Suzanne Custer
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"The awful nature of Epstein’s crimes, Trump’s proximity to them, the fact that victims haven’t gotten justice and co-conspirators haven’t been held to account, promises to bring the truth to light—all of this may have doomed even a well-executed coverup."
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Trump Fumes and Fumbles
On the Epstein scandal, his stonewall is turning to rubble.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"The awful nature of Epstein’s crimes, Trump’s proximity to them, the fact that victims haven’t gotten justice and co-conspirators haven’t been held to account, promises to bring the truth to light—all of this may have doomed even a well-executed coverup."
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The other day I experienced an inhuman assault on Christmas – an AI carol. The machine's inability to understand the carol's message of love made it eerie. Basic cultural forms like holiday ritual and music are weakened under the assault of algorithms.
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The inhuman assault on Christmas
On Christmas Carols, 1/2
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December 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The other day I experienced an inhuman assault on Christmas – an AI carol. The machine's inability to understand the carol's message of love made it eerie. Basic cultural forms like holiday ritual and music are weakened under the assault of algorithms.
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MAGA is eating itself
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MAGA is eating itself
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MAGA is eating itself
Fighting among conservative influencers reveals broader rifts within the Republican Party
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December 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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MAGA is eating itself
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MAGA is eating itself
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ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
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December 22, 2025
December 22, 2025
This afternoon, President Donald J.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
December 22, 2025
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Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNOW show has 2 Epstein survivors blasting DOJ for failing to properly redact names, leaving some survivors‘ identities newly revealed. They suspect DOJ’s top priority is to protect other people — not the survivors. “We’re being re-traumatized by our government.”
December 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNOW show has 2 Epstein survivors blasting DOJ for failing to properly redact names, leaving some survivors‘ identities newly revealed. They suspect DOJ’s top priority is to protect other people — not the survivors. “We’re being re-traumatized by our government.”
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The White House is now citing "national security" for everything it does. Seriously, check out these headlines. It's just the last few weeks.
If you know authoritarian history, then you know how menacing this is.
If you know authoritarian history, then you know how menacing this is.
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The White House is now citing "national security" for everything it does. Seriously, check out these headlines. It's just the last few weeks.
If you know authoritarian history, then you know how menacing this is.
If you know authoritarian history, then you know how menacing this is.
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Lexington, Neb., has been hit hard by the news that Tyson Foods is closing its sprawling meatpacking plant, which has provided steady paychecks for more than 3,000 workers.
A Small Nebraska Town Is Reeling From the Exit of Meatpacking Giant Tyson
Residents of Lexington are scrambling after the company announced plans to close its plant, the area’s biggest employer.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Lexington, Neb., has been hit hard by the news that Tyson Foods is closing its sprawling meatpacking plant, which has provided steady paychecks for more than 3,000 workers.
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DOJ is simply Trump’s defense team. Vance is fine with neo-Nazis as allies. Bari Weiss is running CBS on behalf of Team Trump. Trump’s renewing his attack on our NATO ally Denmark. Witkoff basically works for Putin. But at least Elise Stefanik has failed—for now.
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This Is Trump's Cover-Up (w/ Bill Kristol) | The Bulwark Podcast
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December 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
DOJ is simply Trump’s defense team. Vance is fine with neo-Nazis as allies. Bari Weiss is running CBS on behalf of Team Trump. Trump’s renewing his attack on our NATO ally Denmark. Witkoff basically works for Putin. But at least Elise Stefanik has failed—for now.
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"The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments."
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Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
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December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments."
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"The astounding haul hints at a level of transactionalism for which it is difficult to find obvious comparisons in modern American history. The identities of the donors behind much of the cash are not legally required to be, and have not been, publicly disclosed."
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Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office (Gift Article)
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"The astounding haul hints at a level of transactionalism for which it is difficult to find obvious comparisons in modern American history. The identities of the donors behind much of the cash are not legally required to be, and have not been, publicly disclosed."
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Is Mike Johnson campaigning for democrats?
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Is Mike Johnson campaigning for democrats?
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I'm not a conservative commentator. No one pays me $150m to spike stories Trump doesn't like. No major network is making me the editor in chief.
I am just a lawyer who fights for democracy and built Democracy Docket from scratch. For $10 a month you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
I am just a lawyer who fights for democracy and built Democracy Docket from scratch. For $10 a month you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I'm not a conservative commentator. No one pays me $150m to spike stories Trump doesn't like. No major network is making me the editor in chief.
I am just a lawyer who fights for democracy and built Democracy Docket from scratch. For $10 a month you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
I am just a lawyer who fights for democracy and built Democracy Docket from scratch. For $10 a month you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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"Japanese health care has its pluses and minuses, as all systems do. But it performs quite well by any reasonable standard, and has some features I suspect most Americans wish they had."
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/491dKD7
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/491dKD7
Trump’s Assault on Health Care, Seen From a Country That Does Health Care Better
Japan is a showcase for universal health care, and what we’re losing in GOP attacks on the Affordable Care Act.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Japanese health care has its pluses and minuses, as all systems do. But it performs quite well by any reasonable standard, and has some features I suspect most Americans wish they had."
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/491dKD7
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/491dKD7
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"Why the decision to cover-up? It certainly seems that there are things that Trump and his lieutenants don’t want Congress and the public to know. Presumably these are things that, to put it gently, don’t reflect well on Trump."
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Trump and Co. Can’t Keep Their Lies Straight
From the Epstein files to the Justice Department, it’s hard for the mooks to remember which lie they’re supposed to tell.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Why the decision to cover-up? It certainly seems that there are things that Trump and his lieutenants don’t want Congress and the public to know. Presumably these are things that, to put it gently, don’t reflect well on Trump."
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CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD
"Mr. Bialiatski, 63, expressed profuse gratitude for his freedom, but said he felt he had been “trafficked” as part of a transaction."
"“They just loaded me like a sack of flour and transported me across the border,” he said. “We are basically goods for sale.”"
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"“They just loaded me like a sack of flour and transported me across the border,” he said. “We are basically goods for sale.”"
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Freed From a Belarus Prison, a Nobel Peace Laureate Experiences ‘Oxygen Intoxication’
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December 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Mr. Bialiatski, 63, expressed profuse gratitude for his freedom, but said he felt he had been “trafficked” as part of a transaction."
"“They just loaded me like a sack of flour and transported me across the border,” he said. “We are basically goods for sale.”"
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"“They just loaded me like a sack of flour and transported me across the border,” he said. “We are basically goods for sale.”"
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“[T]hat act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’” he wrote, built “a wall of separation between Church & State.”
-James Madison
-James Madison
December 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“[T]hat act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’” he wrote, built “a wall of separation between Church & State.”
-James Madison
-James Madison
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care.
My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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“None of this is surprising. Not DOJ’s failure to comply..Not DOJ’s failure to release material that would give survivors more insight into the crimes committed against them & who was responsible. That’s important..because they’ve had to fight to be believed." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Redacted: Donald & Jeffrey
Once again, I’m apologizing at the top of a longer-than-I’d-like-it-to-be Saturday night column.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
“None of this is surprising. Not DOJ’s failure to comply..Not DOJ’s failure to release material that would give survivors more insight into the crimes committed against them & who was responsible. That’s important..because they’ve had to fight to be believed." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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December 20, 2025
December 20, 2025
On November 19, 2025, Congress passed H.R.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
December 20, 2025
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The renaming of the Kennedy Center may not be Donald Trump’s worst sin, but it is offensive all the same. “This President simply cannot tolerate the degree of freedom and independence that art and artists require,” David Remnick writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/T39Mad
December 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The renaming of the Kennedy Center may not be Donald Trump’s worst sin, but it is offensive all the same. “This President simply cannot tolerate the degree of freedom and independence that art and artists require,” David Remnick writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/T39Mad