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Former special counsel Jack Smith did not invoke his Fifth Amendment rights during eight hours of testimony Wednesday behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee, the panel’s chairman said.
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Jack Smith didn’t invoke Fifth Amendment during 8 hours of testimony, GOP committee chairman says | CNN Politics
Former special counsel Jack Smith did not invoke his Fifth Amendment rights during eight hours of testimony Wednesday behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee, the panel’s chairman said.
www.cnn.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Former special counsel Jack Smith did not invoke his Fifth Amendment rights during eight hours of testimony Wednesday behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee, the panel’s chairman said.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
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"The government signposts end-to-end encryption as a threat, but what they fail to consider is that breaking it would be a threat to our national security too." Our CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social on the urgent need to protect end-to-end encryption:
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
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Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK
www.techradar.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"The government signposts end-to-end encryption as a threat, but what they fail to consider is that breaking it would be a threat to our national security too." Our CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social on the urgent need to protect end-to-end encryption:
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
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Fantastic piece of journalism by the AP. A map of the 145 Russian sabotage and disruption incidents across Europe.
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Fantastic piece of journalism by the AP. A map of the 145 Russian sabotage and disruption incidents across Europe.
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
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Kimbal Musk has publicly admitted that he and his brother Elon were in the country illegally for years before applying for citizenship—so unless they admitted this on their immigration forms, they must be deported immediately.
Every journalist should be buzzing about this.
Every journalist should be buzzing about this.
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Kimbal Musk has publicly admitted that he and his brother Elon were in the country illegally for years before applying for citizenship—so unless they admitted this on their immigration forms, they must be deported immediately.
Every journalist should be buzzing about this.
Every journalist should be buzzing about this.
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Newly released audio captures Trump explicitly directing Georgia Republicans to overturn the 2020 election, pressuring a late House Speaker to call a special session based on debunked fraud claims. It's a smoking gun of his election subversion plot.
New audio emerges of Trump directing Republicans on how to overturn election results
Audio clips obtained by the New York Times show President Donald Trump giving explicit instructions to Republican in Georgia on how to flip the result of the 2020 election, in which Trump lost Georgia to then-President-elect Joe Biden.On Wednesday, the Times reported it had obtained the clips as par...
www.rawstory.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Newly released audio captures Trump explicitly directing Georgia Republicans to overturn the 2020 election, pressuring a late House Speaker to call a special session based on debunked fraud claims. It's a smoking gun of his election subversion plot.
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Trump claims he has been offered $250M for run for unconstitutional third term in office
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump claims he has been offered $250M for run for unconstitutional third term
The White House crowd then broke into chants of “Four more years!”
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump claims he has been offered $250M for run for unconstitutional third term in office
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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He's lying. How do we know?
Because they released the Sept 2nd video already!! Just not the part where they illegally killed the survivors. There's nothing "top secret" about the second strike if there wasn't anything top secret about the first one.
Because they released the Sept 2nd video already!! Just not the part where they illegally killed the survivors. There's nothing "top secret" about the second strike if there wasn't anything top secret about the first one.
Hegseth on the second Sept 2 strike: "Of course we're not going to release a top secret full unedited of that to the general public"
December 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
He's lying. How do we know?
Because they released the Sept 2nd video already!! Just not the part where they illegally killed the survivors. There's nothing "top secret" about the second strike if there wasn't anything top secret about the first one.
Because they released the Sept 2nd video already!! Just not the part where they illegally killed the survivors. There's nothing "top secret" about the second strike if there wasn't anything top secret about the first one.
Venezuela requests UN Security Council meet over ‘ongoing US aggression’
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Venezuela requests UN Security Council meet over ‘ongoing US aggression’
Venezuela on Wednesday requested that the United Nations Security Council meet to discuss “ongoing U.S. aggression” against the country, according to a letter to the 15-member body seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Venezuela requests UN Security Council meet over ‘ongoing US aggression’
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www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in US history’ and ‘divisive’
Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents.”
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents.”
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents
www.the-independent.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in US history’ and ‘divisive’
Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents.”
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents.”
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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⚠️ BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election.
By Tom Durante. Dec 17th, 2025, 11:45 am
Smith made the remarks in his opening statement to lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
By Tom Durante. Dec 17th, 2025, 11:45 am
Smith made the remarks in his opening statement to lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election
Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel, revealed in closed-door Congressional testimony on Wednesday that investigators had proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" that President Donald T...
www.mediaite.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
⚠️ BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election.
By Tom Durante. Dec 17th, 2025, 11:45 am
Smith made the remarks in his opening statement to lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
By Tom Durante. Dec 17th, 2025, 11:45 am
Smith made the remarks in his opening statement to lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
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In Senate testimony, FCC chairman says his agency isn’t independent www.nbcnews.com/business/med...
In Senate testimony, FCC chairman says his agency isn’t independent
Brendan Carr, whose office regulates the broadcast TV industry, previously defended the agency’s status as an independent body.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In Senate testimony, FCC chairman says his agency isn’t independent www.nbcnews.com/business/med...
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"Putin reassured Viktor Orbán that if he votes correctly, no harm will come to him."
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Putyin megnyugtatta Orbán Viktort, hogy ha jól szavaz, nem esik bántódása
A miniszterelnök a propagandistáinak árulta ezt el útban az EU-csúcsra, a honvédségi repülőgépen.
telex.hu
December 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"Putin reassured Viktor Orbán that if he votes correctly, no harm will come to him."
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🧪 Really? Do they think that they can change the laws of chemistry and physics? #ClimateChange
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EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading
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EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading
EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading
The Environmental Protection Agency has removed references to fossil fuels from its online page about climate change causes.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🧪 Really? Do they think that they can change the laws of chemistry and physics? #ClimateChange
apnews.com/article/epa-...
EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading
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EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading
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DOJ says Abrego Garcia must be detained and can ask for a bond hearing — despite its own policy against immigration bond hearings lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
Trump admin says Abrego Garcia can seek bond if detained — despite DOJ policy against bond
The Department of Justice is trying to put Kilmar Abrego Garcia back behind bars, arguing that if he disagrees with the decision, he can ask for a bond hearing.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
DOJ says Abrego Garcia must be detained and can ask for a bond hearing — despite its own policy against immigration bond hearings lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
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ICE Accidentally Publishes A ‘Watch List’ Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do
ICE Accidentally Publishes A 'Watch List' Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do - Above the Law
This is... disturbing.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
ICE Accidentally Publishes A ‘Watch List’ Of Immigration Lawyers, Which Is Definitely A Normal Thing For The Government To Do
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Here's the "talking points" being sent to republicans in congress on how to respond when the Epstein files are released. Someone needs to make a bingo card based on this.
Here's the PDF linked in the article: drive.google.com/file/d/1ezXF...
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Here's the PDF linked in the article: drive.google.com/file/d/1ezXF...
couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...
Leaked Epstein Files talking points instruct Republicans how to point blame away from Trump
Trump loyalists have been instructed to relentlessly accuse Democrats and ‘legacy media’ of fabricating a hoax, and encourage voters not to trust any information in the Epstein Files that damage the p...
couriernewsroom.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Here's the "talking points" being sent to republicans in congress on how to respond when the Epstein files are released. Someone needs to make a bingo card based on this.
Here's the PDF linked in the article: drive.google.com/file/d/1ezXF...
couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...
Here's the PDF linked in the article: drive.google.com/file/d/1ezXF...
couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...
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It comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a move that intensified pressure on its government.
Trump says he's ordering blockade on oil tankers in and out of Venezuela
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a move that intensified pressure on its government.
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NEW: U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
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“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“If I had no concerns and I was confident in the lawful order, I would definitely execute that order.”
theintercept.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
NEW: U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
Number of Republicans That Identify as MAGA Takes a Plunge
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Number of Republicans That Identify as MAGA Takes a Plunge
A recent NBC News poll shows the number of Republicans that identify as MAGA takes a plunge ahead of the midterm elections.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Number of Republicans That Identify as MAGA Takes a Plunge
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State Dept. source speculated to me in March that the purpose of making fentanyl a WMD "is a combination of designating fentanyl cartels as terrorist organizations and creating justification for conducting military operations in Mexico and Canada" and "deporting drug users who are not citizens."
Trump to declare 'illicit' fentanyl 'Weapon of Mass Destruction,' per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
State Dept. source speculated to me in March that the purpose of making fentanyl a WMD "is a combination of designating fentanyl cartels as terrorist organizations and creating justification for conducting military operations in Mexico and Canada" and "deporting drug users who are not citizens."
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NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
Trump to declare 'illicit' fentanyl 'Weapon of Mass Destruction,' per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
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Trucker arrested and detained for 11 hours after Reno casino facial-recognition misidentified him as someone who had been perma-banned.
Bodycam footage reveals moment innocent man is arrested after AI misidentifies him - Dexerto
New bodycam footage shows the moment an innocent man was arrested after an AI system wrongly identified him as a banned casino patron.
www.dexerto.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trucker arrested and detained for 11 hours after Reno casino facial-recognition misidentified him as someone who had been perma-banned.
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Trump's own fans left repulsed by 'heartless' Rob Reiner comments: 'Please stop!'
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Trump's own fans left repulsed by 'heartless' Rob Reiner comments: 'Please stop!'
Donald Trump’s Monday morning post on Truth Social about the shocking death of Hollywood star Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer started out calling it, “A very sad thing.” But it quickly took an ...
www.rawstory.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Trump's own fans left repulsed by 'heartless' Rob Reiner comments: 'Please stop!'
www.rawstory.com/trump-reiner/
www.rawstory.com/trump-reiner/
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Scary time are upon us.
Green card applicants married to U.S. citizens face new uncertainty amid arrests www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Green card applicants married to U.S. citizens face new uncertainty amid arrests www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Green card applicants married to U.S. citizens face new uncertainty amid arrests
The Trump administration says they were detained because they had overstayed their visas, but longtime attorneys say that has never been an issue previously for spouses of U.S. citizens.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Scary time are upon us.
Green card applicants married to U.S. citizens face new uncertainty amid arrests www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Green card applicants married to U.S. citizens face new uncertainty amid arrests www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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In less than a year, Kennedy, who has made baseless claims about the dangers posed by vaccines for decades, turned the CDC, once considered the global “gold standard” of public health agencies, into “a zombie organization.”
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RFK Jr. has turned the CDC into ‘a zombie organization’
In less than a year, Kennedy, who has made baseless claims about the dangers posed by vaccines for decades, turned the CDC, once considered the global “gold standard” of public health agencies, int…
thehill.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In less than a year, Kennedy, who has made baseless claims about the dangers posed by vaccines for decades, turned the CDC, once considered the global “gold standard” of public health agencies, into “a zombie organization.”
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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