Short Take Politics
Kleptocracy creeps in
The administration sees no problem enriching the connected by advancing Russian interests and walking away from the Ukrainian people. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/don-bacon-moral-clarity-ukraine-00670982
Trump pardons another rich friend
Jail? For a billionaire in a Ponzi scheme? Sure under Biden. No so under MAGA. Here’s your pardon sir. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-frees-former-gpb-capital-ceo-after-biden-admins-ponzi-scheme-sentence-2025-11-30/
Hegseth a war criminal?
Blasting civilians out of the water because they survived the bombing of their “drug boat” is illegal. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/us/politics/trump-boat-strikes-war-c…