William Bisgrove

Trump 2.0:

-Bombed Iran (twice), Venezuela, and Yemen
-Allowed Israel to repeatedly violate a ceasefire and kill civilians
-Ripped healthcare and SNAP away from millions
-Deployed masked ICE agents to terrorize American cities

The "Peace President."

Despite U.S. pull out from WHO, reps were (virtually) at the table for big flu confab After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.

After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.

Every last one of them needs to go—and stay gone.

ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city.

If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.

MAGA boycotting Jeopardy! Oh no!

I got through an unabridged copy of 'War and Peace' in 12 days, which tells you how NOPE I'm finding 2026 so far.

6 January 2026 Joint Statement on Greenland Statement by President Macron of France, Chancellor Merz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Tusk of Poland, Prime Minister Sánchez of Spain, Prime Minister Starmer of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Frederiksen of Denmark on Greenland. Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe and it is critical for international and transatlantic security. NATO has made clear that the Arctic region is a priority and European Allies are stepping up. We and many other Allies have increased our presence, activities and investments, to keep the Arctic safe and to deter adversaries. The Kingdom of Denmark - including Greenland - is part of NATO. Security in the Arctic must therefore be achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies including the United States, by upholding the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles, and we will not stop defending them. The United States is an essential partner in this endeavour, as a NATO ally and through the defence agreement between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States of 1951. Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.

This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:

"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."

This is sad.

'Wicked' composer Stephen Schwartz says he won't appear at Kennedy Center The Broadway icon, who grew up in Nassau County, had been scheduled for a Washington National Opera event in May.

Stephen Schwartz, the composer of 'Wicked,' says he'll no longer host a gala at the Kennedy Center.

"It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,l Schwartz said. "There's no way I would set foot in it now."

If people admire you, they put your name on buildings. If you have to do it yourself, well… that’s different.

Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.

They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.

Don't fall for it.

Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.

Graphic with a blue background and large white text reading “DEAR AMERICAN FRIENDS.” Below is a screenshot of a post explaining that Canada does not have CBS, that a “60 Minutes” episode aired normally in Canada, and stating that Canadian networks are not subject to U.S. government interference. The post ends with “We’re not under a dictatorship. You are.”

This message hits hard.

Because who doesn't want to be comfortable when sitting through hours-long performances?

Screenshot of a Donald J. Trump social media post reading, “Potential Marble armrests for the seating at The Trump Kennedy Center. Unlike anything ever done or seen before!” Below the text is a four-image collage showing rectangular marble armrest pieces laid out on a white surface, including close-up views of veining, mounting slots, and a hand holding one of the marble pieces.

Note what Trump is focused on instead of fixing healthcare or bringing down prices.

Amos Poe, “No Wave” Director Behind ‘The Blank Generation’ and ‘The Foreigner’ Dies at 76 Influenced by the French New Wave, the Israel native helped chronicle the punk explosion in downtown Manhattan in the 1970s.

Slowly coming to terms with the loss of one of the most important people I will ever have the pleasure of knowing. Rest well, Amos.

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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.

"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."

I've heard "Never at Rest" by Richard S. Westfall is excellent.

Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress

the main reward you are likely to get for total loyalty to trump is the destruction of your career and your reputation www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...

Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:

He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.

C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.

Scenes from a personalist regime:
The Kennedy Center will be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center based on a recommendation by the Trump appointed board.

This is just so incredibly sad.

This is truly heartbreaking on so many levels...

I hope someone enjoys getting a strongly worded letter from the Dr. Seuss Foundation, and possibly from Jim Carrey or the Universal Studios legal department.

What a nightmare for the hospitality industry.

Disney strikes deal with OpenAI to let Sora generate AI videos of its characters Disney is also investing $1 billion in the AI company, and some videos created through Sora will be available on Disney's streaming platform.

The Walt Disney Company announces it has reached a three-year agreement with OpenAI to bring its popular characters to the company's Sora AI video generator.

Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says Open valve in heating system damaged 300-400 works just weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised security concerns A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre’s Egyptian department, the Paris museum said on Sunday, weeks after a brazen jewel theft had raised concerns over its infrastructure. “Between 300 and 400 works” were affected by the leak discovered on 26 November, the museum’s deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, said, describing them as “Egyptology journals” and “scientific documentation” used by researchers. Continue reading...

Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says

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