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Keith Chaffin
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Middle-of-the-road Stoic. Somehow we've all got to make this work out.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Trump unveils new class of Navy battleship named after himself
President Donald Trump on Monday said he will oversee the development of a new class of Navy “battleship” — named after himself.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan
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December 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."

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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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December 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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December 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Puzzle #455
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December 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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CBS News — b. 1927, d. 2025.

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December 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Credit to pnwdaily—traffic coming into Canada from the US for Christmas holidays.

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December 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.

Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
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Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
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December 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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December 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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It’s a tradition. Every four years, right before Christmas, Rafael Cruz announces that he’s waddling for president again.
December 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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