Soon "60 Minutes" will be down to 5.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g-s1-103282/cbs-chief-bari-weiss-pulls-60-minutes-story 
Yours Truly
Soon "60 Minutes" will be down to 5.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g-s1-103282/cbs-chief-bari-weiss-pulls-60-minutes-story 
"In the United States of America," Vance said, "you don't have to apologize for being white anymore.”
This is just a fascist rally. There's no disagreement over the direction of maga by its attendees. There's only the start of a race over who gets to lead next.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/21/politics/jd-vance-turning-point-usa
AP reports that files are going missing from the DOJ Epstein Files archive, and now I see on social platforms multiple accounts promising to have zip files of the ‘complete’ archive you can download (no, there are no previews) and, well, this is a super great way to get malware. Don’t do that. 
AP News
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were ...
There is no ceasefire, just a rate limit. 
There is no ceasefire, just a rate limit. 
"“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has embarked on a spending spree, signing contracts worth up to $25 million for a smorgasbord of spy technology: social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools, and more.”
…."
"“What’s new is that the federal government now openly says it will use its supercharged spy capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions.”"
— The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law 
Brennan Center for Justice
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
Phreeli launched today. It's an anonymous phone carrier founded by privacy advocate Nicholas Merrill. Minimal legal information in the US to purchase an account is just a zip code, everything your carrier asks for in addition to that is for tracking purposes. 
WIRED
A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almos...
"India's telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app that cannot be deleted..."
"No, no, no, and no" needs to be the answer.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-orders-mobile-phones-preloaded-with-government-app-ensure-cyber-safety-2025-12-01/