Welcome to the December 19th New Newsletter!
This newsletter is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters without it! (Seriously).
Today’s Biggest News
Justice Dept. Won’t Meet Friday Deadline to Release All Epstein Files
Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate
Circles of Epstein Hell (Gifted Article)
Our Main Story: Main Stream Media Strikes Back?
‘Vanity Fair’ reporter gets an inside view from Susie Wiles, the woman behind Trump 2.0
The Vanity Fair photographer who disrupted Trumpworld’s polished image
Shouting, Ranting, Insulting: Trump’s Uninhibited Second Term
Our Main Story: Late Night Insane Chats
Reactions to Trump’s Address to the Nation: The Conversation
Fact-checking Trump’s claims in his politically charged prime-time speech
‘Execution was abysmal’: Trump economy speech doesn’t meet GOP hopes
This Week’s Links
Australian PM announces gun buy-back plan, day of reflection following Bondi Beach shooting1
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91
Suspect in Brown University shooting found dead
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into U.S.
Prosecuting ICE’s Goons Will Be Hard—but Not Impossible
How a homeless Reddit tipster helped the FBI find the Brown shooting suspect
TikTok claims to have signed agreements to create a new joint venture in the US
Meet The Former Banker Who Is Now A Private Defense Billionaire
EU leaders agree to loan $105B to Ukraine
Conservatives clash at Turning Point USA conference over MAGA movement’s direction
‘SNL’ Shocker: Bowen Yang to Exit Cast After Saturday’s Episode
Erika Kirk formally endorses JD Vance for 2028, 3 years ahead of presidential election2
What the federal marijuana policy shift means for cannabis use and research
Americans Are Increasingly Convinced That Aliens Have Visited Earth
Putin says Russian troops ‘are advancing’ in Ukraine and threatens more if diplomacy fails
Coasties to get $2,000 one-time ‘devotion to duty’ payment3
A Surprise In The House Could Decide The Fate Of Affordable Care Act Subsidies
Erika Kirk and Bari Weiss’s Weird Pro-Israel Religious Revival
The Supreme Court Just Opened the Door to a New Era of Book Bans
Kennedy Center Adds Trump’s Name to Facade4
Rubio holds year-end news conference on Venezuela, Ukraine war and Gaza
Trump won’t rule out war with Venezuela
VA to launch largest reorganization of health care system in 30 years
Ford recalls more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles due to roll-away risk
This Is Texas News
With ACA subsidies set to expire, Texas Republicans in Congress remain hazy about path forward
No Deductibles? No Co-Pays? Is This Texas-Based Health Insurer Too Good to Be True?
Blindspot Stories
Water, a ticking time bomb for Mexico
Fashion brand Zara quietly closes dozens of stores
Under Reported Stories
Spread of famine in Gaza Strip averted but Palestinians there still face starvation, experts say
U.S. Will Pay $450,000 to Wildfire Fighters With Cancer
Secret sex abuse settlements keep public in the dark about big payouts at schools
Democratic Wake Up Call
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
DNC under fire for hiding autopsy report on 2024 election5
AI News
They graduated from Stanford. Due to AI, they can’t find a job
Texas lawmakers from both parties oppose Trump’s order targeting state AI laws
AI Startup Lovable Just Minted One Of Europe’s Youngest Ever Self-Made Billionaires
I Know Ball News
Your Moments of Zen
That’s it for this week! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together. xo, Jalon
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