Tom Nichols on the Signalgate report: “Its conclusions are unequivocal and brutal: Pete Hegseth endangered the success of a U.S. military operation and put the lives of American military personnel at risk.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

The Government Accountability Office says it has opened an investigation into Trump's Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. Pulte has weaponized his office — accusing Federal Governor Lisa Cook and several prominent Democrats, including New York AG Letitia James, of mortgage fraud.

Democracy should not depend on Texas turning in its homework on time. open.substack.com/pub/logicall...

An extraordinary story. I knew bits of it, but to hear it set out so clearly is a revelation. Outstanding work by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @peterjukes.bsky.social

India’s push for digital IDs has sparked a bonanza for criminals.

The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.

LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district. If GOP leadership isn’t sweating, they should be.

The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice. www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...

There is no clearer justification for the video put out by 6 Democrats to not follow unlawful orders than this.

🤝 The Netherlands have allocated €35 million in funding for material assistance to help Ukraine's defence forces get through the winter. 📸: GettyImages

Ukrainian media report that Russia has deported some Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories to North Korea. www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/the...

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

Pavel Durov | Telegram: From Libertarian Myth to Kremlin Influence debunkcafe.fr/telegram-myt...

Sign in front of manger says, “The Holy Family is safe in our church,” and gives a number to call if you see immigration agents. There are some parallels, as they had to flee to Egypt to escape King Herod’s goons. www.wpri.com/new-england/...

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 I’m partnering with Rep. Massie & @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social to introduce a War Powers Resolution that will force a vote in Congress to block Trump’s insane escalations against Venezuela. No one except Trump wants this war—so I’m going to use every tool I have to stop him.

NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal judge in Chicago orders ICE to start releasing hundreds of people grabbed in recent raids. Likely Expanding To Charlotte, NC -NBC News

Honduran TV presenter Salvador Nasralla on Wednesday widened his narrow lead over Trump-backed rival Nasry Asfura, as the counting of votes cast in last weekend's presidential election dragged into a third day. u.afp.com/ShyU

NEW from me: Pete Hegseth is facing increasing criticism from conservative media figures and lawmakers over his "kill everybody" order -- including many of his old Fox News colleagues, who have labeled him a "war criminal" who should be prosecuted. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

THAT’S what EVERY police department across this country should be doing.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told Somali residents to call 911 if ICE shows up wearing masks to arrest undocumented immigrants — and said police will “immediately respond” and “intervene.”

Remember when we were going to "de-lever the public sector and re-lever the private sector".

As I wrote about the “peace” deal, it was a plan for Russia & the US to divide up resources that should go to Ukraine in a sweeping attempt to comprise American security Today’s WSJ has the goods on how people who only believe in money are the most dangerous people: www.wsj.com/world/russia...

The narrow margin gave Democrats cause to celebrate as they fight to retake the House next year. And it spelled trouble for Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to retain his slim majority: Even though Van Epps won, the Republican significantly underperformed. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Breaking news: The European Commission has proposed a loan that would leverage up to €210bn of Russian assets immobilised by EU sanctions to fund Kyiv, which would not have to repay the loan until Russia pays reparations on.ft.com/4iFKUNi

BREAKING EU lawmakers and European member states have agreed a deal to ban all imports of Russian gas into the European Union by autumn 2027, they announced early Wednesday

NEWS: Democrat Mary Robichaux has defeated Republican incumbent Kurt Wilson in a runoff election to become the next Mayor of Roswell, Georgia. A major upset and another sign of shifting suburban politics in the South.

💥1/3 A new civil suit in Palm Beach County names Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, & others in what the plaintiff calls an “Epstein-identical” trafficking and exploitation ring. She’s seeking $310M in damages. The complaint was filed on Nov. 24th. www.rawstory.com/trump-hit-wi...

JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff. GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him. (This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)

New: "Nasdaq Tells Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma It ‘No Longer Meets’ Listing Requirements After Missed Report" me, for @forbes.com 1/

News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me. In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror: newrepublic.com/article/2037...

SPEAK ENGLISH IN AMERICA! New Video. For all you English-loving American patriots, a pop-quiz.... Posted the answers on: survivorsguidetoearth.com youtube.com/shorts/yTVJW...

This sounds like an interesting article on defeats of local Republican candidates in South Carolina. Will have to check it out later today. www.postandcourier.com/politics/sc-...

There's been zero evidence released to the public that the boats that Trump has ordered destroyed in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific are drug runners and/or terrorists. Perhaps they are, but the evidence is not there.

Tomorrow is our last chance to stomp the regime at the ballot box in 2025. We can flip a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits, but only if we turn enough voters out — please make some calls to help us send @aftynbehn.bsky.social to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The man with the nuclear codes

In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:

The Republican chairs of both the House and Senate Armed Services committees signed a letter yesterday stating that they requested specific info many weeks ago on these strikes and the WH & Pentagon have refused to provide it. If the story is fake news, then turn everything over.

US Military: You must refuse illegal orders. You swore an oath. Uphold it.

Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom: We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.

He and Trump must be held accountable for this. It was in fact first-degree murder, with zero excuses and zero defense. 83 counts so far.

Time to stop writing, & reporting a "possibility". The people need to see charges. Consequences. Done with threatening this without actually doing it. No such latitude for immigrants. Legitimate allowances offering protection asylum seekers, denied Source: TAG24 share.newsbreak.com/g4aog365

When ICE Tried to Deploy 600 Goons, New Yorkers said absolutely NOT ✊

No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.

They all deserve to be berated like this 👏👏👏

Congress, damn it get off your asses... fuck the Thanksgiving weekend get back to work and impeach this bastard