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ctobserve.bsky.social
Felon Trump has been on a month-long losing streak that was preceded by a years-long failed first term. Trump 'tripled-down' today by having his MAGA in Georgia call DA Willis, and MAGA House SC Smith to testify today as his WI 2020 cheaters got indicted today. A 'True Trump Trifecta.'
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December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
wacatholics.bsky.social
At the Capitol, bishops and WSCC leaders testify before lawmakers—bringing the Church’s voice to critical debates on life, dignity, and justice, including efforts to end the death penalty in WA.
#LifeJusticePeace #HumanDignity #CatholicAdvocacy
December 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
olduncledave.bsky.social
Rep. Raskin said the Republicans “made an excellent decision" in not allowing Jack Smith to testify publicly “because had he done so, it would have been absolutely devastating to the president and all the president’s men involved in the insurrectionary activities” of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview Wednesday that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Donal...
www.yahoo.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
leslemieux.bsky.social
Nicolle Wallace to Zoe Lofgren: What was Jordan trying to accomplish by having Jack Smith testify
Lofgren: I have no idea
Nicolle: (chuckles)
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
drjackbrown.bsky.social
Demand full transparency and allow Jack Smith to testify publicly. Now.
December 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
helitzur.bsky.social
"Smith had wanted to testify in a public setting, but House Republicans refused to accommodate Smith’s request."

Then why did they subpoena him? I know they're pretty stupid, but I can't square their recognition that "he would make us look bad in public" with any reason to call him in at all.
December 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
proteus70.bsky.social
Perhaps the most compelling evidence of Trump’s criminality in the Jan6 lead up and attack is that the MAGA chairman of the House Judicial Committee , Jim Jordan did not allow Jack Smith to testify publicly. Case Closed.
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
leslemieux.bsky.social
Jamie Raskin (paraphrased)
From his perspective, Jim Jordan made an excellent decision to have Jack Smith testify behind closed doors. I can't share details except to say it most definitely did not go well for the president and all the president's men
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
fullerray.bsky.social
Gym Jordan wanting to demand Jack Smith to have a deposition and testify in secrecy is the same Gym Jordan who successfully buried his involvement with the molestation of the wrestlers in secret. He’s trying to hide behind his culpability in both.
December 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
andyppp.bsky.social
Dan Bongino will testify against Trump at some point…
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
dameofdestiny.bsky.social
Every time the GOP or DOJ forces Trump's enemies to testify or face made-up charges, not only do they waste our tax dollars, but they prove how these people did nothing wrong.

Pissing off Donald Trump is not a crime.

Investigating a criminal is not a crime. It's a sworn duty.

#maga #gop #fails
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
elliotblake.bsky.social
We deserve to hear Smith testify publicly about his investigation. We deserved a trial. We didn’t deserve another criminal Trump term.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9h
BREAKING on MS NOW:

Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:

"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
pbpencraft.bsky.social
Today’s deposition is not useful according to Rep. Logren. According to Leonig, not only the search warrant had been signed off on by a Magistrate, but also found evidence. Smith followed the law and facts and nothing more. Smith must testify in public about his report.
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
theladyred.bsky.social
See you tomorrow!

Deep breath in...exhale; then, repeat as necessary.

As always...links & sources 'd in the comments

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21. DJT expands US travel bans to 20 more countries plus the Palestinian Authority, blocking who can travel and emigrate to the US; includes 4 World Cup nations: Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Haiti, Iran 22. US threatens countermeasures after EU fines Musk's X ($140M) for breaching online content/transparency rules; citing "discriminatory" actions against American tech companies 23. WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles slams Vanity Fair "hit piece," despite giving them full access and spilling tea on Musk, JD Vance, and others; basically called Musk a 'ketamine fiend, and Vance a 'conspiracy theorist 24. Special Counsel Jack Smith to testify behind closed doors to House Judiciary Committee today about investigations into DJT despite calls to testify publicly on investigations All of those were from the last 24 hours; and if my spidey senses are accurate, there will be many more headlines to cover from now until the weekend. The Epstein files are due to be released Friday, and DJT just labeled another S. American group a terrorist organization which was the 1st step before he began attacks against Venezuelan boats. The past 24 hours have been relentless, and I've been running a different kind of marathon-fever, chills, and the steady, unrelenting drip of a flu that just won't quit. My body is flooded with heat and ache, a storm of its own making. And yet, as I read the news, the fever I've been fighting feels like a mirror to the country's condition. Headlines keep coming-one after another, each a flashpoint, each a signal that the system inside is overheating, that something fundamental is off. Like my own illness, the chaos isn't always fatal, but it's a warning: something is out of balance, and ignoring it won't make it better. The flood of stories-attacks, deportations, pardons, and escalations-has a rhythm that matches my pulse, the way a fever rises and falls in waves. It's overwhelming, exhausting, and disorienting, but it is also a sign. The fever tells us that the body is alive, that it is reacting, that it is trying to fight what ails it. The country, too, is showing symptoms of its own illness: the overreach, the anger, the corruption. They are all signals we must lean IN, not avoid. Just as this fever forces my body to reckon with infection, the unrelenting news forces us to see what's wrong-and where attention is most needed. Recovery is possible, but it demands care, focus, and action. You all tell me to rest, but rest alone won't cure a fever; the cause must be confronted. Rest is only the pause between waves-it does nothing to fight the infection. A fever demands attention, action, and engagement. I believe that; I HAVE to believe that. f you read this far, something tells me you believe it too, and I thank the powers that be... because there is comfort in sickness-in knowing I am not fighting alone. That as the body fights, the fever rises, and the immune system responds-not in isolation, but together. The same is true for this country. None of us are meant to absorb this alone. Attention is collective. Resistance is shared. Healing... is communal. If I am still standing through this fever, it's because something inside me is fighting back. And if we're still paying attention through this flood, it's because something inside us is too. Thank you for fighting back with me, inside and out. See you tomorrow! Deep breath in...exhale; then, repeat as necessary. As always...links & sources 'd in the comments. ~Ms. G, J.D. https://m.facebook.com/story.php
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
theladyred.bsky.social
12/16/25

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours
[take your deep breath in now...]

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Rubia Garcia, J.D. In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [take your deep breath in now...] 1. "A battle is coming:" Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio shared DJT's post on Tina Peters as far-right figures call for violence and a prison break to free her from state charges after DJT federal pardon for 2020 data breach charges 2. Far-right "Appeal to Heaven" pine tree flag-used by J6 rioters & white nationalist-seen flying outside US Dept of Education office in DC; same flag from June 2024 at SBA, and NJ home of SCOTUS Justice Sam Alito in summer 2024 3. DJT orders "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela; Venezuela's govt accuses DJT of "violating international law, free trade, and the principle of free navigation;" will plead case to UN 4. 6 women who were drugged and SA'd by the same Denver cardiologist, Stephen Matthews, sue Match Group; allege Tinder and Hinge allow "rapists across its products" through "negligence" and "defective" product despite reports of SA 5. DJT's CDC officially rolls back decades of scientific guidance, ending routine hepatitis B shots at birth for low-risk infants 6. Report: 85% of DJT's 2025 federal pardons/clemency went to white people; 90% to J6 defendants; only 5% Latino, 8% Black, highlighting racial and justice gaps of 1,700 people granted pardons or clemency since Jan. 20 7. Denver City Council voted 11-1 to reject contract allowing Key Lime Air to expand ICE deportation flights at DIA, opposing DJT's immigration crackdown, risking $90M in federal grants 8. New photo released of person of interest in Brown University shooting as manhunt enters 4th day; investigators also release video timeline of campus shooting suspect's movements, offering $50k for info 9. After a month leading immigration raids in other cities, video shows BP Chief Bovino back in Chicago yesterday, deploying pepper balls and detaining a man in Little Village; another 15 detained across SW Chicago, Berwyn, and Ci… 10. Ca. Gov. Newsom launches website dedicated solely to DJT's "criminal cronies;" listing pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, fraudsters, drug traffickers, and others 11. "Absolute bullshit:" GOP Rep. Mike Lawler [R-NY] slams Speaker Johnson for blocking a last vote on extending ACA subsidies as "idiotic," instead backing a GOP bill that leaves millions facing higher premiums in 2026 - 12. US designates Colombia's largest drug cartel, Clan del Golfo, as a terrorist group; — the same 1st step used in Venezuela [Tren de Aragua and Cartel de los Soles] before strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats began 13. Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir "Nobody's Girl" sold 1M copies globally in 2 months; reigniting scrutiny of Prince Andrew and demands to release Epstein files; Guiffre died by suicide in April at 41yo 14. Off-duty CBP officer (unidentified) fired several shots on an access road to JFK around 5a yesterday, claiming he was assaulted after a minor crash/road rage incident; no injuries, other driver fled 15. DJT's son-in-law Jared Kushner's firm pulls out of first-ever $500M Trump International Hotel in Europe, hours after 4 Serbian officials were charged with bribery and falsifying documents relating to the project 16. TX woman, Camille Benson, 33, arrested in Biloxi, MS, for allegedly hiding razor blades in loaves of bread at 2 Walmart stores; charged w/ attempted mayhem, $100K bond; customers in Biloxi area asked to inspect the loaves & report findings 17. Federal judge denies National Trust's TRO, allowing DJT'S WH ballroom construction to proceed; preliminary injunction hearing set for Jan; DJT says project now $400M; above-ground work begins Apr 2026, completion by 2028 18. US added 64K jobs in Nov, but lost 105K in Oct. due to DJT-era federal cutbacks; unemployment rose to 4.6% from 4.4% in Sept; meaning, job creation slow and labor market weakening 19. Jared Kushner pulls out of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery as Warner Bros likely to reject $1… 20. MIT professor Nuno Loureiro (47) director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center and 1 of 400 scientist honored by Biden in Jan, was fatally shot at his home in MA; declared homicide 21. DJT expands US travel bans to 20 more countries plus the Palestinian Authority, blocking who can travel and emigrate to the US; includes 4 World Cup nations: Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Haiti, Iran 22. US threatens countermeasures after EU fines Musk's X ($140M) for breaching online content/transparency rules; citing "discriminatory" actions against American tech companies 23. WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles slams Vanity Fair "hit piece," despite giving them full access and spilling tea on Musk, JD Vance, and others; basically called Musk a 'ketamine fiend, and Vance a 'conspiracy theorist 24. Special Counsel Jack Smith to testify behind closed doors to House Judiciary Committee today about investigations into DJT despite calls to testify publicly on investigations All of those were from the last 24 hours; and if my spidey senses are accurate, there will be many more headlines to cover from now until the weekend. The Epstein files are due to be released Friday, and DJT just labeled another S. American group a terrorist organization which was the 1st step before he began attacks against Venezuelan boats. The past 24 hours have been relentless, and I've been running a different kind of marathon-fever, chills, and the steady, unrelenting drip of a flu that just won't quit. My body is flooded with heat and ache, a storm of its own making. And yet, as I read the news, the fever I've been fighting feels like a mirror to the country's condition. Headlines keep coming-one after another, each a flashpoint, each a signal that the system inside is overheating, that something fundamental is off. Like my own illness, the chaos isn't always fatal, but it's a warning: something is out of balance, and ignoring it won't make it better. The flood of stories-attacks, deportations, pardons, and escalati…
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
nyliberal44.bsky.social
Looks like Jordan and Comer made a good decision not having Prosecutor Jack Smith testify in an open committee hearing about Trump’s crimes on January 6th. 😂😂😂😂
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
magasucksit.bsky.social
The reason the Republicans didn’t want Jack Smith to testify in Public is because they know he’d Spill the beans!!
(Which I’m sure he’s doing now behind closed doors)
Making the Republicans Squirm!!!
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
criminaltrevor.bsky.social
"Smith had wanted to testify in a public setting, but House Republicans refused to accommodate Smith’s request."

Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
courtneymilan.com
You point out the chain of custody issues. You get that one famous dude who corresponded with Luigi to testify that he doesn't write like the manifesto. You imply the cops were desperate to find a shooter.
December 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
rudemoon.com
Let's settle this once and for all; call on God to testify.
December 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
caligrl58.bsky.social
Why aren’t they being called to testify?
December 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
620wtmj.bsky.social
"I would expect her to testify": Former federal prosecutor Jeff Wagner weighs in on the Dugan trial
"I would expect her to testify": Former federal prosecutor Jeff Wagner weighs in on the Dugan trial
MILWAUKEE -- Testimony contiunes in the federal trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan. She faces two federal charges of obstruction and concealment
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December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
favomancer.bsky.social
You're welcome. @lydiabslade.bsky.social can testify to how insane my Kylux skeetfics can get.
December 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
ryanjreilly.com
“Chairman Jordan made an excellent decision in not allowing Jack Smith to testify publicly, because had he done so, it would have been absolutely devastating to the President and all the president's men,” says @raskin.house.gov. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM