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Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela proves it was never about drugs or democracy. It was always about regime change, oil, money, and power.
Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela proves it was never about drugs or democracy. It was always about regime change, oil, money, and power.
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Tesla sales dropped for the second year in a row.
Tesla sales fall for the second year in a row
Tesla's stock has hit record highs over its robotaxi rollout, but the company's EV business is struggling.
www.businessinsider.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
It’s a new dawn.
A new day.
A new year.
Let us march on
Till victory is won.
January 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Day 5 of Kwanzaa is about Nia (purpose) and comes with a reminder that all holidays are made up.
December 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Day 3 of Kwanzaa: Ujima — collective work and responsibility.
December 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Day 2 of Kwanzaa: Kujichagulia — self-determination.
December 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today is the first day of Kwanzaa, and the principle for the day is UMOJA, or unity.
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s been a long year.
If you’re tired,
that’s not weakness.
that’s awareness.
Sometimes the most
important political act
is living
to fight another day.
December 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Farmers say Trump's $12 billion aid plan is not enough to undo the damage from his tariffs. This year alone, US crop farmers have lost $34.6 billion and farm bankruptcies are likely to top 1,000.
US farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs
Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikes
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein webpage, including a photograph showing Donald Trump, less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
apnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The Epstein Files, According to Trump
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December 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Rep. Elise Stefanik, the Republican frontrunner, has dropped out of the New York governor’s race and will leave Congress.
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Trump breaks the law again, refusing to release the Epstein Files today, despite a federal statute requiring him to do so.
Justice Dept. Won’t Meet Friday Deadline to Release All Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
They had this Kennedy Center name change planned and ready to go long before that rigged vote.

deadline.com/2025/12/trum...
Workers Add Donald Trump’s Name To Facade Of Kennedy Center
Trump's name was placed above that of the late president.
deadline.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump's cronies on the Kennedy Center board have voted to rename the historic institution as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
Trump's hand-picked Kennedy Center board votes to rename it as the 'Trump-Kennedy Center'
The board's decision to add Trump's name to the Kennedy Center could face legal hurdles, as the law creating the center prohibits renaming the building.
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
While you’re trying to figure out your health care costs, the Trump Crime Family is getting super rich off the presidency.
Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“Inflation is stopped.” – Grandpa Trump, yelling at the Ghost of Christmas Past
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“One year ago, our country was dead. We were absolutely dead…Now we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world. And that’s said by every single leader that I’ve spoken to over the last five months.”

– Grandpa Trump, yelling at the Christmas Tree 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Dan Bongino, the former podcaster turned Deputy FBI Director who once claimed the January 6 pipe bombs were an “inside job” and promised the Epstein List would “rock the political world,” is stepping down from his job.
Dan Bongino plans to step down as FBI deputy director | CNN Politics
Deputy FBI director Dan Bongino is stepping down soon from the job after eight months marked by clashes with his boss, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, and fighting off the conspiracies he once fueled.
www.cnn.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Trump says he has ordered a blockade of oil tankers in Venezuela. But it's not about the oil, right?
Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
www.reuters.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says Trump "has an alcoholic’s personality."
Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles says president ‘has an alcoholic’s personality’ and much more in candid interviews | CNN Politics
The White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, delivered a series of unusually candid and at times unflattering assessments of President Donald Trump, his second-term agenda and some of his closest alli...
edition.cnn.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Black unemployment soared to 8.3% last month, the highest level since the pandemic four years ago.

"What the hell do you have to lose?" — Donald Trump

data.bls.gov/timeseries/L...
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Unemployment soared to a 4-year high of 4.6% in November, and 105,000 jobs were lost in October. Now we see why Trump wanted to delay the release of the jobs report numbers the last two months.
Unemployment rate hit a four-year high last month | CNN Business
Unemployment rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November and the economy added 64,000 jobs, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Tuesday.
edition.cnn.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Trump has sued BBC for $5 billion.

For decades, Republicans complained about trial lawyers and tried to stop people from suing so much.

But no American has been more litigious than Trump. Everything Republicans said they believed in was a lie.
Donald Trump sues BBC for at least $5bn over edit of January 6 speech
President accuses corporation of ‘intentionally, maliciously and deceptively’ editing speech in Panorama broadcast
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM