https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/trump-clinton-gates-included-in-epstein-photo-trove-00688628

Photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein tie the late, convicted sex offender to President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, tech billionaire Bill Gates and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

These men and others are featured in the roughly 95,000 photos the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received from the Epstein estate as part of its ongoing investigation. House Democrats publicly released 19 photos Friday morning.

“It is time to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends,” said the Oversight Committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Robert Garcia of California, in a statement. “These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW.”

The White House and other individuals in the photographs beyond Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Justice Department is required to release the full tranche of Epstein-related documents by Dec. 19, per the terms of legislation Congress passed last month.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/12/ron-johnson-asks-bondi-to-investigate-dane-county-judge-overseeing-fake-elector-case/87733283007/

MADISON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate a Wisconsin judge overseeing a case involving felony charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign attorney over his role in the 2020 scheme to overturn the election result.

Jim Troupis, a former Dane County judge and former campaign attorney for Trump, faces felony forgery charges over his role in a plan to get slates of false Trump electors to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, in an effort to persuade Pence to reject Joe Biden's victory over Trump.

Troupis this week sought to compel all Dane County judges to recuse from his case, citing past grudges, and accused a retired judge of secretly drafting an order issued by Dane County Judge John Hyland, the judge overseeing the case — an allegation the retired judge called "a fantasy."

Johnson's appeal to Bondi to review the allegation comes days before Troupis is scheduled to appear in court over the charges.

"Mr. Troupis represented President Donald Trump in Wisconsin in the 2020 election and, because of his role as the president’s attorney, his life has been upended by unceasing political persecutions currently led by Wisconsin’s attorney general," Johnson wrote in the letter.

"Mr. Troupis fittingly described this anti-Trump lawfare as 'the Jack Smith case being tried in Wisconsin and President Trump is going to be tried in absentia.'"

In his order, Hyland said Troupis claimed without evidence "that every judge in Dane County harbors some personal animus toward him and, as a result, recusal of the entire bench is required."

"Nothing in his submissions support this claim," Hyland wrote.

https://fortune.com/2025/12/12/trump-starting-land-strikes-drugs-venezuela-latin-america-maduro/

President Donald Trump said the US would be “starting” land strikes on drug operations in Latin America, though again declined to provide details on when and where the escalation of his military campaign would actually begin, or if countries could still do anything to avert the threatened action.

“We knocked out 96% of the drugs coming in by water, and now we’re starting by land, and by land is a lot easier, and that’s going to start happening,” Trump told reporters Friday in the Oval Office.

The US president for days has been pledging to broaden the effort, which comes after the Pentagon has launched a series of attacks on what it has called drug-smuggling boats in international waters off the coast of South America.

While Trump’s posturing has largely been seen as a pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, he on Friday insisted the land targeting may not only impact Venezuela.

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be in Venezuela,” he said, adding that “people that are bringing in drugs to our country are targets.”

Trump has justified the actions in part by framing the fight against drug smuggling as akin to combat operations. He told reporters that if overdose deaths were counted like combat deaths, it would be “like a war that would be unparalleled.”

Striking targets on land would represent a major escalation, and Maduro earlier this week said that if his nation came under foreign attack, the working class should mount a “general insurrectionary strike” and push for “an even more radical revolution.”

https://thehill.com/business/5647288-budweiser-free-beer-covid-19-vaccines/
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — Budweiser is rewarding adults who have received the COVID-19 vaccine with a free round of beer.

Budweiser sat out of this year’s Super Bowl to reallocate funds for COVID-19 vaccine education and awareness. Now the “King of Beers” continues to drive that message by rewarding those who rolled up their sleeves for the shot.
How can you get a free round of beer:

Budweiser is rewarding people 21 and older who show they’ve been vaccinated with a free round of beer.
Consumers can upload proof of vaccination (i.e. a selfie with their vaccination sticker) to ABeerOnBud.com to enter to receive the free beer.
The prize comes in the form of a $5 virtual debit card that can be used to purchase one Budweiser beer.

The company is sharing its “Reunited with Buds” ad featuring the Clydesdales and puppy set to Queen’s legendary hit “Don’t Stop Me Now.”

The new version of the spot encourages consumers to get a vaccine and contribute to the safe return to bars. It ran for a short time over the summer, and Budweiser is bringing it back to respond to the countrywide excitement for a safe reopening.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-lost-control-broke-three-160727663.html

A man “lost control” and broke the arm of a crying baby he was supposed to be looking after. Ra-shawn Oluwatobi, 27, put his hand on the three-month-old boy’s shoulder and deliberately pushed down on him after becoming frustrated with the baby's wailing.

After breaking the boy's arm, Oluwatobi reportedly panicked and placed the crying boy in a sleeping bag in his mum's bedroom at her house. Later that day, he sent a message to the baby's mum - who was not present at the time of the assault - telling her he had "f***ed up" and hurt the baby's arm.

The mum initially could not see anything wrong with her baby, but took him to Alder Hey Children's Hospital the next day after noticing he appeared to be having trouble moving his arm. There a scan revealed he had suffered a spiral fracture to his right upper arm bone.

Oluwatobi, of Laurel Road, Fairfield, was arrested, and later pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm without intent.

At Liverpool crown court today, December 12, prosecutor Matthew Dixon said: "The defendant was at the baby's mother's house, minding the baby. The baby woke up and the defendant gave him a bottle. He started crying and the defendant tried to stop him, but nothing the defendant did seemed to be making any difference.

"After a short while the defendant got annoyed and put the baby down on a chair. He then lost control and put pressure down on the baby's right shoulder, pushing down with one of his hands. The simply caused the baby to cry even more.

"He checked the baby's arm and saw that it was drooping, and panicked and put the baby in a sleeping bag in his mother's bedroom."

Oluwatobi initially made no comment in a police interview, but later "made full and frank admissions to what had had done, and said what he had done was a mistake."

US set to lose measles elimination status: The ‘house is on fire’

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5647002-measles-status-outbreaks-kennedy/

Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the nation is likely to lose its status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something that infectious disease specialists say is directly related to President Trump’s appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

South Carolina this week quarantined at least 254 people after confirming more than two dozen measles cases in the state. It’s the latest in what has been the worst year for measles in the U.S. in recent history.

An outbreak in West Texas this year saw more than 700 confirmed cases since January and the deaths of two children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 47 reported outbreaks in the country this year.

“This is a very clear example of the damage that the anti-vaccine movement has done in the United States,” said Fiona Havers, adjunct associate professor at the Emory School of Medicine and a former infectious disease staffer at the CDC.

Kennedy was one of the country’s most well-known anti-vaccine advocates when Trump named him to lead the HHS. Since taking power, Kennedy has moved to remake the nation’s vaccine advisory board and other parts of the government to reflect his vision.

A nation loses its distinction as a country where measles has been eliminated when it sees at least 12 months of sustained transmission.

Measles spiked in Canada and Mexico this year as well, with the former officially losing its measles elimination status last month.

The U.S. declared measles to be eliminated in 2000, but Jan. 20 of next year will mark 12 straight months of uninterrupted measles transmission and reaching that day with continued spread looks all but certain.

Truly a woman of the working class!

https://nypost.com/2025/12/11/us-news/aoc-splurged-nearly-50k-on-pricey-hotel-stays-dining-and-renting-puerto-rico-concert-venue-where-bad-bunny-performed/

AOC splurged nearly $50K on pricey hotel stays, dining and renting Puerto Rico concert venue where Bad Bunny performed

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) dropped almost $50,000 on hotels and meals in Puerto Rico in the third quarter of this year — as well as renting a San Juan venue where she was caught on tape grooving at an August Bad Bunny concert.

AOC’s principal campaign committee shelled out $680.52 on July 28 to stay at the lavish Hotel Palacio Provincial, along with another $1,507.26 on Aug. 29 and a whopping $9,440,79 on Sept. 29, according to third quarter federal campaign finance filings — even as the “Squad” rep on her social media accounts denounced gentrification that was taking place on the island.

Ban goes into effect on December 10. Affects children under 16. Comes with heavy fines for companies who fail to comply.
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2025/12/the-end-of-kids-on-social-media/685127/
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i dont use 4chan but i hear people post manifestos here. does where's the one for the active brown shooter

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3rjw1xnqdvt

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04vdengk3do
President Donald Trump's administration has warned that Europe faces "civilisational erasure" and questioned whether certain nations can remain reliable allies, in a new strategy document that puts a particular focus on the continent.

The 33-page National Security Strategy sees the US leader outline his vision for the world and how he will wield US military and economic power to work towards it.

Trump described the document as a "roadmap" to ensure America remains "the greatest and most successful nation in human history".

European politicians have begun to react, with Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul saying his country did not need "outside advice".

A formal National Security Strategy is typically released by presidents once each term. It can form a framework for future policies and budgets, as well as signalling to the world where the president's priorities lie.

The new document follows similar rhetoric to Trump's speech to the United Nations earlier this year, where he had harsh criticism for Western Europe and its approach to migration and clean energy.

The new report doubles down on Trump's point of view, calling for the restoration of "Western identity", combatting foreign influence, ending mass migration, and focusing more on US priorities such as stopping drug cartels.

Focusing on Europe, it asserts that if current trends continue the continent would be "unrecognisable in 20 years or less" and its economic issues are "eclipsed by the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure".

"It is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies," the document states.