I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.

the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi

Trump on 2028: "They say I'm not allowed to run. I don't know what the hell that's all about. He said, 'Four more years.' You see the new hat? We have four more years -- 2028."

Ew. What the actual fuck?

BREAKING: Democrats Score a Stunning Upset and Elect a Democratic Miami Mayor for the First Time in 30 Years Miami’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years and Jasmine Crockett’s entrance into the Texas Senate race point to a growing Democratic push in states once written off as solidly red.

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 267. 12/9/25 … Trump agreed to sell China highly-advanced chip tech so his oligarch friends can make big bucks while selling out US national security and competitiveness in AI: “I have informed President Xi that t...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 267. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Cutler’s, New Haven

"Bongino, I’m told, understands that if this thing cracks open — if the Epstein-related information and the rest of the buried files around Trump World ever see full daylight — the people closest to it are going to be forced to pick a side: keep covering it up, or finally start talking."

IS TRUMP ON LEOEMBI

Schedule for MRIs

Trump's hand with bandages makeup and bruising

Fred Trump died with Alzheimer's Disease.

LEOEMBI is drug that is infused often in the hand to treat Alzheimer's. It requires continuous MRIs to monitor the patient.

JFC. What's with this MAGA daddy fixation?

Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”

The laws of war generally prohibit killing people who are no longer “in the fight." trib.al/sHSwP3X

“The evidence that I’ve seen absolutely demands a further and continued investigation,” Rep. Adam Smith said. “It strains credibility to say that they were still in the fight.”

Scoop: Democrats call Trump's bluff on releasing Venezuelan boat strike video "We look forward to your prompt response and release of this footage to the public," the lawmakers wrote.

Scoop: Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee are pressing Pete Hegseth to release video of U.S. military strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, seizing on Trump's own comments that he would have "no problem" releasing the footage to the public.

Trump is threatening to get rid of one of the biggest reasons prices have remained in check | CNN Business When President Donald Trump introduced his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, many economists predicted Americans would soon experience massive price increases. While inflation has ticked up in the ei...

If you think prices are too high now, just wait until Trump lets the USMCA expire. Goods from Canada & Mexico will skyrocket.
Trump doesn’t understand anything at all, yet the GOP just look the other way whilst we all suffer.
Fire the GOP.
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks
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The Secretary of War Crimes just did an interview at Reagan National Defense Forum that will absolutely be entered into evidence against him at his trial.

NOT A ASS OUT PASS OUT PHOTO They didn't have to do my guy like that

NEWS: Democrat Mary Robichaux has defeated Republican incumbent Kurt Wilson in a runoff election to become the next Mayor of Roswell, Georgia. A major upset and another sign of shifting suburban politics in the South.

BRAVO to COSTCO for standing up to trump, and SUING his ass for imposing his idiotic tariffs.

In a world full of Targets, be a COSTCO.

There’s a certain cutthroat elegance in finding and posting Hegseth saying exactly the same thing he’s attacking you for.

Nightmare before Christmas ☠️ 🌲

Happy holidays, everyone.

CARTOON OF THE DAY

I know one of these families personally. They were able to get EU passports and left the country. Their child is able to continue receiving gender affirming care and everyone in the family is settling in nicely. It’s too bad they had to leave the US to find care and peace.

70 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. We all must continue to carry her legacy, fighting for equality and speaking up against injustice.

Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?

News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.

In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
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Venezuela's National Assembly to investigate US boat strikes — Reuters Venezuela's National Assembly will form a special commission to investigate U.S. President Donald Trump's deadly strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats off the Venezuelan coast and in the eastern...

Venezuela is now investigating the U.S. boat strikes because Congress and US leaders won’t. If Washington thought this would stay quiet, they were wrong. This country's prosecutor's office will be involved.

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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I watched this episode yesterday with my 11yo dog sitting next to me. Nothing on tv bothers this dog but every time the Hegseth character speaks she started growling and barking. It was hilarious even the dog hates him.

Today is World AIDS Day. The White House ignored the AIDS crisis when it began because a Republican (Reagan) was president. The United States is no longer observing World AIDS Day because another Republican (Trump) is president. #Bigots

UFCW

I’m sorry you didn’t have better benefits and had to work so long and hard. ☹️