Yossarian's Roost Resuscitated

AshleyStevens
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History shows that Democrats do not come into office and reverse republican policies. Clinging to the delusion they will is willful ignorance and quite frankly dangerous. If anything, they extend or build on it. Accept it or not, facts are facts.

US Special Forces raid ship heading from China to Iran, seizing military equipment

Israel's Connection to The JFK Assassination EXPLAINED! 🚨
Newly declassified documents show that James Jesus Angleton — the 2nd most powerful man at the CIA at the time — was also collaborating with Israeli intelligence unbeknownst to JFK or Congress. There's a great deal of evidence pointing to Angleton's centrality to the plot to unalive JFK.
On top of that, the likely funding for the "project" came from CMC-Permindex, who's board was made up of powerful Israel supporters including Louis Bronfman and Gershon Peres, the brother of Shimon Peres, the President of Israel.
Israel had many reasons for wanting to take out JFK, including Kennedy's efforts to ensure Israel didn't get a nuclear bomb - which Angleton was working to help them obtain. JFK had also begun speaking out about Palestinian right of return and forcing AIPAC to register as foreign agents in the US. (AIPAC never did.)
I go through all these details and much more - and show the documents - on the new episode of 'Unredacted Tonight'. It's free to watch. Just look up "RealLeeCamp" on subs tack. Thanks!

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [Breathe in… relax your shoulders…let’s go…]
1. BP agent, Timothy Donohue(38), allegedly caught on video 2x pointing gun at bystanders in Chicago [cited in Judge Ellis’ opinion], identified behind X account that amplified white supremacist, racist, misogynistic, and homophobic content
2. Since March, TSA has provided passenger lists to ICE mulitple times a week to identify & detain travelers; Pacific Enforcement Response Center in CA, sends tips to immigration officers across US and requests to local jails to hold them
3. Green card applicants married to US citizens are being detained by ICE during routine interviews—even with no criminal record—sparking fear and chaos nationwide
4. National Trust (preservation group) sues DJT to stop $300M, 90K-sq-ft WH ballroom, claiming he violated federal laws by bypassing required public & legal review before demo; WH argument: ‘construction’ requires federal review, not demo
5. 5 days after criminal charges were filed in a case involving 44 women, ANOTHER 81 WOMEN joined civil suit against Army gynecologist Blaine McGraw [Fort Hood, TX, faces criminal charges for secretly filming & inappropriately touching patients]
6. US could owe businesses $168B if SCOTUS rules against DJT tariffs which are the highest since 1935; $160B was paid by US consumers between Feb. - Nov.
7. DJT admin trying to end TSA union contract AGAIN for 47K screeners on 1/11/26; DHS says union hinders security efficiency; AFGE (federal workers’ union) says it will sue again after successfully getting judge to block last attempt
8. US ends temporary legal status for Ethiopians as Noem says Ethiopia ‘no longer meets conditions,’ while arrests of Afghan asylum seekers increases despite many being granted humanitarian parole
9. In lawsuit attempting to require DJT to use sign language interpreters, DJT argued mandating real-time ASL interpretation at events like WH briefings “severely intrude” on the President’s control of his public image
10. Danish intelligence services accuse US of using economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against its allies; lists US as a military threat in its annual assessment released this week
11. DJT’s economy kills 1 in 3 jobs in city as Tyson meatpacking company shuts down Lexington, NE plant Jan. 20, laying off 3,200 in Dawson County, which DJT carried with over 74% of the vote
12. Adm. Holsey officially retires early as head of U.S. Southern Command, handing command to Lt. Gen. Pettus amid scrutiny of DJT’s deadly Latin America boat strikes, and unanswered questions about his early departure
13. NRA forced to sell $40M in investments to pay bills as membership revenue drops from $61.8M in 2023 to $51.7M in 2024; net assets fall to $16M amid legal battles and spending cuts
14. 128 Dems & 12 GOP lawmakers pen letter to Education Dept. asking it to reclassify nursing as a “professional” graduate program, allowing higher federal loan limits as DJT’s new classification and caps risk making nursing degrees unaffordable
15. AR become the 1st US state to cut ties with PBS, citing $2.5M dues & lost federal funding; Arkansas TV rebrand will focus on local content as PBS warns of lost free programming; AL considered leaving too but kept PBS after public outcry
16. 9 staff members [6 judges & ICC’s chief prosecutor] sanctioned by DJT for pursuing investigations into US & Israel officials; sanctions block US travel, freeze financial accounts, restrict credit cards, corporate email, and even Amazon Alexa
17. DC appeals court 2-1 temporarily blocks contempt inquiry on emergency appeal against DOJ for ignoring orders to return deportation flights; Judge Boasberg had ordered top DOJ attorneys to testify next week (await courts full ruling now)
18. Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge’s order and returns home; then, judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining him again
19. Baby Jesus zip-tied in foil, Virgin Mary in gas mask flanked by figures of Roman soldiers, Holy Family “in hiding” — churches Nativity scenes across the US protest DJT’s ICE raids; highlighting refugee fears, family separations, and deportations
20. DOJ sues 4 more states—CO, HI, MA, NV—for refusing to provide detailed voter registration data, bringing the total to 18 states plus Fulton County, GA [seeking 2020 election records—including ballot stubs and signature envelopes]
21. DHS infighting erupts as deportation quotas fall short; Krist Noem and Corey Lewandowski push for 3K daily arrests, but ICE averages <1K; blame subordinates, fear emails are monitored, as some threaten to quit
22. Despite US measles outbreak, FL under Gov. Desantis pushes to eliminate ALL school vaccination requirements on hepatitis B, varicella, Hib, and pneumococcal vaccines, risking herd immunity which requires high vaccination rates (~ 95%)
23. DOJ hits roadblock in Comey case after judge ruled it violated 4th Amendment by searching & retaining files of Comey friend Daniel Richman w/o new warrant; ordered to return files & limited prosecutors’ access for any ongoing investigation
24. Hours after House Dems release ~100 Epstein file photos of prominent men w/o context [incl: DJT, Banon, Clinton, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Richard Branson, etc], Rep. James Comer[R-KY] threatens Clintons w/ contempt & DJT says pix “no big deal”
📌 All of the above were from the last 24 hours; December 12, 2025.
Today is late. I apologize. My body has been protesting against me in one way or another, but that doesn’t stop this.
This isn’t about comfort or convenience.
This is about showing up.
Lateness is not failure. Sickness is not failure. Exhaustion is not failure.
What matters is presence.
What matters is showing up.
What matters is keeping the thread unbroken, keeping the work alive even when everything inside me says I cannot.
Thank you for being here. For reading. For tracking this with me. For bearing witness.
Your presence carries weight and it holds me accountable. It reminds me that this is not for me alone—it is for the work, for the historical record.
We do this tired.
We do this sick.
We do this broken, bleeding, crying, trembling, shaking, hollowed out, aching from the inside and the out.
Yes, we rest when we must — but then we rise — and we resist.
Not gently, not gloriously, not with pomp—but simply, persistently, because we MUST.
We rise because there is no other place to go when you have been thrown to rock bottom.
We resist because to give in would be to let this day, this truth, this work slip away into nothing — it would let them win, and I simply refuse.
This is what it means to rise and resist.
Not for anything but the work itself—and the promise we make to each other, silently, every day, that we will be here, no matter what, and we will see it through, because they can’t take everything else, but our resolve.
Because I could be on my deathbed and still manage to muster a “**** DJT” with my dying breath—not for shock, not for catharsis, but in the hope that the echo carries.
That it outlives me.
That it passes from mouth to mouth, spine to spine, generation to generation, as a record of resistance and a warning.
This is not about optimism. It is not about believing things will magically get better.
It is about refusing silence.
About leaving a mark.
About making sure that even when the body fails, the voice does not.
That’s what this is.
That’s why this exists.
And that’s why I’ll keep showing up; sick or not, maybe late — but not never.
Deep breath in… hold…exhale; then, repeat as necessary.
You better believe you will see me tomorrow.
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

NBC News reporters Gordon Lubold, Monica Alba, Courtney Kube, Michael Kosnar, Dan De Luce and their colleagues just revealed that the Trump administration ordered U.S. forces to seize a massive oil tanker called the Skipper in international waters near Venezuela.

According to their reporting, the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy boarded the Skipper on Wednesday at Donald Trump’s direction. They took control of it out on the open sea and began sailing it toward Galveston, Texas. The plan, as described by White House officials, is to hold the ship, seize the oil after a “legal process,” and then release the crew after questioning them and offering to help them travel home. In other words, the United States intends to keep the cargo and send the sailors on their way.

When NBC asked the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington for the legal paperwork, they got a brick wall. The search warrant and the affidavit authorizing the seizure are sealed in federal court. A judge signed the warrant weeks ago, but there is no timetable to unseal it. The administration is essentially saying, “Trust us, it’s legal,” while hiding the very documents that would allow the public to judge that claim.

The White House says the Skipper — which the Treasury Department previously identified under a different name — is part of a sanctions-evading network moving oil on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah. Whether every detail of that allegation is true or not, the fact remains that the U.S. government just seized a foreign-owned tanker in international waters, took possession of its oil, and is towing the whole thing to Texas.

Venezuela’s foreign minister, Yván Gil Pinto, called the seizure exactly what it looks like from his side. He described it as “blatant theft” and said the real motive behind the long campaign against Venezuela has “always been about our natural wealth, our oil, our energy, the resources that belong exclusively to the Venezuelan people,” not migration, not drug trafficking, not democracy, not human rights. NBC printed that quote. They could not pretend they hadn’t heard it.

This operation is happening alongside one of the biggest U.S. military buildups in the region since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Trump’s Pentagon has deployed around 15,000 troops, a dozen ships including the Gerald R. Ford, more than ten F-35s in Puerto Rico, and a team of special forces. The administration claims the U.S. military has already struck more than twenty vessels it labels “drug-smuggling boats,” killing over eighty people, but has not provided public evidence to back those claims. NBC’s own reporting notes that more than ninety percent of the drugs coming from Venezuela are headed to Europe, not to the United States, even as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified that this campaign is about stopping deadly drugs from “flooding our country” and killing “our next generation of Americans.”

Then Trump himself, in the Oval Office, was asked whether this push is about drugs or whether oil is now openly part of the equation. He said it is “about a lot of things.” He complained that Venezuela has “treated us badly,” and added, “I guess now we’re not treating them so good.” That is the real doctrine. Not self-defense, not some clear legal principle, but a raw statement of power: they treated us badly, now we will treat them badly.

If Iran seized an American tanker in the Gulf of Mexico, towed it to an Iranian port, and kept the oil while sending the crew home, we would call it piracy and talk about war. When the United States does it, we get glossy video of helicopters hovering over the deck and anchors calling it “a successful operation.”

The Ship Off Sri Lanka: Policing China and Iran
Around the same time, Benedict Smith of The Telegraph reported that a U.S. special operations team boarded another ship off the coast of Sri Lanka and seized a shipment of military and dual-use equipment heading from China to Iran.

U.S. officials told the paper that the cargo included precision devices such as spectrometers and gyroscopes — the kind of high-end measurement equipment that can improve the accuracy of missiles. Intelligence suggested the shipment was bound for Iranian companies that specialize in acquiring parts for Tehran’s ballistic missile programme. The point of the operation, they said, was to prevent Iran from rebuilding its missile arsenal after the 12-day war with Israel in June, when Iran fired around five hundred missiles at Israel and had roughly a thousand more destroyed in Israeli strikes.

This interdiction fits into a broader pattern. In January 2024, U.S. Central Command intercepted ballistic and cruise missile components made in Iran and bound for Yemen’s Houthi rebels off the coast of Somalia. The United States has seized Iranian oil shipments in 2020 and 2023, claiming the proceeds would fund the Revolutionary Guard. The Treasury Department has sanctioned dozens of companies and networks around the world that it says have been used to procure supplies for Iran’s missile and drone programs.

All of that is wrapped in the language of sanctions and nonproliferation, but step back and look at what is physically happening. U.S. commandos are boarding foreign ships on the high seas, confiscating cargo being traded between China and Iran, and telling the world that Washington will decide which countries are allowed to rebuild their military capacity and which must stay weak. This is not a neutral referee applying common rules. It is an empire enforcing its own red lines with a gun in its hand.

Shaun King

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [Remember to breathe…]
1. SNL has DJT blow up Santa’s sleigh during a news conference aboard AF1; when asked if it’s Santa, DJT replies: “Not anymore”
2. 🕊️ 2 killed, 9 injured in shooting at Brown University’s engineering/physics building during final exams in Providence, RI; man in his 20s in custody; all classes cancelled; community vigil planned… which led to…
3. Ex-Fox News host calls for DJT aide to be 'fired immediately' after president spread false info on Brown U shooting Sat, claiming suspect in custody while still active; students warn peers 'please do not believe Trump'
4. Congress only has 7 weeks to pass 9 annual spending bills for FY2026 to avoid another govt shutdown; no votes planned before holiday recess as Feb. 1 funding deadline nears
5. Internal memo shows VA plans to cut 35K ‘mostly unfilled health care jobs’ [incl doctors and nurses] after losing ~30K staff this year; officials say cuts won’t affect care, but workers warn of longer waits for vets
6.🕊️ DJT vows retaliation after 3 Americans [2 soldiers, 1 interpreter killed and 3 more wounded] in ISIS attack in Syria; attacks are 1st US casualties since dictator Assad’s fall last year
7.🕊️ 16 killed, 40+ injured in mass shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia’s Bondi Beach; hero bystander wrestled gun from 1 of 2 suspects; 1 suspect dead, another in hospital; explosives found in nearby car
8. DOJ wants to charge accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson with a rare federal anti-Christian hate crime theory; Robinson still faces state murder charges and possible death penalty
9. Abraham Quintanilla Jr., father of late-Tejano superstar Selena (killed at 23 yo), dies at 86; he not only managed her career, but produced the 1997 Selena film, shaping ‘the way her story has been told’ 🕊️
10. DJT’s awkward coin toss at Army-Navy game in Baltimore goes viral after he chooses not to flick coin from between his thumb and forefinger, and just lifted his hand upwards, sending it straight up without flipping it
11. United Airlines flight from DC to Tokyo turned back after one of its engines lost power and ignited a small brush fire near the runway at Dulles Airport; all 290 aboard landed safely
12. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation faces backlash after newly established tribal business entity signed $30M contract with ICE to design immigrant detention centers across US; tribal leaders trying to cancel it amid outrage
13. “Just because you went to a Catholic school, doesn’t make you a good Catholic;” mother of WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt’s nephew blasts her on CNN after release from ICE detention
14. L.A. jury gives $40M to 2 women who claimed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer; follows Oct $966M mesothelioma suit; J&J replaced talc baby powder with cornstarch in 2020
15. Despite DJT claims of a ceasefire, fighting continued Sat along Thai-Cambodian border; forcing Thai officials to publicly state that DJT's remarks didn't "reflect an accurate understanding of the situation"
16. Erika Kirk on CBS Town Hall: Charlie shouldn't be "deteriorated" to "out-of-context" clips; has one word message to Candace Owens → "Stop. That's it. That's all I have to say. Stop."
17. DJT crashes out in midnight social media rant at 21 Indiana GOP senators, including Rod Bray, who opposed his redistricting plan; “should be ashamed;” vows to back primary challengers
18. DJT sets sights on next renovation project—DC’s public golf courses; threatens Natl Links Trust’s 50-yr lease at East Potomac, Rock Creek & Langston; moves to seize control of iconic public land
19. Transcripts show Epstein had near-daily contact w/ MAGA titan Steve Bannon until his 2019 arrest; texts show plans to meet, film on Epstein’s island, then a final abrupt message: “All canceled;” 33 days later, Epstein is dead
20. 13-member Queens, NY-based theft ring busted for stealing $2.2M in merchandise in 300+ documented thefts from 128 Home Depot stores in 9 states; hit stores for $1,800 to $35K each day; $1.5M recovered; 780 charges filed
21. Days after DJT seized an Iran-linked tanker off Venezuela, Iran seizes a foreign tanker in Gulf of Oman over alleged 6M-liter fuel smuggling, detaining 18 crew—signaling retaliation, rising maritime escalation & global oil risk
22. Man who spent 25+ yrs on OH death row walks free as prosecutors dismiss murder case; court finds no forensic evidence, hidden exculpatory files, flawed witnesses; 12th death row prisoner exonerated in OH, 2nd from Hamilton County
23. Viral VA raccoon that broke into liquor store, got drunk and passed out in bathroom is a repeat offender throughout town; "trashed panda" antics helped raise $200K for Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter
24. In a real-life ‘Christmas miracle,’ missing Sacramento, CA dog “Choco” (11yo wirehaired Dachshund mix) is found 5 years later 2,300 miles away in Lincoln, Michigan; rescue community rallies to reunite them
Yes, all of those were just from the last 24 hours.
Tried to end on a positive note.
Still sick; 😷… hoping I can hold tight until Christmas — I will take a break then.
Going to get started on tomorrow’s #24in24.
No. Days. Off.
Rest. Rise. Resist.
Even on the hard days, showing up matters.
Keep moving. Keep reporting. Keep going.
Deep breath in… hold…exhale; then, repeat as necessary.
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

Los Angeles police are probing the deaths of two people, aged about 78 and 68, discovered Sunday at 3:38 p.m. PT in Reiner's Brentwood property. The ages match Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, though identities remain unconfirmed and no cause of death has been released. LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division is handling the case as a potential murder investigation, with no comments yet from Reiner's representatives or authorities. The prominent filmmaker, known for classics like The Princess Bride, awaits further developments as next of kin are notified.

Reiner had became one of Hollywood’s loudest critics of Donald Trump, frequently denouncing Trump’s rhetoric and actions as threats to democracy and the rule of law.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [breathe in…let it out.. let’s go]
1. Erika Kirk [widow of Charlie Kirk] posted on X she will postpone livestream; agrees to “private, in-person” discussion w/ Candace Owens today 12/15 to address Owens’ conspiracy claims about CK’s Sept 10 assassination
2. Police released the Brown U person of interest in custody after evidence no longer supported he was the suspect; meaning, actual gunman still at large after killing 2 students, injuring 9; campus still closed
3. 2 Brown University shooting survivors, Mia Tretta (Saugus HS in L.A., 2019) and Zoe Weissman (Parkland in FL, 2018), survived past school shootings; they statistically assumed it wouldn’t happen again, but events at Brown shattered that
4. Hero bystander Ahmed al Ahmed; 43yo Muslim father of 2; moved to Australia from Syria just months ago, runs fruit shop; tackled Bondi Beach gunman after ammo ran out; wrestled away weapon; shot twice in shoulder/hand, critical but stable
5. Australia calls for stricter gun laws; labels Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting antisemitic terrorism; 15 killed, 40 injured by father (50, killed) and son (24, hospitalized) w/ licensed firearms; 2 IED’s discovered & disarmed
6. Attacker who killed 3 US citizens in Syria had joined the country’s internal security forces 2 months earlier and was recently reassigned over suspected ISIS links; Syria allegedly arrests 5 in connection with attack
7. JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force air-to air-refueling tanker; Flight 1112 from Curaçao to NY’s JFK halted climb after tanker crossed directly in path w/o transponder, came within 2–3 miles
8. Hollywood Director Rob Reiner (78; When Harry Met Sally, Princess Bride, Stand By Me) & wife Michele Reiner (68) found dead by apparent stabbing; LAPD probes homicide; multiple sources say killer was couple's son, Nick Reiner (32)
9. Opening statements begin today WI Judge Hannah Dugan; accused of obstructing official DHS removal proceedings and knowingly concealing E. Flores-Ruiz from ICE in Apr (since deported to Mexico); plead NG and faces up to 6yrs
10. Amid spat w/ DJT, Rep. Ilham Omar [D-MN] says ICE pulled over her US-born adult son in MN demanding he prove citizenship; released after he showed passport; accuses ICE of continuing to racially profile MN Somali community (~80K)
11. Prime Minister & DJT-ally Viktor Orbán called to resign after tens of thousands protest in Budapest as videos show abuse of kids in state-run Budapest facilities; gov’t accused of cover-up
12. Hearing today for former DJT aides Troupis, Chesebro & Roman who face 11 felony forgery charges each in WI over 2020 fake elector scheme; charges allege they misused elector certificates to falsely claim DJT won
13. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Fox News says that a Palestinian state would be an ‘absolute betrayal’ to Israel and Jews after massacre in Australia
14. Germany investing in military amid concerns over Putin & uncertainty about US support for European defense; enlistments up 23%, defense budget up 80% by 2029; projects include drones, tech, and experimental recon cockroaches…yes, roaches…
15. German startup SWARM Biotactics fits Madagascar hissing cockroaches with tiny backpacks carrying cameras and sensors for military recon and search-and-rescue
16. Nobel Peace Prize winner and Maduro opposition leader María Corina Machado says she ‘absolutely supports’ DJT’s strategy in Venezuela
17. Jimmy Lai (78) Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media mogul, held for 5 years was convicted in a landmark national security trial without jury ridding city of any last remaining free press; faces possible life in prison
18. CA sues DJT for withholding $33M in fed transport grants over English rules for truckers; CA drivers have 39% fewer fatal crashes than US avg; NY, MN also threatened
19. DJT says domestic policy chief Vince Haley’s “primary thing” is building a triumphal arch in DC near Lincoln Memorial, amid affordability crisis and rising health insurance costs for 20M+ Americans
20. In latest Latin America lean to right, Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast with 58.2%, defeating communist Jeannette Jara (41.8%) for 1st radical right gov’t in 35 yrs; pledges mass deportations, tough-on-crime crackdown & $6B spending cuts
21. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for legally binding Western security guarantees, but rejects US pressure to cede territory to Russia amid ongoing peace talks Mon
22. iRobot, maker of Roomba, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as primary manufacturer Picea Robotics plans buyout amid rising competition & US tariffs; will go private under control of main Chinese supplier, wiping out current shareholders
23. 85% of 30K US fire departments are volunteer-run; private equity is transforming their essential software into a profit-driven market, sharply raising costs and limiting options for small, community-based agencies
24. As DHS arrests 4,300+ in Operation Midway Blitz, Chicago students fight back by collaborating w/ independent & legacy newsrooms to share enforcement data and track ICE raids via Google Maps, verifying agent sightings w/ photos/witnesses
Yes, all of the above happened within the last 24 hours.
One day, this will make a great book—but for now, we sit in the thick of it.
I’m not feeling my best—still sick, weary, and aware of how easily anger, impatience, and bitterness can creep in.
The headlines will keep coming, and the weight of it all can be heavy as my chest right now. That’s why I am listening my own advice and taking a break over the week of Christmas: to rest, refocus, and reconnect with a place of love instead of allowing the unhealed, jaded parts of myself to take the lead.
I know myself well enough to see the unhealed, bitter parts of me rising. I feel it, and I don’t like it. I don’t want to be the woman who let’s the world around her, change her heart.
I want to thank each of you for being here, for your concern, well wishes, love, and support. It means more than these words can articulate.
Even as I step back to recharge next week, I need you to lock in—not just for the next few days, but regardless of the chaos come what may.
Understand your position in this fight.
Just like the college kids who are tracking ICE raids in Chicago, you have the power to make a difference. Each of you, I genuinely believe that. This daily blog reaching millions daily proves as much.
Take a single piece of information from today’s #24in24, share it with someone who wouldn’t know, challenge a belief, run for office, join a local group, email your senators, show up at a protest, share this blog with everyone you know—find YOUR way to get in the way.
Dedicate yourself to the task, like I have with this daily mission.
THIS… is how we move from frustration to action; from anger into something that can actually hold weight; from rage into love—and not the soft, decorative kind—but the kind that shows up, that pays attention, that says - ‘not ******* today, not on my watch.’
Awareness is not passive, and love is not neutral.
To be awake in this moment is to choose engagement—to let what you know change how you move through the world.
So rest. Refocus. Then lock in with clarity and intention.
Lock in with eyes WIDE OPEN and a steady spine.
Lock in with a love fierce enough to endure discomfort, to tell the truth, and to protect people you may never meet.
Stand in solidarity, not as a gesture, not as a hashtag, but as a living, breathing attestation of a refusal to obey in advance.
Feel the weight of another’s fear, another’s loss, another’s fight—and let it move you. Let it sharpen you. Let it demand something from you.
That is empathy, made fierce.
Awareness made unflinching.
Action made inevitable.
It will not be safe. It will not easy. It is the kind of love that will unsettle you, shake you, and push you beyond comfort—into the work, into the fight, into destiny.
THIS… is a true patriots last full measure—not of exhaustion, but of devotion.
A devotion to paying attention.
A devotion to refusing apathy.
A devotion to acting as if what happens to others is bound up with what happens to us.
Because it is.
Because it could be.
Because one day... it very well will be.
And should that day come, I hope you still stand firm in devotion; guarding your heart so the cruelty outside never steals the love within.
Rest; Refocus; Rise; Resist.
✊😔
Breathe in DEEP… hold…exhale; then, repeat as necessary.
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

Occupy Democrats

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BREAKING: Pulitzer Board turns the tables on Trump in defamation lawsuit — demands discovery of ALL his finances and medical records in explosive legal fight.
Donald Trump thought he could bully and intimidate the Pulitzer Prize Board into submission. Instead, the Board just hit back — hard.
According to a new report from Law & Crime, members of the Pulitzer Prize Board are fighting Trump’s lawsuit with sweeping discovery demands that could pry open one of his most closely guarded secrets: his finances. After Trump sued the Board for standing by Pulitzer-winning reporting on his links to Russia — reporting that he despises — the Board is now insisting that if Trump wants to litigate, he’s going to have to play by the rules — and answer uncomfortable questions under oath.
Trump’s lawsuit claims the Board defamed him by refusing to retract awards given to journalists whose reporting detailed his ties to Russia. But the Board isn’t backing down. Instead, its lawyers are demanding broad discovery, including documents and testimony that go directly to Trump’s wealth, business interests, medical history, and credibility — areas that have long proven hazardous terrain for the president.
In court filings, the Board argues that Trump himself made his finances relevant by repeatedly injecting claims about his success, reputation, and damages into the case. In other words: if Trump says the reporting hurt his standing, then the truth about his money matters — a lot.
Legal experts say this is a classic “be careful what you wish for” moment. Trump has spent years attacking journalists, institutions, and independent watchdogs, assuming intimidation would be enough. But discovery cuts both ways. If this case proceeds, Trump could be forced to turn over records he has spent decades concealing and sit for depositions that can’t be spun away with late-night rants on social media.
The Pulitzer Board’s message is unmistakable: they’re not afraid of Trump, and they’re not rewriting history because he doesn’t like it. The awards were granted, the reporting stands, and now Trump may have to answer — in a courtroom, not on Truth Social.
This legal counterpunch also exposes the deeper irony of Trump’s crusade. A man who claims to champion “free speech” is trying to punish journalists for doing their jobs — while crying victim when those journalists, and the institutions that defend them, refuse to cave.
If Trump thought this lawsuit would intimidate the press, it may end up doing the opposite. By opening the door to discovery into his finances and credibility, he’s handed his critics exactly what they’ve been asking for: accountability.
And this time, it won’t be decided by a rally crowd or a rage post — it’ll be decided under oath.
Please like and share if you can’t wait to see how this turns out!

The flooding around Seattle isn't getting a great deal of coverage. It's an absolute disaster. Here are posts from people in and around it.


Thankful this morning to not be in the thick of that. West Sound area here. But our chicken coop is swamped and while the ducks are thrilled with this, the chickens are not impressed. Downed trees have knocked out power already in Kingston (back on) and a few other places, and we're not even to the heavy rain days of the week yet.


2 levees now, one on the Green river one on the White river
15m

Whidbey Island here but originally from an area that’s almost completely under water now.
33m

The Desimone Levee on the Green River in Tukwilla breached.
36m

I was born and raised in Seattle, I don’t think this has ever happened in my 47 years!
24m

South of Seattle along both the Green yesterday and White this morning. Small cities Pacific and Algona, both south of Auburn are under Level 3 Get Out Now orders due to failing dikes on the White. About 90 minutes ago, 0400 local PST.
38m

Rubia Garcia, J.D., Meteorologist Chris Nunley is great for national weather. He has details about what is happening in Washington.
19m

The levee broke south on Green river. Thousands were evacuated. It was fixed last night. Now a levee broke south on white river (Mt Rainier) the town of Pacific was just evacuated
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Scary. I still think about an incident that happened around 5 years ago. I got a strange package. The post was to me but the invoice and item were not mine. The person got my item and vice versa. I was just going to mail the item to them and realized the town burned to the ground and they were possibly dead so I just called the company and they' suggested at first the same thing. Sending me a label to send it on. I was like, they definitely have no home and might be dead. Normally I would do that. No problem but..... I still wonder if they are ok and their pet. The item was for their cat.
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the recent levee break was south of Seattle on the Green River in Tukwila. Its already been repaired.
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It’s bad here!! It’s only going to get worse when the rain returns this week
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My daughter in laws family is from Pacific and just posted photos and talked about the evacuation. So scary. More wind and rain on the way too.
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Sending love and healing energy your way and all the supporters from the area affected.
I’m from LOS ANGELES, CALI. There isn’t much news coverage coming our way.
This administration has done its part by keeping this country in the dark and silenced. 🤦🏻‍♀️
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My town is above the flooding. We’re safe but so many aren’t & it’ll get worse as it’s still raining
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I’m lucky to be on the Kitsap peninsula but it’s terrible in all areas around us. There is also enough rain that basements and such are flooding in our area too..
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South of Seattle near Tukwila and then a second one broke this morning near Pacific/Auburn. 😕
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A ton of rain and warmer than normal temps created the perfect storm. I'm good in Olympia but it's a hot mess all around me.
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Camano Island getting hit hard by these Gail wins. Trees down all over the place, but we’re on an island so thankfully we’re not flooded. Heart and soul in these communities.
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South of Seattle, 45 minute drive. In the middle of the night, a levee broke of the White River near Pacific WA. Over 2000 plus people were ordered to evacuate. Emergency management crews are in the process of installing a large sandbag barrier. Yesterday, was a breach of a levee in the city of Tukwila, south of Seattle. This has been temporarily fixed.
More rain on the way this afternoon.
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South of Seattle. They were on it quickly and got it fixed.
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They have the Aubiurn levee under control for now, but we have several more days of straight rain so hopefully it stays that way. I just read white river levee just gave way this morning though.
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Two broke levees. One in Tukwilla and another just happened in Pacific. Evacuation orders are in effect for Pacific.
My employer is in Pacific, but I am safe in Yelm working remotely.
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I like in Marysville, WA. The flooding happens to be north and south of where I live. We consider ourselves lucky. Still prayers up for all of the people that are suffering because of the flooding.
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This is south of us but saw both highways going east were washed out. Lots of people won’t be going g home for Christmas this year. Crazy the damage this has caused
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I live north of Seattle, about 10 minutes from the Snohomish Valley. It’s bad there. And now the levee on the Green River broke as well, south of Seattle. Fortunately, I live up on a hill and we’re fine. Many are not. We’ve lost part of highway 2 near Leavenworth, WA as well. Had landslides on I-90. We’re just inundated with water and the rain doesn’t stop for long. More rain is in the forecast. They’re saying this is a record storm for this area. I moved here right before the 1990 floods and that was bad. This is being said to be worse. 😢
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I just saw a news clip Washington, Oregon, and Montana some areas hit pretty hard ! And no media coverage 😒 🫣🤦🏾
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The floods up there are scary and the lack of news coverage has been troubling.
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All my family is where it's flooding 😪😪
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Everett is safe where im at but the snoqualmie falls is rising again, some of the flood waters have receded in the northern part of the state, but everything south of Seattle in the renton to Puyallup Valley is about to flood or is flooding. We had 60mph winds yesterday in most of western Washington and its supposed to start raining again for another week and today we are supposed to get severe thunder and lightning storms in most of western Washington.
An entire stretch of highway 2 in both directions is closed in the mountains. Because of landslides and half the freeway is gone.
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Interstate I90 is closed going east because of an active landslide under the road.
The entire town of Leavenworth Washington has canceled all Christmas activities and tree lighting festivities for the rest of the year because of flooding.
Highway 9 in the snohomish Monroe valley keeps getting shut down because of flooding.
167 in the renton to auburn area is also currently shutdown because of flooding.
Basically if you need to go anywhere your using I5. And noone can go east because the other 2 roads going over the mountains are already closed because of snow.
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Certainly the Government wants the land..
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It was south of Seattle. My husband was working in the area yesterday. It's a mess around here.
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Not much really. It was a tiny little break.
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Prayers for everyone impacted
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There went skiing and snowboarding for a large swath of people. There mountain passes are closed. Either landslides or washed out roads.
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Its halfway between Tacoma and seatle levees broke about a thousand lost their cars
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Hope you are feeling better!
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Mysister is out there in Puyallup.
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I got a cousin there. Just messaged him. Joseph Robinson
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I literally got chills head to toe when I saw the post about the levee breaking. The sense of urgency in the post, the "get to higher ground NOW" from (i think it was) the meteorologist just got to me. How horrible.
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In tukwila and also Pacific..
both suburbs south of Seattle
Flooding so bad in Kent, Auburn, and Tukwila in King County and multiple flood areas in Snohomish County
I keep saying we need to build that Ark!
I have lived in King County all my life… it rains all the time.. but I have never seen it like this
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Hour north of Seattle. Highway 2 is still shut down.
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North and South.. and all surrounding areas were flooded from ALL rivers! FOLLOW Washington Weather Chasers for live updates!! 🙏🏻
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I read this morning they’re sandbagging the levee, not sure on results.
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Moriah Beeler you good?
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How is Bothell?
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Lynne O'Brien how is it by you?
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Been through Katrina.... Now this. Smh. It could be worse tho. We safe tho!
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It’s wild . So many people have lost their homes all over Washington state
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Rain forecast for the next 10 days. Doesn’t look like much relief is in sight anytime soon.
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Yet another once-in-a-lifetime weather event. Getting tired of those. Most rivers on the western side of the state are overflowing to the point that you just look left and get your knees soggy. We're also being told to brace for another week of this, possibly even two. Entire counties have been evacuated.
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In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [breathe in…exhale...]
1. After DJT sued the Pulitzer Prize Board over 2018 Russia-probe awards, the board now filed broad discovery demands seeking his tax returns, medical/psych records, and Px history
2. FBI claims 5 members of ‘far-left’ Turtle Island Liberation Front arrested for planning New Year’s Eve bombings across CA, targeting ICE facilities, agents, and vehicles
3. DJT doubles down that Rob Reiner’s death was due to anti-Trump TDS, politicizing the director’s murder sparking slight GOP pushback; son Nick Reiner arrested, held without bail
4. Heritage Foundation names Scott Yenor Director of B Kenneth Simon Center; he promotes “soft patriarchy,” links homosexuality to pedophilia, opposes LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, no-fault divorce, and Civil Rights Act protections
5. White nationalists Richard Spencer & Nick Fuentes seethe on podcast that DJT “missed” a Hitler “Reichstag fire” moment for the MAGA movement; should have used Charlie Kirk’s murder to destroy their political enemies
6. US green card holder Hilda Ramirez Sanan sues ICE after she and her 2 children were violently detained in MA; officers smashed car windows, beat her, forcibly pulled autistic 13yo son from car, hospitalizing the family; seeks $1M
7. Pentagon officially escalates its "preliminary review" into "serious allegations of misconduct" into Sen. Mark Kelly [D-AZ; retired naval officer] after he appeared in a video with 5 Dems urging troops to disobey unlawful orders
8. US strikes another 3 alleged drug boats in E. Pacific, 8 killed; Total strikes - 22; (11 Caribbean, 11 E. Pacific); Total extrajudicial killings - 95
9. Nasdaq plans to seek SEC approval for 23-hour weekday stock trading, joining rivals pushing the U.S. market toward near-24/7 access for global investors
10. DJT signs executive order labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, expanding legal grounds for military and foreign policy action against drug traffickers
11. 43 women allege they were trafficked into Catholic Opus Dei group as minors in Argentina; Pope Leo XIV wants conference to hear survivors amid ongoing investigations
12. DJT files defamation lawsuit against the BBC over editing of his Jan. 6 speech in documentary; asks for $10B in damages
13. Report: US energy bills are up 13% since DJT took office, citing rising demand from data centers, extreme heat, and rollbacks of clean energy programs
14. FBI offers $50K reward for info on Brown University Shooter still at-large as photos are released and victims identified as Ella Cook [19, AL] and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov[18, Uzbekistan]
15. S. Korea investigators say ousted conservative Pres. Yoon plotted martial law for over a year to crush liberal rivals, provoke N. Korea, and seize total power; imprisoned, facing rebellion charges
16. DHS says 250+ people have been arrested in Operation Catahoula Crunch in New Orleans’ immigration crackdown; records suggest < 10% have criminal histories
17. DJT electric vehicles policy rollback forces Ford to cut its EV plans, take $19.5B hit, and pivot to more hybrids that use both gasoline engines and batteries
18. Global glacier loss is set to peak mid-2050s, with 2k–4k vanishing yearly; Alps glaciers will hit peak extinction in 8 years, threatening water, ecosystems, and cultural heritage
19. After National Trust preservationists sue DJT to halt WH ballroom construction, DJT argues plaintiffs lack standing to demand reviews and the project is matter of national security; hearing today
20. FDA expands approval of Addyi, a once-daily pill for postmenopausal women up to 65yo that boosts libido in women who report stress due to low sex drive; drug can cause dizziness, nausea, and dangerous reactions w/ alcohol
21. NY AG Letitia James sues UPS, alleging millions in stolen wages from seasonal workers via delayed clock-ins & automatic meal breaks; UPS denies claims; case seeks back pay, ending off-the-clock work, and reforming payroll practices
22. EU sanctions 5 Russian oligarchs, 4 shadow-fleet oil firms, GRU hackers to pay Ukraine; Russia hits back, suing Euroclear (intern’l financial services company) for $230B in frozen assets warning EU against using funds for Ukraine loan
23. ‘4.5 hours later, I’m alive:’ Candace Owens says on IG after meeting privately with Erika Kirk after weeks of tension about the circumstances of Charlie Kirk’s death; both called discussion “productive;” Owens promises full breakdown soon
24. DHS is scaling back sweeping ICE raids after polls showed public backlash, shifting to targeted arrests following protests, court scrutiny, and Noem’s bruising hearing
All of those were from the last 24 hours: December 15, 2024.
Had 100+ fever since yesterday; let’s hope it burns not just the sickness out of me, but the apathy, the numbness, the part of us that turns away when it’s hard.
Every ache, every wave of heat, every moment that makes me feel small or exhausted—let it be proof that I'm alive, that I can still care, that you can still act.
Don’t give up — give everything else, but up.
Breathe in…exhale; then, repeat as necessary.
See you tomorrow!
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.

It’s not a Telegram channel. It’s 60 Minutes—as mainstream as American television gets—and the interviewer is Lesley Stahl - as mainstream as it gets.

In the full interview, found here, Stahl calls the man “Michael,” while making clear that is not his real name. She describes him as a highly respected senior Mossad agent. He is concealed behind a mask. His voice is altered. They go overboard to protect his identity.

And then, in the most casual tone imaginable, he says this:

“We create a pretend world. We are a global production company. We write the screenplay. We’re the directors. We’re the producers. We’re the main actors. The world is our stage.”

Read that again. Slowly.

“We create a pretend world.”
Not “we gather intelligence.”
Not “we defend our people.”
Not “we prevent attacks.”

We are a global production company. We write the screenplay. We’re the directors. We’re the producers. We’re the main actors. The world is our stage.”

That is an admission of something FAR bigger than a single operation. That is a philosophy. That is a worldview. That is a mission statement for manipulating reality.

And it’s coming out of the mouth of a man representing an intelligence service that has spent the past over two years—since October of 2023—helping a government accused of genocide sell its slaughter to the world.

So when I tell you this is the most instructive 38 seconds Israel has ever shown you, I mean it. Because it hands you the key to understand what has been happening to your mind.

Now, just ask yourself, what fictional worlds have they created and duped the entire planet into believing?
For over two years, Gaza has been turned into a killing field and a propaganda field at the same time. We have watched children starve while spokespeople insisted there is no starvation. We have watched neighborhoods flattened while officials called it “precision.” We have watched hospitals raided while talking heads said it was “necessary.” We have watched mass graves appear and then watched the world be told to doubt its own eyes.

And the deeper crime isn’t only what has been done to Palestinians. The deeper crime is what has been done to the world’s ability to see.

If you’ve found yourself disoriented—if you’ve watched a video with your own eyes and then heard a spokesperson deny what you just saw—this is why. They are not merely lying. They are manufacturing a stage.

A “pretend world” is more dangerous than a lie, because a lie can be corrected. A pretend world is a full environment—light, sound, cast, plot, villain, hero—built so that correction feels like heresy.

And that is exactly how genocide survives in the modern world. Not only through bombs and bullets, but through scripts.

Now here is the part that should make every person of faith and conscience sit straight up.

In the same report, Lesley Stahl stands outside Mossad’s headquarters and says this:

“This is Mossad’s Office. Its motto, based on Proverbs 24:6, is to wage war through deception and trickery.”

That sentence is outrageous for at least two reasons.

First, because “wage war through deception and trickery” is not a motto any moral nation should boast about. It is a confession. It is a creed of manipulation. It is an announcement that the deception is not an accident—it is the plan.

Second, because Stahl says it is based on Proverbs 24:6, and that is simply not what Proverbs 24:6 says. This is a complete fabrication. Not ONE version of that verse in Hebrew or English says any such thing.

Proverbs 24:6 says, in substance, that you need wise guidance to wage war and that victory comes through many advisers. In the most common version, it reads: “Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.” In other words: wisdom, counsel, accountability. It is not a blessing for trickery. It is not permission for deceit. It is not a religious stamp on propaganda.

They are literally “waging war through deception and trickery” by lying and saying such a motto is even based on Proverbs 24:6. Religiously speaking, it’s blasphemy.

So even here, the moment they invoke scripture, the scripture is bent. A verse about guidance and counsel becomes a slogan about deception and trickery. That isn’t just politics. That is spiritual vandalism. That is blasphemy used as branding.

And it fits perfectly with the senior agent’s own words: “We create a pretend world.”

Because when you can twist a holy text into a marketing line for deception, you can twist anything. You can twist a massacre into “self-defense.” You can twist starvation into “humanitarian pause.” You can twist ethnic cleansing into “voluntary relocation.” You can twist the murder of children into “tragic necessity.”

You can write a screenplay where the victims are the villains, and the killers are the heroes.

And then you can sell that screenplay to the world.

Some readers will ask, “Is this really new?” No. People have long understood that intelligence agencies use deception. That isn’t the shock.

The shock is that a senior Mossad agent admitted the whole concept on the most mainstream interview platform in America, and it barely became a national conversation. The shock is that the confession is sitting in plain sight, and many people still choose to treat Israel’s narratives as if they are automatically credible.

Family, if they are willing to say “the world is our stage” on camera, what have they done off camera? How does this apply to 9/11, the war in Iraq, the so-called “global war on terror,” the bombing of Iran earlier this year? How does this apply to October 7th?

If they are willing to admit they write screenplays, how many screenplays have been written about Gaza? How many storylines have been planted, rehearsed, repeated, and broadcast until even good people begin to doubt their own eyes?

How many times have you heard a claim repeated so confidently that you thought, “Maybe I’m missing something,” even while a Palestinian mother was holding the body of her child?

That is the pretend world doing its work.

And I need you to understand something else: these scripts do not only target “foreign audiences.” They target you, right here at home. They target your empathy. They target your moral instinct. They target the part of you that wants to believe powerful institutions are basically honest. They target the part of you that is tired and busy and just wants a simple story with a clean hero and a clean villain.

Genocide depends on that fatigue.

So here is the question this clip forces onto the table.

If Mossad’s own worldview is that reality is a stage and they are the writers, directors, producers, and actors, then the burden of proof shifts. The default posture cannot be “assume they are telling the truth.” The default posture has to be radical skepticism, careful verification, and moral clarity rooted in what the victims and the evidence actually show.

That doesn’t mean believing every rumor. It means refusing to be hypnotized by the script.

It means asking, every time a spokesperson speaks: What are they trying to make me feel? What are they trying to make me forget? What are they trying to make me stop seeing?

Because in the real world—outside the pretend world—children still starve. Babies still freeze. Families still dig bodies out of rubble. Aid workers still die. Journalists still die. Whole neighborhoods still disappear. And no amount of stagecraft changes the reality of those graves.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson says he won't call a vote to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.

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For two years we have been suffering—
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Starvation.

three specific accusations against Reagan:Referring to Black people as "monkeys": This stems from a recorded 1971 phone call between then-Governor Reagan and President Richard Nixon. Reagan, frustrated over a UN vote recognizing the People's Republic of China (with African delegates celebrating), said: "To see those, those monkeys from those African countries—damn them, they’re still uncomfortable wearing shoes!" Nixon laughed in response. The audio was released by the National Archives in 2019. Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, later called it indefensible and an "aberration," but the remark is widely cited as evidence of racism.
Peddling the racist "Welfare Queen" trope: During his 1976 presidential campaign, Reagan repeatedly referenced a Chicago woman (Linda Taylor) who defrauded welfare systems using multiple aliases, exaggerating her gains (e.g., claiming $150,000 tax-free income). He didn't coin the exact phrase "welfare queen" (media like the Chicago Tribune used it first for Taylor), nor did he explicitly call her Black in speeches, but the anecdote fueled stereotypes of lazy, fraudulent Black women abusing aid. Taylor was a real fraudster (convicted in 1977), but critics argue Reagan's storytelling racialized welfare debates and contributed to cuts in social programs. The trope has been linked to racial dog whistles.
Ignoring the AIDS crisis as hundreds of thousands died: Reagan did not publicly utter the word "AIDS" until September 1985, over four years after the first cases in 1981 and after thousands of deaths. His administration's early response was slow, with budget cuts to health agencies and press briefings treating it dismissively (e.g., jokes about the "gay plague"). By 1989 (end of his presidency), over 89,000 U.S. deaths were reported. Critics attribute delays partly to the disease's initial impact on gay communities and moral conservatism in his base. Later actions included more funding and a commission, but many view the overall response as inadequate and harmful.

Newsom's office post appears to invoke Reagan's quote nostalgically, possibly contrasting with current polarization (e.g., amid Trump-era rhetoric). Newsom has praised Reagan selectively in the past—on gun control (e.g., Mulford Act), environmental rules, or immigration reform—but has also criticized him, such as in a 2025 World AIDS Day proclamation noting Reagan's four-year delay in acknowledging AIDS publicly.Zenkus's sarcasm ("Gotta love these Dems") highlights frustration with centrist Democrats invoking Reagan positively, viewing it as downplaying his controversial legacy on race and social issues. The post reflects ongoing debates about Reagan's record, where admirers emphasize economic policies and optimism, while detractors focus on these elements as harmful.

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According to a memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Trump administration plans to deploy immigration agents to the U.S.–Mexico border to arrest undocumented migrants trying to return home voluntarily during the holidays.
ICE and CBP would conduct targeted operations at southern border ports, including commercial buses, to detain people “self-removing” and place them in formal deportation proceedings.
Detaining migrants who leave voluntarily may be aimed to impose long-term reentry penalties, since formal removal can bar people from returning for years or permanently.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours [take your deep breath in now…]
1. “A battle is coming:” Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio shared DJT’s post on Tina Peters as far-right figures call for violence and a prison break to free her from state charges after DJT federal pardon for 2020 data breach charges
2. Far-right “Appeal to Heaven” pine tree flag—used by J6 rioters & white nationalist—seen flying outside US Dept of Education office in DC; same flag from June 2024 at SBA, and NJ home of SCOTUS Justice Sam Alito in summer 2024
3. DJT orders “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela; Venezuela’s govt accuses DJT of “violating international law, free trade, and the principle of free navigation;” will plead case to UN
4. 6 women who were drugged and SA’d by the same Denver cardiologist, Stephen Matthews, sue Match Group; allege Tinder and Hinge allow “rapists across its products” through “negligence” and “defective” product despite reports of SA
5. DJT’s CDC officially rolls back decades of scientific guidance, ending routine hepatitis B shots at birth for low-risk infants
6. Report: 85% of DJT’s 2025 federal pardons/clemency went to white people; 90% to J6 defendants; only 5% Latino, 8% Black, highlighting racial and justice gaps of 1,700 people granted pardons or clemency since Jan. 20
7. Denver City Council voted 11-1 to reject contract allowing Key Lime Air to expand ICE deportation flights at DIA, opposing DJT’s immigration crackdown, risking $90M in federal grants
8. New photo released of person of interest in Brown University shooting as manhunt enters 4th day; investigators also release video timeline of campus shooting suspect’s movements, offering $50k for info
9. After a month leading immigration raids in other cities, video shows BP Chief Bovino back in Chicago yesterday, deploying pepper balls and detaining a man in Little Village; another 15 detained across SW Chicago, Berwyn, and Cicero
10. Ca. Gov. Newsom launches website dedicated solely to DJT’s “criminal cronies;” listing pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, fraudsters, drug traffickers, and others
11. “Absolute bullshit:” GOP Rep. Mike Lawler [R-NY] slams Speaker Johnson for blocking a last vote on extending ACA subsidies as “idiotic,” instead backing a GOP bill that leaves millions facing higher premiums in 2026
12. US designates Colombia’s largest drug cartel, Clan del Golfo, as a terrorist group; — the same 1st step used in Venezuela [Tren de Aragua and Cartel de los Soles] before strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats began
13. Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir “Nobody’s Girl” sold 1M copies globally in 2 months; reigniting scrutiny of Prince Andrew and demands to release Epstein files; Guiffre died by suicide in April at 41yo
14. Off‑duty CBP officer (unidentified) fired several shots on an access road to JFK around 5a yesterday, claiming he was assaulted after a minor crash/road rage incident; no injuries, other driver fled
15. DJT’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s firm pulls out of first-ever $500M Trump International Hotel in Europe, hours after 4 Serbian officials were charged with bribery and falsifying documents relating to the project
16. TX woman, Camille Benson, 33, arrested in Biloxi, MS, for allegedly hiding razor blades in loaves of bread at 2 Walmart stores; charged w/ attempted mayhem, $100K bond; customers in Biloxi area asked to inspect the loaves & report findings
17. Federal judge denies National Trust’s TRO, allowing DJT’s WH ballroom construction to proceed; preliminary injunction hearing set for Jan; DJT says project now $400M; above-ground work begins Apr 2026, completion by 2028
18. US added 64K jobs in Nov, but lost 105K in Oct. due to DJT-era federal cutbacks; unemployment rose to 4.6% from 4.4% in Sept; meaning, job creation slow and labor market weakening
19. Jared Kushner pulls out of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery as Warner Bros likely to reject $108.4B Paramount bid and back Netflix in bidding war
20. MIT professor Nuno Loureiro (47) director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center and 1 of 400 scientist honored by Biden in Jan, was fatally shot at his home in MA; declared homicide
21. DJT expands US travel bans to 20 more countries plus the Palestinian Authority, blocking who can travel and emigrate to the US; includes 4 World Cup nations: Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Haiti, Iran
22. US threatens countermeasures after EU fines Musk’s X ($140M) for breaching online content/transparency rules; citing “discriminatory” actions against American tech companies
23. WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles slams Vanity Fair “hit piece,” despite giving them full access and spilling tea on Musk, JD Vance, and others; basically called Musk a 'ketamine fiend,' and Vance a ‘conspiracy theorist’
24. Special Counsel Jack Smith to testify behind closed doors to House Judiciary Committee today about investigations into DJT despite calls to testify publicly on investigations
📌 All of those were from the last 24 hours; and if my spidey senses are accurate, there will be many more headlines to cover from now until the weekend.
The Epstein files are due to be released Friday, and DJT just labeled another S. American group a terrorist organization which was the 1st step before he began attacks against Venezuelan boats.
The past 24 hours have been relentless, and I’ve been running a different kind of marathon—fever, chills, and the steady, unrelenting drip of a flu that just won’t quit.
My body is flooded with heat and ache, a storm of its own making. And yet, as I read the news, the fever I’ve been fighting feels like a mirror to the country’s condition.
Headlines keep coming—one after another, each a flashpoint, each a signal that the system inside is overheating, that something fundamental is off.
Like my own illness, the chaos isn’t always fatal, but it’s a warning: something is out of balance, and ignoring it won’t make it better.
The flood of stories—attacks, deportations, pardons, and escalations—has a rhythm that matches my pulse, the way a fever rises and falls in waves.
It’s overwhelming, exhausting, and disorienting, but it is also a sign.
The fever tells us that the body is alive, that it is reacting, that it is trying to fight what ails it.
The country, too, is showing symptoms of its own illness: the overreach, the anger, the corruption.
They are all signals we must lean IN, not avoid.
Just as this fever forces my body to reckon with infection, the unrelenting news forces us to see what’s wrong—and where attention is most needed.
Recovery is possible, but it demands care, focus, and action.
You all tell me to rest, but rest alone won’t cure a fever; the cause must be confronted.
Rest is only the pause between waves—it does nothing to fight the infection. A fever demands attention, action, and engagement.
In the same way, the flood of headlines calls for more than passivity. Each story is a symptom, a warning that something is off.
Ignoring them only lets the sickness spread.
We must pay attention, question what we are told, act where we can, and RESIST the urge to numb ourselves into silent submission even in sickness.
The country’s immune system isn’t some abstract force—it is US.
Attention is the first step, but resistance and engagement are the cure that the body of our nation depends on.
The fever is a warning, yes, but also an invitation: to engage, to heal, and to help steer what is sick toward what can be well again.
Just like this flu, there’s no magic pill—there is only the work of engagement, the persistence of focus, and the steady attention to truth, justice, and genuine healing.
The fever is not a death sentence—it is a summons.
We are not passive patients; we are the doctors, the immune system - again - we ARE the cure.
So take a deep breath, brace for the next wave, and remember: the fever is a signal, not a surrender—our attention, our action, our refusal to look away is what will bring the country BACK from the brink.
And if we are willing to listen, to act, to resist the easy comforts of denial, then the soul of the nation can cool, can heal, and can one day rise again, too.
I believe that; I HAVE to believe that.
If you read this far, something tells me you believe it too, and I thank the powers that be... because there is comfort in sickness— in knowing I am not fighting alone.
That as the body fights, the fever rises, and the immune system responds—not in isolation, but together.
The same is true for this country.
None of us are meant to absorb this alone.
Attention is collective.
Resistance is shared.
Healing... is communal.
If I am still standing through this fever, it’s because something inside me is fighting back.
And if we’re still paying attention through this flood, it’s because something inside us is too.
Thank you for fighting back with me, inside and out.
See you tomorrow!
Deep breath in…exhale; then, repeat as necessary.
As always…links & sources 📌’d in the comments.
~Ms. G, J.D.