Also, DOJ uncovers 1M new Epstein files
| | | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🚀 Trump orders Christmas strikes on ISIS in Nigeria. President Trump launched US airstrikes on ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas night, saying the group was "slaughtering Christians" and warning there would be "many more dead terrorists" if the attacks continue. The strikes were coordinated with Nigerian authorities. | 🚨 DOJ found over a million new Epstein files. The Justice Department announced it uncovered more than a million additional Epstein-related documents, delaying the full release mandated by Congress. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) suggested the volume implies more than two people — Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell — were involved in the sex trafficking operation. | 💰 Rand Paul exposes $1.6 trillion in waste. Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) annual "Festivus Report" revealed over $1.6 trillion in allegedly wasteful spending, including $1 million teaching ferrets to binge drink and $14 million making monkeys play "The Price Is Right." Paul called Trump's cuts "a good start," but contends they are "a drop in the bucket." | 📺 Stephen Miller slams 60 Minutes over bias. White House adviser Stephen Miller criticized CBS News for "another pathetic 60 Minutes hatchet job," preparing what he called a biased, sympathetic segment about gang members sent to El Salvador's CECOT prison, arguing it ignored important Trump administration context. |
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| | | QUICK AND IMPORTANT | State Department sanctions foreign activists | |
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| | | MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER | How left and right outlets frame Trump's strikes on ISIS in Nigeria | | | Mentioned behind the paywall: CNN and BBC on the left, and The Daily Caller and RedState on the right. |
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| POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | Who's the best Christmas singer? | 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🎤 Frank Sinatra (145)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ❄️ Bing Crosby (988)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👩 Ella Fitzgerald (49)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🫧 Michael Bublé (178)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 💬 Other (148) | ❄️ Bing Crosby: "Bing's voice is so special and unique. You hear it and you know it's Christmas!" — Zoe 👩 Ella Fitzgerald: "The queen of jazz, obviously." — Peter 🫧 Michael Bublé: "Although Bing's 'White Christmas' is a timeless classic, Michael's Christmas album has many great songs." — Carol 💬 Other: "Andy Williams and Doris Day. Yeah, I'm old. Bite me." — Patricia | | | | 1,508 votes |
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