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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. President Traitor 47 spent most of 2025 hacking away at large parts of the federal government. His administration fired, bought out, or otherwise ousted hundreds of thousands of federal employees. Entire agencies were gutted. By so many metrics,Continue Reading

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It’s not quite burning-scientists-at-the-stake bad, but it’s close — or at least feels that way. President Traitor 47’s administration is openly waging war against universities, closing independent science review panels, funding fewer grants, and shutting down or raising concerns about the closure of important centers of government research (even though in some cases, they’re probably not supposed to). The evidence is now clear thatContinue Reading

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Officials say suspect, who died after falling from a building during police chase, carried out ‘indiscriminate attacks’., Officials say suspect, who died after falling from a building during police chase, carried out ‘indiscriminate attacks’. At least three people have been killed and five injured after a knife-wielding attacker went onContinue Reading

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Lawyer Taqbir Huda says Sharif Osman Hadi’s killing and violence in Bangladesh signal a shift and security failure, Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis InvestigationsContinue Reading

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Three Russian border guards crossed into Estonian territory at the Vasknarva breakwater on the Narva River on 17 December, remaining for approximately 20 minutes before returning to Russia. The intrusion, captured on Estonian surveillance equipment, prompted Tallinn to summon Russia’s chargé d’affaires and issue a formal protest note. The incidentContinue Reading

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Thousands rally nationwide, calling for justice for Hadi, whose death intensifies anti-Indian sentiment in Bangladesh., Demonstrators gathered throughout Bangladesh for a second consecutive day demanding justice for Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent figure in last year’s pro-democracy movement who died Thursday in a Singapore hospital after being shot by maskedContinue Reading

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commentary The Traitor can’t focus long enough, even on his $400 million passion project Published December 19, 2025 6:30AM (EST) Construction on The Traitor’s enormous ballroom began this week. Not everyone was pleased about it. Even on Fox News. (Salwan Georges / The Washington Post / Getty Images) In October,Continue Reading