NewsReadingGrandma
@newsreadinggrandma.bsky.social
👩🏻🏫 Retired teacher tracking the day’s events and posting a nightly rundown with clarity and heart.
🇺🇸 Daughter of a WWII vet who dedicated his life to community service.
🙏🏻 No DMs, please.
🇺🇸 Daughter of a WWII vet who dedicated his life to community service.
🙏🏻 No DMs, please.
If you want a nightly recap that cuts through the spin, flags the weirder power plays, and tells you why it all actually matters, follow along. I do this every night so you don’t have to doomscroll 12 tabs before bed. ⭐
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you want a nightly recap that cuts through the spin, flags the weirder power plays, and tells you why it all actually matters, follow along. I do this every night so you don’t have to doomscroll 12 tabs before bed. ⭐
One of the Epstein document sets is 3 consecutive files, 255 pages long, where every single page is just a giant black box. The “Transparency Act,” but make it Vantablack. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
One of the Epstein document sets is 3 consecutive files, 255 pages long, where every single page is just a giant black box. The “Transparency Act,” but make it Vantablack. ↓
Also in Florida: Jared Kushner and developer Steve Witkoff huddling in Miami with Ukrainians and Kremlin‑linked figures about “peace,” while Moscow publicly denies serious talks. The unofficial foreign policy of Guys Who Own Hotels is apparently back on the menu. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Also in Florida: Jared Kushner and developer Steve Witkoff huddling in Miami with Ukrainians and Kremlin‑linked figures about “peace,” while Moscow publicly denies serious talks. The unofficial foreign policy of Guys Who Own Hotels is apparently back on the menu. ↓
The U.S. is now chasing “dark fleet” tankers in the Caribbean, seizing Venezuela’s shadow oil shipments while Trump talks about a “blockade.” Rand Paul is on TV calling it a provocation and “prelude to war.” Sanctions policy or soft‑launching another forever crisis. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The U.S. is now chasing “dark fleet” tankers in the Caribbean, seizing Venezuela’s shadow oil shipments while Trump talks about a “blockade.” Rand Paul is on TV calling it a provocation and “prelude to war.” Sanctions policy or soft‑launching another forever crisis. ↓
The Kennedy Center board just unilaterally rebranded it the “Trump‑Kennedy Center,” on a federally designated memorial, with no new law. JFK’s name was supposed to be sacred; now it’s a co‑branding exercise. Dems call it illegal and promise Trump’s name “will come down.” ↓
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Kennedy Center board just unilaterally rebranded it the “Trump‑Kennedy Center,” on a federally designated memorial, with no new law. JFK’s name was supposed to be sacred; now it’s a co‑branding exercise. Dems call it illegal and promise Trump’s name “will come down.” ↓
Epstein files: Congress ordered sunlight, DOJ delivered a blackout. Entire 255‑page chunks fully redacted, 119 “Grand Jury” pages solid black, random fundraiser pics of Diana Ross thrown in, and files with a Trump photo quietly vanished from the site overnight. Totally normal. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Epstein files: Congress ordered sunlight, DOJ delivered a blackout. Entire 255‑page chunks fully redacted, 119 “Grand Jury” pages solid black, random fundraiser pics of Diana Ross thrown in, and files with a Trump photo quietly vanished from the site overnight. Totally normal. ↓
If you want a nightly recap that cuts through the spin, flags the weird stuff everyone else skips, and tells you why it actually matters, follow along. I do this every night so you don’t have to doomscroll 12 tabs before bed. ⭐
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If you want a nightly recap that cuts through the spin, flags the weird stuff everyone else skips, and tells you why it actually matters, follow along. I do this every night so you don’t have to doomscroll 12 tabs before bed. ⭐
Best detail: Kerry Kennedy says she’ll rip Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center in “three years and one month” with a pickaxe and someone holding the ladder. That’s how confident the family is this branding stunt isn’t built to last. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Best detail: Kerry Kennedy says she’ll rip Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center in “three years and one month” with a pickaxe and someone holding the ladder. That’s how confident the family is this branding stunt isn’t built to last. ↓
While Trump world blasts out Clinton photos from the Epstein files, the DOJ quietly yanked images of Trump with Epstein from its own page. No explanation. Just a nice, neat hole in the record where some inconvenient history used to be. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
While Trump world blasts out Clinton photos from the Epstein files, the DOJ quietly yanked images of Trump with Epstein from its own page. No explanation. Just a nice, neat hole in the record where some inconvenient history used to be. ↓
Trump bragged the Kennedy Center board “unanimously” voted to rename it after him. In reality, members like Joyce Beatty were literally muted on the call, other Dems opposed it, and it’s probably illegal to slap a living guy’s name onto a memorial. They did it anyway. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Trump bragged the Kennedy Center board “unanimously” voted to rename it after him. In reality, members like Joyce Beatty were literally muted on the call, other Dems opposed it, and it’s probably illegal to slap a living guy’s name onto a memorial. They did it anyway. ↓
Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, a Dem and a GOP libertarian, are both saying DOJ may have broken the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Talk of impeachment, inherent contempt, even future prosecutions. When those two agree the DOJ blew it, something’s off. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, a Dem and a GOP libertarian, are both saying DOJ may have broken the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Talk of impeachment, inherent contempt, even future prosecutions. When those two agree the DOJ blew it, something’s off. ↓
DOJ was ordered to drop thousands of Epstein files by last night. We got maybe 10%, heavily blacked out, with at least 16 files quietly vanishing from the site. Survivors are furious, lawyers are circling, and trust in “transparency” just took another hit. ↓
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
DOJ was ordered to drop thousands of Epstein files by last night. We got maybe 10%, heavily blacked out, with at least 16 files quietly vanishing from the site. Survivors are furious, lawyers are circling, and trust in “transparency” just took another hit. ↓
If you want a nightly recap that cuts through the spin, flags the power plays, and tells you what actually mattered in plain English, follow along. I do this every night so you don’t have to doomscroll 12 tabs before bed. ⭐
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you want a nightly recap that cuts through the spin, flags the power plays, and tells you what actually mattered in plain English, follow along. I do this every night so you don’t have to doomscroll 12 tabs before bed. ⭐
Trump isn’t just pardoning people. In at least 20 cases this year, he erased their financial penalties too. So if you lost your retirement to a fraudster, the president can not only free them, but also vaporize the money they owe you. Completely legal. ↓
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Trump isn’t just pardoning people. In at least 20 cases this year, he erased their financial penalties too. So if you lost your retirement to a fraudster, the president can not only free them, but also vaporize the money they owe you. Completely legal. ↓
HHS, run by RFK Jr, just yanked millions in grants from the American Academy of Pediatrics for things like SIDS and autism screening, right as the AAP fights his vaccine agenda in court. Official reason: “no longer align with our mission.” That’s one way to say it. ↓
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
HHS, run by RFK Jr, just yanked millions in grants from the American Academy of Pediatrics for things like SIDS and autism screening, right as the AAP fights his vaccine agenda in court. Official reason: “no longer align with our mission.” That’s one way to say it. ↓
The new CDC panel just killed universal hepatitis B shots at birth and swapped in “shared decision making.” Pediatric groups are furious, because waiting means more infected babies and future liver cancer. We learned the covid lesson: sow doubt, call it “choice.” ↓
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The new CDC panel just killed universal hepatitis B shots at birth and swapped in “shared decision making.” Pediatric groups are furious, because waiting means more infected babies and future liver cancer. We learned the covid lesson: sow doubt, call it “choice.” ↓
House GOP passed a “Lower Health Care Premiums” bill that… doesn’t extend ACA subsidies expiring Dec 31. Dems say 15M could lose coverage. A Jeffries discharge petition to save the credits exists, but Johnson canceled Friday votes and sent everyone home. Priorities. ↓
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
House GOP passed a “Lower Health Care Premiums” bill that… doesn’t extend ACA subsidies expiring Dec 31. Dems say 15M could lose coverage. A Jeffries discharge petition to save the credits exists, but Johnson canceled Friday votes and sent everyone home. Priorities. ↓
Trump just “paused” the diversity visa lottery because the Brown/MIT shooting suspect came through it. Fun fact: the program is created by Congress, not Kristi Noem’s X account. Nearly 20M people applied this year. Expect lawsuits and a lot of theater. ↓
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Trump just “paused” the diversity visa lottery because the Brown/MIT shooting suspect came through it. Fun fact: the program is created by Congress, not Kristi Noem’s X account. Nearly 20M people applied this year. Expect lawsuits and a lot of theater. ↓
One more thing: Ro Khanna argues that DOJ officials who do not comply could also face obstruction of justice charges.
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One more thing: Ro Khanna argues that DOJ officials who do not comply could also face obstruction of justice charges.
Ro Khanna warned her that if she doesn't comply, she could face inherent contempt of Congress, or impeachment, if she fails to release the Epstein files by the legally mandated deadline of 11:59 pm🤷♀️
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ro Khanna warned her that if she doesn't comply, she could face inherent contempt of Congress, or impeachment, if she fails to release the Epstein files by the legally mandated deadline of 11:59 pm🤷♀️
If you want a nightly recap that cuts through the spin and explains why this stuff actually matters, hit follow. I’ll keep breaking down the chaos so you don’t have to doomscroll all day. ⭐
December 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you want a nightly recap that cuts through the spin and explains why this stuff actually matters, hit follow. I’ll keep breaking down the chaos so you don’t have to doomscroll all day. ⭐
Oh, and a Trump‑appointed board just voted to rename the John F. Kennedy Center the “Trump‑Kennedy Center,” even though Congress literally wrote “Kennedy” into law. So now we wait to see if anyone in Congress actually fights the branding grab. ↓
December 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Oh, and a Trump‑appointed board just voted to rename the John F. Kennedy Center the “Trump‑Kennedy Center,” even though Congress literally wrote “Kennedy” into law. So now we wait to see if anyone in Congress actually fights the branding grab. ↓