If people admire you, they put your name on buildings. If you have to do it yourself, well… that’s different.

Lead story in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Mar-a-Lago face. When we are not a threat to democracy and the world's security and economy, we are a laughingstock, thanks to them.

"the conversation ... was rather barren of interest, to say the truth; and the greater part of it may be summed up in one word. Dollars. All their cares, hopes, joys, affections, virtues, and associations, seemed to be melted down into dollars." ---Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-44)

Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.

Go back to the day he was murdered: Of course, Epstein's fate ended in that way; he knew too much about Fuck Face.

Why? 🤔

Trump says the Epstein Files are a Democrat hoax, but only Democrats were guilty of crimes with Epstein. He says the DOJ should stop releasing files and everyone should stop talking about it, but also the DOJ should charge Democrats with crimes. This is how you talk when you’re guilty as hell.

This message hits hard.

Every one of these crimes must be prosecuted. If the US won’t do it an international body must step in.

MAGA was sold by Trump on four big promises: putting ‘America First,’ lowering the cost of living, carrying out mass deportations, and releasing the ‘truth’ about Epstein. One by one, those promises have collapsed. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/maga-unrav...

According to Trump, I’m radical left scum. If you’re also radical left scum, then let’s follow each other and fight this regime together.

Wait. Thiel is warning US about a hi-tech surveillance state? The guy behind PALANTIR?

Trump is shamelessly covering America in his name | Mohamad Bazzi

As the Democracy Docket team worked this year to cover all aspects of voting rights and democracy and hold the Trump administration accountable, we kept tabs on some of the best and worst moments. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...

"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—" You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.

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How Did Epstein Make His Fortune? "He Stole It," Finds NYT Investigation Democracy Now! 12/17/2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc6b... David Enrich, deputy investigations editor at The New York Times and lead author

It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.

I wrote this a year ago and it hit a nerve. It is still relevant today: Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un celebrates sharing ‘blood, life and death’ with Russia

The real reason Republicans were fomenting about Joe Biden's slower step. They knew their candidate is senile. newrepublic.com/article/2047...

One of the World’s Rarest #Hummingbirds Makes a Dazzling Appearance in Colombia - The Santa Marta Sabrewring is micro-endemic, living in a very limited range. #birds Link for more info and #photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/04/sant...

Has anyone mentioned to RFK jr how much his dad would have hated him?

Former President Clinton is demanding that every photo, statement, letter, email or transcript that includes his name be released to the public to prove he has nothing to hide about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Trump selectively published photos to distract from his own involvement.

His base is waking up.

From redistricting to President Donald Trump’s executive power grab to the Justice Department’s war on voting and beyond, these top-visited stories highlight the issues that defined democracy in 2025. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

As hurricane-force winds showered fire embers down on Altadena in January, it seemed almost impossible that much would survive. But while some of the towering deodar cedars lining Santa Rosa Avenue were singed by fire and damaged by wind, they survived. www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...

German castles can be great. The local Prince was regaling us with stories about the building and the roccoco fresco on the ceiling, and exclaimed "oh, another fellatio I haven't noticed until now!"

Sending three ghosts tonight to fuck up Stephen Miller.

Trump is banning fact-checkers--yes, those people who do the research to learn the truth--from entering the USA. When Trump says he supports free speech, what he means is supports his right to lie. Those who tell the truth are therefore his natural enemies.

“Hey, look what I found in the back of this closet. One million documents! Can you believe it?”

A very important reflection by wonderful Heather Mizeur! 🙏❤️☮️ In Defense of Jesus: What the Christian Nationalists Get Wrong open.substack.com/pub/thehonor...

🙏 Molly Jong-Fast 🙏 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...

Good—all performers need to do this. Nodfather has never supported the arts. Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...

Stephen Miller is an insecure would be dictator who belongs in prison. Many are injured, in prison, even dead because of his vile hatred.

The Trump DOJ is running scared and so they're putting out this kind of dreck on social media:

Mockler: He said he grabbed women because they let him do it. You heard that clip, right? Abuse of power dynamics. Now that he's in office, he's abusing these same power dynamics to cover up the files, delay the releases, redact.

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Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators

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I am actively monitoring the shooting that took place at the DMV in New Castle. The governor has confirmed that there is no active threat to the public at this time. I'm appreciative of the courageous effort from law enforcement and praying for those involved.

Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.

🚨BREAKING: Missourians filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a court to stop the state from using its new congressional map until voters have the chance to approve or reject the measure in a referendum. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“We should be kind to animals because it makes better humans of us all.” - Jane Goodall (1934-2025).

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Gosh, it would be a shame if a President Walz or a President Pritzker decided to use this precedent against red states for harboring and collaborating with seditionists, wouldn’t it?

The Independent US chat show host Jimmy Kimmel, who found himself in a battle over speech, will be delivering Channel 4’s 2025 Alternative Christmas Message. The late-night presenter is set to focus his speech on what a “great year” it has been from “a fascism perspective'

HOORAY! He doesn’t understand it’s a memorial. Oh, make that he doesn’t care. Lawmaker Sues to Remove Trump’s Name From the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...

iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.