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One of the most morally reprehensible people of our lifetime
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
One of the most morally reprehensible people of our lifetime
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It’s called crony capitalism
December 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It’s called crony capitalism
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important
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New in PN: The tech industry will come to regret its embrace of Trump
"A comprehensive anti-corruption, pro-consumer movement would inevitably target the industry and its indifference to the harms it creates. It could be incredibly potent, and tech barons would have no one to blame but themselves."
"A comprehensive anti-corruption, pro-consumer movement would inevitably target the industry and its indifference to the harms it creates. It could be incredibly potent, and tech barons would have no one to blame but themselves."
The tech industry will come to regret its embrace of Trump
For now, Silicon Valley is getting everything it wants. But a backlash is on its way.
www.publicnotice.co
December 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
New in PN: The tech industry will come to regret its embrace of Trump
"A comprehensive anti-corruption, pro-consumer movement would inevitably target the industry and its indifference to the harms it creates. It could be incredibly potent, and tech barons would have no one to blame but themselves."
"A comprehensive anti-corruption, pro-consumer movement would inevitably target the industry and its indifference to the harms it creates. It could be incredibly potent, and tech barons would have no one to blame but themselves."
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Bessent on an economic boost: "I think it's gonna start lifting off in the first quarter and second quarter"
December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Bessent on an economic boost: "I think it's gonna start lifting off in the first quarter and second quarter"
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The GOP is gone. What remains is the Trump cult.
Words & Phrases That Have Lost All Meaning
The year a political party vanished
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December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The GOP is gone. What remains is the Trump cult.
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Bessent: "These 2008, 2009, 2010 financial rules were too tight. They hamstrung the American financial system. It was time for a change ... we have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket ... the regulated system is too constrained."
December 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Bessent: "These 2008, 2009, 2010 financial rules were too tight. They hamstrung the American financial system. It was time for a change ... we have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket ... the regulated system is too constrained."
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BARTIROMO: How is it possible that Democrats are winning the messaging argument on affordability?
BESSENT: A lot of it is the mainstream media. What we in this administration are not going to do is what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know what they're feeling.
BESSENT: A lot of it is the mainstream media. What we in this administration are not going to do is what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know what they're feeling.
December 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
BARTIROMO: How is it possible that Democrats are winning the messaging argument on affordability?
BESSENT: A lot of it is the mainstream media. What we in this administration are not going to do is what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know what they're feeling.
BESSENT: A lot of it is the mainstream media. What we in this administration are not going to do is what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know what they're feeling.
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FOX: The ACA has never been more popular. Republicans are losing on this messaging. How do you talk to Americans who say the Republicans don't have a plan?
REP. BUDDY CARTER: You explain it by explaining it's not working. When the govt has to subsidize a program, that means it's not working
REP. BUDDY CARTER: You explain it by explaining it's not working. When the govt has to subsidize a program, that means it's not working
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
FOX: The ACA has never been more popular. Republicans are losing on this messaging. How do you talk to Americans who say the Republicans don't have a plan?
REP. BUDDY CARTER: You explain it by explaining it's not working. When the govt has to subsidize a program, that means it's not working
REP. BUDDY CARTER: You explain it by explaining it's not working. When the govt has to subsidize a program, that means it's not working
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Scalise on GOP healthcare plan: "Car insurance or your homeowners insurance - you turn on the TV, there are commercials w/ lizards & all kinds of other animals that are selling you options to get lower insurance. You don't really have that in health insurance. So we want to open up the marketplace"
December 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Scalise on GOP healthcare plan: "Car insurance or your homeowners insurance - you turn on the TV, there are commercials w/ lizards & all kinds of other animals that are selling you options to get lower insurance. You don't really have that in health insurance. So we want to open up the marketplace"
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CNBC: Susie Wiles said in Vanity Fair that Trump has "an alcoholic's personality" and JD Vance "has been a conspiracy theorist for a decade"
SCALISE: He's the hardest working president. He doesn't even drink alcohol, so not sure what that quote is related to. He never stops working.
SCALISE: He's the hardest working president. He doesn't even drink alcohol, so not sure what that quote is related to. He never stops working.
December 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
CNBC: Susie Wiles said in Vanity Fair that Trump has "an alcoholic's personality" and JD Vance "has been a conspiracy theorist for a decade"
SCALISE: He's the hardest working president. He doesn't even drink alcohol, so not sure what that quote is related to. He never stops working.
SCALISE: He's the hardest working president. He doesn't even drink alcohol, so not sure what that quote is related to. He never stops working.
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Scalise: "All of it takes time, but we're working on all of it at the same time right now. I think early next year you're gonna start seeing bigger indicators. Trillions of investments already coming into the country from deals President Trump has already cut."
December 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Scalise: "All of it takes time, but we're working on all of it at the same time right now. I think early next year you're gonna start seeing bigger indicators. Trillions of investments already coming into the country from deals President Trump has already cut."
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Bessent claims that if SCOTUS rules against Trump on tariffs "they will be ruling against national security"
December 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Bessent claims that if SCOTUS rules against Trump on tariffs "they will be ruling against national security"
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BARTIROMO: What is the administration's plan to rein in the cost of food and housing?
BESSENT: People should be stressed because it's Biden inflation. We are bringing that down. I suspect we are gonna see a substantial drop in inflation in the first 6 months of next year.
BESSENT: People should be stressed because it's Biden inflation. We are bringing that down. I suspect we are gonna see a substantial drop in inflation in the first 6 months of next year.
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
BARTIROMO: What is the administration's plan to rein in the cost of food and housing?
BESSENT: People should be stressed because it's Biden inflation. We are bringing that down. I suspect we are gonna see a substantial drop in inflation in the first 6 months of next year.
BESSENT: People should be stressed because it's Biden inflation. We are bringing that down. I suspect we are gonna see a substantial drop in inflation in the first 6 months of next year.
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Trump shows new signs of weakness—Republicans balk at his gerrymander plans, a tin-eared rally, and scrutiny mounts over Caribbean strikes and shaky legal gambits. Bright & early Mon., Talking Feds breaks it all down.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Trump shows new signs of weakness—Republicans balk at his gerrymander plans, a tin-eared rally, and scrutiny mounts over Caribbean strikes and shaky legal gambits. Bright & early Mon., Talking Feds breaks it all down.
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Allow me to state the obvious - this is not going well: Live Updates: Police Release Man and Say They Are Still Searching for Shooter www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Live Updates: Police Release Man and Say They Are Still Searching for Shooter
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Allow me to state the obvious - this is not going well: Live Updates: Police Release Man and Say They Are Still Searching for Shooter www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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BREAKING: Person of interest in Brown University killings to be released, search for suspect continues
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
BREAKING: Person of interest in Brown University killings to be released, search for suspect continues
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Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
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Rob Reiner was an American Icon who, through his art and activism, held a mirror up to American culture. His talent, humor, activism, and patriotism will be missed. Our heart breaks at the senseless loss of our friend.
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Rob Reiner was an American Icon who, through his art and activism, held a mirror up to American culture. His talent, humor, activism, and patriotism will be missed. Our heart breaks at the senseless loss of our friend.
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Per the Rhode Island AG: the evidence “now points in a different direction”
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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Police release man detained earlier in connection with deadly Brown University shooting, mayor says | CNN
The person of interest detained in connection with yesterday’s deadly shooting at Brown University has been identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson of Wisconsin, multiple law enforcement sources t...
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Per the Rhode Island AG: the evidence “now points in a different direction”
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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December 14, 2025
December 14, 2025
Last Sunday, on December 7, Mydelle Wright, a well-regarded preservationist, filed a declaration before a court, saying that President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM
December 14, 2025
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Jen and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Jen and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
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Tonight’s post starts with two mass shootings, at least one a terrorist incident, discusses the upcoming trial of a Wisconsin judge on DOJ charges, the Epstein file release date Friday, and something new—Trump selling immigration rights to the highest bidder. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
Saturday was shattered by two mass shootings.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Tonight’s post starts with two mass shootings, at least one a terrorist incident, discusses the upcoming trial of a Wisconsin judge on DOJ charges, the Epstein file release date Friday, and something new—Trump selling immigration rights to the highest bidder. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...