Trump administration to freeze childcare funding in five states, including Minnesota, New York and California www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...

In the wealthiest country on Earth, no one should need two jobs just to get by. America is facing an affordability crisis. Senate Democrats have solutions. Republicans only have excuses. www.statista.com/chart/35609/...

Chess boxing: a sport where brain meets brawn - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmOF...

Stephen Schwartz Pulls Out of Kennedy Center's 2026 Lineup variety.com/2026/music/n...

Miami mayor calls for reinstating TPS for Venezuelans : www.npr.org/2026/01/04/n...

NPR investigation shows how the government tried to erase information about January 6 : www.npr.org/2026/01/04/n...

Blackwater Successor Constellis Hunts Immigrants for ICE theintercept.com/2026/01/03/b...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani appoints Dina Levy as HPD commissioner - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=sju5...

Judge dismisses Louisville police reform deal spurred by Breonna Taylor case | apnews.com/article/loui...

US measles cases surpass 2,000, highest in 30 years: abcnews.go.com/Health/us-me...

‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson unveils powerhouse transition team of local leaders - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N_4...

Donald Trump’s War in Venezuela (Congratulations to the Winners of the “Fell for it Again Award”) - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUi...

“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”

Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons” theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...

Galveston man accused of posing as ICE agent - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTnz...

Zohran Mamdani Family Tree - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-tQ...

Mamdani brings the campaign mobilization to City Hall www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

2026 should be a banner year for space science and exploration

Growing number of California sheriffs no longer respond to mental health calls www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

1/ "To be a [Black] in [America] & to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost, almost all of the time & in one's work..."

Dem Renee Hardman wins Iowa State Senate special election & Becomes 1st Black Woman to hold seat in Chamber www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd0Z...

License Plates of Unmarked ICE Cars Tracked in Public Database theintercept.com/2026/01/02/i...

U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned www.npr.org/2026/01/02/n...

Rock Art Captures the 6,000 Year-Old Worldview of Nomadic Group mymodernmet.com/lower-pecos-...

Tesla’s fourth quarter sales fell a lot more than expected

Trump Spent 2025 Attacking Trans Rights. Dems Need to Step Up. theintercept.com/2025/12/31/t...

How Mamdani’s NYC housing plan actually works | www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv2k...

24 million fewer vehicles: One year of congestion pricing in NYC: Traffic is down, commutes are faster, and air quality has improved in America’s largest city in the 12 months since the program took effect. www.fastcompany.com/91460609/23-...

The Sci-Fi Masterpiece So Complex It's Been Stuck In Development Hell For 16 Years - comicbook.com/movies/featu...

Amtrak Is Booming: Why More Americans Are Taking Its Trains Than Ever www.businessinsider.com/amtrak-boomi...

Why an Honorable Discharge Does Not Mean Your Record Is Clean | Military.com www.military.com/feature/2025...

One Household, One Set of Benefits: How Military and VA Rules Affect Dual-Service Couples | Military.com www.military.com/feature/2025...

Welcome to A New Era, Cea Weaver!

Charted: How Global Economic Power Shifted (1980–2025) - Visual Capitalist www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-how-...

Mayor Mamdani takes swift action to protect NYC tenants - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCPJ...

NY Gov. Hochul says congestion pricing is working. The data backs it up - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyQh...

New Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield visits first responders, soup kitchen after being sworn in - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=0umg...

January 1, 2026

Bulgarians ring in the new year by withdrawing euros • www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmto...

NEW: President Trump cites people leaving Colorado "in droves" as a reason he vetoed a bipartisan clean drinking water project. Trump appears to rely on a single moving company's survey, which is contradicted by four similar surveys and government stats. www.9news.com/article/news...

i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette

Off to a good start

Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025: Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...

Day care in Minneapolis vandalized, and children's information stolen, after viral video purporting fraud - CBS Minnesota www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.

U.S. Population Grows at Highest Rate Since 2001 eyeonhousing.org/2025/12/top-...

The fight over Christian nationalism in a small Tennessee town www.bbc.com/news/article...

We went to the day cares Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found. www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...