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They’re hiding the job numbers, the second strike video, Jack Smith’s testimony, Donald Trump’s health issues and the Epstein files.
Most “transparent” administration in history my fucking ass.
Most “transparent” administration in history my fucking ass.
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
They’re hiding the job numbers, the second strike video, Jack Smith’s testimony, Donald Trump’s health issues and the Epstein files.
Most “transparent” administration in history my fucking ass.
Most “transparent” administration in history my fucking ass.
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Congress demanded Jack Smith testify about his investigations, but kept him behind closed doors during his sworn deposition. If we care about transparency, then Congress should release the transcript. My thoughts in Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Release the Jack Smith Deposition Transcript
This week, former special counsel Jack Smith finally had the chance to speak about the findings of his investigation into President Donald Trump. It’s a shame the public couldn't hear him.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Congress demanded Jack Smith testify about his investigations, but kept him behind closed doors during his sworn deposition. If we care about transparency, then Congress should release the transcript. My thoughts in Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Five years ago today, Trump summoned a mob to Washington, DC for a “protest” on Jan. 6, 2021, tweeting: “Be there, will be wild!”
Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Five years ago today, Trump summoned a mob to Washington, DC for a “protest” on Jan. 6, 2021, tweeting: “Be there, will be wild!”
Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
Rightwing extremists began planning for violence almost immediately.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
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December 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is clear: while protecting survivors, ALL of these records are required to be released today. Not just some.
The Trump administration can't move the goalposts. They're cemented in law.
thehill.com/policy/natio...
The Trump administration can't move the goalposts. They're cemented in law.
thehill.com/policy/natio...
thehill.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is clear: while protecting survivors, ALL of these records are required to be released today. Not just some.
The Trump administration can't move the goalposts. They're cemented in law.
thehill.com/policy/natio...
The Trump administration can't move the goalposts. They're cemented in law.
thehill.com/policy/natio...
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It's worth reading through the whole thing, not just these horrific excerpts. Most important: not a single person -- with the exception of a guy who says he'll turn on CNN if he's out of other options -- gets their news from actual journalists. It's all RW podcasts, YouTubers and TikTok.
From the right-wing Manhattan Institute's focus group of Gen Z conservatives -- just jaw-dropping stuff. We have a very sick society. www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's worth reading through the whole thing, not just these horrific excerpts. Most important: not a single person -- with the exception of a guy who says he'll turn on CNN if he's out of other options -- gets their news from actual journalists. It's all RW podcasts, YouTubers and TikTok.
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TAPPER: “Trump’s statements have been fact-checked so often, he must know by now they’re just lies… inflation was 3% when he took office, not 9… 1 million more Americans are unemployed…”
December 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
TAPPER: “Trump’s statements have been fact-checked so often, he must know by now they’re just lies… inflation was 3% when he took office, not 9… 1 million more Americans are unemployed…”
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Jack Smith still wants to speak in public:
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
Jack Smith says Americans should 'hear the fact' of Trump probes, wants deposition tapes released
Jack Smith wants the American public to “hear the facts” about his two criminal cases against Trump, asking Trump ally Jim Jordan to release video of his eight-
www.nbcnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Jack Smith still wants to speak in public:
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.
He’s a special kind of stupid isn’t he.
LOL -- Trump announces that his new healthcare plan, which he says was inspired by watching the pharma CEOs kiss his ass, is simply asking the healthcare companies to lower their prices
December 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
He’s a special kind of stupid isn’t he.
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Democracy Docket vs Washington Post.
It has never been more urgent to support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
It has never been more urgent to support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Democracy Docket vs Washington Post.
It has never been more urgent to support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
It has never been more urgent to support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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The truth about Trump's economy:
-Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs
-Wage growth has slowed since he took office
-Unemployment is at a 4-year high
He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
-Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs
-Wage growth has slowed since he took office
-Unemployment is at a 4-year high
He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The truth about Trump's economy:
-Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs
-Wage growth has slowed since he took office
-Unemployment is at a 4-year high
He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
-Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs
-Wage growth has slowed since he took office
-Unemployment is at a 4-year high
He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
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* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
Trump: "The only reason our unemployment tucked up and went up to 4.5 percent [it's actually 4.6 percent] is because we are reducing the government workforce by numbers that have never been seen before."
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
* Number of additional unemployed Americans since January: 982,000.
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
* Number of federal government job losses: 271,000. 🤡
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Smartly worded question about as grim a topic as possible
Q: By any metric, the Israelis are flouting the ceasefire Trump negotiated by killing an average of 2 children a day, not allowing aid into Gaza. How long can the Israelis be allowed to show such disrespect to President Trump?
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
RUBIO: That's your characterization about 'disrespect'
December 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Smartly worded question about as grim a topic as possible
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Reporting out this story taught me a lot. I found out the Trump DOJ used the Adams case as a weapon — to deliberately try to break its highest-profile, most-independent team of prosecutors. (4/x)
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“This Is Some New and Very Dangerous Development.” Inside the Bloody Battle Over the DOJ’s Crown Jewel
Current and former SDNY colleagues of Emil Bove, Danielle Sassoon, and Hagan Scotten describe an office fighting to keep its independence under Trump as its stars wage war against one another.
www.vanityfair.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Reporting out this story taught me a lot. I found out the Trump DOJ used the Adams case as a weapon — to deliberately try to break its highest-profile, most-independent team of prosecutors. (4/x)
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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In late March, I learned that the FBI's entire New York field office had been given a new top priority: comb through the Epstein files.
That was 9 months ago. Weird that they still haven't come out yet, hunh?
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
(5/x)
That was 9 months ago. Weird that they still haven't come out yet, hunh?
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
(5/x)
“Ludicrous” Situation: Jeffrey Epstein Case Redaction Takes Over FBI’s New York Office
The bureau’s New York field office normally chases drug dealers and spies. Right now, according to multiple sources, priority one is redacting the sex trafficker’s case files.
www.vanityfair.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In late March, I learned that the FBI's entire New York field office had been given a new top priority: comb through the Epstein files.
That was 9 months ago. Weird that they still haven't come out yet, hunh?
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
(5/x)
That was 9 months ago. Weird that they still haven't come out yet, hunh?
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
(5/x)
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if you opened up the July 15, 1988 Chicago Tribune looking for a movie to go see, you had some options (not shown, but on other pages: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Great Outdoors, Coming To America, Beetlejuice, The Dead Pool)
December 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
if you opened up the July 15, 1988 Chicago Tribune looking for a movie to go see, you had some options (not shown, but on other pages: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Great Outdoors, Coming To America, Beetlejuice, The Dead Pool)
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Does it matter whether Trump just illegally grabs money that was appropriated by her committee and diverts it somewhere else? She won’t do anything about it other than prattle about being concerned.
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Does it matter whether Trump just illegally grabs money that was appropriated by her committee and diverts it somewhere else? She won’t do anything about it other than prattle about being concerned.
You’re correct but also I think this is absurd. All of these examples would have been lawsuit worthy if they really happened. So they make up a story to make themselves feel better about not getting a job and spread their race based resentment to the world.
i feel like this is an empirical question you could answer with good research design.
longstanding theory on this is that people who know the applicant that they don't want to hire has racial resentment offer "wish i could've hired you, but they made me hire a black woman instead!" as a let-them-down-easy cope rather than admit to them that they just didn't want to hire them.
December 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
You’re correct but also I think this is absurd. All of these examples would have been lawsuit worthy if they really happened. So they make up a story to make themselves feel better about not getting a job and spread their race based resentment to the world.
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NEW: "Don’s Best Friend": Documents and interviews reveal the intense, complicated relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.
A deep dive w/@julietate.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
A deep dive w/@julietate.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
NEW: "Don’s Best Friend": Documents and interviews reveal the intense, complicated relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.
A deep dive w/@julietate.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
A deep dive w/@julietate.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
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The most corrupt president in modern U.S. history should be behind bars.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
December 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The most corrupt president in modern U.S. history should be behind bars.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
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When the official policy of the government has become “ this must be fake, you’re too brown to be American” it’s time to stop pretending that this will all just go back to normal
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
When the official policy of the government has become “ this must be fake, you’re too brown to be American” it’s time to stop pretending that this will all just go back to normal
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"Lethal kinetic strikes" are the new "enhanced interrogation."
The US military conducted strikes against two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 5 people, according to US Southern Command.
At least 104 people have now been killed in similar US strikes, and Thursday’s attack marks the third this week. https://cnn.it/48X0HCI
At least 104 people have now been killed in similar US strikes, and Thursday’s attack marks the third this week. https://cnn.it/48X0HCI
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
"Lethal kinetic strikes" are the new "enhanced interrogation."