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  Tanker seized by antiwar president as jobs problem grows The David Pakman Show - December 11, 2025 Dec 11   Already a website member? Watch the show commercial-free  here  | Want to become a member? Sign up  here The United States seized a Venezuelan oil tanker in international waters using helicopters and tactical teams, bypassing legal or diplomatic processes. The tanker had ties to Iranian oil smuggling, and the seizure was carried out under a warrant issued two weeks earlier. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called it piracy, while the Trump administration continues to frame itself as anti-war despite escalating military activity in the Caribbean. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warns the U.S. economy is weakening, with job losses likely worse than reported and inflation rising due to tariffs. While the Fed cut interest rates to support the economy, Powell highlights the challenge of balancing employment and inflation. A measles outbreak is sprea...

  ❤️  Donate Thursday, December 11, 2025 ☀️ Sunny, with a high near 33. Good Morning Boston, It's Thursday. The U.S. Senate is set to vote today on dueling proposals to address the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that were at the center of this fall's government shutdown. Don't expect either of them to pass.  NPR has more here  on what's going on down in Washington, D.C. Here's a look at the latest news out of the Bay State: ADU, to yieu and yieu and yieu:   Last year, Massachusetts joined  a growing cohort of states  to broadly legalize the building of  accessory dwelling units  across the state. At the time, Gov. Maura Healey's office predicted it would result in 8,000 to 10,000 new ADUs (aka in-law apartments, granny flats or backyard cottages) in Massachusetts over five years, putting a small but cost-effective dent in the state's  200,000-plus unit housing shortage  . Fast forward to yesterday: Healey said  the state ha...