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“By all accounts, you are letting industry rewrite the rulebook, while simultaneously choosing not to enforce the rules that remain,” Sen. Cantwell wrote to the two Trump-appointed pipeline regulators at the Transportation Department.
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By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties
After reporting by ProPublica revealed industry connections among Transportation Department regulators and showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations, Sen. Maria Can...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“By all accounts, you are letting industry rewrite the rulebook, while simultaneously choosing not to enforce the rules that remain,” Sen. Cantwell wrote to the two Trump-appointed pipeline regulators at the Transportation Department.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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Some of the Epstein files are out. But most of what was released Friday was already public, heavily redacted or offered few new revelations about the case.
What’s missing from the Epstein files release
A lot of information that would help the public understand the case is still under wraps.
www.politico.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Some of the Epstein files are out. But most of what was released Friday was already public, heavily redacted or offered few new revelations about the case.
Epstein Files
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Epstein Files
Company wants to build the country’s largest lithium extraction plant in Utah’s Box Elder county.
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Box Elder County hits pause on lithium plant as company charges forward
The company that aims to build the largest lithium extraction plant in the U.S. here in Utah expressed confidence Thursday that its plan will charge forward, af
kutv.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Company wants to build the country’s largest lithium extraction plant in Utah’s Box Elder county.
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Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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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."
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 4:11 PM
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."
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."
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Article courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com
After reading this article, I get the sense that Utah politicians underestimated the Ute Tribe.
#utpol
#utpol
Lawsuit alleges House speaker led effort to shut out Ute Tribe from ancestral land
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After reading this article, I get the sense that Utah politicians underestimated the Ute Tribe.
#utpol
#utpol
Lawsuit alleges House speaker led effort to shut out Ute Tribe from ancestral land
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Lawsuit alleges House speaker led effort to shut out Ute Tribe from ancestral land - The Salt Lake Tribune
edition.pagesuite.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Article courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com
After reading this article, I get the sense that Utah politicians underestimated the Ute Tribe.
#utpol
#utpol
Lawsuit alleges House speaker led effort to shut out Ute Tribe from ancestral land
edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...
After reading this article, I get the sense that Utah politicians underestimated the Ute Tribe.
#utpol
#utpol
Lawsuit alleges House speaker led effort to shut out Ute Tribe from ancestral land
edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...
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Didn't get what they wanted.
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Didn't get what they wanted.
Trump plans to use housing money for Pentagon bonuses. (unlocked) wapo.st/4j0VQF4
Trump will use military housing money for $1,776 Pentagon bonuses
The Trump administration will repurpose $2.6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 “warrior dividend” bonuses to service members, according to a senior administration official.
wapo.st
December 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump plans to use housing money for Pentagon bonuses. (unlocked) wapo.st/4j0VQF4
“…remains bound by grand jury rules that bar prosecutors from disclosing evidence that was never made public, at least without the permission of a court.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Jack Smith wants to tell Congress about his Trump investigations. That comes with risks.
The House Judiciary Committee will question the former special counsel behind closed doors.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“…remains bound by grand jury rules that bar prosecutors from disclosing evidence that was never made public, at least without the permission of a court.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Jack Smith's testimony should be open to the public.
Jack Smith is about to navigate a political and legal minefield during his testimony this morning to House Judiciary.
Jack Smith wants to tell Congress about his Trump investigations. That comes with risks.
The House Judiciary Committee will question the former special counsel behind closed doors.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Jack Smith's testimony should be open to the public.
Rohingya:
The impact of U.S. aid cuts on Rohingya children in camps in Bangladesh. apnews.com/photo-galler...
The impact of U.S. aid cuts on Rohingya children in camps in Bangladesh. apnews.com/photo-galler...
Photos reveal impact of U.S. aid cuts on Rohingya children in camps in Bangladesh
UKHIYA, Bangladesh (AP) — Deep cuts to foreign aid by U.S. President Donald Trump this year, compounded by reductions from other donor countries, have led to the closure of thousands of schools and yo...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Rohingya:
The impact of U.S. aid cuts on Rohingya children in camps in Bangladesh. apnews.com/photo-galler...
The impact of U.S. aid cuts on Rohingya children in camps in Bangladesh. apnews.com/photo-galler...
Rohingya
Without US aid and a safe place, scores of children as young as 10 were forced into backbreaking manual labor, and girls as young as 12 forced into prostitution. apnews.com/article/usai...
Without US aid and a safe place, scores of children as young as 10 were forced into backbreaking manual labor, and girls as young as 12 forced into prostitution. apnews.com/article/usai...
Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts
Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Roh...
apnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Rohingya
Without US aid and a safe place, scores of children as young as 10 were forced into backbreaking manual labor, and girls as young as 12 forced into prostitution. apnews.com/article/usai...
Without US aid and a safe place, scores of children as young as 10 were forced into backbreaking manual labor, and girls as young as 12 forced into prostitution. apnews.com/article/usai...
Rohingya: A group without a country. Living in Burma/Myanmar since the late 7th century but not accepted by the country.
Without the US aid cut, this group is further exposed to exploitation, sexual and gender-based violence and abuse. www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingy...
Without the US aid cut, this group is further exposed to exploitation, sexual and gender-based violence and abuse. www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingy...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
In August 2017, violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, forcing nearly one million Rohingya to flee their homes and seek refuge in Bangladesh. Today the number of arrivals continue to grow.
www.unrefugees.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Rohingya: A group without a country. Living in Burma/Myanmar since the late 7th century but not accepted by the country.
Without the US aid cut, this group is further exposed to exploitation, sexual and gender-based violence and abuse. www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingy...
Without the US aid cut, this group is further exposed to exploitation, sexual and gender-based violence and abuse. www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingy...
Anthony Geary (Luke in General Hospital) was from Utah.
Moved to LA after attending University of Utah
Moved to Amsterdam after retirement.
Moved to LA after attending University of Utah
Moved to Amsterdam after retirement.
Two big losses. Rob Reiner and Anthony Geary on the set of All in the Family, 1971.
December 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Anthony Geary (Luke in General Hospital) was from Utah.
Moved to LA after attending University of Utah
Moved to Amsterdam after retirement.
Moved to LA after attending University of Utah
Moved to Amsterdam after retirement.
Covering his butt, Hegseth has refused to release the full boat strike video.
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Covering his butt, Hegseth has refused to release the full boat strike video.
Unemployment is at the highest level since the 2021. (unlocked) wapo.st/4oYFXAz
December 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Unemployment is at the highest level since the 2021. (unlocked) wapo.st/4oYFXAz
Unemployment is at the highest level since the 2021. (unlocked) wapo.st/4oYFXAz
Unemployment rate rises, signaling weakness in the economy
The labor market cooldown continued this fall, according to new jobs numbers released on a delayed scheduled by the Labor Department.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Unemployment is at the highest level since the 2021. (unlocked) wapo.st/4oYFXAz
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December 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Part of the ACA that nobody mentions:
Insurers were required to spend at least 80% of the premiums to increase heath care quality.
Insurers were required to spend at least 80% of the premiums to increase heath care quality.
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Part of the ACA that nobody mentions:
Insurers were required to spend at least 80% of the premiums to increase heath care quality.
Insurers were required to spend at least 80% of the premiums to increase heath care quality.
Found this on my daily walk today. #JordanRoberTrail
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Found this on my daily walk today. #JordanRoberTrail
Trump’s own mortgages match the fraud criteria he has accused of others.
Trump hung up when asked.
#TrumpMortgages
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump hung up when asked.
#TrumpMortgages
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Trump’s own mortgages match the fraud criteria he has accused of others.
Trump hung up when asked.
#TrumpMortgages
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump hung up when asked.
#TrumpMortgages
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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NEW: Utah Republicans have been skeptical of solar for years, criticizing its footprint on the landscape and viewing it as an unreliable energy source.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.
Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW: Utah Republicans have been skeptical of solar for years, criticizing its footprint on the landscape and viewing it as an unreliable energy source.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.