Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents. Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center. Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.

Worth every second

Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?

A long-awaited update of federal employment data shows crippling staff reductions in some federal agencies and offices: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

ALERT: Per my teammate Jake Rosen, Capitol Pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr has just pleaded NOT GUILTY. Next hearing later this month here in DC.

Trumpism in one chart

/9 Anyway, a substantial project of the Right is to make it dangerous, expensive, and ideally illegal to speak the truth about them. Don’t give up an inch of ground.

FYI: In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.

Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists. Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot. It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.

Never let a single goddamned person on the Right ever claim again that they’re the party of law and order without laughing in their lying face.

"The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try a road map for invading countries that displease them," argues Tom Nichols:

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Russia celebrates assassination of Putin’s ‘personal enemy,’ pays out $500,000 bounty, then realizes they’ve been tricked Source: We Got This Covered

1 CENT Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers at Wendy’s on December 30! Celebrate National Bacon Day with 1 cent JBC’s at @Wendy’s when you make any purchase through the app.

Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone. Don't fall for it.

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[Video] First time seeing a willow tree decorated for Christmas! 🎄 That's interesting to see such a beautiful blend of nature and holiday cheer. #ChristmasMagic #WillowTree #FestiveNature #

'Congress is in a coma.' Former lawmakers sound alarm on health of the House Source: WGCU News Good article

2 of Earth's rarest lightning phenomena captured simultaneously in once-in-a-lifetime photo Source: Space.com

SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

Check out this article from USA TODAY: DC couples break record after kissing under the mistletoe: Video www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Check out this article from USA TODAY: The Geminid meteor shower is set to peak soon. Here's what to know. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Check out this article from USA TODAY: Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' Person of the Year 2025 www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

The Signalgate report showed that Hegseth risked American lives. Instead of taking responsibility, his sniveling responses were the worst kind of bureaucratic ass-covering. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

From New Jersey to Minnesota, from Georgia to Virginia, from Pennsylvania to California, Democrats have been overperforming in race after race all year. And tonight we added Florida and Georgia (again) to that list with margins that should set off alarm bells for Republicans everywhere.

Notice how while Trump is speaking there’s no election results on the screen for Miami where they just elected a Democrat to mayor, the first woman, 20 point margin, in a seat that Republicans have held for 30 years. The wave is real. More elections tonight to come.

It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.

The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.

The always sharp @radiofreetom.bsky.social with a perfect distillation of Hegseth, Patel, Noem and the rest [email protected] 'MAGA thinks of itself as a movement but its actually a cult of personality surrounded by grifters' @velshimsnow.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social

Rare 'Freezing Fog' Warnings Announced for 5 States As New Storm Surfaces Source: Mens Journal

While Mike Johnson is running around trying to act like he’s not the most incompetent Speaker in US history, we’re pushing hard to extend the ACA tax credits for millions of Americans. We’re almost there, and you can help!

this shit is just beyond parody, man

Check out this article from USA TODAY: A triple-dip Polar vortex is coming. Will your state feel the chill? www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...

Check out this article from USA TODAY: Virginia man Brian Cole accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol riot www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

CARTOON OF THE DAY

TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there. Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.

Letters included, sign at bottom ! No excuses! Get busy people.🚨

Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.