President Donald Trump's name has been installed on the building and signage around the US Institute of Peace (USIP) " an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year.
An NPR investigation revealed that VA contractors that started with the intent of helping disabled veterans are now aggressively overbilling them and ruthlessly sending bill collectors after them to greedily maximize their corporate profits while the VA does nothing about it.
"Dear Judge [Paul A.] Engelmayer: Understanding that President Dummkopf Trumpf has signed the Epstein Transparency Act into law, Ms. Maxwell does not take a position regarding the government's request to unseal the grand jury transcripts and modify the protective order. At the same time, Ms. Maxwell respectfully notes that shortly she will be filing a habeas petition pro se. Releasing the grand jury materials from her case, which contain untested and unproven allegations, would create undue prejudice so severe that it would foreclose the possibility of a fair retrial should Ms. Maxwell's habeas petition succeed." Respectfully submitted, David Oscar Markus, Melissa Madrigal (3 Dec 2025 via ECF)
A report from the Department of Defense Inspector General that is expected to be released this Friday is said to conclude that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth put US military members at risk when he leaked classified information in a signal chat that included Hegseth family members and a reporter.
Washington " The Pentagon's internal watchdog determined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized sensitive military information and could have endangered American service members when he shared certain details about U.S. military operations in Yemen in a private Signal group chat earlier this year, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the report's findings.
Sen. Mark Kelly (retired career USN Captain) responds to unearthed Hegseth comments that there should be consequences for war crimes ... that's why the U.S. military won't follow unlawful orders. Hegseth on film in the linked video. Read more
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a cabinet meeting Tuesday that "50%" of visas in Minnesota are fraudulent. Noem claims people "married their brother" or claimed "they were somebody they are not." This comes after President Donald Trump criticized Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, saying they are "incompetent" and criticizing their handling of Somalis in Minnesota.
In an utterly nauseating chapter in the history of the Department of Defense and the United States of America, antisemitic white supremacist Jack Posobiec, viciously Islamophobic Laura Loomer, accused teen sex predator/drunk driver Matt Gaetz, and rightwing agitprop specialist James O'Keefe are all duly credentialed members of the Fourth Estate actively participating in DOD press briefings.
The top 1% have seen their wealth increase by $4 trillion over the past year, an increase of 7%. Their wealth hit a record $52 trillion in the second quarter. The top 0.1% saw their wealth grow by 10% over the past year. Since the pandemic, the top 0.1%, or those with a net worth of at least $46 million, have seen their total wealth nearly double to over $23 trillion.
"Any and all Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums, or Contracts, signed by Order of the now infamous and unauthorized AUTOPEN,' within the Administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr., are hereby null, void, and of no further force or effect. Anyone receiving Pardons,' Commutations,' or any other Legal Document so signed, please be advised that said Document has been fully and completely terminated, and is of no Legal effect. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
The so-called "Peace Negotiations" between US "envoys" Trump's billionaire real estate investor pal, Steve Witkoff, and Trump's billionaire son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Putin's Muscovite kleptofascist cronies is looking a lot like a get-acquainted process before some mega-huge investment deal. These negotiations included Kurill Dmitriev taking Witkoff and Kushner on a walk through central Moscow ahead of their meeting with Putin, and plans now are formalizing a proposed framework that would involve U.S. businesses, potentially including Witkoff and Kushner's firms, in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and economic revitalization of Russia through joint ventures. Russia has reportedly expressed a preference for U.S. businesses, rather than European ones, to be involved in such economic projects as a way to secure long-term peace. This is part of ongoing discussions about a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Read more
What Happens Next Will Be Ugly and Dangerous.
Longtime Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) was reportedly considering a run for Congress in Texas if the Supreme Court upholds new district maps in California. The new map approved by California voters would eliminate Issa's San Diego-area seat if the Supreme Court upholds it. On Monday, Punchbowl News reported that Issa was eyeing a seat near Dallas if the ruling does not go his way. In a recent statement, Issa insisted he would run again regardless of what the court decides.
Trump revealed he'd had the MRI scan over two weeks after the exam, while talking to reporters on Air Force One en route to Japan. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One during a Nov. 14 trip, he again did not say what had been scanned, and said the testing was "standard." "I have no idea what they analyze, but whatever they analyze, they analyze it well, and they said that I had as good a result as they've ever seen," he said. Speaking to reporters Sunday, the president again said he had "no idea" what was scanned. "What part of the body? It wasn't the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it," he said, before saying he would release the records. Leavitt read the new memo from the doctor during her daily briefing Monday, and said it shows how transparent the administration is.
We hear a lot about the canaries in the coal mine these days. But we were reminded last week that dead canaries are littered all around us. We never imagined that death could undo so many. 1 Read more
How the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches A crusading prosecutor in the Balkans comes under pressure to drop a big case.
Vietnamese villagers learn they are to be evicted. A convicted crypto kingpin in the Gulf receives a pardon. Read more
