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Jack Smith in just-released House Committee interview … about Trump:

“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”

youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
Jack Smith in House Cmte interview re: Trump: “Attack.. at the Capitol does not happen without him”
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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December 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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YEAR ONE MAHA
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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So, I took Lynn out for Thai food - we have a great place here - and their heat was out. So, dinner by the fire at home! Crispy duck, shrimp and broccoli. (Lily wanted nothing to do with any of it.)
Then we cracked the champagne British Airways gave us. A better night than the President is having.
January 1, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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As we begin to prepare for the Second Reconstruction that must follow the Trump Regime if the nation is to survive as a democracy, we will need leaders in Congress, like @gtconway.bsky.social, who are able to help construct the US's new constitutional infrastructure.
December 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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2025 ending on a great note. @gtconway.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.

The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.

(Published November)
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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So terribly sad. May she rest in peace, and prayers for her and her loved ones.
December 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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See I knew that the Right could be brought around to supporting gender-affirming care as an expression of autonomy and human dignity (well, kind of)
Decades of the white nationalist movement evolving to adapt to current political trends has brought them to this moment.
December 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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It is very important to remember, to not let them erase, that "1/6" was not single violent dat, it was an organized, calculated PLOT that played out over weeks. The mob violence was only one part of it, and possibly even disrupted the real parts from happening
I find it strange that this incident has somehow been memory holed in the collective political consciousness

It’s weird to discuss politics, parties, horse race etc without this being the first topic in every conversation

In an important sense all other details about politics are irrelevant
December 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Was thinking of writing a new column on the latest Trump-Zelensky meeting, but the old ones remain super relevant:
www.policymagazine.ca/trumps-groun...
www.policymagazine.ca/whatever-you...
Trump's Groundhog Day Diplomacy with Putin and Zelensky - Policy Magazine
After successfully brokering a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in early October, the Trump administration turned its attention back to the
www.policymagazine.ca
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Keep calm and continue supporting Ukraine. If anyone here didn't know it yet, people can spite Trump simply by donating directly to Ukraine. There are many fundraisers, I use this one monthly: u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
December 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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It’s truly amazing how Zelensky is able to see up close and personal what Putin is doing to his country and its people day after day with barbarity and cruelty, then stand next to Trump without losing it while he makes asinine statements expressing sympathy for the mass murderer.
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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A third of the women in the maternity ward have life-threatening complications that could be treated simply with food.

They suffer from anemia and high blood pressure.

Their babies are born early, weighing too little and with underdeveloped lungs.
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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"Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers in Yakima, Washington, spent Christmas Eve arresting a man in a Walmart parking lot—even taking his already purchased groceries for themselves."
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Trump’s immigration agents are doing whatever they want.
newrepublic.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Seems to me this is a pathetic exhortation but an air-tight confession of guilt
Steve Bannon: "If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."
December 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Relatedly, we obtained an unpublished history of Stephen Miller's ancestors' immigration to the US, written by his grandmother. People like them were attacked in terms very similar to the ones Miller and MAGA use about today's immigrants:

newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Simply incredible. Stephen Miller is so far down the ideological rabbit hole that he doesn't even realize this badly undermines his case against immigrants.
December 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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“The electric grid, the public-water supply, the food-distribution network, and the public-health system took the collective labor of thousands of people over many decades. They are high among the great accomplishments of our civilization.”

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Steven Pinker on X: "We Live Like Royalty and Don’t Know It. ("The electric grid, the public-water supply, the food-distribution network, and the public-health system took the collective labor of thousands of people over many decades. They are the cathedrals of our secular era. They are high among" / X
We Live Like Royalty and Don’t Know It. ("The electric grid, the public-water supply, the food-distribution network, and the public-health system took the collective labor of thousands of people over many decades. They are the cathedrals of our secular era. They are high among
x.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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“they divide my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.”
Psalm 22:18
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.

Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.

"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.

"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.

Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Another humpback whale off Antarctica this morning.
December 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Nothing to see here. This is definitely a normal post that perfectly demonstrates appropriate behavior for a man with grave responsibilities to the nation and absolutely, positively does not show psychological derangement and incapacity to serve as president under section 4 of the 25th Amendment.
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM