Trump News for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Anti-ICE protesters defiant day after violent clash with NYPD: ‘We’ll do it every single time’

David DeTurris, Larry Celona, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, New York Post

One day after a violent clash between immigration activists and NYPD cops, reps for the rabib protesters said vowed to do it again.

Stock Futures Little Changed as Traders Enter December

barrons.com, Biztoc.com

Trump Administration Launches ‘Media Offender of the Week’ Tracker

newsweek.com, Biztoc.com

The new website features sections categorizing media coverage under labels including "Bias," "Lie" and "Left-wing Lunacy."

Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned

Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. “If you want to have it released, I’ll...

Donald Trump had major losses in the “only number he cares about,” according to an inauspicious new poll.

The Daily Beast, Daily Beast

Donald Trump was mocked for setting a new low in the polls with a key demographic on Sunday. “When you look at those overall poll numbers, you’ve got to go...

Armed men kidnap 13 women in Nigeria’s latest abduction

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

A bride, 10 bridesmaids, a baby and two women were kidnapped during a night raid in Sokoto State.

What is driving US President’s Trump’s actions against Venezuela?

Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump declared Venezuela's airspace 'closed' on Saturday.

Texas Producer Battles California to Restart Offshore Oil Platforms

Tsvetana Paraskova, Yahoo Entertainment

A Texas oil firm is fighting an uphill battle with the state of California to restart crude oil production and sales from three platforms in federal waters...

New report examines how David Sacks might profit from Trump administration role

Anthony Ha, Yahoo Entertainment

David Sacks’ role as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar could work out very well for his investments, according to a new report...

What South Park's Creators Think The Final Episode Will Look Like

staff@slashfilm.com (Michael Boyle), /FILM

South Park has been on the air since 1997, but the creators have already thought about what the final episode will look like when the time finally comes.

Trump told Maduro in call he must leave Venezuela in order to save himself and his family: report

Ronny Reyes, New York Post

President Trump gave Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a chance to escape the country with his life — but he had to do it immediately, according to a bombshell report. During a call between Trump  and Maduro last week, the South American dictator demanded t…

Ukraine talks 'productive' but more work needed, Rubio says

BBC News

American and Ukrainian delegations meet in Florida to discuss the outlines of a peace deal with Russia.

WATCH: Electric-blue ribbon eel stuns divers off the coast of Indonesia

ABC News

Divers were treated to an unusual sight in the waters near Bali: a blue ribbon eel gracefully undulating through the sea.

Another EV Charging Hub Running On Renewable Energy Launches In California

Jake Richardson, CleanTechnica

It was just several days ago that I wrote an article about Tesla launching a huge EV charging hub that runs on solar power. Today I found another one. Though, it actually launched a little before the Tesla one. It’s a new hub with 18 fast chargers for fleet v…

After protestors block ICE in Chinatown, NYC immigrant advocates pledge more resistance

Arun Venugopal, Louis C. Hochman, Gothamist

NYPD responds as immigration activists block a garage used by ICE vans in Manhattan Saturday. They also called on the NYPD to drop charges against people after clashes with officers. [ more › ]

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

Leigh Beadon, Techdirt

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about how fascism is happening live on TV: Trump’s supporters, like Trump himself, if being honest (ha!) will reply, “I don’t care, I want this to happen.” They’ve never cared…

GOP Senator Promises ‘Vigorous Oversight’ Of Hegseth’s War Crimes

NewsHound Ellen, Crooksandliars.com

As reported in The Daily Beast, The Senate Armed Services Committee has responded to a Washington Post report that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth likely committed a war crime when he ordered the murder of civilians clinging to wreckage after surviving his …

Realty Income (O) Gains Analyst Attention After Solid Q3 Showing

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. On November 26, Wells Fargo analyst John Kilichowski raised...

BMY Gains Attention as Bayer Reports FXIa Trial Success

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. Bayer repor⁠t​ed positive Phase‌ 3 result⁠s for its FXIa ...

Analysts Note Stronger Outlook as Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Deepens Its Consumer Health Footprint

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ:KMB) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. On⁠ November 13, Argus analy⁠st John St‌aszak upgraded...

Analysts Warn Shifting Consumer Trends Are Reshaping PepsiCo’s (PEP) Outlook

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. Piper Sandler trimmed its price target on PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) ...

Piper Sandler Highlights ABV Headwinds and Company Updates in MDLZ Review

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. On November 21, Piper Sandle⁠r⁠ lowered i⁠ts price...

Morgan Stanley Updates Consolidated Edison (ED) Price Target Amid Sector Headwinds

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. On November 20, M‌organ Stanley lowered its price target on...

Wells Fargo Upgrades Merck (MRK) to Overweight, Raises Price Target to $125

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. On November 24, Wells Fargo upgraded⁠ Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) ...

Barclays Adjusts Medtronic (MDT) Forecast After Encouraging Earnings Report

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. On November 20, Barclays raised its price targe⁠t on Medtronic plc...

Morgan Stanley Revises AEP Price Target Following Performance Review

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. On November 20, Mo‍rgan Stanley low‌ered its...

There’s An Online Platform Dedicated To The World’s Most Delusional Craigslist Ads And Here’s 21 Of The Worst Ones

Mariia Tkachenko, Boredpanda.com

You never know where miscellaneous corners of the internet, like Craigslist, will take you. Because there’s nothing sacred when humans are putting the ads out there. You may as well sell your soul to the devil.

25 rumors we've examined about Project 2025

Joey Esposito, Snopes.com

Snopes investigated a wide variety of rumors about the much-discussed "policy guide for the next conservative U.S. president."

Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats

KEVIN FREKING, Yahoo Entertainment

Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the...

Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal Weight Rating on Aflac (AFL)

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. Mo‍rgan Stanley lifted its price target on Aflac Incorporated...

Morgan Stanley Sees Chubb (CB) Steady as Property and Casualty Market Softens

Vardah Gill, Yahoo Entertainment

Chubb Limited (NYSE:CB) is included among the 15 Best Boring Dividend Stocks to Buy. On November 17, Mor​gan Stanley lifted its price⁠ target on Chubb...

Trump's pardon promise offers yet another life to Honduras' imprisoned ex-president

CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Yahoo Entertainment

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who went from close U.S. ally in the war on drugs to a poster child for presidential corruption in Central ...

McCarthy: "'We Intended the Strike to Be Lethal' Is Not a Defense"

Jonathan H. Adler, Reason

NRO's Andrew McCarthy on why strike on defenseless survivors of strike on drug boat was "at best, a war crime under federal law."

Multi-Millionaire Trump Goon Mocked for 19-Cent Savings Boast

Katie Francis, Daily Beast

Trump’s top economic adviser Kevin Hassett was mocked after he went on air to brag about a hardly life-changing saving on a seasonal grocery item. “Turkey...

Apple turns to Intel instead of Samsung for its low-end MacBook chips

Asif Iqbal Shaik, SamMobile

Samsung Foundry and TSMC are the only firms in the world that have started the mass production of 2nm chips. Intel decided to start making chips for other firms two years ago, and it appears that Apple is interested in using Intel's 18A (1.8nm class) process …

Alabama Republican joins Democrat in vowing ‘rigorous oversight’ in killing of boat strike survivors

Greg Garrison, AL.com

The Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to kill all crew members.

US and Ukraine talks begin as Trump pushes to bring war to an end

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Delegations meet in Florida to ‘create pathway’ for sovereign Ukraine ahead of US special envoy Witkoff’s Moscow trip.

Noem Confirms She's The One Who Defied Judge's Orders On Deportation Flights

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

We'll see if contempt proceedings are next for Kristi Noem after this admission. Noem was asked about a filing in federal court this week saying she was the one responsible for defying Judge James Boasberg's order back in March to stop sending detained migran…

Ethereum Price Slides to $3,030 as ETF Outflows and Whale Deleveraging Dominate November

Ibrahim Ajibade, Coinspeaker

Ethereum price hurtled toward the $3,030 level on Sunday, Nov. 28, setting the asset on course to close the month with 21.4% losses. Heavy whale sell-offs in...

“These people know what they’re doing”: White House launches “media offender” list

Alex Galbraith, Salon

The Trump administration is using the "lügenpresse" strategy to push back against negative coverage.

Trump frees former GPB Capital CEO after Biden admin's Ponzi scheme sentence

By Matt Tracy, Yahoo Entertainment

By Matt Tracy Nov 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has commuted the seven-year sentence of former GPB Capital Holdings CEO David Gentile, with a White...

Sen. Kelly says Hegseth’s double-tap boat strike “seems to” be a war crime

Alex Galbraith, Salon

The former Navy pilot added that Hegseth was the least qualified secretary of defense in history

Is US President Donald Trump preparing to strike Venezuela?

Yashraj Sharma, Al Jazeera English

Venezuela slams Trump's warning that its airspace should be considered closed amid rising tensions.

This Is The Best Joke On ‘South Park’ So Far This Year

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

Trey And Matt took a seriously warped worldview into warp drive

Fox Host Goes Full Dear Leader On Trump: 'The Man Is Almost 80 But He Is Also A Machine'

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

Looks like Trump isn't the only one having a fit over The New York Times daring to report that he's old. As we discussed here, an article in The New York Times by Katie Rogers and Dylan Freedman sent Donald Trump, the oldest person ever to be inaugurated pres…

'WSJ Editor Shoots Down Trump's With Tariffst Deny The 'Kill Everybody' Report, But Still Calls It 'Kill Every ody'

Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday tried to defend his department against The Washington Post's report on the U.S. military’s recent strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats by calling it "fake news." In his post on Xitter, Hegseth didn't exactly deny …

PeeWee Goebbels' Wife Really Doesn't Like Him Being Called A Nazi

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

Shame on CNN for platforming this nutjob in the first place. Abby Phillip already hosts one of the worst talking heads political panel shows on television due to the presence of Scott Jennings on there night after night. Her producers apparently decided that …

Trump calls a U.S. war hero a traitor, threatens to bomb Venezuela. Business as usual? | Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire, nj.com

Peace seems elusive for Donald Trump as we enter the final weeks of 2025, especially now that he threatens the South American country with strikes.

‘Totally against what the MAGA base wanted’: Fmr. CIA official on military action in Venezuela

youtube.com, Biztoc.com

It is shaping up to be a critical week in foreign policy as Trump declared on Truth Social that Venezuelan airspace is to be “closed ...

White House’s Hassett says ’happy to serve’ if chosen as Fed chair

investing.com, Biztoc.com

Noem says National Guard shooting suspect could have been radicalized in U.S.

Nicholas Kerr, ABC News

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said that the suspect in Wednesday's National Guard shooting may have been radicalized in the U.S.

Apple’s iPhone Eviscerates The Federal Reserve’s Phillips Curve

John Tamny, Contributor, John Tamny, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/, Forbes

Economic growth is all about falling prices, and the iPhone is pushing them down relentlessly.

Polls open in Honduras presidential election marked by fraud accusations

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The vote is taking place in a highly polarised climate, with the US backing the right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura.

WSJ Editor Shoots Down Trump's Plan To Replace Income Taxes With Tariffs

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

On Thanksgiving, Trump floated the notion that the US could replace all income tax with tariffs, and even The Wall Street Journal's editor James Freeman had to admit that the math "doesn't work" unless you want to dramatically slash most government programs. …

E-Bikes Are Surging in Popularity. What Will It Take to Rein Them in?

nytimes.com, Biztoc.com

Race To The Bottom: White House Launches 'Media Offenders' Leaderboard

zerohedge.com, Biztoc.com

Race To The Bottom: White House Launches 'Media Offenders' Leaderboard Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The Trump White House unveiled a scathing new website Friday, “Media Offenders,” complete with a “race to the bottom” leaderboard ranking out…

US Options Market Grapples With ‘Concentration Risk’ in Clearing

bloomberg.com, Biztoc.com

Investors on watch for AI, economic updates as US stocks steady

investing.com, Biztoc.com

Hawaiʻi’s green fee is the latest climate effort challenged by Trump

Marcel Honoré, Honolulu Civil Beat, Honolulu Civil Beat

The Department of Justice wants to join the cruise ship industry’s lawsuit against the state over a new tax on passengers visiting the islands.

Pentagon chief slams media over report of deadly Caribbean strike

RT

The US Secretary of War has lambasted WaPo after it claimed he ordered servicemen to “kill everybody” on a suspected drug-trafficking boat Read Full Article at RT.com

Mike's Blog Round Up

Batocchio, Crooksandliars.com

Alicublog: Roy Edroso breaks it down. No More Mister Nice Blog: Why I rarely use the word "distraction" in reference to Trump. TomDispatch: Energy policy and the politics of American decline. Letters & Science: "The humanities really are a resource – a confi…

5 Of The Best SUVs Under $30,000, According To JD Power

Gozie Ibekwe, SlashGear

Decent cars may seem out of reach in today's pricy market, but if you're willing to make some trade-offs, these SUVs offer performance, features, and comfort...

Update: Lumber Prices Down 8% Year-over-year

Calculated Risk, Calculatedriskblog.com

Here is another update on lumber prices. SPECIAL NOTE: The CME group discontinued the Random Length Lumber Futures contract on May 16, 202...

Meet Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky, who is building a 'billionaire-proof' and decentralized social media platform

Katherine Li, Business Insider

Graber spent her early years studying how technology interacts with society, and now leads Bluesky that is looking to be "billionaire-proof."

White House tracker calls out 'media offenders'...

Roshni Majumdar, DW (English)

White House tracker calls out 'media offenders'... (Second column, 9th story, link) Related stories:How big tech creating own friendly bubble to 'win narrative battle online'... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become …

Next big battleground test: Wisconsin race that has tortured Republicans...

Gregory Svirnovskiy, Politico

Next big battleground test: Wisconsin race that has tortured Republicans... (First column, 9th story, link) Related stories:'Rumors were true' as another GOPer quits Congress after Greene...

Venezuelan leader Maduro may seem desperate. But his loyalty vs punishment strategy is hard to crack

REGINA GARCIA CANO, Yahoo Entertainment

English phrases once bothered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro so much that he urged his State of the Union address audience to phase out words like...

Links 11/30/2025

Haig Hovaness, Nakedcapitalism.com

Our strategic daily links: subway drumming, robot trek, long COVID, Tehran pollution, China space program, EU squabbles, Mideast horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless Democrats, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, an…

Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel's president

BBC News

"An immediate end to the trial would greatly help lower the flames and promote broad reconciliation," Israel's PM says.

Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial

The Associated Press, NPR

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.

Trump’s most original idea? Redefining antisemitism

Mattea Kramer, Salon

With help from the Heritage Foundation, Trump is building a fascist regime by attacking free speech

Rubio and Witkoff are meeting with Ukraine's negotiators in Florida as Trump pushes to broker a deal

The Associated Press, NPR

Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

SNAP was restored, but many indigenous Americans still struggle with food insecurity

Aaron Bolton, NPR

During the government shutdown, disruptions in food aid rippled across reservations. Both residents and tribal officials had to make tough choices, and are still feeling the financial impacts.

5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump

Brett Samuels, The Hill

President Trump is facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress to certain proposals and parts of his agenda as he nears the end of his first...

Why the Gulf Monarchs Shower Trump With Gifts

Franklin Foer, The Atlantic

Until now, no president had yielded to royal temptations from abroad.

Legalizing Cocaine Is the Only Way to End the Drug War

Mattha Busby, The Intercept

The war on drugs has failed, and Trump’s deadly boat strikes are only doubling down on decades of failed policy. The post Legalizing Cocaine Is the Only Way to End the Drug War appeared first on The Intercept.

Strong High-Performance AI Cloud Momentum Holds Investor Confidence in CoreWeave (CRWV)

Faheem Tahir, Yahoo Entertainment

CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) is included in our list of the 12 oversold global stocks to invest in. Recently, Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest ETFs continued to...

Netanyahu writes to Israeli president requesting pardon in corruption cases

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

This is a breaking news story.

US “R” Us or Tax Sovereignty?

Conor Gallagher, Nakedcapitalism.com

Countries can either capitulate to President Trump’s tax bullying or come together to fight for the sovereign right to tax multinationals fairly.

AI Is Keeping Coal on Life Support

Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com

The technology of the future that no one seems to want, brought to you by the energy of the past.

Trump’s Legacy Is in the Supreme Court’s Shaky Hands

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Trump’s legacy is in the Supreme Court’s shaky hands. The Court is poised to restrain Trump’s second-term power grabs or entrench them for years to come. And its rulings are increasingly unpredictable.

War in Sudan: Humanitarian, fighting, control developments, November 2025

Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English

Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces eye more territory as international stakeholders push for truce.

Trump sent federal troops to 'save' Chicago. The 'Midway Blitz' raids forced the Windy City to defend itself

CBC News

After the death of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk, U.S. President Donald Trump promised "to save Chicago" from crime and migrants. But in the wake of violent immigration raids, Chicagoans themselves are divided over who the criminals are — and who is ultimately r…

What this surgeon from Ukraine is learning in Hamilton about treating victims of war

CBC News

Dr. Mariia Kuzeikiv, an Ukrainian surgeon, is learning skills that could help her save lives in the war while in Hamilton, Ont.

“Everything is on the table” for Trump in Venezuela

Al Jazeera English

Adolfo Franco talks about the threat of US military action against Venezuela and what he thinks is the desired outcome.

Russia launches deadly strike on Kyiv as Zelenskyy travels to DC

Kevin Shalvey, Patrick Reevell, ABC News

Russia launched a deadly aerial strike on the Ukrainian capital, killing at least one person, injuring 19 others and damaging residential buildings, Ukraine said.

Westerners’ Abusive Relationship with Their Governments

Americanthinker.com

Two years ago, world-class researcher and analyst “Sundance” posted an alarming essay on his website, The Conservative Treehouse.  Taking a look back at the previous years’ severe COVID tyranny, the rise of the B...

Fracas in Caracas and Six for Sedition

Americanthinker.com

The president warned everyone to avoid the airspace over or alongside Venezuela this week. “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED I...

US rehearsing airstrikes in Venezuela – WSJ

RT

US fighter planes and bombers have reported been flying simulated attacks against Venezuela Read Full Article at RT.com

The Big Picture: This Was the Win Ryan Day Has Spent Four Years Chasing

Michael Cohen, Fox Sports

Ryan Day didn’t say everything he wanted to after Ohio State's win over Michigan — but his actions said plenty. FOX Sports' Michael Cohen has the story.

Fact Check: Photo shows Melania Trump, but it wasn't captured on Epstein's plane

Yahoo Entertainment

Photo shows Melania Trump, but it wasn't captured on Epstein's plane

Jordan Liles, Snopes.com

A photo authentically shows future U.S. first lady Melania Trump, then Melania Knauss, posing partially nude for modeling pictures on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's airplane.

Trump's approval rating drops to lowest so far in second-term: Gallup

Megan Ziegler, Livenowfox.com

President Trump’s approval rating dropped to its lowest point since he took office the second time, Gallup’s latest poll found. Here’s what the numbers are...

Josh Brolin Reflects On Previous Friendship With Trump: “There Is No Greater Genius Than Him In Marketing”

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline

Josh Brolin reflected on his previous friendship with Donald Trump — back when the POTUS was a real estate mogul based in New York City. Calling him a “genius” in marketing, the Oscar-nominated Milk actor said he knew a “different guy” than the figure the GOP…