People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.

New York City train operators witness more people being struck by trains than drivers in any other American system. Afterward, many struggle to get the help they need.

The country certainly still faces many challenges. But some things are now going right there and those are worth our attention, too.

Donald Trump is being brutally mocked for his flippant Truth Social post about attending the funeral of Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88. Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome, Trump wrote on Monday afternoon. We look forward to being there! Related Gay governor mocks Trump with April Fools joke about presidents unflattering portrait Folks sneered at the presidents seemingly jovial attitude toward a somber event, with one influencer lamenting, This is why the world laughs at us.This motherfucker treats Pope funeral like its a Mar-a-Lago gala. Popes not cold dead yet and Trumps already RSVPing with a smile. We look forward to being there! bro, its not a fucking barbecue. This is why the world laughs at us. pic.twitter.com/5Bgbd9vHJc Mario (@PawlowskiMario) April 21, 2025Dr. David I. Ramadan, a former Republican state delegate in Virginia, blasted the message, stating, We look forward to being there is not the sentiment you express about a funeralespecially for a revered figure like the Pope. Stop at confirming attendance or, better yet, offer a tribute to his legacy. Its not about being seen, its about showing respect but this is Donald TrumpWe look forward to being there is not the sentiment you express about a funeralespecially for a revered figure like the Pope. Stop at confirming attendance or, better yet, offer a tribute to his legacy. Its not about being seen, its about showing respect but this is https://t.co/bvhmCln4IU Dr. David I. Ramadan (@DavidIRamadan) April 21, 2025Others called him a dope and true psychopath and berated him for treating a funeral like a wine tasting. Mr. President, is English your first language? Is look forward to being here an appropriate way to express your condolences in English? https://t.co/kEqu45AdQx LW (@HKW32145) April 21, 2025Looking forward to being at a funeral is on brand I guess https://t.co/IKOJkDFQy6 joey (@joeynardick) April 22, 2025Look forward to being there??? I mean.. what the fuck he does actually know what a funeral is, right? That its not a party? https://t.co/0IuMUaga4T Robert Rea (@robertrea) April 21, 2025Look forward to being there? Its just another PR event for him. https://t.co/9NcHv9uL9X MiMi (@MiMi____KAAB) April 21, 2025Look Forward .what a dope https://t.co/iFgxyBARgg M A N (@mneely27) April 21, 2025Is Trump going to try to deport the dead Pope for supporting the Palestinians and migrants???Oh wait, he's just going there to pretend he's Christian so he can cling on to his religious voters now that his trade war has gone to hell. https://t.co/9BallETa0q Queequeg's Capital (@QueequegCapital) April 21, 2025We look forward to being thereBold choice of words for a funeral. Most people mourn the Pope, not pencil it in like its a wine tasting in Vatican City Logical Luminary (@ReasonUnchains) April 21, 2025Spoke like a true psycopath that can't understand emotions. Olle Ramsberg (@ollra) April 22, 2025

Fisting can be one of the most intense sexual experiences you can have, but once youve tried it out and mastered the basics, you might not know what to do next. But if youre healthy and dont have any health conditions or injuries that would make it dangerous, there are plenty of advanced fisting moves for you to try.Weve already established the basics of sapphic fisting: clip those nails, try one finger at a time, and dont punch into someone with a closed fist (the duck bill method is your best bet), communicate more than you think you need to, make sure your fisting bottom is aroused, and for god sake, use lube liberally. Fisting is safe if done correctly, but there are a lot of ways it can go wrong, so make sure you educate yourself and stay sober for this one.But if youve got all of that down and are ready to take things to the next toe-curling level, then our LGBTQ+ sex experts have got you covered. For tips to get your partners motor running, different positions to try, and what trans folks need to know, we talked to Kai Korpak, a sex therapist and the assistant director at Best Therapies; Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari, a sex educator and author of Pick-Your-Passion Approach for Hotter, Naughtier, More Adventurous Sex; and Carol Queen, Good Vibes staff sexologist, curator of the Antique Vibrator Museum, and co-author of The Sex & Pleasure Book: Good Vibrations Guide to Great Sex for Everyone.1. Focus on small movementsOnce youve gotten the basics down, you might be tempted to throw caution to the wind and start pumping your hand in and out quickly, but all you need are small, controlled movements for your partner to have a great time. Also, fisting is not fucking, Queen says. A very turned-on experienced person can have a fistfucking' experience, but fisting isn't generally about in-and-out thrusting, but the amazing intensity small movements in a very tight situation can elicit. Make your fisting experience meditative more than rough-sexy until you and your partner are very experienced.2. Dont move side to sideMoving side to side is a sure way to hurt someone, so stay away and stick to those smaller movements we talked about. Experienced fisters and bottoms may like to add more movement; in and out moves are safer than side to side ones, which can stretch the suspensory ligaments, and they don't bounce back, Queen warns. No moving your hand side to side like windshield wipers or a turn of the steering wheel. This is especially relevant to vaginal fisting, but be cautious about side to side in anal tooif the person has a prostate, some of this will feel good to them, probably.3. Know your boundariesYou should have mastered getting enthusiastic consent when you were a beginner, now its time to get familiar with your own boundaries and those of your partner, so that you dont push past either of your comfort levels. You dont want anyone to get hurt physically or emotionally from your fisting play. You may think you can just keep going because you have been doing this for years, Korpak says. Even advanced fisters can get injured because they are trying to do too much, too quickly, and too fast.4.Try role playNow that youve take fisting 101 and are ready for more advanced moves, try role playing different sexy scenarios while youre fisting. "Adding in roleplay such as doctor/patient or dominant/obedient roles can heighten arousal and help partners stay connected to the rhythm and pacing of the play, Korpak suggests. Roleplay is also great because it encourages clearer communication and intentional negotiation, since both partners agree on boundaries, tone, and expectations before the scene begins.5.Try different positionsDon't be shy about experimenting with different positions. Get creative and remember to try adding things for support so that you can go all night long if you want. You can also try different positions, including them on their knees, in a sling, on their back, and add pillows, wedges, etc. for support, Dr. Kattari recommends.6.Add in additional sensationsIf youve already mastered fisting, why not start multitasking and add in other sensations too? And naturally adding sources of pleasureclitoral touch, cunnilingus or making out if your positions allow it, toysare a great addition to fisting play, Queen says.7.Strengthen you Kegel and PC musclesIf you are the person being fisted, consider spending some time strengthening your Kegel or pubococcygeus muscles so that you can have more intense orgasms and learn to squeeze down on your partners hand. Work on building strong kegel/PC muscles as a fistee, as that can support having stronger, longer and more intense orgasms, Dr. Kattari recommends. As a bonus, if you're interested in ejaculation/squirting/gushing, stronger kegel/PC muscles are where it is at. If you do kegel exercises (which can be done by people of all genders and sexes), the fister can feel it around their hand, which can be fun, and it might feel hot as hell for you too.8.Add in a little painQueen says that adding in some pain stimulation can be an exciting way to increase the sensations during fisting, especially for masochists. Clamps, tit torture' (as our atmospheric friends in the BDSM dungeon like to call it), targeted slapping (thighs, butt, etc.), are all worth trying, she explains. 9.Dont push past the painWe know this might sound contradictory, but adding in nipple clamps and spanking is different than the fisting actually hurting. If the person being fisted is feeling pain or you see any blood (unrelated to a menstrual cycle), remove your hand immediately, and if the bleeding doesnt stop, then go to the doctor or even the emergency room. Make sure you arent pushing past pain, Korpak says. There is a difference between oh, that is a good stretch and ouch, that hurts. If you notice signs of pain, stop and slow down, making sure to reevaluate what you are doing before continuing. 10.Protect the dollsEveryone can enjoy fisting, whether youre sapphic, a trans man or woman, nonbinary, gay or bi. But if youve had genital surgery, you might not be able to safely participate in vaginal fisting. Fisting a neovagina can be especially risky, Queen cautions. It is generally not as stretchy as a cis vagina would be. Use EXTREME care. Protect the dolls, as the kids are saying."11. Don't forget aftercareAftercare is always a good idea, but its especially important after an overwhelming sexual experience like fisting. Fisting is an intense experience and can be very physically intense and emotionally vulnerable for both partners, Korpak says. The receiving partner may feel soreness and sensitivity as well as a rush of emotions as their body is still coming down from such deep pressure and stretching. Checking in with your partner, offering reassurance, cuddling, and gentle touch can help care for their nervous system and keep them grounded.Sources cited:Kai Korpak, a sex therapist and the assistant director at Best Therapies.Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari, a sex educator and author of Pick-Your-Passion Approach for Hotter, Naughtier, More Adventurous Sex.Carol Queen, Good Vibes staff sexologist, curator of the Antique Vibrator Museum, and co-author of The Sex & Pleasure Book: Good Vibrations Guide to Great Sex for Everyone.

The Crave gay hockey romance series Heated Rivalry has set screens ablaze with its visceral and intimate sex scenes between the two leads, Hudson Williams (who plays Shane) and Connor Storrie (who plays Ilya).The on-screen chemistry between the two actors is palpable, so much so that Williams recently told PRIDE, I hope it can be this celebratory thing that can join people in their homes getting hot and heavy together hand-holding, leg grabbing, lip biting, sweat permeating, pants tightening, [and] spit swapping." As a professional astrologer, I do a lot of relationship readings. I look at two peoples synastry (how two charts interact with one another), and their composite chart (a separate chart that treats the relationship itself as its own entity) to better understand their dynamic: What comes easily, what feels tense, and what they bring out in one another.Relationship astrology isnt only for couples. You can read these charts for friendships, family dynamics, co-workers, and, yes, scene partners. I was very curious to see why these two actors chemistry feels so believable and powerful. And when I tell you the gasp I gasped when I saw the following:1. Connors Mars sits right on top of Hudsons VenusWhen I studied their charts, my eyes went straight here. In astrology, the more exact something is, the louder it's felt. Connors Mars isnt pretty close to Hudsons Venus. It isnt almost right on top, either. It is literally at the exact same degree (8 of Aries) as Hudsons Venus.In synastry, exact interactions between one persons Mars and another persons Venus send pheromones into overdrive. Mars is lust and how we go after what (and who) we want. Venus is charm and what we find attractive. One persons Mars on another persons Venus is like lighting very dry firewood: it catches fast and gets hot quickly.This doesnt mean Connor and Hudson are secretly dating. It means that when theyre in a room together, Connors I want energy (Mars) aligns perfectly with Hudsons oh, I like that! (Venus) energy. Its the kind of charge you want between two actors starring in a queer sports romance series.2. Their Venuses are extremely compatibleConnors Venus in Aquarius and Hudsons Venus in Aries are approximately 60 degrees apart (in astrology, thats a very harmonious connection called a sextile).Venus relates to aesthetics, beauty, style, and what we enjoy. When two peoples Venuses are compatible, their taste levels vibe and they get each others way of flirting. This is very helpful for co-creating a believable romantic dynamic that doesnt feel forced.3. The asteroid of desire is majorly activated in both chartsIn astrology, the asteroid Eros is all about passionate connections and carnal desire. Connors Eros sits at 1 Capricorn; Hudsons Eros is at 0 Aries. That means their Eros placements are square one another (90 apart).Squares create friction, and friction creates heat. The means one persons Eros squaring someone elses Eros is all about intense magnetism. You notice the other person in the room, whether you want to or not.This is exactly what was triggered when they read for their respective parts. In a recent interview with Out, Hudson recalled that day and described Connor as having an X-factor that just felt realer than what I thought it could possibly be. That visceral appeal is quintessential Eros activation. It doesnt necessarily mean they want to act on it in real life, but it means this primal energy is there to be channeled into their work.4. Their steamy MarsNeptune connectionIn their composite chart (the chart that speaks to the energies and themes of their connection), Mars and Neptune sit right next to one another.Put Mars (sexuality, passion, physical drive) and Neptune (fantasy, projection, and, fittingly, television and film) together and you get an intoxicating blend of erotic fantasy and idealized desire.In a romantic relationship, MarsNeptune can easily get nebulous and messy if people arent grounded. But in a fictional partnership, it speaks to two people who can sell a sexual fantasy so convincingly that audiences forget where the acting ends and reality begins. That doesnt mean theyre secretly living out their characters storyline off-screen, but rather that were watching two actors whose combined energy is tailor-made for a sexually-charged made-for-TV fantasy.Is their chemistry real?Astrologically speaking? One hundred percent. I dont mean real in an off-camera affair sense. Rather, that Hudsons and Connors birth charts are perfectly wired to effortlessly bring out erotic tension and heightened fantasy when they interact.If youve found yourself rewatching their scenes jaw-droppingly in awe of how intensely their sexual chemistry hits through the screen, that certainly speaks to the caliber of the shows writing, directing, and casting. And, in my professional opinion, also to astrology in action.

Nature, Published online: 08 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03980-yBy studying caves near his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, geologist Tebogo Makhubela ventures into places people have never been before.

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WASHINGTONDuring a confrontation in which it was firmly reiterated that the front entrance was for approved personnel only, Vice President JD Vance was once again reminded by White House security to use the service door, sources confirmed Tuesday. Whoa, whoa, whoa, stop right there. You know the rule. Youll need to use the service entrance round back unless you have special permission, said Marine Cpl. Nic Afton, a West Wing guard who stepped in the path of the vice president and Hillbilly Elegy author to sternly repeat the policy that forbids low-level staff from entering the premises through such a prominent, public-facing entryway. You cant just use any door you want, Mr. Vice President. Youve been told several times this entrance isnt for you. Im gonna need you to go toward the back, take a left by the garbage cans, and use that door. You know the one. Upon reaching the service entrance, Vice President Vance was reportedly stopped yet again and asked for identification by the head of White House maintenance.The post JD Vance Reminded To Use White House Service Entrance appeared first on The Onion.

THE ARCTIC CIRCLEWith a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arctic, sources reported Tuesday.Sailors aboard the vessel confirmed that while Winfrey appeared ill and exhausted from continuous exposure to the harsh tundra, she nonetheless spent hour upon hour peering through a brass spyglass and scanning the desolate landscape for any sign of the grotesque TV personality and formerly licensed therapist. Despite the heavy winds and raging sea, the 71-year-old media entrepreneur reportedly urged the ships captain to press northward.There! There he is, that speck on the horizon! said Winfrey, who had armed herself with a pistol, several daggers, and a heavy hardcover copy of Jonathan Franzens The Corrections in preparation for a final face-to-face encounter with Dr. Phil. I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!The dmon will pay for what hes done to my legacy, Winfrey continued.The ships captain, 50-year-old Rodney Walton, told reporters that crew members had picked up Winfrey after spotting her stranded on a piece of fractured sea ice witha sled, a team of dogs, and a slightly mad look in her eye. Although she was evidently suffering from pneumonia and malnutrition, Winfrey was said to be hellbent on the immediate pursuit of Dr. Phil.Had he not caught a glimpse of the monstrosity himself, Walton stated, he would not have believed in such a television hosts existence.He was tall and impossibly hideous, with a mustache that made my blood run cold, said Walton, who shuddered visibly as he described Dr. Phils gruesome visage. His voice, too. Ill never forget it. He kept moaning about out-of-control teens stealing pills and cutting class. It wasnt human.The malevolent abomination is being sought in punishing climes.Winfrey expressed remorse over the fateful night years ago when she created the TV host at Harpo Studios, telling reporters it was a hubristic desire to play the Queen of All Media that compelled her to bring Dr. Phil to life.Sketches in her possession revealed that she had reanimated Dr. Phil after exhuming the freshly buried remains of a deceased cutthroat and scoundrel, which she then combined with the rotting organs of a door-to-door Amway salesman, several telemarketers, and a disbarred attorney.What beast have I unleashed upon the world? said Winfrey, who seemed hardly to notice the icicles forming on her eyelashes as she paced back and forth on the deck of the ship. Winfrey stated that she had spent the past few months on the trail of Dr. Phil, traveling thousands of miles through the Alps, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Russian wilderness, and, at one point, Los Angeles, where he was embedded with federal immigration officers. Winfrey alleged the pursuit was instigated after Dr. Phil strangled her beloved Stedman in retaliation for her refusal to create a female Dr. Phil to serve as his companion.Oh my dear Stedman, how I weep for thee, said Winfrey, crying out in anguish as she recalled how she had looked up from the spot where she discovered her longtime partners limp body and seen a cackling Dr. Phil perched on the window sill. I fired my pistol, but it was too latethe fiend leapt from the window and dove into the lake.By the power of my 19 Daytime Emmy Awards, I shall vanquish you, wretch! Winfrey added.According to sources, Winfreys already poor health took a turn for the worse after the vessel became trapped in ice and completely grounded the hunt for the creature. When Winfreys condition forced her to take to her bed, she entered a state of delirium, alternately shivering in silence and cursing Dr. Phils name at the top of her lungs. She was overheard vowing to hack through every last iceberg herself should it prove necessary to wipe him forever from the face of the earth.Promise me that if I perish, you shall pursue the creature yourself, said Winfrey, peering up at the ship captain from her bundle of furs in one of her last lucid moments. This year, my favorite thing is vengeance.At press time, Walton had reportedly discovered Dr. Phil hunched over Winfreys lifeless body, weeping.The post Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic appeared first on The Onion.

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President Donald Trump walks the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)2025-12-08T14:22:14Z WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war.According to the official, who was granted anonymity to speak ahead of a planned announcement, Trump will unveil the plan Monday afternoon at the White House. From APs Standards and Stylebook teams: The AP is using anonymous sourcing to provide information for this story. Click here to hear Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson explain APs policy on the use of anonymous sources. Farmers have backed Trump politically but his aggressive trade policies and frequently changing tariff rates have come under increasing scrutiny because of the impact on the agricultural sector and because of broader consumer worries. The aid is the administrations latest effort to defend Trumps economic stewardship and answer voter angst about rising costs even as the president has dismissed concerns about affordability as a Democratic hoax. SEUNG MIN KIM Kim covers the White House for The Associated Press. She joined the AP in 2022 and is based in Washington. Kim is also a political analyst for CNN. twitter mailto

A tsunami warning is displayed on a television in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, after a strong earthquake hits off Japanese northern coast, tsunami alert issued. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)2025-12-08T14:36:14Z TOKYO (AP) A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami alert, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The agency said the magnitude 7.2 quake struck off the coast of Hokkaido, near the coastal city of Aomori with an epicenter about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) below the sea surface. It issued an alert in the region for a tsunami of up to 3 meters (up to 10 feet).Nuclear power plants in the region were conducting safety checks, public broadcaster NHK reported.

A worker shovels snow and ice in front of the Supreme Court building during the first snowfall of the winter season on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)2025-12-08T05:01:06Z WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administrations push to expand control over independent federal agencies comes before a sympathetic Supreme Court that could overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members.Lawyers for the administration are defending President Donald Trumps decision to fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter without cause and calling on the court to jettison the unanimous 1935 decision in Humphreys Executor.Arguments are taking place Monday.The courts six conservative justices already have signaled strong support for the administrations position, over the objection of their three liberal colleagues, by allowing Slaughter and the board members of other agencies to be removed from their jobs even as their legal challenges continue.Members of the National Labor Relations Board, the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Consumer Product Safety Commission also have been fired by Trump. The only officials who have so far survived efforts to remove them are Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, and Shira Perlmutter, a copyright official with the Library of Congress. The court has suggested that it will view the Fed differently from other independent agencies, and Trump has said he wants her out because of allegations of mortgage fraud. Cook says she did nothing wrong. A second question in the Slaughter case could affect Cook. Even if a firing turns out to be illegal, the court wants to decide whether judges have the power to reinstate someone. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote earlier this year that fired employees who win in court can likely get back pay, but not reinstatement.That might affect Cooks ability to remain in her job. The justices have seemed wary about the economic uncertainty that might result if Trump can fire the leaders of the central bank. The court will hear separate arguments in January about whether Cook can remain in her job as her court challenge proceeds. Chief Justice John Roberts has written a series of opinions dating back to 2010 that have steadily whittled away at laws restricting the presidents ability to fire people.In 2020, Roberts wrote for the court that the Presidents removal power is the rule, not the exception in a decision upholding Trumps firing of the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau despite job protections similar to those upheld in Humphreys case.In the 2024 immunity decision that spared Trump from being prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, Roberts included the power to fire among the presidents conclusive and preclusive powers that Congress lacks the authority to restrict.The court also was dealing with an FTC member who was fired, by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935, who preferred his own choice at an agency that would have a lot to say about the New Deal.William Humphrey refused Roosevelts request for his resignation. After Humphrey died the next year, the person charged with administering his estate, Humphreys executor, sued for back pay.The justices unanimously upheld the law establishing the FTC and limiting the president to removing a commissioner only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. MARK SHERMAN Sherman has covered the Supreme Court for The Associated Press since 2006. His journalism career spans five decades. He is based in Washington, D.C., and previously lived in New York, Paris and Atlanta. twitter mailto

Ted Sarandos arrives at the premiere of "The Electric State" on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)2025-12-08T07:05:43Z WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said Sunday that a deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery could be a problem because of the size of the combined market share. Theres no question about it, Trump said, answering questions about the deal and various other topics as he walked the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors.The Republican president said he will be involved in the decision about whether the federal government should approve the $72 billion deal. If approved by regulators, the merger would put two of the worlds biggest streaming services under the same ownership and join Warners television and motion picture division, including DC Studios, with Netflixs vast library and its production arm.The deal, which could reshape the entertainment industry, has to go through a process and well see what happens, Trump said. Netflix is a great company. Theyve done a phenomenal job. Ted is a fantastic man, he said of Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, noting that they met in the Oval Office last week before the deal was announced Dec. 5. I have a lot of respect for him but its a lot of market share, so well have to see what happens. Asked if Netflix should be allowed to buy the Hollywood giant behind Harry Potter and HBO Max, the president said, Well thats the question. They have a very big market share and when they have Warner Bros., you know, that share goes up a lot so, I dont know, he said. Ill be involved in that decision, too. But they have a very big market share Sarandos made no guarantees at their meeting about the merger if it is approved, Trump said, adding that the CEO is a great person who has done one of the greatest jobs in the history of movies and other things. He repeated that a merger would create a big market share for the company.Theres no question about it. It could be a problem, Trump said. ___Associated Press writer John Carucci contributed to this report. DARLENE SUPERVILLE Superville covers the White House for The Associated Press, with a special emphasis on first ladies and first families. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

The Warner Bros. water tower is seen at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)2025-12-08T14:19:54Z NEW YORK (AP) Paramount is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix which reached a $72 billion takeover deal with the company.Paramount said Monday that it going straight to Warner Bros. shareholders with a $30 per share in cash offer for the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery, including its Global Networks segment, asking them to reject the deal with Netflix. On Friday Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind Harry Potter and HBO Max. The cash and stock deal is valued at $27.75 per Warner share, giving it a total enterprise value of $82.7 billion, including debt. The transaction is expected to close in the next 12 to 18 months, after Warner completes its previously announced separation of its cable operations. Not included in the deal are networks such as CNN and Discovery.But President Donald Trump said Sunday that the deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery could be a problem because of the size of the combined market share. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

The creator of ICEBlock, a popular ICE-spotting app that Apple removed after direct pressure from the Department of Justice, is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top officials, arguing that the demand violated his First Amendment rights.The move is the latest in the ongoing crackdown on ICE-spotting apps and other information about the Trump administrations mass deportation effort. Both Apple and Google have removed other similar apps from their app stores, with Apple also removing one called Eyes Up that simply archived videos of ICE abuses.A lawsuit is the only mechanism that can bring transparency, accountability, and a binding judicial remedy when government officials cross constitutional lines. If we dont challenge this conduct in court, it will become a playbook for future censorship, Joshua Aaron, the creator of ICEBlock, told 404 Media. The lawsuit also targets Kristi Noem, the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Tom Homan, the White Houses Border Czar.Do you know anything else about this removal? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at joseph@404media.co.Ultimately, the lawsuit aims to obtain a judicial declaration that the actions of Bondi and others violated Aarons First Amendment rights. But more broadly, the purpose is to hold government officials accountable for using their authority to silence lawful expression and intimidate creators of technology they disfavor, Aaron said. This case is about ensuring that public officials cannot circumvent the Constitution by coercing private companies or threatening individuals simply because they disagree with the message or the tool being created.ICEBlock lets people anonymously report sightings of ICE officials. Nearby users then receive a push alert about ICE activity in their local area, and sightings are automatically removed after four hours. Aaron compares the app to those that map the locations of speed cameras. Recording the police is also protected speech under the First Amendment.The app garnered media coverage as authorities performed indiscriminate immigration raids in the parking lots of places like Home Depot. It went on to become the number one app in the Apple App Store for a time before its removal in October.Attorney General Bondis self-congratulatory claim that she succeeded in pushing Apple to remove ICEBlock is an admission that she violated our clients constitutional rights. In America, government officials cannot suppress free speech by pressuring private companies to do it for them, lead counsel Noam Biale said in a statement shared with 404 Media before the filing of the lawsuit.Deirdre von Dornum, also lead counsel, said in a statement If we allow community sharing of information to be silenced, our democracy will fail. The United States will be no different than China or Russia. We cannot stand by and allow that to happen. Every person has a right to share information under the First Amendment.The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The lawsuit provides some more alleged details about how the app was approved by Apple for inclusion on its App Store in the first place. It says Aaron had several video calls with Apple about the app, with multiple conversations including members of Apples legal department. Apple eventually approved the app.ICEBlock grew to prominence after CNN covered the app in June. In response, DHS head Noem said were working with the Department of Justice to see if we can prosecute [CNN] for that.Then in September a shooter, alleged to be Joshua Jahn, fired at an ICE facility, killing two detainees and wounding another. Authorities claimed Jahn searched his phone for various tracking apps, including ICEBlock, before his attack.The Department of Justice then directly pressured Apple to remove ICEBlock from its App Store. We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Storeand Apple did so, Bondi said at the time. ICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs, and violence against law enforcement is an intolerable red line that cannot be crossed. This Department of Justice will continue making every effort to protect our brave federal law enforcement officers, who risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe.That series of events started a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting and other related apps. Apple and Google also removed Red Dot, which essentially tried to do the same thing as ICEBlock. As part of that removal, Google described ICE officials as a vulnerable group. Google told 404 Media at the time that it didnt receive any demands from the government to remove the app, and instead did so itself. Apple also removed Eyes Up, an app that had a maps style interface that catalogued videos of ICE abuses and didnt report any officials real-time location (Google kept the Android version of the app online).While it removed some ICE-spotting apps, Google has hosted a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app that lets local cops use facial recognition to hunt immigrants on behalf of ICE. That app was removed recently. After the removal of ICEBlock earlier this year, Aaron told 404 Media We are determined to fight this with everything we have. Our mission has always been to protect our neighbors from the terror this administration continues to reign down on the people of this nation. We will not be deterred. We will not stop. #resist.

The University of Oklahoma (OU) recently dismissed a professor for telling students that they wouldnt be counted absent from her class if they attended an on-campus protest in support of a transgender teaching assistant (TA) who was placed on administrative leave after she failed a students essay that referred to trans people as demonic. The newly dismissed professor reportedly didnt give the same option to students who wanted to protest against the trans TAs reinstatement, OU said.OU composition professor Kelli Alvarez was accused of viewpoint discrimination for her alleged actions, OU said in an official statement cited by KFOR. OUs director of first-year composition emailed Alvarezs students, calling Alvarezs actions inappropriate and wrong, adding, The university classroom exists to teach students how to think, not what to think. Related University cancels Shakespeare play citing DEI. Students rallied the community & put it on anyway. The director informed students that they could miss the Friday class to attend either the protest or the counterprotest. The director also noted that Alvarez has been replaced for the remainder of the term, which ends on December 19. OU said it agrees with the directors actions.Classroom instructors have a special obligation to ensure that the classroom is never used to grant preferential treatment based on personal political beliefs, nor to pressure students to adopt particular political or ideological views, OU wrote in its statement. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today At the Friday protest, hundreds of students rallied in support of Mel Curth, a trans TA who OU placed on administrative leave after she gave a student a grade of zero on an essay about a study on gender roles in which the student called trans people demonic. The student, Samantha Fulnecky, filed a religious discrimination complaint with OU in November, and the university put Curth on administrative leave.Students at the protest chanted, OU shame on you, Protect our professors, and Justice for Mel, KOKH-TV reported. Even students who didnt agree with Curths failing grade for the student agreed that Fulneckys essay was poorly written and that Curth didnt need to be put on leave.WATCH: protest underway at the University of Oklahoma rallying in support of the instructor who was put on leave after giving a student a zero on a psychology paper. @OKCFOX pic.twitter.com/AOoVtwmbXb Grant Palmer FOX 25 (@grantpalmertv) December 5, 2025 At one point in the protest, a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) supporter got in front of the crowd and began counterprotesting.The OU Chapter of the right-wing young conservatives group published a transphobic tweetsaying, We should not be letting mentally ill professors around students. Clearly this professor lacks the intellectual maturity to set her own bias aside and take grading seriously. Professors like this are the very reason conservatives cant voice their beliefs in the classroom.Inher paper, Fulnecky wrote that people arent pressured to be more masculine or feminine, that she doesnt see it as a problem when peers use teasing to enforce gender norms, and that eliminating gender in our society pulls us farther from Gods original plan. She also said trans identities are demonic and severely [harm] American youth. Inher response, Curth to whom the OU Department of Psychology recently gave its Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award wrote that her grade wasnt because Fulnecky had certain beliefs, but rather because the paper does not answer the questions for this assigment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive.Ina statement, OU wrote that it takes First Amendment rights and religious freedoms seriously and began a full review of the situation to swiftly address the matter, including a formal grade appeals process and a review of the students claim of illegal discrimination based on religious beliefs.The university also said that Curth had been placed on administrative leave during the finalization of the discrimination review, leaving a full-time professor to serve as the courses instructor for the rest of the semester.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

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Israeli police and officials hang an Israeli flag on the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem, after Israel police forcibly entered the compound, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)2025-12-08T11:12:11Z JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem early Monday, escalating a campaign against the organization that has been banned from operating on Israeli territory.The U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, or UNRWA, said in a statement that sizable numbers of Israeli forces, including police on motorcycles, trucks and forklifts, entered the compound in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.The unauthorized and forceful entry by Israeli security forces is an unacceptable violation of UNRWAs privileges and immunities as a U.N. agency, the statement said.Meanwhile, officials said President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Dec. 29 as U.S. officials meet with Netanyahu to move ahead with a U.S.-brokered plan on the future of Gaza. It was not immediately clear where the leaders will meet. Israels long campaign against UNRWA The raid was the latest in Israels campaign against the agency, which provides aid and services to some 2.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, as well as 3 million more refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon.Photos taken by an Associated Press photographer show police erecting an Israeli flag on the compound, and police cars on the street. Photos provided by UNRWA staff show a group of Israeli police officers in the compound.Police said in a statement they entered for a debt-collection procedure initiated by Jerusalems municipal government, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The agency was established to help the estimated 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were driven out of what is now Israel during the 1948 war surrounding the creation of the Israeli state. UNRWA supporters say Israel hopes to erase the Palestinian refugee issue by dismantling the agency. Israel says the refugees should be permanently resettled outside its borders. For months following the start of the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7, 2023, UNRWA was the main lifeline for Gazas population during Israels offensive there.Throughout the war, Israel has accused the agency of being infiltrated by Hamas, using its facilities and taking aid claims for which it has provided little evidence. The U.N. has denied it. Israel also has claimed that hundreds of Palestinian militants work for UNRWA. UNRWA has denied knowingly aiding armed groups and says it acts quickly to purge any suspected militants.After months of attacks from Netanyahu and his far-right allies, Israel banned it from operating on its territory in January. The U.S., formerly the largest donor to UNRWA, halted funding to the agency in early 2024.UNRWA has since struggled to continue its work in Gaza, with other U.N. agencies, including the World Food Program and UNICEF, stepping in. Tamara Alrifai, UNRWAs director of external relations and communications, said UNRWA has been excluded from ceasefire talks.If you squeeze UNRWA out, what other agency can fill that void? Alrifai said. US officials meet NetanyahuNetanyahu met with the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Mike Waltz, and other officials on Monday in a visit the Trump administration said was aimed at pushing forward the U.S.-drafted 20-point plan for Gaza that includes the current ceasefire and following stages.Israels government later said Trump and Netanyahu would meet on Dec. 29 to discuss the future steps and phases and the international stabilization force of the ceasefire plan.With the remains of one hostage in Gaza yet to be handed over to Israel, Arab and Western officials have said they expect an international governing body in Gaza to be announced in the coming weeks. A search was underway on Monday for the hostages remains, Hamas said.On Sunday, a senior Hamas official told the AP the group is ready to discuss freezing or storing or laying down its arsenal of weapons as part of the ceasefire, offering a possible formula to resolve one of the thorniest issues in the U.S.-brokered agreement. The war started when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, leaving around 1,200 people dead and abducting 251 others.Israels retaliatory offensive has killed at least 70,360 Palestinians, according to Gazas Health Ministry, which operates under the Hamas-run government. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, but says nearly half the dead have been women and children. The ministrys numbers are considered reliable by the U.N. and other international bodies.The ministry also says over 370 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire took effect.Violence has also risen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israels military shot and killed one man Sunday night. Officials said he was throwing rocks at soldiers with two others, one of whom was arrested. Palestinian health officials said the third man was wounded. The military said no soldiers were injured.Palestinian authorities identified the man killed as a 19-year-old from the northern city of Qalqilya. Construction of barrier along Israel-Jordan borderIsrael began construction of a 50-mile (80-kilometer) barrier along its border with Jordan, Israels defense minister said Monday.Israel Katz said the construction was aimed at preventing efforts of Iran and its proxies to establish an eastern front against the state of Israel.The final project will include increased security along 310 miles (500 kilometers) of border areas in eastern Israel, and would cost the government around $1.7 billion, according to Israeli government figures.___Associated Press writer Josef Federman in Doha, Qatar, contributed to this report.___This version corrects the last name of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to Waltz.___Find more of APs Israel-Hamas coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war MEGAN JANETSKY Megan Janetsky covers migration, conflict, human rights and politics in Mexico and Central America for The AP based in Mexico City. 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Thai residents who fled homes as Thailand and Cambodia clash over border, rest at an evacuation center in Buriram province, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Sopa Saelee)2025-12-08T12:15:43Z BANGKOK (AP) A history of enmity between Thailand and Cambodia over competing territorial claims has broken into open combat again, just a few months after the two sides agreed to a ceasefire promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to end their border fighting. The two Southeast Asian nations fought in July for five days in and around disputed frontier territory, causing dozens of civilian and military deaths and the evacuation to safety of tens of thousands of villagers on both sides. On Monday, the heaviest fighting since the ceasefire erupted. While it is unclear who took the first shot, Thailand launched airstrikes along the border as ground combat also broke out.The dispute goes back to the early 20th centuryThailand and Cambodia have a history of enmity over centuries and experience periodic tensions along their land border of more than 800 kilometers (500 miles). The competing territorial claims largely stem from a 1907 map created while Cambodia was under French colonial rule, which Thailand contends is inaccurate. Many Thais are still angered by a 1962 ruling by the International Court of Justice, which awarded sovereignty of disputed land to Cambodia a decision reaffirmed in 2013. The disagreement fueled several armed clashes between 2008 and 2011. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on The Trump-backed ceasefire was fragileAn uneasy peace was reached in late July, when Malaysia pushed for peace talks and President Trump brought the contending sides to the negotiating table by leveraging the importance of the U.S. market for both nations exports, threatening to withhold crucial trade privileges.Trump afterward claimed this intervention as one example among several from around the world where his actions led to peace between warring nations. The preliminary pact was followed by a more detailed October agreement. Its terms called for coordination of de-mining operations, removal of heavy weapons and equipment from the border, implementation of measures to restore mutual trust, and desisting from harmful rhetoric and the dissemination of false information. None of these actions were implemented in full, if at all. Both nations continued fighting a bitter propaganda war and there have been occasional minor outbreaks of cross-border violence. A major Cambodian complaint has been that Thailand continues to hold 18 troops taken prisoner. Thailand accuses Cambodia of laying new land mines in the areas under dispute that maimed Thai soldiers. Cambodia says the mines are left over from decades of civil war that ended in 1999. The failure to implement the ceasefire terms was used by the Thai side as an excuse not to promptly release the Cambodian prisoners, even though the October agreement urged it to do so as a demonstration of Thailands desire to promote mutual confidence and trust. The conflict impacts diplomacy, trade and tourismThailand is one of Washingtons closest and most longstanding allies. The country also holds a huge military advantage, best demonstrated by its mostly unchallenged ability to use air power. But Cambodia has also been trying to strengthen its hand diplomatically. It was among the first countries to strongly support a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Trump, even bringing out crowds to demonstrate in favor of that.Cambodia has also employed an intensive propaganda campaign on social media portraying itself as the underdog and issuing frequent unverifiable accusations about Thai actions. Nationalistic saber-rattling has been ubiquitous on both sides. Washington for its part appears to be trying to actively build better relations with Cambodia to woo it away from its close relationship with China, but that in turn has bred resentment in Thailand. Cambodia has made further progress toward finalizing a trade deal with Washington than has Thailand, whose economy is much bigger and more complex. Potential economic consequences go beyond trade.The renewed fighting comes just as the winter tourism season is hitting its peak, and risks deterring tourists. Tourism is a major earner for both nations, which are still trying to recover from the battering the industry took during the coronavirus pandemic. Cultural competition is also a factorThe ill feeling between the two neighbors is not just about overlapping border claims, but also deep-seated cultural enmity that has its roots from centuries ago, when they were large and competing empires.In more modern times, bad feelings have lingered, as Cambodias development, hindered by French colonialism and, in the 1970s, the brutal rule of the communist Khmer Rouge, has fallen well behind Thailand.Both have fought over claims on cultural products ranging from boxing, mask dancing, traditional clothing and food.

President Donald Trump arrives for a signing ceremony with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)2025-12-08T14:37:11Z GOMA, Congo (AP) A bomb explosion killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Congo following a dispute between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia, despite a deal signed in Washington and touted as a major step toward peace in the country.Residents and civil society leaders told The Associated Press that the FARDC, the Congolese armys acronym, and Wazalendo, which has been helping the army combat the insurgents, clashed before they felt the blast in the town of Sange in South Kivu Sunday evening.More than 100 armed groups vie for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda, most prominently the Rwanda-backed M23 group. The conflict has created one of the worlds most significant humanitarian crises with more than 7 million people displaced, officials say.The explosion came less than a week after a U.S.-brokered peace agreement was finalized in an attempt to stop the ongoing war between the Congolese armed forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in the eastern part of Congo. But the fighting continues, according to residents, civil society and analysts. FARDC soldiers were coming from the front lines and wanted to reach the city of Uvira, said Faraja Mahano Robert, a civil society leader in Sange. Once in Sange, they were ordered not to proceed, but some disagreed. Thats when they started shooting at each other, and then a bomb exploded, killing many people. Many residents have fled for safety, mainly in the direction of Burundi, eyewitnesses said Monday. This morning, we woke up a little better, but people are still leaving the Sange area, said Amani Safari, a resident. To the east of the town, there were clashes between the Wazalendo and the FARDC; two FARDC soldiers were killed around 7:30 AM.Another resident, David Kaserore, said: Its difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the FARDC, as they are killing all the civilians. We demand that the government end this war. We are tired. The army did not immediately reply to a request for comment.Meanwhile, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi accused Rwanda in a speech in parliament on Monday of violating the peace agreement and organizing the plundering of our natural resources and destabilizing our institutions.Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, met U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington last week to sign the peace deal. Lauded by the White House as a historic agreement, the pact followed monthslong peace efforts. The agreement finalized a deal signed in June.The very next day after the signing, units of the Rwandan Defence Forces conducted and supported heavy weapons attacks launched from the Rwandan town of Bugarama, causing significant human and material damage, he said, calling the incident an aggression by proxy and refuting claims of internal rebellionLast week, residents said the fighting had intensified in South Kivu despite the deal. M23 and Congolese forces have repeatedly accused each other of violating the terms of the ceasefire agreed on earlier this year. Earlier this year, M23 seized Goma and Bukavu, two key cities in eastern Congo, in a major escalation of the conflict.The rebels in Congo are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to march as far as Congos capital, Kinshasa, about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to the east.__Associated Press writers Saleh Mwanamilongo in Bonn, Germany, and Jean-Yves Kamale in Kinshasa, Congo contributed to this report. MONIKA PRONCZUK Pronczuk covers 22 countries across Central and West Africa for The Associated Press. She is based in Dakar, Senegal. twitter mailto

Jani Silva, 63, sails in a boat on the Putumayo River, on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)2025-12-08T14:00:48Z PUERTO ASIS, Colombia (AP) Jani Silva sits inside the wooden house she built on the banks of Colombias Putumayo River a home she hasnt slept in for more than eight years.The longtime environmental activist has been threatened for work that includes protecting part of the Amazon from oil and mining exploitation. She describes a tense escape one night through a back window after community members tipped her that armed men were outside.Since leaving because of the threats, Im afraid ... its not safe to live here, she told The Associated Press. She only comes now for brief daytime visits when accompanied by others. The two times Ive tried to come back and stay, Ive had to run away. Activists like Silva face steep risks in Colombia, the deadliest country in the world for people protecting land and forests. Global Witness, an international watchdog monitoring attacks on activists, recorded 48 killings in Colombia in 2024, nearly a third of all cases worldwide. Jani Silva, 63, gets off a boat, on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Jani Silva, 63, gets off a boat, on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Colombia says it protects activists through its National Protection Unit, which provides bodyguards and other security measures. Officials also point to recent court rulings recognizing the rights of nature and stronger environmental oversight as signs of progress.Silva, 63, now lives under guard in Puerto Asis, a river town near the Ecuador border. She has had four full-time bodyguards for 12 years provided by the National Protection Unit. Yet the threats have not pushed her from her role at ADISPA, the farming association that manages the Amazon Pearl reserve she previously lived on and has worked to protect. I have a calling to serve, Silva said. I feel like I am needed there is still so much to do.Colombias ministries of Interior, National Defense and Environment did not respond to requests for comment. About 15,000 people nationwide receive protection from the NPU, the Interior Ministry said in a 2024 report. They include environmental and human rights defenders, journalists, local officials, union leaders and others facing threats, though watchdog groups say protections often fall short in rural conflict zones. Rainbows cross the Putumayo River on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Rainbows cross the Putumayo River on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Community buffer stands in a violent corridorThe Amazon Pearl is home to roughly 800 families who have spent decades trying to keep out oil drilling, deforestation, illicit crops and the armed groups that enforce them. Silva describes the community-run reserve, about 30 minutes by boat down the Putumayo from Puerto Asis, as a beautiful land almost blessed, for its biodiversity, forests and rivers.The preserves 227 square kilometers (87 square miles) host reforestation projects, programs to protect wetlands and forest threatened by oil exploration and efforts to promote agroecology. The farming association has community beekeeping projects to support pollination and generate income, organizes community patrols, supports small sustainable farming and has carried out major restoration, including cultivating more than 120,000 native seedlings to rebuild degraded riverbanks and forest corridors.Silva has been a main voice challenging oil operations inside the reserve. As president of ADISPA, she documented spills, deforestation and road-building tied to Bogota-based oil company GeoParks Platanillo block and pushed environmental regulators to investigate. Advocates say those complaints, along with ADISPAs efforts to keep new drilling and mining out, have angered armed groups that profit from mining and oil activity in the region.GeoPark said it complies with Colombian environmental and human-rights regulations and has not received environmental sanctions since operations began in 2009. The company maintains formal dialogue with local communities, including Silva, and categorically rejects threats or links to armed groups and its activities require environmental licenses and undergo regular inspections, GeoPark said in a written statement to the AP. Community members open an apiary on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Community members open an apiary on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More A person extracts honey from bees on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) A person extracts honey from bees on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More A bee approaches an aloe vera flower, part of the crops of one of the community's sustainable projects, on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) A bee approaches an aloe vera flower, part of the crops of one of the community's sustainable projects, on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Ruben Pastrana poses for a photo on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Ruben Pastrana poses for a photo on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Rubn Pastrana, 32, runs one of the Pearls beekeeping projects in the riverbank community of San Salvador, where ADISPA works with children using native stingless bees to teach biodiversity and forest conservation. Theyre very gentle, he said of the bees, and their calm nature lets children learn without fear.More than 600 families now take part in conservation and agroecology projects, many launched through community initiative.The first project was started on our own initiative, Silva said. We started setting up nurseries at our homes and reforesting the riverbank. Women exchanged native seeds and organized replanting drives, and the community agreed to temporary hunting bans after seeing pregnant armadillos killed a move Silva said allowed wildlife to recover. Families now map their plots to balance production with conservation. A girl looks out the window at the Amazon Pearl community farming project on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) A girl looks out the window at the Amazon Pearl community farming project on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Border Commandos control the territoryArmed groups known locally as Comandos de la Frontera, or Border Commandos, operate throughout this stretch of Putumayo, controlling territory, river traffic and parts of the local economy. The Commandos emerged after Colombias 2016 peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, the Marxist guerrilla army whose demobilization ended a half-century conflict but left power vacuums across the Amazon and Pacific regions. In places like Putumayo, those gaps were quickly filled by FARC dissidents, former paramilitaries and other criminal networks.The Commandos enforce control through extortion, illegal taxation and by regulating, or profiting from, coca cultivation, clandestine mining and key river routes. Residents say the group forces some communities to perform unpaid labor or face fines, further eroding livelihoods in an area where most families rely on tending their farms. A small coca crop is visible on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) A small coca crop is visible on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The AP saw illegal coca growing near the beekeeping project via drone imagery.Human Rights Watch on Friday said armed groups in Putumayo have tightened their control over daily life and committed serious abuses against civilians including forced displacement, restricting movement and targeting local leaders. Andrew Miller, head of advocacy at the U.S.-based advocacy group Amazon Watch, said Colombian authorities must go beyond providing bodyguards and prosecute those behind threats and attacks on defenders. Ruben Pastrana explains to the group about sustainable projects on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Ruben Pastrana explains to the group about sustainable projects on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Developing the next generationPastrana, from the beekeeping project, said Silvas long-term vision has nurtured new leaders and guided young people, helping them develop the grounding to resist recruitment by armed groups.Silvas daughter, Anggie Miramar Silva, is part of ADISPAs technical team. The 27-year-old grew up inside the reserves community process and watched her mother move constantly between meetings, workshops and patrols, pushing others to defend the land. Anggie Miramar poses for a photo on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Anggie Miramar poses for a photo on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More She admires that resolve, even as she lives with the same fear that trails her mother. While people often suggest she might one day take her mothers place, she is not convinced. My mothers work is extremely hard, Miramar said. I dont know if I would be willing to sacrifice everything she has.Jani Silva knows the risks. But stopping doesnt feel like an option.We have to continue defending the future, she said, and we need more and more people to join this cause. A woman organizes the crops of one of the communitys sustainable projects on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) A woman organizes the crops of one of the communitys sustainable projects on the outskirts of Puerto Asis, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More ___The Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Find the APs standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org. STEVEN GRATTAN Grattan reports on the Amazon rainforest and deforestation around Latin America for The Associated Press. He is based in Bogota, Colombia. twitter instagram mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from "One Battle After Another." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)2025-12-08T05:00:56Z Paul Thomas Andersons One Battle After Another scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorites momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid its deal to be acquired by Netflix.One Battle After Another landed nominations for its cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti along with nods for Andersons screenplay and direction. Its competing in the Globes category for comedy and musicals.Close on its heels was Joachim Triers Sentimental Value, a Norwegian family drama about a filmmaking family. The Neon releases eight nominations included nods for four of its actors: Stellan Skarsgrd, Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas.The Globe nominations, a tattered but persistent rite in Hollywood, are coming on the heels of the a potentially seismic shift in entertainment. On Friday, Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion. If approved, the deal would reshape Hollywood and put one of its most storied movie studios in the hands of the streaming giant. Both companies are prominent in this years awards season. Along with One Battle After Another, Warner Bros. has Sinners, Ryan Cooglers acclaimed vampire hit. It was nominated for seven awards by the Globes, including box office achievement. Netflixs contenders include Noah Baumbachs Jay Kelly, Guillermo del Toros Frankenstein and the streaming smash hit, KPop Demon Hunters. Nominations were read by Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall, from Beverly Hills, California. As the Globes continue to transition out of their scandal-plagued past, theres one notable change this year. For the first time, the Globes are giving a best podcast trophy. The inaugural nominees are Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang With Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, SmartLess and NPRs Up First. After a series of controversies for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that previously put on the ceremony, the Globes were sold in 2023 to Todd Boehlys Eldridge Industries and Dick Clark Productions, a part of Penske Media. A new, larger voting body of more than 300 people now vote on the awards, which moved from NBC to CBS on a shorter, less expensive deal.Nikki Glaser is returning as host to the Jan. 11 Globes, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. This past January, Glaser won good reviews for her first time emceeing the ceremony. Ratings were essentially unchanged, slightly dipping to 9.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen, from 9.4 million in 2024.In the early going in Hollywoods awards season, Andersons One Battle After Another has dominated and is seen as the Oscar best picture front-runner. Also in the mix are Chlo Zhaos Hamnet, Triers Sentimental Value and Josh Safdies Marty Supreme.Helen Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award in a separate prime-time special airing Jan. 8. Sarah Jessica Parker will be honored with the Carol Burnett Award. JAKE COYLE Coyle has been a film critic and covered the movie industry for The Associated Press since 2013. He is based in New York City. twitter mailto

404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and the ways people are resisting this technology. It will be 16 pages and printed on a risograph printer by a printshop in Los Angeles. It contains both reworked versions of our best reporting on ICE and some new articles for the zine. It will be available at the beginning of January.I have been somewhat obsessed with making a print product for the last year or so, and were really excited to try this experiment. If it goes well, we hope to make more of our journalism available in print. We are doing this in part because we were invited to help throw a benefit concert by our friends at heaven2nite in Los Angeles on January 4, with the proceeds going to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), an LA-based nonprofit providing support to Dreamers, immigrant families, and low-wage workers in California. We are going to be giving away copies of the zine at that concert and are selling copies on our Shopify page to ship in early January.Presale: ICE Surveillance Zine**THIS WILL SHIP IN EARLY JANUARY** We are making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and the ways people are resisting this technology. It is 16 pages and printed on a risograph printer by Punch Kiss Press in Los Angeles. It contains both reworked versions of our best reporting on ICE and some new404 Media404 MediaWhy are we doing this? Well, zines are cool, and print media is cool. We have joked about wanting to print out our blogs and hand them out door-to-door or staple them to lamp posts. Handing out zines at a concert or sending them to you in the mail will get the job done, too.We have spent the last two-and-a-half years trying to build something more sustainable and more human in a world and on an internet that feels more automated and more artificial than ever. We have shown that its possible for a small team of dedicated reporters to do impactful, groundbreaking accountability journalism on the companies and powers that are pushing us to a more inhumane world without overwhelmingly focusing on appeasing social media and search algorithms. Nevertheless, we still spend a lot of our time trying to figure out how to reach new audiences using social media and search, without making ourselves feel totally beholden to it. Alongside that, we put a huge amount of effort into convincing people who find our stuff on Instagram or TikTok or YouTube or Reddit (and Bluesky and Mastodon) to follow our work on platforms where we can directly reach them without an algorithmic intermediary. Thats why we focus so much on building our own website, our own direct email newsletters, our own full-text RSS feeds, and RSS-based podcast feeds.This has gone well, but we have seen our colleagues at The Onion and other independent media outlets bring back the printed word, which, again, is cool, but also comes with other benefits. Print can totally sidestep Big Techs distribution mechanisms. It can be mailed, sold in stores, and handed out at concerts. It can be read and passed to a friend, donated to a thrift store and discovered by someone killing time on a weekend, or tossed in a recycling bin and rescued by a random passerby. It is a piece of physical media that can be organically discovered in the real world.Print does come with some complications, most notably it is significantly more expensive to make and distribute a print product than it is to make a website, and its also a slower medium (duh). Ghost, our website and email infrastructure, also doesnt have a native way to integrate a print subscription into a membership. This is a long way of saying that the only way this first print experiment makes sense is if we sell it as a separate product. Subscribers at the Supporter level will get a discount; we cant yet include print in your existing subscription for all sorts of logistical and financial reasons, but we will eventually make a PDF of the zine available to subscribers.If you're a subscriber, your code is at the bottom of this post.Some other details: Our cover art was made by Veri Alvarez, a super talented LA-based artist whose work you can find here. The interior of the magazine was designed and laid out by our old friend Ernie Smith, who runs the amazing Tedium newsletter and who was willing to unretire from his days of laying out newspapers to help us with this. We are printing it at Punch Kiss Press, a DIY risograph studio here in Los Angeles. For those unfamiliar, risograph printing is sort of like silkscreening on paper, where you print one color at a time and layer them on top of each other to get very cool color mixing effects.We did not originally set out to spend most of the last year reporting on ICE. But we have watched the agency grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries. We have seen full-scale occupations of Los Angeles and Chicago, daily raids playing out in cities, towns, and workplaces across the country, and people getting abducted while they are at work, shopping, or walking down the street.As this has played out, we have focused on highlighting the ways that the Trump administration has used the considerable power of the federal government and the vast amounts of information it has to empower ICEs surveillance machine. Technologies and databases created during earlier administrations for one governmental purpose (collecting taxes, for example) have been repurposed as huge caches of data now used to track and detain undocumented immigrants. Privacy protections and data sharing walls between federal agencies have been knocked down. Technologies that were designed for local law enforcement or were created to make rich people feel safer, like license plate tracking cameras, have grown into huge surveillance dragnets that can be accessed by ICE. Surveillance tools that have always been concerningphone hacking malware, social media surveillance software, facial recognition algorithms, and AI-powered smart glassesare being used against some of societys most vulnerable people. There is not a ton of reason for optimism, but in the face of an oppressive force, people are fighting back, and we tried to highlight their work in the zine, too.Again, this is an experiment, so we cant commit at the moment to a print subscription, future zines, future magazines, or anything like that. But we are hopeful that people like it and that we can figure out how to do more print products and to do them more often.If you have a connection at a newspaper printing press, a place that prints magazines or catalogs, or otherwise have expertise in printmaking, design, layout, or other things that deal with the printed word, please get in touch, it will help us as we explore the feasibility of doing future print products (jason@404media.co).We are also hoping that groups who work with immigrants throughout the United States will be interested in this; if thats you please email me (jason@404media.co). We are also exploring translating the zine into Spanish.If you are a subscriber, your discount code is below this:.....

This week Sam is in conversation with Noelle Perdue. Noelle is a writer, producer, and internet porn historian whose works has been published in Wired, the Washington Post, Slate, and more, and youre probably familiar with her work if youve been paying attention to the plot in your favorite pornographic films. Shes writing on Stubstack so look her up there!Noelle and Sam discuss everything from sexbots and AI porn to censorship, age verification legislation, and their favorite parody porn flicks.Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.Noelle Perdue on SubstackMichigan Lawmakers Are Attempting to Ban Porn EntirelyNew Bill Would Make All Pornography a Federal Crime in the U.S.OpenAI Catches Up to AI Market Reality: People Are HornyChatGPTs Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can FuckThe Egg Yolk Principle: Human Sexuality Will Always Outsmart Prudish Algorithms and Hateful Politicians

Hope Walz, the daughter of Minnesota Gov. and former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz (D), tore into MAGA fanatics who have been harassing her family since the president called her father with the r-word. Im talking about this because, while my family and I are always going to be the bigger people, the president calling my dad what he did has unleashed a f***ing s**t storm regarding offensive language towards me and my family and specifically my brother, she said in a now-deleted TikTok video. Related Trans creator of The Matrix has thoughts on MAGAs crazy, mutant interpretation of the film She spoke up specifically for her brother, Gus, who has a nonverbal learning disorder. You can call me whatever you want, you can call my dad, my mom, when its Gus, f**K to the no He dealt with people calling him that last August, and now theres a resurgence? No.How is it OK that the president of the United States can call somebody, anybody doesnt matter who they are, that, and then all of his fricking cult members come and attack those people and that persons family. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Say what you want about my dad. Hes an elected official. Thats going to happen. I think its utterly disgraceful that the president would do that, but then, the attacks that I have seen. I have people DMing me saying absolutely horrendous things.She also said someone drove by her familys house and shouted the slur at them. You people are f***ing disgraceful. Shame on you, all of you. The president has defended calling Gov. Walz the r-word ina Thanksgiving social media post,which also made racist comments about Somali immigrants living in Walzs state.Last Sunday, a reporter asked, You called Tim Walz what many Americans consider an offensive word. Do you stand by that claim? The president responded, Yeah, I think theres something wrong with him. Absolutely. You have a problem with it?Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

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A federal judge has blocked a gender-affirming care ban for trans inmates in Georgia that has been in effect for several months. Judge Victoria Calvert agreed with the plaintiffs that the blanket ban violated the Eighth Amendment, which bars cruel and unusual punishment.The Court finds that there is no genuine dispute of fact that gender dysphoria is a serious medical need, Judge Calvert wrote in her opinion. Plaintiffs, through their experts, have presented evidence that a blanket ban on hormone therapy constitutes grossly inadequate care for gender dysphoria and risks imminent injury. Related Trump just told inspectors to stop tracking anti-LGBTQ+ prison rapes Georgia Senate Bill 185 was signed into law in May by Governor Brian Kemp (R). The bill prohibited state funds and resources from being used to provide gender-affirming care to inmates in Georgia prisons. That included hormone replacement therapy (HRT), as well as sex reassignment surgeries or any other surgical procedures that are performed for the purpose of altering primary or secondary sexual characteristics, and even cosmetic procedures or prosthetics intended to alter the appearance of primary or secondary sexual characteristics.The bill took effect in July, andfive plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against it in August. In addition to arguing that SB 185 constituted cruel and unusual punishment, the lawsuit also claimed that it violated the Equal Protection Clause. HRT and other gender-affirming care treatments were not banned under the bill for all inmates, only for those who were trans. The bill also prohibited trans inmates from paying for the care themselves while incarcerated. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today We would never allow a state to decide that people in prison with diabetes should be cut off of insulin just because the state didnt want to pay for it anymore, said Celine Zhu, a Staff Attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing the plaintiffs. So why would we allow Georgia to cut off medically required care for people with a similarly serious diagnosis of gender dysphoria?SB 185 was a blanket ban that overruled the opinions of judges, doctors, and the Georgia Department of Corrections, all of whom have previously acknowledged that gender-affirming care is medically necessary for incarcerated trans people. While the judges ruling makes it clear that not every inmate is entitled to gender-affirming care, it puts those decisions back in the hands of medical professionals and the patients rather than having the legislature make medical decisions for trans people.The Court requires healthcare decisions for prisoners to be made dispassionately, by physicians, based on individual determinations of medical need, and for reasons beyond the fact that the prisoners are prisoners, the judge said in her ruling.Current estimates suggest that there are around 300 out trans people incarcerated in Georgia state prisons. After the ruling, the Department of Corrections filed a notice of appeal with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.This sort of case has been litigated for over twenty years now. In 2005, Wisconsin introduced a ban on doctors providing trans inmates with gender-affirming care, affecting inmates who had been on hormones since the early 90s. The law was overturned by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court declined to hear the states appeal in 2011.The decision in the Georgia case comes as the Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop reviewing prison standards aimed at preventing sexual assault against transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

Nature, Published online: 08 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03839-2Achal Agrawal is part of Natures 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.

Nature, Published online: 08 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03848-1A fired public-health official, a mosquito breeder and a baby with a smile seen around the world. These are just a few of the remarkable people chosen for Natures 10.