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December 24, 2025

Rep. Thomas Massie: DOJ did break the law by making illegal redactions and by missing the deadline. By the way, who's c


Thomas Massie
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DOJ did break the law by making illegal redactions and by missing the deadline.

By the way, who’s controlling the DOJ X account on Christmas Eve and using words like “dope” to refer to reporters?
https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2003865874537828565?s=20
December 24, 2025

Home Depot being hit with a massive protest after months of helping ICE with their raids on innocent IMMIGRANTS


https://www.youtube.com/@ReallyAmerican

Dec 22, 2025
Really American host Steve Harness breaks down Home Depot being hit with a massive protest after months of helping ICE with their raids on innocent immigrants!
December 24, 2025

Why the Epstein Files Were Released Right Before Christmas Adam Kinzinger



Why the Epstein Files Were Released Right Before Christmas
Adam Kinzinger



Dec 23, 2025
The Epstein files were released right before Christmas and that timing matters. Dumping controversial information on a holiday is one of the oldest tricks in politics, designed to limit attention and control the news cycle. In this video, we break down why this happens, how it works, and what the timing of this release suggests.
December 24, 2025

Ukraine officially began celebrating Christmas on December 25 as a public holiday in 2017, introducing an additional day



Ukraine without Christmas Truce
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#StandwithUkraine

theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-with...

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Ukraine without Christmas Truce

24.12.2025
https://theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-without-christmas-truce/

Ukraine officially began celebrating Christmas on December 25 as a public holiday in 2017, introducing an additional day off. Later, in 2023, the Verkhovna Rada made December 25 the official date for celebrating Christmas nationwide.

This change is symbolic. It reflects Ukraine’s broader decolonization and its choice to celebrate the most significant winter holiday with the civilized world. Russia, however, cannot accept this choice and continues to manipulate the issue of dates.
Christmas Truce

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Russia to declare a Christmas truce with Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy supported the idea, though he expected Russia to reject it. At the end of their joint press conference on December 15, Merz expressed hope that Russians still have “remnants of humanity.” Zelenskyy responded briefly: “There are no remnants.”

Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, said:

We want peace; we don’t want a truce to give Ukraine a break and prepare for the continuation of the war.


On December 23, Russia conducted another mass attack, proving the emptiness of such statements.........................





December 24, 2025

Map Shows Range of China's Ship-Killer Missiles Targeting US Territory

Source: newsweek


Dec 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM EST Ryan Chan


China continues to bolster its ship-sinking capability amid United States naval presence in the Pacific, as a Newsweek map shows the East Asian military power is capable of targeting American warships off the West Coast with long-range ballistic missiles.

China has maintained a large and growing arsenal capable of directly threatening the U.S., challenging and disrupting its military presence in or around a conflict in the Asia-Pacific region, the Pentagon said in its Chinese military power report on Tuesday.
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Why It Matters

Facing China's assertive activities that threaten its allies in the western Pacific, the U.S. maintains a persistent naval presence, including aircraft carriers, in line with its island chain strategy, which aims to deter and defend against potential Chinese aggression.

Meanwhile, the Chinese military has developed a missile-centered strategy that seeks to prevent or restrict U.S. forces from entering and operating in a given area, serving as a countermeasure against U.S. intervention in a potential conflict in the western Pacific..................................



Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/map-range-china-ship-killer-missiles-us-11266085?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1766590142






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Newsweek @Newsweek
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Missiles are a key tool for China to prevent or restrict U.S. naval forces from entering and operating in the Pacific.
https://x.com/Newsweek/status/2003850767610871922?s=20
December 24, 2025

Child sex crimes are rampant. "A wake-up call."

Child sex crimes are rampant. “A wake-up call.”
By Ken Curtis
Published: Dec. 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM CST

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - If the allegations are true arrests this weekend send a message, and it’s a bad one.

...........First-degree human trafficking involves obtaining, recruiting, inducing, harboring, restraining, or transporting anyone, especially minors, for sexual or labor exploitation, or paying for sexual conduct with a minor.

Those arrested because of Operation Nutcracker include:

Jessie Kaleb Barefield. 24

Gregory Adam Lewis, 38

Timothy Delane Smith, 29

Emmitt Reed Jones, 40

Hunter Erik Bedsole, 20

Justin Westbrook 35


https://www.wtvy.com/2025/12/22/child-sex-crimes-are-rampant-wake-up-call/



Child sex crimes are rampant. “A wake-up call.”

Multiple agencies worked together on Operation Nutcracker, which netted seven men who were ready to pay for sex with a child, according to charging documents.

www.wtvy.com/2025/12/22/c...

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December 24, 2025

WSJ: Israel Won't Leave Gaza, Will Build Settlements, Defense Minister Says Statements are at odds with Trump's multipha





Israel Won’t Leave Gaza, Will Build Settlements, Defense Minister Says
Statements are at odds with Trump’s multiphase peace plan for the enclave


https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-wont-leave-gaza-will-build-settlements-defense-minister-says-42d05b3a

By Anat Peled

Updated Dec. 23, 2025 12:14 pm ET


Gaza Is Under 68 Million Tons of Rubble. How Will It Rebuild? Play video: Gaza Is Under 68 Million Tons of Rubble. How Will It Rebuild?
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Millions of tons of debris, thousands of unexploded bombs, and tens of thousands of displaced families. What will it take to rebuild Gaza? Photo: Mohammed Saber/EPA/Shutterstock

TEL AVIV—Israel’s defense minister said the country would never leave Gaza and would eventually build Jewish settlements there, statements at odds with President Trump’s multiphase plan for the enclave.

Defense Minister Israel Katz made the remarks at an event celebrating an agreement to build new housing units in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that included government and military officials. They came ahead of an expected meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump.

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December 24, 2025

Live coverage: HIGH RISK FLOODING in Southern California with 4-14 inches of rain. LA, San Diego,



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HIGH RISK FLOODING in Southern California with 4-14 inches of rain. LA, San Diego, Santa Barbara in the bulls-eye. Sierra Nevada seeing 100 MPH gusts. Travel is IMPOSSIBLE. Get to the 24/7 LIVE coverage NOW!

https://x.com/OfficialYallbot/status/2003745968106160522?s=20




And in Northern California............
https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2003208931343237259?s=20

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