It's important to remember: The Washington Post's business problems are a direct result of decisions Jeff Bezos has made—not the newsroom. Yet it's the newsroom paying the price.

Watch the full episode of Power Lines on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnMG...

It's obvious but still striking to consider that we have a United States government driven solely by one man's emotional dysregulation and dysfunction.

Current Water, Sewer Systems Can't Handle Proposed 7,500 Bed ICE Detention Center in Schuylkill County - Coal Region Canary The current water and sewer systems at the proposed site of the ICE detention center in Tremont Township can't handle what the federal government is planning, according to Schuylkill County Commission...

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Why are the comedy team of Witkoff and Kushner the lead negotiators on …. ANYTHING???

No Senate approval. No confirmation process.

The only expertise these two have is the ability to enrich themselves.

The Grand Teton mountains in GT National Park as the sun sets behind them. Sun streaks reach above the peaks as night begins to settle in.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved - Kurt Vonnegut

Pic of the day
#photography

Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania' An active-duty enlisted member of the US military said their unit was "pressured" into seeing Amazon's "Melania" documentary about the first lady.

Could you even imagine if President Obama made the troops sit through a a doc about Michelle??

New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.

NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...

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NEW

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing.

Washington Told Them to Stop.

Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Ms. Good’s vehicle, but Trump administration leaders said to drop it.

Full Story: nyti.ms/45S4654

Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.

"It's more soccer moms than hardcore activists, they said. But the challenging conditions have brought them closer together. After knowing each other for just weeks, they feel like they’d give their lives to protect one another if necessary..."

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

We Found New York’s Guardianship System in Shambles. Now State Lawmakers Say They Have a Plan to Help Fix It. Two years after ProPublica first documented the state’s dire shortage of guardians — and the substandard care some provide — lawmakers are pitching a $15 million-per-year fix. It’s unclear whether the...

New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation to boost spending on the state’s troubled guardianship system by $15 million a year — an unprecedented infusion for a bureaucracy that has long struggled to care for the state's most vulnerable.

By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet

OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥

And by "contact with foreign intelligence" they mean...

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I love how you put that project 2025 was written as a, "road map to restructure the federal government". Call it what it is, it is a road map for a coup d'ètat of the United States of America. It is a revolution calling for a fascist state and medieval theocracy take the place of our government.

NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff

The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Photographer's Unique Image of a Flying Fox Carrying its Pup Mid-Flight Flying fox mother carries her pup in a rare shot by Chris Bray on Christmas Island.

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checking in on the president of the United States

Sign on door prohibiting immigration enforcement on private property

Shelf filled with goggles and whistles

This is Minneapolis:

Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.

Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.

HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.

Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.

BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only: he refused to prove his citizenship.

No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.

Reading estimates of 2000-12000 dead in Iran as govt cracks down. Insane

FREE IRAN. Down with the regime

Trump on Rand Paul: "A stone cold loser"

Trump on Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins: "Disasters"

Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.

Trump's promise of $1,776 for service members last night -- which was supposed to be a tariff thing -- is in fact theft from increased housing allowances.

www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

How a ‘Habeas Machine’ Reunited One Family That Was Pulled Apart by ICE The agents were on the hunt, but as they staked out the...

When ICE agents snatched Andrés Jr., 20, the "habeas machine" kicked into action. Volunteers found a Spanish speaking advocate, coordinated with the man's family + @repdangoldman.bsky.social + submitted required documents. Thanks to their efforts, he was freed.

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Trump says he lowered drug prices “400, 500,600 percent”—defying all mathematical possibilities. What an achievement.

First it was "we have to blow up dozens of people on boats because of fetnanyl." But obviously it wasn't fentanyl being trafficked so then: narco terrorists are shipping cocaine! But then Wiles tells a reporter it's all about regime change and today it's bc US oil companies got kicked out in 2007?

A photograph of the Christmas tree in the center of town by the big Cathedral everything is lit up in the very early morning hours, despite the fact that it’s very dark outside

Good morning from Haarlem.

#GoodMorningFromHaarlem

The Christmas I Didn't Want to Live “I’m done living.”

For many people, life can be a daily battle to stay positive.

For people with severe depression, life can be a daily battle simply to stay.

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Sherif Soliman has nearly 30 years of public service across 3 mayoral administrations, and he's delivered major wins — including reducing CUNY's structural deficit by 79% and securing $1.5 billion for Universal Pre-K. He called Staten Island home for 25 years, and now he's joining us as our Budget Director to deliver a budget that fulfills our affordability agenda

Sherif Soliman sitting at a table signing a paper, with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on the left and a white soccer jersey with Staten Island written on it hanging on the right. Mimicking a sports team signing a major player graphic. “Sherif Soliman” written and signed in the top left and “Director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget” written on the top right.

Welcome to A New Era, Sherif Soliman!