NYT journo says his podcast won’t be ‘resistance show’ in 2nd Trump term, rejects ‘normalizing MAGA’ concerns

New York Times journalist Ezra Klein is insisting his podcast won’t be a “resistance show” during the incoming Trump administration and questioned liberal orthodoxy believing that President-elect Donald Trump and his movement are “abnormal.” On Tuesday’s installment of “The Ezra Klein Show,” Klein answered submitted questions from listeners. One focused on Klein’s past invitation of…

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Zelenskyy lambastes Putin over Christmas strikes: ‘What could be more inhumane?’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching attacks against energy infrastructure on Christmas Day. Zelenskyy suggested the attacks were “inhumane,” but said they would not ruin Christmas. “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than…

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Hawaii crime boss dies of overdose in federal custody: medical examiner

A prominent Hawaii businessman who headed a sprawling criminal conspiracy, funneling drug money through shell businesses and ordering the torture and death of his late son’s best friend, died in federal custody from an opioid overdose, Honolulu’s medical examiner said Tuesday. Michael Miske, 50, died of “toxicity of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl,” the medical examiner’s office…

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A messy and miraculous Christmas story

For the nine Baker children, ages two to 13, the year 1962 began tragically and ended triumphantly – not unlike that first Christmas over two-thousand years ago. Catastrophe struck on January 12th, a snowy Friday night. Although snug and safe in their home in Battle Lake, Minn., their mom and dad, Walter and Regina, were…

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