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George Conway has just filed paperwork to run as a Democrat for the seat Rep. Jerry Nadler is vacating: New York's 12th Congressional District.

WOW. Trump's approval rating is now 36%. And I don't remember ever seeing him underwater with white people.

When a major media outlet openly capitulates to the political agenda of the executive branch, they are no longer part of the fourth estate. They are state-run media. Add Bari Weiss and CBS to the list of those who have betrayed our Republic.

Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."

There is no basis to withhold these images under the clear terms of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. None.

A November YouGov poll had ICE favorability underwater by 14 points among all Americans and 37(!) points among political independents today.yougov.com/politics/art...

The White House has been caught. The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims. In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.

“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner

Unemployment may be ticking up, but at least the inflation rate is stubborn and healthcare prices are spiking lnk.thebulwark.com/4pIRRzw

Many are saying that was a better speech than the Gettysburg Address.

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.

My colleague @samanthamichaels.bsky.social hid out with an immigrant family in TN, where the onslaught of ICE officers has fundamentally reshaped daily life, drawing comparisons to 1930s Germany. “I thought they were gonna kick down the door and take me away.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

texas literally has assigned armed state troopers to guard the ladies room. www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...

Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it

I love that, no matter when or where you go to the post office, there’s always someone involved in a complex, multi-step, groan-inducing transaction that has the postal worker flustered.

WOW! This ad cuts clear to the bone. 11 years to the day after Sandy Hook massacre... and a day after Brown University shooting and... I lived just 25 miles away, and a few days before a guaranteed next mass shooting in America. Fuck "thoughts & prayers!" mothersfordemocracy.org/

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat. The claim collapsed because it’s a cover. Check my latest… open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...

Watching the GOP panic over healthcare is like watching someone learning the alphabet on their way to the SAT.

WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN

Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏

If you’re hiding your face while you do it, stop calling it patriotism. It’s the shame of doing something reprehensely evil and hoping no one catches you.

Snort

The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere. Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.

I don’t understand how Susan Collins’s votes to confirm RFK Jr. and Kavanaugh won’t sink her the most if Democrats hammer on it. Make an entire ad called “Lazy Susan” and talk about how her refusal to stand up to Trump has undermined public health, allowed ICE abuses, and cost Mainers re: Canada.

It was grief-worthy and rage-inducing to realize America is now synonymous with spectacularly ignorant voters, unrepentant racists, and with a vile ignoramus whose presence in the lofty position he neither respects nor deserves, is disrupting the planet. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/i-just-got...

Great piece by @rexhuppke.bsky.social 🍿

This is the first time in modern U.S. history a SEAL Team Six commander may have to answer Congress about killing survivors. Here's what I think we'll see..when he almost certainly testifies in Washington, D.C.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:

You have the right to record ICE. You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it. Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.

So, any pardons a president issues can be reversed by his successor? Noted.

NEW: Trump just argued that Jack Smith's final report — chronicling the criminal case against him for hoarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago — should never be made public. Trump urged Aileen Cannon in a new court filing to permanently extend her order blocking DOJ from releasing the report.

"If either Hegseth or Bradley gave such an order—or if Hegseth issued the order and Bradley carried it out—both could be guilty of murder and war crimes. The United States, after World War II, prosecuted German and Japanese officers for similar offenses."

Kayfabe

Exhibit 926 in criminal contempt proceedings. Noem’s declaration is due Friday to Judge Boasberg.

Loving Gavin Newsom.

•Every $1 per hour increase in minimum wage corresponds to a 1% decrease in suicide rates Blocking these common sense policies to protect 800 billionaires isn’t just fiscally dumb—it’s literally killing us by the hundreds of thousands 2/2

To recap: •Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually •Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses •The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45% 1/2

The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.

House Model Update: 🔵 DEM: 235 (+20) 🔴 GOP: 200 (-20) - November 22, 2025 - (Seat change with 2024 Election) Full article available for Substack subscribers here -> open.substack.com/pub/usapolli...

Russia drafted a 28 point surrender plan, handed it to the Trump team, and the regime delivered it to Kyiv unedited, demanding Zelensky sign it by Thanksgiving or lose all US support. Trump and Vance then promoted the plan exactly as Russia wrote it, verbatim, on TV, online, and in person.

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

If they could read, they would still deny this.

Generic Ballot Polling Lead: Gen-Z: D +34 Millennials: D +17 Gen-X: D +3 Boomers/Silent: D +7 - Marist -

Jamal Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi: "Try as much as you can to save democracy and freedom of the press and speech in America. Do not be a copy of a Middle East dictatorship. We look to you as a role model of Western civilization—please maintain it."

Jester’s privilege

Trump’s approval ratings are dropping faster than my standards at 11:49 on a Friday night.