[California] Supreme Court won’t hear same-sex wedding cake case [Updated] The U.S. Supreme Court today turns down the bakery's cert. petition, too. Civil rights judgment against the bakery stands. horvitzlevy.com/supreme-court-…

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-prev…

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Heartbreaking piece from ProPublica about how Trump's dismantling of USAID is leading to the slow starvation of refugees: propublica.org/article/kenya-… It's hard to fathom the cruelty of officials who would abruptly pull food from families in refugee camps, leaving them nothing.

Gaza of course dominates coverage of Israel/Palestine. But as this excellent The New York Times piece reports, extremist Israeli settlers backed by the Israeli government and the IDF are systematically stealing Palestinian land and brutalizing Palestinian farmers: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Donald Trump’s Lawsuit Has Entered the Find Out Phase, by Mary Geddry open.substack.com/pub/marygeddry…

This is terrifying Neo-Nazi Group Steps Up Operations as FBI Pulls Back politicalwire.com/2025/12/24/neo… via Taegan Goddard

Jamie Raskin: Jan. 6 Never Ended nytimes.com/2026/01/06/opi… via New York Times Opinion

Could the Russians have scripted this any better? Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional nytimes.com/2026/01/23/hea… via @NYTimes

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“I wish I believed in Hell, because if it did exist, the enablers would be going there along with the monsters.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugma…

This is another Trump gift to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. When the American government arrests journalists for committing journalism, this devalues the image of American democracy worldwide and gives Putin and Xi an excuse for their own persecution of journalists.

Jeff Bezos, who could keep the Wash Post a pillar of American democracy with the change dug out from his limousine seats, sets an example of surrender to authoritarianism for every other business person and institution in America.

For the first time in more than half a century, we face a world without any binding limits on the strategic nuclear arsenals of Russia & the US. I urge both States to return to the negotiating table without delay & to agree upon a successor framework that restores verifiable

I condemn today’s military escalation in the Middle East. The use of force by the United States & Israel against Iran, and the subsequent retaliation by Iran across the region, undermine international peace & security.   All Member States must respect their obligations under

“Let's work together to eradicate the rising tide of anti-Muslim hatred & bigotry.” At General Assembly event marking the Int'l Day to End Islamophobia, António Guterres urges people to build a world rooted in respect, inclusion, justice & peace for all. un.org/sg/en/content/…

“War is not the answer. We need a way out of this disaster. Diplomacy is the way out. Full respect of international law is the way out. Peace is the way out.” — António Guterres calls for an immediate end to the war in the Middle East. un.org/sg/en/content/…