Beth Wicker

Silver prices just smashed a new record. What does this mean for the economy? - The Washington Post

ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows - NBC News

Apple Warns All iPhone Users—Do Not Use Chrome Or Google App - Forbes

Thieves are stealing keyless cars in minutes. Here’s how to protect your vehicle. - Los Angeles Times

Powerful 🇺🇸

Honduran Authorities Issue Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Pardoned by Trump

“Honduran Authorities Issue Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Pardoned by Trump”

Annie Correal for @nytimes.com

OK, seriously. This is wild.

Judge Jay Bybee (1) raises a new issue — the Domestic Violence Clause of the Constitution — to consider in the troop deployment cases; (2) extensively details its historical application;

Late Night Sees Through Trump’s ‘Appease Prize’ “Call me a boomer, but these participation trophies have gone too far,” Stephen Colbert said before presenting himself with the First Annual Stephen Colbert Joke Prize.

Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.

Gift of Edward G. Kennedy, 1929

Incense Burner from a Set of Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/40723

Love that the cat has his own shelf!!!

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HOPE WALZ: “What world are we f*cking living in? I draw the line at Gus. You people are f*cking disgraceful.”

She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.

Purchased 2001

William Kentridge, Terminal Hurt/Terminal Longing, 1999
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1122431

Zelensky to Meet With European Leaders as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On Ukraine’s president was expected in London to discuss with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany ways of ending the conflict against Russia. Negotiations thus far have made little progress.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will meet with European leaders in London on Monday to discuss peace talks that have languished because of clashing views about how to end his country’s nearly four-year-old war with Russia.

Here's what to know.

Leak Highlights Poor State of Louvre Infrastructure Up to 400 documents have been damaged by the leak, according to Francis Steinbock, the deputy administrator of the museum. But no works of art were affected.

Up to 400 documents in the Louvre have been damaged by a water leak in the Egyptian antiquities department, the the deputy administrator of the museum said on Sunday.

Remembering Frank Gehry, legendary architect of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The Toronto-born architect, who reshaped global skylines with his sweeping, seemingly unfinished creations, has died, aged 96

www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/07/r...

A Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said.

A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power in Gaza again.

Analysis | Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s The president and his aides have escalated anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies in recent weeks.

Analysis: President Trump’s contention that people from some countries are desirable, while others are not, is nothing new.

Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.

Russian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February.

Radiation levels have not increased outside the Chernobyl power plant, the Ukrainian site of the world’s worst-ever nuclear disaster, even though the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a Russian drone that punctured the complex's protective shield in February, officials said.

“Trump is more unpopular than ever. Total disaster. Rather than keep his promises all this admin has done is enrich themselves. Criminal levels of corruption- Every person in this cabinet is a complete disaster.”

We’re obviously no fans of Fuentes, but👀

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DR8vah9...

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...

Can Germany stop extremism by banning a far-right party? Some want to try. Banning Alternative for Germany, a far-right party, might seem undemocratic but Germany’s constitution allows such prohibitions to prevent a repeat of Nazism.

Some people in Germany want to ban the Alternative for Germany, a far-right party, to prevent a repeat of Nazism.

“We cannot be unserious about preventing this kind of thing,” Ralf Stegner, a social democrat, said.

The image is of a comic. Panel one depicts Santa Claus. He says, "Have you been naughty or nice?" Panel two depicts a happy dog. He says, "I am ALWAYS a good boy." Santa responds "Very nice!" Panel three depicts Santa again. He says "...And you?" Panel four depicts an orange cat climbing a Christmas tree, turning his head to look back at Santa.

PSA

Autism is a spectrum because it includes autistic people who have no visible signs of autism, autistic people who have every stereotypical visible sign of autism & autistic people who fall everywhere in between.

We all exist. We are all valid. And we are all deserving of support.

The priorities of senior Trump Administration officials…

This is artist Judi Wild of Birmingham, Alabama, giving a brief history of Chain Maille and its uses, and how she creates her lovely pieces :). You never know what you will find at a Gem and Mineral Show!

ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record. Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...

#Pinks #ProudBlue
Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Rep. Grijalva says ICE agents pepper sprayed her at Tucson restaurant raid ICE agents deployed both tear gas and pepper balls at protesters, video obtained by The Post shows.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Arizona) said she was pepper sprayed by ICE agents in Tucson as she tried to find out more information about a raid taking place at a restaurant in her district.

#ProudBlue

ICYMI…

The convicted felon has eliminated MLK Day and Juneteenth Day, two holidays that celebrate Black people, and that qualified as days to enter national parks FOR FREE, and has instead, added HIS birthday.

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NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1