"This was a night that rekindled lost love or started it anew. Strangers hugged. A region united in celebration. Kids discovered why mom and dad yell at the TV and wear weird costumes on Sunday." www.hawkblogger.com/2025/12/the-...

The new Antonio Brown. sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...

"Israel conducted at least 14 airstrikes targeting several Hezbollah military sites across Lebanon, including a training facility and weapons depots, on December 18th, which marks its most extensive wave of airstrikes in recent months." understandingwar.org/research/mid...

"De Costa’s resignation does not mitigate the problem represented by the mayor-elect’s prejudices and those for which his transition team selects. It only alerts us to the scale of the problem." www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-b...

"Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum." Because fear is a powerful motivator. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...

Trump is a big fan of single-payer (as long as it's named after him). So is Weekend Bernie. And the way to get anything out of Trump is to blow him passionately. Would the Vermont Wobbly really let partisan tribalism get in the way of realizing his dream? www.thebulwark.com/p/pediatric-...

I can't wait for the day Machado realizes that Trump only wanted Venezuela as his own Ukraine and a beachhead for conquering the rest of South America. www.semafor.com/article/12/1...

"The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reported a grim milestone this week: In Fiscal Year 2025, for the first time in history, the U.S. spent more than $1 trillion servicing the national debt." www.crfb.org/blogs/trilli...

"This dire moment in our nation’s moral life cries out for a renewal of hearts." www.thebulwark.com/p/we-need-a-...

Don't get your hopes up. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-maga-c...

In other words, they know that Trump's invasion of Venezuela won't stop at the Brazilian border. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

"European leaders approved a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan to Ukraine on Thursday, backed by the E.U. budget." www.reuters.com/world/europe...

"Seven years after Trump declared victory over ISIS, the terrorist group continues to inspire attacks worldwide." thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...

"Hochul’s recent approval of the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline....signals an important evolution in Democrats’ energy agenda, from the renewables-and-regulations approach....to a revived 'all-of-the-above' affordability politics." thedispatch.com/newsletter/d...

"The [dictator] was asking essentially the same question that Carter did in 'malaise' mode, albeit with less of a theory to answer it: What’s wrong with all of you?" thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...

"Trump is going around naming things after himself. What about the moon? It isn’t named for anyone. And it does kind of look like him: round and lifeless and, at certain times of year, orange." thedispatch.com/article/trum...

"Why disclaimers about intent do nothing to blunt the real-world consequences of anti-Semitic rhetoric." thedispatch.com/article/anti...

"Trump promised he'd go after the 'worst of the worst' with his immigration policy. Instead, three-year-olds cuddling teddy bears are being forced to represent themselves in court." www.lincolnsquare.media/p/absurdity-...

Miracle at the Bulb. sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...

"The Iranian regime announced new Artesh appointments as part of a broader reshuffling of senior Iranian military leadership following the Israel-Iran War." understandingwar.org/research/mid...

Cheech, Chong, and Trump. www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-s...

Of course. That's the only way Gruters will or can keep his job, after all. www.nationalreview.com/news/staring...

"POTUS is firing or censoring the statisticians who collect data on health....as well as the kind of experts who could verify his lofty claims of an A++++ economy." www.thebulwark.com/p/catherine-...

"Dan Bongino is on his way out at the FBI....[his] bizarre tenure, his struggle to reconcile conspiracy culture with reality, and what comes next." www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-d...

"[T]he viral confrontation between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and a protester at a DC wine bar, and makes the case that public officials don’t get to cause mass suffering and still expect polite silence in public." They do now, @timmiller.bsky.social. www.thebulwark.com/p/scott-bess...

"Tom Steyer has hired Zohran Mamdani’s ad firm to help get him elected in California. Can they pull it off?" Of course. It's California. At least until Trump full-scale invades and occupies it. www.thebulwark.com/p/tales-of-a...

"Winter is coming." www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-bad...

"DEI is fine when it stands for Donald’s Ego Inflation." www.foxnews.com/politics/see...

"The Israeli military launched air strikes this morning on southern and northeastern Lebanon, Israeli officials say targeted infrastructure and launch sites used by the terror group Hezbollah." apnews.com/article/leba...

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals goes MAGA. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...

Should have blown them off. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

"The State Department announced Wednesday night that the U.S. would sell more than $11 billion in arms to Taiwan, including medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones. If approved by Congress, it would be the largest U.S. weapons package to Taiwan." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

Maduro is right about Trump wanting to turn Venezuela into a colony - or, rather, his own Ukraine. About Colombia voluntarily subsuming itself into Venezuela? Not so much. www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/a...

"Russian [dictator] Vladimir Putin, speaking at a Russian Defense Ministry meeting, said that his country’s military is prepared to occupy further Ukrainian territory if Ukraine and its Western allies 'refuse to [hand it over]." abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

God willing. thedispatch.com/newsletter/m...

"Trump’s unprecedented [fascism] could stay with us for a long time." thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...

"Why the cult of youth represents the worst kind of identity politics and 'populism'." thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...

"A stunning Vanity Fair profile reveals White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles privately blasting Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and key figures inside his [regime]." www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXkb...

"Measles is back in South Carolina — and it didn’t happen by accident." www.lincolnsquare.media/p/rfk-jrs-ma...

There hasn't been a "right guy" in almost 18 years.

"When cruelty is normalized as 'strength' and empathy is recoded as weakness, we all lose." www.lincolnsquare.media/p/from-venez...