🎁📚 Enjoy the lights In our world… who illuminate the darkest hours. ✨💛 www.instagram.com/reel/DSSNj-f...

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“In the morally inverted universe of the plan, there is no distinction between perpetrator and victim, aggressor and defender, militarised dictatorship and democracy.” www.aei.org/articles/tru...

And if this is corroborated, it just shows that this kind of threat is how he keeps the spineless GOP in line. Probably similar death threats to them...or else.

To all the servicemembers who can’t be with their families for the holidays, thank you for your sacrifice and for everything you do to keep us safe

Liza Minnelli — David Lachapelle, 1989

#TheStoryIs @elexmichaelson.bsky.social spoke w/ Abel Maldonado (the last CA Republican Lt Gov) & Sabrina Singh about JD Vance being pushed as MAGA heir apparent, straw polls, his embrace of anti-Semitism and more. 🎥 1/4

Take some time over the next few days to watch my interview with Gov JB Pritzker. I think you will learn something about politics, elections and the fight for democracy. youtu.be/oA0uttMI5rc?...

Multiple envoys selected by Putin meet in warm American city to discuss future of Ukraine

This sweet, beautiful soul is just waiting for that right person to adopt her. MELIA needs a low traffic adult only home with no dogs. Cats are ok. Be her hero 💻[email protected] 🏡Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter 📞(516) 785-5220 📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793

The reason that the GOP is dying on the vine is because they are spending all of their time protecting the POTUS. They have nothing to offer Americans, except for the very rich. They have, because of their choices, made themselves inconsequential!

The Olympic Pipeline leak this November released thousands of gallons of fuel near Everett, threatening public health, wildlife, and nearby farms. komonews.com/news/local/w...

When I wasn't happy with big law, I built my own law firm to protect democracy. When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

Who was America's first self-made female millionaire? Entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, born #OTD in 1867. She built an empire with a line of beauty & hair care products for Black women. Known for her philanthropy & activism, she supported #civilrights causes & was a patron of the arts.

📍Via WaPo re Epstein files that DOJ released on Monday, removed, then rereleased at midnight. “The documents show that a subpoena was sent to Mar-a-Lago in 2021 for records that pertained to the government’s case against Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s accomplice in sex trafficking.“

Supreme Court Rules Against Trump on Troop Deployment to Chicago youtu.be/IAYmfWhKvfo?...

NEW: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Officer Danny Hodges have filed their response to the government's arguments against hanging the January 6th plaque in the Capitol pursuant to federal law. I'll post a link to the full filing once it's on the docket.

NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)

After 2️⃣ months “The justices declined the Republican administration’s emergency request to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry that had blocked the deployment of troops. An appeals court also had refused to step in. The Supreme Court took more than two months to act.”

THE MONKEES RIU RIU CHIU (1967)🎄 (Micky, Davy, Michael & Peter’s acapella version of this traditional Spanish "villancico" - from their ‘67 Christmas Show)

We are getting ready for Christmas Eve, especially cleaning the house, and the cooking is starting. There’s a lot to do, but it’s such a special and warm time🎄 And tomorrow I’ll try to tell you about our traditions and how we prepare for Holy Evening. Sent today 🤗 etsy.com/shop/HappyJewe…

⚡️ Ukrainian man spying for Belarus sentenced to 15 years in prison. The 24-year-old unemployed man was recruited by the Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB) to spy on Ukraine's northern borders.

It's pretty fucking fearless to go back and do your goddamn oversight visit where they last framed you for assault.

Every time he puts his name on something, I think of this GIF

I’m seeing that the new Epstein files PDFs can be unredacted because they screwed up the layers. Is this true?!? 😂

Presidents have too much power. How is this something that a President can turn off in an instant? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...

Do you remember Betty Reid Soskin? She was the oldest serving National Park Ranger in the United States, we celebrated her retirement at the age of 100. Betty Reid Soskin (1921–2025) passed away on Sunday, but she lived an extraordinary life. “The answers are only temporary.” — Betty

It’s been on the table since Trump 1.0 & Ryan Zincke. We cannot drop the ball on this.

You know how you stand out in today's American society? Be competent, it's literally that simple. I could give two flying flip flops what your ethnicity is. Be a good person, have a moral compass, and show empathy and own up to your mistakes. Some of you out here are making it far too easy.

Pink Ghost Pipe plant at my hometown, Logy Bay, #Newfoundland Canada. Ghost Pipes are most commonly white, but some have pink or even red colouration. Pic from a couple of years ago, in August. #wildflower #flower #botany #plants #fungifriends

Don’t the American people deserve to know the truth?

All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house. This is where America is now

i feel like this from roosevelt's 1942 state of the union address still works as a mantra today for our fight

Loves the outdoors, Peaceful walks, enjoys car rides, playing, can live with cats, sweet, smart, around 50 lbs and only 3.5 years old. MELIA needs a low traffic adult only home, no dogs. Please give her a life! Hempstead Animal Shelter (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793

CECOT 5/5

CBS pulled the 60 Minutes CECOT segment, but Canada aired it anyway. The segment was streaming via Global TV and YouTube (since taken down). Having a VPN set to Canada helped. 🇨🇦 My take, there is no reason we shouldn’t see this. Most of it was known information, easily searchable. 1/5

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans, and Illinois Federation of Teachers, my law firm has moved to intervene as defendants in the DOJ's lawsuit seeking Illinois' complete statewide voter registration database. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...

And @vanhollen.senate.gov said he would seek to reverse the vandalism through an "amendment on the interior appropriations bill" when Congress returns to session. bsky.app/profile/anna...

Renaming the Kennedy Center to add Trump is wrong--& illegal We @DDAction_ represent Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/Washington Litigation Group They tried to shut her up when she objected in the sham meeting but she is making herself heard @nytimes.com @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social explain

Dude has figured out the Nobel peace prize is never coming his way, so he is going scorched Earth. The man is not well, not even close to well.

Spread widely.

Long time affiliations with The Kennedy Center are ending... www.instagram.com/p/DSkqnwIDQZ...

This is great news!! I’ve been following the Vet Crew since 2021 on Instagram. Their animal hospital in Odessa suffered from many of Russia’s barbaric attacks on Ukraine, but the recent one was one of the worst. 🥰🎄🥰

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. This is the military industrial complex on steroids.

Pam Bondi violates federal law by failing to disclose the Epstein files. Let's discuss at tonight's community meeting, live on Substack at 9 pm ET. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

I created a mirror.