April Roberts
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Ron DeSantis redirected $35 million in state funding for children in foster care and instead spent the money on television ads to defeat last year's pro-abortion ballot initiative
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
A Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times investigation found the DeSantis’ administration’s use of public money to fund a campaign against marijuana and abortion access was more sprawling than previously kn...
www.miamiherald.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ron DeSantis redirected $35 million in state funding for children in foster care and instead spent the money on television ads to defeat last year's pro-abortion ballot initiative
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You can have Hungary. In return can the EU have California?
Leaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Leaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You can have Hungary. In return can the EU have California?
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It looks even worse on the desktop version of the CBS News website.
Murrow wept.
Murrow wept.
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It looks even worse on the desktop version of the CBS News website.
Murrow wept.
Murrow wept.
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ICE trying to ORDER a church to REMOVE A NATIVITY SCENE is one of the most astonishing First Amendment violations I've seen in ever
ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage
A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ICE trying to ORDER a church to REMOVE A NATIVITY SCENE is one of the most astonishing First Amendment violations I've seen in ever
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Just a random congressman purchasing half a million dollars in Netflix stock a couple weeks before they announce a potential merger with Warner Bros.
I spoke to Rep. Fields about it this afternoon. Will have more in my newsletter tomorrow presspass.thebulwark.com
I spoke to Rep. Fields about it this afternoon. Will have more in my newsletter tomorrow presspass.thebulwark.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Just a random congressman purchasing half a million dollars in Netflix stock a couple weeks before they announce a potential merger with Warner Bros.
I spoke to Rep. Fields about it this afternoon. Will have more in my newsletter tomorrow presspass.thebulwark.com
I spoke to Rep. Fields about it this afternoon. Will have more in my newsletter tomorrow presspass.thebulwark.com
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Elon Musk just posted “no more white guilt”.
The man is personally responsible for killing 600,000 people by cutting USAID.
He bought an election & helped usher in fascism.
He’s not capable of feeling guilt, white or otherwise.
The man is personally responsible for killing 600,000 people by cutting USAID.
He bought an election & helped usher in fascism.
He’s not capable of feeling guilt, white or otherwise.
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Elon Musk just posted “no more white guilt”.
The man is personally responsible for killing 600,000 people by cutting USAID.
He bought an election & helped usher in fascism.
He’s not capable of feeling guilt, white or otherwise.
The man is personally responsible for killing 600,000 people by cutting USAID.
He bought an election & helped usher in fascism.
He’s not capable of feeling guilt, white or otherwise.
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One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
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The incompetent conman from Queens has decimated the travel industry — and this was before the fucking psychopath announced that visitors from Europe and other countries would have to turn over five years of their social media history. RIP Las Vegas. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The incompetent conman from Queens has decimated the travel industry — and this was before the fucking psychopath announced that visitors from Europe and other countries would have to turn over five years of their social media history. RIP Las Vegas. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
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They are "accused of coercing women into pornography. Andrew was also accused of rape and of having sex with and beating a 15-year-old."
After the Trump administration pressured Romania, they were allowed to leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
After the Trump administration pressured Romania, they were allowed to leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
December 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
They are "accused of coercing women into pornography. Andrew was also accused of rape and of having sex with and beating a 15-year-old."
After the Trump administration pressured Romania, they were allowed to leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
After the Trump administration pressured Romania, they were allowed to leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
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Trump's mangled right hand was extremely spackled tonight at the White House congressional ball (Alex Wong/Getty)
December 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Trump's mangled right hand was extremely spackled tonight at the White House congressional ball (Alex Wong/Getty)
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"Several nursing mothers had seen their milk dry up due to poor nutrition while they were held in detention in the United States. A woman who was four months pregnant was denied medication for gestational diabetes."
A gift from the American people.
A gift from the American people.
Trump’s Deportations Are Ripping Mothers from Their Babies
The president’s immigration policy is “beyond inhumane.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Several nursing mothers had seen their milk dry up due to poor nutrition while they were held in detention in the United States. A woman who was four months pregnant was denied medication for gestational diabetes."
A gift from the American people.
A gift from the American people.
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Just heard Fetterman has written a letter urging a pardon for Netanyahu.
WTF is wrong with that guy? Are all leaders supposed to be able to commit crimes with impunity now?
WTF is wrong with that guy? Are all leaders supposed to be able to commit crimes with impunity now?
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Just heard Fetterman has written a letter urging a pardon for Netanyahu.
WTF is wrong with that guy? Are all leaders supposed to be able to commit crimes with impunity now?
WTF is wrong with that guy? Are all leaders supposed to be able to commit crimes with impunity now?
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NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
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The wages of willful ignorance.
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The wages of willful ignorance.
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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A classic of the genre
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A classic of the genre
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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Jerome Powell just straight up said the U.S. government is publishing fake jobs numbers. Things will really go off the rails when Trump replaces him next year.
December 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Jerome Powell just straight up said the U.S. government is publishing fake jobs numbers. Things will really go off the rails when Trump replaces him next year.
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this feels like a positive thing since he was doing Nazi salutes
December 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
this feels like a positive thing since he was doing Nazi salutes
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“This is a reset of the transatlantic relationship like nothing else in living memory. No one alive has gone through this. America’s foreign policy, on paper at least, is more overtly hostile to Europe than China or Russia’s.”
inews.co.uk/opinion/us-p...
inews.co.uk/opinion/us-p...
The US is now a potent threat to Europe. No one alive has ever seen this
The radicals in the White House have made their agenda plain
inews.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“This is a reset of the transatlantic relationship like nothing else in living memory. No one alive has gone through this. America’s foreign policy, on paper at least, is more overtly hostile to Europe than China or Russia’s.”
inews.co.uk/opinion/us-p...
inews.co.uk/opinion/us-p...
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A member of parliament from the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) was sure his presentation to the State Department would be canceled after news broke of a Nazi-linked serenade.
Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Germany’s anti-immigrant AfD party finds open door in Trump’s America
Some German lawmakers want to ban Alternative for Germany, but the party has been embraced in Washington, and some of its leaders see Trump’s path to power as a road map.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A member of parliament from the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) was sure his presentation to the State Department would be canceled after news broke of a Nazi-linked serenade.
Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
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The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday.
Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday.
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The US is projected to lose $12.5 billion in international traveler spending this year, according to a report from the The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) released in May, citing a 22.5% decrease from peak international traveler spending, falling to $169 billion from $181 billion last year.
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The US is projected to lose $12.5 billion in international traveler spending this year, according to a report from the The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) released in May, citing a 22.5% decrease from peak international traveler spending, falling to $169 billion from $181 billion last year.
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I know someone who went in as a visitor a few months ago who was asked if they voted for Brexit and if they are a Christian.
Currently thinking I have made my last trip to America.
Currently thinking I have made my last trip to America.
This is an insane account of the experience of trying to enter the US.
This is almost exactly what my friend said! "I'm here because I have no choice; nobody else I work with wanted to come here."
We were quizzed on our jobs and incomes, our status as self-employed people, our families back home, and asked to show evidence of how we'd support ourselves for 5 weeks.
We were quizzed on our jobs and incomes, our status as self-employed people, our families back home, and asked to show evidence of how we'd support ourselves for 5 weeks.
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I know someone who went in as a visitor a few months ago who was asked if they voted for Brexit and if they are a Christian.
Currently thinking I have made my last trip to America.
Currently thinking I have made my last trip to America.