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29+ min ago (792+ words) In the immediate aftermath of the killings, Donald Trump spewed out repugnant and sinister remarks about Reiner, a well-known Democratic Party supporter and fundraiser and a persistent Trump critic. On social media, Trump commented that Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away " reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. "Reportedly? Where? Outside of Trump's brain, there is no indication of any such report. The implication here is that Reiner more or less got what he deserved, having enraged others by his irrational hatred of Trump Forging ahead along the same lines, Trump asserted that Reiner "was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of…...

31+ min ago (472+ words) White House & YouTube/Judging Freedom with Judge Napolitano Tucker Carlson's suggestion that President Donald Trump would announce war against Venezuela during his presidential address fell flat on its face after Trump failed to mention the country even once. Asked by Andrew Napolitano earlier on Wednesday whether Trump was "going to start a war with Venezuela?" Carlson replied: Viewers were subsequently underwhelmed when they tuned in to Trump's presidential address, only to hear the president fail to mention Venezuela at all. U.S. President Donald Trump mentions Venezuela exactly zero times by name during his address (let alone declaring war). " Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) December 18, 2025 No mention of Venezuela in President Trump's address to the nation tonight. " Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) December 18, 2025 I don't believe Trump mentioned Venezuela a single time during his speech " Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 18, 2025 "Tucker told everyone that Trump was declaring war…...

46+ min ago (431+ words) A Vanity Fair photographer behind the explosive story revealing a rare view of President Donald Trump's inner circle divulged a shocking demand from White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. Christopher Anderson, who captured the unpolished portrait-style, extreme close-up images of the Trump administration, described a jaw-dropping interaction with Miller in a conversation on Wednesday with The Washington Post. Anderson has photographed other political figures in the past, including portraits in his 2014 book "Stump.""Were there moments that you missed? Anything that happened that's on the cutting room floor?" The Post asked Anderson."I don't think there's anything I missed that I wish I'd gotten. I'll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session," Anderson said. "He asked me, 'Should I smile or not smile?' and I said, 'How would you…...

55+ min ago (267+ words) Republicans' lawsuit trying to overturn California's mid-decade redistricting map ran into a brick wall this week, as a three-judge panel grilled them intensively, with a clear indication they weren't moved by the arguments. Voters approved Proposition 50 in November, a redraw of the congressional lines that seeks to give Democrats five currently Republican-held seats. Gov. Gavin Newsom championed the measure in response to a similar redraw by Republican lawmakers in Texas seeking to make five Democratic seats more friendly to the GOP. The California Republican Party's lawsuit argues that the map instead unlawfully uses racial criteria to draw lines, creating extra seats for Hispanic voters. But according to Courthouse News Service, a majority of the three-judge panel didn't appear to buy this. Staton noted that voters had approved the redraw, and there was no evidence they were tricked into voting for…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (932+ words) As a person who joined my local YMCA in 1979 as a youth and then became an Executive Secretary of the National YMCA in 1988, I had the opportunity to work with the people in the North and East, where many Tamil and Muslim communities live. I first went to Jaffna in 1989 when the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was in control of the area. To go to the North, we had to get permission from the Indian Peace Keeping Force in addition to the approval of the Ministry of Defence in Colombo at the time. When we arrived in Vavuniya (border of Northern province), the IPKF Major was reluctant to give us permission because a military operation was underway beyond Kilinochchi. But we took responsibility for our own lives and came to Jaffna that day only after getting his permission. When…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (371+ words) Doug Mills for AP President Donald Trump's primetime speech on Wednesday night accomplished one unlikely thing: it brought conservative commentator Matt Walsh and lefty pundit Keith Olbermann together in agreement that it was "pointless." Both Walsh and Olbermann said the same thing on X, with Walsh saying it was "perhaps the most pointless primetime presidential address ever delivered in American history." That was perhaps the most pointless primetime presidential address ever delivered in American history " Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) December 18, 2025 "Sugar Daddy" Olbermann was even harsher " which isn't much of a surprise because he hates the president. Dear @ABC @CBS @NBCNews " Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) December 18, 2025 They weren't the only people who were unmoved by the speech, either. Former Jeb Bush advisor and ex-Republican Tim Miller said it was "dumb and pointless." Libertarian outlet Reason'called it a "pointless speech" but said that…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (176+ words) President Donald Trump's address to the nation on Wednesday night was bashed by observers for its "full-on neo-Nazi" undertones. Trump gave the speech at a time when Democrats are winning elections across the country by focusing their messaging on affordability. Trump has claimed the word "affordability" is a "Democrat scam" despite the cost of living being a top priority for voters heading into the 2026 midterm election, according to public polls. During the speech on Wednesday, Trump blamed immigrants for the cost-of-living crisis and bragged about his administration's deportation operations. Political analysts and observers shared their thoughts on social media. Independent journalist Aaron Rupar described the speech as "straight up unvarnished Nazi stuff" in a post on Bluesky. "Full on neo-Nazi conspiracy theories from the president tonight " the very same invasion and replacement conspiracy theories that have fueled a cycle of…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (942+ words) On December 11, a majority of Republican state senators in Indiana voted with Democrats to defeat a Trump administration-organized scheme to redistrict the state. Republicans control the Indiana Senate with a 40-10 majority. The defeat of the effort to redraw Indiana's congressional map has been widely portrayed in the corporate media as a significant stand taken by state Republicans against overreach by President Trump. Headlines have celebrated the "courage" of senators who defied White House pressure, while editorials frame the vote as a victory for democratic norms and local sovereignty. In Indiana, the proposed map aimed to eliminate the state's two Democratic-held districts by carving up Indianapolis and northwestern Indiana, scattering urban and minority voters across deeply rural, Republican-dominated districts. Most chilling was Trump's explicit threat'amplified by Heritage Action'to strip Indiana of all federal funding if the map was not passed. "Roads…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (303+ words) The president is a desperate man. When a president gives a primetime televised speech, it is typically about something of serious import: to make the case for a major new policy or to announce the beginning of a war. President Donald Trump's speech on Wednesday night had no grave significance. In fact, there didn't seem to be much of a point at all. So why am I writing about it at all? Because the fact that it happened at all tells us something much more important: that the Trump administration is sinking, and his White House has no idea what to do about it. Yet the White House is staring down abysmal poll numbers, a series of schisms inside the GOP and among the conservative elite, and looming midterm elections where Democrats appear poised to make massive gains. So what…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago (282+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS REFILE President Donald Trump's high-energy delivery of fabricated numbers drew laughter and applause from social media users Wednesday night. "This isn't a speech, this is a primal scream of panic," said Atlantic writer Tom Nichols, referring to Trump's fast-talking "infomercial-style" delivery of bogus data and bragging. "Two minutes in and we've already hit 11 on the bonkers scale," Nichols continued, adding: "I'm very glad that all the networks are carrying this, people need to know their president is a raving narcissist." "Why is he screaming?" was a popular repeat statement also echoed by former Fox News, NBC News and CNN journalist David Shuster on X. Other critics seized on the same argument with commenters saying "this…...