Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“It’s the craziest thing in the world that we already have the technological ability to provide a decent standard of living for everyone on earth, but it doesn’t happen because it’s not profitable. We attained the greatest scientific achievement of all time and then did nothing with it. Our society is completely uninterested in it because capitalism is completely uninterested in it. It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time. There are people dying of starvation, exposure and preventable illnesses every single day for no good reason. Humanity became more than capable of ensuring that this never happened to anyone ever again, and just rode right past that stunning moment in history without even glancing up from its smartphone. Can you imagine if we did that with any other major technological development?” (12/01/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/12/01/the-craziest-thing-in-the-world-is-that-we-could-end-poverty-but-we-dont/
Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave gives his radar on the recent National Guard shooting in Washington, DC, and how many have blamed President Trump for the shooting by deploying the National Guard.” [editor’s note: Well, Trump DID deploy the National Guard as occupation troops, and Trump DID approve the alleged shooter’s asylum application, so … – TLK] (12/01/25)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/5627982-rising-december-1-2025/
Source: Students For Liberty
by Oscar Gill-Lewis
“One of the most interesting aspects of Silicon Valley is that Richard never originally set out to create a decentralized internet. His initial plan was far more modest: to sell his compression algorithm, a technology that makes digital files smaller and more efficient to store and transmit. He develops this algorithm because he recognizes, through market feedback and investor interest, that there is strong demand for such a tool. This reflects key insights from Hayek and Kirzner.” (12/01/25)
https://studentsforliberty.org/blog/liberty-innovation-and-the-garage-startup-lessons-from-silicon-valley/
Source: Town Hall
by Allen West
“When we lose a member of our Armed Services to the enemy on the battlefield, we mostly understand that it is part of the accepted risk. However, when Soldiers are ambushed and shot just blocks away from the White House in our Nation’s capital, it shocks us. And so is the case with 20-year-old US Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, who volunteered to take a Thanksgiving tour of duty to protect the streets of Washington, DC, so that others could enjoy Thanksgiving with family. Sarah was shot in the chest and head, and we lost her. US Air Force SSG Andrew Wolfe is fighting for his life. Both were shot by an Afghan national who was allowed entry into our country, and it appears not properly vetted.” (12/01/25)
https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2025/12/01/the-party-of-no-responsibility-n2667165
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“The Indian government has instructed smartphone makers to pre-install a state-owned cybersecurity app on all new devices in a bid to tackle online scams and other crimes, according to reports. The November 28 order – the existence of which was reported by Reuters news agency and Indian media on Monday, three days after it was privately sent to manufacturers – gives the companies 90 days to ensure that the app, Sanchar Saathi or ‘communication companion,’ is pre-installed on new mobile phones, with a requirement that users cannot disable it. The directive of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) also requires phone companies to push a software update for installing the app on devices already in circulation, the reports said.” (12/01/25)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/1/india-orders-phone-makers-to-pre-install-state-owned-web-safety-app-report
Source: SFGate
“Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not up to fire-safety codes, as a wave of public sympathy and support was met by government moves to stifle criticism. Wednesday’s blaze, which took until Friday to fully extinguish, started on the lower-level netting covering bamboo scaffolding around one building in the high-rise Wang Fuk Court complex. It then swept inside as foam panels placed over windows caught fire and blew out the glass. Winds carried flames from building to building that all were covered in scaffolding and netting, until seven of eight were ablaze. Initial tests of the netting showed it was up to code, but subsequently investigators collected 20 samples from all areas, including higher floors, and found seven failed safety standards …” (12/01/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/donations-for-hong-kong-fire-victims-reach-115-21215993.php
Source: The Contrarian
by Jennifer Rubin
“Even Senate and House Republicans seem to comprehend the gravity of the situation. Departing from their normal spinelessness, they joined Democrats on both the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Armed Services Committee in bipartisan statements vowing to investigate [the murder of two survivors of an illegal Caribbean boat attack]. Democrats — and any decent Republican — should use every tool available to insist on a thorough and independent investigation, reiterate zero tolerance for war crimes and murder, and pledge to hold everyone responsible to the full extent of the law. No wonder Trump and his minions freaked out over Democratic congressmen and senators’ video advising military personnel not to follow illegal orders.” (12/01/25)
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/war-crimeor-murder
Source: Common Dreams
by James Zogby
“In the span of a week, the Trump administration succeeded in passing a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza (based on its earlier 20-point plan to end the conflict) and also released a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine. Commentators and critics have noted some similarities between the two initiatives. There are also profound differences that are important to note. In the first place, the intention of both plans appears to be driven by the simple and commendable goal of ending the ongoing violence in Gaza and Ukraine. While trying to do this, however, critics note that aggressors have been given undo [sic] deference. In the case of Ukraine, it was deemed that the way forward was in awarding Russia’s land grab in eastern and southern Ukraine. In the case of Gaza, no attention was paid to Israel’s genocidal crimes against Palestinians …” (12/01/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/comparing-gaza-ukraine-peace-deals
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Will a Corruption Scandal Be the Final Nail in Ukraine’s Coffin?” (12/01/25)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/kyle/coi-856-will-a-corruption-scandal-be-the-final-nail-in-ukraines-coffin
Source: Quillette
by Cathy Young
“During the free-speech skirmishes of the last decade, the battle lines were often drawn in a way that placed heterodox liberals and centrists on the same side as conservatives in opposing censorious progressivism. But those lines have been redrawn in recent months, after the Trump administration began aggressively targeting disfavoured expression, from overly negative museum exhibits on slavery to uncouth reactions to the murder of Charlie Kirk. Much of a triumphalist Right has now enthusiastically embraced the ‘cancel culture’ it once condemned, embracing many of the same justifications once employed by the Left (censorship, we are told, is merely ‘accountability’). The heterodox community, defined by dissent from the progressive consensus on identity and social justice, has split into those whose defence of free speech extends to the Trump administration’s abuses and those who still prefer to fight various iterations of ‘wokeness.'” (12/01/25)
https://quillette.com/2025/12/01/the-new-speech-wars-global-free-speech-summit-trump-rufo/
