Today’s Facts 12-29-2025

Several FBI tips included in the Epstein files are real, but they have not been substantiated, including one of a baby in Lake Michigan and another of Trump commenting on nipples.

The Iranian president says they are in a war with the US, Israel, and Europe.

Russia sent 3 Iranian communications satellites into orbit over the weekend.

JD Vance is blaming immigrants for the housing shortage.

The housing shortage is caused by supply, not demand. Homebuilding dropped substantially after the 2007-2009 recession.

The typical first-time home buyer was 28 years old in 1991 and is now 40.

The US is offering Ukraine a 15-year security guarantee.

A second pilot has died after two helicopters collided midair and crashed in New Jersey.

China has launched live-fire drills around Taiwan.

Bridgette Bardot has died at 91. She was a staunch animal rights activist and also convicted 5 times for hate speech.

New Year's Times Square will also host a second ball drop on July 3, 2026, in honor of Independence Day.

The US is sharply cutting funding for UN humanitarian aid.

The term influenza originates from 15th-century Italy, when epidemics were believed to be caused by the influence of the stars.

Vaccines for the flu are reformulated each year based on predictive data.

It takes about a $140,000 annual salary to build a middle-class life in America today.

Pete Hegseth wants to bring back abusive basic training.

A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh is being assembled in full view at the Grand Egyptian Museum.

People ingest an average of up to 52,000 microplastic particles per year and nearly 90,000 if they drink from plastic water bottles.

Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease will double by 2060.

Help me take The Woman in the Mirror to the Edinburgh Fringe to remind caregivers they are doing the best they can and it’s okay to laugh. Tax-deductible fund: https://bit.ly/fundsurvivingalzheimers

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Image: Alan Carvalho