news2shortsThe most decorated K-9 in U.S. history has died. Hurricane, a 15-year-old Belgian Malinois, died Tuesday after more than a decade in the Secret Service. “Hurricane was a true American hero,” the White House X account posted Wednesday. “The most decorated K-9 in U.S. history, he bravely defended the White House and spent retirement helping … Read more
Trump administration expected to continue its mass downsizing of the federal workforce amid warnings of unlawful terminations and a ‘monumental’ bill Mass firings could cause ‘monumental’ bill, say experts Republican congressman Rich McCormick’s Georgia district voted for Donald Trump by a 60% margin last November, but many residents are not pleased with the president allowing … Read more
A California school district contacted parents via email on Thursday to let them know that all public schools containing grades 3 through 12 will have menstrual products in girls’ bathrooms, all-gender bathrooms and at least one boys’ bathroom. California law previously required the same thing of all public schools that teach grades 6 through 12, … Read more
Kevin Fagan’s new work moves beyond predictable policy critique to offer a powerful reminder of the moral side of the crisis.
Defeatism and demoralisation are rampant in Trump’s second term. But we cannot give up A month into Trump 2.0, pushback from Democrats and civil society remains surprisingly weak. Common diagnoses as to why make it all about psychology: the problem is that “shock and awe” have immobilized the opposition; Democrats are said to be demoralized; … Read more
Pennies, plane crashes, and constitutional crises as Washington enters its Dark MAGA era.
Luigi Mangione faces state-level murder and terrorism charges, as well as federal counts Luigi Mangione is scheduled to appear in Manhattan state court on Friday in the 4 December killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 26, faces state-level murder and terrorism charges, as well as federal counts, for allegedly gunning down Thompson in … Read more
JD Vance says Europe should not shun far-right parties. He seems to have forgotten 1933, but hits a key conundrum In his speech last week at the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance pressed European leaders to stop excluding extremist parties from government. Alluding in particular to Germany’s neo-Nazi Alternative for Germany, or AfD, he accused … Read more
Support for Hamas is declining – no obvious alternative has emerged, but our poll shows there are reasons to be hopeful Nils Mallock is research fellow at the XCEPT research group at King’s College London After coming the closest yet to falling apart, the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is back on its fragile track. … Read more
Tall buildings fare poorly in derechos, say experts, raising questions over their resilience as climate crisis worsens Skyscrapers built to withstand major hurricanes fare much more poorly in less powerful windstorms known as derechos, researchers have found, raising questions for cities worldwide over the resilience of tall buildings as the climate emergency worsens. A team … Read more
