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2+ min ago (56+ words) The post Pete Hegseth Wakes Up At 3 P.M. With Dozen Missed Calls From The Hague appeared first on The Onion. Our Miserable World At An Unbeatable Price Black Friday Sale. Get The Paper . Monday, December 1, 2025 The stars appreciate your "whistle while you work" philosophy, but pallbearers are typically expected to be silent....

17+ min ago (176+ words) An analyst on Monday was stunned by how close a special election race has gotten in Tennessee " a deep red state " as a Democratic candidate shows significant strides in polling just hours before voting begins. Political analyst David Chalian told CNN that Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn has focused on affordability in the tight race in Tennessee's seventh congressional district, which could show major shifts in the historically Republican-led state. The election has put Republicans on the offense, with President Donald Trump even stepping in to try and campaign for Republican candidate Matt Van Epps and slamming Behn over country music and her religious views on his Truth Social platform during the holiday weekend. Van Epps and Behn are vying for the seat left vacant by Rep. Mark Green, a Republican, that could ultimately flip a House seat. Polling was…...

21+ min ago (1518+ words) The Federalist Society has doubled down on doublespeak. The Federalist Society has for decades now carefully cultivated a public image as both the all-powerful Oz behind the throne of the American judiciary and somehow simultaneously a benign debate society that takes no role in legal and political affairs. In the Trump years, the group has doubled down on the doublespeak, claiming that they are devoted believers in the rule of law, but also that they support Donald Trump and his judicial picks wholeheartedly. For his part, Trump likes to pick online slapfights with Leonard Leo and other FedSoc stalwarts while he continues to rely on them to fill his judicial pipeline. On this week's Amicus Plus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick spoke to Lisa Graves, whose new book, Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled…...

23+ min ago (207+ words) The new iteration of the concert film will be available to stream Dec. 12 Taylor Swift dropped the official trailer for her new concert film, "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show," which included footage of her entire setlist. On Monday, the pop star released the trailer for the full-concert film, which was directed by Glenn Weiss and captured her final "Eras Tour" stop in Vancouver, B.C. back in December 2024. The new concert film was produced by Taylor Swift Productions in association with Silent House Productions. "The Final Show" hits Disney+ later this month alongside a new, six-episode docuseries, titled "The End of an Era" " which gives Swifties "an intimate look at Taylor's life as her record-breaking tour thrilled fans around the world," per the streamer. Watch the new trailer for "The Final Show" above. "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The…...

29+ min ago (591+ words) Good governance is a right. A new day of street protests was staged today by various groups from Generation Z, the Callao Bloc, the CGTP Callao (General Confederation of Peruvian Workers), the Ama sua ama quella Independent Bloc, workers, social" Redacci'n Per" Good governance is a right. A new day of street protests was staged today by various groups from Generation Z, the Callao Bloc, the CGTP Callao (General Confederation of Peruvian Workers), the Ama sua ama quella Independent Bloc, workers, social activists, the alternative press, and self-organized groups, who gathered in front of the Attorney General's Office to support the reinstatement of prosecutor Delia Espinoza, an icon of the fight against corruption and the balance of power, which is currently under threat in the country. Wielding whips, the groups convened by the Callao Bloc demanded the reinstatement of prosecutor…...

30+ min ago (92+ words) There are divided reactions to the Israeli prime minister's pardon request to President Isaac Herzog. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked for a presidential pardon to end the criminal prosecution against him. He says it will unite the public, but critics say he is driving further division. So, what are the long-term implications for Israel? Dan Perry " political analyst Neve Gordon " professor of human rights and international humanitarian law at Queen Mary University of London Mitchell Barak " former aide to Benjamin Netanyahu during his time at the Foreign Ministry...

31+ min ago (611+ words) Pete Hegseth and the White House deny allegations that anything improper unfolded when special ops troops unleashed two separate missile strikes on a suspected drug boat'the second of which killed two survivors clinging to the wrecked vessel. But the issue only seems to be gaining steam. Background and opinions:... Did Hegseth Go Too Far? What Critics Are Saying Pete Hegseth and the White House deny allegations that anything improper unfolded when special ops troops unleashed two separate missile strikes on a suspected drug boat'the second of which killed two survivors clinging to the wrecked vessel. But the issue only seems to be gaining steam. Background and opinions: - Background: On Friday, the Washington Post reported that Hegseth gave a verbal order to "kill everybody" on the boat in the Caribbean. Two men survived the first strike and were clinging to the…...

37+ min ago (380+ words) Over 20,000 workers and students blocked the AfD's new youth congress in Giessen, facing heavy police repression. Their struggle shows that only united, organized working-class action can stop the Far Right and the politicians and capitalists who enable it. This article was originally published on November 29, 2025 in Klasse Gegen Klasse. Alternative for Germany (AfD) Social Democratic Party (SPD) Trump's proposed Ukraine deal, offering Russia territorial concessions, will only escalate imperialist competition and lead to further European rearmament. Only an independent, anti-imperialist mobilization of workers and youth can chart a progressive path to peace. Germany's Left Party is slowly moving away from its militant Zionism. But the leadership continues to attack pro-Palestinian activists. Trump is increasing pressure on multiple actors to end the war in Ukraine, even though such a "peace" would leave the underlying geopolitical contradictions unresolved. In the absence of…...

38+ min ago (238+ words) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made clear that he believes Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley is the man responsible for a U.S. attack on the survivors of a boat bombing in the Caribbean. Legal experts have said the killing of such survivors is illegal under U.S. and international law. Moreover, the broader boat bombing campaign of alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific is legally suspect. On Monday night, Hegseth tweeted "support" of Bradley while also making sure to say that the admiral was responsible for "combat decisions": Let's make one thing crystal clear: Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made " on the September 2 mission and all others since. America is fortunate to have such men protecting us. When this @DeptofWar says we…...

39+ min ago (671+ words) US President Trump ordered the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela "closed in its entirety" on November 29. By Roger D. Harris Yet the US has as much legal and moral authority to shutter the skies over Venezuela as the Venezuelans have to close the putting greens at Mar-a-Lago. Yes, that's ridiculous " but not any more so than Washington's phony pretext of drug interdiction for their deadly regime-change offensive against Venezuela. To date, the Yankee military has murdered over 80 people in alleged "drug boats" in the southern Caribbean and eastern Pacific but has yet to confiscate a single milligram of narcotics from Venezuela. The Venezuelan authorities, in contrast, have seized 64 tons of cocaine this year that were being transited through their country and have done so without killing a single person. The day before Trump "closed" Venezuela's airspace as part of his so-called…...