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December 9, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE Detainee Bruna Ferreira, Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew, Says She ‘Made a Mistake’ in ‘Trusting’ Trump’s White House Secretary
https://thehill.com/immigration/5639048-karoline-leavitt-nephew-mother-detention-controversy/
An immigration judge has ordered the release of the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew after she was arrested by immigration agents last month and threatened with removal from the country.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/bruna-ferreira-karoline-leavitt-ice-released-b2880393.html
More human smugglers arrested coming through Canada, this time from India
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/article_02af8022-5c4d-49d8-8c47-b399ee7d6bbb.html
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance. As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk
https://people.com/immigrants-approved-for-citizenship-pulled-out-by-officials-at-oath-ceremony-11863779
# Communications / Censorship
Donald Trump’s bizarre post-2021 revenge plot is finally exposed as he targets those that keep everyone honest. The State Department just issued a bizarre internal memo instructing staff to reject visa applications from people who have worked in fact-checking, content moderation, or any other activity the Trump administration labels as “censorship” of Americans’ speech.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/donald-trumps-bizarre-post-2021-revenge-plot-is-finally-exposed-as-he-targets-those-that-keep-everyone-honest/
# Consumer Product Safety
Approximately 210,000 INIU portable power banks made in China have been recalled due to fire and burn hazards; Sold on Amazon. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall after receiving multiple reports of the devices overheating and causing fires, minor burn injuries, and property damage
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/INIU-Recalls-Power-Banks-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Sold-on-Amazon
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Lawmakers advance worrying bill that could have disastrous long-term impacts: ‘It will drive up costs for ratepayers.’ This catastrophic legislation will lock in higher household energy bills, kill American jobs, and kick Americans off health coverage and food assistance.
https://www.evergreenaction.com/blog/senate-gops-updated-megabill-is-still-a-disaster-for-affordability-jobs-and-clean-energy
Paramount Bid for Warner Bros Fueled by Billions in Foreign Money and Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Firm. Yes, reports confirm that Paramount’s recent hostile $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is backed by significant funding from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Abu Dhabi) and Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, aiming to outbid Netflix and create a media giant
https://fortune.com/2025/12/09/kushner-ellison-paramount-apollo-billionaires-netflix-hostile-bid-warner/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
A Deep-Sea Mining Test Carved Up The Seabed. Three Years On, We’re Seeing Devastating Impacts
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedx2p8gnx9o
Nation warns ongoing concern with Atlantic Ocean could be ‘a direct threat … to national security’: ‘Time is running out.’ The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation — known as the AMOC — is a looping system of currents that works like a giant conveyor belt, pulling warm water from the Southern Hemisphere and tropics to the Northern Hemisphere, where it cools, sinks and flows back south.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/climate/iceland-warming-current-amoc-collapse-threat
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
Wyden Says Trump’s $12 Billion Farmer Bailout Exposes Folly of ‘Destructive Tariff Spree.’ “Donald Trump’s trade war is taxing families, killing markets for our farm goods, and driving farmers into bankruptcy,” said Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden.
https://www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-members-news/wyden-statement-on-bailout-for-famers-crushed-by-trump-tariffs
# General News / Boat Strikes
‘They were civilians’: Experts pounce as new facts emerge about boat strike. Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets. Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling vessels.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/admiral-told-lawmakers-everyone-alleged-drug-boat-was-list-military-ta-rcna247767?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=6934d4933b4ba4000161f613&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired
https://apnews.com/article/trump-strike-video-footage-boat-caribbean-3cf2ca9cbe4523978e935b99c2979caa
Retired General Says Hegseth Boat Strike on Shipwrecked Sailors Was a ‘War Crime.’ “Secretary Hegseth is basically convening everyone to think… this is the kind of thing that happens in war,” said retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling. “It’s not.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5630106-ted-lieu-hegseth-drug-boat-strikes-war-crime/
# Gov / Politics
Trump is using $70K bonuses for one agency’s hiring surge. Dems want to stop him. The hiring of hundreds of new officers will allow Trump to centralize his power in Washington, senators say, though administration suggests the effort is boosting safety.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/12/trump-using-70k-bonuses-hiring-surge-one-agency-democrats-want-stop-him/410017/
Push to ‘reform the government root and branch’ detailed in Trump’s new management agenda. The President’s Management Agenda for Trump’s second term offers fewer specific policy plans than other recent agendas.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/12/push-reform-government-root-and-branch-detailed-trumps-new-management-agenda/410012/
Melania Trump, Olena Zelenska spotlight billion-dollar Russian plot to abduct, indoctrinate Ukrainian kids
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/melania-trump-olena-zelenska-spotlight-200246916.html
Sotomayor claims Trump DOJ is asking Supreme Court to ‘destroy the structure of government’ in FTC firing case. Conservative justices seem to signal support for president over move to fire Democrat Rebecca Slaughter in March
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/supreme-court-trump-power-ftc-slaughter
Trump Is Using National Guard Attack to Collectively Punish Communities of Color. Trump has wreaked collective punishment on immigrants following the shooting of two National Guard members in DC.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-using-national-guard-attack-to-collectively-punish-communities-of-color/
After Gutting Medicaid and SNAP, Mike Johnson Touts $901 Billion Military Budget Plan
https://truthout.org/articles/after-gutting-medicaid-and-snap-mike-johnson-touts-901b-military-budget-plan/
Donald Trump’s Restitution Scheme Is Among the Greatest Heists in US History. Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
* Seeking Federal Funds for Personal Legal Fees
* Wiping Out Restitution for Pardoned Allies
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/donald-trump-prosecution-doj-restitution-theft-january-6-pardons-jack-smith-fbi-raid-230-million/
Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Crockett, a second-term congresswoman, has skyrocketed to fame through viral spats with Republicans and as a frequent presence in the Democratic media ecosystem.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-democratic-primary-2026/
Trump broke his promise to protect a lifeline for 71 million Americans. Sixty-four million Medicare recipients will see a reduction in their Social Security benefits in 2026 due to Trump’s Medicare price hikes that will cut into their Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), making life more expensive for seniors
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-broke-promise-protect-lifeline-100028147.html
This ‘craven’ act could let GOP keep House majority even if Dems sweep midterms: analysis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/craven-constitutional-loophole-could-let-gop-keep-house-even-if-democrats-win/ar-AA1RXIoA
The Simple, Legal Way Trump Could Steal the Midterms. A little-known section of the Constitution may hold the key to overturning Democratic wins in 2026.
https://newrepublic.com/article/203856/constitutional-trap-trump-steal-midterms
# Gov / Politics / Global
Activists tried to deliver aid to Gaza. They thought that by sharing their journey through social media, they could capture the world’s attention. They were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla.
https://revealnews.org/podcast/global-sumud-flotilla-gaza-israel-aid-blockade/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump appointed Alina Habba steps down as acting NJ U.S. attorney. Habba was recently disqualified from the role after an appeals court found that she was serving unlawfully.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/trump-attorney-new-jersey-lawyer-alina-habba
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
ACA and Medicare for All Polls Reveal Voters Back Publicly Funded Health Care. The Affordable Care Act has received 50 percent or higher approval ratings since 2019
https://www.aol.com/articles/aca-approval-hits-high-gallup-133835283.html
# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
NDAA requires Trump spy agencies to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins and Chinese obstruction. The multi-hundred-billion dollar defense bill which funds the U.S. military is now written to prod the U.S. intelligence community into sharing what it knows about COVID-19’s likely emergence from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan, once called a conspiracy theory by politicians and legacy media.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/ndaa-calls-trump-spy-agencies-declassify-intel-covid-19-origins-and-chinese
These health centers are supposed to make care affordable. One has sued patients for as little as $59 in unpaid bills.
https://www.propublica.org/article/federally-qualified-health-centers-unpaid-bills-lawsuits
‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies. Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political allies
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/07/sort-of-blackmail-billions-in-rural-health-funding-hinge-on-states-passing-trumps-policies-00679082
# Military / Militia / DOD / National Guard
‘Brutal, lose-lose situation’: Trump administration may withdraw military from Europe. Analysis warned that, despite “tensions” in Europe intensifying, the Trump administration could shift their troops and military focus to new frontiers.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-jr-china-military/
House strips its own provision protecting Defense civilians’ union rights from NDAA. Trump’s anti-union executive orders as they pertain to the Pentagon was dropped due to lack of support in the Senate.
https://news.defcros.com/provision-to-protect-dod-civilians-union-rights-removed-from-ndaa/
# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Scientists found a crack so massive it will form a new ocean, particularly in the East African Rift Valley (Afar region), that are clear signs of the African continent slowly splitting apart, an ongoing process expected to eventually form a new ocean over millions of years, as magma pushes up and pulls the crust apart, creating fissures like the famous 37-mile one from 2005
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Wgwbu7vsY
# Social Services / Programs
Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis. This fall, Americans got to see what it’s like to go without a safety net for the hungry. President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states. But with 26 having cut or eliminated state income taxes just since 2021, they may not have the money to continue the programs.
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Trump to sign ‘one-rule’ executive order on AI to bypass US state approvals. Trump has vowed to unleash AI competitiveness, but removing state oversight riles members of his Republican Party.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/8/trump-to-sign-one-rule-executive-order-on-ai-to-bypass-us-state-approvals
Watchdog Denounces Trump AI Order Seen as Giveaway to Big Tech Billionaire Buddies Like David Sacks. “David Sacks and Big Tech want free rein to use our children as lab rats for AI experiments and President Trump keeps trying to give it to them.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-ai-executive-order
Elon Musk’s X slammed with $140 million fine in first encounter with sweeping new law: ‘Deceiving users’
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/nx-s1-5634694/x-musk-eu-fines
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