In new public remarks, Putin notes that Trump’s new strategic plan for US foreign policy aligns with Russia over NATO allies.

I just published a breakdown of trump’s surreal Oval Office meeting with Zohran Mamdani — including what happened off-camera and why trump suddenly turned into a grinning fanboy. You’re not ready for this story. Read it on my Substack here: brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/what-reall...

Hey so, i would encourage my fellow performers to not do any shows at the Kennedy Center until it reverts to it’s original name Thank you for your attention to this matter (yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)

1. He didn’t have the authority to change the name of The Dept of Defense, and he doesn’t have the authority to change the name of the Kennedy Center. 2. More importantly, he needs to be removed from office. He’s mentally unfit to be president, and he’s a clear & present danger to this country.

📌"The raw bitterness on the opening night of the four-day conference reflected deep divisions over the meaning of “America First” and next steps for the “MAGA” movement defined more by the force of Trump’s personality than loyalty to a particular ideological project." Kool-Aid, anybody?

Great piece about my dear friend Melissa Hortman. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Confirms the decision I made several years to NEVER again be a Bank of America customer. What is the crazed thought process that would lead CBS or Bank of America to have their name associated with "HAS Feminism failed women?" Sadly, I think we know the answer.

Bank of America is nostalgic for the time when it didn't have to issue a credit card to women without her husband's permission.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: EU agrees to loan Kyiv €90bn and reserves right to use frozen Russian assets

When they wanted to release the files early this year, they paid $1M in overtime and put 1000 people on it - until they realized what was in the files. Now they’re slow walking the release.

Trump’s dirty hand is all over this. They are counting on people to see the first few batches as empty or boring, it is also unknown what they’ll try to challenge in court in an attempt to omit it.

Putin says "Russia will achieve liberating its historic lands militarily." He means Russia's 1914 imperial borders.

BREAKING: Mississippi will hold special elections for state supreme court in 2026 because of our lawsuit to ensure that districts are drawn fairly to represent Black voters. In a state where nearly 40% of its residents are Black, it is absolutely crucial that their voices are heard.

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Today, French lawmakers unanimously approved a bill exonerating women punished for abortion before it was legalized in 1975. This "is an act of justice toward those thousands of lives shattered by unjust laws," said Aurore Bergé, minister-delegate for gender equality.

Q: Does the administration need to go to Congress to conduct land strikes in Venezuela? RUBIO: I'm not gonna speculate about things that haven't happened and may never happen. To this point, nothing has happened that requires us to notify Congress

Rubio on former colleagues who say he's abandoned his principles: "There's things people can say do in private that they can't in public...but at the end of the day, the person the people elected POTUS is Donald J Trump. That's who they elected. My job is to implement the president's foreign policy"

HAPPENING NOW: 100s of striking Starbucks workers and community allies are gathering in front of Starbucks's headquarters in Seattle. If the company continues to ignore our calls for fair contracts and resolving unfair labor practices, we'll keep getting louder! #NoContractNoCoffee

Rubio on Russia-Ukraine: "It's not our war. It's a war on another continent."

Measles cases raise concerns for holiday travelers. The number of measles cases is continuing to rise, reaching 1,958 confirmed cases in 43 states through Dec 16 & threatening to undo next yr the US status as a nation that has eradicated the disease. #ProudBlue penncapital-star.com/2025/12/18/r...

Trump-appointed judge decries ICE’s ‘horrendous detention practices’ in Long Island and beyond “ICE held them, day after day, without access to bunks, bedding, soap, showers, toothbrushes or clean clothes,” wrote U.S. District Judge Gary Brown.

We’ve officially transitioned from his inflation freak-out to his unemployment freak-out. 🤡 #NFP

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna threatens Pam Bondi with prosecution if she doesn’t release the full Epstein files by today’s deadline: “Let me be very clear—we need a full release.”

Thanks Steve I really needed to read this and hear the JFK speech this morning! It's a great mantra for the Democratic party to adopt going forward and I will do my small part! 👍🏻✌️✌️ Donald Trump is no John F. Kennedy open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...

Katie Couric: "Quiet, piggy - why doesn't the entire press corps revolt when he treats a journalist that way. The problem is, if they did, what happened at the Pentagon would happen at the White House, they'd lose access and their jobs - they're overseen by huge corporations funding Trump."

Fox Business on new economic numbers: "That is not strong at all ... consumers are just worried about the price of things and long-run inflation expectations ... the weakness I think is attractive. Bad news is good news for the market"

Congress named the Kennedy Center and only Congress can rename it. Another lawless action.

Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.

Thank you to all who speak out!

Key Epstein fact: the anticommunist zealots who led Iran-Contra merged with the KGB network that pillaged the USSR to establish Putin and his oligarchs. Epstein and Robert Maxwell were embedded in both networks.

Not that it will but the willingness of Americans to obey is a very funny contrast with our self-image and should probably prompt some reflection bsky.app/profile/jonf...

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Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.

Get ready.

. For warning & explaining for DECADES how the NOW EVIL ANTI-AMERICAN SOVIET COMMUNIST / FASCIST REPUBLICAN CULT of politician TRAITORS were going wrong, I was called so many names, like "alarmist" & because of the rampant sexism & misogyny in America, the idiots topped it off w/"hysterical woman."

Macron says Europe must prepare to re-engage directly with Putin if current peace efforts stall. Speaking after the EU summit, he stated: “Either a lasting peace is reached, or Europe will have to reopen dialogue with Russia, in full transparency and in coordination with Ukraine.”

Imagine someone in 2012 showing you today's op-ed from Mitt Romney encouraging the government to raise taxes on rich people. You wouldn’t believe it.

How to Save Democracy—and Journalism—After Algorithms Broke the Truth

Justice Department • Friday Deadline I don’t care what your political affiliation is, your social status, power or wealth. Anyone that has participated in sex trafficking, abusing & raping children/women must be held accountable! Release The Epstein Files! #EpsteinClientList Thread 1/3🧵

www.politico.com/news/2025/12... Attorneys for Jack Smith are pressing for their client to be allowed to testify in an open forum in a new letter to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan.

Want to make sense of all the news? Keep it simple. The GOP has lost all credibility (forever) easy. Remember this?

For those who don't yet know @davidjolly.bsky.social, watch this. I am so excited for his campaign and can't wait to vote for him as our next Governor. Until the election, pay attention and get to know him and if possible, support his campaign.

“Trans people and our families are facing terror from this administration.”

I’m deeply honored to earn the endorsement of State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid! He has been a fearless advocate for civil rights, economic justice, and accountability across Illinois. So proud to stand alongside Rep. Rashid as we fight for a government that works for people, instead of corporations.

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

Putin knows Trump is in trouble, which means he needs to do whatever he wants as soon as possible. Netanyahu is in a similar situation. All of them are dangerous and unpredictable right now.

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Re: Epstein Files Leaked GOP memo gives step-by-step instructions on how to use DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender) a psychological manipulation tactic, to dismiss any Trump wrongdoing, and instead villainize Dems and frame Trump as the victim couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...

Trump May Have Stolen 2024. Democrats Completed the Autopsy and Buried It. open.substack.com/pub/wendy664...