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December 22, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
‘This has destroyed her’: ICE keeps mom from baby — a month after all charges dropped
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2674814752/
Immigrant Inmate Dies at ICE Prison in Michigan Pushing Number of Deaths in Custody This Year to 30. Bulgarian national Nenko Stanev Gantchev was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell during routine checks and is suspected to have died of natural causes
https://www.latintimes.com/immigrant-inmate-dies-ice-prison-michigan-pushing-number-deaths-custody-this-year-30-592805
“You Lie and You Lie!”: Rep. Delia Ramirez Blasts Kristi Noem for “Smiling” as Lawmakers Press DHS on ICE Detentions
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4407162928960-you-lie-and-you-lie-rep-delia-ramirez-blasts-kristi-noem-for-smiling-as-lawmakers-press-dhs-on-ice-detentions
Police in Many “Sanctuary Cities” Have Repeatedly Collaborated With ICE. Police face allegations of violating laws meant to protect immigrants from DC to Oregon to Colorado and beyond.
https://truthout.org/articles/police-in-many-sanctuary-cities-have-repeatedly-collaborated-with-ice/
Amid Southern US Raids, Who’s Making Money Off Border Patrol and ICE Contracts? Contracts for companies based in North Carolina and Louisiana total more than $341 million for fiscal years 2025-2026.
https://truthout.org/articles/amid-southern-us-raids-whos-making-money-off-border-patrol-and-ice-contracts/
# Business / Industry / Corporations
White House threatens to withhold Smithsonian funds amid review: The White House threatened to withhold federal funding from the Smithsonian Institution if the prestigious museum system does not submit additional documentation for the Trump administration’s sweeping content review.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5658848-smithsonian-white-house-funding-review/
More Than 150 Individuals and Companies Have Been Sanctioned by U.S. for Money Laundering This Year
https://www.latintimes.com/more-150-individuals-companies-have-been-sanctioned-us-money-laundering-this-year-592647
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Watchdog warns of national debt interest payments hitting $1 trillion
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0b620f9d-da41-47a9-b976-dab5188cc7ac.html
White House allies admit Trump owns the economy — and that ‘Americans are not feeling it.’ “Americans have serious concerns about the economy and how these larger economic forces will influence their personal finances in 2026,” said Marist.
https://www.audacy.com/kdkaradio/news/national/over-60-say-economy-isnt-working-for-them-under-trump
U.S. lays out terms for trade deal with Canada. U.S. leaders want American products, including whiskey and milk, on Canadian shelves as part of any deal between the neighboring nations
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/u-lays-terms-trade-deal-144900983.html
See also: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement
# Education / Schools
As elite college admissions tighten, early decision faces new scrutiny. Admission to America’s top colleges has become more competitive in the last two decades. An antitrust lawsuit reveals how early decision disadvantages most students – and drives up the price of college.
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-27/college-admissions-early-decision-lawsuit-students
# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Cannot be retroactively repaired’: Trump administration unlawfully fired federal workers during government shutdown, judge rules. A judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate hundreds of federal workers to their jobs, finding that several federal agencies unlawfully terminated them during the recent government shutdown.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/cannot-be-retroactively-repaired-trump-administration-unlawfully-fired-federal-workers-during-government-shutdown-judge-rules/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Trump EPA Plan Would Restrict Public’s Right to Know About Climate Pollution. “The problems don’t go away when the reporting goes away,” says the Corporate Toxics Information Project’s co-director.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/executive-action-watch?item=30226
# FEMA / USAID
Trump rejects disaster aid for Colorado despite significant damage. “There is no politicization,” White House says after simultaneously denying two requests from Gov. Jared Polis to help rebuild from wildfires and flooding.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/22/trump-rejects-disaster-aid-for-colorado-despite-significant-damage-00702411
# General News / Boat Strikes
Trump asserts he does not need Congress to launch strikes in Venezuela: “It’s not a big deal”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-does-not-congress-233451763.html
Trump Ramps Up Aggression Against Venezuela With Seizure of Ship Not Under US Sanctions. The Venezuelan government condemned the seizure as “a serious act of international piracy;” meanwhile, a US official said the Coast Guard was pursuing a third tanker in the Caribbean.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-seizes-another-tanker
US Coast Guard tracking third Venezuelan vessel as part of blockade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8RnJEywqY
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Lawmakers threaten Bondi with contempt amid Epstein file release. Two lawmakers are threatening a seldom-used congressional sanction against the Department of Justice over what they say is a failure to release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a deadline set in law.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/21/nx-s1-5651323/epstein-files-bondi-justice-department-congress-contempt
Justice Department re-releases Epstein files after scrutiny over redactions. The Department of Justice re-released documents from Friday’s file dump related to Jeffrey Epstein.
https://san.com/cc/justice-department-re-releases-epstein-files-after-scrutiny-over-redactions/
Blanche says all Epstein files material, including anything mentioning Trump, will be released
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5658888-epstein-files-trump-documents-release/
DOJ scrambles to explain Trump redaction in Epstein files: ‘Literally in your possession!’ Lawmakers voice frustration over heavy redactions and the apparent removal of files from government website
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/20/trump-justice-department-legal-threats-epstein-files-release
Epstein Survivor Says Trump Administration Committed ‘Grave and Indefensible’ Violation. A redaction failure in newly released Epstein records sparks outrage from a survivor
https://www.inquisitr.com/epstein-survivor-says-trump-administration-committed-grave-and-indefensible-violation
Trump Justice Department seemingly caught deleting photos from Epstein file dump as critics speak up
https://www.ft.com/content/a1a1bf4f-96f7-4280-842e-ccdf10de291d
Department says image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offender
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/21/epstein-files-photos-removed
Massie and Khanna preparing to bring ‘inherent contempt’ against Bondi over Epstein files
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5659394-khanna-massie-bondi-contempt-epstein/
‘Let that one sink in’: Ex-prosecutor ties Trump ‘wingman’ report to missing Epstein files
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2674818084/
‘Bring it on’ — Top Justice Department official responds to impeachment threat over redacted partial Epstein files
https://fortune.com/2025/12/21/todd-blanche-justice-department-epstein-files-impeachment-contempt-trump-redactions/
Trump’s DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters from rolls. Justice Department attorney says 11 states have shown a willingness to stop residents from voting at DOJ’s request.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/18/trumps-doj-offers-states-confidential-deal-to-wipe-voters-flagged-by-feds-as-ineligible/
A CNN journalist digs through a 100-page Epstein document, and surprise — it’s as grim and twisted as you feared. Investigative reporter on Epstein files: “Things in there they don’t want you to see”
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/14/us/video/the-lead-julie-k-brown-epstein-files-president-trump-justice-department-jake-tapper
# General News / Gaza
Jared Kushner’s $112B plan to turn Gaza into luxury destination could begin in 2 months after permanent relocation of Palestinians
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/jared-kushners-112b-plan-turn-1574134
# Gov / Politics
U.S. Congressman Says “I Work with Morons” After MAGA Rep. Claims “America Was Not Founded by Immigrants”
https://local.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4407029264343-u-s-congressman-says-i-work-with-morons-after-maga-rep-claims-america-was-not-founded-by-immigrants
‘This Isn’t The Republican Party Anymore!’ Don Jr. Proclaims Trump Leads the ‘America First’ and MAGA Party
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/isn-t-republican-party-anymore-191424399.html
Trump’s DNA Dragnet: The Law That Turns Us All into Suspects. A little-used federal law is being activated in ways that could turn immigration screening into the backbone of a far-reaching DNA surveillance system
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-dna-dragnet-immigration-policy-biometric-surveillance-1235487564/
Congress just walked away from its war powers
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5658095-congress-war-powers-retreat/
Steve Bannon: Trump will have a third term. Bannon insists that president Trump will have a third term and has played a role in galvanising Europe’s populist nationalists, many of whom are now close to power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijf7K_08YWk
DOJ is suing both red and blue states to force them to clean voter rolls for 2026 midterms
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-six-additional-states-failure-provide-voter-registration-rolls
Trump warns of January government shutdown over Obamacare during North Carolina speech
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-nc-rally-democrats-shut-033717120.html
Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
https://apnews.com/article/diplomacy-ambassadors-state-department-1a10058998c86e799ce4e5132a99da18
Experts fear pro-Trump paramilitary groups may ‘become active’ as midterms draw near
https://www.rawstory.com/proud-boys-2674817978/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Danish Intel for First Time Lists U.S. as Threat, Says Washington Uses Economic Power Against Allies. “The United States uses economic power, including in the form of threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will and no longer excludes the use of military force, even against allies.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/danish-intelligence-classifies-donald-trump-america-as-security-risk/
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank. “The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support,” said one observer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-19-new-settlements
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition. Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trumps-orders-targeting-antifascism-aim-criminalize-opposition
Pam Bondi Memo Pushes FBI to Offer Cash for Tips on Domestic “Terrorists” Including Gender Activists. The memo says domestic terrorism could be inspired by a number of things, such as ‘opposition to law and immigration enforcement’ or support for ‘radical gender ideology.’ The memo focuses on what it calls antifa-aligned extremism and omits mentions of rising domestic threats, such as violent white supremacy.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
Attorney General Says Pam Bondi Removed 60 DEA Agents Fighting Drug Trafficking in Arizona: [NOTE: Trump has also faced criticism on the drug trafficking front for ordering military strikes on “narco-terrorist” boats in the Caribbean, while simultaneously pardoning convicted drug traffickers like Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, now wanted in Honduras after his release from an American prison.]
https://2paragraphs.com/2025/12/attorney-general-says-pam-bondi-removed-60-dea-agents-fighting-drug-trafficking-in-arizona/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump’s Pulitzer Defamation Suit Backfires as Board Seeks His Financial, Medical Records
https://newrepublic.com/post/204475/pulitzer-board-trump-tax-psych-records-lawsuit
‘Not optional or negotiable’: Judge excoriates Trump admin for repeatedly ‘refusing to comply’ with discovery and court orders in humanities grant-funding lawsuit
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/not-optional-or-negotiable-judge-excoriates-trump-admin-for-repeatedly-refusing-to-comply-with-discovery-and-court-orders-in-humanities-grant-funding-lawsuit/
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
As Obamacare Subsidies expire, House Republicans rebel against Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to allow votes
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republicans-defy-speaker-mike-johnson-to-force-house-vote-on-extending-aca-subsidies
# Military / War Department
Trump Military Checks Exposed as Scam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUkGtu25Ik
Pentagon to review discharges of 8,700 troops who declined COVID vaccine
https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4361100/war-department-reevaluates-discharge-characterizations-for-covid-vaccine-refusal/
Pentagon Escalates Mark Kelly Probe to Official Command Investigation After Viral Military Video
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/12/17/pentagon-escalates-probe-into-sen-mark-kelly-over-lawful-orders-video/
Retired U.S. Army General Joins Ranks Calling For Pete Hegseth To Be “Fired”
https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4375069182750-retired-u-s-army-general-joins-ranks-calling-for-pete-hegseth-to-be-fired?_f=app_share&s=a1&share_destination_id=MjI4OTY1NC0xNzY0NjM3NDMyMDE3&pd=009bduvA&hl=en_US&send_time=1764637432&actBtn=fb&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2224.13.1%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D
Retired rear admiral fears Trump replacing military leaders with those ‘loyal to him’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/retired-rear-admiral-fears-trump-replacing-military-leaders-with-those-loyal-to-him
More US strikes on Syria possible as Trump vows revenge. The U.S. military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American troops that were ambushed last Saturday. This as more revenge strikes are possible. President Trump says “All terrorist who are eveil enoght to attack Americans are hearby warned!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50U4M1P_4EM
Trump: US Forces ‘Striking Very Strongly’ Against 70+ Targets in Syria. “Most anti-war president ever, also a winner of the FIFA Peace Prize, threatened to invade Venezuela for oil earlier this week and has now launched strikes in Syria,” said one observer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-air-strikes-syria
# Veterans / VA
Justice Department calls for affordable vet care. With veterinary care out of reach so many Americans, the Justice Department wants to know why.
https://san.com/cc/justice-department-calls-for-affordable-vet-care/
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