LEAKED MEMOS show how Chief Justice Roberts pressured other justices to lean heavily in favor of the oil and gas industry to kneecap a major EPA climate-change regulation—even as the court’s liberal justices warned it was an unprecedented, unjustified expansion of the court’s powers. trib.al/RQMIP47

Peter Thiel:

“The basic idea was we could never win an election… because we were in such a small minority. But maybe you could actually unilaterally change the world without constantly having to convince people… through a technological means.…technology is this incredible alternative to politics.”

Kash Patel Lashes Out At Reporter Who Confronted Him About His FBI Log-In Issue Kash Patel Lashes Out At Reporter Who Confronted Him About His FBI Log-In Issue

“You are off topic,” Patel said. “The simple answer to your question is you are lying.”

Pffft

Trump issues staggering threat amid war negotiations: 'Blow up the rest of their country!' President Donald Trump once again threatened to obliterate the Iranian civilization in a Truth Social post on Tuesday as war negotiations seem to be faltering. CNN reported on Tuesday that Trump's administration has had a hard time identifying a negotiator with decision-making authority inside Iran ...

President Donald Trump once again threatened to obliterate the Iranian civilization in a Truth Social post on Tuesday as war negotiations seem to be faltering.

BREAKING: In a huge win, Virginians voted “Yes” on Democrats’ redistricting plan aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders, according to AP. Full story to come.

Congrats, Virginia! Thank you! Cheers!! 🍻

White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains A rare mid-decade redistricting push has unnerved some Texas Republicans, who worry a drive to harm Democrats could end up endangering G.O.P. incumbents in 2026.

How’d that all turn out, anyway?

In big win for Democrats, voters approve Virginia redistricting plan, moving battle to court Virginia is now the second Democratic-controlled state to approve a redistricting plan in response to President Donald Trump’s unprecedented mid-decade gerrymanders in other states.

NEW: In a huge win, Virginians approved a plan that will allow Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.

The redraw could net four more blue seats in Congress in the midterms.

Litigation seeking to block the measure is ongoing.

Tax the rich - it’s not hard. It’s just being blocked by billionaires and politicians in their pocket.

The hallmark of GOP governance. Lie like your life depends on it

Smooth move Trump.

Virginia voters will approve a map giving Democrats a chance at four more House seats, CNN projects | CNN Politics Virginia voters will approve a map that gives Democrats the chance to net as many as four US House seats, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, in a major boost to the party’s effort to win House control in t...

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BALDWIN: Do you think NIH should fund less cancer research?

RFK Jr: No, they should fund more, & one of the few agencies that got a raise in the budget was NCI

B: That increase is less than $1m for an institute with a $7b budget. That's a .01% increase. It wouldn't even cover one additional grant

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RFK mocking Debbie Dingell's voice is pretty rich coming from a guy who sounds like he's got awake apnea

After the GOPedo Protectors gerrymandered Texas to try & rig the midterms, Trump is freaking out because he fears Virginia will help stop his anti-American power grab by voting “Yes” today

What to say about Trump explicitly telling company CEOs that they’ll be in his good graces if they don’t file for tariff refunds (while those who do will surely be targeted). Corruption like no one has ever seen before.

Trump and Netanyahu Have Royally Screwed Each Other Over The Iran war has not turned out the way they promised, and they’re suffering major political blowback as a result.

An impressionable American president willing to collude; overwhelming American-Israeli military and technological superiority; a weakened Iran under economic strain and diminished geopolitical stature.

But, not for the first time in his strategic assessments, Netanyahu got it wrong. trib.al/iWS0UyP

Decided to do a little more digging to learn more about those 2020 Biden voters who skipped 2024, why they skipped, and what sort of message might win them back, and found this helpful research by Celinda Lake from last year: waytowin.docsend.com/view/rnv5spt...

Zuck’s AI avatar is gonna get stuck in Sweet Baby Rays feedback loop.
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Fact Check: Caine Did Not Storm Out of Emergency Meeting After Trump Suggested Threatening Iran With Nuclear Weapons Did Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, storm out of an emergency meeting after President Donald Trump said he wanted to threaten Iran with nuclear weapons? No, that's not true: The...

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We Forget About ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ at Our Peril The abuses are piling up, and Democrats and activists are desperate to get the word out.

"Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told me she saw 1,500 detainees housed in cages at the site, a cage area that smelled like urine, and one cage configuration where detainees appear to have no option but to go to the bathroom in front of everyone."

Newsom Calls Out Leavitt’s Blunder as Stunt Backfires on Trump, 79 The 28-year-old press secretary’s latest PR push didn’t stick the landing.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt may want to reconsider the wording of a boastful “fact sheet” amid questions about President Donald Trump’s mental state.

Trump Stockpiles $550 Million in Campaign Cash
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An Al Jazeera investigation of satellite imagery from Planet Labs and Sentinel Hub reveals that Israel is expanding military sites across Gaza, including the construction of what appear to be more permanent bases.

🔗: aje.news/rhu622 | #Infograph

If you know anything about the smart glasses ICE is developing, text me via signal at 202-510-1268

'Sure, big guy': Internet mocks Trump's scathing Truth Social rant at 'unpatriotic people' The internet erupted on Monday after President Donald Trump posted his latest scathing rant at "unpatriotic people" on Truth Social. Trump claimed in a lengthy Truth Social post that his administration is "winning the War by a lot," referring to the conflict in Iran that has been raging since late F...

The internet erupted on Monday after President Donald Trump posted his latest scathing rant at "unpatriotic people" on Truth Social.

“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...

We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.

“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.

(Published Dec. 2024)