🗣️ "The US is not interested in freedom or democracy, it is interested in our oil." Venezuelans gathered in Caracas to express their solidarity with Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by the United States following a series of airstrikes. Latest updates: trib.al/tP8daTX

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The Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, said, “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert.”

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.

🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!! 🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!! TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Good morning! It’s Blackout Friday! I have coffee and a smile!

Trump is a failure of a president, the Ukraine “negotiation” proves this. But how pathetic is he? A 5 year old boy in the body of an 80 year old trying to still win his dads affection.

Never forget who MTG really is. courtesy of @mindcite.bsky.social

President Trump increased pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he must agree to the White House’s peace proposal by Thursday or “continue to fight his little heart out.”

Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic’s December issue. theatln.tc/WSldt5aa

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s star power was “tied to—and as it turned out, was completely dependent on—her fervent support for Donald Trump,” @russellberman.bsky.social and @toluseo.bsky.social argue. Without the president, “her power within the GOP was gone.”

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Trump’s favor is always transactional,” Noah Shachtman writes in a guest essay. “More than helping any individual company, he wants to use energy as a tool for American leverage and, in his case, his own personal power.”

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.

Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.

Days before reversing his stance on releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump called a reporter "piggy" after she asked about his name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

A Tennessee judge temporarily blocked use of the National Guard in Memphis, ruling that the state’s use of troops is likely unlawful. The judge wrote that “no rebellion or invasion” is taking place that would warrant the deployment of troops.

“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”: https://theatln.tc/XgppPPfA

California's elections are not rigged. Trump isn't even on the ballot today and he's still pushing baseless conspiracy theories to undermine confidence in our elections. But Californians are having none of it.

Donald Trump releases a new message amid a disastrous night for him and Republicans:

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“If you’re watching television and the words ‘woke and weaponized’ come out of a politician’s mouth, you can know that this is coming ... from the strategies we’re putting out,” Vought boasted in a recording obtained by ProPublica. By @andykroll.bsky.social

This is truly deranged behavior. Also illegal. Also devastating to America’s standing, our economy and the well being of a vital ally. And the enablers and the passive observers and defenders in Congress and the normalizers in the media are all complicit.

KYIV POST: ‘Ukraine Is the Victim Here’ – Top EU Diplomat Says Trump Is Wrong to Pressure Zelensky “If aggression pays off, it serves as an invitation to use it elsewhere as well,” Kaja Kallas says at meeting of EU foreign ministers. www.kyivpost.com/post/62589

Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating in California and across the world! During this Festival of Lights, may good triumph over evil, and light over darkness.

The truth about Emil Bove's conduct at DOJ would not have been fully known, if it weren't for a whistleblower. As this administration makes a habit of misleading the courts, and ignoring court orders, speaking up could mean exposing real lawlessness.

One minor incident - MAGA of course.

I think this is the thing that will tank this whole case for Lindsey Halligan.

Sen. Kaine & I forced a bipartisan vote to block these strikes last week. If they continue, we will do so again.

The President’s authorities under Article II are limited to responding to an armed attack/the threat of one and do not apply here. These continued strikes — 27 killed to date — risk getting the U.S. into a full fledged war.

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Tom Homan won't say if he took $50,000 cash in a bag from the FBI. Pam Bondi also wouldn't answer. If he didn't take the money, why not just release the tape?

In an extraordinary effort to inject politics into millions of Americans’ travel experiences, the Trump administration plans to roll out a video at airports across the United States that will blame Democrats for lapses in TSA workers’ pay because of the government shutdown.

In the eight days since the government shut down, President Donald Trump and his allies have engaged in a furious public campaign against Democrats. But behind the scenes, Trump and his aides have still not engaged with Democrats at all.

@cnn-news.bsky.social You expose yourself as a GOP lip service rag when you say it’s dysfunction in Washington DC causing the shutdown. Republicans control the presidency, house & Senate & could pass a budget if they wanted to. You’re lying to the public & killing people by supporting evil !

Tomorrow, I, along with Senator Kaine will be forcing a vote to block President Trump’s use of our Armed Forces to conduct strikes against vessels in the Caribbean Sea. Congress has not authorized these strikes. They are illegal and risk dragging America into another war.

Nearly half of businesses have reported raising prices due to Trump's tariffs. Two-thirds have seen sales drop. Remember that promise to lower prices on Day 1? Americans cannot afford Donald Trump's economic policies.

Tells you everything you need to know about who is fighting for you.

Donald Trump giving a long, unhinged speech is nothing new. But it's what he said – and who he said it to – that should concern every American regardless of whether they live in a red state or blue state.

Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel shared stories on each other’s late night shows on Tuesday and talked about their recent turmoil, and some criticism of President Trump.

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Military leaders have raised concerns about the Trump administration’s forthcoming defense strategy, exposing a divide between the Pentagon’s political and uniformed leadership as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summons top brass to an unusual summit.

Trump: there are two N words and you can’t use either of them 🤦‍♂️ Now he’s rambling incoherently about the stealth capabilities of our submarines

As the Putinization of America accelerates, “Trump’s opponents must build up forces to withstand the administration on every level, from grassroots protests to lawsuits in the courts,” Garry Kasparov writes:

He wants to dictate what the press can say. What a university can teach. Whom a company can employ. And to whom the law shall apply. He who wants all this is not a president, But strives to be a dictator. And all who succumb are not citizens, But subjects.

'Acting like the Gestapo': Former judge rips Trump admin www.alternet.org/trump-judges...

Amy Coney Barrett just 'hinted' Trump will lose a major Supreme Court case: legal expert