Bingo.

He's using the CIA as an end-run around Congress. Trump installed Michael Ellis as General Counsel of the CIA back in September and got him to write a memo saying these attacks are legal. Ellis was part of the group that hid the "perfect" phone call with Zelenskyy that led to Trump's 1st impeachment

NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

If it’s hard to follow the journalistic logic of CBS News' scrapped 60 Minutes segment, it makes sense to look at another kind—the brutal logic of corporate media in Trump’s America.

Don’t let them rewrite history. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi, for speaking out.

One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.

This is not only devastating to everyone about to lose the ability to afford insurance, it will devastate hospitals as uncompensated care explodes, ERs will be the default and costs will be pushed back onto everyone else. This is how you break a health care system on purpose while screaming fraud.

I mean, let's talk about the obvious.

Privilege pays.

Fascism.

Putin also told Trump he didn’t mess with our 2016 election, and Trump believed him over our own intelligence community. If Putin told Trump that it was actually Ukraine that invaded Russia in Feb, 2022 to start this war, Trump would believe him. Why? Bcuz Trump works for Putin.

This year, instead of lowering costs for you, Donald Trump has worked hard to make himself, his family, and his billionaire buddies even richer.

This is such a scary, dangerous moment. The President of the United States is, and always has been, on Putin’s side. Which means as long as he’s in the White House, the United States is NOT on Ukraine’s side and is NOT on the side of the free world. Our European allies must understand this. Quickly.

Seems to me if voting didn’t matter the people who benefit most from the destruction of democracy wouldn’t be trying so hard to demolish democracy

I don't usually don a tinfoil hat, but either those 1 million new Epstein files don't exist, or someone was hiding them to protect trump. What we know for sure is that Todd Blanche is a proven liar. Here's today's Breakdown in case you missed it earlier: www.youtube.com/live/rx7Tyhz...

Women across the US are facing criminal charges for miscarrying—this is what "fetal personhood" looks like.

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

5 yrs ago next Tuesday, an American president who lost an election but refused to accept the loss incited a violent attempt to overthrow the election. Instead of being treated like a pariah, that president was actually voted back into the White House, a much bigger condemnation of us than him.

A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities responsible for his arrest. 
Attorneys for Larry Bushart, 61, allege in the lawsuit that those responsible violated Bushart's First and Fourth Amendment rights.

Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: Many survivors came forward, and we began comparing notes and working with people in Congress. As we started connecting the dots, we realized that some of us were sent to the same person in Hollywood for movie auditions. Some of us went to the same modeling agency…

The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr. Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet. See the problem?

This Christmas the real Scrooges are corporations that raked in record profits this year and paid their CEOs millions of dollars but still deny workers a living wage and benefits.

He’s not wrong.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.

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If the Democrats retake Congress this must be on the priority list of legislative initiatives. Yes, Trump will veto it. But signing this bill must be a campaign issue for any 2028 Dem candidate. reason.com/2025/12/17/t...

US media has decided to pretend that the Epstein-Nassar Letter Epstein sent just before he died merely had a "crude reference" to Trump. NO. It was a clear, unambiguous allegation by Epstein that Trump *regularly sexually assaulted* "young, nubile girls." Our media is BROKEN.

one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills

The Department of Education said Monday that the Trump administration will begin to garnish earnings from student loan borrowers in January.

Manufacturing culture wars allows Republicans to sound faux populist without having to address the practical problems faced by most Americans — lack of paid sick leave, unaffordable child care and elder care, stagnant wages, and inadequate housing. Don’t fall for it.

An allegation of rape against Trump was part of an explosive new tranche of documents released by his own Justice Department.

Fascism

I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?

Democracy depends on a fearless and free press. Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media. They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.

Donald Trump, Tuesday, December 23, 2025: "Anybody that disagrees with me will never be the Fed Chairman." Words that will haunt any Trump Fed nominee. Trump could not be more clear: he's going to install a puppet that serves his needs, not the American people.

🚨BREAKING: Missourians filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a court to stop the state from using its new congressional map until voters have the chance to approve or reject the measure in a referendum. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Not so fast, Sean.

Farewell to CBS News and "60 Minutes." It just went the way of the Washington Post's editorial page Once you begin surrendering to Trump, he always wants more. You can’t appease a tyrant. Some thoughts...

Pam Bondi violates federal law by failing to disclose the Epstein files. Let's discuss at tonight's community meeting, live on Substack at 9 pm ET. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. This is the military industrial complex on steroids.

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

BARI WEISS ONCE AGAIN CLOWNFUCKS CBS NEWS INTO IRRELEVANCE, THIS TIME BY SHITCANNING A 60 MINUTES SEGMENT EXPOSING DEAR LEADER'S FAVORITE SALVADORAN SLAVE-LABOR GULAG. MANY ARE SAYING TO ME "SIR! SIR! NO ONE WRITES ANGRY POSTS LIKE YOU! SIR!" THANKS FOR READING, LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4sb6lK8

Unlike CBS News, Frontline PBS ran their report recently on stories from some of the migrants sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. Trump & his enablers can’t erase the truth about what happened. Watch the PBS piece. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...

Lies.

Last year, one-term Rep. Anthony D’Esposito lost after adding his mistress to his official payroll. This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

The only explanation for why Trump is willing to take such a huge political hit keeping these Epstein files hidden is bcuz he knows what’s in those files about him is really, really, really, really bad. That’s the only explanation for this massive Trump led coverup.

“You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in.” — Trump, is the snake.