NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.

Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation used unsealed documents showing that Trump-aligned political action committees (PACs) and the campaign's general fund paid millions to organizers of the Jan. 6 "Save America" rally, including funds for travel, hotels, and a busing program for attendees.

Hilda is a 4-year-old Great Dane who lost her eyesight, but that hasn't stopping her from looking for a loving family to call her own.

Very shitty people who become opposed to other very shitty people are still very shitty people

In our Climate Report my coauthors and I say: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. Consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...

There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.

Potential impact if Europe fail to support Ukraine. The lack of funding and feeling of betrayal might cause the Ukrainian armed forces to collapse. The results would be another 5 - 10M refugees flooding western Europe, a Russia that controls Ukrainian industry and a Russian advance far into the EU.

It could take decades to recover from where we are.

How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!! No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣

This guy is awarding himself a fake "peace" prize coerced through quid pro quo with a global sports body, and most of legacy media just shrugs in response and doesn't call into question his mental health. What are we doing here?

This administration has ventured well beyond acceptable norms, discarding evidence and sound decision making in ways that threaten public health. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

Trump looks like he’s 95. Wow, he is going downhill!

It hasn’t even been a week and we have already seen roofers with rifles pointed at them and young women being chased home by unidentified men in masks. This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe! #abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa

Apparently Trump is very unhappy about the reporting on his age, health, and recent tendency to fall asleep on camera during meetings. He gets very angry about it. So keep it up. newrepublic.com/post/204021/...

A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers. “If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here." Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture. www.wfae.org/race-equity/...

From fairytales to modern horror films, wolves are too often cast as monsters and that misinformation shapes public opinion more than science does. In the UK and Ireland, where wolves have been absent for centuries, this fear is one of the biggest barriers to wolf recovery. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48mtSA3

What a pathetic human he is. And no thanks to the enablers who deepen the sickness.

Literally a participation trophy.

Presidential Walk of Fatigue

a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me

Gift link. This piece is really well done. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

The problem is not the pardon power. The problem is us. We weren't supposed to elect a crook as POTUS. If we did, the people we elected in Congress are supposed to do something about it. We're idiots, so we've elected crooks & cowards all the way up the line. The problem is us. We need to fix us.

Holy moly, do people still think the U.S. is an ally of Europe? It is now an officially stated foreign policy goal to undermine the EU and centrist European governments that don't ideologically align with MAGA.

Prison rape is wrong. Jokes about prison rape are wrong. Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong. If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity. BUT A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.

Is the Wicked film franchise the most mainstream animal rights film in the world? Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, or the Wicked Witch, gave up eating animal products years ago.

Koh: This is not about justice. This is about power. This is about a Secretary of Defense so drunk off alpha male bullshit that he's willing to take lives to get off on that power.

Trump has reportedly drafted an executive order banning states from regulating AI. Meanwhile, the AI industry has amassed over $100M for next year's midterms to defeat proponents of federal regulation. We must stop this Big Tech takeover before it's too late.

So Trump is going to spend all of next year gaslighting voters that the economy is running perfectly and he's a stable genius. We're almost a year into this train wreck of an Administration, he knows he owns this economy now. x.com/axios/status...

It's a bit surprising that Pete Hegseth asked for two shots when he usually asks for four or five.

as best as I can do based on list you provided and google image search.

Giant corporations are lobbying Donald Trump for yet another tax handout — this time for research they've ALREADY DONE. Give me a break. The last thing American families need is a tax code rigged even more for billionaires and billionaire corporations.

Confidential records, weak data infrastructure and outdated regulations limit oversight of Iowa manure spreading, a former state employee says. @ajbeamer.bsky.social of @insideclimatenews.org and @ninaelkadi.com report:

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❗️Russia is deporting some abducted Ukrainian children to North Korea and holding them in military camps — Kateryna Rashevska, an expert from the Regional Center for Human Rights, stated in the U.S. Senate.

Watching CNN as I write my column and the entire hour has been about two drunks -- that racoon that broke into the Virginia liquor store, and Pete Hegseth

This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.

BIRD FLU MAY BE WIND-BORNE The time to vaccinate poultry is now, before we see human-to-human spread.

This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves

At US House hearing today titled "How Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric Fuels Violence Against Officers", Democrats called their own witness: Dan Hodges, a DC police officer beaten by Jan 6 mob Hodges testified the Jan 6 pardons send a dangerous message and put police at risk

At a White House this afternoon, President Trump said he was terminating "ridiculously burdensome" fuel economy rules. It's part of a series of changes relaxing or eliminating rules promoting cleaner cars. n.pr/3KuPGQX

Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.

This paper was literally one of the only papers in the country detailing the Moms For Liberty attacks on public education and LGBTQ folks. If you have a few bucks, their reporting is vital.

Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.

looks like we're sponsoring way WAY more vet clinics in 2026 🎉 THANK YOU ❤️‍🩹

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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.

Number of states where average gas prices are below $2: Zero. Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2: Zero.