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🇺🇸TRUMP REPORTEDLY PULLED THE STRINGS ON NEW HOUSE FUNDING BILL Speaker Johnson admitted to constant contact with Trump during the negotiations, and the results speak for themselves. The bill gutted protections for the January 6 Committee and yanked funding from a State Department agency accused of silencing conservatives. Oh, and in case you were wondering, the bill went from a bloated 1,500 pages to a neat 120, with $20B for agricultural disasters and $10B to throw a lifeline to struggling farmers. Source: @CollinRugg, Fox News

🚨🇲🇾 MALAYSIA GREENLIGHTS ANOTHER SHOT AT FINDING MH370 Nearly a decade after MH370 vanished with 239 people on board, Malaysia has given Ocean Infinity another chance to do what years of searching couldn’t—find the plane. Armed with fresh data and plenty of optimism, the UK- and US-based firm will scour 5,800 square miles of the Indian Ocean. The deal? “No find, no fee.” If they hit the jackpot, Malaysia owes them $70 million. The search is expected to kick off in early 2025, during prime ocean-scouring season, January to April. Families, still desperate for answers, hope this isn’t just another wild goose chase. After all, some debris turned up years ago, but the mystery still has more twists than a Netflix docuseries. Fingers crossed this time someone actually finds something. Source: CBS

🇺🇸 STATEN ISLAND AMAZON STRIKE HEATS UP Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse (JFK8) just joined the Teamsters' biggest-ever strike, now spanning seven facilities in four states, with nearly 10,000 workers involved. Workers demand fair pay, pointing out that Amazon drivers earn half what UPS drivers make despite Amazon pulling in $500 billion annually. Amazon says everything’s fine, but with arrests, picket lines, and thousands striking, things are looking messy. Source: Eyewitness News

🚨🇺🇸 CFPB SUES BIG BANKS OVER $870M ZELLE FRAUD SCANDAL The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Zelle’s parent company, accusing them of turning Zelle into a “gold mine for fraudsters.” Over seven years, customers lost $870 million to scams—while many were told to chase down scammers themselves to recover their money. CFPB Director, Rohit Chopra: “The nation’s largest banks felt threatened by competing payment apps, so they rushed to put out Zelle. By their failing to put in place proper safeguards, Zelle became a gold mine for fraudsters, while often leaving victims to fend for themselves.” Zelle called the lawsuit “factually flawed,” while JPMorgan Chase has threatened to sue the CFPB back—because apparently no one likes being blamed for $870 million in customer losses. Source: Daily Hodl

🇺🇸 TENACITY VENTURE CAPITAL FOUNDER: ELON AND TRUMP SHUT DOWN A BILL BEFORE TAKING OFFICE Tenacity Venture Capital Founder, Ben Narasin: "I'm sort of impressed with how much influence Donald Trump and Elon Musk have had before even taking office. I do think there were things added on to this bill. I haven’t read the whole thing, obviously, it’s 1,700 pages." Source: CNBC

🚨🇸🇦🇩🇪 SAUDI ARABIA CONDEMNS CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACK IN GERMANY Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the tragic incident at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, where a car plowed into a crowd, causing deaths and injuries. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the incident that took place in a market in the city of Magdeburg in the Federal Republic of Germany in which a car plowed into crowds, resulting in the death and injury of a number of people. The Kingdom expresses its solidarity with the German people and the families of the victims." Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its rejection of violence and wished the injured a swift recovery. Source:@KSAmofaEN

🚨🇺🇸 SUV CRASHES INTO TEXAS BARBERSHOP, LEAVES CHAOS AND INJURIES When you think barbershops, you think fresh fades—not SUVs crashing through walls. Surveillance footage captured the terrifying moment a speeding SUV plowed into a Houston barbershop, injuring three people, including a 10-year-old boy. Some inside ran for the door after a painter outside shouted a warning, but 25 people were still caught in the chaos. The 61-year-old driver, fresh from dialysis, may have had a medical emergency. Before turning the barbershop into a drive-thru, the SUV had already hit a church and several cars. The injured were taken to the hospital, and police are now investigating the situation. Source: @rawsalerts

🇺🇸BIDEN PLANS TO EMPTY DEATH ROW? Word is, Biden’s thinking about commuting the sentences of every single one of the 40 men on federal death row—including Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Looks like Biden’s planning to put the brakes on Trump’s execution spree, which set a new bar for speed and efficiency during his first term. Critics, of course, are not thrilled. They argue this could completely ignore victims' families and open the door for accusations of undermining justice. Source: WSJ, @CollinRugg Media Source: CNN

🚨🇩🇪GERMANY ATTACK SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY IDENTIFIED The attacker is allegedly a Saudi-born man who fled his home country in 2006 after being accused of rape. He became a German citizen in 2016 after Germany reportedly refused Saudi extradition requests. Social media activity linked to him shows anti-Islamic sentiments and his opposition of "Islamization" in Europe. Some accounts suggest the attack may have been staged to blame Islam. We reached out to the alleged suspect via DM on X but have not received a response Source: @ShaykhSulaiman, @sentdefender, Der Spiegel

🇺🇸 SPEAKER JOHNSON: THE BIPARTISAN BILL PASSED—WE'RE READY FOR JANUARY "We are really grateful that tonight, in bipartisan fashion with overwhelming, majority of votes, we passed the American Relief Act of 2025. This is America first legislation, because it allows us to be set up to deliver for the American people. In January, we will make a sea change in Washington." Source: C-SPAN

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HOW 𝕏 TORPEDOED THE SPENDING BILL—WE ARE THE MEDIA NOW Users on 𝕏 took aim at Washington’s omnibus spending bill after @DOGE leaders Elon and Vivek called it wasteful. Their relentless posts left lawmakers scrambling. By the time party leaders chimed in, the damage was done. This shows the power of the people when their voices aren’t silenced. We are the media now. Source: Business Insider Media Source: Content Supply

🚨🇩🇪 NAOMI SEIBT: THE AfD AND 𝕏 CAN SAVE GERMANY " I want to say only 𝕏 can save Germany. We have been held hostage by the mainstream media that we pay taxes for in Germany and 𝕏 gives us an escape. It gives us free speech." Source: @naomiseibt

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🚨🇺🇸BIDEN ADMIN’S BIG TECH COLLUSION BOMBSHELL Emails are out, and they’re ugly: Stanford, Facebook, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) teamed up on an “Election Integrity Partnership” during the 2020 election. One email reveals DHS quietly pushing platforms to suppress “misinformation.” A Facebook exec admitted, “DHS cannot openly endorse the portal.” This isn’t about protecting democracy—it’s a government-tech censorship machine in plain sight. Source: @Weaponization

🚨🇺🇸 SEN. RAND PAUL: I’LL VOTE TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN AND SIGNIFICANTLY CUT SPENDING “There is a good chance that, as the budget fight comes to a climax, I’ll be allowed a vote on my amendment to keep the government open but significantly cut spending.” Source: @RandPaul

🚨🇺🇸 SENATORS DROP BY TO WATCH HOUSE FINALLY DO ITS JOB After spending the week waiting for the House to send over a funding bill, a few senators strolled across the Capitol to catch the last-minute drama. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) were among those watching the House scramble to avoid a shutdown. Guess it’s not every day you get to witness a miracle—or lawmakers actually working. Source: AP

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🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: HOUSE PASSES 3-MONTH FUNDING BILL The House approved a short-term funding bill with just hours to spare before the shutdown deadline. Final vote tally: Yea: 366 Nay: 34 Present: 1 Not voting: 29 The bill now heads to the Senate for final approval. Source: AP Media Source: C-SPAN

🇺🇸IT HAS PASSED! 3RD TIME WAS THE CHARM - CR BILL PASSES With just hours to spare, the House approved Speaker Mike Johnson’s funding plan, avoiding a federal shutdown ahead of the holidays. The bill funds the government through March, provides $100B in disaster aid, and $10B for farmers—but leaves out President-elect Trump’s demand for a debt ceiling increase. Source: AP

🚨12 HOUR NEWS RECAP 🇭🇷 Croatia: A 19-year-old stormed a classroom in a horrifying knife attack, stabbing 7 people, including 5 kids, and killing 1. 🇷🇺 Russia: Moscow launched airstrikes on Kyiv, claiming hits on Ukraine’s SBU, “Luch” design bureau, and Patriot defenses. Apparently, missile diplomacy is trending. 🇺🇸 U.S.: Congress failed a trimmed-down spending bill, so buckle up for a shutdown. Trump chimed in, calling to scrap the debt ceiling altogether. Chaos? Classic D.C. 🇩🇪 Germany: President Steinmeier might dissolve parliament after Scholz lost a confidence vote. New elections? Just what Europe’s powerhouse needs—more drama. 🇺🇸 MrBeast: Forget YouTube—MrBeast just dropped “Beast Games” on Amazon Prime. A thousand contestants, $5M up for grabs. Think “Squid Game,” but with fewer red jumpsuits and more screaming. 🇸🇾 Syria: U.S. diplomats in Damascus for rare talks with rebels. Goals? Discuss Syria’s future and locate missing Americans like Austin Tice. 🇮🇳 India: A chemical truck exploded on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, killing 9 and torching 40 vehicles. 🇵🇱 Poland: Hungary gave asylum to Romanowski, a Polish ex-deputy minister accused of embezzling €40M. Poland’s furious, summoning Hungary’s ambassador. EU family feuds never disappoint. 🇺🇸 Virginia: A massive fire at Intermont College turned Bristol into an apocalypse set. Flames visible for miles, smoke choking the air.

ELON: IT’S TOTAL MADNESS FOR GERMANY TO SHUT DOWN ITS NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS “I think it's very important that Germany does not shut down its nuclear power stations. I think this is extremely crazy. I want to be super clear: In my opinion, Germany should not only not shut down the nuclear power plants, it should reopen the ones that were shut down. Those are the fastest ones to restart. It's crazy to shut down nuclear power plants, especially if you're in a place where there's no natural disasters. Maybe, if you're somewhere where there are severe earthquakes or tsunamis or something like that, it's more of a question mark. But if there's no massive natural disaster risk, which Germany does not have, then there's really no danger with nuclear power plants. I can't emphasize enough: Please, do not shut down the nuclear power plants. And please, reopen the ones that have been shut. This is total madness to shut them down, I want to be clear. I would say this is a national security risk. Listen: Playtime is over, okay? Obviously, playtime is over. I think people don't understand: Coal power plants, because of their emissions, cause a certain number of deaths every year. It's far more dangerous than nuclear power plants.” Source: Welt, April 2022

🧵 THREAD: UNPACKING SPENDING CHOICES IN THE LATEST VERSION OF THE BUDGET BILL The government just rolled out the updated 2025 Continuing Resolution, and while it keeps things running, some of the spending choices have us scratching our heads. The 2025 CR is packed with spending that has us wondering: Is this really urgent? Déjà vu, anyone? Molasses inspections made it into the cut, and long-term submarine salaries and tree planting don’t feel like immediate crises. Let’s dive into the most bizarre, questionable, and outright unnecessary expenses tucked into this “emergency” bill.... 🧵

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X is powered by incredible people who pour their hearts into this platform every day. @wanghaofei is one of those people. When one of our Elon Spaces crashed, he wasn’t just there with quick fixes — he worked well into the night when it mattered most. When my account was hacked, he didn’t just restore access — he responded within seconds and investigated the matter diligently. Late nights, tough challenges — Haofei shows up. Not as a faceless figure behind the scenes, but as someone who makes X feel secure, connected, and alive. When bugs hit the timeline, he doesn’t just acknowledge them — he’s there, responding to public reports, digging deep, making sure all issues are addressed. He doesn’t just fix problems — he builds bridges between the platform and its users. To Haofei, and to every single person at X who works tirelessly to make this platform better — thank you. You’re living proof of the culture @elonmusk and @lindayaX have built. Together, you’re making X more than a platform. It’s a movement. We are the media.

🇺🇸REP. ROSA DELAURO: “ELON IS A CHINESE COMMUNIST!” In a heated letter, Rep. Rosa DeLauro has accused Elon of siding with the Chinese Communist Party, claiming he acted to “protect his wallet and the Chinese Communist Party at the expense of American workers.” mmm k... Elon: “I’m concerned that a dangerous Skeksis somehow made it into the Capitol Building!” Sources: Wall Street Journal, CNN, New York Times, X

🇩🇪CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACK: LONE WOLF IDENTIFIED USING RENTAL CAR According to Saxony-Anhalt's PM Reiner Haseloff, the suspect drove into the crowd at the Magdeburg Christmas market using a rental car with Munich license plates. The suspect, a doctor from Bernburg, a small town approx. 20 miles from Magdeburg, with Saudi Arabian roots, has lived in Germany since 2006 and holds a permanent residence permit. Haseloff stated that there was no longer any danger to the public, emphasizing that this was the act of a lone individual. Source: NTV

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🇺🇸THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM? CONGRESS TRIES (AGAIN) TO AVOID A SHUTDOWN Speaker Mike Johnson is rolling out his third plan to keep the government’s lights on, featuring: • A funding extension until March (a.k.a. kicking the can down the road). • $110 billion for disaster relief and farmers. Gone is Trump’s demand to raise the debt ceiling. Now, Republicans are bickering, Democrats are side-eyeing, and a shutdown looms at midnight. Will this be the plan that saves the day? Source: Washington Post