“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.” Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.

I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.

Yes Americans famously love austerity, especially when it’s pitched to them by a guy who was currently building a gold leafed ball room

Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats Trump’s pick!!! #Pinks #ProudBlue #EileenHiggins #MiamiMayor www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’

MEMPHIS: “Local environmental groups to address a public hearing for xAI’s air pollution permit… Musk installed 35 methane-gas turbines but only submitted permits to operate 15… advocates claim turbines pose a significant health concern for Memphians…” wreg.com/news/local/x...

🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New, from me: by embracing unitary executive theory, the Supreme Court is moving towards making all public employees fireable at the will of the President. This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...

We will NEVER forget 1/6; a true act of sedition by tRump. I feel incredible sadness listening to Captain Mendoza speak of being attacked by fellow citizens. I cry seeing Officer Fanone, an undoubtedly strong man, cry. It is an abomination that tRump is back in OUR house. #ImpeachConvictRemove

In an exclusive interview with The Washington Post, Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, who has been in ICE custody since Nov. 12, details her arrest, relationship with the Leavitts, and how the White House, in her own words, is spreading “disgusting” lies about her.

No shit.

#MAHA still trying to kill as many people as possible…

If only American journalists had the same amount of integrity, or ANY integrity.

A racist:

Barack Obama and Franklin D. Roosevelt both emphasized that "We are the government, You and I". “Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” ~ Reinhold Niebuhr ~ #DEFENDDEMOCRACY 3/4🧵

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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”

Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.

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Feds Warn iPhone And Android Users—Change Apple, Google And Microsoft Passwords

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This is what fascism looks like…🤬

Zelensky held a phone call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, thanking him for his support and words on Ukraine’s Armed Forces Day. They discussed the diplomatic landscape, including recent talks between Ukrainian officials and Trump's team in the US, and agreed to continue close coordination.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today we celebrate the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – an independent Ukraine, a Ukraine that knows how to defend itself, a Ukraine that stands in such a way that there is simply no one in the world who could afford to ignore us, our state.

"If you uncover evidence an applicant was responsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of protected expression in the United States, you should pursue a finding that the applicant is ineligible" for a visa..." Caring for the truth is not censorship Only liars feel otherwise

BREAKING: Virginia Dems just responded to SCOTUS letting Texas Republicans use their new gerrymandered map, by unveiling a new Virginia map that takes away FOUR Republicans seats. 🤷🏽‍♀️ MAGA started this... and they ain't gonna like how it ends. 😁 Truth: there’s a lot more of us than ‘them.’ Enjoy. 😎✨

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Transformative AI is coming, and so are the risks https://www.axios.com/2025/12/05/ai-deepmind-hassabis-gemini https://www.axios.com/2025/12/05/ai-deepmind-hassabis-gemini

#Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke — who his own DOJ indicted in July for rigging a public university’s arena bid— It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market

Trump’s USDA is threatening to withhold food stamp funding for 20 Democrat-controlled states if they don’t share recipients’ sensitive personal data. Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points. The cruelty is endless.

This is what fascism looks like. It’s festering in America. 🤬

Costco becomes biggest company yet to demand refund of Trump tariffs

It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration. But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants. The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.

Exxon Mobil? 50 Billion in shares are owned by Vanguard Group. Plantir had a co-founder named Peter Theil. Peter Theil is how J. D. Vance became anybody. Peter Theil still owns a huge chunk of Plantir. Any guesses on who owns 32.9 Billion worth of Plantir? Vanguard.

Last night, Ukraine’s SSO struck Russian targets in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In Pokrovsk, drones hit a concentration of Russian personnel. In Bilohorivka, an ammo depot of Russia’s 51st Combined Arms Army was targeted. In Denezhnykove, a fuel storage site of the 3rd Motor Rifle Division was hit.

Sol 1700: Right Navigation Camera (Navcam), acquired at 12:26:48.076 (local mean solar time)

It’s pretty shocking when you hear someone lay out all Trump’s crimes!

Tomorrow night the Waxing Gibbous Moon will appear close to the Pleiades. Close to Full Moony will be very bright. 🔭 🧪

These Karoline Leavitt "press conferences" are completely worthless propaganda full of shameless lies. They should be ignored by the media and all of us.

Kylie Cheung at Abortion, Every Day writes about the future anti-abortion extremists want: "One in which we’re not just stripped of our most basic rights, but also deemed crazy for fighting back—even just for pointing out what’s being done to us."