NEW: The anonymous "researcher" in Nick Shirley's viral "fraud" video--treated as a concerned citizen on Fox News and elsewhere--is actually a Minnesota state lobbyist and political activist who worked with a GOP House staffer to provide Shirley info/ theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...

all these fucking psychotic freaks.

Christopher Dawson won hundreds of millions in federal contracts, promising to help Native Hawaiians. Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes. With @civilbeat.bsky.social

A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.

Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work. With @texastribune.org

Last night we had our 6-hour streamathon and it was a huge success! We raised more than $25,000 while talking about politics, playing video games, making dolmas, and putting my cat in a little Santa hat. Politicians can fund campaigns without calling rich people. They just have to want to do it.

NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:

Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement. #NoWords 🤮

The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)

The Trump admin gave states an ultimatum: Cooperate with the immigration crackdown, or lose your federal funding. Oregon and 19 other states fought back — and won. Then officials logged in to the grant website to accept the money, only to find the button to do so was disabled: propub.li/4a4Bsk5

Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the victim’s mother has come to support his release. With @veritenews.org

Democrats are contesting every single federal & state leg race in Texas. SO proud of the work @runforsomething.net & the entire recruitment network in TX (including Annie's List, TX Dems, & so many great partners on the ground) have done to make this possible. www.lonestarleft.com/p/we-did-it-...

Consistently people’s lives are nothing more than playthings for this administration

Our investigation showed that levels of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, were 37x higher than what the facility reported in the past. The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)

After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs. "If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos." By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

Wow, actual chills. This is so powerful. Amazing work @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.

NEW— DC Metropolitan Police just shared a tiny bit more body cam footage from the March US Institute of Peace raid in response to my FOIA lawsuit w/ @rcfp.org One clip shows USIP President George Moose being escorted out. Moose: You know we're gonna see you all in court. MPD: Yea we figured that.

Trump has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after himself. Earlier in the year, we reported on how Trump sent a DOGE team to the institute, where they publicly outed a sensitive Afghanistan program and prompted a Taliban crackdown. Revisit our investigation ⤵️

"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."

📽️ WATCH: As her health declined during a high-risk pregnancy, Tierra Walker asked doctors for an abortion. They assured her she didn’t need to worry. Then she died of preeclampsia. Listen to her aunt Latanya Walker recount Tierra's story. More: https://propub.li/3MkJs6L

The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.

Also, as expected, a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release will play in theaters on February 19, 2027, for a limited time. 🤗 Yes, it's the original version of the movie, not one of the Special Editions 🫡

This honestly puts Kash's FBI in a hilarious position, especially if the J6 pardon extends to Cole. One of the funniest own goals ever, with Kash on TV last night claiming Biden's DOJ deliberately didn't find this guy. Will they prosecute him only to be pardoned bc he confessed his love for Trump?

NEW: ProPublica reporter Jessica Lussenhop received a roughly 40-minute recorded conversation between sheriff’s detectives and two preachers at a Minnesota church. The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.

“I really believe that if I didn’t have [my] birth certificate, I would be somewhere in a facility,” one resident said, recalling that one of the armed federal agents who stopped him on the street aggressively asked if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana. With @mlk50.com

Teressa found herself raging at what she labeled the insurance company’s “weaponized incompetence.” Fax numbers were wrong. Key records were no longer available online. The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records. (Published Sept. 2025)

hey @nytimes.com i had the scoop on this story hours ago. add a reference in your story to my name and outlet. thanks. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...

NEW: Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted. It wasn’t an oversight. Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.

The guy L-ura L00mer was drunkenly talking to in that viral video calling him an Aryan God now works for one of those Thiel freedom cities/ ZEDE projects. This one wanted to buy land in Greenland. Unclear if Trump and Roger Stone will attempt a coup for this one www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...

After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom. All but about 200 pages are blacked out.

“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.” By @keribla.bsky.social

The Indian Health Service has placed new restrictions on how staff can speak publicly about vaccines, flagging words like “immunizations” and “vaccines,” according to internal emails reviewed by ProPublica. By @maryhudetz.bsky.social

Get ready Tennessee, December 2nd is just around the corner. Make your plan to vote now. 🤝

We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children. With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social

This makes me so proud to be an American. These are my people. Standing up, putting it on the line and speaking truth to power. I couldn't be more proud. Good job people. Good job!

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office. At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government. With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org

NEW: For years, a Connecticut towing company sold cars at a deep discount to a firm owned by a longtime DMV employee, Dominik Stefanski. In one case, he bought a Cadillac for $1,000 and sold it for $17,500.

Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him. Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?

This is who she was. Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best. Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...

Over the last 3 months, Home Depot’s and Spotify’s stocks have plummeted by 20%. This is what we, the people, will do to any company that sides with Trump’s fascist regime. Target ❌ Disney ❌ Spotify ❌ Home Depot ❌ Amazon, you’re next. Learn how to take these companies down at weaintbuyingit.com.

Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent. Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...

Republican @RepThomasMassie says he believes 🇮🇱 is influencing the Epstein files release — and @ryangrim.bsky.social says TikTok is pulling down viral videos about @DropSiteNews’ reporting about Epstein’s ties to high level 🇮🇱 officials Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRYm5xN...

UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114. This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️

NEW: It appears Russ Vought has recently married Michelle Martin of Citizens for Renewing America, who is anti "chem trail" and shares vaccine conspiracies.

Pete Hegseth & JCS Chair Caine MUST testify on the misuse of our military in US cities. Sen. Tammy Duckworth secured a hearing, but they're ghosting Congress! The American people & our troops deserve answers on costs & impact. DEMAND THEY SHOW UP!

CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)