A very low energy performance by Trump. His basic message for the 2026 midterm elections is to make it harder for you to vote and easier for Republicans to cheat.

YES! All Lies and insults. Pathetic.

Jeffrey Epstein’s close associate, Jean Luc Brunel, was allegedly given immunity back in 2016 to flip on Epstein, but then he went silent. I walk through the details, incl. the DOJ’s handwritten notes documenting Brunel’s involvement in the global trafficking operation. youtu.be/4lJPOodwNWg?...

Completely nuts!

Possible good news... 'All bets are off' if appeals court wades into Judge Cannon's Trump cover-up: MS NOW - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/aileen-canno...

New Brunswick, NJ just canceled plans for a colossal AI data center after massive pushback from the community. That's a huge win for people power. AI data centers are sucking up communities’ utilities AND draining state resources — while enriching Big Tech CEOs.

Trump promised his tariffs would revive U.S. manufacturing, but we lost 88,000 manufacturing jobs last year. Plus U.S. imports continued to grow and the trade deficit in goods hit a record high. All of the chaos amounted to nothing but higher costs for you. So much for the "Golden Age."

The FBI has not released all the evidence it has on this victim or her allegations against Trump. Her story was credible enough to be used to sue Epstein successfully and help convict Ghislaine Maxwell. Why can't the world see an unredacted 302 report?

This piece has been viewed over 14 million times over the last 48 hours. Unbelievable. I'm so encouraged to see how many people are as disgusted by this as I am. Sometimes you just need to be reminded that you're not alone. Keep fighting, good people! johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-pam-b...

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein. Now we learned that they were in business together. He has no business being our Commerce Secretary. He should resign. www.politico.com/live-updates...

We need not tolerate these corporations and their complicity in the inhumane acts now being done by ICE, Border Patrol, and Trump’s Department of Homeland Security. Together, we’re even more powerful. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-biggest-corporations-helping

@squielkit.bsky.social Followed on both!

NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

The Question We’re Not Supposed to Ask About Starlink: Can a Private Satellite Network Influence an Election? Here’s What’s Real. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Chris Murphy names the harm plainly: ICE is inflicting trauma and violence—Minneapolis to Texas, block by block. Families terrorized. Communities destabilized. This happens by design and by funding. Congress can stop feeding it today. #FundHealthcareOverICE #Sheshed

Newly released files show a sworn FBI tip alleging Trump threatened a girl with “disappearing” and said he could have her entire family killed. Signed under penalty of perjury. Why isn’t this front page news? #EpsteinFiles #Trump #Accountability #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/AwMacA1UYTiy...

"A key European ally of Trump said he was 'traumatized' by a meeting where the president’s 'psychological state' came across as 'dangerous.’ Robert Fico, the populist prime minister of Slovakia … characterized Trump as being 'out of his mind,' per a diplomat." www.thedailybeast.com/trump-ally-s...

Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.

Even as ICE receives $170B in new funding, it has stopped paying for medical care for detainees — including life-saving medications, dialysis, and chemotherapy treatments. Remember: Over 70% of detainees have no criminal convictions. Cruelty on steroids.

Today, Donald Trump--the president of the United States and a man with a history of election subversion--said: "We shouldn’t even have an election" in 2026. While legacy media has largely ignored this story, Democracy Docket has covered it from multiple angles. Support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

The issue is not with the constitution. SCOTUS was flipped first, invented „Presidential Immunity“ out of thin air, ignored applying section 3 of the 14th amendment, and generally slowed down prosecuting the 🍊💩🤡 for each of his crimes. Plus Garland. constitution.congress.gov/browse/amend...

🚨BREAKING: The Virginia House of Delegates approved a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment Wednesday that would allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts mid-decade, a significant step toward countering nationwide GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?

I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness. You could be next.

Me, on how badly NYT sane washed that exchange. www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/09/a...

I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland. Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.

Across the country, a growing number of Republican-led state legislatures are moving to gut the direct democracy process — stripping voters of their power to use ballot measures to pass laws when elected officials refuse to act. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/rep...

What are we even doing in America?

The line can only hold as long as its weakest link. If you’re from Colorado call up this guy and let him know he needs to get his shit together.

This will devastate millions of families who rely on these services to survive. Make no mistake: this has nothing to do with supposed "fraud" or any other excuse Trump whips up. This is about enacting revenge on states that stand up to him and his cruel agenda.

Five years later, and it still bears repeating: January 6 was a heavily armed insurrection.

#BREAKING USAF has begun attack on military installations in Venezuela. Air bases, Command and Control and Air Defenses under attack in capitol.

Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why? So they don't kick in until after the midterms. Help spread the word.

Happy New Year to all! Hoping for revival and renewal this year!💥🎉🎊

@mariablack.bsky.social Have a Merry Christmas, Maria! 🎄

@imnotmerida.com Enjoy your Irish Christmas, Aislinn! 🎄🥁🪉

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it!

I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?

Across the country, communities are fighting back against Big Tech and preventing construction of power-hungry AI data centers in their backyards. In response, Big Tech is launching an all-out lobbying blitz. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=OabmXBYpoINwEDPD

The unhoused hero of the Brown - MIT investigation. Details on Substack at: substack.com/@thefrankfig...

"The pattern is also a lesson. News organizations that have stood up for themselves and pushed back against the attempts at intimidation prevailed. "The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement. "It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment fury at a rigged economic system. To counter Trump’s fake populism and his culture wars, progressives should mount a real battle against economic elites who have shafted America’s middle and working classes.

MAGA: I voted for this! $400 million ballroom. Triumphal arch. Qatari jet. Renaming an arts center. Foreign crypto deals. Blowing up boats. Saudi golf resorts. High tariffs on goods. Record deficits. Epstein cover up. Pardons for drug traffickers and rich fraudsters.

Massie says that the Epstein survivors have created a list of 20 powerful men they know are in the files. If the DOJ claims to have released the files but is missing info on these men, then he & Ro Khanna will know the files are incomplete or have been tampered with.

As your electricity bill goes up, remember—it doesn’t have to be this way. Democrats invested in expanding clean energy to lower costs. Trump killed those investments to protect costly fossil fuels, just as AI data centers drive demand even higher.

"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month... "The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Pretty obvious, but there it is:

It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.