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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes Billion-Dollar Deals with Australia
ACHIEVING CRITICAL MINERAL AND ENERGY DOMINANCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a landmark
www.whitehouse.gov
Here it is: Australias commitment (tribute) to Emperor Donald Trump - as laid out by the White House. A great summary of Australia’s commitment to the US Military Industrial Complex. The Biden Cold War recovery is only escalating under Trump.
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Reasons for hope in 2026. (Gift article)
Opinion | Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Reasons for hope in 2026. (Gift article)
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Why so coy, ABC?
The company here is Woodside Energy (aka WoodCIDE)
Decommissioning works led to HUNDREDS of pieces of plastic, amounting to nearly 300 kg of plastic waste being shed into the ocean before clean-up & recovery
Will WoodCIDE's decommissioning process continue to pollute❓
The company here is Woodside Energy (aka WoodCIDE)
Decommissioning works led to HUNDREDS of pieces of plastic, amounting to nearly 300 kg of plastic waste being shed into the ocean before clean-up & recovery
Will WoodCIDE's decommissioning process continue to pollute❓
Documents reveal one of Australia's biggest oil and gas companies knowingly shed plastic into the ocean for two months before notifying the offshore regulator.
Oil and gas giant knowingly sheds plastic into the ocean
Documents reveal one of Australia's biggest oil and gas companies knowingly shed plastic into the ocean for two months before notifying the offshore regulator.
www.abc.net.au
December 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Why so coy, ABC?
The company here is Woodside Energy (aka WoodCIDE)
Decommissioning works led to HUNDREDS of pieces of plastic, amounting to nearly 300 kg of plastic waste being shed into the ocean before clean-up & recovery
Will WoodCIDE's decommissioning process continue to pollute❓
The company here is Woodside Energy (aka WoodCIDE)
Decommissioning works led to HUNDREDS of pieces of plastic, amounting to nearly 300 kg of plastic waste being shed into the ocean before clean-up & recovery
Will WoodCIDE's decommissioning process continue to pollute❓
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NEW: Epstein survivors are getting impatient with Congress for not enforcing the Epstein Transparency Act, and say they will start naming names in 2026.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
NEW: Epstein survivors are getting impatient with Congress for not enforcing the Epstein Transparency Act, and say they will start naming names in 2026.
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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Cross: And I just find it laughable that the party of the self-proclaimed pro-life people are celebrating cutting off funding to children…
December 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Cross: And I just find it laughable that the party of the self-proclaimed pro-life people are celebrating cutting off funding to children…
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"America’s so-called “leadership class” is a sham. Most of them do not care a whit for the rest of the US. They are out for themselves."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich
I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"America’s so-called “leadership class” is a sham. Most of them do not care a whit for the rest of the US. They are out for themselves."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
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A Galactic Embrace www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies
Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies
December 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A Galactic Embrace www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies
Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies
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Pam Bondi gets busted twisting the truth for Trump—and deletes post
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Pam Bondi Deletes Post After Getting Busted Lying for Trump
The attorney general tried to pass off Trump’s predecessor’s work as his own.
trib.al
December 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Pam Bondi gets busted twisting the truth for Trump—and deletes post
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
🚨Desantis CAUGHT FUNNELING $35 MILLION away from Floridians?!?
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
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Don’t let them rewrite history. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi, for speaking out.
December 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Don’t let them rewrite history. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi, for speaking out.
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The last five decades have been marked by an explosion in wealth inequality and a growing distrust of America’s institutions.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The last five decades have been marked by an explosion in wealth inequality and a growing distrust of America’s institutions.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
Many Americans believe that the system as a whole is rigged against them.
They're right.
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NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
December 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
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This comes on top of a broad asylum ban Trump imposed on his first day back in office, despite U.S. obligations under international law to provide pathways for resettlement or asylum to those fleeing persecution.
December 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This comes on top of a broad asylum ban Trump imposed on his first day back in office, despite U.S. obligations under international law to provide pathways for resettlement or asylum to those fleeing persecution.
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No way Drumpf would EVER understand this.
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
No way Drumpf would EVER understand this.
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Does affordability feel like a hoax to you?
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Does affordability feel like a hoax to you?
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Anybody else wish the criminals running the country were just a bit smarter so we wouldn’t look quite so idiotic for allowing them to take over the country?
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Anybody else wish the criminals running the country were just a bit smarter so we wouldn’t look quite so idiotic for allowing them to take over the country?
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starting to wonder whether the heritage foundation people have America’s best interests in mind
I’m considering no longer relying on them for policy suggestions
Just seems like so many new surprising revelations about this institution
I just don’t know
I’m considering no longer relying on them for policy suggestions
Just seems like so many new surprising revelations about this institution
I just don’t know
December 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
starting to wonder whether the heritage foundation people have America’s best interests in mind
I’m considering no longer relying on them for policy suggestions
Just seems like so many new surprising revelations about this institution
I just don’t know
I’m considering no longer relying on them for policy suggestions
Just seems like so many new surprising revelations about this institution
I just don’t know
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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It’s still the Kennedy Center
It’s still the Gulf of Mexico
It’s still the Department of Defense
It’s still Twitter
If you have any other Q’s feel free to ask us
It’s still the Gulf of Mexico
It’s still the Department of Defense
It’s still Twitter
If you have any other Q’s feel free to ask us
December 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It’s still the Kennedy Center
It’s still the Gulf of Mexico
It’s still the Department of Defense
It’s still Twitter
If you have any other Q’s feel free to ask us
It’s still the Gulf of Mexico
It’s still the Department of Defense
It’s still Twitter
If you have any other Q’s feel free to ask us
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December 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Market concentration → Less competition → Higher prices for consumers → Corporate profits at 70-year high → Record stock buybacks → Higher shareholder value → More power for corporations and the rich.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Market concentration → Less competition → Higher prices for consumers → Corporate profits at 70-year high → Record stock buybacks → Higher shareholder value → More power for corporations and the rich.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
How do we fight back? Break up monopolies and rebuild union power.
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Thank you to Chuck Redd, The Cookers, Doug Varone and Dancers, Rhiannon Giddens, and Kristy Lee for boycotting the Kennedy Center renaming and canceling their performances.
December 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thank you to Chuck Redd, The Cookers, Doug Varone and Dancers, Rhiannon Giddens, and Kristy Lee for boycotting the Kennedy Center renaming and canceling their performances.
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Oh so Kavanaugh doesn’t want his name associated with ICE arresting people who look like they might be Hispanic or are speaking Spanish?
Too late, shitbird. It’s stuck to you like a vinyl seat on a summer day in Tucson.
Too late, shitbird. It’s stuck to you like a vinyl seat on a summer day in Tucson.
Brett Kavanaugh Is Trying to Walk Back “Kavanaugh Stops.” Too Late.
It appears the justice has some regrets.
slate.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oh so Kavanaugh doesn’t want his name associated with ICE arresting people who look like they might be Hispanic or are speaking Spanish?
Too late, shitbird. It’s stuck to you like a vinyl seat on a summer day in Tucson.
Too late, shitbird. It’s stuck to you like a vinyl seat on a summer day in Tucson.