Btw this is one of the biggest reasons why it’s not as easy as people think to start up independent newsrooms or just be an indie journalist on substack. If you are actually holding powerful and rich people to account, you WILL need legal representation. Not a matter of whether but when

Khanna: You’ve got the DOJ releasing the names of survivors—which they are not allowed to do by law—but not releasing the FBI interview files with those same survivors. Those FBI interviews contain the names of other men: Wall Street tycoons and politicians…

“Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told the FBI in 2023 that Epstein was murdered in his jail cell because he was about to ‘name names.’ Mark Epstein, 71, who has long believed that his brother was killed, also alleged in the tip that President Trump ‘authorized’ the late sex trafficker’s murder.”

So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions

USA funds torture in CECOT and CBS buries the evidence. View full segment archive.org/details/60mi...

The spiked CECOT 60 Minutes segment ended up on YouTube, temporarily, after it was put on the Global TV App in Canada. You can still watch it in full here. archive.org/details/60mi...

This archive.org link has the full (about 16 minute) CECOT episode that was halted from being shown by Bari Weiss.

CBS News postponed a "60 Minutes" segment Sunday because it lacked a Trump admin interview, per an email we obtained from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, who said the decision by EIC Bari Weiss gave the White House a "kill switch." with @liamjscott.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Don’t forget. Biden’s DoJ was investigating uncharged third parties in the Epstein files up until the last minute. Trump shut down the investigation, sent the files to DC, & fired the prosecutors. They went through them, redacted Trump’s name, then elected not to release them and closed the matter.

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Here is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues in full:

HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that? HASSETT: Uhh --

I was moved that DOJ yesterday released a document showing that Maria Farmer had filed an FBI complaint against Epstein in 1996. Shockingly, the FBI did nothing at the time.

“The Free Press” www.wsj.com/business/med...

Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."

When they wanted to release the files early this year, they paid $1M in overtime and put 1000 people on it - until they realized what was in the files. Now they’re slow walking the release.

Khanna: "The law clearly required all unclassified information being released today. They obviously have not complied with that law. They claim it's because it was only a few weeks -- well they've known about this for months."

STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event? "Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."

“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...

Inexcusable, unforgivable, complicit https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/18/boat-strike-survivors-congress-inquiries/

The Republicans will NEVER let Jack Smith and the massive amount of evidence against Trump in a public hearing, they can’t because the evidence against Trump is incontrovertible. Dems should hold an alt hearing somewhere other than at the Capitol.

Jack Smith Defends Prosecuting Trump Over His ‘Criminal Scheme’ to Steal an Election The former special counsel says his team ‘developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ that Trump broke the law in trying to overturn the 2020 election. Read now: zeteo.com/p/jack-smith...

The President called for Kelly's arrest and death, but he votes for the President's NASA nominee. This Democratic Party is sick and dying at the top.

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.

This is the place that made me want to become a meteorologist 💔

[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela? AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.

In America, we hold ourselves to a higher standard, and we can’t let this President or Secretary of Defense corrupt that. I’m grateful for Jeff Flake’s moral clarity.

I learned about the DoD investigation by tweet, and I learned they’re “escalating” it the same way last night. This just shows again how Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. And there's nothing he can do to stop me from fighting for this country.

#GVerse via @captmarkkelly.bsky.social "Tonight, we learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation." If #Shit4Brains or #WhiskyLeaks think they can stop me from doing my job and serving the American people, they've got the wrong guy."

Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."

The house, controlled by the worst of the worst people in America, who are controlled by billionaire super villains worldwide. Voted yes to incarcerate, physically violate, and torture immigrant children. I'm not alarmed. This is the feature, not a bug. I am sickened though. #SheShed

So if you are going to share, I'd appreciate it if you would share the original report. 4/4 www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

This is both disgusting and expected. The Scumbag-in-Chief

With just 17 days until Obamacare tax credits expire, it’s now clear: Congress—and the country—are headed over the Obamacare cliff. Even if the House acts, the Senate won’t move in time. It’s outrageous that all members of Congress have great, taxpayer-funded healthcare! Screw regular Americans!!

Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke says their plan is to “REDUCE OVERALL CARE” 🤔 At least he’s honest! #MedicareForAllNOW

Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety. We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read: newrepublic.com/article/2041...

Courts are using originalist arguments to expand executive power, weaken long-standing rights and protections, and entrench inequality. It’s crucial that lawyers push back. Our new guide shows you how.  bit.ly/4iQ1v0B

So many to choose from. The lie about Ukraine, not Putin, starting the war is my favorite. “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.” Will we ever learn how compromised Trump is?

Rob Reiner was an acclaimed actor & director but he was also a vocal critic of Trump He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy That year is almost up Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.

Bari Weiss just appointed anchor Tony Dokoupil to CBS Evening News. Here's what Ta-Nehisi Coates had to say about him: zeteo.com/p/ta-nehisi-...

Under Trump, the SEC has eased up on more than 60% of the crypto cases that were ongoing when he took office in January. Many of the firms that benefited from the leniency had financial ties to the Trump family. The SEC is no longer pursuing any cases against crypto firms with Trump ties.

After a CDC panel voted to end the universal U.S. recommendation for the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, clinicians and epidemiologists worry the move could reverse decades of progress against a disease that still kills tens of thousands each year. @celinegounder.com reports ⤵️

It’s back to the future as Trump and congressional Republicans push for more health accounts and high deductibles. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/trump-health-accounts-hsa-cash-patient-debt-high-deductible-insurance/

What the fuck is he talking about? That won’t solve a fucking thing. The ACA is more than just the marketplace. It is protections for pre existing conditions. It is out-of-pocket caps. Journalists covering this are horrid. The GOP is peddling snake oil. We need a universal system.

Incredible footage out of Australia, confirmed by NEWS AU, of a brave bystander neutralizing one of the terrorists in the Bondi Beach attack which took place during a Hanukkah gathering. Australian authorities say multiple people have been killed. At least two suspects are in custody.

There's ample evidence that Trump/Miller saw Abrego Garcia as a test for the broader MAGA project. Miller hopes to carve out power for Trump to remove people with zero legal constraints. JD Vance's dishonesty has been reprehensible. It all now looks even worse. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/2043...

All those private meetings between Witkoff and Putin are really paying off for the Kremlin.

Zachary B. Wolf at CNN asked my Cato colleague David Bier to respond to some comments by White House aide Stephen Miller denouncing immigrants and liberal immigration law generally. This is David's response. /1