Be like Rob Reiner. A must read.

Kushner and Witkoff putting themselves on an equal plane with heads of state and governments.

The one response that has been genuinely effective has come from community members—ordinary residents who have come together, trained one another, and connected across neighborhoods to form groups like the Southwest Side Rapid Response Team. trib.al/1nrTc0l

Customs and Border Protection agent ordered held without bond on rape, robbery charges

Important post: my colleague documents an “official, nationwide policy of intimidating and threatening people who attempt to observe and record DHS operations,” or who peacefully and without interference follow and protest them, even though the First Amendment broadly protects doing those things. /1

The chemical industry has launched a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to influence Trump, including on regulations related to "forever chemicals." Trump's EPA has also recently added chemical lobbyists to regulatory positions. "Make America Healthy Again."

Our competitors/colleagues at the @miamiherald.com posted an explosive investigation a few days ago showing the DeSantis administration misappropriated more than $35 million in state funds. Now, the Legislature must do its job, because DeSantis won't police himself. Our editorial (gift link):

"Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime on Monday charged a government minister and three others with abuse of office and falsifying of documents to help pave the way for a real estate project linked to Jared Kushner". apnews.com/article/serb...

For more than two years, Jared Kushner has sought to build a Trump-branded complex of towers in a central Belgrade site once bombed by NATO. But the plans are running into resistance in Serbia.On Monday, a special prosecutor indicted four officials including a cabinet minister over the project.

‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead

🇪🇺🇺🇸 Merz: The decades of Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe — and for us in Germany as well. It no longer exists in the way we once knew it. The Americans are now firmly pursuing their own interests. We are falling behind — partly due to U.S. trade and tariff policy.

YES INDEED

The State Department is evidently going all in defending a meeting with a known Russian asset from a far-right party in Germany. Helluva look, even for this administration. x.com/michaeldweis...

What do you call it when a foreign power’s agents target and damage your transportation infrastructure, drinking water and food safety?

Turns out allowing pesticide companies to put PFAS and forever chemicals on our food is a really, really bad idea.

It's wild how Chris Rufo openly talks about his own followers like they are the dumbest, most contemptible people alive. Which, fair! But it says a lot about MAGA psychology that they don't seem to mind. x.com/christopherr...

This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

A quick sidenote about this; one reason I stay on X is specifically because of exchanges like this, where @davidjbier.bsky.social and I got a prominent government official to make a claim so outrageous that it’s now ricocheting around the internet and actively undermining official PR campaigns.

Trump is attempting to seize three public golf courses in Washington, including one adjacent to the Mall. We simply cannot let this happen. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

$TSN

"The Reuters-Ipsos poll asked whether Americans believed that Trump was not aware of Epstein’s alleged crimes before they became public. Just 18% said it was 'somewhat' or 'very' likely that Trump didn’t know," Aaron Blake writes | Analysis https://cnn.it/4axsEDN

What possible use could there be to adding these two bozos to that conversation? More gangster gong show? Just what Ukraine needs, right? So shaming for U.S. s2.washingtonpost.com/461627e/693c...

In 2026 Democrats can be both warriors for working people against oligarchy *and* proud patriots fighting for democracy here and abroad. My latest essay 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/in-2026-de...

With alt text. This is Vance-ism/Theil-ism more than Trumpism, though it works well for Donald, too, because it puts him in the position to try to lord over each head of state, which is all he really cares about.

I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss. We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money

A 🧵 How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)? As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy. open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...

The Reagan National Defense Survey,released Thursday,found that the majority of Americans favor sending lethal aid to support 🇺🇦 This confirms what we've known all along:that so many US people firmly stand with us.Friends, we're beyond grateful. Thankful to everyone supporting Ukraine on all levels

Every Western European country scores higher on the global ranking of freedom and democracy than the U.S. does, according to Freedom House, a U.S.-based nonprofit that ranks countries according to measures such as election process, rule of law and individual rights.

Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.

Will someone release the video so we can shut down these disgusting excuses?

Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically. If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.

don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job

Schmitt is a former state attorney general. Of course he knows about this case.

Himes on the difference between Trump's boat strikes and Obama's drone strikes: "The most important distinction is that Congress authorized the war on terror ... the original sin of this whole thing is that there is no congressional authorization."

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

We have an epidemic of leading a government officials who do not read the newspaper

Hakeem Jeffries is out with a new Dear Colleague letter, saying there are "just 13 legislative days left" before ACA tax credits expire, and that House Dems are planning to introduce a discharge petition to force an up-or-down vote on a three-year extension of ACA tax credits.

An accidental leak revealed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of US communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage. www.wired.com/story/flock-...

"As recently as a few years ago, there would have been Republican voices denouncing Trump’s bizarre and unAmerican attacks on immigrants. Those voices were the canaries in the coal mine. Their silence now tells us what has been lost." open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Indiana GOP is going for it: They've released a proposed map that'd likely lock in a 9-0 GOP congressional delegation & flip the 2 currently held by Dems. Indianapolis would be cracked into GOP seats, and Gary would be drowned in red. The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?

NEW from me: Geoff Duncan is one to watch in 2026. Let's build a big, pro-democracy tent! "If Duncan is able to persuade Democratic voters that he can win the general election, then other excommunicated Republicans may follow." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

“'Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?' Augustine made this suggestion in The City of God. In the country of Trump, we’re getting a convincing demonstration. Justice has been removed and a gang of criminals are in charge." www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...

We're entering a geopolitical world that divides green energy countries and oil countries that go to war to control access to oil

A polling thread: - Support for Trump and the GOP has collapsed over the past few months - He is now regularly polling in the mid 30s - Attacking Venezuela more unpopular than his handing of inflation - Consent of the governed has been withdrawn, regime may be facing a legitimacy crisis 👇

Something to cheer about today: Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%. news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...

When an Indiana Republican calls redistricting “the president trying to save his own skin ..” 👀 @dailyjournal.bsky.social dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...

Rosneft net profit plunged 70 percent to 3.57 billion dollars in nine months due to high rates, cheaper oil, stronger ruble and rising security costs from Ukrainian drone strikes, with revenue down 17.8 percent, Reuters reported. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Bitcoin has become a Trump trade, and Bitcoin’s declining price is an indicator of Trump’s declining dominance over the G.O.P..

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"The day after Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday shopping season, and like their predecessors of a century ago, reformers are focusing on consumers’ power to push back on the policies of the Trump administration, launching a campaign they call “We Ain’t Buying It,” writes HCR. #Boycott