Yossarian's Roost Resuscitated

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [breathe in…let it out; let’s go…]
1. FBI’s Dep. Dir. Dan Bongino, ex-conspiracy podcaster, admits to Fox’s Sean Hannity that past claims about J6 pipe bombs were PAID OPINIONS—says NOW he acts only on verified facts
2. Amnesty International releases report documenting cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment at 2 immigration detention centers in FL: “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome North Service Processing Center
3. Netflix to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7B deal; IF DJT APPROVES, it will create entertainment/media behemoth, uniting the world’s largest streaming destination w/ 102yo film studio
4. After almost 3 weeks and on the same day Adm. Bradley testified, US strikes another alleged drug boat E.Pacific, 4 killed; Total strikes - 22; (11 Caribbean, 11 E. Pacific); Total extrajudicial killings - 87
5. NYT sues Pentagon over new reporting rules, claiming they violate the 1st Amendment; policy bans unauthorized info, blocks badges, targets reporters covering military freely
6. SCOTUS allows TX GOP congressional maps for 2026 midterms; overturns lower court ruling on racial gerrymandering by DJT-appointee; maps give GOP 5 new seats
7. DHS’ Kristi Noem said US to expand travel ban to 30+ countries; include both immigrants and short-term visitors, including tourists, students and business travelers
8. DHS launches “Operation Catahoula Crunch”/ “Swamp Sweep” in NOLA, deploying 200+ agents with goal of 5k arrests; detaining multiple people with work permits and US citizenship… which included:
9. 'It's attempted kidnapping': video from NOLA immigration sweep shows masked agents jump from unmarked cars chasing 22yo US citizen back to her home from grocery store
10. Bank, cell records led FBI to suspect in J6 eve pipe bomb case; 30yo Brian Cole Jr. of VA allegedly left 1 bomb at RNC, and another at DNC when VP Kamala Harris was inside
11. Layoff announcements hit highest level since pandemic; US employers announce plans this year to eliminate nearly 1.2M jobs through end of Nov; only 6th time over 1M since 1993
12. UK public inquiry concludes Putin authorized 2018 Novichok poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal that left 44yo mother of 3 dead after she found poisoned perfume bottle used in attack
13. FL GOP begin mid-decade redistricting despite an anti-gerrymander amendment; GOP want 3–5 Dem seats while bracing for lawsuits; any special session map due before 4/20 filing deadline
14. CDC’s new anti-vax panel delays vote hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants after a chaotic, misinformation-filled meeting; vote postponed til Fri over disagreements and confusion in voting language
15. As expected, Admiral Bradley testifies he saw alleged drug boat strike survivors as legitimate targets, citing survivors' contact w/ “mothership;”; says there was no 'kill them all' or ‘no quarter’ order
16. DJT’s D.C. crime crackdown claimed to target “violent criminals” but 80% (932 of 1,100) arrests were of immigrants with NO record — mass sweeps, warrantless stops, and collateral arrests now under scrutiny
17. New Science Journal shows AI chatbots can strongly shift political views; tested 17 models on 77k people, researchers found nearly 1 in 5 claims mostly false; most persuasive chatbots are least accurate
18. After weeks of disagreements on size, DJT fires original WH ballroom architect, citing firm too small for $300M, 90K sqft project; new architect takes over amid demolition chaos; still no public review
19. Longest US government shutdown cost Delta $200M; 10K flights cut, FAA forced cancellations, controllers worked unpaid, DJT pushed bonuses—but only 776 of 20k got bonuses
20. Government Accountability Office [GAO] opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte after he referred multiple Dems—including Schiff, James, Cook, Swalwell—to DOJ for alleged mortgage fraud
21. Green Berets defend Afghan allies after DC shooting and DJT halts visas and asylums, calling them “criminals;” leaving those who risked their lives for US terrified and vets outraged
22. ACLU sues 5 county sheriffs in WI for Voces de la Frontera [immigrant rights group]; WI Supreme Court will rule if local jails can hold immigrants for ICE which potentially violates state law/constitutional rights
23. Ex-GOP senator predicts GOP wil break from DJT after “filing deadlines” pass; GOP lawmakers are growing frustrated by “daily humiliation” of defending pardons, Hegseth war orders, etc
24. Grand jury in VA REJECTS new mortgage fraud indictment against NY AG Letitia James; US Atty from MO, Roger Keller, was brought in to present the case after initial indictment was thrown out last week
📌 All of those were from the last 24 hours.
I am a mother, a teacher, a historian, an advocate, a lawyer, a woman who has endured and bore witness to her fair-share of trauma; but nothing… absolutely nothing… could have prepared me for witnessing on the streets of my city of New Orleans (NOLA), what I have been tracking here in this #24in24 blog in other cities around the country.
It is different.
It is not some other unfamiliar street names, locations, and faces.
It is people you know, streets you’ve walked, and the place you call home.
It has hit different.
But this… is not my home.
This… is NOT the America I envisioned for my children.
THIS… IS NOT NORMAL… OR RIGHT… OR JUST!
I am sick; maybe it is the flu like my son has… maybe I have reached the point of exhaustion, a weariness that no amount of sleep can fix.
Or maybe it is the ache of realizing, once again, that the country we are told to love does not always love back—or at least, not in the ways we expect or deserve.
You’ve stayed with me daily. You have not turned away.
You’ve felt each headline with me, carried each bitter, ugly truth in your chest. For that, I thank you.
In a time when denial is easier than action, your presence is a quiet rebellion, a steadfast insistence that we will not accept this as normal.
No. Seriously.
As tears pours down my face; thank you for telling me I am not alone in this every day.
I am angry. I am disgusted. I am ASHAMED that in the land of so much promise, these stories—these injustices—spill across our streets, our screens, our lives, unchecked.
And I am heartbroken for the children, for the mothers and fathers, for the neighbors, for all of us who are forced to witness what should never be.
It didn’t have to come to this.
Not this.
But here we are.
I force myself to remember that anger, when shared, becomes fuel.
That despair, when witnessed together, becomes courage.
That love for this country—real, deep, DEMANDING love—means we refuse to shut the **** up about the things that matter.
We refuse to be passive.
We REFUSE to accept that this is “just the way things are.”
So, again, thank you—for reading, for feeling, for being here in this impossible, infuriating, heartbreaking, sickening moment.
Thank you for walking these streets with me, even if only in spirit. Even if only in likes, shares, comments, or prayers.
Thank you.
Together, we will bear witness.
Together, we hold the line.
Together, we remind each other that America is not just the headlines; America is also the hope, the resistance, the unwavering insistence that right will, eventually, prevail.
Because hear me now —and I mean every SYLLABLE of this with the full weight of a mother’s love, a historian’s duty, and a citizen’s fierce inheritance: I KNOW we will prevail because I am prepared to give the last full measure of my devotion to see this country rise to the promise it made to me, to you, to all of us.
THEY SAID with ‘liberty and justice for all;’
THEY MADE me promise.
Many here are new, but check the pedigree; I keep my promises.
It’s not my fault and it won’t be my problem they didn’t mean it when I DID!
They can try to silence us, to exhaust us, to break us—but they will not.
They cannot.
Because the only way they stop this fight is if every last one of us lays down our voice, our truth, our witness—and we won’t.
Not today.
Not tomorrow.
Not ever.
I stand here—sick, exhausted, embarrassed—but in that, I am also rooted, unmovable, and unafraid.
And if they want to strip this nation of its soul, they’re going to have to go through all of US who still believe in its damn heartbeat first.
Because love—REAL love for country, for community, for our children—doesn’t back down.
And if they think they can stop us all; well, lol…GOOD ******* LUCK!
Let the war begin.
**** them; it’s time to armor up.
With Me:
Deep breath in… hold… release; then, repeat as necessary…
As always… all links and sources will 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

The Louisiana Department Of Wildlife And Fisheries is helping ICE hunt people; this is sick.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw…breathe in… let it out, and let’s go…]
1. Adm Bradley Testified: the vessel hit in double-tap strike was NOT heading to US; 2 survivors clung to wreckage for hour+ before hit 3x more times; men unarmed, shirtless, NO radio; and waved, either for help or do not strike
2. Video shows AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva [rep who waited 7 weeks for Speaker Johnson to swear her in] being pepper-sprayed by masked ICE who pulled up for immigration raid at taco spot in Tucson
3. Indiana House GOP pass new congressional map, defeating 21 Dem amendments; map would splinter Indianapolis 4 ways and produce 9-0 GOP map for 2026; heads to IN Senate on Mon
4. Judge slams DJT; says he lacks power to detain deportees at Gitmo, Cuba where 710 ppl already held; calls it unprecedented; ACLU pushes to end DJT’s planned 30k-person facility
5. DOJ memo eliminates rules protecting LGBTQ+ people from SA in prisons; ‘effective immediately,’ prisons and jails will no longer be held responsible for violations
6. House Committee on Homeland Security sent letter to Google and Apple for steps on removal of apps like ICEBlock that let users track federal immigration officers; citing risks to personnel; demands briefing by 12/12
7. DJT moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators; state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in what the WH calls ‘censorship’
8. UK IVF couples using legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height, and health since illegal there; US company Herasight legally charges couples $50K to assess an unlimited number of embryos
9. Ex-DEA deputy chief Paul Campo(61, of VA) and Robert Sensi(75, of FL) charged in NY with laundering $12M for cartels + crypto, cocaine, and military-grade weapons
10. Four-star admiral and 1st transgender person confirmed by the Senate, Rachel L. Levine, had her HHS portrait altered during the govt shutdown to display her previous name instead of current legal name
11. DHS Kristi Noem’s court declaration confirms she ordered flight deportations to El Salvador despite judges’ order, but claims privilege and refuses details in contempt probe amid claims that DOJ officials urged defiance the day before
12. Record 60K people in ICE facilities as DJT immigration crackdown arrests thousands claiming “worst of worst,” yet under 30% had prior convictions; most had NO criminal record at all
13. DJT receives 1st Annual [and completely made up] “FIFA Peace Prize” and rambles about renaming American football, claiming it should align with the rest of the world’s soccer
14. 60,000+ African penguins have starved to death near South Africa’s coast as sardine numbers collapse; climate change and overfishing push species to brink of extinction
15. “Just because you look brown…you’re going to get stopped:” 23yo US citizen Jacelynn Guzman chased by masked federal agents in NOLA during immigration sweep; Mayor-elect Moreno demands public accountability
16. ‘Trump Mobile’ sells 3-year-old refurbished iPhones and Samsungs for $500+, FAR ABOVE Amazon/Best Buy prices, while fans still wait for the promised T1 phone
17. After a federal judge in FL ordered Epstein grand jury documents unsealed, Pam Bondi celebrated; but the record reflects, the documents are already publicly released, so the ruling requires no new disclosures
18. DJT to cut Social Security field office visits by 50% in 2026 [provide in-person help for people applying for retirement and disability benefits]; closures will hurt elderly, disabled, and rural populations most
19. After China deployed 100+ ships in its largest maritime show of force, DJT says he has a strategy to deter conflict over Taiwan and the South China Sea; build military there + sell $330M in jets to Taiwan
20. J6 Pipe bomb suspect said he believed 2020 election was stolen, and supported DJT; FBI tracked him via cell tower pings, license plate, purchase records, etc; pretrial hearing 12/15
21. DJT officials are reviewing rollbacks of changes to census racial categories for 2030, including new "Hispanic or Latino" and "Middle Eastern or North African" checkboxs, no longer considered automatically white
22. RFK, Jr. new CDC advisors panel vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants as anti-vax lawyer with ties to Kennedy alarms experts over vaccine misinformation in 2-hour presentation
23. Freight railroads can now cut human track inspections from twice a week to once a week, relying on machines that unions say can’t detect hidden risks—raising derailment concerns
24. SCOTUS agrees to hear DJT’s challenge to birthright citizenship EO [guarantees citizenship to those born in the US]; also, an appeals court tells DJT he can fire 2 independent agency heads without cause
📌 Yes, all of those were just from the last 24 hours.
I do not wish to take up your time this morning; I have to get on the road, but I do have a message.
Given everything taking place in New Orleans, and this being the city that made me the woman you know; I have decided I must personally deliver a verbal message to Chief Bovino himself, and/or other federal agents carrying out immigration enforcement throughout my city; since it seems he’s clearly in the neighborhood and they collectively don’t want to follow the Constitution or federal law.
But before I get into it and go… thank you for being here; thank you for sending healing love and light; thank you for your prayers; for your attention; and your presence… and thank you to those who give money they may not even have to send stars or subscribe. Bc FB has made some changes; to the interface, to the algorithm — it now makes it hard to see comments, or who shares - which sucks, bc I try to engage with as much as I can so that you know I see you. 😒
All that said, I just want to say… when I said I was a mom, teacher, historian, advocate, and lawyer — I didn’t mean any of it made me special.
I am not exceptionally smart, or wealthy, or pretty, or strong; what I am… I suppose, is a bit crazy.
Crazy enough to believe we deserve magic and not mediocrity.
Crazy enough to believe we deserve better than THIS every day.
Crazy enough to believe the goal was NEVER a return BACK to anything, but a future dream where we MAKE AMERICA GREAT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME EVER — for the vast majority of US, the MANY - not for the rich and powerful few.
It took 311 days total to get the bodies of workers Quinnyon Wimberly and Jose Ponce Arreola from the collapsed rumble of the Hard Rock here in New Orleans.
So, what I want to leave you with today, is why I cried hard tears in the RAIN yesterday realizing why all of this going on hurts so much.
It’s bc the last time I felt so heartbroken by the inhumanity of mankind, was when the Hard Rock hotel being constructed here in New Orleans collapsed in Oct 2019 bc other people didn’t do their jobs, and it killed 3 workers inside; then, they left the bodies of Quinnyon and Jose in the rubble, with Quinnyon’s legs hanging from the 11th floor — on public display, covered by a tarp that covered absolutely nothing, bc you could see him from the street.
And I did see him, every day I protested to get the both of them out — for almost a year.
For those who are new here, when I mention Hard Rock — in sum, THAT is what they did here in 2019. THAT is what I protested — and that is what cost me everything, but taught me the things you can’t put a price tag on.
And here’s the truth I came here to tell you before I go: I learned at the Hard Rock that sometimes the universe forces you to look at the thing everyone else is trying to pretend isn’t there.
Sometimes the horror is so loud, the injustice so brazen, the human suffering so exposed that you realize silence is not neutrality anymore. Silence is participation.
That was the moment I understood:
If nobody else will say the thing, then I will say the damn thing.
If nobody else will stand in the rain, then I will stand there soaked.
If nobody else will name the injustice, I will carve its name into the air with my own breath.
Bc that’s what this city raised me to be.
Bc New Orleans doesn’t birth cowards — it births witnesses.
And today, with everything happening on the streets of my home… I know I have to go see it for myself.
Not bc I think I’m special.
But bc I know what happens when good people look away; money, beauty, or degrees be damned.
I lived through what happens when a city looks up and sees a man who deserved dignity, and nobody in power moves.
I will not look away again.
And if that makes me “crazy,” then so be it. IDC. We could use a little more crazy if that’s the case, IMHO.
Bc someone has to love this city, this country, with a fierceness that burns clear through the fear and indifference.
Someone has to carry its pain, cradle its hope, and fight for its soul — even when you know they may get away with it in this lifetime.
And bc someone has to be the one to remind them that Karma doesn’t sleep — and she is the MOST patient bitch ever.
Today, that gets to be me.
I’ll do that 10-toes down alone if need be, again — but I know I am not… bc if you read this far; I bet you’re riding there with me — if only in spirit.
#NoSurrender #NoRetreat ✊😔
Deep breath in… hold… release; then, repeat as necessary…
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

Glyphosate, the main chemical in Roundup, now shows up in 75% of Midwest rainfall samples. It’s literally raining weed killer. Ditch the poisons—our soil and water can’t take any more.

Sudan War Updates, citing local officials speaking to Al Jazeera, reported that at least 80 people were killed in an attack on the town — 46 of them children. Drop Site News says this was a suicide-drone strike carried out by the RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu), based on local medical networks.

The target area included a nursery.

A drone. A nursery. Dozens of dead children.

If you’ve seen the footage from the aftermath, you know what I mean when I say it’s hard to watch: small bodies on stretchers, children covered in dust and blood, adults screaming and running with limp kids in their arms.

In any other era, this would dominate the news. It would prompt emergency debates at the United Nations. You would see world leaders addressing it live.

Instead? Unless you are Sudanese, or follow a few specialized accounts on social media, you may not have heard about it at all.

Barely a ripple.

Who Did This? RSF and SPLM-N in Plain Language
The names in that short update — RSF and SPLM-N (al-Hilu) — sound like alphabet soup. Let me break them down in simple, honest terms, because understanding who they are matters.

RSF – Rapid Support Forces

The Rapid Support Forces are not a neighborhood self-defense group. They are a paramilitary army that grew out of the Janjaweed militias — the same forces that carried out mass killings, rapes, and ethnic cleansing in Darfur starting in the early 2000s.

Later, the Sudanese government tried to “formalize” them and gave them a new name: RSF. Same core fighters, new uniforms. Their leader is Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemeti.

For years, the RSF have been used first by the old regime, and now as an independent power center, to crush uprisings, terrorize communities, and grab resources. In the current war that broke out in 2023, they’ve fought the regular Sudanese army for control of cities and regions, and they’ve been accused of:

Massacres

Systematic rape

Looting and burning entire neighborhoods

Think of them as a cross between a mafia, a militia, and a private army — with external sponsors, especially the United Arab Emirates, keeping them supplied with money and weapons.

SPLM-N (al-Hilu)

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North is a rebel movement that has fought the central government for years, mainly in the Nuba Mountains and South Kordofan. Its history goes back to the same movement that fought for what became South Sudan.

The group has different factions. The al-Hilu wing — led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu — controls pockets of territory in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. They say they are fighting for rights and autonomy for marginalized communities in those regions.

But in this attack, according to local reports, fighters from SPLM-N (al-Hilu) cooperated with the RSF to hit Kalogi with a suicide drone. That means a rebel group that claims to fight for oppressed people joined with a paramilitary force notorious for war crimes to carry out a strike that slaughtered children at a nursery.

So when you see “RSF & SPLM-N” in that update, what you’re really seeing is a hard-right paramilitary born from genocidal militias, paired with a long-time rebel faction, fusing their tactics in one of the most vulnerable places you can imagine.

This is what it looks like when the logic of “total war” eats everything.

UAE: To Sudan What the United States Is to Israel
None of this is happening in a vacuum.

For years now, independent investigations and UN experts have pointed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the RSF’s lifeline. Planes from Emirati-controlled airports. Cargo labeled as “aid” that looks a whole lot like weapons. Diplomatic cover. Money.

It’s not complicated:

Israel cannot do what it is doing in Gaza without U.S. weapons, U.S. money, and U.S. political protection.

The RSF cannot keep doing what it is doing in Sudan without Emirati weapons, Emirati money, and Emirati protection.

The UAE is to Sudan what the United States is to Israel.

So when a suicide drone hits a nursery in Kalogi, killing 46 children, you’re seeing more than just the RSF or SPLM-N. You’re seeing a regional power, rich from oil and investments and real estate, sponsoring a paramilitary force that uses those resources to terrorize African civilians.

The distance between Abu Dhabi and that nursery is not moral. It is only physical.

Sudan Is Copying the Gaza Playbook
What makes this moment even more chilling is that Sudan’s armed actors are not improvising. They are studying.

They’ve watched Israel’s genocide in Gaza in real time:

Starvation and siege as weapons

Bombing schools, hospitals, and UN shelters

Calling everyone “terrorists” or “human shields”

Crushing whole neighborhoods and then blaming the victims

And they’ve watched how the world responded: rhetorical concern, no real accountability, continued arms shipments, and diplomatic protection.

So they take notes.

When the RSF uses a drone on a nursery, they are not just acting on impulse. They are testing the same line Israel has walked for two years: how far can we go and still be treated as a legitimate actor?

If you can bomb a school in Gaza, or a hospital, or a refugee camp, and keep your seat at international conferences, why would armed groups in Sudan believe there is a red line around a nursery?

This is how impunity spreads. It’s contagious.

A World Numbed on Purpose
I keep coming back to this: in any other era, 80 civilians killed in a nursery drone strike, including 46 children, would dominate the news cycle for days. It would be a defining image.

Today, it’s just one more atrocity in a feed already overflowing with images of Palestinian children under rubble, Caribbean boat crews being blown apart by U.S. drones, and a thousand other violations that no longer shock the people who commit them.

We are being conditioned.

When you see enough horror with no consequence, you start to believe two things:

This level of violence is normal.

Caring about it won’t change anything.

Those are deadly beliefs. Not just for Sudanese children or Palestinian children, but for all of us, because they turn our hearts into the kind of place where anything can happen and nothing matters.

That is what these governments are betting on — that if they show you enough death, you will eventually stop counting.

We can’t let that happen.

Family, if you want someone who will keep saying “this is not normal, and here are the names of the people making it normal”, I’m asking you to help me keep doing this work. Please click here to become a member so we can keep The North Star free for the world and truly independent of the same governments and donors whose crimes we’re naming. And if you’re in a position to support this at a higher level, please click here to join as a monthly, annual, or founding member.

Love and appreciate each of you.
Your friend and brother,
Shaun

Representative Mike Levin
Yesterday at 12:58 PM
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The presidential pardon system has reached a breaking point, which is why I have joined Reps. Cohen, Lieu, and Johnson in proposing a Constitutional amendment that finally puts guardrails on abuse. The amendment would explicitly prohibit a self-pardon and would bar pardons for family members, administration officials, and campaign employees. It would also forbid pardons for anyone whose crimes were committed to advance the direct and significant personal interests of a President or those close to a President, or whose crimes were carried out at the direction of a President. It further clarifies that no pardon issued for a corrupt purpose is valid, whether past, present, or future.
The need for reform is clear. A tool meant to correct injustices has instead enabled them. It is time to protect the Constitution and the rule of law with common sense limits that restore public trust.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [breathe in… let it out, and let’s go…]
1. Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest; says she “made a mistake” in choosing Leavitt to be the childs godmother
2. DJT removes MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fee-free days for visitors at dozens of national parks and adds his birthday; changes will take effect starting Jan 1st
3. Released: 400+ frantic 911 calls overwhelmed the only 2 county operators working night of deadly July 2025 Texas Hill Country floods left 136 dead, including 25 girls and 2 counselors at Camp Mystic
4. Federal judge blocks DOJ from using key evidence in NEW James Comey indictment, citing likely Fourth Amendment violations with communications obtained from his confidant Daniel Richman
5. Survery of 1K+ business leaders reveals 1/3 of the company bosses are planning to lay off staff over holiday season; over 1/2 said their cuts would most likely come between Thanksgiving and Christmas
6. Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel; won't commit to releasing video of second strike on alleged drug boat: "We are reviewing it right now"
7. DJT’s USDOT waived the final $11M of Southwest’s fine tied to the 2022 holiday meltdown, citing the airline’s $1B+ investments to improve operations
8. Authorities still searching for inmate who escaped a LA jail with 2 others [Keith Eli, 24]; broke through decaying wall, used sheets to scale wall; 1 captured, 1 comitted suicide after found by police
9. San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30M to the family of 16yo fatally shot by police last Jan in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in US history
10. UN nuclear watchdog says a Russian drone strike damaged the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site’s protective shield in Ukraine, leaving it unable to contain radiation
11. Cluster of earthquakes strike southeast Alaska with more than 20 aftershocks after massive magnitude 7.0 quake, estimated 6.2 miles deep; no word on any damage or injuries
12. Months after Ukranian woman fatally stabbed on Charlotte train, police charged 33yo Oscar Solarzano [previously deported Honduran] in another stabbing; victim stable
13. Right-wing podcaster Tim Pool said someone “opened fire” near his Harpers Ferry, WV; no one was hurt; WV State Police said they have “no information” about the incident
14. NG member [Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe] who survived D.C. attack head wound “is slowly healing; initially hospitalized in critical condition, “he’s beginning to ‘look more like himself’”
15. DJT awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees including actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael Crawford
16. U.S. Coast Guard seized over 20K pounds of cocaine from a single ship in the E. Pacific—its largest at-sea interdiction in nearly 20 years under Operation Pacific Viper
17. Erika Kirk co-hosting Fox News’s “The Five” next week in an effort to promote the release of her late husband’s book “Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life”
18. Japan and Australia urged calm after Chinese J-15 jets locked radar on Japanese F-15s near Okinawa; Japan protested the act, China defends the exercise; no injuries or airspace breached
19. New Pew study shows, anger is a defining character trait for both parties, but Democrats are now at record levels of anger toward government, surpassing previous GOP record
20. If SCOTUS strikes down DJT’s tariffs, companies like Busy Baby and Costco could get millions in refunds; businesses face uncertainty as the DJT plans replacement levies and import rules if so
21. US prosecutors seek 12-year prison sentence for Terra co-founder Do Kwon over “colossal” crypto fraud tied to the 2022 collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin, which erased roughly $40B from the market
22. Advisory Committee on Immunization voted 8-3 to limit the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose to infants; American Medical Association trustee calls the CDC panel’s vaccine vote ‘reckless’
23. UT Father facing attempted murder charge for stabbing man 17 times after alleged sex offender made remarks about his minor daughter at a post office days prior
24. Apple and Google this week issued new worldwide cyber‑threat alerts, telling users in over 150 countries they may have been targeted by state‑linked spyware
📌 All of the above were from the last 24 hours.
I apologize for the delayed #24in24 this morning. This won’t be my best work, admittedly.
I went to New Orleans yesterday to see the immigration raids for myself; I am planning on going back there today because I didn’t get to say what I went there to say, and to who I wanted to say it to.
There is much more I can and will say, but I am tired. Exhausted, actually. Got home late, had family to handle up on, and then eat — which I realized after I got home — I never did yesterday. 🤦‍♀️
What I will say for now is that I saw Chief Bovino personally, as he drove past me after coming out a store.
I am 5’9 160lbs; this man can’t be but 5’5 125lb wet - I promise…haha..
Meaning, when interviewed, he must intentionally surround himself by agents who are around the same height to make it less noticable that he’s a literal Oompa-Loompa from DJT’s and the Treason Factory.
Aside from the petty; know that there is a caravan of 30+ people who track their movements daily. It becomes difficult when local law enforcement assist in blocking them.
As an example, I witnessed local Jefferson Parish PD yesterday block the entirety of a major street, JUST to let Chief Bovino hop a median nuetral ground to get away from them.
Why him? Because for whatever reason, he is PERSONALLY going door to door to knock on these peoples’ doors, surrounded by a swarm of federal and local agents, maybe 25-30 deep. Filming. With K-9 truck units included along for the ride.
I attended 2 protests yesterday after we lost track also, just to hold space. I needed the solidarity.
There is so much to say; but I am late to get this out, and let to get on the road.
So with that, I will see you tomorrow.
Thanks for being here; thank you for being my corroborating witnesses.
#NoSurrender #NoRetreat ✊😔
Deep breath in… hold… release; then, repeat as necessary…
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

I fail to understand so many agonizing over the legality of the second strike. Both strikes were plainly murder and nothing else.

That's because the legal/bullshit arguments used to support the first strike fall apart by the second strike.

Posted anonymously to Reddit this morning...

"In the longest line I have ever seen at our local church food bank, been standing here for an hour, its 34 degrees. A small town in Kentucky with a population of <4800. Basically 10% of the population is waiting at the food bank."

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [breathe… it’s only Monday…lol]
1. Immigration in NOLA: Authorities monitoring public sentiment and protests; 38 arrested so far, only 9 had criminal records beyond traffic (77% did not); Ms. G gives her warning
2. Billionaire Palantir co-founder X post calls for a return of public hangings as part of 'masculine leadership' initiative after 3 violent crimes; says society needs balance
3. Of 220K people ICE has arrested in 9 months, 75K have no criminal records; 824 avg daily arrests; 90% male; Mexican being largest group; 60% between 25-45 yrs old; figure does NOT include BP arrests
4. Rep. Adam Smith calls strike on survivors 9/2 "deeply disturbing;” says 9/2 strike video would show GOPs’ description of survivors trying to ‘stay in the fight,’ ‘completely false’
5. "I stood for women who were raped when they were 14-years old and the president called me a traitor for that…things changed after that;” Marjorie Taylor Greene reveals the moment she left MAGA; now “America First” only
6. Christian crowdfunding platform raises thousands fired Cinnabon worker in WI after viral video shows racist crashout on customer wearing a hijab; company says conduct was unacceptable
7. DJT can use military force “as he sees fit” to protect U.S. interests; DefSec. Hegseth defends DJT’s strikes on alleged cartel boats
8. Congress unveiled 'must-pass' $901B defense bill, exceeding DJT’s $892.6B request; funds Ukraine $400M, raises troop pay 4%, cuts DEI programs, repeals Iraq war authorizations
9. “People were plucked out of line. They didn’t cancel the whole ceremony;” after DC NG shootings, DJT froze immigration from 18 nations, canceling oath ceremonies on the spot for some while others carried on
10. NYC mayor-elect Mamdani urges immigrants to refuse cooperation with ICE, says agents can lie, and tells people to film raids and challenge officers during enforcement actions
11. DJT bashes Rep. Henry Cuellar for running as a Dem after pardon; calls him ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties as calls rise DJT meant it as a bribe/quid pro quo
12. Ex-GOP analyst,Tim Miller, host of "The Bulwark Podcast," slams DJT’s 'fascist PR stunt' in LA (was at protest I was at yesterday in Kenner) as New Orleans’ sanctuary city policies is colliding with LA’s ICE crackdown
13. Sudan “is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today;” civil war has killed over 150K, pushed millions to famine as aid is blocked, cities are besieged, and fighting between rival forces worsens a historic crisis
14. DJTs border czar Tom Homan defends ICE crackdown on MN Somalis, calling them “illegal,” even though most 80K residents are U.S. citizens
15. DJT posts CNN’s Kaitlan Collins “stupid and nasty” over question on WH ballroom’s rising costs; Collins screenshot his post and shared to her story saying, “technically, my question was about Venezuela”
16. Despite DJT’s alleged truce last month, Thailand-Cambodia border clashes have reignited: airstrikes in Thai killed 1 soldier, 3 Cambodian civilians, following July’s 5-day clashes that killed at least 32 and displaced over 140k
17. Despite DJT’s naval buildup, Venezuela President Maduro swears in 5,600 troops after US strikes killed 87 in 22 strikes amid rising regime tensions and political repression
18. MAGA feud explodes: Laura Loomer questions Tucker Carlson’s Qatar ties, Roger Stone fires back, telling her to “see a shrink” and him to “sue the f--- out of her;” Laura doubles down “then I will get to see who pays him"
19. AG Pam Bondi memo targets ‘antifa ideology,’ telling FBI/prosecutors to treat left-leaning groups/people as domestic terrorists for what it calls anti-American, anti-Christian, or pro-migration views
20. For the 1st time, Russia praises America’s security strategy under DJT, says it aligns with Russia’s view; NATO limits, Ukraine peace,argued US should revive 19th century Monroe Doctrine [declared the W. Hemisphere to be USA zone of influence]
21. Tensions mount as Honduran election has no updated numbers in 48hrs+; Asfura [who DJT endorsed] leads Nasralla by <20,000 votes, 14% ballots flagged, other candidate Moncada calls for strikes, protests
22. After soldiers in Benin, Africa attempted a coup by seizing state TV, President Talon’s loyal forces quickly regained control, arrested 14 mutineers, and restored order
23. DJT to unveil $12B farm aid, giving $11B in one-time payments to crop farmers hit by low prices and tariffs; more than $9B already paid out as of 11/23 [corn and soybean farmers receiving the bulk]
24. DJT met Netflix co-CEO Sarandos to discuss the $72B Warner Bros. acquisition, warning their 34% combined market share “could be a problem” and saying he’d weigh in on antitrust concerns
📌 All of the above happened over the last 24 hours.
After spending the weekend in New Orleans, I am sad to report I never got the chance to see Chief Bovino 1 on 1 — but I did find the nearest camera with the largest reach, so go watch the video in #1 from the list.
As a daughter of New Orleans, a mother, a teacher, an advocate, a lawyer, a human being — I denounce the actions of this administration in my city and across the country.
I call them the federal crime they are under Title 18 U.S.C. § 242.
I also call actions any actors (from the Feds to the local PD assisting) a civil liability under Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Both criminal and civil liability are for the violations of constitutional rights under color of law; and I warn any law enforcement assisting to be considered being put on constructive notice.
A badge and a uniform do NOT make one above the Constitution to the United States of America.
I am doing this #24in24 to keep record and document. So that I never forget; so that WE never forget.
And in this remembering, we find purpose.
In documenting, we find power.
To those standing with me, to those reading these words, to those who feel the weight of what is happening in our streets, in our cities, in our homes — I see you. I feel you. I thank you. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for choosing awareness over apathy, truth over comfort, courage over ease.
Breathe. Really… breathe.
Ground yourself in your body, in this moment, even as the world tries to shake it. Hold your ground. Let your eyes remain open, your heart remain fierce, and your mind remain clear.
We record so that justice may find its footing.
We speak so that oppression may be named.
We witness so that history may remember the courage of the ordinary, the resilience of the human spirit, and the enduring truth that no one — no matter the badge, the title, the office — stands above the Constitution of these here United States.
And so we continue. With vigilance. With compassion. With unwavering commitment.
This is more than news folks.
This is accountability. This is history. This is resistance. And together, in this #24in24, we bear witness.
We honor truth. And we ensure that the world — and those who come after us — will never be able to claim ignorance of what occurred.
We keep the record. We hold the line. And we never, ever forget.
And to those who took the time to warn me — who reached out in good faith, who told me quietly and clearly that eyes are watching, that my name is being noted, that I may be “on a list” — I want to say thank you.
Truly. I appreciate you more than you know. That kind of warning is not fear — it is love.
It is community.
It is protection.
But understand this: I already know.
I have made my peace. Long ago.
I have purified my intent.
I do not act out of chaos, ego, or recklessness.
I act out of conscience. Out of duty.
Out of love for my city, my people, and for you.
I do not yield.
I do not retreat.
I do not shrink because someone with power finds truth inconvenient.
I do NOT water myself down to make myself more digestible; THEY CAN ******* CHOKE!
If there is a list, then let my name be written clearly for all of history to recall.
Let it be written in ink and not in fear.
Because I am not hiding.
I am not silent.
I am not afraid.
And if the price of telling the truth is being watched and persecuted, then so be it.
They can watch.
They can list.
They can arrest.
But they CANNOT erase a people who remember.
They CANNOT silence a truth that is recorded.
And they CANNOT intimidate a conscience that is awake; one that loves its country so fiercely, it DEMANDS it keeps the promises it made to mankind that it would ‘secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.’
Either America meant it or it didn’t; but either way — I did.
And if that makes me a terrorist; then come and ******* get me; cowards.
I will NOT surrender; I will NOT retreat.
And I am not alone.
All…
Take a DEEP breath… hold… release; then, repeat as necessary…
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

Social Security increase for this year. I didn't get my letter as yet, but my wife did. Those bullshitters told her she gets a 2.8% raise. Every dollar helps. And that's her true increase. $1. The rest goes to Medicare. They tell you 2.8% to feed your gullible self as the slight of hand unfolds.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [breathe… let’s go…]
1. Civicus [coalition of global civil society organizations that monitors civic freedoms in 198 countries] has downgraded US’ civic health rating from “narrowed” to “obstructed;” now among 39 others, incl. Hungary and Brazil
2. RECEIPTS: In 2016 interview on Fox, DefSec Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ DJT orders; AG Pam Bondi ALSO wrote “military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders,” in a brief for DJTs immunity case
3. Dallas Humber(36), ‘ruthless neo-Nazi terrorist,’ caught grooming new terrorists from jail while awaiting sentencing; she ran ‘Terrorgram,’ a Telegram-based neo-Nazi network spreading violent propaganda directly linked to global terror attacks
4. Judge Boasberg [contempt case over deportation flights] orders DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni to testify 12/15 [said DJT admin intentionally defied court orders]; as well as Drew Ensign, the DOJ attorney the judge had told directly to turn the planes around
5. Leaked 12/4 DOJ memo says AG Bondi ordered DOJ to label anti-DJT activists as potential “domestic terrorists” and refer “anti-American” sentiments to FBI/Joint Terror Task Force who she instructed to prioritize
6. Pentagon awards $620M contract (largest-ever issued) to startup backed by DJT, Jr. venture capital firm 1789 Capital that he joined as partner last year (so far, firm has received at least 4 govt contracts)
7. Miss Jamaica, Gabrielle Henry, suffered fracture, intracranial hemorrhage and multiple injuries after the fall from the Miss Universe stage, still requiring 24-hour care weeks later
8. Congress to withhold 25% of Pentagon travel funds from new defense bill until unedited drug-smuggling strike videos are released amid possible war crime concerns
9. Myles McQuade(30) pleaded guilty to interstate threats for threatening to decapitate ‘subhuman’ Rep. Ilhan Omar and ‘eat’ her kids after Charlie Kirk remark; faces up to 5 years
10. Honduras issues intern’l arrest warrant for ex-Pres. Juan Orlando Hernández, recently pardoned by DJT, on money laundering & fraud; despite ‘war on drugs’ claim, DJT has also pardoned 100 drug crime cases since taking office
11. After a pull-up contest at Reagan National Airport in Terminal 2, DOT Sean Duffy and RFK, Jr. unveil $1B MAHA program for play areas, mini-gyms, nursing pods, healthy food at airports
12. 13 former FBI agents sue the agency for firing them after kneeling at a June 4, 2020 George Floyd protest in D.C., claiming it was a tactical move to de-escalate
13. N.Y. Archdiocese to negotiate $300M+ sex-abuse settlement fund for 1,300 accusers with mediator; New Orleans Archdiocese bankruptcy ends, approved $230M payout to sexual abuse survivors
14. Anti-abortion House Speaker Johnson quietly strips IVF coverage for active-duty service members from new defense bill (NDAA), reversing earlier bipartisan approval despite DJT’s public claims to expand access
15. University of Oklahoma removes 2nd instructor for encouraging students to protest over the suspension of another Univ of OK teacher who gave 0 on a Bible-based gender paper for failure to follow rubric
16. ‘You are terrible!’ — “I didn’t say that. You said that! This is ABC fake news;” DJT reverses and crashes out on ABC’s Rachel Scott after she asked him about 2nd strike footage he said he’d have ‘no problem’ releasing
17. ACLU lawsuit claims that detainees at Fort Bliss face routine beatings, crushed testicles torture, mental torture, and pressure by masked agents to cross Mexican border or risk being deported to Africa or CECOT in El Salvador
18. ICE releases Bruna Ferreira, mother of WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, on $1,500 bond; claims DJT admin targeted despite decades in US, no criminal record, and joint custody w/ father who threatened to have her deported
19. Gov. Abbott orders Texans to report any schools blocking TPUSA “Club America” chapters as schools will face state action for interfering with conservative youth group creation; over 500 chapters now exist statewide
20. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) says he expects to meet w/ Adm. Holsey before he steps down Fri as head of SOUTHCOM amid probe into Caribbean strikes; Holsey raised concerns w/ DefSec Hegseth on strike legality and was “asked to retire on good terms”
21. Far-Right News: White nationalist Nick Fuentes calls Hitler ‘F***ing cool’ during Piers Morgan interview, while Laura Loomer uncharacteristically contradicts DJT on deadly ‘narco boat’ strikes, saying evidence suggests fentanyl comes from Mexico – NOT Venezuela
22. SCOTUS in FTC firing case signals it may let DJT more easily fire independent officials, potentially overruling 1935 precedent and exponentially expanding presidential power
23. ICEBlock [an app tracking ICE agents’ locations in real time] sues US government after DOJ pressured Apple to remove the app from app store, potentially violating First Amendment free speech rights
24. FL lost track of 30K students and $270M in taxpayer funds in its $4B school-choice voucher program; audit cites mismanagement, duplicate payments, and lack of accountability as program DOUBLED in size and costs
📌 Yes, once again, all of those were from the last 24 hours.
I don’t have much to say today; I am weary.
We are all entitled to our moments to be overwhelmed, I am human and no exception.
I started with 87+ headlines last night; it is ridiculously disheartening to feel like I am letting you all down by not telling you all everything you need to know.
Just know, I am doing my absolute best.
Thank you for being here, for sharing, for commenting, for simply showing up and reading. Your presence, your engagement, your trust — it means more than these words can hold.
Every time you take a moment to be present in this space, it fuels the work, it carries the weight, it reminds me why I persist - even when pushed to the point of exhaustion.
One of the questions I am asked most often is: “How long will it take to undo this?”
And my honest answer, as a historian, is that even if change were possible overnight, even if people like me were elected to a position of power today, the consequences and ramifications of what has been done already will echo across generations.
Meaning, IMHO… we may not see it in our lifetime.
But the beautiful part of historical empathy is that it teaches you to understand patience; it teaches us to honor the unseen efforts, the quiet acts, the small resistances that ripple through time… it teaches you to realize not every spark will feel the warmth of the flame it helped ignite.
Yet, each spark matters.
Some will flicker and vanish before the world shifts. But others will catch — somewhere, somehow, in ways we cannot yet imagine.
This…is the paradox of perseverance: the work we do now may not be rewarded in our lifetime, but it lays the groundwork for those who come after, for the moments when the flame finally spreads.
Even if it takes years, even if the flame flickers unseen, it is part of the long arc toward light.
So, even when exhaustion tugs at my resolve, even when the noise of the world threatens to drown out clarity, I keep going. WE keep going.
Just because we may not witness the full bloom of what we nurture, does not mean the work is not wasted.
Every voice, every moment of attention, every act of conscience, carries the potential to kindle that flame for someone, somewhere, long after we are gone.
So, we keep going.
We keep showing up.
We keep tending to the embers, even when the weight of the world makes it hard to breathe.
And I keep reminding you, who read, who witness, who care: this is not in vain.
Every headline absorbed, every conversation sparked, every act of attention or truth-telling, is a thread woven into the long tapestry of change.
We may not ever see the full pattern, but we are part of it nonetheless; never forget that.
And that, in itself, is hope.
That is purpose.
That… is why we must not give up.
That… is why we take it day by day, and remember to breathe, even when headlines try to suffocate us into silence.
Deep breath in… hold… release; then, repeat as necessary…
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

Micah Wilson
is in Texas.

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TEXAS TURNING POINTS: #Texas has launched a partnership with Turning Point USA (late #CharlieKirk’s organization) to create chapters of the right-wing organization on every high school campus in the state.
(#Follow me for more #TexasNews: Micah Wilson)
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and #TurningPoint USA Senior Director Josh Thifault revealed the initiative during a news conference at the Governor’s Mansion on Monday. They did not outline any plans that would require schools to initiate the clubs, but Abbott said that he expects “meaningful disciplinary action” to take place against “any stoppage of TPUSA in the great state of Texas.”
Republican officials in #Oklahoma and #Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.

We can keep arguing about right and left, Dem and GOP, rich and poor; but NONE of the issues in this country are actually going to get resolved until we fix 3 things first.
1. We have to put an END to, or at least heavily regulate, corporate lobbying. Our voices don’t matter when corporations are free to spend billions of dollars each year influencing politicians and the decisions made on Capitol Hill that govern us.
Studies have shown that the average Americans' impact on public policy is 'net-zero,' and 'insignificant;' whereas elites and powerful interest groups remain the MAIN force shaping U.S. public policy. [Think: NRA, BigPharma, etc].
Yeah, that's got to stop.
That's not the way this is supposed to work.
2A: We need term limits for EVERY elected official.
2-3 terms, max.
Public service should NOT be a lifelong hustle; which reminds me... 2B: while politicians are in office, NO PRIVATE INVESTING - PERIOD!
You are there to SERVE, NOT to get rich.
If you don’t like that, then DO NOT RUN FOR OFFICE!
Politicians are supposed to serve the people, not their own pocketbooks. PERIOD.
And again, that is BOTH SIDES:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has served in Congress since 1987, she and her husband reportedly turned a modest portfolio (est. US$610K–785K in 1987) into estimates placing their net worth at ≈ US$278M as of 2025. That's insane.
GOP Sen. Rick Scott entered politics already wealthy from his business career, and according to recent estimates, his net worth is now ~$550M. Which means, while in office, he has continued to hold substantial investments, including real estate and publicly traded stocks, benefiting financially while helping shape legislation that affects the markets and industries connected to his holdings and those he was already familiar with prior to taking office. That, is equally insane.
Which brings me to...
3: The first 2 things, not to mention everything else, will NEVER happen until we start holding politicians accountable on ALL SIDES.
Right now, they do NOT fear any of us.
They do NOT respect any of us.
And why should they?
Why should they when they could just as easily sit back and watch us argue among ourselves every damn day all the while using the media to further divide people and turn neighbors - into enemies?
Listen, even the founding fathers understood that GOVERNMENT needed to be restrained. THAT is the entire PURPOSE of the Constitution — to limit GOVERNMENT power, NOT THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE!
Playing identity politics, voting for the same 2-party system, and arguing over the same issues we’ve fought about for decades is NOT going to fix our problems, folks - hate to be the one to tell you!
And before anyone misses the ENTIRE POINT... this isn’t about capitalism versus socialism, or immigration, or healthcare... etc; none of those very valid issue that require attention - not yet.
It can't be...
Because we CANNOT have serious conversations about ANY of the above until we fix the foundation of the US itself; and the foundation itself is fucked whenever we allow the people we elect to work for US, to forget who tf they work for.
IMHO. End rant.
~Ms. G, J.D.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [Deep breath in… exhale…]
1. ICE report confirms ~400 immigrant children held in custody beyond 20-day legal limit, some over 5 months; reports of poor conditions, medical neglect, and contaminated food
2. DJT's EPA has erased ALL references to human-caused climate change from its website, deleting some pages entirely, and claiming warming is due to “natural forces” instead on others
3. “Proud arm of the fascist regime;” Paramount’s X account with 3M followers ‘hacked’ and bio labels them ‘fascists’ after Warner Bros hostile takeover buyout offer
4. New CBP plan will require all visa-waiver travelers from 42 countries [including UK, France, Germany, and S. Korea] to share 5 years of social media history, 10 years of emails, and detailed family info
5. In his latest Daily Show documentary special, Comedy Central’s Jordan Klepper reveals the naked Portland protest turned violent and he was pepper-sprayed by ICE while filming
6. DJT lashes out at NYT on Truth Social, calling its reporting on his health “seditious” and “perhaps treasonous,” claiming the paper spreads lies to demean him and labeling journalists “Enemies of the People”
7. Admiral Holsey, retired early by DefSec Hegseth, spoke privately to lawmakers yesterday about 9/2 boat strikes; Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) said he got all the info he needed and plans to end his probe after less than 2 weeks
8. Dem Eileen Higgins defeats DJT-backed Emilio Gonzalez, flipping Miami blue for 1st time in 30yrs, becoming 1st woman mayor; Dems also projected to flip GA House seat in district DJT won by double digits
9. SoS Marco Rubio orders all diplomatic posts to ditch Calibri and return to Times New Roman, blaming the prior font change on “radical” DEI and accessibility programs
10. Civil rights groups sue DOJ to force the release of secret memo justifying DJT’s lethal boat strikes in Caribbean which claims the US is in armed conflict with drug cartels and US forces have “battlefield immunity”
11. DJT doesn't rule out ground troops in Venezuela, says Pres. Maduro's 'days are numbered,’ while he considers anti-drug operations in Colombia/Mexico, and US fighter jets fly over Gulf of Venezuela in closest approach since conflict began
12. DOJ’s new voting lawyer Eric Neff, tied to 2020 election deniers Patrick Byrne & Stefanie Lambert, now leads the department’s push to collect full, unredacted voter‑roll data from states
13. Viral outrage after 8 students from CA's Branham High formed a “human swastika” on the football field & posted it to IG with German caption quoting 1939 antisemitic Hitler speech; San Jose police investigating
14. DJT settles with 7 states to end Biden’s Save student loan repayment plan, forcing ~7M borrowers to switch to older income-driven repayment plans that are generally more expensive and slower to forgive debt
15. Army gynecologist, Dr. Blaine McGraw, charged w/ secretly videotaping patients during exams in Fort Hood, TX; 44 victims identified; started bc military spouse filed suit claiming Army leadership allowed misconduct to continue despite complaints
16. Fulton County DA Fani Willis has agreed to testify 12/17 before a GA Senate committee about her prosecution into DJT despite ongoing legal disputes over the committee’s subpoena authority
17. 18yo Jonathan Escalante of NOLA fears ICE targeting after agents arrested his mother Vilma Cruz (lived in US 20yrs) in traffic stop that busted her window before phone went dead, leaving him to care for his 9yo sister
18. MO Dems submit 305K+ signatures (more than double required) to block GOP gerrymander attempt to steal Dem district before midterms; if signatures approved, new GOP map cannot take effect til voters decide
19. SoS says 85K visas revoked since January; more than double last year's total and includes more than 8K student visas; revocations cite criminal offenses, visa overstays, and “hostile attitudes;” vetting now includes social media checks
20. SCOTUS hears VP JD Vances’ challenge to campaign finance limits on whether national parties can coordinate spending with candidates and if spending caps violate the First Amendment; Conservatives lean favorably to lifting limits
21. DJT’s DOJ removes decades-old civil rights rule that let officials use stats to prove racial discrimination—even if there was no obvious discriminatory intent—making it even harder to prove racial bias
22. 1 dead, 1 critically injured in KY State University shooting; suspect Jacob Lee Bard arrested and charged; linked to personal dispute, NOT active shooter situation
23. US jobs openings barely budge at 7.7M in Oct; openings have come down steadily since peaking at record 12.1M in March 2022; layoffs rose to ~1.9M; all as Fed Reserve decides this week whether to cut interest rates
24. IL Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signs law banning ICE arrests at state courthouses (or within 1K feet); allows people to sue immigration officers by establishing state-level right to seek damages for constitutional violations during enforcement
📌 All of the above were from the last 24 hours: Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
I can’t believe it has come to this—every day brings another reminder that the world we thought we knew is now some wild, uncharted mess.
It’s exhausting, infuriating, and surreal all at once—almost like watching a train wreck in slow motion while being expected to cheer for the conductor. It’s insanity.
And yet, somehow, the world keeps spinning, and we keep scrolling—part horror, part morbid curiosity, part stubborn hope that maybe — just maybe — someone, somewhere will snap us out of this collective nightmare.
We find ourselves debating the ridiculous daily as if it were serious, mourning the preventable as if it were inevitable, and laughing through tears just to survive the absurdity.
It’s overwhelming, and intentionally so.
But here’s the truth: the “someone” who snaps us out of this nightmare isn’t a distant hero. It’s each of us, in our small, individual acts—speaking up when silence would be easier, drawing our line in the timelines of history and defending it, refusing to normalize the absurd.
So… Thank you… thank you for being here, for witnessing the chaos, the heartbreak, the absurdity—and still choosing to feel something instead of nothing.
NOT because a hero will arrive, but because mayne you finally realize WE are our own heroes now, and no one is coming to save us — but US.
The sooner you come to accept that, the sooner you realize the power has always been in your hands.
CHANGE… doesn’t arrive on a white horse—it is built, moment by moment, by people who refuse to surrender their conscience.
And you cannot change what you cannot face; so again, awareness is your first step to resistence.
That’s why we do this everyday; and one day, these headlines will make up the pages of a book we will keep close as a reminder of the chaos we endured, the courage we summoned, and the future for our children we refused to let slip away.
One day, I look forward to looking back on this and laughing; for me, there is no future full of regret, because regret is not a future destined for those of us who choose to stand, to act, and refused to look away today.
Regret is only for those who refused to learn the lesson, who stayed silent, who let fear decide their choices, and who failed to take a stand when it mattered most — when WE needed you most.
And I hope that won’t be you; because regret is a heavy burden.
Today, I pray you do not let fear write your story when history is waiting for your courage.
Lock in, armor up, keep your wits about you, and your courage — stubborn; you will need it.
Deep breath in… hold… release; then, repeat as necessary…
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

⚠ In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [Take a deep breath in… let it out…and let’s go…]
1. ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor in its Alternative to Detention program which mandates VeriWatch smartwatches track them constantly; causing fear, medical delays, and care avoidance
2. USDA under DJT adds 6 states—HI, MO, ND, SC, VA, TN—to ban SNAP buys like soda/candy under ‘Make America Healthy Again;’ states who opt-in to ban get an edge for a $50B rural health fund; new guidelines expected Jan
3. US farmers say DJT’s $12B aid barely offsets $35–44B losses from low prices, high costs & lost exports; Soybeans hit hardest; lenders see <50% farms profitable in 2026
4. TX & FL sue FDA to restrict abortion pill mifepristone, claims it hasn’t been fully checked for safety since 2000; lawsuit also targets new generic, aiming to limit access nationwide
5. DJT launched a $1M “Gold Card” visa program website letting wealthy foreigners buy US residency, promising a fast track to citizenship; businesses pay $2M + fees; $5M “Platinum” card offers 270 days in the US tax-free
6. DJT threatens new International Criminal Court sanctions and demands ICC amend founding documents so they do NOT to prosecute DJT after 2029 + drop probes of Israel & US troops; changing ICC rules would need 2/3 vote
7. New damning Senate report accuses DJT’s federal immigration agents of acting like a “paramilitary force” by “lawlessly detaining citizens based on its own whims,” injuring them, and lashing out at people who record their actions
8. Elon Musk calls DOGE only “somewhat successful” on Stephen Miller’s wife podcast; said the federal government‑cutting effort was only “a little bit” successful and that he would NOT lead it again
9. Fed cuts rates 0.25% for 3rd time in 2025 as hiring slows and inflation rises; benchmark now 3.5–3.75%; 3 of 12 Fed officials opposed the rate cut, (rare) most who’ve dissented since 2019
10. 3rd judge grants DOJ motion to unseal Epstein 2019 grand jury materials under Epstein Files Transparency Act; ensures victim identities are protected but says key investigative records MUST be made pubic by Dec 19
11. US House passed $901B defense bill; NDAA boosts troop pay 4%, aids Ukraine $400M/yr, cuts DEI programs; bill now goes to Senate; DJT says he will sign
12. SCOTUS weighs role of IQ in determining eligibility for executions of the disabled; Joseph Smith(AL) scored 72—just above cutoff; case will determine life or death for 20% on death row; ruling expected June
13. US signs $140M deal to buy 6 Boeing 737s for deportations; contract w/ Daedalus Aviation funded from DJT’s $170B border budget; so far - 1,701 deportation flights to 77 countries, marks a 79% increase form ’24
14. US AG posts video of US seizing sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker ‘Skipper’ carrying ~2M barrels (1/2 owned by Cuba); VZ calls it “an act of international piracy”
15. US Judge Breyer gives BLISTERING order for DJT to end CA NG deployment in LA and return control to Gov. Newsom; CA argued conditions changed since June; only ~100 troops remain
16. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) filed impeachment articles against HHS Sec RFK Jr., citing public health risks, halted clinical trials, and rising health costs; symbolic, bc likely blocked in GOP-controlled HOR
17. 2 of DJT’s praised peace deals collapse in real-time as fighting surges in Congo and Rwanda (less than a week after deal) and at Cambodia-Thailand border (less than 2 months after deal)
18. Federal tax prosecutions plunged 27% under DJT as IRS and DOJ staff are cut or reassigned to immigration and crime patrols; over 1K prosecutors have left US attorneys’ offices this year
19. MAGA GOP, including DJT-allies Ted Cruz & Katie Britt, demand banning kids <16yo from social media platforms just 1 day after Australia’s ban of 10 platforms including IG, Threads, FB, Snapchat, TikTok, X, YouTube
20. ~9,500 truckers, mostly immigrants (make up 18% of all truckers), lost their licenses since June under DJT’s new English-language mandate, which requires all commercial drivers to read and speak English
21. Mexican Pres. Claudia Sheinbaum says over 152,600 migrants, including non-Mexicans, have been sent from the US → Mexico during DJT’s term so far
22. Cincinnati approves $8.1M settlement for 479 non-violent protesters arrested during 2020 BLM racial justice demonstrations; lawsuit cited police brutality, wrongful arrests, and jail mistreatment
23. After the deadly DC collision crash, the National Transportation Safety Board and families of victims ‘VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE’ new defense bill provision Sect. 373 that would let military train over DC, risking safety; bill passed anyway
24. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduces bill to make fathers pay 50% of out-of-pocket medical costs for pregnancy & delivery, including health insurance premiums; mothers must request contributions before state enforcement
📌 Yes, ALL of those were JUST from the last 24 hours: Dec. 11, 2025.
And what’s worse, is I can always keep going.
If you’re reading this, if you’re one of the thousands who visit this page daily:
THANK YOU! THANK YOU JUST FOR BEING HERE!
As a former history teacher, now lawyer — there is comfort in knowing I am not alone and not totally crazy.
We’re constantly bombarded — one shocking headline after another. It’s easy to feel that way.
It’s intentionally relentless.
It’s purposefully exhausting.
It's hard to keep up — and easy to tap out.
Trust me, I know.
That’s why I started compiling a list of headlines, just from the last 24 hours like this.
In a world where it’s easy to scroll past.. I hope you realize, your attention — is a form of resistance. That’s why I say thank you every day. Because I know you don’t have to be here.
PLEASE - don’t forget to give yourself grace for holding space today.
Your awareness — resists indifference.It refuses to let what’s unfolding escape your memory.
Being here, rejects complicity through inattention; through apathy and indifference.
It is the deliberate choice to exercise empathy, stay present, to see patterns where others see chaos, to question the narratives everyone else is willing to accept blindly.
Which means…
Every headline you read…
Every thread you share…
Every question you ask…
Every moment you refuse to look away — is an act of DEFIANCE.
In doing so, eventually, you will find a way to get in the way.
YOUR way, to get in the way - even if it’s committing to just sharing this, and forcing someone who would otherwise not know - to learn what they’d rather avoid.
The news doesn’t stop, and neither should our scrutiny of it, or our part to play in the narrative.
So — ‘What a time to be alive,’ is right!
But the powers that be didn’t put you in this period of the timeline on accident.
History doesn’t make mistakes; humans do.
You were MEANT to see this message this morning; and your main job in life — is to find out why.
All I ask of you today is for each of you to recognize that the entire world is waiting for the part only YOU can play.
And I, for one, can not WAIT to see it.
So pause. Reflect. Connect some dots.
And then decide — what role, however small, YOU can take — in your life, your community, your vote, your voice.
And before you say, I am just one person — so am I, and the only difference between us, is I’ve found my small way to get in the way.
I am just here to help encourage you to find yours.
BREATHE. Assess. Then move deliberately.
Deep breath in… relax your jaw, rest your shoulders… hold… now, exhale; then, repeat as necessary…
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [Breathe in… hold…let’s go…]
1. HOR GOP stopped resolution from Rep. Al Green to impeach DJT after GOP motion to table the resolution passed 237-140
2. US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after 1st ship taken/ US issues new sanctions targeting Maduro’s family and the oil sector
3. Senate deadlocks on health care, leaving ACA subsidies to expire
4. Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney’s office confirmed
5. SCOTUS gathers today for final private conference of 2025 to discuss cases/vote on review petitions; may announce new cases; expect ruling on DJT’s NG Chicago deployment any time
6. Accused Charlie Kirk killer makes first in-person court appearance
7. Disney to invest $1B in OpenAI under new licensing agreement/ Disney sends cease-and-desist letter to Google
8. Attorney uncovers ‘ICE watch list’ of prominent US immigration lawyers
9. Indiana Republicans block DJT’s redistricting push in a rare break with the president
10. Masked agents didn’t have ‘any evidence’ to snatch a Tufts scholar off the street. ICE is still trying to deport her
11. DOJ again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
12. Nearly 30,000 trafficked animals were rescued in a monthlong global operation
13. Noem confronted by House Dems, including combat veteran whose Irish wife has been jailed for 4 months; accused of misleading Congress about leaving hearing early to attend canceled FEMA meeting.. which is referring to:
14. Vote to overhaul FEMA canceled after report leaked to CNN
15. Epstein survivors and Senate Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files have been "tampered with"
16. DJT signs executive order to neuter state A.I. laws; blocking states from enforcing their own regulations around AI
17. Judge bars DJT from axing FEMA disaster preparedness grants
18. DJT admin orders U.S. national park gift shops to purge merchandise promoting DEI
19. Federal appeals court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdown
20. Tens of thousands ordered to flee flooding after torrential rain in Pacific Northwest
21. Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for looser regulations for the U.S. financial system
22. WH quietly moves to get Senate confirmation for Lindsey Halligan after DJT’s embarrassing legal loss
23. BLM OKC director charged with wire fraud and money laundering in federal indictment
24. Hundreds are quarantined in SC as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks [SC & Arizona-Utah border]
All of the above were from the last 24 hours: Thurs., Dec. 11, 2025
Yes, as I have said before, we will be making this #24in24 into a book; thank you for the recommendation!
Today’s format is different, clearly. Let’s note for the record why.
These are just the headlines as they are, without my extensive editing.
This is for numerous reasons:
1. I went to bed and woke up feeling like I was hit by a bus; considering I have had 2 babies home with the flu for the last 2 weeks; let’s hope it’s not that. In short, I intend to post this and go back to sleep for a bit. I will dive deeper on numbers you want clarification on perhaps when I wake up. So, drop the numbers you wish me to expand upon.
2. Thought it would be interesting to give you a comparison and seek input of what this list starts out as every night versus what you actually get every morning. So imagine this list, but add about 60+ more articles on average every day just like it that I read to consolidate to 24, adding relevant details to fill the headline out — which is why these feel incomplete — bc they intentionally are.
3. I wanted to see which you prefer: do you prefer my edits, or just keep the headlines and ask for clarification? What other feedback?
That said, I am taking my own advice today (and your repeated calls) for me to rest and reset a bit.
My mind is locked in, but my body is telling me to get some more sleep; and as we all know, you can only ignore your body for so long before it humbles you entirely.
I am stubborn; but not THAT stubborn, haha.
Appreciate y’all being here, and thanks in advance for sharing and staying locked in.
If I do nothing else daily; I am DEEPLY committed to giving you info to research and consider daily, regardless.
Talk soon. 🤒
Breathe in deep, hold… relax and release; then, repeat as necessary.
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

Stephen Semler
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3% of Democratic voters support a bigger military budget, but 55% of House Democrats just voted for one.

16% of Republican voters want a larger military budget, but 92% of House Republicans just voted for one.

Democracy in action
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Stephen Semler
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Dec 10
As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House -- including 115 Democrats -- just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.