Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I watched many of my Republican colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks, making fun of me for supporting him, to when he won the primary in 2024, they all started kissing his ass and decided to put on a MAGA hat for the first time."

Social media ban: when does it start in Australia, how will it work and what apps are getting banned for under-16s?

“He emphasized that unpredictability is his father’s strength and warned that if Kyiv does not agree to a peace deal, President Trump may simply “walk away” and end all support for Ukraine.”

Thailand has started to use fighter jets in the conflict with Cambodia after the clashes escalated yesterday. Royal Thai Army spokesperson Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree has come out to confirm that fighter jets were started to be used to respond to the aggression by Cambodian side.-Thai Enquirer

Of course anyone with half a brain knew how this was going to end long ago: Walk away from Ukraine, walk away from NATO, blame Zelensky, lots of business deals between Trump, his cronies, and our new “friends” the murderous, corrupt, lying Russians.

Barnaby Joyce joins One Nation as sitting MP with promise of future Senate ticket

Days after Trump fell asleep during a televised Cabinet meeting, the president on Thursday again dozed during a ceremony to mark the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Trump continued to doze after the leaders spoke. trib.al/HHa17Am

📢 The announcement comes after Joyce quit the National Party last month.

Anika Wells claimed more than $8,500 for family travel to Melbourne during AFL grand final weekends over three years

📢 Israel is close to moving into the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioning that the next steps will be “more difficult” as tensions continue over Hamas’s disarmament, Gaza’s future governance, and the stalled two-state solution. Speaking in…

Hey, Does Anyone Want to Talk About Donald Trump’s Infirmities? trib.al/O3D0W24

📢 The firefighter died after being struck by a falling tree in what the NSW premier said was a "deeply distressing turn of events".

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The Kyiv Independent has selected 10 of the best books published in 2025 related to Ukraine. Curious readers should use this list as a guide on the path to discovering even more books from this and previous years, with the anticipation of what is to come in 2026 as well.

Know your rights. Protect your neighbors. New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.

The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month. trib.al/HFADetv

Trainwreck? In October 2024, The Economist called Biden's economy "the envy of the world."

Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. apnews.com/article/japa...

It’s important to remember there are two scandals here: 1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes. 2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.

Who did this!?! 🤣🤣🤣

“It’s not just about bribes and campaign contributions, or getting back at Biden; it’s about building a consortium of criminals that will do his bidding.” open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...

Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced Saturday the group would hand over its weapons to a Palestinian authority if Israel ends its “military occupation” of Gaza. www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

NEW: A judge tonight blocked the Justice Department from accessing the emails/hard drive of Comey adviser/former lawyer Dan Richman. The ruling on the docs is a blow to prosecutors as they consider bringing new charges against Comey w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department. One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone. When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?

"Bradley told lawmakers that the orders he received from Hegseth were to kill the individuals on the approved target list, which included everyone on the boat, then destroy the drugs and sink the boat, those sources said." They were civilians.

Surprise, surprise: House Republicans don’t want the public to hear what Jack Smith has to say about President Donald Trump—even though the president claims he’d prefer it. trib.al/yFoP4in

How many have you read? www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.” The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida. It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID. Free link ⤵️ www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

MS NOW, citing three unnamed sources, reports Patel has, at least twice, ordered his girlfriend's FBI security detail to also escort one of her allegedly intoxicated friends after a night of partying. Agents have objected to the order, only for Patel to throw a fit trib.al/R9hbjYK

🚨 More Epstein documents are officially on their way. trib.al/5ltkVMX

“table-sized”

Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.

Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Will Europe finally stand up in the face of Trump’s betrayal and Putin’s savagery?

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In case you missed it, Friday witnessed a moment of high absurdity, layered with farce, as Trump was awarded a made-up Peace Prize, a sort of participation trophy kept around to placate sulky-eight-years who threaten tantrums if they don’t get a ribbon. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Prostate cancer treatment with potential for fewer side effects to be trialled in UK

Mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa's capital has left 11 people dead, 14 wounded. www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/108...

WATCH: A CDC panel voted to end the recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, despite a 99% drop in cases since in the 30 years since it was implemented. Chris Hayes and Brandy Zadrozny react. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6REM...

This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

I had the absolute pleasure of joining @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a conversation yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N15L...