Bkbethesda
@bkgarden.bsky.social
Proud democrat, progressive and believe in equal rights. No one is above the law. Scientist, gardener. Pets provide unconditional love. Love my Tesla MS and Solar but hate the CEO.
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How about we just stick with the existing legal name for the performing arts center but call the HHS Secretary Robert F. Trump-Kennedy?
BREAKING: Trump's hand-picked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House says.
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
The White House says President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington's premier performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
How about we just stick with the existing legal name for the performing arts center but call the HHS Secretary Robert F. Trump-Kennedy?
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"Congratulations to President Kennedy" ???
December 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Congratulations to President Kennedy" ???
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NEW: @oversightdemocrats.house.gov release 68 new photographs received from the Epstein Estate.
These were a part of the 95,000 images that Oversight received last week in response to a subpoena served on the Estate.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
These were a part of the 95,000 images that Oversight received last week in response to a subpoena served on the Estate.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
Epstein files live updates as House Democrats release 68 new photos from estate
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a new batch of 68 photos obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. Follow live updates here.
www.cbsnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NEW: @oversightdemocrats.house.gov release 68 new photographs received from the Epstein Estate.
These were a part of the 95,000 images that Oversight received last week in response to a subpoena served on the Estate.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
These were a part of the 95,000 images that Oversight received last week in response to a subpoena served on the Estate.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
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Republicans in the House have brought their Christmas recess a day forward, a day before the Department of Justice is scheduled to release a tranche of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, per Newsweek.
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Republicans in the House have brought their Christmas recess a day forward, a day before the Department of Justice is scheduled to release a tranche of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, per Newsweek.
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"One person familiar with the situation told Semafor that Machado would like to “present [Trump] with her Nobel medal.”"
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Exclusive: Trump allies seek White House visit for Venezuelan opposition leader
Rick Scott is among those working behind the scenes to bring María Corina Machado to meet Trump.
www.semafor.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"One person familiar with the situation told Semafor that Machado would like to “present [Trump] with her Nobel medal.”"
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
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Didn't get what they wanted.
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Didn't get what they wanted.
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So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
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1. Wow
2. Shocked not shocked
2. Shocked not shocked
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
1. Wow
2. Shocked not shocked
2. Shocked not shocked
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This inflation data is a big mess with clear downward bias from methodological assumptions by BLS (essentially assuming zero inflation in Oct)
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This inflation data is a big mess with clear downward bias from methodological assumptions by BLS (essentially assuming zero inflation in Oct)
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A rare moment of bipartisanship
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
A rare moment of bipartisanship
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“.. it was full of bizarre howlers that even Trump’s second-rate speech-writing shop would probably have avoided, .. his voice rising in frustration as he hurled one lie after another into the camera.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“.. it was full of bizarre howlers that even Trump’s second-rate speech-writing shop would probably have avoided, .. his voice rising in frustration as he hurled one lie after another into the camera.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Today, my colleague David Yaffe-Bellany and I published an investigation into the frenzied world of crypto unleased by Trump.
Risk taking, profiteering & yes, innovation, as crypto bros sense that this is the moment crypto will go mainstream in the U.S.
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...
Risk taking, profiteering & yes, innovation, as crypto bros sense that this is the moment crypto will go mainstream in the U.S.
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...
What Trump’s Embrace of Crypto Has Unleashed
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Today, my colleague David Yaffe-Bellany and I published an investigation into the frenzied world of crypto unleased by Trump.
Risk taking, profiteering & yes, innovation, as crypto bros sense that this is the moment crypto will go mainstream in the U.S.
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...
Risk taking, profiteering & yes, innovation, as crypto bros sense that this is the moment crypto will go mainstream in the U.S.
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/t...
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Trump privately plots third-term schemes with Dershowitz, twisting 22nd Amendment loopholes like a snake coiling around democracy's throat, mocking two-term limits set since 1951. #DefendDemocracy
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Trump privately plots third-term schemes with Dershowitz, twisting 22nd Amendment loopholes like a snake coiling around democracy's throat, mocking two-term limits set since 1951. #DefendDemocracy
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Quickly lost track of how many lies Trump shouted out tonight, but the main takeaway is that he has clearly lost touch with reality. Delusional.
The most honest thing he said was, “no one can believe what’s going on.”
The most honest thing he said was, “no one can believe what’s going on.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Quickly lost track of how many lies Trump shouted out tonight, but the main takeaway is that he has clearly lost touch with reality. Delusional.
The most honest thing he said was, “no one can believe what’s going on.”
The most honest thing he said was, “no one can believe what’s going on.”
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This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
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Classless, disgusting and full of lies.
What else would you expect from Trump? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
What else would you expect from Trump? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump disparages presidential foes in plaques attached to White House
President Trump took personal swipes at his top presidential foes in new plaques installed along the White House's "Presidential Walk of Fame."
www.usatoday.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Classless, disgusting and full of lies.
What else would you expect from Trump? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
What else would you expect from Trump? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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So Trump’s big primetime “address to the nation” is just him struggling to read a psychotic script full of lies written by Stephen Miller about how great he is.
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
So Trump’s big primetime “address to the nation” is just him struggling to read a psychotic script full of lies written by Stephen Miller about how great he is.
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Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith:
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
Opinion | I'm Trump's former lawyer. Jack Smith should be celebrated, not vilified.
John Dowd: Jack Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. Smith was fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts and the law.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith:
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
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House Republicans are now canceling Friday votes. Congress will recess for the rest of the year on Thursday afternoon.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
December 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
House Republicans are now canceling Friday votes. Congress will recess for the rest of the year on Thursday afternoon.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
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pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters and the DOJ are after them.
After Trump’s mass pardons of the U.S. Capitol rioters, some have gained influence inside the Justice Department. The January 6 prosecutors describe mounting threats, harassment and fear of lasting da...
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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"Radical Left Democrats!" DRINK!!!
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Radical Left Democrats!" DRINK!!!
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Article 1 Section 9 would like a word
In a nationwide address that major US TV networks are carrying live, President Trump announces 1,450,000 military members will receive a "warrior dividend" of $1776 before Christmas.
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Article 1 Section 9 would like a word
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