THAT IS NOT WHY WE TRACK SANTA, YOU ABSOLUTE GOON!

As the year draws to a close, a crowd-sourced effort, as well as trackers from advocacy organizations and labor unions, show that the Trump administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in Project 2025. (From @19thnews.org) https://to.pbs.org/3Ng2Ems

Ouch, that #SpinelessSpeaker Johnson quote. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery." 🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Trump on naming Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry Special Envoy to Greenland: “I didn't call him. He called me. He’s very proactive.” Gov. Landry: “The president called me and asked…Could you go to Greenland and talk to them about the opportunity of being a part of the US”

How Embarrassing That Anyone Thinks Greenland Would Want To Be Part Of The US! www.wonkette.com/p/how-embarr... By Robyn Pennacchi @robynelyse.bsky.social

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD

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

Bridgerrton, which garnered 82 million views, premiers it's season 4 on January 29th. Melania debuts January 30th. Best of luck to all y'all

Gullah-Geechee descendants on Sapelo Island may be facing a massive property tax increase that could open the doors for developers to turn the island into a vacation spot for the rich A meeting for property owners to give feedback is scheduled for today

Or maybe *two* retributions! (Count von Count voice.) Here’s Wiles on the Comey prosecution — gift link to NYT piece about the VF piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...

Throughout the first year of Donald Trump’s second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, amid each moment of crisis. His insider’s account of Trump 2.0 joins the photography of Christopher Anderson for a portrait of power—and peril.

BREAKING: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting on Sydney's Bondi Beach left at least 15 people dead.

🔊 ‘Australia has some of the world's strictest gun laws, but there's been attention paid today to the fact that this 50-year-old gunman had six weapons.’ Reuters World News on how Australia is planning tougher gun laws reut.rs/48RU9oT

Huh.

Ahmed Al Ahmed’s cousin: “He’s a hero. 100% a hero.”

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

GOOD NEWS: After months of pressure, the admin in DC finally released $300 million+ of the long delayed Hurricane Helene aid funds for GA. This proves that we can win battles when we raise our voices together. I will keep fighting until every dollar is released.

Yesterday, I held a music festival in my district to register voters and speak directly to young people who don’t usually attend political events. 4,500 tickets. Music + advocacy go hand in hand. Madsoul Festival 2025 was a success.

A federal judge in Maryland has stepped in. Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from ICE detention while his fight against deportation continues. Her ruling directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let him go immediately as his legal challenge proceeds.

I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration. Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying. The truth comes out.

ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”

Mockler: As much as the Trump admin tries to act like it's different from prior Republican administrations, they're doing the same thing. They cut taxes for the richest, they cut benefits for the poorest, and then they go to war for either regime change or for oil.

Ummmmm

It wasn’t a close victory. The Democrat whooped the Republican’s hiney by 20 points. Next November will be a GOP bloodbath.

The ACA tax credits that help millions of Americans afford health care are going to expire at the end of the month. Every House Democrat has signed the petition to extend the credits for 3 more years – but not a single Republican. Do👏 something👏 to save👏 health care👏

Eileen Higgins will be the next mayor of the city of Miami, breaking a nearly 30-year Republican streak, CNN projects

Texas, let’s win this thing. #JasmineForUS #TexasTough

“table-sized”

The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year — which also happens to be Flag Day — but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.

It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.

There are, as of this moment, 969 episodes of Star Trek. If a new one doesn't appeal to you, I'm sure there's something in the literal month-long runtime of previous series you can enjoy silently by yourself. To quote MST3K -- repeat to yourself, "it's just a show, I should really just relax."

This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict

He's gonna annex Venezuela isn't he

Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.

Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith: “In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’” open.substack.com/pub/executiv...

A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was deported to Honduras in violation of a court order.

US President Donald Trump said his administration will 'permanently pause' migration from all 'Third World Countries,' following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House reut.rs/49EiIrv 1/4

"We followed everything we were supposed to do" Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

Here are the Declaration of Independence’s grievances against King George III. Many apply to Trump.

Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...

We’re going to look with a fresh pair of eyes at city government — and what powers we have to deliver for New Yorkers. And that’s one of many reasons I’m excited to have Lina as one of our transition’s Co-chairs.

It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...

I generally appreciate Kristen Welker. However, this interview with Mayor-elect Mamdani is a series of questions rehashing the oval office questions. In any case, Mamdani is staying laser focused on message

There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.