Today’s facts 12-06-2025
US national parks are no longer free on MLK Day or Juneteenth but will be free on Trump’s birthday.
Migrants detained at Guantánamo Bay cost $100,000 per person per day. Stateside facilities cost $165 a day.
The 2025 National Security Strategy was quietly released:
The US will back away from global engagements that World War II Allies put in place to prevent another war
The UN, NATO, and free trade are bad for the US
The US moves away from European allies toward Russia
Calls for collaboration between the government and the US private sector to help US businesses take over Latin America
Calls this a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine
Prioritizes profit over democracy
Trump said: “…they (Colombia) sell us their cocaine. We appreciate that very much.”
Less than 7% of detained immigrants had criminal or violent records.
The video of a 99-year-old atheist being baptized is fake.
A judge approved the release of Epstein grand jury documents.
Trump repealed a rule that nursing homes increase their staff and have an RN on-premise.
The increasing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit could ruin up to 96% of images from telescopes and observatories.
A Pentagon watchdog group recommends the DOD improve training for senior officials on the proper use of electronic devices.
The video of the drunk raccoon is fake.
Russia and India are tightening ties.
Social Security plans to cut offices by 50%.
Officials say a student deported while trying to visit family should have taken care of it herself as a child.
ICE in Louisiana chased a US citizen to her home.
Plastic pollution will double globally by 2040, much could be eliminated with reuse and return programs.
Solar panels saved an Arkansas school district so much money, teachers got a $15k raise.
A vaccine committee voted to end the hepatitis B shot for newborns in the US.
An influencer posted a video of an 88 yr old who lost his pension and was working full-time to survive. Followers donated $1.7 million to help.
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