Kilmar Abrego Garcia walked free from immigration detention after a judge's order yesterday. It's reason to celebrate, but the fight for migrant justice continues, with thousands still languishing in atrocious conditions in ICE lockups and Minnesota's Somali community facing a MAGA pogrom. I'm off for the weekend, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey

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Trump's Justice Department Is Making a List of Antifa 'Terrorists'

The Trump regime's McCarthyite purges are entering a dark new phase. The Los Angeles Times reports:

"Justice Department leadership has directed the FBI to 'compile a list of groups or entities engaged in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism' by the start of next year, and to establish a 'cash reward system' that incentivizes individuals to report on their fellow Americans, according to a memo reviewed by The Times.

"Law enforcement agencies are directed in the memo, dated Dec. 4, to identify 'domestic terrorists' who use violence, or the threat of violence, to advance political and social agendas, including 'adherence to radical gender ideology, anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, or anti-Christianity.'"

There are in reality essentially no such groups active in the US. The Times points out that experts say the result of this one-sided policy, which does not consider the very real and rising threat from violent white supremacist groups, will be to chill free speech rights.

Meanwhile in Oklahoma, the head of a Black Lives Matter group, Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on 25 counts of wire fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors say she embezzled at least $3.15 million of $5.6 million raised from online donors and national bail funds to support those arrested in the 2020 George Floyd protests, instead using it for personal trips to Jamaica, retail shopping, and six properties. In this case, at least, it looks like the defendant made it easy for the government to pursue charges.

Activists aren't the only ones under threat. The Pentagon is weighing retribution against retired Navy captain and Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for participating in a video urging military servicemembers to heed their oaths to the Constitution and refuse to obey illegal orders. Meanwhile in New York, a grand jury declined to indict state Attorney General Letitia James, who led a successful civil fraud case against Donald Trump, for the second time in a week. Both are clear cases of regime lawfare. Politicians targeted by Trump should make an effort to assist targeted activists with legal defense resources.

MORE STORIES TO WATCH

Venezuela War Drums: US Sanctions Oil Sector, Maduro's Family

• Trump Plans to Seize More Oil Tankers "I'm fairly gravely concerned that he's sleepwalking us into a war with Venezuela," Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons warns. via the Washington Post, the Guardian, and the Associated Press.
• Admiral Involved in Civilian Boat Strikes Claims He Consulted Lawyer Before Killing Shipwrecked Survivors Meanwhile, Berkeley law professor John Yoo, who wrote the infamous memos approving torture under the second Bush administration, says "I don't think there's an armed attack” against the US by South American drug cartels. via the Washington Post and Politico.
• Right-wing Pro-Privatization Venezuela Opposition Leader Fled to Norway with Help from Trump "I believe every country has the right to defend itself," says this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado, of the US military buildup targeting her home country. via the New York Times and NBC News.
• Putin Expresses 'Solidarity' Maduro and the Venezuelan People "At a rally on Wednesday, [Venezuelan President Nicolás] Maduro urged his supporters to be ready to 'to smash the teeth of the North American empire if necessary.' In an apparent bid to project nonchalance, he also danced to the sound of the Bobby McFerrin song Don't Worry Be Happy." via the AP and the Guardian.

Trump Wants 'Free Economic Zones' in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning allies that the Trump regime's "revised" plan to end Russia's war still includes giving away much of the Donbas region. "Who will govern this territory, which they are calling a 'free economic zone' or a 'demilitarised zone' – they don't know," Zelenskyy told journalists in Kyiv yesterday. As the New York Times reports, the zones would be free of Russian or Ukrainian troops – but "Russia would be free to keep troops in the parts of the Donbas it has seized from Ukraine." Some deal!

For Trump's part, he is "sick of meetings" on Ukraine, according to his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt. Meanwhile in Berlin, NATO chief Mark Rutte gave a speech warning that Russia may attack a member country within the next five years, saying, "We must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured."

QUICKEST QUICKIES

• Senate GOP Blocks Democratic and Republican Bills to Extend Affordable Care Act Subsidies "'The Republican bill is little more than junk insurance,' [Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer said Thursday on the Senate floor. 'It is no real plan at all.'" via the Washington Post, NBC News, and Politico.
• States Can't Regulate AI, Claims New Trump Order That's a Massive Gift to Silicon Valley Oligarchs Meanwhile, AI-powered children's toys tested by the Public Interest Research Group freely offered up advice on sharpening knives, lighting matches, and Chinese Communist Party talking points such as "Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact." via the New York Times, the Guardian, and NBC News.
• Indiana Republicans Overwhelmingly Vote Down Trump's Gerrymandering Scheme "Hoosiers are very independent," veteran GOP state Sen. Vaneta Becker says. "And they're not used to Washington trying to tell us what to do." via the Washington Post, Politico, and the Associated Press.
• GOP Sources Claim Trump May Ease Federal Restrictions on Marijuana -- But Not Decriminalize It "'We're looking at it. Some people like it, some people hate it,' Trump said this summer. 'Some people hate the whole concept of marijuana because it does bad for the children, it does bad for the people that are older than children.'" via the Washington Post.

SOME NUMBER

100,000

That's how many people in western Washington State have been ordered evacuate as of last night due to catastrophic flooding, the New York Times reports. An atmospheric river bringing days of heavy rain triggered the floods, which have become more common due to human-caused climate change. Some areas hit by the rushing waters were still rebuilding from the destructive storms of 2021. More rain is forecast for Sunday. Donald Trump has yet to issue an emergency declaration despite being asked by Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson.

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12/12: Happy Friday! I don't know what's gonna be on MR, alas.

DON'T MISS MR CLIPS‌

Nick Fuentes HUMILIATED By Piers Morgan

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Sam and Emma interview Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders.

PARTING WORDS

"Americans trust unions more than either political party. As we turn to the Senate—where the bill already has bipartisan support—working people are calling on the politicians we elected to stand with us, even if it means standing up to the union-busting boss in the White House."

-- AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, in a statement after the House passed a bill with 20 Republican votes yesterday to restore collective bargaining rights to federal workers. Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, who co-sponsored the bill, says Donald Trump's March order stripping organizing rights from federal workers was "the largest instance of union-busting in a single act in American history." The Protect America's Workforce Act now goes to the Senate.

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