**THE GREAT AUTOMOTIVE WORLD WAR: How One Man’s Next Car Purchase Sparked a Global Crisis** [Medium] written by me, Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack” (need a new car fast, please help, any Car Brand willing to sponsor ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC, much appreciated)

Ukraine’s Energoatom, Holtec International, and the US retreat from fighting corruption abroad [Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists] Billions of Dollars spent on #Ukraine but you cannot allocate $180,000 to give me a car/vehicle to make my life easier and write Intelligence Reports for Diplomats, and now, a new Corruption scandal…I’m sick of all you guys’ Corruption antics. Give me my new car damnit, or cut all funding to #Ukraine. You guys are essentially performing “Wag the Dog.”

Gaza : la réouverture à sens unique du passage de Rafah par Israël tend les négociations du plan de paix [Ouest France] #Gaza #GazaCeasefire

THE WORLD AHEAD 2026 - Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation [The Economist] very important coverage

The world’s most audacious railway project [1843 Magazine]

The Weekend Intelligence | Global news — Operation Midas — The scandal striking at the heart of Ukraine’s power [The Economist Podcasts] #Corruption UKRAINE = “UK” (England), Daughter named “Rain” either Russian or Ukrainian, “e” = ecstacy

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How to Build Your Influence (HBR Special Issue) [Harvard Business Review] I’m an Influencer, let me know if you want to mail me a copy

Deadly attack on kindergarten reported in Sudan [BBC]

A Thanksgiving Dealmaking Sprint Helped Netflix Win Warner Bros. [Bloomberg]

As Christmas lights return to Bethlehem, Palestinians look for hope [Reuters]

Gaza ceasefire deal at a ‘critical moment’, mediator Qatar says [AL-Jazeera News]

Are We Getting Stupider? — Stupidity is eternal—and more complex than we think. [The New Yorker 100] a lot of people got Brain Damage because they never got vaccinated from the COVID-19 virus

Immigration courts thrown into chaos as Trump administration purges dozens of judges [POLITICO]

Afghanistan Dropped From New US National Security Strategy [Afghanistan International] this is unfortunate and a terrible mistake

Welcome to the big leagues, Netflix [The Verge]

The race to stop octopus farming before it starts [Vox]

Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses [TechCrunch]

How aging clocks can help us understand why we age—and if we can reverse it [MIT Technology Review]

Being hot is now a job requirement [Business Insider] we’re gonna go through every HR firm and fire everybody who hires based on hotness, it’s discrimination

Join us in celebrating our Ally 🇫🇮 Finland on their Independence Day! #WeAreNATO 🤝 [LinkedIn] #NATO #OTAN

Pete Hegseth — Pressure grows on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as twin scandals engulf Pentagon chief — Defense secretary defiant but allegations of war crimes and blistering watchdog report increase calls for him to go [The Guardian]

Your Guide to Paris [The New York Times]

Trump's Bruised Hand Is Looking Pretty Swollen [Huffington Post]

The Mad Men Streaming Debacle Is a Strange Cautionary Tale [The Atlantic]

SCOTUS takes up Trump birthright citizenship case [FiveThirtyEight]

Winter is coming. National Weather Service offices are not ready. [The Washington Post]

'Notre-Dame de Paris's triumph highlights the Church's uncharitable position in refusing to charge tourists' [Le Monde]

What would ethical age verification look like online? [Mashable]

How Americans Are Losing Whole Days to Their Own Screens [VICE]

2025: Year in Review [Nat Geo]

National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday [NPR] #Dangerous

There’s power in public comment: The Sacramento Lorax’s case for showing up [Cap Radio News]

Cette étrange contorsion de l’économie chinoise [Le Monde diplomatique]

When the Democratic Recession Comes Home [Foreign Policy]

The End of the Israel Exception — A New Paradigm for American Policy [Foreign Affairs] a respected Gaza Ceasefire is necessary for the Security of the Region #Diplomacy

Japan’s Grim Demographic Reality — Can an anti-immigration turn really be compatible with a ‘Japan is Back’ narrative? [The Diplomat]

Want a Security Clearance? Stop Smoking Pot and Read This [The Cipher Brief]

Spotlight | Africa, China, Russia — Chinese drone maker emerges as covert supplier to Russia, Libya and Sahel juntas [Intelligence Online FR]

The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language [Quanta Magazine]

Le mois dernier, des enseignants français se sont rendus au CERN pour découvrir les dernières avancées en physique des particules dans un environnement de recherche dynamique.

Organisé en partenariat avec le @CNRSIN2P3 Nucléaire & Particules et @SciencesEcole. [CERN_FR]

Space Station Change of Command — Coverage of International Space Station Expedition 74 change of command ceremony [NASA]

93rd INTERPOL General Assembly [INTERPOL]

Homeland Sanctuary Lost: Securing the Arctic Flank [Air & Space Force Magazine]

First Look: Behold, the All-New Toyota GR GT V-8 Hybrid-Powered Supercar! [MOTORTREND]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, December 8th, 2025. It’s major content-curation day today, and there will be a VLOG in English tonight “Coffee With Zack.”

Until Next Time!