“Instead of a single, reformed rules-based trading system, a mosaic of partial agreements and creative ‘docking’ arrangements between blocs could develop” in the coming year, argues Mark Carney. He explains why in a guest essay for The World Ahead

Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script

BESSENT: I run a soybean farm BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it

The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.

This is so spot on and a huge reason people are so angry at legacy media right now

This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.

With alt text. This is Vance-ism/Theil-ism more than Trumpism, though it works well for Donald, too, because it puts him in the position to try to lord over each head of state, which is all he really cares about.

I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss. We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money

A tragedy too for democracy, which requires science as a bastion for truth-seeking about the observable world.

Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."

In this Tom Cotton speculates that one of the shipwrecked men “taking off his tshirt” was a hostile act that required his execution by missile from miles away. One of the most insane, sickening things I’ve ever heard from a US leader

Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...

Apparently, we killed fishermen as a propaganda stunt for this administration. Bradley needs to answer for his actions.

Important thread from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social.

As our #ChefsForPhilippines response to Typhoon Kalmaegi winds down, WCK stopped by Garces Royal Garden Catering—our restaurant partner since day 1. Executive Chef Metzie shared how partnering with WCK helped expand operations and even help launch pastry-making classes led by Chef Metzie herself.

The coming Obamacare cliff could affect 22 million Americans, Toluse Olorunnipa reports, and Congress and the White House can’t figure out what to do.

This is happening on the FIFA Peace Prize recipient’s watch

Nobel Peace Prize laureat Matviichuk called on Germany to supply 🇺🇦with Taurus missiles: "42sec-that’s how long it takes a Russian missile to reach a school in Kharkiv.In 42sec,children don’t have time to reach shelter.The only way to prevent this is to stop the missiles at the airfield in Russia"

As congressional scrutiny of Pete Hegseth intensifies, Donald Trump is starting to tire of his scandals. Atlantic writers spoke with roughly two dozen officials about the defense secretary’s bad week:

Evil Vladimir Putin has ruthlessly pummelled Ukraine in a new set of lethal strikes but his illegal invasion could have killed more than half a million Russians.

In a 2–1 ruling, Trump-appointed D.C. Circuit Court Judges greenlit his removal of Democratic members of the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board In her dissent, Judge Florence Pan warned it's a disastrous consolidation of executive power trib.al/QXSlbPL

Turn on any pop station and soon enough you’ll hear Olivia Dean’s megahit “Man I Need.” Dean’s 2023 debut album “Messy” already helped build a fan base in her native Britain, but she hadn’t yet found a larger audience stateside — until now.

In case you haven’t already figured out that Musk is a Russian asset — he’s trumpeting the WH Nat Security policy memo. Ketamine fueled ego the size of TX is commiserating w/drunken Russian Medvedev, who every other night drunk posts/threatens to nuke the world. Poland’s response was classic!

Ahmed recently joined WCK’s #ChefsForGaza family, and he’s already become an essential part of our maintenance team. His leadership and attention to detail are helping us build our newest large-scale Field Kitchen in North Gaza—so we can provide hot meals to even more families in need.

To end congressional dysfunction, it's important to focus on campaign finance reform and invest in keeping members safe. More essential steps: bit.ly/48hHnjd

Presidents can’t rescind birthright citizenship. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... @brennancenter.org

Do not feel hopeless or demoralized. We do what we can, when we can. Here’s something you can do. CLICK HERE: act.link/gi-BHCFpL youtube.com/shorts/PgNwa...

He's not just a lunatic about vaccines. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy document has the intellectual incoherence “of the angry autodidact, the anti-vaxxer activist, and the anti-Biden conspiracy theorist,” Eliot A. Cohen argues, but it is still revelatory:

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the European Commission’s fine was akin to an attack on the American people. Elon Musk later agreed with Rubio’s sentiment. https://to.pbs.org/3KLTwFn

“For us, it's unacceptable to just give away territory. What does it even mean — to give up our land? That's why we're fighting to not give away our territory” — Syrytsky t.me/NewsInsideUk...

Donald Trump’s disdain for international justice represents a historical rupture to the diplomatic tool of post-conflict justice – and a potentially serious threat to peace. – International law expert Ruti Teitel via @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

"People’s opinions are mainly designed to make them feel comfortable; truth, for most people is a secondary consideration." — Bertrand Russell

Federal agents have arrested a man they suspect of placing two pipe bombs near the Capitol on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, a break in a mystery that fueled conspiracy theories for years. Here's what we know. nyti.ms/48GarkR

Trump calling Somali immigrants “garbage” shows that he sees little risk in open expressions of racism, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.

Trump has issued 1500+ pardons and counting…a who’s who of drug kingpins, crypto scammers, violent insurrectionists, terrorism financiers & corrupt politicians. In Trump’s oligarchy, the rich and powerful can pay their way to reside above the law.

A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: A number-one hit from Motown in 1971, the Temptations singing "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)." See you around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNnb...

"Trump and his top aides are re-creating in America the conditions and terrors of failed states," George Packer writes, by "erasing the distinction between the perpetrators and victims of violence":

Palantir has no moral compass except wealth accumulation. Americans need to pay attention. These men are highly influential.

Maybe instead of committing atrocities, we could just make the rich pay their fair share and have universal healthcare and affordable housing instead. Idk, just spitballing here.

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution demanding that Russia immediately and unconditionally return all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported since the start of the war. The document was supported by 91 countries.

The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed on the constitutional rights of its journalists by imposing a set of new restrictions on reporting about the military. Read more: nyti.ms/44CRJZY

Apparently, Putin's visit is a very big deal in India. Videos have appeared of the aarti ritual being performed with Putin's portrait. This ritual is to honor, symbolize gratitude and devotion. (Not things one usually associates with Putin)

NEW: The Pentagon inspector general says Hegseth’s Signal use endangered U.S. troops and missions and the department still lacks a secure messaging platform.

While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans. That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about. Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?

It will be our sixth large-capacity kitchen in Gaza, and this addition to our growing network of kitchens will help us reach more families in need with nourishing meals. #ChefsForGaza (2/2)

WCK’s #ChefsForGaza teams are working tirelessly to complete construction on our second Field Kitchen in northern Gaza. (1/2)

I've been saying for the better part of a year that Trump is on a mission to decriminalize corruption. To make it the legal equivalent of jaywalking. I feel that more strongly now than I ever had.