“Hardly a day goes by without Trump’s telling us that no president has amassed a political movement like his or accomplished as much in such a short time or built such a rich economy or worked harder. Me, me, me. Best, best, best. He can’t find enough hours in the conventional workday to proclaim ⬇️

“The continued failure to address gun violence has engendered learned helplessness. We treat the Second Amendment—& a questionably broad reading of it—like an immutable commandment rather than a matter of policy.” Hannah Yoest Thanks to the Supreme Court & Congressional Republicans.

Judge Richard Leon has ordered the Trump admin account for itself & explain by tonight at 5 pm how it can demolish the East Wing & build a 90,000 sq.ft. ballroom in its place without obtaining any public comments, Congressional approval or approval from 4 different preservation boards. An emergency⬇️

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency announced it is nearly doubling the amount of formaldehyde it considers safe to breathe. Formaldehyde causes cancer, miscarriage, asthma & other health issues by altering DNA. Lobbyists for the chemical industry have been working to water down government ⬇️

Out-of-control Trump told reporters, “We’re building an arc like the Arc de Triumph, & we’re building it by the Arlington Bridge, the Arlington Cemetery, opposite the Lincoln Memorial. You could say, Jefferson, Washington, everything, ‘cause they’re all right there, & it’s something that is so ⬇️

Trump arranged for the dirt from the demolition of the East Wing to be dumped on the East Potomac Golf Links, one of 3 public golf courses in the DC area Trump wants to renovate, after pushing aside the nonprofit group that holds a 50-year lease to restore & operate the courses & keep them ⬇️

National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop Trump from building his proposed 90,000 sq.ft. ballroom for the White House. It noted he had torn down the East Wing without securing any of the legal approvals he needed, & the White House dismissed public concerns about the demolition falsely ⬇️

Mydelle Wright’s court declaration is part of a lawsuit by the DC Preservation League & law firm Cultural Heritage Partners, after Trump told Fox News he was planning to repaint the grey granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building—a National Historic Landmark built in 1888—white. The proposed ⬇️

Preservationist Mydelle Wright filed a declaration before a court saying Trump is trying to get around the law in order to bulldoze 4 historic federal buildings: Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, General Services Administration (GSA) Regional Office Building; 1919 Liberty Loan Building & 1940 ⬇️

The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include the planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage & the civil rights movement. The rejection of designs, along with the selection of unvetted designs, did not sit well with the ⬇️

Trump did this.

Trump exposes himself in a recording where he knowingly divulges classified information to uncleared recipients. Lock him up now! youtu.be/aLf2izRPULo

“All Republicans in Congress are faced with a choice. They either stand with Trump, Vance & Putin, or they stand with Ukraine, Europe, most Americans & the civilized world. Of course, there is also a 3rd option which most of them usually choose — cowardly silence.” MeidasTouch

Rep Don Bacon (R-NE) is not happy with Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner: “I’m glad some of our negotiators didn’t lead us during the Revolutionary War, Civil War & WW2. We would have lost them all. Peace at all cost does not lead to peace. Slavery is not peace. Being dominated by a thug is not peace.”

Rep Mike Turner (R-OH) on Trump’s boat strikes: “There is very grave concern in Congress about these strikes in general. These individuals are not being subject to criminal prosecution, & if they were subject to criminal prosecution, there’s no capital punishment.” Trump & Hegseth are war criminals.

Fox Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin: “When people suggest the looming war vs Venezuela is about drugs, remember 99% of the world’s cocaine comes from Colombia, Bolivia & Peru, not Venezuela. No fentanyl is made in Venezuela. But it does have the world’s largest oil reserves.”

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on the Brown University shooting: “This is not shocking, because over the last year, Trump has been engaged in a dizzying campaign to increase violence in this country. He is restoring gun rights to felons, eliminated the WH office of gun violence prevention, & he’s ⬇️

My 2025 Christmas card with Shalimar cat.

The European Union invoked Article 122 to convert roughly $250 billion of Russian Central Bank reserves into leverage — assets that can now reinforce long-term, reparations-style financing for Ukraine that cannot be negotiated away by Trump & cannot be reclaimed by the Kremlin. Good! 👍

The US was the only nation in a 153-1 vote who voted against a resolution ensuring the safety & security of humanitarian workers & UN personnel across the globe. Let that sink in. Then, the US voted alongside Russia & North Korea against a resolution to mitigate the effects of Russia’s Chernobyl ⬇️

In Missouri, People Not Politicians submitted 305,000 petition signatures to force a 2026 referendum vote on the GOP’s newly gerrymandered map. They only needed 107,000 signatures to get it on the ballot. Republican leaders are trying to pretend this won’t stall their new rigged map from going into⬇️

The FBI Spent a Generation Re-Learning How to Catch Spies. Then Came the Incompetent & Sycophantic Kash Patel. As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted & off-balance. While these dangers have mounted, the White House has proposed slashing the FBI’s budget by more than $500 ⬇️

Only dumb people listen to the guidance of RFK Jr. Looks like we’ve got a lot of them. Get vaccinated!

Trump’s Make Believe Arithmetic. We are now deep into the era of what Trump calls the tariff shelf. It’s apparently stocked with $ trillions upon $ trillions — so many that the number changes depending on who’s holding the microphone. One day Trump says it’s $23 trillion. The next, $29 trillion. ⬇️

If Trump truly had no meaningful relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, transparency would be the obvious remedy. He would release the full files. Let the public see the record. Instead, the White House is discrediting disclosure itself. The images, drawn from Epstein’s own materials from his estate, ⬇️

Pope Leo v. Trump, moral authority v. immorality: The Catholic Church takes a stand against Trump’s cruelty. The history & background to this conflict between heaven & hell in this 2-part interview with EJ Dionne, NY Times columnist, former Vatican correspondent. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Sign the petition. Tell Congress to stop killing wolves. default.salsalabs.org/T0fa64d20-f5...

Clean, Limitless Energy Exists & China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It. Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the US wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...

A chief federal judge is determining whether he should refer Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for criminal prosecution for contempt & whether DOJ attorneys should be prosecuted too. In a new filing, the question is raised whether DOJ attorneys participated in a crime or fraud with Noem that⬇️

This is how lies function for dictators & “strongmen:” Tell the lie. Repeat the lie. In perpetuity until the puppets start repeating it & the public accepts it as “truth.” Putin claims territory when logistics are failing. Trump claims historic economic strength when his policies are actively ⬇️

CNN host Erin Burnett on Trump’s & Karoline Leavitt’s lies about inflation: “What Trump & the White House are saying is wrong. Prices were 3% higher in September than they were a year before, and the inflation rate has actually increased for 5 consecutive months. Grocery prices are up nearly 30%.”

The Indiana Senate rejected Trump’s demands to redraw the state’s congressional district maps this week, with a majority of Republicans voting with Democrats against the plan. But now Trump has illegally threatened Indiana leaders to pass the map or all federal funding will be stripped from the ⬇️

“Trump’s Executive Order 14166, signed in August, gives Wall Street unprecedented access to push risky assets, such as private equity funds & cryptocurrencies, into ordinary Americans’ defined-contribution retirement plans, including 401(k)s & 403(b)s, which are the main retirement savings for most⬇️

The National Trust Sues to Block Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction. The lawsuit seeks to force Trump to submit his ballroom plans for public review & input. The Trust said he violated at least 4 laws when he bypassed review processes. But this is what felons do. They’re lawless.

Everybody knew that except Trump, the dumdum.

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Their Deportation Effort. The Transportation Security Administration is providing passenger lists to Immigrations & Customs Enforcement to identify & detain travelers subject to deportation orders. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

Hundreds Are Quarantined in South Carolina, as Measles Spreads. The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s lower vaccination coverage, state health official said. You can thank RFK Jr. for this & all the dumdums who listen to him. Get vaccinated, you fools!

The US Helped to Weaken the Report at the UN Environment Talks. Trump’s American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia & Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity & plastics in a report that was 3 years in the making. Trump forcing the US to side with such rogue nations has ⬇️

“The fear of Trump kept Congressional Republicans in line earlier in the year, but with Trump’s numbers falling & voters turning to Democrats, Republicans are either planning to leave the House or protecting their own political prospects.” Heather Cox Richardson

A poll by AP/NORC (Associated Press/National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago) shows only 31% of American adults approve of Trump’s management of the economy, with 67% disapproving. Among Independents, 15% approve & 80% disapprove.

Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence. David Gentile spent just days in prison of a 7-year sentence for his conviction in a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors. Criminal Trump is pardoning other criminals in an abuse of the pardon power.