Grief. www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

I have such respect for #BruceSpringsteen He starts by saying it like it is, telling you all the crap our president continues to do! Plus, it’s a great song!

Dugan deliberations: the jury has a note. We’ll see what it says. www.allrisenews.com/p/dugan-summ...

www.commondreams.org/news/fbi-cra... Stephen Prager Trump admin is about to embark on a massive crackdown on what it describes as a scourge of rampant L-W “terrorism” ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o... Jamelle Bouie There's a presidency at work in DC, but it is not clear that there is a president at work in the Oval Office He's uninterested in anyone except most devoted fan$, would rather collect gift$ from foreign busine$$ than take the rein$ of his admin ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w... Robert McFadden Peter Arnett, intrepid AP combat correspondent who won Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Vietnam War & 1 of the world’s best-known tv reporters on wars & insurrections for 18 yrs with CNN, died Wed, age 91 Cause was prostate ca ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w... Dani Blum Main version of flu spreading in US now is H3N2 subclade K. H3N2 is a common strain, the specific type circulating— subclade K is new This yr, flu hit earlier & cases have skyrocketed—cases to peak in Jan/Feb, due to surge after winter & holiday travel

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u... David E. Sanger Pentagon released 3more videos, bringing known death toll on the boats to 95, Sec Hegseth announced there's 1 public would never see..the video of the now-famous “2nd strike” on a boat killing 2 survivors clinging to the remains of overturned vessel⬇️

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t... Cecilia Kang Chairman of FCC said in a hearing the agency wasn't independent, stunning Dem lawmakers concerned Trump could use gov't office as tool for censorship Repub chair, Brendan Carr, said in oversight hearing “formally speaking, the F.C.C. isn’t independent”

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u... Luke Broadwater In Combative Speech, Trump Tries to Deflect Blame for Econ Concerns Mixing misleading claims & repeated attacks, Trump promised relief for Americans, said he needs time “..I inherited a mess..I’m fixing it,” said Trump (no he didn't & no he's not)

www.yahoo.com/news/article... Trump’s Own Staff Are Questioning His Mental Stability: Wolff Erkki Forster, Daily Beast via Yahoo News

open.substack.com/pub/thedownb... DAVID NIR, JEFF SINGER, The DownBallot

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Jennifer Rubin Worst News Outlets-CBS Worst Law Firms-Paul Weiss Worst Universities- Columbia Worst Mayors- Muriel Bowser Worst Media Co-Disney/ABC Worst Govs-Greg Abbott Worst Silicon Valley-Bezos, Zuckerberg Worst Political Oxymoron: “Moderate Republicans”

Good morning Sheila. happy Thursday my friend. 😊💙🌸 @sheilaharris.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar... Aaron Parnas

thehill.com/policy/healt... ZACH KAPLAN, The Hill Hidden Valley Ranch part of recall in 27 states over ‘foreign objects’ 1000's of cases of salad dressing have been recalled due to “foreign objects,”..identified as a “Class II”..use of product could lead to temporary & adverse health effect

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... George Joseph 3 nrsg home residents died as employees of giant UnitedHealth Group (OPTUM) delayed or denied critical hosp care 'Hospitalizations, company notes, can lead to serious issues for nrsg home residents, ie delirium, falls & pressure injuries'

open.substack.com/pub/harrylit... Harry Litman Trump admins airstrikes have killed nearly a hundred people. Admin hasn't sought or rec'd authorization from Congress..it points to a classified legal opinion from Office of Legal Counsel—opinion, once disclosed, likely deepen constitutional crisis

⚡️SBU says drones hit Russian equipment worth hundreds of millions at Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea

Steve is going to hell for his lies.

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... 1. Spkr Johnson dismissed the members of his conference who wanted to vote on ACA extension, saying “many of them did want a vote on this Obamacare covid-era subsidy the Democrats created ⬇️

"This vital work spanned multiple child health priorities, including reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, mental health, adolescent health, supporting children with birth defects, early identification of autism, and prevention of fetal..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Disappearing on Epstein drop day. That tracks.

🎁 article Unfit for Office Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires - by George T. Conway III @alansmitheedga.bsky.social @gigialexander123.bsky.social @alpbeck.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Disgusting what our tax dollars are funding!

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar... Aaron Parnas Trump announced “warrior dividend,” promises $1,776 to every service member before Xmas, pd with tariff revenue SCOTUS currently weighing cases, may invalidate portions of tariffs. If tariffs struck down revenue disappears..cost falls onto taxpayers⬇️

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... TIM DICKINSON, The Contrarian

open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma... FRED WELLMAN Musk has begun funding Repub House & Sen campaigns for 2026 midterms. Big checks. More expected. All aimed at helping Trump’s party hold onto Congress ⬇️

www.rsn.org/001/the-long... Anne Applebaum, from The Atlantic Last yr, team of US diplomats from State Dept’s Global Engagement traveled to 2 dozen countries signing series of memoranda ⬇️

www.commondreams.org/news/us-lng-... Jessica Corbett Underscoring expert warnings exporting liquefied natural gas worsens climate emergency, & drives up energy prices for Americans. As LNG exports surged under Trump, US households pd $12 billion more in utility bills from Jan thru Sept than last yr

www.commondreams.org/news/bessent... JESSICA CORBETT Dean Baker, sr economist at Center for Economic & Policy Research, said, “Remember BLEAT: Bessent Lies about Everything All the Time” ..political commentator/YouTuber Kyle Kulinski: “These people are hell-bent on creating new Great Depression”

Here is my recap of Trump district court nominee Justin Olson's Senate confirmation hearing, during which Olson spent a lot more time than I'd hoped sharing his thoughts on biblical eunuchs, the evils of fornication, and whether it's appropriate for disabled people to get married

These are the places where American students learn about the world. These cuts are one sign — I know there are others — of a country that is shrinking away. www.dailytarheel.com/article/a4ee...

Steve Schmidt on the GOP Congressional delegation:

A NEW XMAS SONG IS BORN .GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS

House Republicans are now canceling Friday votes. Congress will recess for the rest of the year on Thursday afternoon. Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... Jim Saksa, Democracy Docket “Our investigation developed proof beyond reasonable doubt Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn results of '20 pres election & prevent lawful transfer of power,” Smith said ⬇️

Please note: for agricultural tech and support service in NY go to: NYFarmNet a Cornell University program offering free financial support, family support, suicide counseling to NY farmers

KIM: Have you had a convo w/POTUS about using the FCC to go after critics? CARR: Heheh. I don't get into the specifics of conversations K: Would it be appropriate for him to give you direction to pressure media companies? C: I'm not gonna get into hypotheticals K: The easy answer is 'no'

All these people on Rustaveli Avenue are risking arrest tonight for up to 15 days, as protesting on sidewalks is now prohibited and they received official notice yesterday. #GeorgiaProtests Day 385.

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Despite threats of unlawful mass arrests, Georgian protesters are still here. Day 385 of nonstop protests.

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar... Aaron Parnas 4 House Repub s have now signed onto Minority Ldr Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition to bring a clean, three-year ACA subsidy extension to the floor, according to Punchbowl.