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"Big public companies have mostly treated President Donald Trump with kid gloves during his second term. They’ve quietly avoided conflict while seeking favor with ornate gifts, large donations to his pet projects and strategic deployments of CEOs to the Oval Office," write David Goldman and Matt Ega
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The United States is carrying out strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and has positioned military assets that could potentially support an invasion of Venezuela.

It remains unclear whether the Trump administration is considering such a move.
on.cfr.org/49VzjHo
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The latest dump is not the full trove of Epstein files that Congress last month voted to release in a stunning blow to Donald Trump who has dismissed the documents as a 'Democrat hoax.'

The full files are set for release later this month
New Epstein files unleashed with video and photos from private island
Never-before-seen videos and pictures of Jeffrey Epstein's private island were released by the Democrats on Wednesday. 
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🤣 Weirdly accurate 💯
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The US and Ukraine have agreed on a new 20-point peace deal
Read more: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
We need more popcorn...
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Good point from @swin24.bsky.social and team here: Trump and Hegseth suddenly refusing to take credit for the second strike, after they've spent weeks sadistically yukking it up over their killings, is a key tell:
zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
Trump Admin Lawyers Now Warn Boat Strike May Be Illegal, as Hegseth Passes the Buck
‘If the Washington Post is right, then a crime was committed,’ a Trump admin lawyer tells Zeteo, as Pete Hegseth tries to pass the buck.
zeteo.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Home of the Brave? Not so much if you are Republican.
I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Why this is not a bigger story? Kompromat on Trump designed not to destroy—but to ontrol him

“The Russian leader also reportedly has audio and video recordings of sexual crimes against minors and acts of violence against women attributed to Trump.”

radaronline.com/p/russia-vla...
Top Kazakhstan Official Reveals Putin 'Possesses a Comprehensive Kompromat File' on Donald Trump— 'Designed Not to Destroy—but to Control Him'
The Russian leader also reportedly has audio and video recordings of sexual crimes against minors and acts of violence against women attributed to Trump.
radaronline.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Russia’s shadow fleet is already destabilizing European countries, and these vessels may eventually “provide a launch point for offensive operations in Europe,”
fam.ag/4pvKElU
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
FRONTLINE and The Associated Press’ documentary "2000 Meters to Andriivka" has been nominated for a 2025 Gotham Film Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film offers a stunning and immersive portrayal of the Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines of the war. to.pbs.org/4ruCQmp
December 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The Trump/GOP math doesn’t math! Trump/GOP pay for their $ handouts to billionaires by making everything unaffordable for Americans! 22 million Americans will have their health care premium costs skyrocket through the roof as of January 1st due to Trump/Republicans refuse to extend ACA tax credits!
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Homelessness in the U.S. is far more pervasive than the official figures suggest: roughly four million people are without housing right now.

Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.

I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I stand with Mark Kelly. You?
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The release of the MRI results appeared to come in response to a reporter's question Sunday during his airplane trip back to D.C. from Florida. Trump said that the results of the MRI were "perfect" but that he had "no idea" on which part of the body the MRI was performed -- "It was just an MRI ..."
White House Releases Trump's MRI Report
Imaging of heart and abdomen was 'preventive,' White House doctor says
www.medpagetoday.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The City of El Paso has requested an exemption regarding the Texas Department of Transportation's new state mandate to remove any markings, signs on political ideologies. bit.ly/48IFhu6
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
December 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Women across LinkedIn have been changing their gender settings to see how their posts fare on the platform if they pretend to be men. belib.org/womens-healt...
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just WTF? 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏼 U.S. Attorney Jay R. Comb announced that Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, of Allen, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, of Argyle, have been charged with conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country and production of child pornography. MORE: belib.org/texas-men-haiti
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Putin has given no indication that he is moving away from absolutist aims,” - former Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba. “It is therefore impossible for Trump to push Ukraine into making an unfavorable deal that it does not think Russia will honor.” belib.org/Ukraine-Peace
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Bohacek didn’t just mutter a quiet condemnation off-camera. He declared: “I will be voting NO on redistricting.” He added with pointed finality, “Perhaps he can use the next 10 months to convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority.”
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
• Approximately 1.2 million people in the US have HIV.
• About 13 percent of them don’t know it and need testing.
• In 2022 (the most recent year for which data are available), an estimated 31,800 people in the US acquired HIV.
This administration's 2026 budget eliminates HIV prevention in the US
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Where they always like this? Or Trump in some way, catalyzed their transformation to the worst of themselves?
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM