Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”

In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.

Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test. The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process, where the oath of allegiance and a citizenship certificate are granted. Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday - known as the country's cradle of liberty - for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the United States. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn't proceed due to their countries of origin.

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THREAD: It was supposed to be a routine surgery. So when the doctor stepped out, Sandra Parker wasn’t sure she heard right.

Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.

“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”

a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually

Waymo will recall software after its self-driving cars passed stopped school buses Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company's autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school buses.

Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company's autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school buses. n.pr/4iGUYWf

Brian Cox on Tom Stoppard’s sensational Rock’n’Roll: ‘I looked through the curtain and saw Mick Jagger and Václav Havel’ The actor, who starred as a Marxist academic in the acclaimed 2006 play at the Royal Court, remembers an astonishing writer of ideas and elegance

Brian Cox on Tom Stoppard’s sensational Rock’n’Roll: ‘I looked through the curtain and saw Mick Jagger and Václav Havel’

In 1998, Karl Bushby stood at the edge of Punta Arenas, Chile, ready to begin a 31,000-mile expedition he thought would take roughly 12 years.

It’s been 27 years, and Bushby is still walking. https://wapo.st/4iFwvjP

Supreme Court will hear case on Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship The Trump administration asked the justices to take up the case on an expedited basis in September after lower courts found the policy unconstitutional and blocked it.

The Supreme Court announced it will hear a case on the legality of President Trump’s birthright citizenship ban, a high-stakes review that could redefine who is considered an American.

Elon Musk's company hit with $139 million fine despite 'garbage' tough talk from JD Vance Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has received a $139 million fine by the European Commission. The penalty is the first-ever issued under the content moderation laws and was issued today (December 5) to the social media site, Politico confirmed. Plans to fine X were aired earlier this year, ...

Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has received a $139 million fine by the European Commission.

Frank O. Gehry, the architect who changed the civic landscape of his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, has died Frank Gehry, known for ebullient cultural buildings like Disney Hall who helped invigorate the field of architecture at a moribund time, has died.

Frank Gehry, masterful architect who transformed L.A.’s urban landscape, dies at 96

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CDC vaccine committee overturns decades-old hepatitis B recommendation for newborns • Kentucky Lantern A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to do away with a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place sinc...

CDC vaccine committee overturns decades-old hepatitis B recommendation for newborns
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Frank Gehry dies at 96 His notable projects include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and a new extension to the Art Gallery of Ontario.

#Breaking: Frank Gehry, the Toronto-born architect known for his bold and dynamic structures, dies at 96

Chicago-based American Medical Association slams committee’s hepatitis B vaccine recommendations The government has long advised that babies be vaccinated against hepatitis B right after birth to prevent serious liver damage that can be caused by the infection.

The Chicago-based American Medical Association is blasting a federal vaccine advisory committee’s decision Friday to no longer recommend that all babies get the hepatitis B vaccine when they’re born.

Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge In a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas, the first challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats argues that the death was an extrajudicial killing.

Family of Colombian man killed in illegal U.S. strike files human rights challenge
The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on when he was sailing off Colombia's Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights
#Wrldpoli🌐

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Kill Bill Is Back in Theaters in a New Version. It’ll Never Play the Same. The Whole Bloody Affair changed the way I saw Tarantino’s epic revenge film—and so did the reporting about its making.

Tarantino is clearly a sick misogynist who gets off on hurting women.
There's numerous stories of him stepping in to perform violent acts on women in his films whenever he can (face won't be seen)
These moments in Kill Bill, Diane Kruger in Inglorious Bastards
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."

GOP Rep. Mike Turner: "This activity that's happening in the Caribbean where they are hitting these boats -- these individuals if they were captured and tried and convicted, they would be guilty of criminal activity for which they're not subject to capital punishment. These people are being killed."

We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.

My annual Christmas trivia: Frank Capra was a Caltech graduate and lifelong science guy who told a biographer that had he not gone into film, he might have wanted to be an astronomer. When Capra was Academy president in 1937, he invited Edwin and Grace Hubble to be special guests at the Oscars.

When Americans migrate from violent states, the risk of future violence follows them - Berkeley News The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley.

The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/02/w...

‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson launches fund to provide free field trips to thousands of Philly students “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson is teaming up with the School District of Philadelphia to create a fund to provide free school trips to students.

‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson launches fund to provide free field trips to thousands of Philly students

Democrat Aftyn Behn Seeks Upset Over Republican Matt Van Epps In Tennessee Special Election The special election comes months after Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., resigned from his post, reducing Republicans’ slim majority in the House.

The special election comes months after Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., resigned from his post, reducing Republicans’ slim majority in the House.

Ghislaine Maxwell will make new plea to judge to let her out of prison | CNN Politics Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend who was convicted of recruiting young girls into sex trafficking, is planning to ask a judge to release her from prison, according to a new court...

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend who was convicted of recruiting young girls into sex trafficking, is planning to ask a judge to release her from prison, according to a new court filing.

Turns out Representative tradwife is not so fun

In a world awash with negative science/health news this is unashamedly great news. connectsci.au/news/news-pa...

Brinc Founder Blake Resnick Wants To Kick Chinese Drones Out Of U.S. Skies Backed by Sam Altman and Peter Thiel, Brinc founder Blake Resnick is on his way to making his quadcopters the top choice for America’s cops—if only he can get the federal government to ban his primary...

China makes 70% of the world’s drones. Blake Resnick wants to change that. Backed by Sam Altman and Peter Thiel, the Brinc founder is on his way to making his quadcopters the top choice for America’s cops—if only he can get the federal government to ban his primary competitor.

Trump Wants Asia’s ‘Cute’ Kei Cars to be Made and Sold in US President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US, despite concerns that they’re too small and slow to be driven safely on American roads.

President Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US despite concerns

Random dude claims that there isn’t a single WNBA player that could beat him in a game of 1v1. Sarah Ashlee Barker responds without breaking a sweat. 😌

More of this please. #WBB #WNBA

i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.

Tweet by Lindsey Graham: Without a credible threat of the use of military force, nothing changes in Venezuela. When it comes to Maduro, the time for talking is closing. The time for action to end this reign of terror in Venezuela is upon us. I would urge the Holy Father to be on the right side of history when it comes to ending Maduro’s reign of terror on the Venezuelan people, the United States and others throughout the region. The use of military force to evict Maduro will only be required if Maduro insists on remaining as the illegitimate leader of a narcoterrorist state. He has stolen elections, collaborates with terrorist groups like Hezbollah, sits atop a notorious drug cartel and has flooded our country with hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens. As President Trump said, when it comes to Maduro, we can do it the easy way or the hard way. I would urge the Holy Father to spend his time and energy persuading Maduro to take the easy way out -- for all.

Lindsey Graham says the Pope better get on the “right side of history” and support Trump’s push to use military force to overthrow the government of Venezuela