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Americans dissatisfied with rising prices, healthcare and Ukraine.
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
news.gallup.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Americans dissatisfied with rising prices, healthcare and Ukraine.
Who can be bought to spy on and turn in their neighbors? Ryan Spoon, vice chair of the Ada County Republican Central Committee in Idaho, boasted that he has received the reward.
Bar offers free beer To people who report migrants to ICE
Ryan Spoon, vice chair of the Ada County Republican Central Committee in Idaho, told Newsweek that he received the reward.
www.newsweek.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Who can be bought to spy on and turn in their neighbors? Ryan Spoon, vice chair of the Ada County Republican Central Committee in Idaho, boasted that he has received the reward.
It almost sounds as if Trump is trying to distance himself from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. To keep this in perspective, the deaths of the two missile-strike survivors is reminiscent of the Nazis machine-gunning survivors of U-boat attacks.
Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew
The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post report...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It almost sounds as if Trump is trying to distance himself from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. To keep this in perspective, the deaths of the two missile-strike survivors is reminiscent of the Nazis machine-gunning survivors of U-boat attacks.
Climate-change deniers present their position as “projecting rationality, authority, and masculine self-control” while those who acknowledge global warming “are depicted through emotionally charged, feminized, and irrational imagery,” and labeled “alarmists” who propose radical solutions.
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Climate-change deniers present their position as “projecting rationality, authority, and masculine self-control” while those who acknowledge global warming “are depicted through emotionally charged, feminized, and irrational imagery,” and labeled “alarmists” who propose radical solutions.
Does Trump need a second MRI to determine why he can't remember what part of his body was scanned?
Trump says he'll release MRI results but doesn't know what part of his body was scanned
President Donald Trump says he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. During an exchange with reporters as Trump traveled back to Washington from Florida on Sunday, he sai...
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Does Trump need a second MRI to determine why he can't remember what part of his body was scanned?
Call yourself a victim, admit nothing, express no contrition and hint retribution. It seems Netanyahu has ripped from the playbook of another leader who did not let multiple felony charges, or even a conviction, stop him from seeking power: Trump.
Netanyahu, Seeking Pardon, Borrows From Familiar Playbook
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Call yourself a victim, admit nothing, express no contrition and hint retribution. It seems Netanyahu has ripped from the playbook of another leader who did not let multiple felony charges, or even a conviction, stop him from seeking power: Trump.
“For years, Portugal and Spain led the way, but recent visa changes and rising costs have retirees looking elsewhere. Greece now offers what many are seeking—a beautiful, welcoming, and affordable European base with accessible residency options and a lifestyle that feels rich in every sense.”
The world’s top retirement destination—And how Americans can move there
This sun-soaked, relatively affordable destination in Europe is the best place in the world to retire next year, experts say.
www.newsweek.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“For years, Portugal and Spain led the way, but recent visa changes and rising costs have retirees looking elsewhere. Greece now offers what many are seeking—a beautiful, welcoming, and affordable European base with accessible residency options and a lifestyle that feels rich in every sense.”
The Justice Department is firing judges at an unprecedented rate while regularly issuing new guidelines to speed up court proceedings. And masked ICE officers are making arrests in court buildings, turning what used to be sterile hallways into sites of dramatic scuffles and desperate goodbyes.
Four immigration courts. One day. And a window into a world the public rarely sees | CNN
Spend just one day in a few immigration courts across the country, and the high-stakes dramas unfolding within offer a revealing glimpse into the White House’s efforts to reshape the country — and the...
www.cnn.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Justice Department is firing judges at an unprecedented rate while regularly issuing new guidelines to speed up court proceedings. And masked ICE officers are making arrests in court buildings, turning what used to be sterile hallways into sites of dramatic scuffles and desperate goodbyes.
German editorial cartoonist Fares Garabet weighs in on Trump pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández — who allowed cocaine from Venezuela to flow through Honduras en route to the United States — as he escalates a military campaign against Venezuela for alleged drug trafficking.
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
German editorial cartoonist Fares Garabet weighs in on Trump pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández — who allowed cocaine from Venezuela to flow through Honduras en route to the United States — as he escalates a military campaign against Venezuela for alleged drug trafficking.
When democracy dies. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s “Alpine Kitchen” (1918). Popular during the Weimar Republic, Kirchner was declared a degenerate artist when the Nazis took power. His work was banned and many of his painting destroyed. He committed suicide in 1938.
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
When democracy dies. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s “Alpine Kitchen” (1918). Popular during the Weimar Republic, Kirchner was declared a degenerate artist when the Nazis took power. His work was banned and many of his painting destroyed. He committed suicide in 1938.
Value the friendship in Rebecca Holton’s “Hanging Out” (2024).
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Value the friendship in Rebecca Holton’s “Hanging Out” (2024).
German editorial cartoonist Fares Garabet resurrects Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, a 1940 satirical black comedy that lampooned Hitler and Mussolini.
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
German editorial cartoonist Fares Garabet resurrects Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, a 1940 satirical black comedy that lampooned Hitler and Mussolini.
Editorial cartoonist Andrew Winters weighs in on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly ordering the double-tap executions of two missile-strike survivors.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Editorial cartoonist Andrew Winters weighs in on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly ordering the double-tap executions of two missile-strike survivors.
Economist magazine illustrator David Simonds shows how Trump fleeces the flock with email calls for donations that contain tales of triumph and warn of constant peril. They are often rendered in all-caps, a melodramatic device to inflame his supporters’ emotions.
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Economist magazine illustrator David Simonds shows how Trump fleeces the flock with email calls for donations that contain tales of triumph and warn of constant peril. They are often rendered in all-caps, a melodramatic device to inflame his supporters’ emotions.
Alexander Hamilton's Federalist No. 75: "An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state to the acquisition of wealth. An ambitious man might make his own aggrandizement, by the aid of a foreign power, the price of his treachery to his constituents.”
Opinion | Strongmen around the world are increasingly inspired by America’s example
A permissive Supreme Court and a supine Congress have turned the executive into something the Framers feared.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Alexander Hamilton's Federalist No. 75: "An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state to the acquisition of wealth. An ambitious man might make his own aggrandizement, by the aid of a foreign power, the price of his treachery to his constituents.”
Chutzpah award? Netanyahu submits a formal pardon request seeking an end to his long-running and unprecedented corruption trial without admitting any guilt and claiming the pardon will free him to more effectively advance Israel’s interests.
Netanyahu requests presidential pardon in corruption trial; doesn’t admit guilt
Herzog says he'll weigh 'extraordinary request' based on expert opinions; allies hail move; opposition slams attempt to evade responsibility; Lapid: He needs to express remorse, quit public life
www.timesofisrael.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Chutzpah award? Netanyahu submits a formal pardon request seeking an end to his long-running and unprecedented corruption trial without admitting any guilt and claiming the pardon will free him to more effectively advance Israel’s interests.
After a career federal prosecutor declined to bring charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, was it wise for Trump to place a White House aide with no prosecutorial experience at the tip of his retribution spear?
From White House adviser to Trump’s handpicked prosecutor: 63 days with Lindsey Halligan | CNN Politics
As Lindsey Halligan was driving back to the Washington, DC, area Monday, Trump’s handpicked US attorney to run the Alexandria, Virginia, office was trying to figure out whether she still had a job.
www.cnn.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
After a career federal prosecutor declined to bring charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, was it wise for Trump to place a White House aide with no prosecutorial experience at the tip of his retribution spear?
It's interesting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth isn't denying the double-tap strike, but instead claiming it wasn't an unlawful order. So, why did the Pentagon change the protocol after the strike to emphasize rescuing suspected smugglers if they survive a missile strike?
Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors
The Senate and House armed services committees’ pledge followed a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered that a U.S. strike leave no survivors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It's interesting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth isn't denying the double-tap strike, but instead claiming it wasn't an unlawful order. So, why did the Pentagon change the protocol after the strike to emphasize rescuing suspected smugglers if they survive a missile strike?
David Gentile defrauded 10,000 investors of $1.6 billion.
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
David Gentile defrauded 10,000 investors of $1.6 billion.
Is it wise to slash investment in education, which can transform individual lives and lift people out of poverty? This year, the Trump administration has gutted the Department of Education, attacked universities’ independence and cut research funding.
Opinion | America Has Sidelined Education. You Can Help.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Is it wise to slash investment in education, which can transform individual lives and lift people out of poverty? This year, the Trump administration has gutted the Department of Education, attacked universities’ independence and cut research funding.
Victims are not faceless. "Every atom of hate that we add to this world makes it sill more inhospitable.” The words of author Etty Hillesum, who was deported on Sept. 7, 1943, from the Westerbork camp to Auschwitz, where she was murdered.
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Victims are not faceless. "Every atom of hate that we add to this world makes it sill more inhospitable.” The words of author Etty Hillesum, who was deported on Sept. 7, 1943, from the Westerbork camp to Auschwitz, where she was murdered.
Stay abreast of the news in Philippe Halsman’s portrait of Alfred Hitchcock (Bel Air, 1974).
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Stay abreast of the news in Philippe Halsman’s portrait of Alfred Hitchcock (Bel Air, 1974).
Editorial cartoonist John Deering weighs in on holiday season affordability.
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Editorial cartoonist John Deering weighs in on holiday season affordability.
Ukrainian editorial cartoonist Andryi Petrenko presents the vodka of a true Russian patriot.
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ukrainian editorial cartoonist Andryi Petrenko presents the vodka of a true Russian patriot.
French editorial cartoonist Ian David Marsden plays on Trump’s immortal phrase “quiet piggy!” in a grotesque scene questioning how deeply Trump is involved in the Epstein scandal.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
French editorial cartoonist Ian David Marsden plays on Trump’s immortal phrase “quiet piggy!” in a grotesque scene questioning how deeply Trump is involved in the Epstein scandal.