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Major Epstein Files Update and Release

December 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM

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Aaron Parnas

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BREAKING: More than one dozen new photos have been dropped by the Oversight Committee showing Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and others with Jeffrey Epstein.

I have them here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

We have a critical update about the Epstein files, including new photos showing a closer relationship between Trump and Epstein.

The MAGA Nightmare is Almost Over, America.

December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM

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DCCC

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Indiana just told Donald Trump no.

December 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM

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Norm Wilner

@normwilner.bsky.social

"Whether he is taken by nature or by the Constitution" oh please let it be by a massive stroke just outside a wolf preserve

John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 2d

Few cults survive the passing of their leaders, and MAGA will not outlive the departure of Donald Trump from the White House or from this earth, whichever comes first...

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This will all be over soon, America.

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December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM

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🇨🇦 Janet Somerville

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"It seems to me that art, great and small, is similar in one respect: it is an affirmation. It is a statement of hope." ~Martha #Gellhorn, letter to Leonard Bernstein

Paint, write, compose, dance.

December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM

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Aaron Parnas

@aaronparnas.bsky.social

NEWS: Trump demands ICC give him immunity for war crimes.

DHS prepares to ask foreign tourists to hand over 5 years worth of social media data.

U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in escalation.

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NEWS: Trump Administration Threatens International Criminal Court With Sanctions to Secure Immunity for Trump and Top Officials

Trump demands ICC give him immunity for war crimes. DHS prepares to ask foreign tourists to hand over 5 years worth of social media data. U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in escalation.

American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner

December 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM

LGF Suris/Margaret

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Very little shocks me these days, but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) managed to do it this morning when he told reporters he skipped a meeting of the Gang of Eight yesterday because “we were working on the healthcare stuff.”

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d

American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner

Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....

Very little shocks me these days, but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) managed to do it this morning when he told reporters he skipped a meeting of the Gang of Eight yesterday because “we were workin...

Today is Human Rights Day, celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Hu...

December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM

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Jessica Tarlov

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Last night’s “affordability” rally was a gift to the Democrats. Trump championed austerity and said tariffs are making farmers rich. Midterm ads will replay it nonstop. You will not find a single farmer who says they got rich from his tariff policy.

December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

December 10, 2025

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Oslo as a Nobel laureate

December 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway's capital. n.pr/3KM7Cqb

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway's capital.

Dick Van Dyke is turning 100! Here's how he danced into our lives

December 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM

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In a matter of a few years in the 1960s, Dick Van Dyke became a star on Broadway, television and the silver screen. n.pr/4j0ZTkT

In a matter of a few years in the 1960s, Dick Van Dyke became a star on Broadway, television and the silver screen.

NEWS: Capitol Hill in Turmoil as Congress Admits It Has No Strategy to Protect Healthcare

December 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM

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Aaron Parnas

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NEWS: Chaos on Capitol Hill as no one has solutions to protect healthcare.

Trump furious and demands Republicans do more to support his nominees.

Barron Trump supports Andrew Tate.

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Chaos on Capitol Hill as no one has solutions to protect healthcare. Trump furious and demands Republicans do more to support his nominees. Barron Trump supports Andrew Tate.

300,000 Missouri Voters Sign Petition To Put GOP Gerrymander to Statewide Vote

December 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM

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Marc Elias

@marcelias.bsky.social

It is so sad to see what Bezos did to this newspaper.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."

All,

Today, we’re introducing our latest customer audio offering: “Your Personal Podcast,” a personalized, AI podcast experience only available in The Washington Post app.

App users will be able to shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology. This is a conversational, digestible format completely personalized to the user's individual preferences – All based on our best-in-class Washington Post journalism.

Here’s how it works:

On our Washington Post app, subscribers and registered users will find access to “Your Personal Podcast” via their habit tile, and our “Listen” tab.
Users can then personalize their podcast experience by choosing their preferred topics, selecting the AI hosts, and setting the duration. (Currently, our beta version limits the duration to a maximum of 8 minutes.)
Once a user begins listening, they soon will be able to ask follow-up questions to explore topics in greater depth.

In line with our mission and plan, “Your Personal Podcast” is the ultimate intersection across our critical initiatives of premium experiences, customer choice and AI platform and products. It also reinforces our audience segmentation work, which has revealed our target audience is excited to be offered new ways to access our journalism. More specifically, they are busy and on the go with a growing appetite for audio and video news. “Your Personal Podcast” is another way for us to meet these customer needs.

The product is in beta, which means we will continue to improve it based on user feedback. A big thank you to the many teams who collaborated with us across the company to get us to this exciting stage.

Listen to a podcast that listens to you and try this out today.

Vineet and Bailey

December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM

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Marc Elias

@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Read more here.

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December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM

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Aaron Parnas

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BREAKING: Democrats flip Miami Mayor’s seat, electing first Democrat in 30 years, a SHOCKING result.

Meanwhile, I speak with Jasmine Crockett about her Senate race.

A major update and critical interview. Subscribe to support: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

BREAKING: Democrats Score a Stunning Upset and Elect a Democratic Miami Mayor for the First Time in 30 Years

Miami’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years and Jasmine Crockett’s entrance into the Texas Senate race point to a growing Democratic push in states once written off as solidly red.

The new Mayor of Miami, Florida, is a Democrat.

December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM

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Philip Bump

@pbump.com

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact,

most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM

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Joyce White Vance

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

Trump keeps attacking women. We’re still not responding. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Trump on Women

December 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

December 9, 2025

When G.

Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

December 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM

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NPR

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Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak. n.pr/48I1reS

Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak.

Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert

December 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM

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The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound." n.pr/3KD1SiI

The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound."

NEWS: Republican Alarm Grows After Trump’s “Affordability” Speech Misfires and Latest Elections Deliver Another Left-Wing Wave

December 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM

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Aaron Parnas

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NEWS: White House and Capitol Hill Republicans concerned after Trump's affordability speech misfires.

Democrats surge in elections across America.

Pentagon feared bringing boat strike survivors to trial.

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White House and Capitol Hill Republicans concerned after Trump's affordability speech misfires. Democrats surge in elections across America. Pentagon feared bringing boat strike survivors to trial.