New in PN: The regime wants to turn artists into performing monkeys "Freedom of speech and freedom of expression is the right to criticize the ruler. But it’s also the right to not play jazz vibraphone if you don’t want to — not even if the ruler says you must for his greater glory."

NEW EPISODE: David Pakman joined me to break down the most dangerous and overlooked trends of Donald Trump’s second term, from public desensitization and media failure to economic backlash, immigration cruelty, and rising threats to democratic norms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZEx...

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Trumpers are *still* scheming to overturn the 2020 election www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-geor...

Preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research showed the Kennedy Center Honors garnered the “smallest audience ever on the night of December 23, 2025." trib.al/VdukWAP

Epstein survivor Marijke Chartouni reacts to Donald Trump's latest post about Jeffrey Epstein: "Every accusation is a confession. Cheers. 🥂"

What do Nigeria and Venezuela have in common? They are both the LARGEST OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES in their respective continents. That’s what these Trump military operations are about: oil.

Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too. www.wired.com/story/us-tra...

This is what Canada’s Maple Maga, and their cult leader Pierre P want for Canada - to be labeled as such - so that their agenda of eliminating everyone of these things, and there y forcing 🇨🇦 to become conservative Christian nationalist country they desire

Pretty sure these embassies are always closed on these days but now they’re required to bestow thanks upon great Donald for his limitless blessings

these are the kind of numbers that, *at the end of a president's term*, herald a total wipeout for his party in the next election. we are in december of year one.

Russell Fry protects pedophiles

And Leon’s son is now working in the White House. Thx to JD Vance / He is actually working very closely with Scott Bessant - now do you all know who Pam Bondi is really protecting? It’s not just Trump.

"Black didn’t just sign Epstein’s birthday book He wired him $170 million after Epstein was a registered sex offender" "Leon Black didn’t just know Epstein he travelled with Trump to Moscow in 1996, right when the Kremlin’s seduction campaign was ramping up" www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-birthd...

"The speculation often is stoked by ideological accounts that seize on 'clues' reinforcing their worldviews. Corrections are exceedingly rare — and seldom travel as far as the original claims."

lol when a rich, powerful white man begs for higher taxes, you know that vibes are about to shift towards eating the rich:

NEW: Maryland is advancing its mid-decade redistricting push, with its new redistricting commission now soliciting the public for new congressional map proposals. Though the effort has drawn criticism, it could join California and Virginia in countering GOP gerrymandered gains.

Brilliant - Canada - we chose we’ll🇨🇦 open.substack.com/pub/marsenau...

(2/2) In these divided times, I am inspired to keep fighting for justice and equality, just as Daddy and Mum always taught me. Today, as we embrace our new name, the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, we carry forward their legacy and continue the work they started.

(2/2) President Kennedy proudly stood for justice, peace, equality, dignity, diversity, and compassion for those who suffer. President Trump stands in opposition to these values, and his name should not be placed alongside President Kennedy's.

(1/2) President Trump and his administration have spent the past year repressing free expression, targeting artists, journalists, and comedians, and erasing the history of Americans whose contributions made our nation better and more just.

"But Harris would be no better than Trump!" "I won't vote for the lesser evil!" "There is no compromise on genocide!" In case it isn't obvious, anyone who argued not voting for Harris viewed trans kids an an acceptable sacrifice.

These are our most impressive institutions and crucial for our survival as a people and a species.

GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick: "I can tell you my colleagues from very conservative districts have quietly been coming up to me on the floor saying, 'Thank you for what you're doing. We want leadership to head in this direction.' They feel politically they can't do it. People you would be shocked."

@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov You’re all still hated.. 👇🏻👇🏻

Per Quinnipac- Democrats in Congress rating overall almost as low as Trumps rating - dem base is so mad at Dems in Congress over ending the shutdown with no gains on ACA don’t tell me Dems will easily take back Congress in mid terms! CPI cooled to 2.7% -prices will still go up at slower pace

My universal translator must be broken WTF is Fetterman saying?

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New in PN: 2025 was a political disaster for MAGA "Led by an erratic president who is failing at his only real skill — messaging — the Trump administration is losing a multifront political war, and things are likely to get worse for them before they get better."

🙋‍♂️ I wrote for Vanity Fair for a couple years. The fact-checking process is INTENSE. Editors and fact-checkers probe your sourcing, your framing, your quotes. Thus Susie Wiles knew this story was coming and knew the quotes were legit. She can object to "context" but not quotes.

"Christian nationalist pastor and commentator Joel Webbon insists submission is the natural state of all women, and that the real battle is whether they submit to the current secular culture or to heroic Christian men who are willing to take them as a prize." www.liberalcurrents.com/marriage-mis...

Ooopsi pearl clutching backtracking Liar

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Trump’s current Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on the Trump admin: —Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.” —Vance has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade.” —Musk is “an avowed ketamine [user].” —Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.” —Bondi “completely whiffed” the Epstein Files.

Susie Wiles tells Vanity Fair Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.” Vance’s conversion from Never Trumper has been “sort of political” and the VP has been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade.” Russell Vought is “a right-wing absolute zealot.”

Newsom just hired the top CDC experts who stood up to Kennedy and Trump. Plus, read the inspiring story of how neighbors protected workers from ICE in freezing temps. Real leadership and community power in action. Read the full report here:

“The end goal was never to conduct a thorough, unbiased investigation,” said one DOJ lawyer. “The end goal was to file a damn complaint — or have something to threaten the university.” With @chronicle.com

person of interest detained in Brown U shooting who was named identified photographed splashed all over social media has been released. He was not the shooter and now his life is going to be ruined because shit heads on social media have decided that they are the sole authority abt investigations

Dear God .. Prayers Up variety.com/2025/film/ne...

His name is Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner. He is in hospital after surgery from gunshots received after he disarmed one of the gunmen. A true hero and a sign that someone's origin has nothing to do with their moral fibre or bravery.

And I am reminded of the scores of police at Uvalde who felt they could do nothing.

This x 1,000,000

@mark-carney.bsky.social How is it that she can’t access funds from Cdn banks? Without going thru US system? funds can be sent from 🇨🇦 banks directly to the 🇨🇦 embassy in 🇨🇭 “I can’t buy some other kinds of currencies, because the transaction would go through the US system,” Prost said.

She’s Canadian . Can’t she access Cdn banks - why only US banking?

That's why @socialistsanddemocrats.eu , @europeangreens.eu and everyone else except EPP , have been insisting on Europe's digital sovereignty for decades now. @fesonline.bsky.social has put out the last warning a few weeks ago: www.authoritarian-stack.info

Translation - REP Jim Banks is a coward

@kidscanpress.bsky.social Why are you not suing for IP THEFT & Copyright infringement CC @mark-carney.bsky.social

We sadly know Zoe Weissman because of Parkland. In fact, our families are so close, that she has been there for my wife and I after Parkland and helped with our foundation Orange Ribbons For Jaime. America, are you ok with this?