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What people are not talking about: Russian drones were circling a French nuclear submarine yesterday. France shot them down.
December 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What people are not talking about: Russian drones were circling a French nuclear submarine yesterday. France shot them down.
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Appeals court rules Trump can fire independent agency members without cause gutting the last bulwark against presidential capture of oversight. They're not "independent" if they serve at his pleasure. This is how democracies die: with judges rewriting "for cause" to mean "for any reason I like."
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Appeals court rules Trump can fire independent agency members without cause gutting the last bulwark against presidential capture of oversight. They're not "independent" if they serve at his pleasure. This is how democracies die: with judges rewriting "for cause" to mean "for any reason I like."
YES
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
YES
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Again: Steering public dollars to private religious schools has always been the #1 goal of @GovBillLee and his fellow privatizers.
(His pal Betsy Devos, who has funded much of the war on public schools, called it “Advancing God’s Kingdom”)
www.wfae.org/education/20...
(His pal Betsy Devos, who has funded much of the war on public schools, called it “Advancing God’s Kingdom”)
www.wfae.org/education/20...
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Again: Steering public dollars to private religious schools has always been the #1 goal of @GovBillLee and his fellow privatizers.
(His pal Betsy Devos, who has funded much of the war on public schools, called it “Advancing God’s Kingdom”)
www.wfae.org/education/20...
(His pal Betsy Devos, who has funded much of the war on public schools, called it “Advancing God’s Kingdom”)
www.wfae.org/education/20...
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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
If they have that much freedom of movement, you KNOW they are working for Putin.
Russians out!!
Lithuanian has revoked the residence permits of 145 Russians due to their trips to Russia and Belarus 👍
Lithuanian has revoked the residence permits of 145 Russians due to their trips to Russia and Belarus 👍
December 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If they have that much freedom of movement, you KNOW they are working for Putin.
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+posed by the Saudi-Emirati coalition, prompting closer monitoring of their movements.
✍️ Recent developments in Yemen show that Saudi Arabia and the UAE continue destabilizing actions in occupied areas, disregarding the path toward peace. The peak of this behavior was evident in the+
✍️ Recent developments in Yemen show that Saudi Arabia and the UAE continue destabilizing actions in occupied areas, disregarding the path toward peace. The peak of this behavior was evident in the+
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
+posed by the Saudi-Emirati coalition, prompting closer monitoring of their movements.
✍️ Recent developments in Yemen show that Saudi Arabia and the UAE continue destabilizing actions in occupied areas, disregarding the path toward peace. The peak of this behavior was evident in the+
✍️ Recent developments in Yemen show that Saudi Arabia and the UAE continue destabilizing actions in occupied areas, disregarding the path toward peace. The peak of this behavior was evident in the+
This is leadership.
In a powerful moment, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made clear he will NOT back down to the 47 regimes efforts to terrorize Somali immigrants.
This is powerful. This is what real leaders do!
This is powerful. This is what real leaders do!
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is leadership.
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Putins playbook! Assassination attempt thwarted!
Zelenskyy,
“No one stands alone, together we can stand!”
https://youtu.be/3Y1QRlj6b78?si=s2OS1_WctguWHVma
Zelenskyy,
“No one stands alone, together we can stand!”
https://youtu.be/3Y1QRlj6b78?si=s2OS1_WctguWHVma
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Putins playbook! Assassination attempt thwarted!
Zelenskyy,
“No one stands alone, together we can stand!”
https://youtu.be/3Y1QRlj6b78?si=s2OS1_WctguWHVma
Zelenskyy,
“No one stands alone, together we can stand!”
https://youtu.be/3Y1QRlj6b78?si=s2OS1_WctguWHVma
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Every American who wore the uniform from Valley Forge to now took an oath against tyranny, making them textbook antifascists. The military's entire purpose is defending democracy from authoritarianism. Declaring antifa "domestic terrorism" means our founding principle is now a prosecutable offense.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Every American who wore the uniform from Valley Forge to now took an oath against tyranny, making them textbook antifascists. The military's entire purpose is defending democracy from authoritarianism. Declaring antifa "domestic terrorism" means our founding principle is now a prosecutable offense.
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Lone candidate for New Mexico governor attends climate-focused town hall
sourcenm.com/2025/12/05/l...
sourcenm.com/2025/12/05/l...
Lone candidate for New Mexico governor attends climate-focused town hall • Source New Mexico
Only one 2026 New Mexico gubernatorial candidate showed up to a climate change town hall on Dec. 4, 2026; the rest sent representatives
sourcenm.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Lone candidate for New Mexico governor attends climate-focused town hall
sourcenm.com/2025/12/05/l...
sourcenm.com/2025/12/05/l...
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MLT City Council voted 6-0 to cancel the contract w/ Flock Safety.
“We’ve heard from our residents about the many troubles & challenges that this has this possibility of bringing. I think it’s time to pull the plug,” said Mayor Pro Tem Bryan Wahl.
#MyMLTNews #MLTNews
mltnews.com/time-to-pull...
“We’ve heard from our residents about the many troubles & challenges that this has this possibility of bringing. I think it’s time to pull the plug,” said Mayor Pro Tem Bryan Wahl.
#MyMLTNews #MLTNews
mltnews.com/time-to-pull...
‘Time to pull the plug’: MLT City Council votes to cancel Flock contract | MLTnews.com
The Mountlake Terrace City Council at its Thursday business meeting voted 6-0 to cancel the City’s contract with the Flock Safety license plate
mltnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
MLT City Council voted 6-0 to cancel the contract w/ Flock Safety.
“We’ve heard from our residents about the many troubles & challenges that this has this possibility of bringing. I think it’s time to pull the plug,” said Mayor Pro Tem Bryan Wahl.
#MyMLTNews #MLTNews
mltnews.com/time-to-pull...
“We’ve heard from our residents about the many troubles & challenges that this has this possibility of bringing. I think it’s time to pull the plug,” said Mayor Pro Tem Bryan Wahl.
#MyMLTNews #MLTNews
mltnews.com/time-to-pull...
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More than 1,000 state and local agencies have partnered with ICE this year.
Even Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is helping catch immigrants
More than 1,000 state and local agencies have partnered with ICE this year.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
More than 1,000 state and local agencies have partnered with ICE this year.
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Every paper in America should have a 6 inch headline:
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Every paper in America should have a 6 inch headline:
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
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On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
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Listen to the latest from @revealnews.org, on a harrowing journey to deliver aid to Gazans: “We were at gunpoint; like, you could see the laser on our chest.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Activists tried to deliver aid to Gaza. They were met with drone attacks and imprisonment.
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Listen to the latest from @revealnews.org, on a harrowing journey to deliver aid to Gazans: “We were at gunpoint; like, you could see the laser on our chest.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A very MAGA man that I know has a"trophy wife," 25 years younger, in great shape, always on the go, celebrates anniversaries with mobiles that have "keys to my heart" and "sexy" photo shoots for hubby, affectionate in public events.
Reality, she hasn't allowed him to be intimate with her for years.
Reality, she hasn't allowed him to be intimate with her for years.
Mike Johnson’s entire worldview is a time machine back to the 1950s and somehow his wife hit the gas pedal. This is what happens when MAGA convinces itself that misogyny is a family value.
December 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A very MAGA man that I know has a"trophy wife," 25 years younger, in great shape, always on the go, celebrates anniversaries with mobiles that have "keys to my heart" and "sexy" photo shoots for hubby, affectionate in public events.
Reality, she hasn't allowed him to be intimate with her for years.
Reality, she hasn't allowed him to be intimate with her for years.
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Ukrainian News TV
Dec 5
A series of explosions hit the
Oryol region hitting the Thermal Power Plant overnight. 3rd strike there in the last 35 days.Near the city of Ellsta,! Russia Ukrainian drones hit the chemical plant nearby dedtroying the largest supplier of Ammonium Nitrate for Russia
💥💥💥
Dec 5
A series of explosions hit the
Oryol region hitting the Thermal Power Plant overnight. 3rd strike there in the last 35 days.Near the city of Ellsta,! Russia Ukrainian drones hit the chemical plant nearby dedtroying the largest supplier of Ammonium Nitrate for Russia
💥💥💥
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ukrainian News TV
Dec 5
A series of explosions hit the
Oryol region hitting the Thermal Power Plant overnight. 3rd strike there in the last 35 days.Near the city of Ellsta,! Russia Ukrainian drones hit the chemical plant nearby dedtroying the largest supplier of Ammonium Nitrate for Russia
💥💥💥
Dec 5
A series of explosions hit the
Oryol region hitting the Thermal Power Plant overnight. 3rd strike there in the last 35 days.Near the city of Ellsta,! Russia Ukrainian drones hit the chemical plant nearby dedtroying the largest supplier of Ammonium Nitrate for Russia
💥💥💥
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Elon sure needs a lot of cash.
SpaceX is kicking off a secondary share sale that would value it at $800 billion, surpassing OpenAI as the most valuable U.S. private company.
Exclusive | SpaceX in Talks for Share Sale That Would Boost Valuation to $800 Billion
The company’s CFO told investors about the transaction in recent days, sources say.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Elon sure needs a lot of cash.
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BREAKING: DOJ submits threadbare declarations from DHS Sec Kristi Noem and two senior lawyers in response to Chief Judge Boasberg’s ongoing contempt inquiry.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
Notice: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Declarations:
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
Notice: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Declarations:
December 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
BREAKING: DOJ submits threadbare declarations from DHS Sec Kristi Noem and two senior lawyers in response to Chief Judge Boasberg’s ongoing contempt inquiry.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
Notice: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Declarations:
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
Notice: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Declarations:
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Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva
"If federal agents are brazen enough to fire pellets directly at a Member of Congress, imagine how they behave when encountering defenseless members of our community.
It’s time for Congress to rein in this rogue agency NOW."
"If federal agents are brazen enough to fire pellets directly at a Member of Congress, imagine how they behave when encountering defenseless members of our community.
It’s time for Congress to rein in this rogue agency NOW."
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva
"If federal agents are brazen enough to fire pellets directly at a Member of Congress, imagine how they behave when encountering defenseless members of our community.
It’s time for Congress to rein in this rogue agency NOW."
"If federal agents are brazen enough to fire pellets directly at a Member of Congress, imagine how they behave when encountering defenseless members of our community.
It’s time for Congress to rein in this rogue agency NOW."
THIS is very true and important. "If he said it, why can't I?"
Here's a better headline for Axios: "How Trump has normalized racism and racist slurs." Why can't some journalists just call a thing what it is? https://loom.ly/hiKWr58
How Trump flipped America's race conversation
Language that once was disqualifying is now a fixture of national political discourse.
www.axios.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
THIS is very true and important. "If he said it, why can't I?"
This is what needs to done.
We need criminal minds with a moral compass.
Go Hogg wild!
We need criminal minds with a moral compass.
Go Hogg wild!
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is what needs to done.
We need criminal minds with a moral compass.
Go Hogg wild!
We need criminal minds with a moral compass.
Go Hogg wild!