Rebecca

Kendrick Lamar was the #6 biggest recording artist of 2025 globally (via IFPI).

Gross

U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.

Old and out of touch

Old man yells at cloud

Real strength

Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

Remember her name: Aliya Rahman

Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.

It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.

ICE MUST GO‼️

The increasing number of billionaires in every new release of the Epstein files are another reminder that billionaires shouldn't exist because they're immoral, exploitative hoarders and the world would be better if we abolished every one of them.

Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.

A Little Boy’s Library Book Was Due in 1989. Thirty-Six Years Later, He Realized His Parents Had Never Returned It After finding "Harry and the Dirty Dog" at his dad's home in Greece, Dimitris Economou brought it back to the library in Virginia where his family had checked it out more than three decades earlier

Definitely one to hang on to. I have read this book again and again! 🐶
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Shit’s so bad in Minnesota that he’s gonna have to release the Epstein files to distract from it

Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?

User @backintimeag: The text “Kirsten will be happy when ICE gets the fuck out of Minnesota” over a picture of 1850s immigrant and Minnesota-dwelling doll character Kirsten Larson in the snow.

In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram

Stick to your principles. We are counting on you.

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

Authoritarianism doesn’t announce itself. It arrives wrapped in “security,” “order,” and “law enforcement.” Minneapolis is being used as a proving ground. If we don’t stop this now, we may not get another chance.

YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin My response to Jeanine Pirro's investigation:

Last week, the U.S. Attorney for D.C. asked to interview me because of a 90-second video that President Trump didn't like.

The intimidation *is the point*. And it’s not going to work.

Watch my full response.
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In hindsight, it's only logical that their whole foreign policy would be couched in sex offender terms as well.

This is the America I want to live in. Let this be the example of our humanity.

A rejection of international law is a rejection of human rights that puts our collective safety, humanity, dignity and sovereignty at risk. Congress must intervene, reclaim Congress' war powers, and impeach Trump.

I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.

As we, the good people of America, remember J6 with horror and sadness, spare a thought for the residents of the city it happened in.

DC is often overlooked as a place where folks live, but this trauma happened to us, on our streets, in the place we call home.

🎉

A USPS mailbox in New York City

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later

Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

Graphic with text: TRUMP 2025 CORRUPTION WRAPPED 1. Turned his Presidential Library into a tool for possible bribery (like the $16 million settlement from Paramount for a bogus lawsuit that went straight to the Library). 2. Took a $400 million private jet from Qatar (also going to Trump’s Library). 3. Building a new White House ballroom and accepting donations from giant corporations, possibly in exchange for political favors. 4. Converted the White House into a Tesla showroom for then-friend Elon Musk and allowed Musk to raid the executive branch for profit in other ways. 5. Told his Attorney General to launch bogus investigations into his so-called political enemies.

Graphic with text: TRUMP 2025 CORRUPTION WRAPPED 1. Took a sledgehammer to ethics enforcement by purging watchdogs, gutting the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, and more. 2. Trump’s family created an apparent pay-to-play club, evidently to sell access to the White House. 3. Pardoned rich donors and loyalists who’ve cozied up to Trump, like reality TV stars convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion. 4. Put in cabinet officials with unresolved conflicts of interests that could enable them and their families to profit. 5. Built a Trump family crypto venture while gutting crypto regulation and enforcement.

Text that says "and that's a wrap" with photos of Donald Trump outside of the White House with a Tesla and sharing photos of his presidential ballroom.

This year, instead of lowering costs for you, Donald Trump has worked hard to make himself, his family, and his billionaire buddies even richer.

This is awesome!

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Vermont woman celebrates 103rd birthday by knitting hats for neighborhood kids

DETAILS: https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/12/25/i-have-keep-going-woman-celebrates-103rd-birthday-by-knitting-hats-kids-neighborhood/ 

Heros!