The Pipeline Is Leaking, The Prices Are Lying, And The Fascists Are Scheming.
Key Political News (WTF Edition)
Holy Hypocrisy, Batman
Indiana authorities have arrested Jonathan Wesley Peternel — son of megachurch pastor and political power-player Nathan Peternel — on multiple felony counts involving child sexual-abuse material, including files depicting extremely young children. The church has built influence in conservative politics, preaching “family values” and moral purity… while allegedly harboring the very evil they claim to fight. When extremists weaponize religion to control others, don’t be shocked when the rot starts at the altar.
Sources: The Indiana Citizen
Florida Man Corruption Bingo
Far-right flamethrower Anthony Sabatini is now accusing Rep. Byron Donalds of offering Florida’s lieutenant governor job to Rep. Cory Mills — the same Cory Mills currently under House Ethics investigation for everything from alleged hiring of sex workers to stolen valor to harassment and financial fraud. If Sabatini’s claims hold water, the Florida GOP isn’t just ignoring misconduct — they’re trying to promote it. Sunshine State politics stays humid, but this? This is swamp steam.
Source: Washington Post
Crypto Snitch Patrol
A new app called ICERAID is paying users in cryptocurrency to upload photos and tips about suspected undocumented immigrants — turning ordinary people into bounty-hunters for profit. Rights groups warn it’s a predatory surveillance scheme that encourages harassment and false reporting, using tech-bro hype to target immigrant communities.
Source: Migrant Insider
Accountability Archive
House Oversight Democrats just launched a new Immigration Enforcement Dashboard documenting misconduct by Trump’s ICE — including wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens, abuses of force, and illegal raids. This isn’t “old news,” it’s a paper trail of human rights violations that the regime hoped we’d forget. Now the receipts are public — and searchable.
Source: X
Big Tech’s Back-Door Bailout
Congressional Republicans are quietly trying to jam a secret amendment into the 2026 defense bill that would stop states from regulating AI — letting corporations code climate chaos, robotic surveillance, and digital lies with no oversight. If that passes, your state won’t be allowed to protect children, workers, or voters from AI-powered havoc.
Source: X
Fuel Emergency in the PNW
A leak shut down BP’s Olympic Pipeline — the one that supplies 90% of Oregon’s refined fuel. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency to prevent holiday havoc. Corporate negligence + one pipeline = entire region screwed.
Source: AP News
ACA Subsidies Held Hostage
GOP lawmakers are trying to cram in a ban on gender-affirming care as a condition for renewing ACA subsidies. They’re literally trying to make healthcare unaffordable and trans-erasing at the same time. They are also requiring that insurance companies pass along our medical data to the DOJ, ICE, and DHS.
Source: Erin In The Morning
Retaliation Ramping Up
A new Reuters investigation reveals Trump’s regime has targeted at least 470 people and organizations for “retribution.” This is not a drill — it’s authoritarian consolidation.
Source: Reuters
Ukraine Peace Framework — Maybe
A slimmer 19-point version of the peace plan is on the table — but major questions are punted to leader-level negotiations. Temporary calm ≠ permanent peace.
Source: Financial Times
Chaos in the Cabinet
Rumors are that the white house is unhappy with Kash Patel and may be replacing him. The white house called this fake news (which means it is true). Scott Bessent hinted of a firing of the Fed. chair before the new year.
Gonzo for Gaslighting
The state media propaganda train is working full time on all social media to try and convince Americans and the world that prices are at an all time low. Turns out that both gas and groceries were still less money last year despite what propaganda barbie tries to pass along as news.
Cargo of Doom
This report identifies a freight-forwarding warehouse at 1A Colony Road in Jersey City as part of a supply-chain used by Israel’s defense logistics network, raising questions about U.S.-based facilities facilitating military shipments overseas.
Source: substack.com
Pervert & Power
Leaked emails reportedly show Jeffrey Epstein and Alan Dershowitz coordinating a smear campaign against scholars John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt after their influential work on the U.S.–Israel lobby, weaponizing media connections to label the pair as antisemitic and suppress their credibility. The report suggests Epstein used his network not only for personal protection, but to shape political narratives and silence dissent.
Source: Drop Site News
The Modi Network
The newly released documents reportedly show that Epstein tried to broker a mid-2019 meeting between Bannon and Modi — shortly before Epstein’s arrest — using a network of high-level contacts in India including senior figures in Modi’s ruling party and major business players. The exchanges hint at Epstein acting as a geopolitical broker, leveraging his connections to influence U.S.–India-Israel relations and push private-sector arms and defense deals.
Source: Drop Site News
Corporate Speech Crimes
Exxon is asking the Supreme Court to invent a brand-new constitutional right — the “right to hide” how much toxic pollution they dump into our air and water. They’re arguing that emission-disclosure laws violate their First Amendment because apparently, corporations have feelings and those feelings are “please stop telling the public we are killing the planet.” If SCOTUS buys this, major polluters will get to keep spewing poison in secret while the rest of us get asthma.
Source: The Lever
Why This Matters
- If fuel falters, so does basic life — work, medical access, heating, travel
- When healthcare becomes a bargaining chip, human lives are collateral
- A government actively punishing dissent is not a democracy
- Marginalized people are always targeted first — and hardest
We don’t wait until the flame is at our doorstep.
We resist the spark.
What We’re Watching This Week
- Will ACA subsidies be renewed before millions lose coverage Jan. 1?
- Will anti-trans healthcare bans sneak into legislation?
- Will BP actually fix the damn pipeline on time?
- How far will the purge spread — and who fights back?
Featured Media
- Jeffrey Epstein Aided Alan Dershowitz’s Attack on Mearsheimer and Walt’s “Israel Lobby”
- ICE Scraper Rebellion Hits Home Depot
- Republicans Privately Pushing Anti-Trans Funding Ban For ACA Subsidy Deal After Shutdown Compromise
- How to Actually Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving
- I work at a small business. I’m paying for Trump’s tariffs.
Featured Resister: Help Me Leave
Helping LGBTQ+ people escape unsafe states with housing, transit, and survival logistics—because fleeing fascism shouldn’t require a trust fund.
Today’s To-Do List
- Call your Senators:
- Demand no Medicaid-ICE data fusion
- Full healthcare privacy protections
- Renew ACA subsidies
- NO anti-trans riders
- Protect gender affirming care and abortion as essential healthcare
- Demand oversight on pipeline safety and fuel-infrastructure resilience
- Email SCOTUS + DOJ: Defend birthright citizenship
- Donate $5 to a Nebraska mutual aid fund to support Tyson workers losing everything
- Visit the No Kings Next for their next call to action
- Read Today’s Resistance Survival Guide: How to Protect ACA Subsidies & Trans Healthcare
- Join this month’s Postcard Campaign
Featured Boycott
Featured Events
- November 26, 2025 R Brigade Virtual Meet-up
Featured Petitions
- Restore PBS and NPR Funding Now
- Tell Democrats to reject new abortion restrictions in ACA talks
- Tell Congress to reverse the damage DOGE caused!
Featured Auto Send Letters
- Tell Congress to stop Russell Vought’s unlawful attempt to dismantle the CFPB
- Demand Congress reverse SNAP cuts made in the Big Brutal Budget
Final Rallying Call from Resistance Kitty
They think chaos keeps us compliant.
They think fear keeps us quiet.
They think lies keep us blind.
But we see the cracks.
We feel the fire.
And we are already organizing.
Grab your claws.
Protect each other.
No one gets left behind in this fight.
Source List
- Oregon declares emergency to ensure the state gets enough fuel after pipeline leak — AP News
- Trump’s campaign of retribution has at least 470 targets — and counting — Reuters
- Republicans privately pushing anti-trans funding ban for ACA subsidy deal — Erin In The Morning
- US trims down controversial Ukraine peace plan — Financial Times