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Last Notes npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Activists have erected a billboard near MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, with a message to troops: “Obey Only Lawful Orders.” The base is home to the US Central Command and US Special Operations Command. https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/billboard-campaign-urging-troops-to-disobey-orders-from-trump-administration-launches-in-tampa/67-3e67456f-fd56-426a-8ec4-4070c3b09aed npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Developers of an offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, arguing the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind is essential to meet dramatically growing energy needs for new data centers. https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_efde441d-eda9-48f2-8e6e-9678f4e29242.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Fourteen people injured in a stabbing spree at a tire factory in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/japan/crime-legal/shizuoka-stabbing-attack/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman (RNS) — The Mormon podcasters who co-host ‘Latter Day Struggles,’ have resigned their LDS membership rather than attend a church disciplinary council that was likely to result in their excommunication. https://religionnews.com/2025/03/17/popular-mormon-podcasters-hamakers-resign-from-lds-church-a-step-ahead-of-excommunication/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The US has launched strikes on Islamic State targets in Nigeria, according to President Trump. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office announces 115 detained suspects allegedly were planning attacks across Turkey, particularly targeting non-Muslims. https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/turkiye-rounds-up-daesh-suspects-plotting-christmas-attacks npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The atmospheric river storm that has unleashed heavy downpours across Southern California — with some areas seeing more than a half-foot — is continuing to drench the region on Christmas Day. https://ktla.com/news/california/live-updates-widespread-flooding-continues-as-christmas-storm-soaks-southern-california/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Update: A 55-year-old woman has been killed, two other people taken to hospital after a young man with a knife wounded numerous people inside a home on Christmas in Boden, according to Swedish police who say their officers shot and killed the suspected perpetrator at the front door. https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/vrQn9w/just-nu-polisinsats-i-boden npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman In central Boden, Sweden, police say they’ve responded to a “serious incident.” https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/vrQn9w/just-nu-polisinsats-i-boden npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The Kilauea volcano livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/QSqQAoblFKk?si=eVblhkI_u5cPiLFc npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman In his Urbi et Orbi address, the pope’s pleas for peace includes: Ukraine/Russia, Middle East, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, DRC, Thailand/Cambodia, Burma (Myanmar), Haiti and Latin America. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-12/pope-leo-xiv-urbi-et-orbi-message-christmas-2025-peace-christmas.html npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/tarique-rahman-returns-home-after-17-years-exile-4065896 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman A car with a "Happy Chanukah" sign was set alight in Melbourne, Australia, on Christmas Day. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-25/happy-chanukah-car-firebombing-on-christmas-day-in-st-kilda-east/106178444 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Authorities in Maryland say a man was shot after attempting to run over ICE agents. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-man-shot-attempt-run-over-ice-agents-glen-burnie/69859546 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “The Administration will absolutely appeal this decision and I am far off from having my clearance restored, but the rule of law is a little bit stronger today,” says attorney Mark Zaid. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration’s stripping of an attorney’s security clearance for representing a whistleblower pivotal to the president’s first impeachment was a form of retribution and unconstitutional. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5662614-zaid-lawsuit-security-clearance-trump/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman A million more documents potentially related to the Epstein case have been located, according to the DoJ, which says lawyers are reviewing them to make legally required redactions to protect victims and it’ll release the files as “soon as possible.” npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman WaPo - ICE plans to speed up deportations by funneling new detainees to large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, located in Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia and Missouri. Sixteen smaller warehouses would hold up to 1,500 people each. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/24/ice-immigrants-detention-warehouses-deportation-trump/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The White House has ordered US military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing the "quarantine" of Venezuela, an American official tells Reuters. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Reuters - US Coast Guard waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it's been pursuing since December 21. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-eyes-additional-coast-guard-assets-seize-fleeing-tanker-sources-say-2025-12-24/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Nieman Reports - The swift loss of US funding for global media since President Trump took office a year ago has devastated journalism in many countries where the independent press was already on precarious footing. https://niemanreports.org/myanmar-independent-media-innovates-collaborates-exile-usaid/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Japanese scientists are to excavate a seabed at a depth of six kilometers, in a first of its kind experiment, to collect clay-like sediment rich in rare earths. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/deep-sea-rare-earth-extraction/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman EC issues a statement strongly condemning the US decision to impose travel restrictions on five Europeans, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_3160 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman French President Macron slams a decision by the US to impose visa bans on a former EU commissioner and other anti-disinformation campaigners. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/french-president-macron-slams-us-visa-ban-thierry-breton-others-2025-12-24/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Kyiv Independent - After weeks of talks, Ukraine and the US have prepared a draft of the revised peace plan to end Russia’s full-scale war. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-reveals-20-point-peace-plan-draft-backed-by-ukraine-us/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Federal judges could end up deciding whether Kari Lake’s edict violates two laws: The Voice of America Charter and the Firewall, which prohibits interference by any US government official in VOA’s objective, independent reporting of news. https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The self-proclaimed head of USAGM, Kari Lake, who this year destroyed nearly all of the Voice of America, tells the agency’s few remaining journalists the White House National Security Strategy will “guide our interview subjects, story selection, and coverage going forward.” npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The top media trend that Axios believes will shape 2026 is the US ceding soft power. https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-media-trends-fb0b93a0-df6b-11f0-b114-d348c9f76ce4.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosmediatrends&stream=top npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman SCOTUS for now refuses to allow President Trump to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in the Chicago area. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-supreme-court-national-guard-chicago/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman On social media, former US Senator Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, reveals he’s been "diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.” npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman A 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics medal is up for auction. https://historical.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?dept=2541&session_desc=3818&mode=live&auction_name=31179&type=session%25%25=v(@Session_No)=%25%25-hist-open-31179-Prize-tem122325 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The US economy grew at an annualized rate of a robust 4.3 per cent in the third quarter, according to official data released today. https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q3-2025-2026-6cbd079e?st=oE8z6h&reflink=article_copyURL_share npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Three days after releasing a large tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents that contained few mentions of President Trump, the DoJ disclosed thousands more files that included wide-ranging references to the president. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/22/epstein-trump-file-release/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman FCC, citing national security, bans new foreign-made drones from entering the US. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-416839A1.pdf npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman At least three people killed and 12 others injured overnight in a massive Russian missile and drone attack on multiple oblasts of Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-heard-as-russia-launches-missiles-drones-towards-western-cities-hundreds-of-kilometers-from-front-line/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The CBS 60 Minutes CECOT segment showed up in Canada's Global TV app and then quickly disappeared. But a direct copy (not a screen recording) is now archived online: https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman US FDA approves the first-ever GLP-1 pill for obesity from Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/22/fda-approves-first-glp-1-pill-for-obesity-from-novo-nordisk.html npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Asked about having enough workers to build all these battleships, President Trump replies: "We're going to have a lot of robots helping us." npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “Trump-class” Golden Fleet AI-controlled battleships will be the largest "in the history of the world ever built" with hypersonic weapons, the most-sophisticated lasers and Cruise nuclear missiles and "ultimately there'll be 20 to 25 of these," announces the president. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Prime Minister Netanyahu supports the government move to silence Galei Tzahal (the IDF's Army Radio station), which has been viewed as a reputable independent media outlet in Israeli society for 75 years. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-881001 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman NYT - President Trump will announce that the Navy is to build a new “Trump-class” battleship, which will become the centerpiece of the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/22/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.-k8.v3qP.08BCikzokGGY&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman As Ukraine faces battlefield struggles, an ongoing corruption probe and pressure from the US, the Storm-1516 Russian disinformation operation is becoming more prolific and harmful, an analysis of NewsGuard’s database of 400+ false claims about the war shows. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguardtech/p/a-russian-influence-operation-surpasses?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “We continue to stand in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Any changes to that status are for Greenlanders and Danes alone to decide.” - Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and VP of the European Commission npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman NBC News - President’s envoy, perceived as tilting to Russia, making end runs around the secretary of state in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/sudden-trips-security-lapses-steve-witkoff-marco-rubios-clashing-diplo-rcna249464 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman More resignations at the Heritage Foundation: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusive-more-staffing-resignations-at-heritage-foundation-amid-continued-frustrations-with-organizations-leadership/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The Trump administration is suspending leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects over national security concerns, contending that the towers and movement of turbine blades interfere with radar. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman WSJ - Paramount amended its offer for WBD, with billionaire Larry Ellison agreeing to personally guarantee $40.4 billion of equity financing for the deal and publish records related to the family trust that backstops the deal. https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/paramount-amends-bid-for-warner-discovery-with-new-ellison-guarantee-035b0ce8?st=YnNnDJ&reflink=article_copyURL_share npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Heritage Foundation professor resigns because the conservative think tank’s president “gave aid and comfort to the rising tide of antisemitism on the right.”https://reason.com/volokh/2025/12/21/my-resignation-from-the-heritage-foundation/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman WaPo - Texas Republican US Senator Ted Cruz considering another run for president. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/22/ted-cruz-president-2028-vance-maga/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “We all thought that she looked dead.” https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-grandmother-dead-easyjet-flight-b2888869.html npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The woman who became America’s oldest park ranger has died at the age of 104. https://www.kqed.org/news/12068214/betty-reid-soskin-oldest-u-s-park-ranger-and-trailblazing-historian-dies-at-104 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Denmark’s foreign ministry today summoning the US ambassador to protest President Trump’s appointment of the Louisiana governor as special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory he has threatened to annex. https://www.berlingske.dk/internationalt/kampen-om-groenland-foelg-med-her npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Update: A 60 Minutes correspondent tells colleagues in an email that new CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story.” https://www.wsj.com/business/media/cbs-news-pulls-60-minutes-segment-correspondent-calls-decision-political-841ea812? npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman A Russian general was reportedly killed early today when a bomb detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/22/russian-general-killed-by-car-bomb-in-moscow-a91500 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman A notification from CBS' 60 Minutes that a report scheduled to air in this evening's program about El Salvador's notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) mega-prison has been postponed. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Politico - At least six career staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were suspended with pay this summer after organizing a polygraph test that the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, failed. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/21/cisa-acting-director-madhu-gottumukkala-polygraph-investigation-00701996 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman "Out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Justice temporarily removed the image for further review. After the review, it was determined there is no evidence that any Epstein victims are depicted in the photograph, and it has been reposted without any alteration or redaction." - DoJ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman (AP) — The US Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Australian Prime Minister Albanese booed and heckled at vigil for terrorism victims. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-21/nsw-bondi-massacre-vigil-commemoration-jewish-community/106168156 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman NIST reassures the world that despite atomic clock power outage time is not broken. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/power-outage-boulder-atomic-clock-nist/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman SF power outage stalls Waymo fleet. https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-waymo-halts-service-blackout/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman More than 130,000 PG&E customers in San Francisco are without power. https://abc7news.com/post/40000-pge-customers-power-electricity-parts-san-francisco-officials-say/18303344/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “Removing senior diplomats without cause undermines U.S. credibility abroad and sends a chilling signal to the professional Foreign Service: experience and an oath to the Constitution take a backseat to political loyalty. This is not how America leads.” - American Foreign Service Association npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Multiple US career ambassadors, appointed during the Biden administration, have been directed by phone call to vacate their posts by January 15 or 16. No explanation has been given for these recalls. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman (AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the DoJ’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public. https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-9290fcaad1cb6fcb1cbc1befabc01994 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman At least seven elephants were killed after an express train this morning hit a herd of the pachyderms in Assam, India. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/many-elephants-killed-by-rajdhani-express-in-assam-train-ops-hit-9852149 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The Epstein files are out, and the lawmakers who forced their release are not satisfied. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/19/congress-democrats-schumer-redactions-epstein-files/87851672007/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Cynthia Lummis, a staunch conservative Republican and Wyoming's first female US senator, announces she will not seek reelection after one term in office. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman NYT - US begins major airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, fulfilling President Trump’s vow to avenge the deaths of two Army soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in the central part of the country. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/19/us/trump-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress.” - Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on social media npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman DoJ link: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/doj-disclosures npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman You can join the line here: https://www.justice.gov/queue/view?q=e4ea2849-261e-490b-8c34-1c21e551d776 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman DoJ begins releasing trove of documents connected to the deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, partially complying with federal legislation that ordered officials to make the records public. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/19/epstein-files-trump-administration-doj/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Update: A lockdown has been lifted at Luke Air Force Base after reports of an active shooter. https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/reports-of-an-active-shooter-at-luke-air-force-base-in-west-valley npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman American Airlines just sent me an “exclusive” offer to obtain World Cup tickets. For the final match in New Jersey, a pair of the better seats can be obtained for 1.8 million frequent flyer miles (and the tickets cannot be resold). npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Active shooter reported at Luke AFB in Arizona, according to authorities. https://ktar.com/arizona-news/luke-air-force-base-active-shooter/5794844/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about investments mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website. https://www.newser.com/story/380689/youtubers-livestream-mysteriously-appears-on-white-house-site.html npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman It appears that the self-proclaimed acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, who (along with Elon Musk/DOGE) destroyed the Voice of America, isn’t planning to stick around Washington. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman H-1B visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their American work permits are now stranded. https://wapo.st/4s3bnZ8 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “This may be the first time an ICE agent is incarcerated in his own ICE jail.” https://www.citybeat.com/news/update-cincinnati-ice-leader-charged-federally-booked-into-butler-county-jail/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Relocation to Belarus of the Russian Oreshnik IRBM system "is nearing completion. We understand where it will be deployed. We are sharing this information with our partners. The partners themselves can assess this threat and understand how to respond to it.” - Ukrainian President Zelenskyy npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Updated signage evident the morning after a supposed renaming to “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/12/19/trump-kennedy-center-sign/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman (CNA) A 27-year-old man who allegedly carried out random attacks in Taipei using a smoke grenade and a knife, leaving two dead and seven injured, jumped to his death this evening. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202512190018 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Hackers linked to China’s government are blamed for a cyberattack on the UK Foreign Office, attempting to gain access to sensitive files in a breach that was later concealed by officials. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/foreign-office-hacked-in-hushed-up-breach-linked-to-chinese-state-9dcwvnfjs npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman European leaders have decided to finance Ukraine's war effort for at least two years through a joint loan of €90 billion. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251219-eu-agrees-to-%E2%82%AC90-billion-loan-for-ukraine-without-frozen-russian-assets npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Because the Brown University shooter entered the US through the diversity lottery immigrant visa program and was granted a green card, DHS is pausing the DV1 scheme“to ensure no more Americans are harmed by this disastrous program,” announces Secretary Kristi Noem. npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman The suspect in the mass shooting on the campus of Brown University has been found dead by suicide in a storage unit in New Hampshire. Authorities say 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a former Brown student. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/brown-university-mit-manhunt-shootings-may-be-linked/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Newspaper offices in Dhaka vandalized as furious mobs react to news of the death of a prominent leader of the youth movement that ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/ae9fae90f769 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was unanimous.’ That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.” - Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman If US Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn’t release the “Epstein Files” tomorrow, as ordered by the federal judiciary, she will be subject to prosecution for obstruction of justice, says Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman “This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It’s downright weird. It’s obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can’t stoop any lower, down they go.” - JFK’s niece, Maria Shriver npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Axios - TikTok has signed a deal to sell its US entity to a joint venture controlled by American investors. https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/tiktok-sale npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman WCVB - Police have identified a person they believe is connected to the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor in Brookline earlier this week. https://www.wcvb.com/article/mit-professor-shot-brookline-brown-university-shooting-possible-link/69811151 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman For America's 250th anniversary next year, the "Patriot Games" will feature “one young man and one young woman from each state and territory,” announces President Trump in a video. https://youtu.be/zsykDQFIXao?si=fDZaA_8j-3_3eg2w&t=60 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted on Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center. https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-performing-arts-8b7159067174f3a0070b877c149ff0a7 npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among those killed when a Cessna Citation crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/video-plane-crashes-at-statesville-regional-airport-officials-investigating/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman "The Attorney General shall take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process related to rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III of the CSA in the most expeditious manner..." - Executive order signed by President Trump https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/increasing-medical-marijuana-and-cannabidiol-research/ npub12rr8upu49aj4qpwvsqevx7hn8mgl95mta9tld3zaljvwhzpwmspseeztgr Steve Herman When does a conversation with someone who holds extreme views illuminate their beliefs, which could serve the public interest, and when might it risk being interpreted as validation? https://theconversation.com/shaping-the-conversation-means-offering-context-to-extreme-ideas-not-just-a-platform-269883
