Bob Crocker

Pete Hegseth, Moral Failure, and the Erosion of Military Legitimacy Congress needs to find out if any laws were broken and who is responsible.

"A military that trades the Constitution for personal loyalty ceases to be American."

Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.

Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?

It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.

They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC, as ICE conducts brutal raids across the City, a reminder in the lead up to Christmas that Mary & Joseph were refugees.

@riseandresist.bsky.social

If you think Paramount is just trying to buy Warner Brothers so Ellison can stop CNN from criticizing Trump… you’re right!

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Hilarious.

Anyone with common sense knows a Trump pardon means nothing outside the U.S. Oops.

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

Federal judge rejects Missouri AG’s push to block referendum on gerrymandered map • Missouri Independent A federal judge Monday refused to back Missouri’s Republican leaders efforts to block a statewide vote on a gerrymandered congressional map.

Important news in this piece:

—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)

—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...

This is nothing short of mandatory right wing indoctrination at Texas high schools & colleges. Wow.

Fred Wellman @FPWellman 🚨 I am getting a flood of messages from panicked @DeptVetAffairs employees that there is a bloodbath unfolding as @SecVetAffairs has quietly issued personnel guidance cutting THOUSANDS of jobs. Heavily hit is mental health and suicide prevention providers! They are gutting the VA and veterans healthcare while we aren't looking! Word is they are even gutting the brand new clinic in Fredericksburg, VA that Collins has been claiming credit for building. This is the privatization they've always dreamed of and veterans are going to pay for it! @RepVindman #veterans

JFC. The weakening of America continues.

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...

DOJ makes desperate bid to prevent Trump admin from being forced to hang J6 plaque The Department of Justice moved to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought by an injured Capitol police officer who responded to the events on Jan. 6, 2021, that could have forced President Donald Trump's adm...

Trump really really really REALLY doesn't want the January 6 plaque to be hung.

To the point where they're dissing the officers who were there, and claiming they suffered no psychic injury from that day.

www.rawstory.com/doj-26743851...

Screenshot of a tweet from Nicholas Kristof on X.com. It reads: “This is insane: The Trump administration is arresting the wives and husbands of US citizens when they show up for their green card interviews, even though they entered legally and have no criminal record. So much for family values.” Below is a photo of a man standing outside holding a baby, looking distressed in a suburban neighborhood setting.

Most Americans who voted for Trump did not understand he would do this.

Supreme Court Seems Ready To Blow Up A 90-Year-Old Precedent Such a decision will “destroy the structure of government” and remove one of the remaining roadblocks to the president’s ability to do whatever he wants.

Supreme Court Seems Ready To Blow Up The Government And Hand Trump Autocratic Power

www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...

This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.

ICE agent accused of putting woman in a chokehold arrested, held without bond A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been arrested and is being held on an order of no bond.

ICE agent accused of putting woman in a chokehold arrested, held without bond

Nobel winner Shimon Sakaguchi aims for effective cancer treatment The University of Osaka professor has established startup RegCell in the United States to develop a therapy using regulatory T cells.

Japanese researcher Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, has voiced hope to develop effective cancer immunotherapy using regulatory T cells he discovered.

More people crowdfunded for basic needs like food and housing in 2025, GoFundMe reports GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan says people around the world are struggling with the rising cost of living, but he adds that "people do step up and support folks in those situations."

The number of fundraisers started to help cover essential expenses such as rent, utilities and groceries jumped 20%, according to GoFundMe’s 2025 review, after already quadrupling last year. https://to.pbs.org/4pmRjze

This is such dumb bitch behavior. I'm sorry. Just say you think Times New Roman is prettier. It's a font. You don't have to lie. No one cares. (I like Century Gothic.)

Democrat Eileen Higgins was projected to win the race for Miami mayor over her Trump-endorsed Republican opponent. Higgins will be the first woman to hold the seat.

Jimmy Fallon will be avoiding politics after Kimmel and Colbert late night show suspensions Jimmy Fallon has said he will be avoiding politics on his talk show, following the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show after he commented on the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

I see Jimmy Fallon is a hot button topic today, and the only thing I can think about when I hear his name now is this...
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Jimmy Fallon to award President Trump The Tonight Show Peace Prize.

Colorado Springs 11 teachers face warnings, discipline for strike-related actions More than two-dozen teachers in Colorado Springs District 11 received warnings or were disciplined because of actions related to the one-day teachers strike in October, according to union officials.

More than two-dozen teachers in Colorado Springs District 11 received warnings or were disciplined because of actions related to the one-day teachers strike in October, according to union officials.

'Political asteroid': MAGA warned it's headed full speed toward ‘extinction-level event’ Rick Wilson, a former Republican operative and co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, signaled that MAGA is heading for an "extinction-level" event under President Donald Trump. Wilson wrote in a Substack essay Tuesday that Republicans have a bevy of problems ahead of the 2026 midte...

Rick Wilson, a former Republican operative and co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, signaled that MAGA is heading for an "extinction-level" event under President Donald Trump.

Silicon Valley Is All About the Hard Sell These Days Sam Altman’s appearance on "The Tonight Show" is part of a larger charm offensive currently being waged by the tech establishment.

Sam Altman’s appearance on "The Tonight Show" is part of a larger charm offensive currently being waged by the tech establishment. www.wired.com/story/sam-al...

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail Both sides blame the other for the increasingly likely failure of Congress to act.

Both the Republican plan, which would replace the subsidies with new savings accounts, and a Democratic bill to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for three years lack the bipartisan support needed for passage. Both sides blame the other for the increasingly likely failure of Congress to act.

Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump,

Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years

2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’ 2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’

2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’

China's consumer inflation hits near two-year high as producer deflation deepens more than expected Economists warned that deflationary pressure on the world's second largest economy will persist into next year, calling for fresh policy stimulus to spur demand.

China's consumer inflation hits near two-year high as producer deflation deepens more than expected

Judge Suggests Lindsey Halligan, Prosecutor on Comey and James Cases, Should Resign Lindsey Halligan’s indictments against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, were dismissed last month over Ms. Halligan’s appointment.

A federal judge in Virginia suggested that Lindsey Halligan should resign as U.S. attorney after a ruling declared her appointment unlawful, making her the third jurist to challenge Halligan’s continued claim to the post.

How Jared Kushner became Trump’s indispensable second peace envoy Despite promising to stay on the sidelines this administration, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has become enmeshed in critical diplomatic negotiations.

The sudden reappearance of Jared Kushner — President Trump’s son-in-law — as a major player in Trump’s second-term foreign policy has raised questions about his significant overseas financial interests.