The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas. It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...

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bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public

In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.

I'm not a conservative commentator. No one pays me $150m to spike stories Trump doesn't like. No major network is making me the editor in chief. I am just a lawyer who fights for democracy and built Democracy Docket from scratch. For $10 a month you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

🚨 #GVerse #BreakingNews JD Vance attacks Jasmine Crockett: “She wants to be a senator, though her street girl persona is about as real as her nails." The guy who built his brand on a fake hillbilly sob story and has three different names - wants to lecture us on authenticity.

Erika Kirk is ‘interviewing’ Nicki Minaj at a Turning Point event right now. I’ve deleted my Nicki Minaj Spotify catalog. I am DONE with her. I should’ve known that someone who’s literally married to a registered sex offender would gravitate towards Trump and MAGA. She’s destroyed her legacy.

Cardi B is like “I told you Nicki Minaj is a dumb ass bitch, walking hand in hand w some plastic white girl w a bad wig and blow up doll face”

extremely funny for Nicki Minaj to nickname JD Vance “The Assassin” at TPUSA amidst all the Erika Kirk rumors, but otherwise she’s pandering trash and I can’t wait to watch this backfire on her

NEW: California is funding a new $47 million effort across California to prevent youth substance use — with a focus on mentorship, leadership, and reaching struggling young men and boys.

I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care. My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.

🧑‍🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…

Tim Dillon: “To go out through a stream of fireworks & sparklers and stand there in a glittering pantsuit and talk about electing JD Vance 3 months after your husband was killed — many people feel there is something off about that.” (+ a Freudian slip from Erika Kirk)

Q: “Why do you think Trump is working so hard to stop the Epstein files from coming out?” REPUBLICAN Rep. Massie: “These files implicate billionaires, friends of Trump, political donors — and Epstein had ties to 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 intelligence agencies.”

“The inflation data is missing numbers on the key areas that are costing you more — no data from October & November on food, shelter, and health care.” @jessicatarlov.bsky.social making the point that the Trump numbers should be “taken with a grain of salt”

DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor. Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

For a GOP president—after the Iraq War—to say outright that invading Venezuela is all about oil is wild. But it is. It’s also about corruption, power, graft, and land. And we should take him at his word. @msnowevents.bsky.social

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Last night was crazy.

Someone come get grandpa he’s yelling again, and we’re concerned

83% of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid: www.kff.org/medicaid/7-c... Republicans simply can't believe that's true. It's government insurance, surely everyone hates it! But guess what: People don't want to be "health consumers," they just want secure coverage.

Kelly: I wish someone would tell him how math works. You know, that the prices are going to go down 500 or 600%. Anyone who's been through like the sixth grade by then knows that that is not a thing.

I stand on business

“I was feeling kind of sorry for Trump when I pictured him reading Jake’s book,” the former president said. “But then I remembered that he can’t read.” more: open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

It's one long run on sentence. Did he get into his son's stash?

Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.

oh look a real unemployment problem

To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine: Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men. Not a soul would call that “winning.”

When Charlie was killed, I read the things people said about him & read the things he had said. When Rob was killed, I read the things people said about him & read the things he had said. You can decide today, how would you like to be remembered. As a Charlie or as a Rob. Choose wisely. 🦋

A note on my friend, Rob Reiner — a man of courage and conviction.

Kamlager-Dove: Biden put together a very restrictive plan around selling these chips to other countries. And Republicans were saying, “Hey, Biden, you’re not protecting our national security.” Fast forward to Trump, and he’s selling these things like you sell Snickers on the corner.

Munson: In Oklahoma, Republicans have been in charge of state government for two decades, and nothing has improved. In fact, everything has gotten worse. On every good list, we’re at the bottom, and on every bad list, we’re at the very top.

I have no idea who you are or what your agenda is. But if you think I am not doing enough to fight for democracy then so be it. Perhaps, just stop following me rather than posting nonsense.

Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.

That mfkr is right there. Right damn there! "General Hospital" star Anthony Geary, who played iconic daytime character Luke Spencer for 40 years, has died, a publicist confirmed. He was 78. abc7ny.com/post/general... via ABC7NY App

Jen and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

"Deplorables" remains an accurate descriptor for Trump and his enablers.

James Talarico: Why do we have a trillionaire when veterans are sleeping on the streets? I’m all for success, but this is not success. This is hoarding. The reason poverty still exists in the wealthiest country in history is not because we can’t feed the poor. It’s because we can’t satisfy the rich

I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!

Ramirez to Noem: "You lied on the record and you lied to members of this committee. You violated court orders by not turning around deportation flights bound for El Salvador where we know that hundreds of people under your leadership reported they were raped, beaten, and nearly died."

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”

Keep voting #RepublicanPartyOfSuffering out until they cease. #GavinNewsom🤩🇺🇸

ARKANSAS FARMER🧑‍🌾 : “Trump’s $12 billion bailout is a far cry from what we need. Just the loss in corn this year was over $16 billion. The loss in soybeans around $11 billion. Cotton & rice even bigger losses. $12 billion won’t make up for this 1 year.” (H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )

The price for the precious metal has doubled this year amid a global inventory squeeze.

Bass: We had an important victory today from the courts. The court determined what we knew all along: we do not need National Guard troops in our city. We didn’t need them in June, and we certainly don’t need them in December. I’m glad a decision was made saying the president is out of line