This is What is Going On: January 2025

Sundance’s Free Leonard Peltier outlines the decades-long efforts to free the Indigenous activist from prison – up to the commutation of his sentence one week before the premiere

‘He’s going home’: new film documents the fight to free Leonard Peltier

'It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant,' Acosta tells viewers in farewell message

Jim Acosta announces he's leaving CNN

It happened in 1859. Today, it would be catastrophic.

Could the Carrington Event happen again? It happened in 1859.

Biden spoke at Joint Base Andrews following Trump's inauguration.

Biden gives farewell remarks: 'We're not leaving the fight'

In his Inaugural Address, President Trump delivered a more tempered version of election talking points. Yet in remarks afterward, he reprised his grievances about the 2020 election.

Trump Repeats Inaccurate Claims in Inaugural Remarks

On February 5, the 37-year-old newlywed will be put to death for the gruesome murder of an Arlington pastor. His spiritual adviser is urging forgiveness.

He’s on Death Row for Killing a Pastor. Christians Are Divided Over Whether He Should Die.

Andrey Demskiy was arrested and charged by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 20

California Father, 28, Accused of Beheading 1-Year-Old Son Days Before Christmas: The Family's 'World Is Shattered'

President Biden said American hostages will be included in the agreement.

Details revealed about how hostages are being released in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

"But for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial," the report states.

Trump Fumes as Final Jack Smith Report Details 'Series of Criminal Efforts to Retain Power'

The question today is whether we as a nation and a people will recover from it, or if it will, as Reagan promised, destroy the American experiment of pluralistic liberal democracy.

This Is the Dying Phase of Reaganism--and It's Hideous

My name is Destiny and I’m Paige’s aunt. We are asking for donations to help support funeral costs and the needs of her four young children that lost their mother when she was tragically killed by a truck on Friday, January 3rd.

Support Paige's Children After Tragic Loss

Deviant Libation, run by master brewer Tim Ogden, has become an intersectional hub of community for many. The brewery hosts shows for a wide variety of musical acts, art markets, game nights, and more. It is a safe space where folks can go to feel loved and respected, and has some of the best beer and libations around.

Deviant Libation is approaching its two-year anniversary, but with inflation on expenses coupled with recessed sales in the wake of last year's hurricanes, Tim hasn't been able to pay himself a salary in almost six months. He's running the business on love and fumes, so Tim and Deviant need help from the community!

Tampa's Deviant Libation Needs Your Help