Appeals court allows special counsel's report about Trump's election interference case to be released to public  —  The president-elect could still appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.  —  A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department can release a report …

How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble  —  The phone call centered on a former law clerk of Justice Alito's.  In the eyes of the Trump team, the clerk still needed to prove his loyalty to the president-elect.  —  Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. received a call on his cellphone Tuesday.

'It's Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now': Employees Protest Zuckerberg's Anti LGBTQ Changes  —  Meta employees are furious with the company's newly announced content moderation changes that will allow users to say that LGBTQ+ people have “mental illness,” according to internal conversations obtained …

Donald Trump Jr.'s Ridiculous Greenland Trip Just Took a Dark Turn  —  A MAGA visit intended to make Greenland look pro-Donald Trump appears staged from the bottom up.  —  The so-called tourism trip saw Donald Trump Jr., far-right political pundit Charlie Kirk, and Trump administration …

Fetterman to be first sitting Democratic U.S. senator to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago  —  Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has accepted an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to meet with him at his Mar-a-Lago estate, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans.

‘Pizzagate’ gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say  —  A man who fired a gun inside a restaurant in the nation's capital after a fake online conspiracy theory called “Pizzagate” motivated him to do so nearly a decade ago was shot and killed by North Carolina police during a weekend traffic stop.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump spread disinformation as wildfires rage in the LA area … As fires rage across Los Angeles and tens of thousands flee their homes, the usual suspects have decided to blame the blazes on their political enemies.  In a series of posts on Truth Social …

Federal judge strikes down Biden Title IX rules  —  A federal judge in Kentucky struck down changes made to Title IX by the Biden administration Thursday, ruling that the new regulations, which had sought to expand nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ students, violate the Constitution.

Inside Trump's Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump's advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is likely to justify …

Barry Blitt's “Two's a Crowd”  —  Elon Musk takes center stage.  —  In cartoonist Barry Blitt's portrayal of the upcoming Inauguration Day, the new President is sidelined into a dash of yellow hair and a sliver of red tie.  “On January 20, 2025, the next leader of the United States—and of the free world—assumes power,” Blitt said.

Anita Bryant, Singer and Crusader Against Gay Rights, Dies at 84  —  She has hits with songs like “Paper Roses” and served as a spokesperson for Florida orange juice before her career came crashing down.  —  Anita Bryant, the pop singer and Oklahoma beauty queen who gained fame by convincing America that a …

Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims  —  Counsel for plaintiffs in a copyright lawsuit filed against Meta allege that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave the green light to the team behind the company's Llama AI models to use a dataset of pirated e-books and articles for training.

Trump discusses his viral moment with Obama  —  Donald Trump is talking about what appeared to be a warm moment between him and Barack Obama.  Trump concedes the pair did seem to be on friendly terms when cameras captured them chatting, and Obama laughing as they sat next to each other Thursday …

Remembering Carter, Biden's truth deficit, and Zuckerberg's choice to raise the risk of genocide  —  Good evening from Washington, where I am still learning and relearning the lesson not to compose newsletters in the content management system.  If you're reading this, you're subscribed to the first edition of Civic Texts in the year.

Elizabeth May proposes California, Oregon, Washington join Canada after Trump's 51st state threat  —  The basic idea of ‘Cascadia’ is to calve off B.C., Washington and Oregon to form a super-rich hyper-progressive enviro-state  —  Amid repeated pledges by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to annex Canada …

Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location  —  This article was produced with support from WIRED.  —  Some of the world's most popular apps are likely being co-opted by rogue members of the advertising industry to harvest sensitive location data …

Supreme Court considers whether to allow TikTok ban to take effect  —  The court is hearing oral arguments on TikTok's bid to block a law that would lead to its ban in the U.S. starting Jan. 19 if it isn't sold by its Chinese owner.  —  WASHINGTON — The fate of a law that would likely ban …

I'm a Climate Scientist.  I Fled Los Angeles Two Years Ago.  —  I am utterly devastated by the Los Angeles wildfires, shaking with rage and grief.  The Altadena community near Pasadena, where the Eaton fire has damaged or destroyed at least 5,000 structures, was my home for 14 years.