In a sign of desperation for Kyiv, Ukraine is striking tankers carrying Russian oil, @shustry and @JonLemire report:

Donald Trump believes his mission is “righteous enough to justify whatever means were employed,” @JeffFlake writes. On the issue of the administration’s boat strikes, “the public deserves the chance to judge for itself. Release the video, Mr. President”:

Why does everyone seem to be using kosher salt these days? How have people historically used beef tallow? Join our staff writers Yasmin Tayag and Ellen Cushing on Reddit now to ask questions about all things food and food history: https://t.co/zpYzzvevHp

The Democrats don’t have an answer to Trump. Do the neoconservatives? @nytdavidbrooks on why the moral tenor of their political writings could be a tonic for a society in crisis:

The tenth day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features an enormous cloud of gas and dust, illuminated by a nearby star formation. Check back every day until December 25 for a new image of our universe:

Googoosh’s love songs are both banned and beloved in Iran. Her new memoir reveals a life as rich and painful as her nation’s history, @arash_tehran writes:

Chief Justice John Roberts has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career—and he may soon achieve his goal, @davedaley3 argues.

Jollibee began as a response to demand for American fast food in a postcolonial Philippines. Now, the chain has designs on becoming one of the top restaurant companies in the world—and is reshaping the American palate, @yeahyeahyasmin reports:

One of the great, bittersweet pleasures of life is finishing a book and thinking about how it might have affected you—if only you’d found it sooner. Here are seven novels Atlantic staffers wish they’d read when they were younger. (From 2022) https://t.co/qAy4oLKoKj 🎨: Gabriela

Republicans should increase the pressure on Donald Trump "to fire the most unqualified secretary of defense in U.S. history," @RadioFreeTom argues:

Why does everyone seem to be using kosher salt these days? How have people historically used beef tallow? Join our staff writers Yasmin Tayag and Ellen Cushing on Reddit today at 2 p.m. ET to ask questions about all things food and food history: https://t.co/6KLTTp83fk

Donald Trump’s dream of hosting the Kennedy Center Honors came true last night—in an evening that had the characteristics “of a wish made on a monkey’s paw,” @petridishes writes: https://t.co/juG1plzTn3

Just like the neoconservatives he criticizes, Donald Trump embraces the wielding of American power to impose his own worldview on countries that do not share it, @AdamSerwer argues:

The upkeep of carbon-steel knives is a huge pain. But according to @Tyler_A_Harper, the knives “cultivate habits of mind—patience, focus, and repetition—that the pace and shape of modern life make so hard to develop”:

Donald Trump believes his mission is “righteous enough to justify whatever means were employed,” @JeffFlake writes. On the issue of the administration’s boat strikes, “the public deserves the chance to judge for itself. Release the video, Mr. President”:

Gen Z protests in Nepal, Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean, and more images of the most memorable events of 2025, via @TheATLPhoto:

Donald Trump’s dream of hosting the Kennedy Center Honors came true last night—in an evening that had the characteristics “of a wish made on a monkey’s paw,” @petridishes writes:

With more instances of Donald Trump appearing fatigued or forgetful, Americans are again seeing evidence of a president who lacks the energy to do his demanding job, @GrahamDavidA argues.

OpenAI once had a clear edge in the artificial-intelligence race—but now, its primacy is being threatened, @matteo_wong argues:

Republicans are at odds about how to handle the white-nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes’s encroachment into their ranks, @alibreland writes. He asked Fuentes about being the center of a crisis in American conservatism: