Source: Racket News
“The Trump Administration’s decision to end most enforcement of a federal law prompts Randall Terry’s return to the front door of an abortion provider.” (12/11/25)
https://www.racket.news/p/activism-uncensored-operation-resurrection
Source: The Intercept
by Nick Turse
“After months of extrajudicial killings in the waters off Venezuela, the Trump administration opted instead to capture an oil tanker.” (12/10/25)
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/10/united-states-seizes-oil-tanker-venezuela/
Source: The Guardian [UK]
“Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed to have captured a key eastern city in Democratic Republic of the Congo as they continued their march to control more of Africa’s second largest country. In statements in English and French on Wednesday evening, a rebel spokesperson, Lawrence Kanyuka, claimed the city of Uvira had been ‘fully liberated, secured and under the control of the liberation forces.’ … The rebel sweep has already claimed other major eastern cities this year, including Goma and Bukavu, as analysts accuse Rwanda of wanting to annex Congolese territory for itself particularly because of the abundance of minerals such as coltan and gold.” (12/11/25)
Source: Politico
“Trump’s new world order.” (12/11/25)
Source: Antiwar.com
“US Forces Seize Oil Tanker Near Venezuela, Palantir Helped Israel’s Pager Attack, and More.” (12/11/25)
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by David Brady, Jr.
“Today, some fans of our current administration will brow beat those with concerns over foreign policy and aid, accusing you of not being sufficiently focused on domestic issues. In a perfect world, one could stay focused on affordability (or immigration, as these brow beaters typically focus on) and other kitchen table issues. But the issue of war and peace touches every aspect of American life whether one wants to admit it or not. You should not allow gatekeepers, who selectively brow beat over foreign policy as a focus, to prevent you from caring about foreign policy.” (12/10/25)
Source: Reason
by Jacob Sullum
“The Justice Department recently established a ‘Second Amendment Section’ within its Civil Rights Division. On its face, that move is a welcome development for defenders of the constitutional right to armed self-defense — an impression reinforced by the alarm the new initiative has generated among gun control advocates. But the section’s mission statement raises doubts about its commitment to Second Amendment advocacy. So does the Justice Department’s (DOJ) ongoing defense of constitutionally dubious federal gun laws.” (12/10/25)
Source: The Realist Review
by James W Carden
“The reverberations from the new National Security Strategy (NSS)—published only a week ago—continue to echo throughout the trans-Atlantic national security establishment, not least due to the President’s explosive (is he capable of any other kind?) Politico interview, during which he took European leaders to task for not living up to the lofty example he, our Janus-faced Warlord and Prince of Peace, has set before them. A quick and easy measure of just how threatening the foreign policy establishment takes one or another policy can be taken by merely observing how strenuously the media attempts to link said policy to the Kremlin. And, as night follows day, attempts to portray the NSS as a Kremlin-friendly strategy commenced immediately.” (12/11/25)
https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/the-west-unique-or-universal
Source: Seattle Times
“President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised ‘gold card’ was officially going on sale, offering legal status and an eventual pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals paying $1 million and corporations ponying up twice that per foreign-born employee. A website accepting applications went live as Trump revealed the start of the program while surrounded by business leaders in the White House’s Roosevelt Room. It is meant to replace EB-5 visas, which Congress created in 1990 to generate foreign investment and had been available to people who spend about $1 million on a company that employs at least 10 people. … The new program is actually a green card, effectively offering permanent legal residency with the chance for citizenship.” (12/10/25)
Source: Freedom’s Phoenix
“Dr Mary Ruwart (Chair of Liberty International and Secretary of the Foundation for a Free Society) on The Philosophy of Liberty, activism, young people and freedom, the desire for liberty is worldwide, etc.” (12/10/25)