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‘Tis the season to …
Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
President Donald Trump says he launched a “powerful and deadly" U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the government there of failing to rein in the persec...
apnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
‘Tis the season to …
“No matter what you’re doing, you’re having a better Christmas than the broken-inside grievance-baby who is incapable of experiencing joy.”
Merry Christmas!
have a great day, everyone
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“No matter what you’re doing, you’re having a better Christmas than the broken-inside grievance-baby who is incapable of experiencing joy.”
“There is no decency in removing hardworking members of our communities from their families and neighbors and imprisoning them and then deporting them to other countries, some of which are brutal dictatorships.”
The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime
Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America's shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
“There is no decency in removing hardworking members of our communities from their families and neighbors and imprisoning them and then deporting them to other countries, some of which are brutal dictatorships.”
“When this monomaniacal kleptocrat leaves office, the first order of business from an incoming Democratic president should be an Extreme Makeover to rid the White House and our government of everything Trump has desecrated.”
My column for the San Francisco Chronicle about Donald Trump's gilding of America...
Gold-plated A-hole...
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“When this monomaniacal kleptocrat leaves office, the first order of business from an incoming Democratic president should be an Extreme Makeover to rid the White House and our government of everything Trump has desecrated.”
Take a bow, Illinois, for @brianstelter.bsky.social’s No. 1 story of the year:
“‘Get out your cell phones,’ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told residents in response to ICE activities in his state. ‘Record and narrate what you see,’ he said.”
“‘Get out your cell phones,’ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told residents in response to ICE activities in his state. ‘Record and narrate what you see,’ he said.”
🎁 Merry, merry! This is our final daily digest of 2025. We'll be recharging over the holidays and returning to your inbox on January.
view.newsletters.cnn.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Take a bow, Illinois, for @brianstelter.bsky.social’s No. 1 story of the year:
“‘Get out your cell phones,’ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told residents in response to ICE activities in his state. ‘Record and narrate what you see,’ he said.”
“‘Get out your cell phones,’ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told residents in response to ICE activities in his state. ‘Record and narrate what you see,’ he said.”
“Calling a fully vetted, corroborated investigation into torture ‘not ready’ because the alleged torturers didn’t get enough airtime is not editorial judgment. It’s hostage negotiation with yourself.”
A Letter to Bari Weiss
The Only Thing You Pulled Was The Mask Off Yourself
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Calling a fully vetted, corroborated investigation into torture ‘not ready’ because the alleged torturers didn’t get enough airtime is not editorial judgment. It’s hostage negotiation with yourself.”
“The post doesn’t just offend—it alarms. This is not how a stable, self-possessed person communicates, let alone one entrusted with immense power.”
The Trump Who Stole Christmas
Issues a warped holiday message to the "Radical Left Scum"
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“The post doesn’t just offend—it alarms. This is not how a stable, self-possessed person communicates, let alone one entrusted with immense power.”
Another mayor, another night before Christmas …
Mayor Harold Washington reads ‘Night Before Christmas’ (<i>A Visit From St. Nicholas</i>)
Journalist, editor and content strategist Charlie Meyerson shares stuff worth knowing.
www.meyersonstrategy.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Another mayor, another night before Christmas …
“Pour one out for Obergruppenführer Greg Bovino, who, should he decide to spend Christmas trampling over the rights of innocent Chicago residents, will have to do so without the protection of the National Guard.”
is the DOJ creating bogus Dead Pedo Bestie Files in order to protect Dear Leader?
what the fuck is going on?
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Pour one out for Obergruppenführer Greg Bovino, who, should he decide to spend Christmas trampling over the rights of innocent Chicago residents, will have to do so without the protection of the National Guard.”
Battleships?
We will never see them, and that's a good thing.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
“The extremely limited circumstances under which the federal government can call up the militia over a state’s objection do not exist in Illinois.”
Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s planned National Guard deployment to Chicago
Article Summary In a 6-3 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court left in place a lower court order barring President
capitolnewsillinois.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“The extremely limited circumstances under which the federal government can call up the militia over a state’s objection do not exist in Illinois.”
“This is an important step in curbing the Trump Administration's consistent abuse of power and slowing Trump’s march toward authoritarianism.”
Statement from Governor Pritzker on the Supreme Court’s Decision in Trump v. Illinois
CHICAGO — Today, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Trump...
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“This is an important step in curbing the Trump Administration's consistent abuse of power and slowing Trump’s march toward authoritarianism.”
Score one for Chicago.
U.S. Supreme Court sides against Trump, won't lift block on National Guard deployment in Illinois
The decision, appearing on the high court’s “emergency” or “shadow” docket, is the first from the justices addressing President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops into American cit...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Score one for Chicago.