Our new Capitol Hill reporter has been absolutely everywhere this week working day and night. It has been really fun to have someone ask questions the entire team comes up for Members of Congress in real time. “Here comes Rep. X, what do you want me to ask him?”

Anderson Cooper is now getting his chance to receive “extensive editorial feedback” from the new CBS News editor in chief. Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social elink.mail.status.news/ls/click?upn...

NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.

We need to end lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. For a court that shapes our rights for generations, concentrating power indefinitely undermines public trust. I’m backing legislation for 18-year term limits and regular appointments to restore balance and accountability.

President Trump's administration says that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud, the AP reports.

"'We got a letter from the FDA signed by Michael Jay Hoffmann. The letter just felt like they were trying to strongarm us,' Kraus said." "The letter demanded they remove chest binders...from their website within 15 days, stating the products are strictly intended for medical purposes."

COMMENTARY: It seems an increasing number of Americans, including elected leaders and journalists, are afraid to tell the truth about what happened on January 6. That's dangerous.

this article is a good example of what i mean — literal kids work the orchards where the bulk of our oranges/lemons are grown, earning a piece-rate that can work out to less than minimum wage, and i genuinely don’t know what you or i can do about it even if it disgusts us. that’s shame

Trump's plan to slash indirect costs gets another drubbing in the courts--and in Congress www.science.org/content/arti...

What would be Putin biggest pipe dream to come out of his stooge Trump? Destroying NATO.

The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.

It’s Meningitis Monday! Meningitis for all! Do you see a pale house? And his name that sat on him was Death. Robert F Kennedy Jr has just decided that our children should not be immunized against several diseases, among them meningitis. Meningitis spreads FAST and kills 1 in 6.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations

As of this year, CalRx insulin pens are now available for just $11 each — and copays for a 20-day supply are capped at $35. No one should have to choose between paying the bills and receiving life-saving medicine.

On Nov. 6, the DOE released a new proposed framework excluding nursing from the so-called "professional degree" category -- a plan which, if finalized, would limit nurses' access to certain student loans. Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/workforce/119258?trw=no

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

Every day that the pushback by Congress is muted, the more we can be sure Trump will take it asa green light to invade another country.

Further evidence of the nexus of denial, climate denier Patrick Moore famously "says Monsanto's Roundup safe to drink, then refuses glass", courtesy of CBC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWM_...

To: Gregory Bovino, Head ICE Eunuch From: The People of the United States Re: Maduro There are two people in the U.S. who recently entered the country illegally from Venezuela.

It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.

The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/

These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver. This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.

KAMALA WILL SEND YOUR SONS TO WAR

Pretty sure that the kidnapping of a foreign leader is an illegal order that should have been refused.

President Trump said on Saturday that Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president and would act as a partner in letting the U.S. run the country. Less than two hours later, Rodríguez made clear she viewed the U.S. as an illegal invader that must be rejected.

International law won't constrain Trump's thirst for oil. But every solar panel that goes up makes crude reserves that much less valuable billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...

The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”

Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business

NEW: The Trump-backed MAGA Inc. super PAC raised $100m+ in the 2nd half of 2025, including from donors with interests before his administration: ▶️Greg & Anna Brockman (AI policies): $25m ▶️Juul (Trump's FDA approved Juul's vapes): $1m ▶️American Rights & Reform PAC (cannabis rescheduling): $1m+

Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.” SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.” CNN: “No, every day care is locked.” SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔 He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.

73 of 240 DHHS advisory committees were terminated in 2025, substituting singular crank ideology for group expertise & advice. Apparently RFK Jr. refuses to listen to anyone but himself. Why terminate the organ transplantation adcomm? www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/s/accou...

Syphilis should not be an issue in this day and age. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Shoutout today to all the new retirees. We lost so much experience with the Fork, and many officially retired yesterday. You will be missed. I hope we hear your voices now, in a way you couldn’t before! For FWS retirees, reach out via DM if you have capacity to help me promote conservation online!

Final broadcast of ABC News Tonight for 2025. I hope every rep and senator saw it. Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up. Call your Rep and Senators.

“…hope is a way to be… a habitual movement toward the good. Hope compels you to pursue goals with urgency but without the fear that if your hopes aren’t realized, you’ve failed… It’s not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but you are not free to stop trying, either.”

Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.” Mamdani, 2026:

Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse. go.nature.com/44SntdQ

During a good night’s sleep, the brain gets busy cleaning itself go.nature.com/44tsxoN

Thoughtful and insightful story from Gabe Cohen. Which I appreciate! www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/p...

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Psalm 33:12 says "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance" ... Government resources (your taxpayer dollars!) are being used to overtly, flagrantly, triumphantly promote Christian nationalism at DOL.

Statement from President Bill Clinton’s office demanding everything re himself be publicly released. This is what someone says when they have nothing to hide. #EpsteinFiles

60 minutes should broadcast 12 minutes of silence with the words “this segment was censored by Trump” on the screen.