. More to come on Substack... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Health experts are warning that rejecting ACA tax credit extensions will have a devastating impact on health coverage affordability. Working families are already stretched thin, and raising healthcare costs will only make things harder. Working families deserve better!

Pretty much sums up America today.

Flagrant violations of international law aside, what a hilarious admission of weakness from a senator who oversees a bloated military better funded than the next three superpowers combined.

Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers. An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social

And may every day be another wonderful secret.

The White House has been caught. The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims. In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.

Schiff: "I think we ought to bring Pam Bondi before the Senate Judiciary Committee demand answers as to why the DOJ has violated the law."

Operation Epstein Distraction.

This Epstein files "release" is the most disgusting cover up in American history

Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.

The Department of Justice failed to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny, Republican and Democratic lawmakers said.

Jack Smith still wants to speak in public: In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.

School shootings ARE NOT & NEVER WILL BE a thing that "just happens" in the United States!!! Gun violence is a CRISIS & we need to speak about it accordingly! Mass shootings should NEVER be accepted as part of American culture, no matter how much this administration wants to embrace them as such!

"Why is everyone SO OBSESSED with the Epstein Files," whined the guy who is in the Epstein Files. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump is now using the FBI to criminalize criticism and protests against his regime .. a textbook dictator move. Things have got very bad, very quickly. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The tax credits will expire at the end of the month.

What! Smells like more of a coverup This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video: "I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks." Here's the LAW:

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Tim Walz: “He is a damn fool— the idea that he’s going to give you money & you’re gonna go out there & buy this healthcare is the stupidest assessment of healthcare that I have ever heard out of someone in a position of authority“ CBO projects 2.2 million uninsured in 2026 if ACA tax credits expire

The Kennedy Center Board’s attempt to aid and abet President Trump’s vanity exercise violates federal law. The abrupt decisions to add Trump’s name to this treasured landmark must—at the very least—be transparent, accountable, and open to public scrutiny. Our investigation will make sure of it.

Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest at least $10 billion in OpenAI — a few weeks after OpenAI committed to buying $38 billion worth of capacity from Amazon Web Services. These circular deals are a bright red warning sign of a bubble. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA

We did it! We got enough signatures to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies. Imagine how furious Mike Johnson is going to be when we pass this! Now is the time to pressure your Members of Congress and help us get it done!

In Illinois, ICE agents have been documented swapping license plates to hide their identity. Under Illinois law, this constitutes a Class A misdemeanor. The state has made clear that this law will be enforced. Federal agents are not exempt from Illinois vehicle and registration statutes.

Q: Do you stand by your statement from earlier this year that nobody has died from USAID cuts? RUBIO: I'm very proud of the changes we've made in foreign aid

The American Academy of Pediatrics denounces the federal government's "baseless intrusion into the patient-physician relationship." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

DoJ will NOT release all the Epstein files today. So predictable. They say they’ll release some today, and more later on a “rolling basis.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

For a GOP president—after the Iraq War—to say outright that invading Venezuela is all about oil is wild. But it is. It’s also about corruption, power, graft, and land. And we should take him at his word. @msnowevents.bsky.social

"The horns and whistles work..." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee. Will Jordan release the video to the public? If not, why not?

Thanks to Donald Trump's chaotic tariffs and economic policies, families are spending more than ever on holiday gifts this year.

Meiselas: What do you make of his attack on you? Warnock: As we say in Georgia, God bless his heart. If he’s not sleeping in Cabinet meetings, he’s watching cable news and tweeting at his political adversaries. Man, you’re the leader of the free world. People actually need you to bring relief.

"At the same time prices have soared for consumers and retail workers remain stuck in low-wage jobs, big-store CEOs and shareholders have reaped higher profits and lower taxes​."

President Trump must comply with the law and its deadline to release all the Epstein files. The victims of Jeffrey Epstein deserve justice, and the country deserves transparency and accountability.

ICE whistles work.

When they wanted to release the files early this year, they paid $1M in overtime and put 1000 people on it - until they realized what was in the files. Now they’re slow walking the release.

Walz: "It's very clear that the entire federal government is weaponized against Minnesota. They're threatening us. And this is what happens when you have a floundering presidency and it's about those ballrooms. Now we're back on transgender folks."

Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!

IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right: Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection. America’s unions will keep fighting for them.

Phang: If Maxwell is so worried about the grand jury records coming out, can you imagine the treasure trove of information against Maxwell, Epstein, and others that’s being held in the total Epstein files?