It Gets Better (feat. Brian Wenke)

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025

Today, prolific actor, writer director and producer Rob Reiner and his incredible wife Michelle were found murdered in their home in Brentwood California; authorities are releasing the suspect they had in custody for the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island; a national preservation group is suing to stop Trump’s construction of the now demolished East Wing of the White House; a jet blue plane avoided a near mid air collision with a military plane near Venezuela; and Allison and Dana deliver and your Good News.

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Guest: Brian Wenke Executive Director of It Gets Better
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Stories
Rob Reiner's Son Nick Arrested in Deaths of Director and His Wife: Live Updates | NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/15/us/rob-michele-reiner-dead

Authorities will release person detained in Brown University shooting | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/brown-university-shooting-suspect-search-1da03b12b2eac2b530172667d3df30c4

JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force aircraft | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/14/politics/jetblue-venezuela-us-air-force

National preservation group sues to halt East Wing ballroom construction | POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/trump-east-wing-ballroom-lawsuit-00689260

Good Trouble - https://near.tl/sm/ik-ZushRa
Our Good Trouble Today Comes From Jess Craven over at Chop Wood Carry Water
In the wake of yet another Mass Shooting at a School - Call your Senators and House Reps and call to reopen the Gun Violence Prevention Office which Trump Shut down in his first week of office. She provides a handy script to follow:

Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.
I’m calling to demand that Congress act on gun violence NOW. Australia saw a horrific mass shooting this weekend and their government is already in action, preparing a special session in which they will tighten their gun laws. What are we doing here? 46,000 people die from gun violence every year in our country and Congress keeps refusing to act. It’s unconscionable. We want an assault weapons ban. We want universal background checks. We want safe storage laws. And we want the office of Gun Violence Prevention, which Trump shut down in his first week in office, to be reopened immediately. Nothing less will do.”

More at Chop Wood, Carry Water 12/15 - by Jess Craven

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