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In order to rig the vote to rename the Kennedy Center after Trump, Trump's toadies changed the rules so that ONLY people appointed by Trump could vote.

Is this a preview of how Trump will handle US elections in the future, with only MAGA Republicans allowed to vote?

What a relief to see 2025 in the rear-view mirror. Count me among those optimistic that 2026, America’s 250th anniversary year, will be the opportunity to prove that most Americans won’t let a depraved and malignant despot destroy our beloved country and end our democratic project.

Happy New Year!

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😂🤟 #GoHabsGo

1/ Tina Peters is in prison for criminally breaching election security, not for exposing fraud. No court, audit, or investigation found widespread voter fraud in Colorado. Mail-in voting in Colorado has existed for years, is used by voters across parties, and has been upheld by courts.

Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄✨
This is my 7th Christmas in NYC, and I’m grateful for the memories and friendships made along the way. Wishing you all a festive season filled with joy, love, and warm moments. Cheers to a bright and prosperous new year!❤️

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Hello, it’s me: the person who is about to launch book two and racing to wrap up book three 😬

Pleased to report I hit 50K today and I am feeling good

I think *The Cosmos is a Black Aesthetic* might be a banger 👀

(Under contract with @dukepress.bsky.social!)

Bernie Sanders: It's not good enough just to extend the ACA credits. We have got to join every major country in the world, guarantee healthcare to all people, and pass a Medicare for All, single payer program.

🚨Members of Congress who speak against tyranny and for the laws and constructs of the United States Constitution are heroes in 2025. 🇺🇸 Thank you, Representative Ro Khanna.

Columbus Blue Jackets players wear matching navy blue uniforms adorned with a cannon emblem. Behind them, a stadium scoreboard displays a final score of 5–3 in favor of Columbus over the Detroit Red Wings. The message “THANK YOU, FANS!” is prominently featured above the scoreboard. This game was part of the NHL Stadium Series.

If you’re a #CBJ or #NHL fan in general let us know!

We’re Welsh-based Blue Jackets fans trying to help grow the sport here in Europe and on Bluesky.

Any support is much appreciated! 🙌

I gotta say not finished but thoroughly enjoying this book.

Release the Epstein files.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.

Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"

Log cabin through the snowy trees. A single light can be seen in the cabin window!

My cabin today! The light is my office and makes it look at bit cozy.

We are having a winter storm but it is gorgeous outside...provided you aren't driving or working in it!

Next year, xmas lights on the outside for sure!

#ONStorm

Chicago is where Michelle was raised, where I got my start as an organizer, and where we built a family together. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next June, it will be our way to give back to a city that has given us so much. obama.org/presidential-center

Started / Going

Elections have consequences. A man like this never belonged near the levers of power. Not the first time. And certainly not this second time when everything was knowable. We are trapped in a tragedy and must fight our way out.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."

@golden.house.gov has called for a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act, the bipartisan bill to reverse President Trump’s union-busting executive order and restore union rights for 1 MILLION federal workers.

Let’s get it done for America’s workers!

I guarantee you an exception will be made for FIFA World Cup fans, players, coaches, and team officials. Bookmark it.

Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

BREAKING: At one point, the Pentagon considered sending boat strike survivors to CECOT torture prison in El Salvador to avoid discovery in US courts. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats Trump’s pick In addition to being the city’s first female mayor, Higgins is also the first Democrat and non-Hispanic elected to the position in decades.

Whoa. This is a big one.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

Instant all-timer here:

Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!

YouTube video by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth FULL: Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces run for Texas Senate

Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for US Senate.
youtu.be/W-Pe1GifYLs?...

So. Rep Crockett announced her TX campaign for US Senate.

Good.

Voters get a choice in the primary. They can research the candidates, find their positions on issues and choose.

She's getting ultra-gerrymandered out of her Rep seat, so why not take the shot.

It's a primary. Not a coliseum fight.

I cannot take any industry seriously if part of its case for its use is claiming that "little by little, people... are using these tools, but it's still not fully acceptable for them to say so."

Ditto anything claiming that its use will allow "a reduction in [book] prices of around 25%"

Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...

Oops

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Foothills lightly shrouded with fog with an Orange sky on the Pacific Ocean at sunset

Nothing fancy, just some foothills stuff at #Sunset up on E. Camilo Cielo Road above #SantaBarbara tonight. #Photography