The Breach So Big The FBI Won’t Say The Number
Experts say China sat inside U.S. networks for years. The real shock is what they had access to.
FROM THE NEWSROOM
Monday, December 01st | News that moves the world, and you.
A sweeping Chinese cyber operation may have infiltrated every major U.S. telecom network.
New evidence shows Biden’s Afghan evacuation failures enabled terror threats inside American cities.
And the new Pope quietly breaks with decades of papal protocol in Istanbul.
What ties today’s stories together?
Each reveals a different kind of vulnerability: digital, domestic, and diplomatic.
Former FBI Officials Warn Chinese Cyberattack Likely Compromised Every American
Former senior FBI cyber officials say the Chinese state-backed “Salt Typhoon” intrusion may be the most expansive cyberattack in modern history, with “no realistic way” any American escaped exposure. For five years, Chinese intelligence allegedly sat inside U.S. telecom networks, tracking calls, movements, and communications across government, military, and civilian systems.
When a foreign adversary can follow every American’s phone call… what does national security even mean?
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Biden’s Afghan Evacuation Failures Directly Enabled Terror Attacks on U.S. Soil
Two back-to-back incidents, a National Guard ambush in D.C. and a bomb threat in Texas, involved Afghan nationals admitted through Biden’s rushed 2021 refugee airlift.
Internal emails show officials were ordered to “fill planes, worry later,” bypassing vetting safeguards that later flagged thousands of entrants as security risks.
When warnings become reality, who pays the price for political shortcuts?
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Pope Leo XIV Declines to Pray at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, Breaking With Predecessors
On his first overseas trip, the new pontiff toured the historic mosque barefoot in respectful silence, but declined an invitation to pray, diverging sharply from his three predecessors. The Vatican says the Pope chose “contemplation, not participation,” signaling a subtle reset in interfaith protocol.
In diplomacy, even a quiet “no” reshapes expectations.
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QUICK TAKES
White House Freezes Asylum Decisions: USCIS halts all asylum adjudications after the National Guard shooting, citing presidential authority under Section 212(f).
$80M Election Bet Pays Off: A French Polymarket bettor wins big after using “neighbor polling” to predict Trump’s 2024 victory.
Record Black Friday Sales: The administration touts historic spending as wages outpace inflation and consumer confidence rebounds.
Drug Price Cuts Shake 2026 Landscape: Trump’s Most Favored Nation policy slashes major drug costs, with 86% of voters supporting the reform.
FROM THE EDITOR
Cyber intrusions, terror threats, and quiet diplomatic signals, today’s stories reveal how power operates in the shadows.
Some dangers come through wires, some through borders, some through silence.
That’s today’s news, the world keeps spinning, and now you’re caught up.
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