Nostr notes by Steve Herman

Activists have erected a billboard near MacDill AFB in Tampa, ...

2025-12-26T18:58:16+01:00

Activists have erected a billboard near MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, with a message to troops: “Obey Only Lawful Orders.” The base is home to the US Central Command and US Special Operations Command. https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/billboard-campaign-urging-troops-to-disobey-orders-from-trump-administration-launches-in-tampa/67-3e67456f-fd56-426a-8ec4-4070c3b09aed

Developers of an offshore wind project are asking a federal judge ...

2025-12-26T17:33:32+01:00

Developers of an offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, arguing the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind is essential to meet dramatically growing energy needs for new data centers. https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_efde441d-eda9-48f2-8e6e-9678f4e29242.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest

Fourteen people injured in a stabbing spree at a tire factory in ...

2025-12-26T12:32:45+01:00

Fourteen people injured in a stabbing spree at a tire factory in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/japan/crime-legal/shizuoka-stabbing-attack/

The US has launched strikes on Islamic State targets in Nigeria, ...

2025-12-26T01:05:52+01:00

The US has launched strikes on Islamic State targets in Nigeria, according to President Trump.

Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office announces 115 detained ...

2025-12-25T23:23:32+01:00

Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office announces 115 detained suspects allegedly were planning attacks across Turkey, particularly targeting non-Muslims. https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/turkiye-rounds-up-daesh-suspects-plotting-christmas-attacks

The atmospheric river storm that has unleashed heavy downpours ...

2025-12-25T22:09:40+01:00

The atmospheric river storm that has unleashed heavy downpours across Southern California — with some areas seeing more than a half-foot — is continuing to drench the region on Christmas Day. https://ktla.com/news/california/live-updates-widespread-flooding-continues-as-christmas-storm-soaks-southern-california/

Update: A 55-year-old woman has been killed, two other people ...

2025-12-25T19:12:54+01:00

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Update: A 55-year-old woman has been killed, two other people taken to hospital after a young man with a knife wounded numerous people inside a home on Christmas in Boden, according to Swedish police who say their officers shot and killed the suspected perpetrator at the front door. https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/vrQn9w/just-nu-polisinsats-i-boden

In central Boden, Sweden, police say they’ve responded to a ...

2025-12-25T16:47:19+01:00

In central Boden, Sweden, police say they’ve responded to a “serious incident.” https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/vrQn9w/just-nu-polisinsats-i-boden

The Kilauea volcano livestream: ...

2025-12-25T14:51:42+01:00

The Kilauea volcano livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/QSqQAoblFKk?si=eVblhkI_u5cPiLFc

In his Urbi et Orbi address, the pope’s pleas for peace ...

2025-12-25T14:10:26+01:00

In his Urbi et Orbi address, the pope’s pleas for peace includes: Ukraine/Russia, Middle East, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, DRC, Thailand/Cambodia, Burma (Myanmar), Haiti and Latin America. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-12/pope-leo-xiv-urbi-et-orbi-message-christmas-2025-peace-christmas.html

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 ...

2025-12-25T08:10:05+01:00

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/tarique-rahman-returns-home-after-17-years-exile-4065896

A car with a "Happy Chanukah" sign was set alight in ...

2025-12-25T02:45:23+01:00

A car with a "Happy Chanukah" sign was set alight in Melbourne, Australia, on Christmas Day. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-25/happy-chanukah-car-firebombing-on-christmas-day-in-st-kilda-east/106178444

Authorities in Maryland say a man was shot after attempting to ...

2025-12-25T01:28:33+01:00

Authorities in Maryland say a man was shot after attempting to run over ICE agents. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-man-shot-attempt-run-over-ice-agents-glen-burnie/69859546

“The Administration will absolutely appeal this decision and I ...

2025-12-25T00:04:04+01:00

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“The Administration will absolutely appeal this decision and I am far off from having my clearance restored, but the rule of law is a little bit stronger today,” says attorney Mark Zaid.

A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration’s stripping ...

2025-12-24T23:05:43+01:00

A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration’s stripping of an attorney’s security clearance for representing a whistleblower pivotal to the president’s first impeachment was a form of retribution and unconstitutional. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5662614-zaid-lawsuit-security-clearance-trump/

A million more documents potentially related to the Epstein case ...

2025-12-24T22:50:27+01:00

A million more documents potentially related to the Epstein case have been located, according to the DoJ, which says lawyers are reviewing them to make legally required redactions to protect victims and it’ll release the files as “soon as possible.”

WaPo - ICE plans to speed up deportations by funneling new ...

2025-12-24T21:26:34+01:00

WaPo - ICE plans to speed up deportations by funneling new detainees to large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, located in Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia and Missouri. Sixteen smaller warehouses would hold up to 1,500 people each. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/24/ice-immigrants-detention-warehouses-deportation-trump/

The White House has ordered US military forces to focus almost ...

2025-12-24T20:44:34+01:00

The White House has ordered US military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing the "quarantine" of Venezuela, an American official tells Reuters.

Reuters - US Coast Guard waiting for additional forces to arrive ...

2025-12-24T16:54:16+01:00

Reuters - US Coast Guard waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it's been pursuing since December 21. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-eyes-additional-coast-guard-assets-seize-fleeing-tanker-sources-say-2025-12-24/

Nieman Reports - The swift loss of US funding for global media ...

2025-12-24T16:42:51+01:00

Nieman Reports - The swift loss of US funding for global media since President Trump took office a year ago has devastated journalism in many countries where the independent press was already on precarious footing. https://niemanreports.org/myanmar-independent-media-innovates-collaborates-exile-usaid/

Japanese scientists are to excavate a seabed at a depth of six ...

2025-12-24T16:18:37+01:00

Japanese scientists are to excavate a seabed at a depth of six kilometers, in a first of its kind experiment, to collect clay-like sediment rich in rare earths. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/deep-sea-rare-earth-extraction/

EC issues a statement strongly condemning the US decision to ...

2025-12-24T15:09:22+01:00

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EC issues a statement strongly condemning the US decision to impose travel restrictions on five Europeans, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_3160

French President Macron slams a decision by the US to impose visa ...

2025-12-24T13:56:13+01:00

French President Macron slams a decision by the US to impose visa bans on a former EU commissioner and other anti-disinformation campaigners. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/french-president-macron-slams-us-visa-ban-thierry-breton-others-2025-12-24/

Kyiv Independent - After weeks of talks, Ukraine and the US have ...

2025-12-24T09:21:26+01:00

Kyiv Independent - After weeks of talks, Ukraine and the US have prepared a draft of the revised peace plan to end Russia’s full-scale war. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-reveals-20-point-peace-plan-draft-backed-by-ukraine-us/

Federal judges could end up deciding whether Kari Lake’s edict ...

2025-12-24T01:21:27+01:00

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Federal judges could end up deciding whether Kari Lake’s edict violates two laws: The Voice of America Charter and the Firewall, which prohibits interference by any US government official in VOA’s objective, independent reporting of news. https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html

The self-proclaimed head of USAGM, Kari Lake, who this year ...

2025-12-24T00:20:34+01:00

The self-proclaimed head of USAGM, Kari Lake, who this year destroyed nearly all of the Voice of America, tells the agency’s few remaining journalists the White House National Security Strategy will “guide our interview subjects, story selection, and coverage going forward.”

The top media trend that Axios believes will shape 2026 is the US ...

2025-12-23T23:03:53+01:00

The top media trend that Axios believes will shape 2026 is the US ceding soft power. https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-media-trends-fb0b93a0-df6b-11f0-b114-d348c9f76ce4.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosmediatrends&stream=top

SCOTUS for now refuses to allow President Trump to deploy ...

2025-12-23T22:42:56+01:00

SCOTUS for now refuses to allow President Trump to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in the Chicago area. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-supreme-court-national-guard-chicago/

On social media, former US Senator Ben Sasse, a Nebraska ...

2025-12-23T17:05:44+01:00

On social media, former US Senator Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, reveals he’s been "diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.”

A 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics medal is up for auction. ...

2025-12-23T16:55:36+01:00

A 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics medal is up for auction. https://historical.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?dept=2541&session_desc=3818&mode=live&auction_name=31179&type=session%25%25=v(@Session_No)=%25%25-hist-open-31179-Prize-tem122325

The US economy grew at an annualized rate of a robust 4.3 per ...

2025-12-23T14:47:43+01:00

The US economy grew at an annualized rate of a robust 4.3 per cent in the third quarter, according to official data released today. https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q3-2025-2026-6cbd079e?st=oE8z6h&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Three days after releasing a large tranche of Jeffrey Epstein ...

2025-12-23T12:50:17+01:00

Three days after releasing a large tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents that contained few mentions of President Trump, the DoJ disclosed thousands more files that included wide-ranging references to the president. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/22/epstein-trump-file-release/

FCC, citing national security, bans new foreign-made drones from ...

2025-12-23T12:30:32+01:00

FCC, citing national security, bans new foreign-made drones from entering the US. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-416839A1.pdf

At least three people killed and 12 others injured overnight in a ...

2025-12-23T11:05:59+01:00

At least three people killed and 12 others injured overnight in a massive Russian missile and drone attack on multiple oblasts of Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-as-russia-launches-missiles-drones-towards-western-cities-hundreds-of-kilometers-from-front-line/

The CBS 60 Minutes CECOT segment showed up in Canada's Global ...

2025-12-23T02:21:48+01:00

The CBS 60 Minutes CECOT segment showed up in Canada's Global TV app and then quickly disappeared. But a direct copy (not a screen recording) is now archived online: https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment

US FDA approves the first-ever GLP-1 pill for obesity from Wegovy ...

2025-12-23T01:20:59+01:00

US FDA approves the first-ever GLP-1 pill for obesity from Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/22/fda-approves-first-glp-1-pill-for-obesity-from-novo-nordisk.html

Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White ...

2025-12-22T23:54:53+01:00

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Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.

Asked about having enough workers to build all these battleships, ...

2025-12-22T23:50:00+01:00

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Asked about having enough workers to build all these battleships, President Trump replies: "We're going to have a lot of robots helping us."

“Trump-class” Golden Fleet AI-controlled battleships will be ...

2025-12-22T23:23:05+01:00

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“Trump-class” Golden Fleet AI-controlled battleships will be the largest "in the history of the world ever built" with hypersonic weapons, the most-sophisticated lasers and Cruise nuclear missiles and "ultimately there'll be 20 to 25 of these," announces the president.

Prime Minister Netanyahu supports the government move to silence ...

2025-12-22T23:01:50+01:00

Prime Minister Netanyahu supports the government move to silence Galei Tzahal (the IDF's Army Radio station), which has been viewed as a reputable independent media outlet in Israeli society for 75 years. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-881001

NYT - President Trump will announce that the Navy is to build a ...

2025-12-22T22:07:25+01:00

NYT - President Trump will announce that the Navy is to build a new “Trump-class” battleship, which will become the centerpiece of the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/22/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.-k8.v3qP.08BCikzokGGY&smid=nytcore-ios-share

As Ukraine faces battlefield struggles, an ongoing corruption ...

2025-12-22T21:55:29+01:00

As Ukraine faces battlefield struggles, an ongoing corruption probe and pressure from the US, the Storm-1516 Russian disinformation operation is becoming more prolific and harmful, an analysis of NewsGuard’s database of 400+ false claims about the war shows. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguardtech/p/a-russian-influence-operation-surpasses?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

“We continue to stand in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. ...

2025-12-22T18:39:13+01:00

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“We continue to stand in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Any changes to that status are for Greenlanders and Danes alone to decide.” - Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and VP of the European Commission

NBC News - President’s envoy, perceived as tilting to Russia, ...

2025-12-22T17:47:02+01:00

NBC News - President’s envoy, perceived as tilting to Russia, making end runs around the secretary of state in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/sudden-trips-security-lapses-steve-witkoff-marco-rubios-clashing-diplo-rcna249464

More resignations at the Heritage Foundation: ...

2025-12-22T15:47:01+01:00

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More resignations at the Heritage Foundation: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusive-more-staffing-resignations-at-heritage-foundation-amid-continued-frustrations-with-organizations-leadership/

The Trump administration is suspending leases for five ...

2025-12-22T15:25:07+01:00

The Trump administration is suspending leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects over national security concerns, contending that the towers and movement of turbine blades interfere with radar.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-pausing-all-off-shore-wind-project-construction-due-to-national-security-concerns

WSJ - Paramount amended its offer for WBD, with billionaire Larry ...

2025-12-22T14:17:12+01:00

WSJ - Paramount amended its offer for WBD, with billionaire Larry Ellison agreeing to personally guarantee $40.4 billion of equity financing for the deal and publish records related to the family trust that backstops the deal. https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/paramount-amends-bid-for-warner-discovery-with-new-ellison-guarantee-035b0ce8?st=YnNnDJ&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Heritage Foundation professor resigns because the conservative ...

2025-12-22T13:59:34+01:00

Heritage Foundation professor resigns because the conservative think tank’s president “gave aid and comfort to the rising tide of antisemitism on the right.”https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/21/my-resignation-from-the-heritage-foundation/

WaPo - Texas Republican US Senator Ted Cruz considering another ...

2025-12-22T13:25:33+01:00

WaPo - Texas Republican US Senator Ted Cruz considering another run for president. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/22/ted-cruz-president-2028-vance-maga/

“We all thought that she looked dead.” ...

2025-12-22T13:10:50+01:00

“We all thought that she looked dead.” https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-grandmother-dead-easyjet-flight-b2888869.html

The woman who became America’s oldest park ranger has died at ...

2025-12-22T12:48:27+01:00

The woman who became America’s oldest park ranger has died at the age of 104. https://www.kqed.org/news/12068214/betty-reid-soskin-oldest-u-s-park-ranger-and-trailblazing-historian-dies-at-104

Denmark’s foreign ministry today summoning the US ambassador to ...

2025-12-22T12:29:43+01:00

Denmark’s foreign ministry today summoning the US ambassador to protest President Trump’s appointment of the Louisiana governor as special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory he has threatened to annex. https://www.berlingske.dk/internationalt/kampen-om-groenland-foelg-med-her

Update: A 60 Minutes correspondent tells colleagues in an email ...

2025-12-22T11:13:34+01:00

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Update: A 60 Minutes correspondent tells colleagues in an email that new CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story.” https://www.wsj.com/business/media/cbs-news-pulls-60-minutes-segment-correspondent-calls-decision-political-841ea812?

A Russian general was reportedly killed early today when a bomb ...

2025-12-22T11:05:11+01:00

A Russian general was reportedly killed early today when a bomb detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/22/russian-general-killed-by-car-bomb-in-moscow-a91500

A notification from CBS' 60 Minutes that a report scheduled ...

2025-12-21T22:58:35+01:00

A notification from CBS' 60 Minutes that a report scheduled to air in this evening's program about El Salvador's notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) mega-prison has been postponed.

Politico - At least six career staffers at the Cybersecurity and ...

2025-12-21T22:53:23+01:00

Politico - At least six career staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were suspended with pay this summer after organizing a polygraph test that the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, failed. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/21/cisa-acting-director-madhu-gottumukkala-polygraph-investigation-00701996

"Out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Justice ...

2025-12-21T22:46:43+01:00

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"Out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Justice temporarily removed the image for further review. After the review, it was determined there is no evidence that any Epstein victims are depicted in the photograph, and it has been reposted without any alteration or redaction." - DoJ

(AP) — The US Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another ...

2025-12-21T22:42:37+01:00

(AP) — The US Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese booed and heckled at vigil for ...

2025-12-21T14:07:17+01:00

Australian Prime Minister Albanese booed and heckled at vigil for terrorism victims. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-21/nsw-bondi-massacre-vigil-commemoration-jewish-community/106168156

NIST reassures the world that despite atomic clock power outage ...

2025-12-21T06:16:30+01:00

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NIST reassures the world that despite atomic clock power outage time is not broken. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/power-outage-boulder-atomic-clock-nist/

SF power outage stalls Waymo fleet. ...

2025-12-21T05:59:00+01:00

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SF power outage stalls Waymo fleet. https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-waymo-halts-service-blackout/

More than 130,000 PG&E customers in San Francisco are without ...

2025-12-21T02:19:48+01:00

More than 130,000 PG&E customers in San Francisco are without power. https://abc7news.com/post/40000-pge-customers-power-electricity-parts-san-francisco-officials-say/18303344/

“Removing senior diplomats without cause undermines U.S. ...

2025-12-21T01:00:15+01:00

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“Removing senior diplomats without cause undermines U.S. credibility abroad and sends a chilling signal to the professional Foreign Service: experience and an oath to the Constitution take a backseat to political loyalty. This is not how America leads.” - American Foreign Service Association

Multiple US career ambassadors, appointed during the Biden ...

2025-12-21T00:58:47+01:00

Multiple US career ambassadors, appointed during the Biden administration, have been directed by phone call to vacate their posts by January 15 or 16. No explanation has been given for these recalls.

The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has ...

2025-12-20T23:53:45+01:00

The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.

(AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the DoJ’s public ...

2025-12-20T22:36:37+01:00

(AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the DoJ’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public. https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-9290fcaad1cb6fcb1cbc1befabc01994

At least seven elephants were killed after an express train this ...

2025-12-20T14:55:15+01:00

At least seven elephants were killed after an express train this morning hit a herd of the pachyderms in Assam, India. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/many-elephants-killed-by-rajdhani-express-in-assam-train-ops-hit-9852149

The Epstein files are out, and the lawmakers who forced their ...

2025-12-20T04:10:02+01:00

The Epstein files are out, and the lawmakers who forced their release are not satisfied. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/19/congress-democrats-schumer-redactions-epstein-files/87851672007/

Cynthia Lummis, a staunch conservative Republican and ...

2025-12-20T00:58:42+01:00

Cynthia Lummis, a staunch conservative Republican and Wyoming's first female US senator, announces she will not seek reelection after one term in office.

NYT - US begins major airstrikes against the Islamic State in ...

2025-12-19T22:52:22+01:00

NYT - US begins major airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, fulfilling President Trump’s vow to avenge the deaths of two Army soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in the central part of the country. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/19/us/trump-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share

“While spending precious time with my family this Christmas ...

2025-12-19T22:50:20+01:00

“While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress.” - Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on social media

DoJ link: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/doj-disclosures

2025-12-19T22:45:08+01:00

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DoJ link: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/doj-disclosures

DoJ begins releasing trove of documents connected to the deceased ...

2025-12-19T22:31:11+01:00

DoJ begins releasing trove of documents connected to the deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, partially complying with federal legislation that ordered officials to make the records public. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/19/epstein-files-trump-administration-doj/

Update: A lockdown has been lifted at Luke Air Force Base after ...

2025-12-19T19:57:47+01:00

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Update: A lockdown has been lifted at Luke Air Force Base after reports of an active shooter. https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/reports-of-an-active-shooter-at-luke-air-force-base-in-west-valley

American Airlines just sent me an “exclusive” offer to obtain ...

2025-12-19T19:49:31+01:00

American Airlines just sent me an “exclusive” offer to obtain World Cup tickets. For the final match in New Jersey, a pair of the better seats can be obtained for 1.8 million frequent flyer miles (and the tickets cannot be resold).

Active shooter reported at Luke AFB in Arizona, according to ...

2025-12-19T19:23:49+01:00

Active shooter reported at Luke AFB in Arizona, according to authorities. https://ktar.com/arizona-news/luke-air-force-base-active-shooter/5794844/

The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about ...

2025-12-19T19:09:34+01:00

The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about investments mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website. https://www.newser.com/story/380689/youtubers-livestream-mysteriously-appears-on-white-house-site.html

It appears that the self-proclaimed acting CEO of the US Agency ...

2025-12-19T18:58:25+01:00

It appears that the self-proclaimed acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, who (along with Elon Musk/DOGE) destroyed the Voice of America, isn’t planning to stick around Washington.

H-1B visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew ...

2025-12-19T18:29:49+01:00

H-1B visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their American work permits are now stranded. https://wapo.st/4s3bnZ8

“This may be the first time an ICE agent is incarcerated in his ...

2025-12-19T18:17:11+01:00

“This may be the first time an ICE agent is incarcerated in his own ICE jail.” https://www.citybeat.com/news/update-cincinnati-ice-leader-charged-federally-booked-into-butler-county-jail/

Relocation to Belarus of the Russian Oreshnik IRBM system "is ...

2025-12-19T17:03:29+01:00

Relocation to Belarus of the Russian Oreshnik IRBM system "is nearing completion. We understand where it will be deployed. We are sharing this information with our partners. The partners themselves can assess this threat and understand how to respond to it.” - Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Updated signage evident the morning after a supposed renaming to ...

2025-12-19T16:57:33+01:00

Updated signage evident the morning after a supposed renaming to “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/12/19/trump-kennedy-center-sign/

(CNA) A 27-year-old man who allegedly carried out random attacks ...

2025-12-19T16:34:12+01:00

(CNA) A 27-year-old man who allegedly carried out random attacks in Taipei using a smoke grenade and a knife, leaving two dead and seven injured, jumped to his death this evening. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202512190018

Hackers linked to China’s government are blamed for a ...

2025-12-19T13:15:19+01:00

Hackers linked to China’s government are blamed for a cyberattack on the UK Foreign Office, attempting to gain access to sensitive files in a breach that was later concealed by officials. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/foreign-office-hacked-in-hushed-up-breach-linked-to-chinese-state-9dcwvnfjs

European leaders have decided to finance Ukraine's war effort ...

2025-12-19T12:36:06+01:00

European leaders have decided to finance Ukraine's war effort for at least two years through a joint loan of €90 billion. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251219-eu-agrees-to-%E2%82%AC90-billion-loan-for-ukraine-without-frozen-russian-assets

Because the Brown University shooter entered the US through the ...

2025-12-19T11:21:35+01:00

Because the Brown University shooter entered the US through the diversity lottery immigrant visa program and was granted a green card, DHS is pausing the DV1 scheme“to ensure no more Americans are harmed by this disastrous program,” announces Secretary Kristi Noem.

The suspect in the mass shooting on the campus of Brown ...

2025-12-19T05:19:29+01:00

The suspect in the mass shooting on the campus of Brown University has been found dead by suicide in a storage unit in New Hampshire. Authorities say 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a former Brown student. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/brown-university-mit-manhunt-shootings-may-be-linked/

Newspaper offices in Dhaka vandalized as furious mobs react to ...

2025-12-19T02:40:38+01:00

Newspaper offices in Dhaka vandalized as furious mobs react to news of the death of a prominent leader of the youth movement that ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/ae9fae90f769

“The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center ...

2025-12-19T00:50:57+01:00

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“The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was unanimous.’ That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.” - Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)

If US Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn’t release the “Epstein ...

2025-12-19T00:40:16+01:00

If US Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn’t release the “Epstein Files” tomorrow, as ordered by the federal judiciary, she will be subject to prosecution for obstruction of justice, says Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

“This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath ...

2025-12-18T23:47:01+01:00

In reply to nevent1q…uvxy
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“This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It’s downright weird. It’s obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can’t stoop any lower, down they go.” - JFK’s niece, Maria Shriver

Axios - TikTok has signed a deal to sell its US entity to a joint ...

2025-12-18T23:23:37+01:00

Axios - TikTok has signed a deal to sell its US entity to a joint venture controlled by American investors. https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/tiktok-sale

WCVB - Police have identified a person they believe is connected ...

2025-12-18T21:59:10+01:00

WCVB - Police have identified a person they believe is connected to the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor in Brookline earlier this week. https://www.wcvb.com/article/mit-professor-shot-brookline-brown-university-shooting-possible-link/69811151

For America's 250th anniversary next year, the "Patriot ...

2025-12-18T21:18:07+01:00

For America's 250th anniversary next year, the "Patriot Games" will feature “one young man and one young woman from each state and territory,” announces President Trump in a video. https://youtu.be/zsykDQFIXao?si=fDZaA_8j-3_3eg2w&t=60

(AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted on ...

2025-12-18T21:05:09+01:00

(AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted on Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center. https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-performing-arts-8b7159067174f3a0070b877c149ff0a7

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among those killed ...

2025-12-18T20:58:52+01:00

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among those killed when a Cessna Citation crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/video-plane-crashes-at-statesville-regional-airport-officials-investigating/

"The Attorney General shall take all necessary steps to ...

2025-12-18T20:55:39+01:00

"The Attorney General shall take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process related to rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III of the CSA in the most expeditious manner..." - Executive order signed by President Trump https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/increasing-medical-marijuana-and-cannabidiol-research/

When does a conversation with someone who holds extreme views ...

2025-12-18T20:35:03+01:00

When does a conversation with someone who holds extreme views illuminate their beliefs, which could serve the public interest, and when might it risk being interpreted as validation? https://theconversation.com/shaping-the-conversation-means-offering-context-to-extreme-ideas-not-just-a-platform-269883

NYT - President Trump has tried to minimize his friendship with ...

2025-12-18T16:18:34+01:00

NYT - President Trump has tried to minimize his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/us/jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.5cAG.Op_otN5ubU_I&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with a nuclear fusion ...

2025-12-18T14:23:31+01:00

Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with a nuclear fusion company. https://s3.amazonaws.com/b2icontent.irpass.cc/2660/rl160597.pdf