Sunset Solstice over Stonehenge apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25122... Many cultures mark yesterday's date as a change of seasons -- from autumn to winter in Earth's Northern Hemisphere. The featured image was taken just before the longest night of the 2025 northern year at Stonehenge.

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

#NewgrangeSolstice earlier today 🇮🇪 ☀️ The light slowly creeping through the corridor, illuminating the inner chamber, as the northern hemisphere gradually starts facing the sun again. The ancestral beauty of it all

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

A win! Thanks to everyone who spoke out. Following public backlash, Mike Lee backtracked on the National Parks proposal, which would have rescinded legislation protecting national parks and maintaining their boundaries as federal lands.

“We’re entering a new era,” said Dr. Maximilian Konig, a rheumatologist at Johns Hopkins University who’s studying some of the possible new treatments. They offer “the chance to control disease in a way we’ve never seen before.” https://to.pbs.org/4oNrmJ6

Not to mention he bulldozed the East Wing of The Peoples House like a toddler knocking over their older sibling’s block tower.

Don’t even ask #kennedycenter

Remember this? James O'Keefe got Pam Bondi on video last May saying the FBI was processing “tens of thousands of videos” of Epstein “with little kids.” Then she told reporters “There are tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn.” www.mediaite.com/politics/att...

Lots of independent journalists chugging vitamins and Red Bull this morning. If you can help fuel those of us who won’t be sleeping for the next few weeks, it makes all the difference. Thanks! #EpsteinFiles buymeacoffee.com/ellieleonard

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/... 👇👇👇👇 this this this👇👇👇👇

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

"where the moon whispers peace" by Serin Alar

Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago. His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship." He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Forever one louder

“Unfortunately people only feel when it hits them personally.” #RIP

In a world where fewer and fewer people concern themselves with the plight of others, the loss of Rob Reiner, who cared deeply about humanitarian causes, feels that much more devastating. RIP: 1947-1925. [Selfie: July 2022, NYC]

“Missouri’s referendum system exists to ensure lawmakers can’t insulate themselves from accountability. When 300,000 people sign their names to challenge a law, they aren’t offering a suggestion. They are exercising a constitutional veto belonging to the voters alone.” ~Jason Hancock

I spoke in Indiana days before the Republicans refused Trump’s gerrymandered map. Everyone I talked to said the Rs weren’t going to pass the map. Know why? He threatened them. Even Republicans are tired of that shit. You’re going to see more of it too. Mark it. The fever is breaking.

We all deserve the same healthcare we provide to Congress…

If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Chef Amy Foote, a WCK Chef Corps member, is a powerful advocate for revitalizing Indigenous foodways in Alaska. When Typhoon Halong devastated remote, largely Indigenous coastal communities in Fall 2025, Chef Amy was our first call. Read more: wck.org/news/chef-amy-foote/ #ChefsForAlaska

Vivaldi Four Seasons: Winter (L'Inverno) | Voices of Music youtu.be/ZPdk5GaIDjo?...

While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…

Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.

Rep. McIver: “Secretary Noem, you have treated Congressional oversight as an inconvenience…Republicans on this committee may be willing to hand over their constitutional duty in order to kiss this administration’s butt cheeks, but I am not.”

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Common Power, my law firm has filed to intervene against DOJ’s lawsuit seeking to compel Washington to provide its complete voter registration lists. We are now defending voters in 10 states against DOJ scheme to access voter records. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...

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Kushner founded Affinity Partners in 2021 after leaving the White House, backed by about 2 billion dollars from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The tactic is brutal. Control the lens and you control reality. Once audiences trust the voice, you can remake the world frame by frame.

This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act

Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."

Missouri Republican lawmakers do not respect Missouri voters. The only way to undo the damage is to kick them out of office. The only way to get them out is to win races across the state. The only way to win races is to contest every race on every ballot. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

🚨Members of Congress who speak against tyranny and for the laws and constructs of the United States Constitution are heroes in 2025. 🇺🇸 Thank you, Representative Ro Khanna.

Happy Happy JOY JOY ☃️

Thanks. Yes, that's correct. bsky.app/profile/chri...

Traitor Trump supported Putin's 2022 Ukraine invasion, calling it 'genius' & 'savvy'. He has helped RUSSIA since day one. Failure of Justice is why the world suffers bsky.app/profile/chri...

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”

🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

Please join us for a special live, one-time-only online watchalong of "The Last Class" TOMORROW at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET. More details here: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-join-us-for-a-live-showing

Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown. Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.

Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯

88 yer. old Ed Bambas received more than $1.7 mil after a post of him went viral on TikTok. He’s an Army vet. who works at Meijer in Brighton 5 days a wk. and 8 hrs. a day to make ends meet. In 2018, he lost his sick wife, and before that lost his pension. Samuel Weidenhofer posted his story.

I am convinced I’m no longer reporting the news, but rather thoroughly documenting the downfall.

If you’ve been thinking about submitting to the Rights in Reel Time Challenge… consider this your reminder! I’m judging this year and would love to see your take on the First or Fourth Amendment. Deadline: Jan 5 Info: l4gg.org/ReelTime #RightsinReelTime

Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❤️