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Proposed law to end dual citizenship in US

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/p ... r-AA1RCne7

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US court in NY allows release of Epstein-related grand jury documents

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-co ... r-AA1S0Za1

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NYT- House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health

https://archive.ph/4E56Y

How are Dems not supporting this?

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Trump admin moves to end major student loan forgiveness plan: 'We won't tolerate it'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... r-AA1S5NHw

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AJC- Fulton judge dismisses RICO charges against training center protesters

https://archive.ph/F8Dni

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Homeowner Advocates Fight Back Against HOAs
By Glenn Daigon
December 30, 2025

Introduction:

(The Progressive) What do these three stories have in common?

An eighty-three-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, who owed her homeowners association (HOA) $4,000, had her home seized by the HOA and sold for $5,000.

A husband and wife, both longstanding officers of their HOA board in Florida, were accused of using more than $339,000 of member-funded HOA money for personal expenses.

And in Pennsylvania, an HOA bookkeeper pocketed $500,000 through issuing duplicate payments to vendors.

The common link between these stories is the damage done by HOA boards that are undemocratic and unaccountable to the homeowners in their communities.

Read more here: https://progressive.org/latest/homeown ... 20251230/

caltrek’s comment: I briefly served as a president of a HOA many years ago. While there were no incidents of graft by my fellow board members or extreme abuses of power, there were several attempts at very petty abuses. This was coupled with a near complete unwillingness to follow state laws regarding HOAs. Sadly, this does point to the need for an organization like Common Ownership Community Homeowners Advocating for Reform (CHARM) to curb such abuses.

The disturbing thing about all of this is the way an HOA can directly affect its members at an up-close and personal level. Often, much more so than other forms of abuse carried out by federal, state, and even local governments.

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House fails to override Trump's vetoes of two Republican bills

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... r-AA1TQcYz

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Trump killed DOJ 'peacemaker' unit used to defuse tense protests

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump ... r-AA1TW8xo

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US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

Source: Reuters

The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.

The spokesperson did not elaborate on the plan, first reported by Fox News, which cited a State Department memo.

The pause will begin on January 21, Fox News said.

Somalia, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Thailand are among the affected countries, according to the report.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-sus ... 026-01-14/