**Fmr. Healthcare Exec. Wendell Potter: Pete Buttigieg is running the industry playbook**
*by Augie-Morosco (<https://redd.it/eg08mg>)*
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/475883-fmr-healthcare-exec-wendell-potter-pete-buttigieg-is-running-the-industry

**The War Between Christian Papers Over Trump Is Escalating — A journalist at the Christian Post resigned over the paper's plan to run an editorial slamming it's competitor, Christianity Today.**
*by Molire (<https://redd.it/eg0bit>)*
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7qaev/the-war-between-christian-papers-over-trump-is-escalating

**Trump Administration Removes Federal Database That Tracked Pollution**
*by UnstatesmanlikeChi (<https://redd.it/eg0d9z>)*
https://www.ecowatch.com/pollution-database-trump-toxmap-2641963037.html

**Republicans decried Jeff Van Drew as a ‘socialist.’ Now he’s on their side and the GOP is falling in line.**
*by atheistpiece (<https://redd.it/eg0eac>)*
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/new-jersey/jeff-van-drew-trump-republicans-nrcc-20191226.html

**Trump says he can ignore medical marijuana protections passed by Congress**
*by IrrationalExpression (<https://redd.it/eg0g9n>)*
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/26/marijuana/trump-says-he-can-ignore-medical-marijuana-protections-passed-by-congress/?camp=bg:brief:rss:feedly&rss_id=feedly_rss_brief&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds

**Republican Gets Spine for Christmas, Finds That Mitch McConnell Is Shady AF**
*by havenoideawatimdoin (<https://redd.it/eg0glc>)*
https://www.theroot.com/republican-gets-spine-for-christmas-finds-that-mitch-m-1840659569

**CNN Legal Analyst: Trump Will Raise a New Constitutional Defense If Pelosi Delays Much Longer**
*by avidjockey (<https://redd.it/eg0hgh>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/impeachment/cnn-legal-analyst-trump-will-raise-a-new-constitutional-defense-if-pelosi-delays-much-longer/

**The 10 best things Trump has done in 2019**
*by LiarAndPropagandist (<https://redd.it/eg0i9w>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/26/best-things-trump-has-done/

**Warren, who slammed Mayor Pete for ‘wine cave,’ once hosted donors at eatery with a wine vault**
*by aw3524 (<https://redd.it/eg0j4t>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/warren-who-slammed-mayor-pete-for-wine-cave-once-hosted-donors-at-eatery-with-a-wine-vault

**Why Bernie Sanders Is Tough to Beat: His supporters are loyal, and in Iowa they don’t really have eyes for anyone else.**
*by Qu1nlan (<https://redd.it/eg0knq>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/us/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-democrats.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR1ST6UiBKffl4tt00b7nVorwSYnZ4n3biGF14GbevKDQDR8NsO8khI1LMg

**US buckles in South Korea troop-funding talks, newspaper says**
*by AudibleNod (<https://redd.it/eg0lyd>)*
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/us-buckles-in-south-korea-troop-funding-talks-newspaper-says-1.612467

**If unemployment stays low and wages rise, Trump will be unstoppable in 2020**
*by tummy_worms (<https://redd.it/eg0pmm>)*
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/26/if-unemployment-stays-low-and-wages-rise-trump-wil/

**Christmas 2019: More than half a million homeless in America**
*by misson1996 (<https://redd.it/eg0pvb>)*
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/24/pers-d24.html

**Florida sheriff blasts Amazon for not cooperating in employee’s porch-pirate case**
*by 4billlewis (<https://redd.it/eg0r0w>)*
https://www.bradenton.com/news/state/florida/article238718398.html

**Trump’s Dream Is to Become America’s Viktor Orbán**
*by zsreport (<https://redd.it/eg0r9v>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/president-trumps-dream-is-to-become-americas-viktor-orban.html

**The GOP's nightmare scenario**
*by Kunphen (<https://redd.it/eg0rev>)*
https://www.axios.com/republican-party-2020-election-wipeout-house-senate-trump-3ca4a371-cdfb-4213-9ff0-2cf058aa7537.html

**States are on front lines of 2020 election-security efforts**
*by TommyKnotts313 (<https://redd.it/eg0u7o>)*
https://apnews.com/222bd1402c96bc487f5a0a2dc5bff12c

**How Cambridge Analytica and the Trump campaign changed Big Tech forever**
*by mvea (<https://redd.it/eg0uom>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/24/how-facebook-and-big-tech-gained-dc-scrutiny-in-the-2010s.html

**Whistleblower's lawyer questions GOP senator's whistleblower protection caucus membership**
*by IrrationalExpression (<https://redd.it/eg0vfv>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/475974-ukraine-whistleblowers-lawyer-questions-gop-senators-whistleblower-protection

**Sanders campaign slams Buttigieg for 'gimmick' contest**
*by MainEchidna0 (<https://redd.it/eg0x73>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kThLhSWghcM

**The West cannot sit by while Russia exploits social media with disinformation**
*by pantangeli (<https://redd.it/eg0z5i>)*
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/475797-the-west-cannot-sit-by-while-russia-exploits-social-media-with

**While Minnesota works toward climate policy reform, Dakotas see emissions increase**
*by NotSmokinReefer (<https://redd.it/eg10uw>)*
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/government-and-politics/4829810-While-Minnesota-works-toward-climate-policy-reform-Dakotas-see-emissions-increase

**Big Money and America’s Lost Decade | Yes, the rich have too much political influence.**
*by MainEchidna0 (<https://redd.it/eg1344>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/opinion/warren-campaign-donors.html

**Elizabeth Warren embraced the high-dollar fundraiser circuit for years**
*by PDNYFL (<https://redd.it/eg13s9>)*
https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2019/12/26/warren-embraced-the-high-dollar-fundraiser-circuit-for-years-until-just-before-her-presidential-campaign

**As If Boiled Meat Wasn’t Bad Enough, Trump’s Campaign Seasoned the Season With a Website Full of Lies**
*by havenoideawatimdoin (<https://redd.it/eg14rg>)*
https://www.theroot.com/as-if-boiled-meat-wasn-t-bad-enough-trump-s-campaign-s-1840660708

**Almost 50% of Americans say Donald Trump will go down in history as a "poor" or "below average" president, a new poll finds**
*by michkennedy (<https://redd.it/eg1564>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/more-americans-say-trump-will-viewed-poor-president-poll-1479236

**The ‘But I Would Vote for Joe Biden’ Republicans**
*by TobySomething (<https://redd.it/eg15ua>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-republicans.html

**Why did Trump ditch his church in Palm Beach on Christmas Eve for evangelical service?**
*by Molire (<https://redd.it/eg17cv>)*
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/26/trump-christmas-evangelical-church-holiday/2748260001/

**'I am going to say quiet words in your face just like I did with Trump': a conversation with the Zuckerbot | Technology**
*by cyphergaiden (<https://redd.it/eg18v9>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/22/zuckerbot-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-botnik?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR26F4UDXkDRsJ1W0-Yhm_lXvbIs3uFo1G4mf0oQiP3qpbH8hQgrMR6tFCE#Echobox=1577146761

**Mike Bloomberg is trying to convince big-money Democratic donors that he can win in 2020, even though he isn't taking their money**
*by Stock412 (<https://redd.it/eg1atu>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/26/mike-bloomberg-tries-to-convince-big-money-democratic-donors-he-can-win.html

**Trump's cameo in 'Home Alone 2' was cut by a Canadian TV network. Here's why**
*by Jase919 (<https://redd.it/eg1dhu>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/12/26/trump-home-alone-2-cameo-cut-canadian-tv-network-cbc-heres-why/2751227001/

**Evangelicals shouldn't be defending Trump in tiff over editorial**
*by southpawFA (<https://redd.it/eg1fa4>)*
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/475950-evangelicals-shouldnt-be-defending-trump-in-tiff-over-editorial

**Michael Avenatti was $15M in debt when he sought $25M from Nike in extortion plot: prosecutors | Fox News**
*by deabeatdad (<https://redd.it/eg1iu2>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-avenatti-was-15m-in-debt-when-he-sought-25m-from-nike-in-extortion-plot-prosecutors

**Canadian TV lops President Trump’s 10-second cameo from ‘Home Alone 2’**
*by hhubble (<https://redd.it/eg1lez>)*
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-home-alone2-trump-scene-cut-cbc-commercials-20191226-qle224ibd5bkrdmu4fzbyn4s6a-story.html

**CBC Cut Trump’s Home Alone 2 Cameo and His Fans Are Outraged**
*by IContiSonoInutili (<https://redd.it/eg1lnn>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/cbc-cut-trumps-home-alone-2-cameo-and-his-fans-are-outraged.html

**Trump cameo cut from Canadian broadcast of Home Alone 2, riling his U.S. fans**
*by FOKOSW (<https://redd.it/eg1n5w>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/trump-cameo-cut-from-canadian-broadcast-of-home-alone-2-riling-his-us-fans/2019/12/26/73a9d700-2810-11ea-9cc9-e19cfbc87e51_story.html

**Columbia University student first to file anti-Semitism complaint under Trump order**
*by Jase919 (<https://redd.it/eg1nvh>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475980-columbia-university-student-first-to-file-anti-semitism-complaint

**Washington Post: US eyeing information warfare tactics against Russia in 2020**
*by nclobo (<https://redd.it/eg1pwb>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/26/politics/us-cyber-security-russian-interference/index.html

**Bernie Sanders Explains Why Low Unemployment Doesn’t Mean Americans Are Better Off**
*by Bernie-Standards (<https://redd.it/eg1r8m>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-unemployment-jobs-wages_n_5e051b6ee4b0b2520d13706d

**Fox News criticizes broadcaster for cutting President Trump from televised version of “Home Alone 2”**
*by MainEchidna0 (<https://redd.it/eg1rdo>)*
https://www.salon.com/2019/12/26/fox-news-criticizes-broadcaster-for-cutting-president-trump-from-televised-version-of-home-alone-2/

**Why Bernie Sanders Is Tough to Beat**
*by Crawl-Walk-Run (<https://redd.it/eg1scv>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/us/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-democrats.html

**Trump struggles when asked about Ukraine messages from Putin**
*by Jase919 (<https://redd.it/eg1u14>)*
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-struggles-when-asked-about-ukraine-messages-putin

**'Red flag' law raising red flags**
*by do_you_even_ship_bro (<https://redd.it/eg1whm>)*
https://elkodaily.com/news/local/red-flag-law-raising-red-flags/article_2d9468de-dbe9-55a3-a6b2-4d12f85f49e7.html

**Bernie Sanders Explains Why Low Unemployment Doesn't Mean Americans Are Better Off**
*by Crawl-Walk-Run (<https://redd.it/eg1woi>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-unemployment-jobs-wages_n_5e051b6ee4b0b2520d13706d

**Behind a U.A.W. Crisis: Lavish Meals and Luxury Villas**
*by cambeiu (<https://redd.it/eg1ymg>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/business/uaw-gary-jones-investigation.html

**Democratizing the UAW - The United Auto Workers has devolved into a stagnant, often corrupt union. It’s in desperate need of a democratic rejuvenation.**
*by BestofKeithBosman (<https://redd.it/eg22ho>)*
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/united-automobile-workers-uaw-general-motors

**Bloomberg News Violates Its Own Presidential Campaign Coverage Rules**
*by Bernie-Standards (<https://redd.it/eg25lh>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bloomberg-news-violates-editorial-policy-coverage-2020-democratic-presidential-primary_n_5e05213ae4b0843d360459ee

**Letters: No, Donald Trump is not the chosen one**
*by Crawl-Walk-Run (<https://redd.it/eg25n6>)*
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-122719-20191226-c4p6sh33ufd7padkpg4dskkxoa-story.html

**A White House official took a free trip to an anti-LGBTQ “hate summit”**
*by jaymar01 (<https://redd.it/eg260a>)*
https://qz.com/1775734/a-white-house-official-took-a-paid-trip-to-an-anti-lgbtq-hate-summit/

**Columbia University student first to file anti-Semitism complaint under Trump order**
*by cyphergaiden (<https://redd.it/eg2654>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/475980-columbia-university-student-first-to-file-anti-semitism-complaint?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR3svHg3eebXnweHCB1nutWJOzPFI9sRbeJc84b8hFsTwYn7GjykxyCKbDM

**Michael Moore: Maybe we owe it to young people to vote Bernie**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/eg26ez>)*
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UB8noy_yrg8

**Rep. Paul Gosar’s Weird Christmas Tweet About Clintons Backfires**
*by heinderhead (<https://redd.it/eg2795>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-gosar-weird-christmas-tweet-clintons-backfires_n_5e052186e4b05b08babdd830

**Election security worries have soared to new levels ahead of 2020**
*by bluestblue (<https://redd.it/eg2aan>)*
https://www.axios.com/election-security-russia-2020-voting-7a6dfaab-7f9c-4138-8cd1-c4938709b52f.html

**Up To 6 Closet Impeachment Supporters Among GOP Senators Claims Bill Weld**
*by Peacock-Shah (<https://redd.it/eg2b5q>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/474374-bill-weld-says-as-many-as-six-gop-senators-are-in-favor-of-convicting-trump?amp

**Trump Updates | The 10 best things Trump has done in 2019 - President Trump continued to deliver an extraordinary list of accomplishments**
*by imran16829 (<https://redd.it/eg2bzk>)*
http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/26/best-things-trump-has-done/

**Bloomberg News Violates Its Own Presidential Campaign Coverage Rules**
*by Crawl-Walk-Run (<https://redd.it/eg2de0>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bloomberg-news-violates-editorial-policy-coverage-2020-democratic-presidential-primary_n_5e05213ae4b0843d360459ee

**Michael Bloomberg’s Blatant Lies About Terrorism Show That He’s a Mainstream Politician**
*by wrme (<https://redd.it/eg2fcw>)*
https://theintercept.com/2019/12/26/michael-bloomberg-foreign-policy-terrorism/

**Public support for Trump’s conviction at all-time high, poll says. ‘This polling is a clear sign that [the] Republican policy of complete obstruction is not selling well to [the] voting public’**
*by mafco (<https://redd.it/eg2keq>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-conviction-all-time-high-msn-news-a9260336.html

**Voters Want Change, Not Centrism**
*by NewserUser (<https://redd.it/eg2ktr>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/voters-want-change-not-centrism/2752368001/

**Voters want change, not centrism**
*by Crawl-Walk-Run (<https://redd.it/eg2nxp>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/voters-want-change-not-centrism/2752368001/

**Former federal prosecutor says Donald Trump is 'outsourcing our nation's security to Putin'**
*by Crawl-Walk-Run (<https://redd.it/eg2sny>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/former-federal-prosecutor-glenn-kirschner-says-trump-outsourcing-us-security-putin-1479282

**Is revenge porn protected speech? The Supreme Court may soon weigh in.**
*by aslan_is_on_the_move (<https://redd.it/eg2tbn>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/26/is-revenge-porn-protected-speech-supreme-court-may-soon-weigh/

**After Cabinet opposed Mexican cartel policy, Trump forged ahead**
*by HugeDetective0 (<https://redd.it/eg2te6>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mexico-cartels-exclusive/exclusive-after-cabinet-opposed-mexican-cartel-policy-trump-forged-ahead-idUSKBN1YU0XQ

**I testified against Trump’s impeachment. But let’s not pretend it didn’t happen.**
*by StevenSanders90210 (<https://redd.it/eg2ubq>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/26/i-was-against-trumps-impeachment-lets-not-pretend-that-it-didnt-happen/?tid=sm_fb

**North Korea keeps world on edge with promised 'gift' to US**
*by michkennedy (<https://redd.it/eg2uxf>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/475981-north-korea-keeps-world-on-edge-with-promised-gift-to-us

**Trump eyes possible pardons for Stone, Flynn, 'other people'**
*by Creddit999 (<https://redd.it/eg2vud>)*
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-eyes-possible-pardons-stone-flynn-other-people

**It was the year of ‘OK boomer,’ and the generations were at each other’s throats**
*by adherentoftherepeted (<https://redd.it/eg2x8h>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/it-was-the-year-of-ok-boomer-and-the-generations-were-at-each-others-throats/2019/12/24/a2c2b586-1792-11ea-8406-df3c54b3253e_story.html

**Supreme Court Lawyer: Latest Poll Numbers Show ‘Trying to Hide Evidence’ Isn’t Helping Trump**
*by avidjockey (<https://redd.it/eg2xn7>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/impeachment/supreme-court-lawyer-latest-poll-numbers-show-trying-to-hide-evidence-isnt-helping-trump/

**North Korea's 'Christmas gift' threat 'pressure on Trump' to release sanctions**
*by atheistpiece (<https://redd.it/eg33ar>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/north-korea-s-christmas-gift-threat-pressure-on-trump-to-release-sanctions-75727941748

**The Growing, Cultish Paranoia Behind 'Second Amendment Sanctuary' Counties -- Sensible gun control measures? Not if these communities can help it.**
*by INMATE_NUMBER_45343 (<https://redd.it/eg36p7>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-growing-cultish-paranoia-over-second-amendment-sanctuaries_n_5e04da11e4b0b2520d131421

**Why millions of Americans — including men — will get a separate bill for abortion coverage starting in June**
*by FatassShrugged (<https://redd.it/eg36uc>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/12/26/why-millions-americans-including-men-will-get-separate-bill-abortion-coverage-starting-june/

**GOP predicts bipartisan acquittal at Trump impeachment trial**
*by article10ECHR (<https://redd.it/eg3aa8>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/475754-gop-predicts-bipartisan-acquittal-at-trump-impeachment-trial

**Fox News Panel Agree Pelosi Has 'Every Right' to Hold Trump Articles of Impeachment From Senate**
*by greenblue98 (<https://redd.it/eg3b5w>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-panel-agree-pelosi-has-every-right-hold-trump-articles-impeachment-senate-1479285

**Tony Evers says a pragmatic Democrat can defeat Trump in Wisconsin**
*by aslan_is_on_the_move (<https://redd.it/eg3fie>)*
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/12/24/tony-evers-says-pragmatic-democrat-can-carry-wisconsin-2020/2705850001/

**Survey: Germans say Trump is more dangerous than Putin, Kim or Xi**
*by Fr1sk3r (<https://redd.it/eg3fmf>)*
https://www.axios.com/germany-trump-dangerous-putin-kim-xi-64205f2a-9eb2-4884-a9f9-c7e57a017420.html

**What Happened When Trump Reshaped a Powerful Court**
*by greenblue98 (<https://redd.it/eg3hb5>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/fifth-circuit-trump-judges-devastating.html

**U.S. House vote to lift federal tax deduction cap could be short-lived**
*by aw3524 (<https://redd.it/eg3hlh>)*
http://www.startribune.com/u-s-house-vote-to-lift-federal-tax-deduction-cap-could-be-short-lived/566422592/

**Democratic insiders: Bernie could win the nomination**
*by imnotmrrobot (<https://redd.it/eg3hn5>)*
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2019/12/26/can-bernie-sanders-win-2020-election-president-089636

**Trump rips ‘Crazy Nancy’ hours after his Christmas-morning call for unity**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/eg3j0w>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/trump-rips-crazy-nancy-just-after-christmas-call-for-unity.html

**Home Alone 2: Canada's CBC broadcaster defends cutting Trump scene**
*by Normiesreeee69 (<https://redd.it/eg3jdd>)*
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50921404?ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social

**Could this bill banning ‘red flag’ gun laws make Kansas a sanctuary state for danger?**
*by popashotbruv (<https://redd.it/eg3jtr>)*
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article238719858.html

**Trump pushed drug cartel policy despite Cabinet objections: report**
*by Normiesreeee69 (<https://redd.it/eg3o19>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/drugs/475994-trump-pushed-drug-cartel-policy-despite-cabinet-objections-report

**The insane news cycles of 2019**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/eg3ovx>)*
https://www.axios.com/insane-news-cycle-attention-2019-google-interest-f89e7bc8-399d-4681-b479-00e8b6a4ccbc.html

**Hawaii County, TMT Protesters Agree To Clear The Road To Mauna Kea**
*by aslan_is_on_the_move (<https://redd.it/eg3t95>)*
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/12/tmt-and-protesters-agree-to-clear-the-road-to-mauna-kea/

**Trump jokes removal of 'Home Alone 2' cameo from Canadian broadcast is retaliation from 'Justin T'**
*by MainEchidna0 (<https://redd.it/eg3w8j>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/trade/475995-trump-jokes-removal-of-home-alone-2-cameo-from-canadian-broadcast

**Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower**
*by DJTsVaginaMonologue (<https://redd.it/eg3xf9>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-pushes-out-tweet-naming-alleged-whistleblower

**Here are all the allegations of staff mistreatment facing 2020 presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar**
*by MainEchidna0 (<https://redd.it/eg4210>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/all-staff-mistreatment-abuse-allegations-amy-klobuchar-2020-2019-2/

**GOP Sen. Murkowski ‘disturbed’ by McConnell’s pledge to coordinate with White House on impeachment**
*by lightninhopkins (<https://redd.it/eg42iw>)*
https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2019/12/gop-sen-murkowski-disturbed-by-mcconnells-pledge-to-coordinate-with-white-house-on-impeachment.html

**Missouri GOP vows to move quickly to change redistricting process**
*by ceoadmiral (<https://redd.it/eg43ut>)*
https://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20191225/missouri-gop-vows-to-move-quickly-to-change-redistricting-process

**Trump’s ‘Home Alone 2’ Cameo Cut By CBC Network, Supporters Freak**
*by lotta_love (<https://redd.it/eg46yc>)*
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e04e804e4b0843d3604133f

**Germans think Trump is more dangerous to world peace than Kim Jong Un and Putin: survey**
*by BelleAriel (<https://redd.it/eg48yi>)*
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/475998-germans-think-trump-is-more-dangerous-to-world-peace-than-kim

**Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower**
*by Kunphen (<https://redd.it/eg49sl>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-pushes-out-tweet-naming-alleged-whistleblower?via=twitter_page&source=TDB&via=FB_Page&source=TDB&via=FB_Page&fbclid=IwAR183Rd9TZ8pfQe0ik2y2oTvR84HnERM9e8PdvCY0jxNnwbCl33fT8ECZGY&source=TDB&via=FB_Page&fbclid=IwAR3KEoK10JjgFH8QSqFzvoCcj-RqVFpUMwBKjPJdBrhlgcgGMp_s-yK7fgI&source=TDB&via=FB_Page&source=TDB&via=FB_Page&source=TDB&via=FB_Page&fbclid=IwAR0w5SbzCxUwpnb9uFCglJFeZuurdHZxcTZFRKFmi7XgBgO2JGa8U96Xmg4&source=TDB&via=FB_Page

**Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower**
*by michkennedy (<https://redd.it/eg4a2a>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-pushes-out-tweet-naming-alleged-whistleblower

**Ballooning dispute: America's giant inflatable rats under attack | AFP**
*by besselfunctions (<https://redd.it/eg4b1y>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxpHf0IILV4

**Pelosi Impeachment Tactics Trigger Trump Twitter Fury**
*by DJTsVaginaMonologue (<https://redd.it/eg4ffh>)*
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/12/26/pelosi-impeachment-tactic-trump-twitter/

**Bob Barr: Virginia, birthplace of our liberty, now governed by gun control tyrants**
*by popashotbruv (<https://redd.it/eg4gce>)*
https://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/bob-barr-virginia-birthplace-of-our-liberty-now-governed-by/article_1456a9a8-281b-11ea-a822-db3486194b51.html

**FDA: It is now illegal to sell tobacco products to people younger than 21**
*by awake-at-dawn (<https://redd.it/eg4h9a>)*
https://www.wbtv.com/2019/12/26/fda-it-is-now-illegal-sell-tobacco-products-people-younger-than/

**Trump Pushes Out Tweet Naming Alleged Whistleblower**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/eg4kv0>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-pushes-out-tweet-naming-alleged-whistleblower?ref=home

**One of the nation’s biggest school systems will let students take time off to protest. The conservative backlash has begun.**
*by greeneggsanspam (<https://redd.it/eg4n90>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/one-of-the-nations-biggest-school-systems-will-let-students-take-time-off-to-protest-the-conservative-backlash-has-begun/2019/12/26/7c2ebaf8-27e3-11ea-9c21-2c2a4d2c2166_story.html

**The patriotic move is for Trump to resign**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/eg4pat>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/26/opinions/nixon-trump-impeachment-resign-higginbotham/index.html

**Trump Spends Morning Rage-Tweeting About Impeachment; Still Not Worried Though**
*by michkennedy (<https://redd.it/eg4y3q>)*
https://www.theroot.com/trump-spends-morning-rage-tweeting-about-impeachment-s-1840667494

**Can a New Counterculture Be the Elixir to Late Capitalism?**
*by lapone1 (<https://redd.it/eg5104>)*
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/can-a-new-counterculture-be-the-elixir-to-late-capitalism/

**Tobacco minimum age: FDA raises age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21**
*by mrmiyagijr (<https://redd.it/eg514j>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/12/26/tobacco-minimum-age-fda-raises-age-buy-tobacco-18-21/2753807001/

**A Year at the 5th Circuit Shows Trump’s Devastating Impact on the Courts**
*by FortyYearOldVirgin (<https://redd.it/eg5154>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/fifth-circuit-trump-judges-devastating.amp

**Trump Says He and Xi Will Sign China Trade Deal**
*by biglou722 (<https://redd.it/eg566p>)*
https://ijr.com/trump-and-xi-sign-china-trade-deal/

**Donald Trump impeachment reaches stalemate as Democrats make a strategic move**
*by HoundRocks (<https://redd.it/eg56bo>)*
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-27/impeachment-stalemate-grips-washington-for-the-holidays/11826734

**The Media Is Broken**
*by discocrisco (<https://redd.it/eg56z9>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/opinion/media-politics.html

**Trump Fires Back at CBC for Removing His 'Home Alone 2' Cameo, Blames Trudeau, Says the 'Movie Will Never Be the Same'**
*by nclobo (<https://redd.it/eg5b46>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-fires-back-cbc-removing-his-home-alone-2-cameo-blames-trudeau-says-movie-will-never-1479294

**Trump teases Canada's Justin Trudeau over 'Home Alone 2' cameo controversy**
*by biglou722 (<https://redd.it/eg5ek5>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/26/trump-teases-canadas-justin-trudeau-over-home-alone-2-cameo-cut/2753260001/

**The decade of the billionaire victim**
*by CharlieBitMyDick (<https://redd.it/eg5h37>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/26/decade-billionaire-victim/

**How the US-China trade war has changed the world**
*by shu_van_jan (<https://redd.it/eg5had>)*
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-50889740/how-the-us-china-trade-war-has-changed-the-world

**Trump has reportedly invited Boris Johnson to the US for a general election 'victory tour,' but Johnson is 'reluctant' to accept**
*by LolAtAllOfThis (<https://redd.it/eg5n1d>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/nordic?r=US&IR=T

**Republicans see Clinton's impeachment through rose-colored glasses**
*by toekknow (<https://redd.it/eg5pzx>)*
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/republicans-see-clintons-impeachment-through-rose-colored-glasses

**Michael Moore Talks Impeachment, Medicare for All, and Why Trump Might Win Again in 2020**
*by biglou722 (<https://redd.it/eg63st>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/26/michael-moore-talks-impeachment-medicare-all-and-why-trump-might-win-again-2020

**Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s use of millions from his personal fortune for public expenses raises concerns about conflicts, transparency**
*by NotSmokinReefer (<https://redd.it/eg6bvf>)*
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-personal-wealth-20191226-thxe36molvba5djcbdfcovi4re-story.html

**Tulsi Gabbard went caroling in New Hampshire on Christmas**
*by fluffyjdawg (<https://redd.it/eg6c20>)*
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/tulsi-gabbard-went-caroling-in-new-hampshire-on-christmas/

**Democrats’ denial on health care may produce Trump’s reelection**
*by Hetalbot (<https://redd.it/eg6c82>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-denial-on-health-care-may-produce-trumps-reelection/2019/12/25/23ea47c4-2589-11ea-9c21-2c2a4d2c2166_story.html

**Trump pushed drug cartel policy despite Cabinet objections: report**
*by NotsoPG (<https://redd.it/eg6cnj>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/drugs/475994-trump-pushed-drug-cartel-policy-despite-cabinet-objections-report

**Trump bullying, scapegoating is decimating U.S. foreign service**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/eg6dg5>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-bullying-scapegoating-is-decimating-u-s-foreign-service-75733573937

**'Walking Dead' Actor Endorses Andrew Yang: Here Are the 2020 Candidate's Other Celebrity Supporters**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/eg6dxi>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/walking-dead-actor-endorses-andrew-yang-here-are-2020-candidates-other-celebrity-supporters-1479283

**Andrew Yang got a bigger favorability bump than any other 2020 Democrat after the December debate**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/eg6imz>)*
https://www.fastcompany.com/90447728/andrew-yang-got-a-bigger-favorability-bump-than-any-other-2020-democrat-after-the-december-debate

**Donald Trump's 'Home Alone 2' scene cut by CBC — and Don Jr. says it's 'pathetic'**
*by amn70 (<https://redd.it/eg6mqv>)*
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/donald-trumps-home-alone-2-scene-cut-by-cbc-and-don-jr-says-its-pathetic-192112718.html

**The Trump tax cuts & corporations**
*by discocrisco (<https://redd.it/eg6pqt>)*
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/the-trump-tax-cuts-corporations-75737669675

**Ex-Giuliani adviser admits Giuliani is deteriorating, more sloppy' but says it's all part of a calculated plan'**
*by TrumpSharted (<https://redd.it/eg6qxo>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-giuliani-adviser-admits-giuliani-deteriorating-more-sloppy-says-its-all-part-calculated-1479308

**The Three Lawyers Who've Purged Thousands of Voters**
*by INMATE_NUMBER_45343 (<https://redd.it/eg6qzd>)*
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/12/the-three-lawyers-whove-purged-thousands-of-voters/

**Democrats seize on anti-Obamacare ruling to steamroll GOP in 2020**
*by NotsoPG (<https://redd.it/eg6t2s>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/26/democrats-anti-obamacare-2020-elections-089765

**Ex-Giuliani adviser admits Giuliani is deteriorating, more 'sloppy' but says it's 'all part of a calculated plan'**
*by TrumpSharted (<https://redd.it/eg6uy1>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-giuliani-adviser-admits-giuliani-deteriorating-more-sloppy-says-its-all-part-calculated-1479308

**The problem with Buttigieg’s work at McKinsey isn’t his clients. It’s McKinsey.**
*by icanredditting (<https://redd.it/eg6vdv>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/24/problem-with-buttigiegs-work-mckinsey-isnt-his-clients-its-mckinsey/

**Ex-WH ethics lawyer slams McConnell, says senator thinks he's "a judge impaneling an all-white jury for a Klansman trial"**
*by Normiesreeee69 (<https://redd.it/eg70pv>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-wh-ethics-lawyer-slams-mcconnell-says-senator-thinks-hes-judge-impaneling-all-white-jury-1479311?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1577424110

**Buttigieg's Small-Dollar Contest Seen as 'Cynical Ploy' to Lower Average Donation Amount**
*by 419e (<https://redd.it/eg776b>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/26/buttigiegs-small-dollar-contest-seen-cynical-ploy-lower-average-donation-amount?fbclid=IwAR1GqnmDyM27XPIvb5nJ9hlGZLTEE1sgrjq5-xEfiVV8U3T0bTM8XXUXn14

**30 Years Later, 3 Lessons From The Fall Of Romanian Communism**
*by SpezluvsMaga (<https://redd.it/eg77l8>)*
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/23/30-years-later-3-lessons-from-the-fall-of-romanian-communism/

**Christmas passes with no 'gift' from North Korea, but US officials are still watching closely**
*by anticyclonewake (<https://redd.it/eg79vj>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/26/politics/north-korea-christmas-gift/index.html

**Evo Morales Says He Is 'Absolutely Convinced' US Led Coup in Bolivia to Exploit Lithium Reserves**
*by NotSmokinReefer (<https://redd.it/eg7dlt>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/25/evo-morales-says-he-absolutely-convinced-us-led-coup-bolivia-exploit-lithium

**Trump Ditched The Church Where He Was Wed To Attend Evangelical Xmas Eve Service**
*by Pineapple__Jews (<https://redd.it/eg7e42>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-church-evangelical-service-christimas-eve

**Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALS Who Turned In Edward Gallagher**
*by Mateony (<https://redd.it/eg7jsx>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/us/navy-seals-edward-gallagher-video.html

**Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALS Who Turned In Edward Gallagher**
*by 004A (<https://redd.it/eg7l06>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/us/navy-seals-edward-gallagher-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

**Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALS Who Turned In Edward Gallagher**
*by lightninhopkins (<https://redd.it/eg7n2y>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/us/navy-seals-edward-gallagher-video.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

**Joe Biden Still Can’t Answer Basic Questions About Hunter and Burisma**
*by OptimusInferno (<https://redd.it/eg7s3y>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/joe-biden-hunter-burisma-axios-iowa-disqualifying.html

**Trump Won’t Say Whether Putin Influenced His View on Ukrainian Interference in 2016 Election**
*by Pineapple__Jews (<https://redd.it/eg7ze3>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/trump-wont-say-whether-putin-swayed-his-view-of-ukraine.html

**Ex-Wh Ethics Lawyer Slams McConnell, Says Senator Thinks He's 'A Judge Impaneling An All-White Jury For A Klansman Trial'**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/eg80fm>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-wh-ethics-lawyer-slams-mcconnell-says-senator-thinks-hes-judge-impaneling-all-white-jury-1479311

**Longtime campaign aide vows Sanders will continue to combat political establishment as president**
*by AvailableWrongdoer (<https://redd.it/eg80zk>)*
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/475943-longtime-campaign-aide-vows-sanders-will-continue-to-combat-political-establishment-as-president

**Look beyond the current smoke. Medicare For All is coming**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/eg870q>)*
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/opinion-look-beyond-current-smoke-medicare-all-coming/2733365001/

**With U.S. Help No Longer Assured, Saudis Try a New Strategy: Talks (Worried that they can no longer count on American defense, the Saudis have begun talking to their enemies to cool conflicts in the region.)**
*by Ronnie3d (<https://redd.it/eg8uql>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/world/middleeast/saudi-iran-qatar-talks.html

**Despite Iowa poll average showing Sanders in solid 2nd, CNN uses old poll to show him in 4th**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/eg8vcl>)*
https://www.salon.com/2019/12/27/despite-iowa-poll-average-showing-sanders-in-solid-2nd-cnn-uses-old-poll-to-show-him-in-4th/

**Buttigieg's Small-Dollar Contest Seen as 'Cynical Ploy' to Lower Average Donation Amount**
*by rommelo (<https://redd.it/eg8vxy>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/26/buttigiegs-small-dollar-contest-seen-cynical-ploy-lower-average-donation-amount?fbclid=IwAR1GqnmDyM27XPIvb5nJ9hlGZLTEE1sgrjq5-xEfiVV8U3T0bTM8XXUXn14

**Voters want change, not centrism**
*by CharyBrown (<https://redd.it/eg8yh2>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/voters-want-change-not-centrism/2752368001/

**Trump blames Justin Trudeau for being cut from ‘Home Alone 2’ in Canada**
*by CharyBrown (<https://redd.it/eg998m>)*
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/trump-blames-justin-trudeau-for-being-cut-from-home-alone-2-in-canada/

**2019: the year US foreign policy fell apart**
*by newnemo (<https://redd.it/eg9e3f>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/2019-the-year-us-foreign-policy-fell-apart-donald-trump

**In 2019, China’s international reputation took a battering (South China Morning Post article)**
*by Kleroterian (<https://redd.it/eg9els>)*
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3043543/china-cannot-just-rely-its-economic-might-silence-growing-army

**Experienced State Department diplomats are getting the Trump treatment and shown the door**
*by FOKOSW (<https://redd.it/eg9ews>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/12/27/trump-state-department-senior-foreign-service-politics-column/2748621001/

**Mitch McConnell should not favor loyalty to Donald Trump over U.S. Constitution, law professor says in top Kentucky newspaper**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/eg9pa3>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-trump-impeachment-louisville-courier-journal-1479228

**Bernie Sanders resurgence has Democrats asking: could he actually win? | Two months ago the Vermont senator had a heart attack and trailed Warren in the polls – now he’s bearing down on Biden**
*by BOOFIN_FART_TRIANGLE (<https://redd.it/eg9qnj>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/bernie-sanders-resurgence-democrats-2020-election

**Intel probe puts CIA’s Haspel in a bind**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/eg9rgf>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/27/intel-probe-cia-gina-haspel-089834

**AOC for president? The buzz has begun**
*by CharyBrown (<https://redd.it/eg9rts>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/27/aoc-president-sanders-089617

**Mitch McConnell's White House coordination admission was a "big tactical error," MSNBC host says**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/eg9sm4>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-white-house-coordination-admission-big-tactical-error-1479315

**Former Vice President Joe Biden courts the 'reasonable Republican dad'**
*by Gopiajaan (<https://redd.it/eg9svs>)*
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6118363521001#sp=show-clips

**Betsy DeVos: the billionaire Republican destroying public education**
*by Fr1sk3r (<https://redd.it/eg9v3p>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/betsy-devos-trump-republicans-education-secretary

**Trump’s New Legal Adviser Is an Anti-LGBT, Fox News-Ready Bomb Thrower**
*by qdude1 (<https://redd.it/eg9wkw>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-new-legal-adviser-jenna-ellis-is-an-anti-lgbt-fox-news-ready-bomb-thrower?ref=home

**Trump outs Ukraine whistleblower via tweet because of course he did. Panic sets in and trump ignores his advisors. No response from Melania to "Be Best" and quit his bullying.**
*by rendered_lurker (<https://redd.it/eg9xg5>)*
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/trump-retweets-attack-article-that-names-alleged-whistleblower-1.8321701

**Mitch McConnell's Big Mistake Defending Donald Trump? Listening To Him.**
*by oapster79 (<https://redd.it/eg9xv6>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnells-big-mistake-defending-donald-trump-listening-to-him

**Trump bullying, scapegoating is decimating U.S. foreign service**
*by tima101 (<https://redd.it/eg9zt9>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-bullying-scapegoating-is-decimating-u-s-foreign-service-75733573937

**Pelosi “has the right” to submit Trump to an “involuntary evaluation": Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee**
*by qdude1 (<https://redd.it/eg9zzb>)*
https://www.salon.com/2019/12/27/pelosi-has-the-right-to-submit-trump-to-an-involuntary-evaluation-yale-psychiatrist-bandy-lee/

**Trump Retweets Article Outing Name of Alleged Ukraine Whistleblower**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/ega2q8>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/27/trump-retweets-article-outing-name-alleged-ukraine-whistleblower

**Democratic insiders: Bernie could win the nomination**
*by ubaidtariq (<https://redd.it/ega2ye>)*
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2019/12/26/can-bernie-sanders-win-2020-election-president-089636

**Trump warns Republicans will "remember" this impeachment process when a Democrat is president**
*by qdude1 (<https://redd.it/ega2z8>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/impeachment-trump-he-warns-republicans-will-remember-this-impeachment-process-when-a-democrat-is-president/

**Immigration judges quit in response to administration policies**
*by nclobo (<https://redd.it/ega4g1>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/27/politics/immigration-judges-resign/index.html

**Matt Shea Plotted Insurrection to Form Christian State**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/ega5yj>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/matt-shea-christian-terrorism-washington-report-ammon-bundy.html?fbclid=IwAR2xrSOO-l_HmcPBRuwT_3aFAxJCSMduBGYBWnTwLw_E665N2FWiZlAP1OE

**Home Alone 2: Donald Trump scene cut in Canada, angering supporters**
*by Star-spangled-Banner (<https://redd.it/ega7ku>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/27/home-alone-2-trump-scene-cut-in-canada-angering-supporters

**Republicans fume over Dem threat of new impeachment articles: ‘Time to cut them off’**
*by Nawaao (<https://redd.it/ega8ja>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-fume-over-dem-threat-of-new-impeachment-articles-time-to-cut-them-off

**How Oil Companies Avoided Environmental Accountability After 10.8 Million Gallons Spilled**
*by Bolinas99 (<https://redd.it/egaa3v>)*
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-oil-companies-avoided-environmental-accountability-after-10.8-million-gallons-spilled

**GOP Lawmaker Plotted Insurrections to Establish Christian State**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/egabgj>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/matt-shea-christian-terrorism-washington-report-ammon-bundy.html?fbclid=IwAR2xrSOO-l_HmcPBRuwT_3aFAxJCSMduBGYBWnTwLw_E665N2FWiZlAP1OE

**Sanders Polling Surge Forces Democratic Establishment to Take Him Seriously**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egacje>)*
https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-polling-surge-forces-democratic-establishment-to-take-him-seriously/

**Bernie Sanders Explains Why Low Unemployment Doesn’t Mean Americans Are Better Off | Even as more Americans have jobs, many of these pay low wages, making it hard for families to get by.**
*by SetMau92 (<https://redd.it/egaer5>)*
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e051b6ee4b0b2520d13706d

**Navy SEALs on Tape: Edward Gallagher Is ‘Freaking Evil’**
*by dakandy (<https://redd.it/egaf3w>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/navy-seal-edward-gallagher-is-freaking-evil-comrade-says

**Voters want change, not centrism - Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and other candidates aiming for the so-called center do not inspire voters**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egaho4>)*
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/voters-want-change-not-centrism/2752368001/

**Trump obsesses over Pelosi as sting of impeachment spoils his holiday break**
*by Reddit_guard (<https://redd.it/egahrs>)*
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/27/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-nancy-pelosi/index.html

**IG report spurs overdue scrutiny of the surveillance state**
*by buzzboyle (<https://redd.it/egaima>)*
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/19/ig-report-spurs-overdue-scrutiny-of-the-surveillance-state/

**Andrew Yang Suggests Giving Americans 'A Tiny Slice' of Amazon Sales, Google Searches, Facebook Ads and More**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/egakx8>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-yang-trickle-economy-give-americans-slice-amazon-sales-google-searches-facebook-ads-1479121

**Three years in, Trump is still pushing his crazy border wall**
*by nom-om-nom-de-guerre (<https://redd.it/egalfy>)*
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-12-26/trump-border-wall-2020-reelection

**The Conservative Judiciary’s Fatal Attraction to Deregulation - A Neil Gorsuch ruling in 2016 has led to a marked increase in serious injuries to children from ingesting magnets.**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egamoe>)*
https://prospect.org/justice/conservative-judiciary-fatal-attraction-to-deregulation/

**Lawmakers who responded to our gun survey want stricter rules | Commentary**
*by popashotbruv (<https://redd.it/egamto>)*
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/columnists/os-op-florida-legislature-gun-law-survey-20191227-cxbayvhkgrhfhpwugbitjkozme-story.html

**Trump gets Space Force as GOP, Dems pass $738b. war budget**
*by AvailableWrongdoer (<https://redd.it/egap6q>)*
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-launches-space-force-as-gop-and-dems-pass-738-billion-war-budget/

**Thoughts on the Horowitz Report, Part I: An Introduction**
*by system_exposure (<https://redd.it/egapbz>)*
https://www.lawfareblog.com/thoughts-horowitz-report-part-i-introduction

**Lisa Murkowski's 'courage' in splitting with McConnell on impeachment trial process 'could be contagious', senator says**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/egaqg6>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/lisa-murkowski-split-mcconnell-impeachment-trial-1479327

**Trump signs measure to preserve Native languages**
*by OttawaSenators11 (<https://redd.it/egargo>)*
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/trump-measure-protect-indigenous-languages-1.5407509

**American Cities Are Becoming Shell Companies for the Rich**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egarh7>)*
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/american-cities-are-becoming-shell-companies-for-the-rich/

**Andrew Yang leads in pageviews for the first time since October; Amy Klobuchar has highest week-over-week pageview jump**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/egarj7>)*
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2019/12/24/andrew-yang-leads-in-pageviews-for-the-first-time-since-october-amy-klobuchar-has-highest-week-over-week-pageview-jump/

**Germans think Trump is more dangerous to world peace than Kim Jong Un and Putin: survey**
*by Foxhidesinfo (<https://redd.it/egas5w>)*
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/475998-germans-think-trump-is-more-dangerous-to-world-peace-than-kim

**FBI looking into pardons by ex-Kentucky Gov. Bevin: report**
*by WWENow (<https://redd.it/egawkx>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fbi-looking-into-pardons-by-ex-kentucky-gov-bevin-report-75734085960

**Republican Senator “Disturbed” by McConnell Coordination With Trump on How to Hold His Own Trial**
*by Hanginon (<https://redd.it/egaxmh>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/republican-senator-murkowski-disturbed-mcconnell-trump-white-house-coordination-impeachment-trial.html?via=homepage_section_features

**Iowa Swung Fiercely to Trump. Will It Swing Back In 2020?**
*by oapster79 (<https://redd.it/egaxsr>)*
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/iowa-swung-fiercely-trump-swing-back-2020-67940348

**Two men kicked out of Army National Guard over white supremacist ties**
*by daredelvis421 (<https://redd.it/egb35j>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/army/476010-two-men-kicked-out-of-army-national-guard-for-ties-to-white-supremacy

**World's 500 Richest People Gained $1.2 Trillion in Wealth in 2019: Analysis | "In the U.S., the richest 0.1% control a bigger share of the pie than at any time since 1929."**
*by nnnarbz (<https://redd.it/egb5ku>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/27/worlds-500-richest-people-gained-12-trillion-wealth-2019-analysis

**Bernie Sanders is not only back, he has the best shot at the nomination right now**
*by AlwaysTheNoob (<https://redd.it/egb5na>)*
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/13/bernie-sanders-not-only-back-has-best-shot-nomination-right-now/R1OTwAuVJnV8IZ1COQp5UP/story.html

**Interior Department Cut ‘Sexual Orientation’ From Anti-Discrimination Guideline**
*by nclobo (<https://redd.it/egb66r>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sexual-orientation-interior-department-ethics-guidelines_n_5dff99e3e4b0b2520d0ca480

**One surprisingly simple reason evangelicals love Trump. It’s his immigration policy.**
*by stkmro (<https://redd.it/egb6ma>)*
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2019/12/27/21038031/white-evangelicals-trump-immigration-election-2020

**Sen. Susan Collins is feeling the heat - from groups in her own party who oppose Trump**
*by WillWriteForFood2 (<https://redd.it/egbahl>)*
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/12/26/gop-groups-put-pressure-on-sen-collins-as-impeachment-trial-nears/

**Florida law would require drivers to keep hands off cell phones at all times**
*by Morihando (<https://redd.it/egbaif>)*
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-hands-free-phone-driving-20190930-hff2e7p7rbcxtacbdwkabxqvh4-story.html

**2019 Democratic primary year in review: Candidates, highlights and controversies**
*by M4A4Now (<https://redd.it/egbc1g>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/democratic-presidential-primary-year-review-1479091

**Bloomberg, Steyer spend $200 million on Democratic nomination fight**
*by exgalactic (<https://redd.it/egbd5y>)*
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/27/dems-d27.html

**In heavily white Iowa, Democratic candidates focus on minority communities**
*by black-thorne (<https://redd.it/egbdfk>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/heavily-white-iowa-democratic-candidates-focus-minority-communities-n1099566

**Creepy Uncle Joe...**
*by jbu230971 (<https://redd.it/egbgji>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/opinion/this-video-of-joe-biden-getting-way-too-close-to-young-girls-is-disturbing-watch/

**Ukraine Whistleblower’s Attorney Calls for Sen. Blackburn’s Resignation from Protection Caucus**
*by undeadwater (<https://redd.it/egbhfh>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/ukraine-whistleblowers-attorney-calls-for-sen-blackburns-resignation-from-protection-caucus/

**2 men kicked out of National Guard over alleged white supremacist ties - An antifascist group published a report saying the men were leaders of the Norse pagan group Ravensblood Kindred, part of the Asatru Folk Assembly, which researchers say endorses white supremacy.**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egbhtw>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-men-kicked-out-national-guard-over-alleged-white-supremacist-n1107591

**Trump obsesses over Pelosi as sting of impeachment spoils his holiday break**
*by DJTsVaginaMonologue (<https://redd.it/egbjps>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/27/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-nancy-pelosi/index.html

**Antibiotics Crisis Looms - New drug development not profitable enough for Big Pharma to invest, or for startups to survive.**
*by Hrafn2 (<https://redd.it/egbl8n>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/health/antibiotics-new-resistance.html

**Bernie Sanders may be hard to beat in 2020**
*by xbettel (<https://redd.it/egblu7>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/bernie-sanders-may-be-hard-to-beat-in-2020-75749445548?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

**Did Trump Really Say This About Wind and Windmills? The president raised eyebrows in December 2019 with a somewhat baffling attack on the use of wind turbines.**
*by mafco (<https://redd.it/egbm4s>)*
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-wind-windmills-fumes/

**We Can’t Obtain Immigration Justice in a World of Borders and Nations**
*by misson1996 (<https://redd.it/egbmrz>)*
https://truthout.org/articles/we-cant-obtain-immigration-justice-in-a-world-of-borders-and-nations/

**We Need a New Deal for Housing - I’ve worked hard my whole life and will probably never own a home. This is a policy shame, not a personal one.**
*by Splodey_Dope (<https://redd.it/egbn8c>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/12/27/we-need-new-deal-housing

**‘Candy Land for sheriffs:’ How California counties spend cash meant to fix jails**
*by discocrisco (<https://redd.it/egbnxz>)*
https://www.sacbee.com/news/investigations/california-prisons/article238721908.html

**AOC for president? The buzz has begun**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/egbqlb>)*
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2019/12/27/aoc-for-president-the-buzz-has-begun-1237893

**Why Bernie Sanders Is Tough to Beat**
*by Bakedschwarzenbach (<https://redd.it/egbrdm>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/us/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-democrats.html

**Charter schools vs teachers union: A high stakes L.A. school board election takes shape**
*by HenryCorp (<https://redd.it/egbs5t>)*
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-26/high-stakes-lausd-elections-for-charters-unions

**Trump’s next secretary of State search is on**
*by pantangeli (<https://redd.it/egbsco>)*
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2019/12/27/trumps-next-secretary-of-state-search-is-on-487966

**The Second Term Is Always Worse**
*by velobob (<https://redd.it/egbsib>)*
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/modis-second-term-could-be-catastrophic/604159/

**Bernie Sanders resurgence has Democrats asking: could he actually win? - Two months ago the Vermont senator had a heart attack and trailed Warren in the polls – now he’s bearing down on Biden**
*by Bakedschwarzenbach (<https://redd.it/egbszq>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/bernie-sanders-resurgence-democrats-2020-election

**Worried about abortion laws? Catholic hospital mergers also seen as threat to women's reproductive care**
*by IrrationalExpression (<https://redd.it/egbu6t>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/12/27/worried-abortion-laws-more-catholic-hospitals-also-seen-threat/4269242002/

**Here It Comes: Get Ready for a Stop-Bernie Onslaught Like You've Never Seen, Beware. Because disparaging and minimizing Bernie in 2019 didn't work, the next step in 2020 will be to trash him with a vast array of full-bore attacks.**
*by nnnarbz (<https://redd.it/egbwf7>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/12/27/here-it-comes-get-ready-stop-bernie-onslaught-youve-never-seen

**More US voters than ever care about climate – but will they go to the polls?**
*by ILikeNeurons (<https://redd.it/egbwkf>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/26/climate-crisis-us-news-polls-vote?emci=276c76dd-1228-ea11-a601-2818784d6d68&emdi=7a26010a-1628-ea11-a601-2818784d6d68&ceid=111358

**Interior Department Cut ‘Sexual Orientation’ From Anti-Discrimination Guideline | Its explanation shows that the administration is talking out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to LGBTQ rights.**
*by SetMau92 (<https://redd.it/egbx3x>)*
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5dff99e3e4b0b2520d0ca480

**Navy SEALs who turned in Gallagher: He is 'freaking evil'**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/egby4c>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/476017-navy-seals-who-turned-in-gallagher-he-is-freaking-evil

**Trump trolls Trudeau after CBC cuts U.S. president's Home Alone 2 cameo, lol**
*by Tommy__Douglas (<https://redd.it/egby5c>)*
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-screening-of-home-alone-2-is-missing-its-trump-scene-twitter-loses-its-mind

**Audit: Hundreds of local election officials in Michigan lack required training**
*by MiltonsRedStapler (<https://redd.it/egbyj0>)*
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/12/27/audit-michigan-clerk-election-training/2755409001/

**'The guy is freaking evil': New York Times releases explosive video of Navy SEALS talking about SEAL accused of war crimes**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/egbz5t>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/nyt-video-of-navy-seals-talking-about-chief-gallagher-2019-12/

**Free Chat Friday | December 27th 2019**
*by likeafox (<https://redd.it/egbzyy>)*
The last Free Chat Friday thread of 2019 and the decade!

**Trump obsesses over Pelosi as sting of impeachment spoils his holiday break**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/egc1am>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/27/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-nancy-pelosi/index.html

**Donald Trump, whiner in chief**
*by The-Autarkh (<https://redd.it/egc1g2>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/27/donald-trump-whiner-chief/

**The March For LGBTQ Rights Is Storming Through Trump Country | Some of the most conservative corners of the country passed local laws to protect LGBTQ people this year, bolstering the argument for state and federal protections.**
*by SetMau92 (<https://redd.it/egc2qp>)*
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5df7fcfbe4b047e888a2be31

**Pelosi has lost control of the Democratic Party to AOC and the "lunatic" left, Scalise says**
*by Fitness_and_Finance (<https://redd.it/egc2yv>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-pelosi-lost-control-democratic-party-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-lunatic-left-steve-scalise-1479318

**George W. Bush former lawyer: McConnell treating impeachment like 'an all-white jury for a Klansman trial'**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/egc3hp>)*
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/george-w-bush-former-lawyer-mcconnell-treating-impeachment-like-an-all-white-jury-for-a-klansman-trial

**Biden’s lasting appeal may transcend party**
*by LiarAndPropagandist (<https://redd.it/egc52z>)*
https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2019/12/bidens-lasting-appeal-may-transcend-party-editorial.html

**‘Our Message Is Too Important’: Andrew Yang Ends His MSNBC Boycott**
*by BScottyJ (<https://redd.it/egc58h>)*
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/27/democrat-andrew-yang-ends-msnbc-media-boycott-blackout/

**Trump trolls Trudeau after CBC cuts U.S. president's Home Alone 2 cameo**
*by Tommy__Douglas (<https://redd.it/egc6ij>)*
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-screening-of-home-alone-2-is-missing-its-trump-scene-twitter-loses-its-mind

**Miami Democratic Operative Roasted for Comparing Bernie Sanders to Klansman David Duke**
*by UCantBahnMi (<https://redd.it/egc8vk>)*
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-democrat-compares-bernie-sanders-to-david-duke-11385013

**Could this bill banning ‘red flag’ gun laws make Kansas a sanctuary state for danger?**
*by Morihando (<https://redd.it/egc9ub>)*
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article238719858.html#storylink=sectionheadlines

**Trump's 'Moral Character' Is Severely Lacking**
*by sketch24 (<https://redd.it/egc9vd>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/12/27/trumps-moral-character-severely-lacking

**Prosecutors Signal Anew That They May Seek A Harsher Sentence For Flynn**
*by echo249 (<https://redd.it/egcbeq>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/flynn-justice-department-delay-sentencing-briefing

**Philippines bars entry for 2 U.S. senators over Congress ban**
*by FenrirIII (<https://redd.it/egcbf9>)*
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/12/27/Philippines-bars-entry-for-2-US-senators-over-Congress-ban/3421577452885/

**Democrats' strategy: Impeach 'til the cows come home**
*by buzzboyle (<https://redd.it/egcbkq>)*
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/27/democrat-strategy-impeach-til-cows-come-home/

**AOC for president? The buzz has begun**
*by LiarAndPropagandist (<https://redd.it/egcbtg>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/27/aoc-president-sanders-089617

**Why Bernie Sanders Is Tough to Beat**
*by coolbern (<https://redd.it/egccyp>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/us/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-democrats.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20191227&section=topNews

**Opinion: Now is not the time for women to stop marching**
*by Morihando (<https://redd.it/egceoc>)*
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/27/opinion-now-is-not-the-time-for-women-to-stop-marching/

**Pete Buttigieg is satisfactory to just 27% of black Democrats, a terrible number for an ostensible frontrunner**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/egcg94>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-buttigieg-polls-terribly-among-black-democrats-2019-12

**Does Bernie Sanders have a serious chance to win 2020 nomination?**
*by M4A4Now (<https://redd.it/egcgkf>)*
https://news.yahoo.com/does-bernie-sanders-serious-chance-143639792.html

**Bizarre Fortunes Flourish as World’s Richest Gain $1.2 Trillion**
*by rendered_lurker (<https://redd.it/egchfg>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-27/world-s-richest-gain-1-2-trillion-as-kylie-baby-sharks-prosper

**WaPost editorial blasts spending bill as handout to upper middle class**
*by sketch24 (<https://redd.it/egck98>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/476020-wapost-editorial-blasts-congressional-spending-bill-as-handout-to-upper-middle

**Pete Buttigieg needs Latino voters to win the Democratic primary. That means he's in trouble.**
*by EnoughStyle (<https://redd.it/egclg3>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/pete-buttigieg-needs-latino-voters-win-democratic-primary-means-he-ncna1107331

**George W. Bush former lawyer: McConnell treating impeachment like 'an all-white jury for a Klansman trial'**
*by thjeco (<https://redd.it/egclr4>)*
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/george-w-bush-former-lawyer-mcconnell-treating-impeachment-like-an-all-white-jury-for-a-klansman-trial

**New York Times: Leaked videos show SEALs describing Gallagher's conduct**
*by d-bake (<https://redd.it/egcmb3>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/27/politics/eddie-gallagher-navy-seals-video-interviews/index.html