The United States has no authority, legal or moral, to go to war with Venezuela. Trump is using our military to invade and attack another country under false pretenses. Does anyone remember what happened the last time the U.S. government did that?

Boom. Viva…

This was my absolute favorite part of this banger of a speech.

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is officially mayor of New York City

Reminder that you can still get this incredibly cool 2026 activists calendar from my bud Harun Zankel. Got mine in the mail today!

Agreed.

JFC

“One body had been reduced to skin and bones…the other…sun bleached and significantly burned, with no ears and one arm severed at the elbow.” This is what our government is doing, illegally and extrajudicially, with no evidence of any crime (again, not that that would justify any of this).

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Today at 11 am ET, in our last broadcast of the year, we're talking about the whitewashing of Marjorie Taylor Greene, a change in USPS policy that impacts voting, news about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's trial, and way more. Join us live or on the replay. youtube.com/live/cZX2LsO...

North Jersey, these plans are not final and everyone's got to get in on fighting this. The mayor of Roxbury hasn't even heard from ICE about this and it can be stopped. patch.com/new-jersey/m...

I have been warning for years that once insurance companies had a reason to stop denying hormones to trans folks, they’d be coming for the menopausal among us next. We all rise or fall together.

Conspiracy theorists work to suppress voter turnout by claiming that elections were stolen, so what’s the point of voting. It’s a form of voter suppression, and it’s working at the moment against Democrats.

This year, instead of lowering costs for you, Donald Trump has worked hard to make himself, his family, and his billionaire buddies even richer.

Today at 11 am ET, we're talking about the reference to ten co-conspirators in the Epstein DOJ files, the DOJ tracking a prominent Epstein journalist, Judge Cannon's release of the Jack Smith report, Boasberg's recent decision on CECOT and what happens next, and more. youtube.com/live/ESWzfAe...

Trump and his billionaire buddies running this country are hoping that the rest of us will just give up and quit fighting. But our country, our chance to build a future for our kids and grandkids is too precious. We stay in the fight because it's a righteous one.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a miracle. This man has spent years doing the diplomatic equivalent of somersaults on a tightrope while his country remains under siege. I don't believe in the Great Man Theory, but he's about as close as it gets.

Times are tough, and some of my paid subscribers have had to cancel lately due to financial hardships. I get it, and I wish for better times for us all. Unfortunately, paid subscriptions are now dipping into unsustainable territory. I am hoping to get eight new paid subscribers before the new year.

Same.

Just gonna say it again: these are concentration camps.

Once again: thank the gods for the leadership of Letitia James. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Personal vid today, folks, but with a lot of wisdom attached. I'm sharing my journey from a 15-year career as a Wall Street trial lawyer to a life rooted in social justice. On paper, I had everything, but underneath was a persistent question: is this really all there is? youtu.be/m3JtxSGsI5o

Ok now @gtconway.bsky.social!

What she said.

Here it is

It's 2025, and we're sharing bootleg 60 Minutes segments broadcast in other countries because our own country is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers, just as the Founding Fathers intended, of course.

Today, we're talking about contempt against Bondi and others by Congress after the Epstein files fiasco, the removal of files re: Trump, the 60 minutes CECOT debacle, mass resignations at the Heritage Foundation, US seizure of a VZ oil tanker bound for China, & way more. youtube.com/live/maNMzSE...

JFC

1. The best time to invest in independent media and move away from corporate media was yesterday. 2. The next best time is right now. 3. I’m not a hard journalist, but I do honestly inform. My blog is free to read and subscribe. No paywalls. Subscribe: charlotteclymer.substack.com

The graphics alone in this paint an extraordinary portrait of corruption. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

1200+ victims. It’s so sad.

One other thing people should know is that the GOP has ALREADY distributed talking points on the Hill to reps and senators on how to deal with the fact that Trump is all over the Epstein files. Ask yourself: would that be done if the files were being sanitized?

The science behind gender-affirming care has been endorsed by every major medical organization. This isn't about science or medicine. It's about the discomfort many non-trans people feel over the *existence* of trans people.

JFC

We made a new episode of Project 2029: A Reimagining on how Antitrust & Regulation can help dems regain popularity with the brilliant @linamkhan.bsky.social @dohamekki.bsky.social [email protected] @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social youtu.be/TNhOwwPXFF8

This is Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ethics pledge. She was a lobbyist for Ballard — the same firm hired to lobby for both Paramount AND Netflix. But Trump’s Justice Department said Bondi will oversee the Warner Bros. merger. It reeks of corruption. Bondi must recuse herself.

Trump and Republicans got rid of the CFPB’s rule to cap overdraft fees at $5. Now, big banks are taking even more money from struggling Americans to pad their own bottom lines. Trump isn’t looking out for you – he’s looking out for Wall Street.

This is a really helpful explainer of this history of the Venezuelan oil industry and exactly how illegal (very very very) US actions would be to try and seize it. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

This bill will kill trans kids if it passes the Senate and is signed into law. And we are going to need to find alternative means of support and alternative places to save lives if it does. www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/p...

Trump is hurtling us toward a completely unnecessary war with Venezuela without congressional approval because his polling numbers are at historic lows, and he's decided the lives of young women and men in our military are justifiable collateral as a PR strategy.

Disgusted. www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/p...

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The urgency for meaningful social justice work has never been clearer. With the ongoing destruction of the social safety net and the rise of the far right, issues like food insecurity, education access, community safety, and civic engagement are facing renewed challenges.

Donald Trump is trying to shut down the CFPB, an agency that has returned $21 billion to Americans who were cheated by big banks and giant corporations. I joined my fellow @banking.senate.gov to break down what it means for you. Trump is siding with the scammers. We’re fighting back.

What!?

Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."

Donald Trump just ended a rule that required airlines to compensate you for delayed or canceled flights. Why? Maybe because the airlines donated big bucks to Trump. Or maybe because the Secretary of Transportation used to be an airline lobbyist. Either way, you lose.