November 19, 1863 -
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we can not hallow – this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
November 19, 2025 -
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Trump is not have all the mentals. McDonald’s. Water. Sir! (Very strong.) An examination of the president's cognitive functioning at Monday’s McDonald’s summit. -
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-not-have-all-the-mentals-cognitive-functioning Treasury Secretary cannot answer when asked if Trump's foreign investment claims are "real." -
https://newrepublic.com/post/203381/treasury-secretary-donald-trump-foreign-investments-realThe shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. has already killed hundreds of thousands. -
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/the-shutdown-of-usaid-has-already-killed-hundreds-of-thousandsUSA is #1 arms dealer, exporting 43% of world’s weapons: 7 times more than China, 5x Russia. -
https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/13/us-top-weapons-exports-china-russia/ https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales [Seriously, follow the money.]
[Ya think? Here's a link that shouldn't have a paywall. -
https://financialpost.com/financial-times/how-trump-donors-benefited-from-second-term ]
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The Charlie Kirk purge:
Two months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people. “Government officials are threatening speakers with punishment because they disagree with what they’re saying. These are core First Amendment protections that they’re violating.” -
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/charlie-kirk-purge-how-600-americans-were-punished-pro-trump-crackdown-2025-11-19/Pennsylvania: Kyle Rittenhouse [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Rittenhouse ] appearance derails after angry locals raise hell.
News of his appearance in Luzerne County drew immediate pushback from local residents who viewed the rally as an attempt to elevate a figure associated with political violence. -
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/rittenhouse-appearance-derails/Dearborn, Michigan: Pardoned Jan. 6th rioter punched in the face during racist march. After receiving a pardon from Donald Trump, Jake Lang decided to lead a racist march through the streets of Dearborn, a city with a sizable Muslim and Arab American population. -
https://newrepublic.com/post/203383/pardoned-january-6-rioter-punched-face-racist-march-dearborn Yeah, that Jake Lang. -
https://x.com/Osint613/status/1991209315802210474Inconvenient questions in the Oval Office:
ABC chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce asked Trump whether it was appropriate for his family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while he was president. Before he could answer, she directed a question to the Saudi leader: “Your Royal Highness, the U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist [Jamal Khashoggi in 2018].
9/11 families are furious that you are here in the Oval Office. Why should Americans trust you? And the same to you, Mr. President.” ...
Trump later criticized Bruce for asking the prince a “horrible, insubordinate and just a terrible question.” He laced into her after a third query, about why the White House is waiting for congressional action to release more details about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s correspondence. “Why not just do it now?” Bruce asked.
https://apnews.com/article/media-trump-saudi-arabia-epstein-khashoggi-mbs-6cb0300433689c914250e475c4ae8483 Donald Trump says ABC should lose its broadcast license over reporter’s questions about Jamal Khashoggi murder, Jeffrey Epstein files. -
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/donald-trump-says-abc-lose-182703644.html 
Washington Post editorial board slams Trump’s Khashoggi remarks with Saudi crown prince. -
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5612796-washington-post-blasts-trump-khashoggi-remarks/ Fifa agrees World Cup matches can be moved at Trump’s request. The president has been warning host cities under Democratic control that he will call on Fifa’s president to switch venues if he deems there is a problem. [Shakedown alert, wait for it...waait for it....] -
https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/fifa-world-cup-matches-moved-trump-7bgf03gkvTrump nominates Stuart Levenbach to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Trump and Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, have called for the elimination of the CFPB, the federal consumer finance watchdog. Vought is also acting director of the CFPB.-
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-nominates-levenbach-cfpb-director-2025-11-19/John Bolton pleads not guilty In Trump’s latest political prosecution. -
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/john-bolton-not-guilty-plea-trump-classified-information-charges/Comey to argue vindictive prosecution by Trump warrants dismissal. -
https://thehill.com/homenews/5612407-comeys-challenge-trump-prosecution/ EDIT: In stunning admission, DOJ says Grand Jury never saw indictment against Comey -
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-stunning-admission-doj-says-grand-jury-never-saw-indictment-against-comey/Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered to release emails with Elon Musk. Most are completely blacked out. -
https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-releases-elon-musk-emails-redactedAfter conspiratorial rant, top federal election official must recant or resign, Democratic senators demand. -
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/exclusive-after-conspiratorial-rant-top-federal-election-official-must-recant-or-resign-democratic-senators-demand/And
Judge to address how he'll proceed with contempt inquiry into AEA deportations. The Trump administration deported hundreds of men under the Alien Enemies Act. -
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-address-hell-proceed-contempt-inquiry-aea-deportations/story?id=127644181New York State: USCIS halts naturalization ceremonies, leaving hundreds waiting. Clerks in seven upstate counties say the agency offered no explanation for the sudden cancellations. -
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/upstate-naturalization-ceremonies-canceled-uscis-21180365.phpDeep South: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to deploy about 250 federal border agents to Louisiana and Mississippi aiming to arrest around 5,000 people in the two states. The operation, which is being called "Swamp Sweep," is expected to begin in early December with a focus on southeastern parts of the states.
https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-border-patrol-swamp-sweep-1d30a524e80fa25912a38c3aea79832bCharlotte, NC: US Border Patrol arrests over 130 in first 48 hours of Charlotte immigration operation. -
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-border-patrol-arrests-over-130-first-48-hours-charlotte-immigration-operation-2025-11-17/Unease lingers after Border Patrol arrest at Pineville Super G -
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article312939376.html?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=691a032a68759f0001549016&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyBorder Patrol agents have been reported in the Boone (NC) and adjacent areas. They are targeting Christmas tree farms, conducting Kavanaugh stops, and are waiting outside certain stores.
St. Paul, MN: Dozens of federal agents raid St. Paul business, sparking protest -
https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/18/dozens-of-federal-agents-raid-st-paul-business-sparking-protest/ video -
https://x.com/Osint613/status/1991265771364798532Chicago, IL: What to know about immigration enforcement raids in Chicago after 3 months. -
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/17/chicago-immigration-enforcement-raids/Portland, OR: ‘Detain first and ask questions later’: Oregon ICE arrests shot up in October. -
https://www.ijpr.org/immigration/2025-11-16/detain-first-and-ask-questions-later-oregon-ice-arrests-shot-up-in-octoberMigrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap. -
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-courts-deportations-trump-administration-8b9fab5475c0da4c0f13f3381de91448The kids -
https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3m5wxdys5ac2hAnd
The Trump administration has not hired the best people to work for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -
https://newrepublic.com/post/203376/ice-agent-arrested-sex-trafficking-sting-told-cops-im-ice-boysJilted NYPD sergeant arrested for posing as ICE agent, ordering woman he met online report to immigration. -
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/18/nypd-sergeant-accused-of-posing-as-ice-agent-ordering-family-report-to-immigration-facility/And
According to the wording of the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R.4405), signed yesterday by both the House and Senate and now heading to the desk of President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi is able to withhold any information that:
(A) contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims' personal and medical files and similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(B) depict or contain child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) as defined under 18 U.S.C.
2256 and prohibited under 18 U.S.C. 2252-
2252A;
(C) would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary;
(D) depict or contain images of death, physical abuse, or injury of any person; or
(E) contain information specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order.
H.R.4405 states that all redactions must be accompanied by a written justification published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress.
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1991154900659573147 https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1991154900659573147/photo/1 https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1991154900659573147/photo/2 https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1991154900659573147/photo/3Harvard launches probe of former president of Harvard and now current professor Summers, other individuals mentioned in Epstein documents. -
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harvard-launches-probe-into-larry-summers-ties-with-epstein-university-newspaper-2025-11-19/ Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers quits OpenAI board after release of Epstein emails. -
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-19-2025#0000019a-9c35-d2a5-a7fa-fefd0a400000
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SNAP is back, but millions of Americans could lose benefits due to new restrictions. More than 3 million Americans could lose benefits in the next few years. -
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/snap-back-millions-americans-lose-benefits-due-new/story?id=127593186Obamacare tax credits look likely to expire as Trump rules out an extension. -
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/obamacare-tax-credits-look-likely-234015035.html2010 - When 30 million Americans received access to affordable healthcare, when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, when women no longer had to pay more for health insurance than men, when old people or people with disabilities couldn't be denied coverage, and when young adults could stay on their family's policy. -
[It appears that a lot of people seem to have forgotten what it was like before the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)in just 15 years. How sad. It looks like they're about to find out.] From a Texas source -
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k2cMCiJvuM4'Ticking time bomb': Pregnant mom dies after she couldn’t get abortion in Texas. -
https://www.rawstory.com/ticking-time-bomb-pregnant-mom-dies-after-she-couldnt-get-abortion-in-texas/South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure. -
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/south-carolina-lawmakers-debate-abortion-bi
