“Russia is ready to resume peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey, state-run TASS news agency has quoted a foreign ministry official as saying. ‘The Russian team is ready for this, the ball is in the Ukrainian court,’ TASS quoted Alexei Polishchuk as saying. Russia and Ukraine have had multiple rounds of talks in Istanbul, but those talks did not lead to any breakthrough. No meeting has been scheduled since the last meeting in July.” (11/12/25)
“China has accused the U.S. government of carrying out a cyberattack that led to the theft of over $13 billion in bitcoin, as disputes over digital assets ratchet up tensions between Beijing and Washington. According to China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC), Washington was behind the December 2020 hack that stole 127,272 bitcoin from LuBian, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency miners. The bitcoin belonged to Chen Zhi, the agency said in a report, referring to the Chinese-born Cambodian tycoon who is the founder and chairman of Prince Group. … The U.S. Department of Justice indicted Chen in October on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. The DOJ said Chen directed operations at forced labor scam centers across Cambodia under his business empire. It also announced the forfeiture of 127,271 bitcoin, the largest seizure of its kind in history for any country.” (11/12/25)
“With Congress on the brink of a deal to end the government shutdown, the Supreme Court has agreed to let the political process play out and keep in place a brief pause of a federal court judge’s ruling that ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November. About 42 million Americans rely on food aid from SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. On Friday, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson had granted a stay on behalf of the Court, blocking the lower court’s order that the administration transfer some $4 billion from other food security programs to SNAP payments. That Supreme Court stay was set to expire late Tuesday night, but will now stay in place until 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday.” (11/11/25)
“Dozens of masked Israeli [squatters] attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers sent to halt the rampage, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. It was the latest in a series of attacks by young [squatters] in the West Bank. Israeli police said four Israelis were arrested in what it described as ‘extremist violence,’ while the Israeli military said four Palestinians were wounded. Police and Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency said they were investigating.” (11/11/25)
“A government watchdog group has asked two different bar associations to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a former personal attorney for President Trump whom he tapped to lead prosecutions of two of his foes. Halligan, who is currently serving as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on an interim basis, took over the role after a career prosecutor resigned from it amid questions over whether there was sufficient evidence to bring charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). The complaints, filed by the Campaign for Accountability, asks the bar in both Florida and Virginia to probe misconduct they argue spans bringing charges not supported by probable cause to speaking about the case with a reporter.” (11/11/25)
“Astronomers have detected the first-ever ‘radio signal’ coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, right as it passed the halfway mark on its oneway trip through the solar system. And while this may seem like ostensible proof of the comet’s supposed alien origins — it’s actually the complete opposite. … the signals did not have a technological origin. Instead, they are the result of specific wavelength absorption related to the presence of hydroxyl radicals, or OH molecules, in the comet’s coma. These radicals are formed by the breakdown of water molecules as they are ejected from the comet via a natural process known as outgassing, which is a clear sign of cometary activity, according to a 2016 study.” (11/11/25)
THANK YOU to long-time supporter T (who went above and beyond with a birthday donation) and subscribing contributor BT! Their contributions yesterday, totaling $22.50, bring our year-end fundraiser total (as of 5:30am Wednesday) to $1,133.34!
I prefer a positive “support the freedom movement’s daily newspaper because you value it” approach to our one annual fundraiser, versus a “poor me, let me tell you about the operation my late mother needs” charity plea. But today’s personal news is of both the “good” and “expensive” variety:
After nearly 12 years of renting (since we moved to Florida from Missouri at the beginning of 2013 for my wife’s job), we’re buying a house! “Closing” is this afternoon, and while we have until the end of the year to vacate our rental, we’ll at least TRY to move quickly.
And of course there will be moving expenses. In fact, there already have been. For example, I have $300+ worth of Starlink equipment on the way, as satellite is the only available/reliable Internet access at the new digs. So, if you’re more interested in the “Tom needs help!” angle than the “wow, they’ve been providing me with something I value for years, I should help keep that going” angle, well … Tom needs help (or can at least USE help)!
Our goal is $5,501, but thanks to supporter GL’s “matching funds” pledge, we only have to raise $2,750.50 from our other readers.
Today’s “mini-goal” is to hit the $1200 mark by raising $66.66. Please support the freedom movement’s daily newspaper with some portion (or the entirety) of that sum at …
“Part of a newly opened bridge collapsed in China’s Sichuan province on Tuesday after authorities closed it to all traffic the previous day when cracks appeared on nearby hills and roads. The Hongqi bridge, part of a national highway connecting China to neighboring Tibet, was a 2,500-foot structure that had been in operation for less than a year. Video of the collapse showed a landslide of rock and debris pouring onto the bridge until part of it crumbled into the river below in a plume of dust. Authorities did not report any casualties.” (11/11/25)
“A provision of the legislative package that would end the government shutdown allows senators to bring lawsuits if federal law enforcement seizes or subpoenas their data without notifying them, with potential damages of $500,000 for each violation. The language appears to allow GOP senators to sue over steps that the Justice Department took during special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump related to the 2020 election. In October, Senate Republicans revealed an FBI document that showed investigators had obtained phone record data from eight senators and one congressman for calls they made in the days before and after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The records were obtained pursuant to a subpoena in 2023, and the new legislation covers alleged violations dating back to 2022.” (11/11/25)
“At least eight people were arrested Monday in relation to a Turning Point USA event held on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Four of the arrestees were students at the university, according to The Daily Californian, which omitted the suspects’ names from its report. They were described as females between the ages of 20 and 22. Each was reportedly charged with felony vandalism. Santa Rita County Jail records show four women who fit that description were arrested on Monday. Fox News Digital is awaiting confirmation of their identities from authorities, but UC Berkeley Assistant Vice Chancellor of Public Affairs Dan Mogulof confirmed the arrests. Mogulof told Fox News Digital that they were arrested early Monday morning overnight.” (11/11/25)
