Jules
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“Witkoff has declined multiple offers from the CIA for a briefing on Russia.”
Steve Witkoff’s unlikely diplomatic ascent was bolstered by two fans: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Witkoff’s Other Backer in His Unlikely Diplomatic Ascent: Putin
The Kremlin release of an American prisoner and a Saudi backchannel bolstered the rise of Trump’s longtime friend.
on.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Witkoff has declined multiple offers from the CIA for a briefing on Russia.”
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This is an excellent observation and I’d add that there’s a huge gender component here: women with political ambition are seeing that going hardcore MAGA does not bring the same likelihood of reward as it does for men and that’s going to affect the calculus for both incumbents & potential candidates
(1/2) I think Stefanik's downfall is a bigger deal that ppl think. Casting aside all principles to kiss Trump's ass was the smart move (Tessio was always smarter) and it destroyed her career. Washington Republicans are amoral sociopaths and they notice things like this.
December 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is an excellent observation and I’d add that there’s a huge gender component here: women with political ambition are seeing that going hardcore MAGA does not bring the same likelihood of reward as it does for men and that’s going to affect the calculus for both incumbents & potential candidates
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The media continues to fail us, to downplay the seriousness of the situation, refusing to acknowledge how corrupt the cover-up of this whole episode is.
Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
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1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The media continues to fail us, to downplay the seriousness of the situation, refusing to acknowledge how corrupt the cover-up of this whole episode is.
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Correct headline: Blanche announces Department of Justice will not abide by law, plans to violate statute, and overrules Legislative branch on behalf of President....
Blanche said the files “will come in all different forms,” including “photographs.”
DOJ Will Release Epstein Files In Batches, Blanche Says Ahead Of Initial Release Today
Blanche said the files “will come in all different forms,” including “photographs.”
www.forbes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Correct headline: Blanche announces Department of Justice will not abide by law, plans to violate statute, and overrules Legislative branch on behalf of President....
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Yep, my sense is that Vance is the figurehead for the less-obviously-Nazi wing to push ethnonationalism into the mainstream.
Takes halfway through this article to get there but, yeah its not just Fuentes preaching blood and soil politics, the most prominent person doing that, quite explicitly, is JD Vance (like Vivek, a Peter Thiel protegee) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Ramaswamy Challenges Conservatives on Surging Bigotry on the Right
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Yep, my sense is that Vance is the figurehead for the less-obviously-Nazi wing to push ethnonationalism into the mainstream.
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December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
December 19, 2025
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December 18, 2025
December 18, 2025
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
December 18, 2025
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I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.
This is a developing story...
This is a developing story...
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
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TAPPER: Earlier today - this isn't the first time - Trump appeared to be struggling to keep eyes open. Does that worry you?
REINER: It's jarring to see him go from basically asleep in the Oval to this rapid fire pace during a 30-minute speech he gave in 18. There's been a lot of health issues.
REINER: It's jarring to see him go from basically asleep in the Oval to this rapid fire pace during a 30-minute speech he gave in 18. There's been a lot of health issues.
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
TAPPER: Earlier today - this isn't the first time - Trump appeared to be struggling to keep eyes open. Does that worry you?
REINER: It's jarring to see him go from basically asleep in the Oval to this rapid fire pace during a 30-minute speech he gave in 18. There's been a lot of health issues.
REINER: It's jarring to see him go from basically asleep in the Oval to this rapid fire pace during a 30-minute speech he gave in 18. There's been a lot of health issues.
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Sen. Andy Kim is a force to be reckoned with.
December 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Sen. Andy Kim is a force to be reckoned with.
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Damning Recording of Trump 2020 Call Exposed: “Who’s Gonna Stop You?” newrepublic.com/post/204607/... via @newrepublic.com
Damning Recording of Trump 2020 Call Exposed: “Who’s Gonna Stop You?”
More evidence reveals how Donald Trump tried to overturn the results in Georgia’s state election.
newrepublic.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Damning Recording of Trump 2020 Call Exposed: “Who’s Gonna Stop You?” newrepublic.com/post/204607/... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
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Cold-blooded mass murder by the United States government...
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 4:20 AM
Cold-blooded mass murder by the United States government...
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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 3:10 AM
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
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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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I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
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This is mental illness.
December 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is mental illness.
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December 17, 2025
December 17, 2025
This morning, four vulnerable Republicans signed onto the discharge petition all House Democrats have signed to force Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring a bill to extend the premium tax credits for ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
December 17, 2025
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California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.
www.cnbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
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How the hell did they let him go on TV this high and this angry?
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
How the hell did they let him go on TV this high and this angry?
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What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
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Yelling, lying; yelling, lying; yelling, lying. So inspiring.
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Yelling, lying; yelling, lying; yelling, lying. So inspiring.
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Trump tonight:
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December 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Trump tonight:
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me
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They’re calling it the Festivus Speech™️ because it was just 15 minutes worth of airing of grievances
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
They’re calling it the Festivus Speech™️ because it was just 15 minutes worth of airing of grievances