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The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the storms that did form were huge. n.pr/3Lh3wGU
What does climate change look like? This year's hurricane season is one example
The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the storms that did form were huge.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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The State department continues to use false allegations of "censorship" to censor people, or in this case sanction them
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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"Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment & threats have changed their lives. More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges & their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Ukraine just pulled its assault brigades out of Pokrovsk and rushed them 35 km south.

The reason: open fields favor drones, not infantry — and drones alone just shredded a four-column Russian mechanized assault north of Pokrovsk.
December 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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📉 Russian Economy on the Brink: War Exhausts Budget and Reserves

The primary driver of the current economic downturn is the combination of a sharp decline in energy export earnings and surging military expenditures.

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Russian Economy on the Brink: War Exhausts Budget and Reserves
The Russian economy is facing its most challenging period since 2022, with the outlook for 2026 raising significant alarm among international analysts. After th
theukrainianreview.info
December 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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A portrait of the kind of science we are losing, and for no reason

www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/r...
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent
John Quackenbush built a lab that is at the forefront of human genetics research and bioinformatics. Trump administration cuts have put it in danger of collapse.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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The irrationality of the war on science that the Trump Administration has been waging manifests as indiscriminate termination of individual projects and whole lines of inquiry based solely on "bad words" appearing in their descriptions. #WarOnScience @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/04/23/u...
Government word search is killing my cutting-edge research
The Trump administration seems to believe that some words and ideas fail an ill-posed and completely nonscientific test of orthodoxy.
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April 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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📉 Russia's economy is under threat, next year could be a turning point for war, — WP

📍Russian reserves are exhausted, sanctions are hitting oil and banks, and 2026 could bring a financial crisis.

📍A banking crisis is possible. A non-payment crisis is possible.
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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World Brief: Denmark condemns the new U.S. special envoy to Greenland, a car bomb kills a senior Russian military official, and Israel approves the construction of more Jewish settlements in the West Bank. foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/22/t...
Trump’s Greenland Ambitions Are Far From Over
The White House signals its aims by appointing a special envoy to the territory.
foreignpolicy.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia may launch a "massive strike exactly on our Christmas," with December 23–25 identified as high-risk

The warning comes as Trump pushes for rapid peace and claims Moscow wants to end the war euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/n...
“Nothing sacred for them”: Zelenskyy warns Russia may target Ukraine with massive strike during Christmas holidays
Trump says Russia wants peace. Ukraine's Headquarters prepares for Christmas missile attack.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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When even Mitt Romney is publicly arguing that the ultra-wealthy should pay more, it tells you how far out of whack things have become.

This is about math, fairness, and fiscal responsibility.
December 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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🇵🇱🇺🇦 Zelensky Visits Poland: MiG-29 Transfer and Defense Talks

According to Nawrocki, the talks covered security, economic issues, and historical policy. Zelensky emphasized the importance of mutual respect for historical memory.

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Zelensky Visits Poland: MiG-29 Transfer and Defense Talks
On December 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first official visit to Poland at the invitation of President Karol Nawrocki. Before this, the t
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December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I'm not the person to write it, but someone should write a piece describing how the military is undergoing a decentralization revolution much like the one that swept internet & telephony, and is currently sweeping through electricity.
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Putin claimed Russia seized Siversk. ISW says 77%

Gerasimov claimed Kupyansk. Ukraine is liberating it

Gerasimov claimed 50% of Kostyantynivka. ISW found 1.6%

Even Russian milbloggers call the claims fiction ⤵️

🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/19/p...
December 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Bloomberg reports that three Russian border guards crossed into Estonian territory for about 20 minutes on Wednesday. They were captured on camera.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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👀 Russian oil tanker caught fire overnight at the port of Rostov-on-Don following a large-scale drone attack.

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December 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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🇺🇦🇺🇸🇪🇺 Last attempt: what the new “peace plan” for Ukraine looks like

❗️The peace plan is more of a roadmap: security guarantees, international monitoring and control mechanism, legitimate expression of the will of the Ukrainian people.

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Last attempt: what the new “peace plan” for Ukraine looks like
After almost four years of war, there is renewed talk of an agreed peace plan that could put an end to the conflict and lay the foundations for reconstruction.
theukrainianreview.info
December 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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China is just as dangerous to European energy security as Russia, a top NATO official has warned.
China poses major risk to Europe’s energy grids, top NATO official warns
NATO increasingly sees energy vulnerabilities as a military risk.
www.politico.eu
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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OPINION: Before, the world could count on the U.S. Now, our foreign policy seems to be purely transactional.
The US used to lead. It doesn’t anymore.
America was always there before. No matter who was in the Oval Office, no matter which party held the majority in Congress, you could count on us. Not anymore.
www.politico.eu
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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⚡ The United States Senate has passed its annual defense authorization bill, which includes $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine over the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years.
US Senate Approves $800M Military Aid to Ukraine Through 2027
The Senate has approved an $800 million aid package for Ukraine in the NDAA, emphasizing US support amid ongoing tensions with Russia.
united24media.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Ongoing serious weaponisation of the military justice system. 'What happens [Kelly] will largely depend on John Phelan, a financier and major Trump donor with no known military background whom the president appointed as the Navy secretary this year.' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Defense Dept. Opens Formal Inquiry Into Senator Mark Kelly
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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🤔 Steve Witkoff presented Trump with a crate of red caviar from Russia’s Khabarovsk region, - TASS
December 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM