Source: The New Republic
“Trump’s Fury at NYT Explodes amid Fresh Concerns about Mental Decline.” (12/01/25)
https://newrepublic.com/article/203763/trump-fury-nyt-explodes-amid-fresh-concerns-mental-decline
Source: Libertarian Institute
by José Niño
“The chaotic rollout of the latest Ukraine peace initiative reveals a troubling reality that transcends partisan politics. Three years into a devastating European war, American policymakers still operate under the delusion that diplomatic papering over irreconcilable positions can substitute for the hard work of strategic disengagement.” (12/01/25)
Source: SFGate
“Prosecutors Monday argued a Massachusetts man was responsible for the grisly murder of his wife who disappeared more than two years ago while his lawyers insisted the man panicked after she suddenly died in bed. Ana Walshe, a real estate agent who immigrated from Serbia, was last seen early on Jan. 1, 2023, following a New Year’s Eve dinner at her Massachusetts home. Her body has never been found. Her husband, Brian Walshe, faces a first-degree murder charge, after agreeing to plead guilty last month to lesser charges of misleading police and willfully disposing of a human body in violation of state law.” (12/01/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/brian-walshe-goes-on-trial-in-death-of-wife-who-21215946.php
Source: Big Head Press
by Scott Bieser
Cartoon. (12/01/25)
Source: Reuters
“Airbus fleets were returning towards normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than expected, averting a prolonged crisis over the discovery of a space-related computer bug. Dozens of airlines from Asia to the United States said they had carried out a snap software retrofit ordered by Airbus, and mandated by global regulators, after a vulnerability to solar flares emerged in a recent mid-air incident on a JetBlue A320. … Sources familiar with the matter said the unprecedented decision to recall about half the A320-family fleet was taken shortly after the possible but unproven link to a drop in altitude on the JetBlue jet emerged late last week.” (12/01/25)
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump Declares Closure of Venezuela’s Airspace, IDF Kills Two Young Brothers in Gaza, and More.” (12/01/25)
Source: CounterPunch
by Vijay Prashad
“The Caribbean has a choice between two futures. One path leads toward deeper militarisation, dependency, and incorporation into the US security apparatus. The other leads toward the revitalisation of regional autonomy, South-South cooperation, and the anti-imperialist traditions that have long sustained the Caribbean’s political imagination.” (12/01/25)
Source: New York Post
by staff
“More Americans are wising up to the fact that higher education has become a raw deal for all too many young people. A new NBC News poll finds that a full 63% of voters believe a four-year college degree now isn’t worth it, since many students graduate with ‘a large amount of debt’ but ‘no specific job skills.’ That’s up markedly from 2013, when a majority took the opposite view, as 53% called a degree ‘worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime.’ That was the case for generations of Americans, who saw college as a key step to higher-paying jobs and a better life: ‘Upwardly mobile’ was almost entirely synonymous with ‘college-educated.’ But over the last few decades, the dynamic has shifted: Far too many college degrees guarantee nothing … except onerous debt.” (11/30/25)
Source: UN News
“Civilian deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war have risen to their highest level in four years, according to the Landmine Monitor 2025 report launched in Geneva on Monday. It documents 6,279 casualties in 2024. Children remain especially vulnerable, particularly in conflict-affected countries where displaced families are returning to heavily contaminated areas. ‘Civilians made up 90 per cent of casualties in 2024,’ said Loren Persi, Impact Team Lead for the report. ‘And children remained a significant portion of all casualties, almost half … In Afghanistan, 77 per cent, so over three-quarters of all casualties, were children, which is horrific.’ The launch was led by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and hosted by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).” (12/01/25)
Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Snider
“The possible death of the Trump administration’s latest attempt at a diplomatic settlement is the latest tragedy in the story of this war. It was likely the best chance at granting Russia what it had to have to end the war while granting Ukraine what it had to have to achieve its own goals, as opposed to America’s or Europe’s.” (12/01/25)
https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2025/11/30/ukraine-peace-talks-concessions-or-done-deals