More war crimes! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/u...

It may turn out to be the biggest political story of 2025. And it slipped by. Musk prepares to buy another election and smear more trans kids. thecause.substack.com/p/musk-prepa...

China conducts second day of military drills around Taiwan with port blockade simulation

Israeli drones make life miserable for residents of southern Lebanon

There's cuts but there's still areas that are unconnected or don't offer accessible high-speed internet (which is not a luxury); sounds like a case for increased public investment.

"Whenever she leaves the building, the MEP is always accompanied by a police escort. "I can't just wake up and go for a walk or suddenly decide to see a film," she said" www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/...

Really sad news, and it illustrates the importance of government research funding, which imo needs to be part of any good abundance agenda. There should never be a shortage of research funds in any field. www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...

The recent lynching of #DipuChandraDas and the rise in threats against Hindus in Bangladesh have drawn concern from Narendra Modi's administration in India. This discrimination is the latest in a pattern of religious intolerance spreading across South Asia. Read more in NYT:

Free link: www.wsj.com/business/fib...

Politico - At least six career staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were suspended with pay this summer after organizing a polygraph test that the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, failed. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Even after 3 yrs of brutal terrible violence at hands of govt "morality police" Iranian women who to show incredible bravery by still defying hijab laws. A reminder that gender freedom remains a battleground everywhere. "There's no going back" for trans ppl , either. Happy(er) Holidays!

www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n... USA on teatavasti tõeline sõnavabaduse kants. Iga süüdistus on ülestunnistus.

Oh fuck! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D4A...

Krishna Murari Yadav and Sandeep Pandey write for our blog about Mohammad Arif, a Sunni Muslim residing in Lucknow who is known throughout his community for his dedication to Hindu-Muslim harmony. Read more about Arif's commitment to interfaith peace:

Great reporting by @veraeikon.bsky.social on this.

This Judge? www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

I don't think this notion is exclusively Christian but it absolutely needs to go.

This kind of nonsense is among the reasons why we published this op-ed from Jane. theneedlenews.com/trans-kids-n...

A southern California judge has ruled that the feelings of parents matters more than the safety and wellbeing of trans kids. @alyssaur.bsky.social brings you the story in this week's TWIBS.

If the admin were actually trying to go after people who obtained citizenship fraudulently they wouldn't set quotas.

"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz

'Knowing they will all be together without me is hard': Christmas, a time of loneliness for many struggling students

When you’re chronically ill, the holidays hit different. They’re exhausting, isolating and lonely. It’s important to set and hold boundaries. Make your own traditions and find ways to cultivate joy. Here’s to another Chronic Illness Christmas: www.disabledginger.com/p/another-ch...

This is doubly so when your disabilities include things that make some holiday traditions themselves difficult- like specialized meal plans, noise or scent sensitivity, allergies, agoraphobia, or crowd-based claustrophobia.

Now that Bari Weiss pulled a segment telling the truth about Trump's deportations to let Stephen Miller have his say (i.e. spread propaganda), it's a good time to check out our deep dive into Miller's real worldview and agenda, which doesn't pull any punches: newrepublic.com/article/2041...

Stephen Miller wants everyone at 60 Minutes who “engaged in this revolt” (aka told the truth) fired

30k students walked out in Charlotte to protest ICE kidnappings last week:

I love the Archies film on Netflix, in retrospect though, I wish the central plot was something besides kids opposing construction of a hotel on a park. We do need more hotels, and yes, we do need park space, so it may not be the worst plot, but still; why not 'opposing cutting down trees

even if I’m putting on my very most cynical hat, it’s a very good thing that the establishment lane understands that they’re getting graded on this

Quick reminder that Taylor Swift does not have good politics.

There is no case to be made for ethnostates or nation-states, states, nations, communities, or other de facto or de jure governing entities or power structures (e.g. many (not all) religious institutions, NIMBY HOAs and community associations) that function by excluding people from certain

Israel NGO registration rules could lead to collapse of aid into Gaza

Bible trumps science at University of Oklahoma www.news9.com/ou-essay-rem...

In fear, Australia turns to repression