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A quick review of where we stand on December 3, 2025.

Hand signal created by the modern anti-slavery group Stronger Together.

Sometimes it’s useful to pause for a moment to take stock of where you are.

Here is where America is on December 3, 2025, according to the following dead-tree headlines in today’s New York Times and Washington Post:

Trump’s Crypto Czar Benefits Himself and His Allies

Sweeping Policy Changes Block Paths For Migrants

Maduro, Fearing Attack By U.S., Changes Beds and Bodyguards

Trump Puts His Imprint on Ballroom’s Ever-Expanding Blueprint

Hegseth Says He Saw No One Alive

Honduras’s ‘Narco-State’ President Is Freed After Trump Pardon

Vote Set On Scrapping Hepatitis B Vaccine

It is December 3, 2025, and we appear to be in serious trouble. Mayday. I repeat: Mayday.