Like so many members of our military, serving this country changed my life. The Navy gave me opportunities I wouldn't dream of and taught me lessons I'll never forget. I'm grateful for everything our nation has given me, and I'll always do everything I can to give back to it.

There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.

Breaking on MS NOW: Rep. Eric Swalwell is suing Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, accusing him of violating privacy laws.

ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.

Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn’t exactly scream: “pro-natalism.”

Bloomberg has obtained the transcript of a call between Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior aide to Vladimir Putin — in which Witkoff advised the aide — a Russian aide — on how Putin should go about pitching Trump on a pro-Russian peace plan aimed at bringing an end to the Ukraine war.

The fucking #GOP cannot govern.

BREAKING: “After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “

The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.

After ignoring the Epstein files for months the folks at Fox News have decided they are all a big trap for Democratic lawmakers. Trump has tried to block their release since he was sworn in. Which is worse? Sending a fundraising email or raping a child?

NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations

ICE conduct in Colorado “unlawful”: Federal judge restricts how immigration officers can arrest people in the state The ruling is a win in federal court for ACLU, Colorado law firms who sued ICE to stop “indiscriminate” arrests and detentions #MomSky coloradosun.com/2025/11/25/f...

When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.

Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.

I did a deep dive into the White House's draft executive order that would have counteracted states' abilities to write and enforce their own AI laws. Boy, does it give David Sacks a lot of influence over setting federal AI regulatory policy! www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Q: You're not worried that Witkoff is too pro-Russian? TRUMP: Look, ahh -- this war could go on for years. Russia has got a lot more people. A lot more soldiers. So I think if Ukraine can make a deal it's a good thing.

Federal judge orders ICE agents in Colorado to follow law, stop ‘pattern’ of illegal arrests trib.al/PT1xLFK

Retired 4-star Army General Barry McCaffrey said the Pentagon's threats to Sen. Mark Kelly are making the U.S. start to look like the government of North Korea.

"Court video showed ICE agents, who allegedly had a 12-pack of Modelo in their car... "“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"

Aa handful of complicit sycophants does not count as "many great legal scholars." Also, they urged people to disobey illegal orders, which is part of their training and required by law.

Love this!

So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together. #DougForAlabama

How to Get Rid of “Citizens United” open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Maybe putting a dozen narcissistic poser Fox hosts in charge of sprawling federal agencies with millions of combined employees and vastly important responsibilities with enormous power wasn’t the greatest plan.

She probably wasn't supposed to admit that we are attacking Venezuela for oil.

First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.

NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history." BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2036...

The cuts affect account managers and briefing-center staff, including a government sales team already strained by federal budget limits.

Trump has aggressively backed the AI industry. He may come to regret that. The latest from my newsletter:

Good morning TN-07. Did you hear? TWO MORE DAYS OF EARLY VOTING!!! We are so close, and this race could come down to a couple of votes. Can I count on you to vote for me within the next two days? For polling locations and times, check out the link in bio! #VoteEarlyVoteAftyn

“The TN-7 race is a matter of life and death.” - @aftynbehn.bsky.social to @wkrnnews2.bsky.social

I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired. If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.

And this is why the #gop needs to go from the top down. No plan. No ideas. Just screaming to burn it all and kill or bankrupt people. #TaxTheRich

A senator Donald Trump claims should be hanged has blasted a bizarre new plot by the defense secretary to have him returned to active duty so that he can be court-martialed.

Abortion pill makers brace for restrictions a year after Trump's election

SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

A longtime Justice Department official fired after a hidden-camera “honeypot” sting has sued Attorney General Pamela Bondi and the U.S. government.

"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole." -𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%

Tyson is one of just a few companies that controls the entire meat market. Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices. Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.

The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals. The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry. Where is the MAHA outcry?

Senator Kelly’s remarks in the video are “a 100% accurate representation of what the law says." “No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.” - Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal www.wsj.com/politics/mar...

Federal agents raided a Chicago apartment building two months ago. Now its residents have formed a union.

JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.