Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
China’s trade surplus hits $1 trillion despite US tariffs
Chinese firms have instead ramped up sales to the EU, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
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Mother Jones • Dec 8, 2025
The Well Watchers
Hawk Dunlap isn’t used to being cold. On a gray day last January when I visited him in West Texas to tour abandoned oil wells, Dunlap—in his mid-50s with a James Brolin vibe—was bundled up, a sweatshirt pulled over his signature red coveralls. As we drove, Dunlap told me, with a note of sorrow in […]
Zeteo • Dec 8, 2025
Donald Trump 🤝 Nick Fuentes
Mehdi's Monday take on the escalating racism from the president. Plus: Gaza's new 'border,' the latest alleged war crimes by the RSF and Pete Hegseth, and decision time for Rep. Jasmine Crockett.
Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Fighting in Africa, SE Asia puts US peace deals at risk
An intensifying conflict between Rwanda-backed rebels and the Congolese army risks undoing a peace agreement signed in Washington just last week.
Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Washington security doctrine sparks European backlash
Washington argued Europe was facing “civilizational erasure” via mass immigration and that the EU undermined national liberty.
Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Zelenskyy to meet European leaders in London
Kyiv is pushing for changes to a White House-backed peace plan, which critics said was too sympathetic to the Kremlin’s demands.
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Chapo Trahouse • Dec 8, 2025
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Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Obamacare more popular with Americans than ever, poll finds
Fifty-seven percent of US adults approve of the Affordable Care Act, according to new polling from Gallup and West Health.
Semafor • Dec 8, 2025
Congress lines up defense bill for possible vote this week
Lawmakers released text Sunday that would limit the administration’s ability to withdraw troops from Europe.
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Despite ceasefire, Israel’s siege allowing only a trickle of aid into Gaza
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The Long Arc of Donald Trump’s Obsession With Iran
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PODCAST: ‘Israel is using organized crime to control Palestinian citizens’
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Inside the CIA’s Blind Spots: John Kiriakou on Torture, Greenland, and the New Imperial Playbook
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Notes from the Ground: Reflections on a Month That Shook Iran
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What Does a 1964 Student Protest Tell Us About the Future of the Panama Canal?
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Friday’s ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ Day is a General Strike. Here’s What That Means.
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They Fled Venezuela to Escape a Regime of Fear, Only to Relive It in Trump’s America
Mother Jones •
Safe for ICE, Unsafe for Refuge: How the State Reclaimed the Church
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