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5+ min ago (531+ words) A bomb threat targeting a Sydney church screening exposing Beijing's systematic organ harvesting has escalated with a second message threatening a mass shooting and bomb attack. Both warnings were delivered through Eventbrite, the platform hosting registrations for the event. The initial message demanded that organisers cancel the screening and sever ties with Falun Gong, or "a bomb will be detonated." But the second threat, received on Nov. 27, took an even darker turn, warning of plans to infiltrate the audience and "open fire" before detonating explosives. "Since you insist on carrying out anti-Communist and inhumane activities, don't blame us for taking action at a future screening," reads Eventbrite's message to the organisers. "We will infiltrate as viewers, begin the screening, and suddenly open fire, killing everyone and throwing bombs into the crowd. This is not a joke." Eventbrite has notified local…...

34+ min ago (71+ words) From IUU crackdowns to tech-driven, climate-smart, rules-based seas. Beyond the Next Season: South Korea's Long Game for Fisheries Management The oceans are often likened to Earth's lungs. In practice, they function more like a global circulatory system. What moves through them'fish, nutrients, pollutants, vessels, people, and even data'flows through a single, connected network that none of us owns and all of us rely on....

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (13+ words) Americans just found out their "ice cream" isn"t legally ice cream anymore...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (163+ words) President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued two pardons. It was one of the more conventional uses of the power we've seen from the president. The recipients were not convicted of taking bribes, or defrauding people to spend money on plastic surgery and OnlyFans, or engaging in a crypto money-laundering scheme. Gobble and Waddle are turkeys. The pair will thus avoid becoming someone's dinner centerpiece tomorrow, as is Thanksgiving tradition. Lucky them. Trump himself understands this. In his first term, he commuted the sentence of'and later fully pardoned'Alice Marie Johnson, who in some sense epitomizes what the pardon power is designed to correct: sentenced to life in prison for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense. NEXT: Uncle Sam Makes Thanksgiving Worse Billy Binion | 11.27.2025 8:00 AM Christian Britschgi | 11.27.2025 7:30 AM Ronald Bailey | 11.27.2025 6:30 AM Reason Staff | From the December 2025 issue Charles Oliver | 11.27.2025 4:00 AM...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (803+ words) Readers of Reason are no doubt familiar with the true story of the first Thanksgiving, when the collectivist pilgrims almost starved, only to be saved by the voluntary charity of the local population. A lot has changed about America since those early days of settlement. Sadly, the interfering tentacles of government continue to get in the way of a proper Thanksgiving feast. While many younger Americans might wish to give thanks for their ability to host a Thanksgiving dinner in their own commodious home, unfortunately, zoning regulations and federal mortgage regulations have made the goal of homeownership a far-off one indeed. The age of the median first-time homebuyer today is a wizened 40 years. That means the family dinner will have to occur at the house of Boomer parents or grandparents who managed to lock down a place of their own…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago (84+ words) Josh Blackman | 11.27.2025 7:00 AM 11/27/1964: WGCB carried a 15-minute broadcast by the Reverend Billy James Hargis as part of the "Christian Crusade" series. This broadcast gave rise to Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission (1969). Billy Binion | 11.27.2025 8:00 AM Christian Britschgi | 11.27.2025 7:30 AM Ronald Bailey | 11.27.2025 6:30 AM Reason Staff | From the December 2025 issue Charles Oliver | 11.27.2025 4:00 AM...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago (804+ words) [American Flag overlaid on a Thanksgiving dinner]For the frustrated and disillusioned on the right, here are four foundational reasons to give thanks for this great country. For the frustrated and disillusioned on the right, here are four foundational reasons to give thanks for this great country. Ten months into Donald Trump's presidency, the brutal reality of politics is setting in. The Trump admin's first 100 days were all lighting and thunder and vibes, along with a fair number of concrete victories. But political activity in a bitterly divided two-party system is more like trench warfare than a flamboyant cavalry charge, and many on the right are becoming disillusioned by the lack of progress. Trump signed a host of executive orders, but Congress has done little to further them through legislation or secure them against the whims of the next Democrat…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago (649+ words) Get the most bang for your buck with these nine gun-themed gift suggestions. Christmas is, without a doubt, the time to pull out the big gun gifts " especially when buying for the Second Amendment lovers in your life. Whether you need help scoping out the best presents for your firearm-loving friends and family or you are ready to pull the trigger on a purchase for yourself, you're in luck. Get the most bang for your buck with these nine handpicked suggestions. Starting off strong, we have Sig P365 " SIG Sauer's hottest carry gun of all time. There are many different variations of this reliable recommendation, but the P365 X Macro Comp reigns the best in my book. The pistol is sleek, thin, and holds a full-size 17+1roundcapacity. The built-in compensator also reduces recoil by about 10 percent. Need a safe and secure place to…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago (225+ words) It was English settlers in Virginia, not Pilgrims in New England, who observed America's first Thanksgiving. In modern times, since 1958, Berkeley Plantation has held a Thanksgiving festival on the first weekend in November to remind the nation that it was English settlers in Virginia, not Pilgrims in New England, who observed America's first Thanksgiving. Whether in Virginia or New England, the impetus for Thanksgiving was the same, which was to acknowledge the providence of God for the settlers' safe passage to America and thank Him for sustaining their lives in this rugged new land. However, the way Thanksgiving was offered differed. The Pilgrims held a celebratory feast, while the English settlers in Virginia convened a solemn service of prayer. A long grassy lawn separates Berkeley's manor house from the James River. So much of what is written into the American…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago (334+ words) Let's set aside the controversy over what Walmart's shrinkflation of its annual Thanksgiving feast bundle might suggest for the recent trajectory of grocery prices. The good news for which we can be thankful is that the share of their incomes that average Americans devote to paying for food has fallen steeply over the last 100 years. This happy development stems from two long-term trends: rising incomes and falling food prices. In 1929, Americans spent 23.4 percent of their after tax-personal disposable income buying food, reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2006. In 1929, food eaten at home accounted for 17 percent of food expenditures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms these declining trends using different calculations. The agency reports, "In 2024, U.S. consumers spent an average of 10.4 percent of their disposable personal incomes on food, a decrease from 10.6 percent in 2023." Americans spend 4.9 percent of their incomes on food at…...