Tell Judge Engoron to make Trump pay every cent in his $250 million fraud trial!

World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1

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Ron DeSantis in full pipe-dream mode, says he will pardon Trump if he becomes president
Floundering presidential wannabe and part-time Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined fellow Republican longshots Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy in vowing to pardon the serially indicted, seditious grifter should he somehow become president. Currently a bajillion points behind in basically every poll, DeSantis won't ever actually have to worry about following through on that groveling campaign promise.

Take Action: Tell Republicans to keep their hands off birth control!

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Fox anchor issues MUST-SEE warning on Trump for 2024
Brian Tyler Cohen goes deep with Fox LA's Elex Michaelson on the biggest stories of 2023 and the unprecedented year ahead as the serially indicted, seditious ex-president enters 2024 as the runaway Republican frontrunner for the most important election of our lifetime. Happy new year, folks!

Take Action: Don't let Republicans get away with taking credit for the Biden infrastructure plan they opposed!

ALERT: McConnell on the cusp of convincing Senate Democrats to sell out human rights
United We Dream: Senate Republicans are primed to score one of their biggest victories on one of their most insidious agenda items. In negotiations for war aid, Democrats are signaling a willingness to trade away immigrant and asylum protections — a move that would immediately condemn many to death and untold masses to a life of suffering. It is absolutely unacceptable for Democratic leaders to enable this Trumpian scheme to persecute those in the most need. Please add your name to demand Democrats stay strong against the MAGA agenda!

Big five oil companies to reward shareholders with record payouts
Like a giant middle finger hoisted up at the sun and sky and all living things below, the world’s five largest listed oil companies — BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies — are expected to reward their investors with record payouts of more than $100 BILLION for 2023 against a backdrop of growing public outrage at fossil fuel profits and the increasingly catastrophic climate change they continue to exacerbate. Tax. The. Fucking. Rich.

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Clarence Thomas must recuse himself from ruling on Trump’s 2024 eligibility, Dem Rep. Jamie Raskin says
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the House Oversight Committee’s ranking Democrat, said Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself if the high court decides to hear cases regarding decisions in some states on whether to remove Donald Trump from primary ballots in 2024. We'll take it a step further and say Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from literally any case before the court on account of being the most seditious, corrupt, radical, right-wing jurist on a bench full of heavyweight contenders for such a dubious title. But we'll settle for this single recusal for starters.

Take Action: Demand Clarence Thomas recuse himself in Trump's disqualification case!

Rhode Island Hall of Fame nixes disastrous Mike Flynn induction
The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame has thought better of inducting convicted enemy of the state and QAnon enthusiast Mike Flynn, saying it was "poor timing" to honor the pardoned liar "in this turbulent and politically-charged environment." A slew of board members resigned to protest the planned induction, and a representative said the rest of the board feared riots at the ceremony and would delay to "a more peaceful and rational time and a more secure place." Uh, how about never and nowhere?

GOP Gov. Greg Abbott ships 350 migrants to Chicago on New Year’s Eve
Texas Gov. and human trafficker Greg Abbott capped of his quest to become Time Magazine's Shittiest Person of the Year by shipping 350 more migrants from Texas to Chicago — on New Year's Eve, no less. Hats off, Greg. You really are the worst.

Republicans pull CHILLING stunt amid Trump disqualification
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Utterly dangerous.