Please don't lose focus of what's on the ground: russia's targeted attacks continue to plunge Ukrainians into severe power outages, aiming to freeze us this winter. Here's what I experience today. The Int'l Criminal Court called russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid a crime against humanity.

Ushakov now says Trump has given "cast-iron" guarantees that he will honour any agreement on Ukraine. He contrasted “these Americans” with the “dishonest” previous ones, and insisted the current discussions are not a “ceasefire” but an “early regulation of the conflict”.

Ice disappeared a student off the Augsburg’s campus today. They attacked campus security and took someone from the outside the dorms after blocking the kids cars in and rushing the lot and security. Things are deteriorating here in Minneapolis fast.

I can't wait until the United States cleanses itself of all the ugly traces of Donald Trump. Take his name off buildings. Remove all the tacky gold bric-a-brac from the White House walls. Bulldoze his vulgar ballroom. Restore MLK, Jr Day and Juneteenth at parks. #Fumigate

The reason I liked the movie Civil War, and thought some missed the point, was that it depicted the miserably chaotic societal breakdown of a civil conflict, in contrast to fantasists’ imagination of what a civil war would look like. Just about anyone who thinks they’d like a real one is wrong.

Every leader in the world, especially our enemies, knows how easy it is to manipulate Trump with flattery and bribery. If he was a Democrat everyone would be appalled at the national security risk and demand he be removed.

Don't like it? Propose a constitutional amendment. Until that time, it's the law.

A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.

They’re desperately trying to separate the pipe bomber from MAGA, Trump, and 1/6. It’s why there’s a 22-day gap in the arrest affidavit. I’ll be covering this on the @meidastouch.com channel tomorrow at noon PT.

Jimmie Duncan walked out of prison and into his parents’ arms after 27 years on death row. He spent Thanksgiving with his family, then celebrated his 57th birthday. “We thank God for Jimmie coming home,” his stepmom said. But Duncan's journey to freedom is far from over. W/ @veritenews.org

Must-read review of the CDC ACIP meeting by @doritreiss.bsky.social 👇 "These people make decisions that impact people’s lives. Given that, the members’ lack of expertise, incompetence, and blatant anti-vaccine biases were dismaying" www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/a... via @statnews.com

Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown. Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.

Yeah, he calls it ‘private donations’ when I call it a BRIBE! One that will lead to hefty government contracts.

so shameful

The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen—and how fast—is anything but settled.

Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.

I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True time.com/7338714/dr-d...

Disturbing to read DOJ has scrapped efforts from Trump I and Biden administrations to improve management of the escalating volume of digital evidence. These are not serious people. news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...

What people are not talking about: Russian drones were circling a French nuclear submarine yesterday. France shot them down.

Europe Sounds the Alarm as the United States Sides With Putin open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

160 years ago, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery. But that amendment came with a sinister loophole: a Slavery Clause that allowed for slavery “as punishment for crime.” We need to pass @repnikema.bsky.social’s and my Abolition Amendment to #EndTheException once and for all!

A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs. "If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos." By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

Indiana has rapidly become the latest flashpoint in the GOP’s national push to engineer aggressive mid-decade gerrymanders. Few states illustrate the immense costs to voters and how far lawmakers are willing to go to appease President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/ind...

Trump is an ally of Putin and is officially the enemy of Europe. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

People need to be keeping eyes on Tunisia. A range of frail & elderly political prisoners—including famous politicians like Rached Ghannouchi—are hunger striking & could die any day now, god forbid. Meanwhile, Saied is undertaking yet another crackdown & discontent is growing.

MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours° Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"

Lindsey Graham’s “plan” for healthcare is a scam. Please don’t buy what he is selling.

The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation. The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit. Read the text👇

What ever happened to Tom Homan and when are we going to know what happened to that $50k dollar bribe?

"What we're witnessing is not reform. It's the hollowing out of an institution Americans rely on in every emergency. The actions will leave the country less prepared for the next foodborne illness cluster, maternal mortality crisis, or emerging pandemic." time.com/7338714/dr-d...

The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...

When he shows you who he is, believe him. www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

Mockler: Maybe the most humiliating thing I've ever seen for the United States. Donald Trump is returning our country to a pre constitutional order where you can give gifts and receive gifts from other countries/companies, and he gives them things in return.

The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.