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17/12/2025

Try not to be too overwhelmed by this defense!

17/12/2025

Group field trip?

17/12/2025

“I can think of a dozen things that this guy should have gotten fired for.”

Navy veteran rails against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying he’s not qualified for the job and should get the axe from President Trump.

In recent weeks, Hegseth has authorized potentially unlawful boat strikes in the Caribbean, and an independent Pentagon watchdog report found that Hegseth endangered troops and violated military protocol when he sent war plans via the unsecure messaging app Signal back in March.

16/12/2025

A reportedly pregnant woman was pinned face-down and dragged by ICE agents in South Minneapolis during a tense confrontation Monday.

Dozens of angry neighbors flocked to the scene to confront the officers and throw snowballs at them.

16/12/2025

Michelle Obama also said she and Barack were supposed to have dinner with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were killed.

“Let me say just say this: Unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know. They are not deranged or crazed,” Obama told Jimmy Kimmel on Monday night. “And that is the truth. I do know them.”

16/12/2025

“They are racially profiling. [ICE is] looking for young men who look Somali that they think are undocumented.”

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is speaking out after her adult son was stopped by ICE this past weekend and asked to prove he’s a U.S. citizen.

This incident comes amid a broader immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities that began earlier this month. Minnesota is home to roughly 80,000 people of Somali descent — the largest Somali population in the country.

Trump in a Cabinet meeting earlier this month called Omar “garbage” and said that Somalis “contribute nothing.” “I don’t want them in our country,” he continued. Omar, who fled Somalia’s civil war as a child and became a U.S. citizen in 2000, responded that Trump’s “obsession with me is creepy.”

On Friday, Omar sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE’s acting director Todd Lyons, accusing federal agents of engaging in racial profiling and using excessive force in the Twin Cities. “It is clear to me that this surge came in direct response to Trump’s racist comments about Somali people, and about me in particular,” she wrote in the letter.

16/12/2025

“If you are feeling desensitized or numb, it is not a moral failure.”

Therapist Olivia Verhulst () explains why constant exposure to traumatic news can push the nervous system into a shutdown — and why desensitization can come with real risks.

Her advice: step back when you need to, set boundaries with what you consume, and remember that being informed doesn’t have to mean being overwhelmed.

16/12/2025

Oh, to be a fly on the wall during her meeting with Erika Kirk...

15/12/2025

And he did it in third person.

“[Rob Reiner] was a deranged person, as far as Trump is concerned ... Trump Derangement Syndrome. So, I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all, in any way, shape, or form. I thought he was very bad for our country.”

After a tsunami of backlash — even from typically loyal Republicans — President Trump is standing by his social media post that blasted Reiner after he and his wife were allegedly murdered by their son.

15/12/2025

For Rob Reiner, speaking up about politics was just part of the job.

The legendary actor and director spent his career telling stories about power, principle, and character. So, it should come as no surprise that he was also a vocal Trump critic and prominent Democratic donor.

Over the years, Reiner warned about the creeping rise of authoritarianism and challenged leaders that he considered a threat to democracy. During the Trump era, Reiner was especially blunt, once calling Trump “the most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency.”

In 2017, Reiner told Politico: “You’re not going to move the ball forward unless you understand the nexus between government, policy and politics. And if you can understand that, and you also happen to be a celebrity, that’s a good combination.”

15/12/2025

Only in America

13/12/2025

He is aware that’s his son too, right?

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