Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm on Christmas Day after posting a lengthy, chaotic rant that re-centered attention on the Epstein files at the exact moment heavily redacted documents were released under court order. Rather than focusing on the contents of the files themselves, the fallout

It's disturbing that Trump is imitating the worst aspects of 1930's Germany when he tries to force onto the world what he calls 'American Views'.

America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, David Brooks argued in October. Spend time with one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025:

This Needs To Stop!🛑 Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"? There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.

Jimmy Kimmel gave an 'Alternative Christmas Message' to the Brits, saying "tyranny is booming" in the U.S. He also addressed his suspension: "We won, the president lost, and now I'm back on the air every night, giving the most powerful politician on earth a right and richly deserved bollocking."

When I launched my campaign, I said I wanted to do politics differently… and we’re actually doing it. Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...

60 percent of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump. You’d think elected officials would notice that.

Note the date. We knew a long time ago.

Which Side Is DOJ on: The Epstein Files open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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I wasn’t planning on writing anything today, but since terrorist Russia doesn’t stop for even a minute, it was important to document what happened on Christmas Day with Russia murdering more civilians in Ukraine, nuclear-capable bombers flying near Britain & airspace provocations involving Poland

This morning my son came up to me asking “Is this real or a toy?” waving around what I quickly realized to my horror was a broom with a dead mouse stuck in it. At least we now know where the funny smell was coming from 😆 Merry Christmas everyone!

THE #DEPARTMENT OF #EPSTEIN #FILES

America needs an Attorney General who: 1) will read a law, 2) understand what she is reading, and 3) comply with it. That doesn't seem like too much to ask, does it?

In Kupyansk, Ukrainian forces are continuing to clear the city as the Russian grouping has lost the ability to hold its positions, the Joint Forces communication chief Viktor Tregubov says. He reports that about 50 Russian servicemen remain in the city.

At the current rate, DOJ will be finished releasing the Epstein files in July, 2030* *15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.

I’ll take immigrants over pederasts any day.

The 60 Minutes correspondent who worked on the segment alleged in an internal email that pulling it from airing was “not an editorial decision, it is a political one."

Bill Clinton isnt afraid of the Epstein files. I did NOT expect him to call for the files that reference him to be released in accordance to the law so Im pretty surprised! Is this a double fake out?

Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators

Not gonna lie. This surprised me. And I’m not sorry .

i'm trying not to constantly post about it but all the shit about epstein is boiling my head cos it's not actually news. the media has completely failed in their role to make it clear the news here is the authorities were fully aware of both epstein and his network.

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“Only evil people would hide this and protect those who participated.”

Reminder that we are a year into aggressive ICE raids and concentration camps, and there’s not a single example of local cops protecting people against this violence, kidnapping, or death.

Julie has been covering this longer than most. The DOJ is not following the law. #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp

This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all. And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.

Since I’m getting “what did I miss” from alot, Paramount Plus, owner of CBS spiked the El Salvador CECOT prison story yesterday on 60 minutes because it made the White House look bad. Cancel paramount plus Censorship. Bari Weiss

Thank you @kerrykennedy.bsky.social for inviting us to join the celebration of the ROBERT & ETHEL KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER. We fully support your fight for Justice, Equality, Peace, Dignity, Diversity & Compassion for ALL. (and we had a great time doing so!) 🙏 ♥️

Hanukkah is about holding onto light during the darkest part of the year. Thank you @ifnotnowmovement.org for inviting me to celebrate resilience, community, and hope with you all. Wishing everyone a safe and joyful last night of Hanukkah. May it be a lighter year ahead.

The Epstein Transparency Act required the release of ALL Epstein files yesterday, not just some of them. Pam Bondi has broken the law. Arrest Pamela Bondi now.

FLASHBACK… Seems relevant today…

Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna draft articles of impeachment for AG Bondi www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crim...

If evidence has been destroyed, juries are instructed that they can assume that evidence would have shown the defendant's guilt. The Trump administration releasing only a portion of the Epstein files, and blacking out so much text in the files they did release, is clear evidence of Trump's guilt.

Love this Stephen King quote: "His brain is like a radio playing at top volume, but between stations."

Putin is whining that Western powers don’t want him to take over the vast majority of Europe with his draconian kind of governance These authoritarian strongmen just don’t understand why people really don’t want them around - especially women

Mike Johnson was pissed that we pushed a petition through and are forcing a vote on extended ACA tax credits. He just can’t stop losing. But right now we need your help. We need everyone to contact Congress and tell them to get it done:

Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas. www.nola.com/news/educati...

In Iran, people who criticize the Ayatollah are arrested and often die in jail. In Russia, criticizing Putin or any of his policies carries a 15-year term. China convicts democracy activists of "treason." Trump's America is preparing to prosecute protestors against his policies as "terrorists."

Pretty much sums up America today.