The Climate Realism Show, episode 184
Source: Heartland Institute
“Good News: Climate Cult In Decline.” (12/05/25)
https://heartland.org/podcasts/good-news-climate-cult-in-decline-the-climate-realism-show-184-2/
The Military As A Murder Weapon
Source: The Weekly Dish
by Andrew Sullivan
“No president ever pardoned a soldier for war crimes before Donald Trump. Yes, there were broad Confederate amnesties that effectively forgave Civil War atrocities, but no pardons. Even Nixon merely lessened and commuted the sentence of the My Lai commander found guilty of civilian mass murder. But in his first term, Trump pardoned three men very credibly accused by their own troops of wantonly killing unarmed civilians — and one convicted of posing with a man he’d just murdered. Their chief lobbyist? [Pete] Hegseth. … Yes, murdering a few bad guys on a boat in cold blood may sound like a trivial thing. But the principles it violates are about as profound as you can get. This kind of murder is not a defense of the West. It’s an attack on it.” (12/05/25)
https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/the-military-as-a-murder-weapon-cbd
Judge rules evidence linked to James Comey’s ally is off limits to DOJ
Source: Fox News
“A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that certain evidence linked to an ally of former FBI Director James Comey is temporarily off limits to the Justice Department in its efforts to renew a prosecution of the ex-director following the dismissed criminal case. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said the DOJ may not use information pertaining to Daniel Richman. ‘Upon consideration of Petitioner Daniel Richman’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, the relevant legal authority, and the entire present record, the Court concludes that Petitioner Richman is entitled to a narrow temporary restraining order to preserve the status quo while the Court evaluates his Motion for Return of Property and awaits full briefing and argument from the parties,’ the ruling reads.” (12/06/25)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-rules-evidence-linked-james-comeys-ally-off-limits-doj
Bigger Government Means Bigger Fraud: Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Lesson in Incentives
Source: The Daily Economy
by Saul Zimet
‘Minnesota’s largest-ever food-aid scandal reveals how weak incentives, political pressure, and lax oversight enable public-sector fraud to flourish — costing taxpayers billions.” (12/05/25)
For Trump, Authoritarian Saudi Arabia Is Good, But Authoritarian Iran & Venezuela Are Bad
Source: Common Dreams
by Miles Mogulescu
“While President Donald Trump and many of America’s top corporate CEOs were bowing down in Washington to Saudi absolute monarch Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Trump administration was busy escalating (unauthorized and illegal) military actions against Venezuela with the apparent goal of regime change. Last summer, it bombed Iran, killing over 1,000 civilians, in a failed attempt to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons potential. The US insists Venezuela and Iran are enemies in part because of authoritarian governments and human rights violations. But Saudi Arabia is one of the most authoritarian states in the world, marked by an absolute monarchy, tight control over political expression, and severe penalties for dissent.” (12/06/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/nader-open-letter-to-mamdani
Judge puts a one-year limit on Google’s contracts for default search placement
Source: Engadget
“A federal judge has expanded on the remedies decided for the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google, ruling in favor of putting a one-year limit on the contracts that make Google’s search and AI services the default on devices, Bloomberg reports. Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling on Friday means Google will have to renegotiate these contacts every year, which would create a fairer playing field for its competitors. The new details come after Mehta ruled in September that Google would not have to sell off Chrome, as the DOJ proposed at the end of 2024.” (12/06/25)
The Lou Perez Podcast, 12/06/25
Source: Lions of Liberty
“Gun Censorship w/ Armanet’s Ibrahim Pataudi.” (12/06/25)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/tlpp-gun-censorship-w-armanets-ibrahim-pataudi
Why are utilities building tomorrow’s grid with yesterday’s technology?
Source: Niskanen Center
by Rachel Levine
“The U.S. must rapidly expand its high-voltage transmission system to keep electricity affordable and reliable over the coming decade. After years of nearly stagnant development, any interest in transmission buildout among grid operators is encouraging. Yet, even amid this renewed momentum, utilities nationwide continue to embrace alternating current transmission, a 19th century innovation, instead of embracing modern and commercially viable high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology.” [editor’s note: “Grids” themselves are yesterday’s technology. Tomorrow’s technology is decentralized local generation, not “improved” long-distance transmission – TLK] (12/05/25)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/why-are-utilities-building-tomorrows-grid-with-yesterdays-technology
India: Fire at a popular nightclub in Goa state kills at least 25
Source: SFGate
“At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in India’s Goa state, the state’s chief minister said Sunday. The blaze occurred just past midnight in Arpora in North Goa, a party hub. Goa’s chief minister Pramod Sawant said most of the dead were the club’s kitchen workers, as well as three to four tourists. Six were injured and are in stable condition, he said. The fire occurred due to a gas cylinder blast and has been extinguished, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, quoting local police. All the bodies have been recovered. It said at least 100 people were on the club’s dance floor when the fire broke out and several rushed to the kitchen below in the chaos and got trapped along with staff.” (12/06/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/a-fire-at-a-popular-nightclub-in-india-s-goa-21228016.php
Venezuela, History, and the Futile Quest for Regime Change
Source: CounterPunch
by David Schultz
“Philosophers from Immanuel Kant to George Santayana warned that history repeats itself because we fail to heed its lessons. So it is with the Trump administration and its plan for regime change in Venezuela. Even if it succeeds in ousting Nicolás Maduro, the result will almost certainly mirror the failures of Afghanistan and Iraq under the Bush and Biden administrations.” (12/05/25)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/venezuela-history-and-the-futile-quest-for-regime-change/