Weekend Beacon 2/2/25

“Well, it’s Groundhog Day… again.” If you haven’t seen the eponymous movie, drop whatever you’re doing and see it now—it’s probably airing at this very moment on AMC, TBS, TNT, or USA. This 1993 classic centers on a cynical weatherman (Bill Murray) seemingly condemned to repeat the same day over and over. He engages in

Trump’s Second Shot at Peace in the Middle East

REVIEW: ‘One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ by David Friedman and ‘The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—And America—Can Win’ by Victoria Coates Israeli military moves near Lebanese border, Nov. 2023 (Amir Levy/Getty Images) With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Washington is bracing for a reprise

Ken Martin, Who Called for Trump To Be Charged With Treason, Elected DNC Chair

Vote followed a Native American land acknowledgment DNC chair candidate Ken Martin (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for One Fair Wage) Ken Martin, who has called for President Donald Trump to be charged with treason, was elected Saturday as the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Martin, the head of the Minnesota Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party, received

DNC Chair Candidate Reveals Massive Donations from George Soros, Reid Hoffman on Eve of Vote

Donations from Soros and Hoffman accounted for 70% of Wikler’s funds in DNC chair race Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler (Andy Manis/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network) Ben Wikler’s campaign to lead the Democratic National Committee has been largely funded by Democratic megadonors Reid Hoffman and George Soros, according to campaign finance filings

Beijing Breaks the Internet, Israel Secretly Fortifies Buffer Zones, and DNC Holds Antiracist Chair Election

Chinese platforms like TikTok may dominate the headlines, but the global internet battle isn’t just happening in the App Store—it’s happening underwater. This past weekend, Sweden detained a ship it suspected of destroying an underseas cable shortly after it left Russia. Roughly two months prior, a Chinese ship severed seabed internet connections by dragging its

China Cuts the Cord: Beijing’s Plan To Disconnect America and Its Allies

America’s adversaries are finding new ways to break the internet. This weekend, Sweden detained a ship for allegedly destroying an underseas cable shortly after leaving Russia. Around Thanksgiving, a Chinese ship dragged its anchor across a hundred miles of the Baltic Sea, severing other seabed internet connections. And earlier this month, the Taiwanese Coast Guard