curated news excerpts & citations
Fast Company: ‘A willingness to lie’: Why the EPA’s latest Trump-era change is especially concerning
Human activity is driving climate change; that’s a fact that more than 99.9% of scientific papers agree on.
But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has quietly removed that information from a web page explaining climate change’s causes.
It’s yet another move by the Trump administration that downplays climate science. Trump has previously called climate change a “hoax,” repealed numerous climate laws, and has bolstered the use of fossil fuels, the burning of which are the main cause of rising heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions.
[current EPA “Causes of Climate Change”
October EPA “Causes of Climate Change”]
(Fast Company more…)
FBI official stumped on antifa facts after claiming it’s the top U.S. terrorist organization
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Telegraph: Trump ‘to persuade four countries to leave EU’, leaked document shows
The Trump administration intends to pull four countries away from the European Union (EU), according to a leaked copy of the US National Security Strategy (NSS).
The official NSS, released on Dec 4, warned that Europe faced “civilisational erasure” if it did not cut migration and would be “unrecognisable in 20 years or less” if present trends continued.
But a longer version of the strategy, which was reportedly circulated before the White House unclassified the 29-page document, is more explicit about how the US can “Make Europe Great Again”.
(Telegraph more…)
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BBC: What we know about US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela
Sarah Jones: Trump Has Allegedly Wanted To Steal Venezuela’s Oil For Years
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Former FBI chief Andrew McCabe claimed in his book that Trump wanted war in Venezuela because “they have all that oil.”
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – December 11, 2025
On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump kicked off his nationwide tour to assure Americans that the Republicans are focused on bringing down costs. Voters turned to Trump in 2024 in large part because he promised that his understanding of the economy would enable him to bring down the prices that had risen in the global inflation spike after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world economy.
Within weeks of the election, Trump began to back off on that promise, telling a reporter for Time magazine in December 2024 that “it’s very hard” to bring down prices. Then in April he launched a tariff war that began to raise prices, while his on-again, off-again tariff rates discouraged businesses from investing while they waited to see what made economic sense.
(Heather Cox Richardson more…)PirateWires: ‘Heather Cox Richardson Stole My Wife’
Evan Hurst: ‘Heather Cox Richardson Stole My Wife’ Is Feel-Good Hit Of The Holiday Season!
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FirstPost: EU activates emergency clause to immobilise Russian assets indefinitely under new rule
Dean Blundell: The EU Just Handed Ukraine $300 Billion in Frozen Russian Assets, Considers MASSIVE US Bond Sell-off
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Aaron Parnas: Kristi Noem Accused of Lying Under Oath and Trump Officials Fail to Answer Basic Questions in Explosive Hearing
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One of the most heated exchanges came when Rep. Seth Magaziner pressed Secretary Noem on whether DHS had deported any U.S. military veterans.Magaziner: “How many U.S. military veterans have you deported?”
Noem: “Sir, we have not deported U.S. citizens or military veterans.”Magaziner then introduced, via Zoom, an Army combat veteran who had been wounded twice while serving in Panama in 1989. According to Magaziner, the veteran — identified as Mr. Park — was deported earlier this year to South Korea.
Magaziner: “Earlier this year, you deported him to Korea. Can you tell Mr. Park why you deported him?”
DHS officials did not offer additional explanation during the session.
(Aaron Parnas more…)Atlanta Black Star: ‘I Shed My Blood for This Country’: U.S. Army Veteran Born In Jamaica, Living In U.S. for 50 Years, Jailed By ICE After Not Using Turn Signal
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Joyce Vance: Judge Breyer on Trump’s Continued Federalization of the California National Guard
Federal District Judge Charles Breyer issued a ruling in the California National Guard case earlier this week. He held that Trump may not federalize and deploy the Guard in California, nor send California troops to other states. Please note that while tonight’s column is a long one, I hope you’ll think it’s worth it. If you’ve lost the plot line in the California National Guard case, this should help.
(Joyce Vance more…)
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AP: Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge’s order and returns home
Raw Story: DOJ ordered to turn over documents that may tank case against wrongly deported migrant
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Politico: White House raises concerns about Trump’s ‘image’ in lawsuit over sign language interpreters
The White House is appealing court orders to restore interpretation services at press briefings.
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Christina Pagel: Is it really a super flu year?
Metro: A top doctor has warned the UK is facing a ‘tidal wave’ of infections after the country was hit by a new strain of flu.
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