At the end of a very long Saturday, this is where I landed: “Where we are is an extremely difficult moment, and that is reality, but it need not be where we go. In this moment, then, there is a chance to create a better America, as hard as that might be to see this weekend.”

Two legal issues at work in Venezuela asTrump Admin uses criminal charges to obscure regime change. Maduro’s indictment and arrest may be upheld, but that does not negate violation of UN Charter, approved by Congress in 1945, and constitutional duty to take care that laws be faithfully executed.

It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.

Glug Glug (from Asheville cartoonist & drummer David Cohen) open.substack.com/pub/cohencid...

Trump has money for regime change, but not Meals on Wheels

A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.

I’m over justifying bigotry and racism and the horrible stuff happening in the country, and giving people who perpetuate it a pass because they supposedly don’t realize they’re supporting a monster when most of the watching world seems to get it... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/most-trump...

WASH POST: “ICE to spend $100 million to recruit gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts… a ‘wartime recruitment’ strategy…” If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Trump vetos a unanimous, bipartisan bill to provide clean water in rural Colorado which would create jobs. Is this retaliation that the governor refuses to pardon Tina Peters convicted of election tampering or bc it’s in Lauren Boebert’s district and she voted to release the Epstein files?

Effective tomorrow, Republicans will have increased health insurance premiums for millions of Americans. They failed to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies and they cut Medicare & Medicaid. When Congress returns, Democrats will keep relentlessly fighting for healthcare.

“People who adopt a grave visit it regularly and leave flowers on the fallen soldier’s birthday. The responsibility is often passed down through Dutch families, and there is a waiting list to adopt graves of the U.S. soldiers.” apnews.com/article/neth...

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To anyone who's claimed the large social services fraud committed by some Somalis in Minnesota received no local news coverage because the press was "scared off" by claims of racism: Here are headlines from just some of the stories run by The Minnesota @startribune.com. Also… 1/

@anntelnaes.bsky.social on SUBSTACK substack.com/@anntelnaes/...

Who agrees? ✋

The U.S. has surpassed 2000 documented measles cases this year, the highest in more than 30 years. This is driven by rampant disinformation about vaccines from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including in his capacity as a government official. We will lose our elimination status shortly.

Bush judge rules that Christian teachers can out trans kids if they want to www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/bush...

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what a US Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters, @megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials. My column on the condemnation of good journalism.

“It’s not that we can’t feed the poor, it’s that we can’t satisfy the rich.” (James Talarico)

Sofi thought she was being offered the American dream with an H-2A farmworker visa. She wound up in a nightmare that authorities say almost got her killed. @maxblau.bsky.social on Sofi’s harrowing experience & why it’s vital to understand the perils H-2A workers face: https://propub.li/4jp9SAH

Actually, it's exactly the duty of an artist. To take a stand through their art.

There is so much about MAGA that like Trump’s M.O. is about forcing those who oppose them to engage and “participate” in or witness their domination. An entire regime of people who want more than anything to be seen performing power.

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Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.

Over the summer, Sean Dunn went viral for calling the federal law enforcement officers he encountered fascists and for tossing a hoagie—or hero, as the case may be—at one agent’s chest. To the Trump administration, it was a felony assault.

A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.

Musk prepares to buy another election and smear more trans kids This time, there are ZERO excuses for falling into his trap.

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

ICE’s occupation in Memphis, the largest Black-majority city in the country, has reshaped daily life, keeping kids out of school and parents from work, turning grocery shopping into a mission that risks one’s family being torn apart.

Former judge at Trump's beauty pageants: "The smoking gun is Miss USA and Miss Teen USA."

BELIEVE WOMEN‼️

Trump heralded his ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza as dawn of new era but the slaughter continues

The agents started to divvy up the man’s groceries, as the bystander tells them they had previously detained and deported her husband. “I fucking hate these motherfuckers,” the woman filming says as they drive off—presumably to the nearby Yakima ICE Detention Center.

Talarico vs. Crockett let's talk about it!💙☠️💙☠️💙

Make him famous. The woman lost her baby. #BrendenCunt/Cuni

Happy first day of Christmas to all.

Federal government’s charity drive doing far worse under Trump www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

This is one of our favorites!

You guys caught this too, right? “Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.” ███████ noted some girl with a funny name “took me into a fancy hotel or building, that’s how it happened.” Also this: she was advised to call the police. But she replied, “I can’t, they will kill me.” 1/2

Please disregard any efforts by the Trump administration to politicize or otherwise hijack the good game and generosity of Santa. Some concepts are bigger than any one man or nation. It is on this night that we pursue "...peace, good will toward men"

The rich and powerful don’t get their wages garnished when they default on a loan. They declare bankruptcy and end up paying pennies on the dollar, if anything. Like Trump did many, many times.

In a profile of Stephen Miller with @swin24.bsky.social, we reported he’s privately laughed off immigrant families’ “sob stories.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... Speaking last night on Fox about the spiked CECOT story, Miller laughed about how ‘60 Minutes’ is “trying to tell sob stories."

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

“Clinton is in the Epstein files!” Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know. The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.

All of the people in this photo descend from America's 2nd Vice President and 3rd President, Thomas Jefferson. Would JD consider these people white? If not, why not? They're all "heritage Americans" in that they descend from a founder, yes?

Source and more corruption here www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump is trying to kill solar power—here's how to fight back www.motherjones.com/environment/...