NEWS: U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas

Rolling Stone: clearly documents a 30+ year long con job. A rural county's own leadership lined their pockets by helping ag interests destroy the water supply. Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

A federal watchdog concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. forces at risk by circulating sensitive operational plans through the messaging app Signal. In a report released this week, investigators said Hegseth shared detailed

Waymo’s robotaxi, with passengers on board, unexpectedly drove into a police standoff in downtown LA last week. Waymo: “We won’t let a little crossfire get in the way of your ride.” Footage courtesy of Alex Choi.

AOC: This is how our healthcare system got deregulated. People talking about Americans should have the personal choice of getting totally fleeced by insurance companies.

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.

From fighting for families in Congress to leading the charge in California — there’s no one I’d rather have in my corner than Jimmy Gomez as my campaign chair!

Current US Policy: If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.

Did Republicans hire him to do their comms?

he's gotta go

The Spineless Speaker strikes again

JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election. As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.

"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...

Breaking: The US lost 32,000 jobs in November, far worse than expected. Small businesses were the hardest hit.

Don't forget to send out Christmas cards to your MAGA family members and former friends.

Troops are on the Ground in Venezuela. This is not going to end well. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...

NEWS: US private employers shed 32,000 jobs in November, according to the latest ADP report. That’s 4 months of job losses in the past 6 months. Small businesses are being hit hardest in the Trump economy. Most industries are seeing layoffs.

Head's Up. Originated from Ohio. I'm strictly Oregon & Wisconsin. If you're not, check it out 👇

🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department launched a new wave of lawsuits against six more Democratic-led states Tuesday — escalating a federal effort to seize unredacted information from millions of voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEWS: Democrat Mary Robichaux has defeated Republican incumbent Kurt Wilson in a runoff election to become the next Mayor of Roswell, Georgia. A major upset and another sign of shifting suburban politics in the South.

So am I.

i'd say the midterm-level turnout for a special election is even more ominous than the swing

And from here on in, every Thursday shall be called Trumpday, all federal land belongs to me, and all women must bow when I pass by. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

There have been reports of volunteers in TN being harassed, and those incidents have been forwarded to local authorities. Everyone deserves to participate in our democracy without fear or intimidation. If you ever find yourself in a situation that feels unsafe, don’t hesitate to reach out for help.

O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."

RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women". Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

25th Amendment now.

It’s now official: Trump has pardoned one of the world’s most notorious drug traffickers. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of drug trafficking last year in the U.S. and sentenced to 45 years in prison. 1/

JUST IN: Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has fired back at the Trump administration after the official White House account used her song over footage of federal agents chasing down immigrants. "this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇩🇪 According to German Bundeswehr General Christian Freuding, the United States has halted the delivery of certain types of weapons to Ukraine.

Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social. The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.

Loser Mike Johnson is pissed that we’re gaining ground in forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. So let’s get even louder:

@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”

Do it. Take these to another grand jury. Then a 2nd and a 3rd, until we get a breaking news story about how much you suck at this. And if you do manage to get a true bill, we can watch you lose again in pretrial motions. Do it! I live to watch you lose! www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

This kind of performative nonsense will not last one day in lady prison.

These boat strikes will be nothing compared to the war crimes they will commit after they initiate regime change to seize Venezuelan oil companies.

#WorldAIDSDay We’ve lost do many friends & relatives to AIDS. Today we remember their talent & beauty & kindness. I was honored to be Rock Hudson’s date to a Lifetime Achievement Award. A gracious & lovely gentleman. We’ve lost so many, but also made so much progress #BeKind #ReachOut 💔

If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.

The wholesale murder of people in international waters, without due process, is a crime. If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes. This is how things work. Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.

Pretty funny to see elected Republicans milk the “Aftyn hates Nashville” thing when Nashville has had 3 Republican congressmen and 2 Republican U.S. senators and between them they have held 0 town halls - as the GOP supermajority attacks & undermines Nashville constantly.

Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley

Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us