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Victor Davis Hanson Proclaims “The End Of Climate Change”
Victor Davis Hanson Proclaims “The End Of Climate Change”
Decades of ‘consensus‘ around so-called climate catastrophe are now running into new economic, technological, and geopolitical realities.
Mix in AI and its unprecedented demand for large-scale electricity generation, and we have a global climate conversation that demands to be reckoned with.
Victor Davis Hanson breaks down how the foundations of decades of “green orthodoxy” are shifting:
For decades, the narrative demanded radical economic shifts from fossil fuels to renewables like wind and solar, but recent skepticism is growing due to inconsistencies in temperature records and cyclical changes; Hanson notes, “I didn’t think in my lifetime that I would see an end to that dominance, even though there were inconsistencies.”
Artificial intelligence requires unprecedented electricity, far beyond what wind and solar can provide, necessitating 100 gigawatt plants annually equivalent to nuclear or fossil fuels; as Hanson cites Sam Altman, “we’re going to have to build 100 [one gigawatt plants] per year or the equivalent of clean coal or natural gas.”
Figures like Sweden’s King Gustaf XVI and Bill Gates have publicly questioned the crisis, while Trump’s energy policies end subsidies for failed green projects like California’s high-speed rail; Hanson highlights Gates’ recent pivot, “he no longer believes that there is an impending climate change crisis.”
Elite hypocrisy is everywhere as Hanson notes “the people who have been the avatars of climate change, never suffer the consequences of their own ideology.“
“Barack Obama said the planet would be inundated pretty soon, if we didn’t address global climate change. Why would he buy a seaside estate at Martha’s Vineyard or one on the beach of Hawaii if he really did believe that the oceans would rise and flood his multimillion-dollar investment?
“The inconsistency of the global warming narrative, the self-interest in the people who promote it, and the logic that they have not presented, empirically, any evidence that would convince us that we have to radically transform our economies,” leaves Hanson questioning whether AI’s demand shift has permanently crushed the ideology of so-called ‘climate change.’
(0:00) Introduction
(0:58) Shifting Perspectives on Climate Change
(2:28) Global Skepticism
(5:12) Geopolitical Factors
(6:16) Third World Demands
(8:30) Hypocrisy Among Climate Change Advocates
(9:49) Conclusion
Watch the full breakdown here…
Tyler Durden
Thu, 12/04/2025 – 05:45
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/victor-davis-hanson-proclaims-end-climate-change
Xi y Macron se comprometen a cooperar en crisis globales y comercio
Por HUIZHONG WU y KEN MORITSUGU
BEIJING (AP) — China y Francia se comprometieron a aumentar su cooperación en temas globales como la guerra en Ucrania y el comercio, mientras París se prepara para asumir la presidencia del Grupo de los Siete el próximo año.
El presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, se reunió con su homólogo chino, Xi Jinping, el jueves por la mañana dentro de una visita de Estado de tres días centrada en el comercio y la diplomacia.
Francia busca ayuda para poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania
Macron quiere involucrar a Beijing en la presión a Rusia para forjar un alto el fuego en la guerra en Ucrania tras el reciente esfuerzo diplomático en torno a un plan de paz liderado por Estados Unidos.
“Nos enfrentamos al riesgo de la desintegración del orden internacional que trajo paz al mundo durante décadas, y en este contexto, el diálogo entre China y Francia es más esencial que nunca”, afirmó Macron el jueves.
“Espero que China se una a nuestro llamado, a nuestros esfuerzos para lograr, lo antes posible, al menos un alto el fuego en forma de moratoria sobre los ataques a infraestructuras críticas”, agregó.
Xi no respondió al llamado de Francia, pero dijo que “China apoya todos los esfuerzos que trabajen por la paz” y pidió un acuerdo que todos los bandos puedan aceptar.
China ha brindado un fuerte apoyo diplomático al Kremlin desde su invasión de Ucrania y también le ha ofrecido un salvavidas económico a través del aumento del comercio.
Xi anunció también que Beijing proporcionará 100 millones de dólares para ayudar a la crisis humanitaria en Gaza y apoyar la recuperación y reconstrucción del territorio palestino.
El mandatario chino pidió una mayor confianza política con Francia mostrando apoyo mutuo al tiempo que demuestran la “independencia” de cada uno.
“No importa cómo cambie el entorno externo, ambas partes, como grandes potencias, deben siempre demostrar independencia y visión estratégica, mostrar comprensión mutua y apoyo mutuo en asuntos fundamentales y cuestiones críticas importantes”, manifestó.
“China y Francia deben demostrar su sentido de la responsabilidad, enarbolar la bandera del multilateralismo… y situarse firmemente en el lado correcto de la historia”, agregó Xi.
Mejora en el comercio
El comercio fue otro de los asuntos importantes en la agenda del jueves.
Xi indicó durante la comparecencia conjunta con Macron que los dos países acordaron trabajar hacia una mayor cooperación económica en los ámbitos aeroespacial, aeronáutico y de energía nuclear, así como en nuevas áreas como industrias sostenibles e IA. Firmaron 12 acuerdos, incluyendo algunos que contemplan cooperar en una nueva ronda de esfuerzos de conservación de los pandas y los intercambios en educación superior e investigación.
La Unión Europea tiene un enorme déficit comercial con China, que el año pasado superó los 300.000 millones de euros (348.000 millones de dólares). China representa, por sí sola, el 46% del déficit comercial total de Francia.
Francia y el bloque de 27 naciones han definido a China como un socio, competidor y rival sistémico. Los últimos años han estado marcados por múltiples disputas comerciales en una serie de industrias luego de que la UE abrió una investigación sobre las ayudas a los vehículos eléctricos chinos. Beijing respondió con pesquisas acerca de las importaciones de brandy, cerdo y productos lácteos europeos.
Pero Francia logró obtener una exención para la mayoría de los productores de coñac en julio.
China, que enfrenta su propia recesión económica, también muestra indicios de querer más negocios.
“La puerta abierta de China solo se abrirá más”, dijo Xi, afirmando que el país tiene previsto “ampliar el acceso al mercado y abrir áreas” de inversión “y guiar la disposición transfronteriza, ordenada y racional de las cadenas industriales y de suministro”.
Xi pidió también que París y Beijing continúen promoviendo la cooperación mutuamente beneficiosa entre China y la UE.
¿Acuerdos bilaterales podrían socavar a la UE?
Según los expertos, Beijing podría emplear esta visita para reforzar sus lazos individuales con una de las economías más fuertes de Europa, a expensas de la UE.
“China busca abrir una brecha en este enfoque de la UE mediante acuerdos bilaterales con miembros individuales” del bloque, afirmó Lyle Morris, un investigador principal de Política Exterior y Seguridad Nacional en la Asia Society.
Macron y su esposa, Brigitte Macron, aterrizaron en Beijing el miércoles por la noche.
El jueves por la mañana, el presidente francés fue recibido por una banda militar y grupos de niños ondeando banderas en el Gran Salón del Pueblo de Beijing. Más tarde, acudió con Xi a la clausura de un foro empresarial franco-chino. Su agenda incluye reuniones con Zhao Leji, presidente del Congreso Nacional del Pueblo, y con el primer ministro chino, Li Qiang.
La pareja presidencial viajará después a Chengdu en la provincia de Sichuan.
Chengdu alberga el Centro de Conservación e Investigación del Panda Gigante, donde vive Yuan Meng, el primer panda nacido en Francia y que fue bautizado por Brigitte Macron. El mes pasado, Francia envió de regreso a China a una pareja de pandas gigantes que pasaron 13 años en el país, donde dieron tuvieron tres crías.
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Wu informó desde Bangkok, Tailandia.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Today in History: Fred Hampton and Mark Clark of the Black Panther Party killed in Chicago
Today is Thursday, Dec. 4, the 338th day of 2025. There are 27 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Dec. 4, 1969, Fred Hampton and Mark Clark of the Black Panther Party were shot and killed during a raid by Chicago police.
Also on this date:
In 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his Continental Army officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York.
In 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, dubbed the “Million Dollar Quartet,” gathered for the first and only time for a jam session at Sun Records in Memphis.
In 1964, police arrested some 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, one day after the students stormed the administration building and staged a massive sit-in to protest university restrictions on political activity on campus.
In 1965, the United States launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Cmdr. James A. Lovell aboard on a two-week mission. (While Gemini 7 was in orbit, its sister ship, Gemini 6A, was launched on Dec. 15 on a one-day mission; the two spacecraft were able to rendezvous within a foot of each other.)
In 1991, after being abducted and held hostage for nearly seven years by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was freed from captivity.
In 2016, a North Carolina man fired several shots from an assault rifle inside Comet Ping Pong, a Washington, D.C., pizzeria, as he attempted to investigate an online conspiracy theory that prominent Democrats were harboring child sex slaves at the restaurant; no one was hurt, and the man surrendered. (Edgar Maddison Welch was later sentenced to four years in prison; in 2025, police shot and killed him during a traffic stop in which officials said he pulled out a handgun and pointed it at one of the officers.)
In 2018, long lines of people wound through the Capitol Rotunda to view the casket of former President George H.W. Bush.
In 2024, United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk. (The accused shooter, Luigi Mangione, has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges.)
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80% Of Milan’s Predatory Crimes Are Committed By Foreigners, Police Chief Warns MPs As Olympics Looms
80% Of Milan’s Predatory Crimes Are Committed By Foreigners, Police Chief Warns MPs As Olympics Looms
Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
Eighty percent of Milan’s predatory crimes are committed by foreigners, Police Commissioner Bruno Megale told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday, outlining what he described as the city’s most pressing public-order challenge.
Speaking before the commission on suburban issues, Megale said 830 arrests for predatory crimes, such as robbery, were made in the first nine months of 2025, with one in five involving minors. He described residents having “a widespread sense of insecurity,” but suggested that overall crime was down and arrests had increased so far this year.
Megale was speaking ahead of Milan’s hosting of the Winter Olympics, which begins in February.
“We’re heading towards the Olympics, an event that will draw international attention. All eyes will be on Milan, especially in the days leading up to the inaugurations, and so we’re paying very close attention, with careful monitoring and planning,” he told the inquiry, as cited by Milano Today.
The police commissioner announced that the northern Italian city will receive more than 2,000 additional law enforcement officers to reinforce security, particularly around key venues and public spaces.
Megale noted a concerning rise in youths committing offenses, including the “maranza” phenomenon, which involves youth gangs who embark on anti-social behavior that may not meet the threshold of criminality but still affects day-to-day lives.
“We’re somewhat concerned about the glorification of their activities through social media,” he added.
The remarks come as Milan once again ranked last in Italy for safety and justice, according to Il Sole 24 Ore’s latest national quality-of-life report. The city records nearly 7,000 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants — the highest rate in the country — and ranks 104th out of 107 for perceived insecurity, with over a third of families feeling unsafe in their own neighbourhoods. It is also second-to-worst for property damage.
Liberal mayor Beppe Sala has previously explained Milan’s poor performance in such surveys by suggesting that “citizens report crime more” often in the city compared to elsewhere, and therefore the statistics make the city look worse than it is.
Last November, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi announced the deployment of 600 additional police officers to Milan, citing concerns over integration challenges and rising crime rates, particularly in areas with significant immigrant populations.
NEW: 🇮🇹‼️ A huge 65% of all crimes in Milan are committed by foreign nationals, despite representing 20% of the population, damning new stats from Italy’s Interior Minister @PiantedosiM have revealed.
Following the migrant riots last weekend, the minister has said around 600… pic.twitter.com/91vn5UwIkP
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) November 29, 2024
He noted that 65 percent of all crimes in the city are committed by foreign nationals, despite representing 20 percent of all residents, and suggested that “integration challenges must be addressed to reduce marginalization and its consequences.”
Sala, himself, said at the time, “I won’t claim Milan is a safe city, but it is making an effort to address challenges faced by all international cities.”
The city confirmed last week that it would not be holding its traditional New Year’s Eve celebration in Piazza Duomo this year, citing Olympics preparation and a lack of space as the reasons.
Critics, however, suggested that the city could not afford any bad press in the lead-up to the Games, following several years of high-profile sexual assaults during New Year’s celebrations.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 12/04/2025 – 05:00
Macron Wants To Go Full “Ministry Of Truth” With Draconian Censorship Grab
Macron Wants To Go Full “Ministry Of Truth” With Draconian Censorship Grab
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing fierce pushback from conservative voices within France over his renewed drive to grant the state sweeping new censorship powers, Barron’s reports.
On Friday, Macron once again raised the alarm about so-called “disinformation” spreading on social media, insisting that parliament grant authorities the ability to immediately block content deemed “false information.” As if the existing arsenal of censorship tools weren’t enough, the left-wing president now wants to establish a “professional certification” system that would effectively create an official, state-approved class of media outlets—separating those that toe the government’s ethical line from those that refuse to do so.
France’s right-wing press has reacted with outrage, with Vincent Bolloré’s Journal du Dimanche denouncing Macron’s “totalitarian drift” on free speech and warning of “the temptation of a ministry of truth.”
Bolloré-owned CNews and Europe 1 were equally scathing, with popular presenter Pascal Praud accusing the president of acting out of personal resentment, declaring the initiative comes from a “president unhappy with his treatment by the media and who wants to impose a single narrative.”
National Rally leader Jordan Bardella also delivered a blistering rebuke, saying in a statement, “Tampering with freedom of expression is an authoritarian temptation, which corresponds to the solitude of a man… who has lost power and seeks to maintain it by controlling information.”
Bruno Retailleau, head of the Republicans in the Senate, echoed the warning on X: “[N]o government has the right to filter the media or dictate the truth.”
Un “label de l’information” décidé sous l’impulsion du pouvoir ? C’est une dérive inquiétante.
Nul gouvernement n’a à trier les médias ni à dicter la vérité.
La France n’a pas besoin d’un ministère de la Vérité.
La liberté de la presse est un pilier : on ne l’entoure pas de…
— Bruno Retailleau (@BrunoRetailleau) December 1, 2025
En tentant de labelliser les médias, Emmanuel Macron veut imposer le monopole d’une vérité officielle. pic.twitter.com/3aAqgDEMuO
— Bruno Retailleau (@BrunoRetailleau) December 3, 2025
In an unusual move, the Élysée account fired back on social media, posting clips of Praud and other conservative commentators under the sarcastic headline “attention false information.”
Pravda ?
Ministère de la vérité ?
Quand parler de lutte contre la désinformation suscite la désinformation… pic.twitter.com/PspZup1aXF
— Élysée (@Elysee) December 1, 2025
At Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, Macron insisted no limitation on free speech was planned and explicitly ruled out any state-issued media label, Barron’s said. “As the president of the republic noted at the start of the cabinet meeting, there is not going to be a state label, and even less a ‘ministry of truth,’” Macron’s spokesperson claimed.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 12/04/2025 – 04:15
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/macron-wants-go-full-ministry-truth-draconian-censorship-grab
Putin califica de “útiles” pero “difíciles” las conversaciones con EEUU sobre la guerra en Ucrania
Por DASHA LITVINOVA
El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, dijo que sus conversaciones de cinco horas con enviados de Estados Unidos sobre el fin de la guerra en Ucrania fueron “necesarias” y “útiles”, pero también “un trabajo difícil”, ya que algunas de las propuestas eran inaceptables para el Kremlin.
Putin habló con la televisora India Today antes de su visita a Nueva Delhi el jueves y, aunque la entrevista completa aún no se ha emitido, las agencias noticiosas estatales rusas Tass y RIA Novosti citaron algunas de las declaraciones del mandatario.
Los comentarios de Putin se producen mientras el enviado especial del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, y su yerno, Jared Kushner, se preparan para reunirse con el principal negociador de Ucrania, Rustem Umerov, el jueves en Miami para continuar los contactos, según un alto funcionario de la Casa Blanca que habló bajo condición de anonimato porque no estaba autorizado a realizar declaraciones públicas.
Las conversaciones de alto nivel forman parte del renovado intento de Trump para poner fin a la guerra de casi cuatro años. El esfuerzo de paz ha cobrado impulso recientemente, aunque la conciliación de las “líneas rojas” de Moscú y Kiev sigue pareciendo una batalla complicada.
Trump indicó el miércoles que Witkoff y Kushner salieron de su maratónico encuentro con Putin en el Kremlin convencidos de que el líder ruso quiere poner fin a la guerra.
“Tuvieron la fuerte impresión de que le gustaría llegar a un acuerdo”, declaró Trump.
Según la información de Tass, Putin dijo durante la entrevista que las conversaciones en el Kremlin “tomaron tanto tiempo” porque las partes “revisaron cada punto” de la propuesta de paz de Washington.
“Esta fue una conversación necesaria, muy concreta”, señaló el líder ruso.
Había disposiciones que Moscú dijo estar dispuesta a discutir, mientras que otras “no podemos aceptarlas”, afirmó Putin.
“Es un trabajo difícil”, añadió.
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El periodista de Associated Press Aamer Madhani en Washington contribuyó a este despacho.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
The “Community Of Central Asia” Could Reduce Russia’s Regional Influence
The “Community Of Central Asia” Could Reduce Russia’s Regional Influence
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,
The Central Asian Republics (CARs) fall within Russia’s “sphere of influence” for historical, economic, and security reasons.
The first stems from their shared history under the Russian Empire and USSR, the second from the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in which Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan participate, while the third relates to the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that includes them and Tajikistan. Russia’s influence, however, has waned in recent years.
Its understandable prioritization of the special operation created the opportunity for Turkiye to expand its influence through the “Organization of Turkic States” (OTS) in which Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan participate with Turkmenistan as an observer. The OTS began as a socio-cultural integration group that now also promotes economic and even security cooperation, thus challenging the EAEU and CSTO. The US also made major trade inroads there earlier this month during the latest C5+1 Summit.
These developments were greatly facilitated by the US-mediated normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani ties and the attendant “Trump Route for International Peace & Prosperity” (TRIPP) that was unveiled during their three leaders’ White House Summit in early August.
This will essentially lead to Turkiye injecting Western influence along Russia’s entire southern periphery, especially through the expected ramping up of military exports there, which threatens to pose serious latent challenges to Russia.
The latest move on this front was the CARs inviting Azerbaijan to join their annual Consultative Meeting of Heads of State and then rebranding as the “Community of Central Asia” (CCA), coincidentally right after their meeting with Trump. Regional integration is always positive, but in this case, it could also reduce Russia’s regional influence.
That’s because all six might deal with Russia as a group instead of individually. This could lead to tougher negotiating stances if they’re emboldened by Turkiye and the US.
Azerbaijan’s inclusion suggests that it’ll share its experiences managing this summer’s tensions with Russia and serve as its Turkish ally’s supervisor within the CCA to align it as closely as possible with the OTS (remembering that non-Turkic Tajikistan isn’t a member).
This likely role coupled with the timing of the CCA’s announcement right after the C5+1 and three months after TRIPP’s unveiling suggests that they want to rebalance ties with Russia and could rely on Azerbaijan’s guidance if this results in tensions.
Russia still plays an enormous economic role in the five CARs and ensures three of the CCA’s six members’ security through their membership in the CSTO. Putin also hosted the CARs leaders in early October during the Second Russia-Central Asia Summit where he committed to scaling up investments. Concrete limits therefore exist in terms of how far and fast the CCA could rebalance ties with Russia, so nothing dramatic is expected anytime soon, but some reduction of Russian influence might be inevitable.
That’s because the CCA could foster a stronger sense of regional identity, even ethnic in the pan-Turkic sense (Tajikistan being the exception), than the one that they share with Russia through their Imperial- and Soviet-era pasts with all that entails for future policymaking.
This aligns with Turkiye’s interests, which envisages becoming a Eurasian Great Power through its new influence in Central Asia via TRIPP and the OTS, and that in turn advances the US’ grand strategic goal of containing Russia.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 12/04/2025 – 03:30
Quinten Jackson Jr. helps Oswego’s defense clamp down on Mount Carmel until the end. How? ‘Doing our thing.’
Defense has been the bedrock that led Oswego to the Class 8A state championship game, but junior cornerback Quinten Jackson Jr. knew Mount Carmel posed a different challenge.
Quentin Burrell and Marshaun Thornton are both highly sought-after receivers by college coaches, putting up massive numbers this season for the powerhouse Caravan.
Jackson, however, wasn’t intimidated.
“A lot of doubt was on us,” Jackson said of the Panthers. “It got us into a better mindset. The recruiting part, all the Division I players on the team, it didn’t stop us from doing our thing.”
Oswego got down to business defensively Wednesday night, allowing only 113 yards of offense by the 10:04 mark of the fourth quarter. Mount Carmel then added a touchdown and put the 20-3 win on ice at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.
Jackson and Co. held Burrell, one of the top juniors in the state, to two catches and 31 yards for Mount Carmel (14-0). Thornton, one of the top sophomores in the state, added two catches for 14 yards.
Oswego’s Quinten Jackson Jr. (32) deflects a pass intended for Mount Carmel’s Marshaun Thornton (3) in the Class 8A state title game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / The Beacon-News)
Kaleb Stumpenhorst would give Oswego (11-3) its only lead at 3-0 with 2:14 left in the first quarter on a 38-yard field goal. Junior quarterback Drew Kleinhans threw for 108 yards and ran for 23.
Oswego coach Brian Cooney realized the defense was going to face a stiff challenge against a team loaded with Division I talent, but he had watched his group answer the bell all season.
“I was really proud of the defense,” Cooney said. “I have been all year. Their stats speak for themselves. The size they have and the multiple threats and the coaches do a good job putting you in conflict.
“It was something that we knew we had to deal with.”
Oswego’s Drew Kleinhans (4) drops back to pass against Mount Carmel during the Class 8A state championship game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / The Beacon-News)
Senior Mariano Velasco, one of the Panthers’ other cornerbacks, tried to remind himself that — at the end of the day — the teams were filled with high school kids. And the Panthers went to work.
“They have a lot of talent on that side of the ball,” Velasco said. “We knew they were the same age as us, get up just like us. We have a lot of talent on our team as well and we’ve been showing that.
“We were playing Division I talent every week.”
The defense set the tone early Wednesday. Conor Tully came through with two big tackles as Oswego forced a three-and-out on Mount Carmel’s first drive.
Oswego’s Ammar Banire (34) picks up extra yards against Mount Carmel during the Class 8A state championship game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / The Beacon-News)
“We knew what we could do to stop them and we just executed,” Tully said. “I think the first two stops had us flying high. Our defense after those first few possessions knew we could stop them.”
The big offensive play of the first half for Oswego was a 47-yard pass from Kleinhans to Velasco, but the Panthers didn’t get any points out of it as Mount Carmel grabbed a 6-3 halftime lead.
Having faced adversity throughout the playoffs, Oswego was unfazed by the deficit.
“I see this as a second season,” Cooney said. “We were in conflict in every single one of those games and our kids found a way.”
Oswego’s Cade Cooney (11) and Quinten Jackson Jr. (32) combines for a tackle against Mount Carmel during the Class 8A state title game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / The Beacon-News)
Mount Carmel got the break instead as Cullen Winters blocked a punt and Gavin Conjar returned it a TD for a 14-3 lead in the third quarter. Emmett Dowling then hit Thornton with 2:43 left in the fourth.
For a team used to scoring at will, Dowling walked away impressed by Oswego’s defense.
“Every team in the playoffs, we’re going to get their best effort,” Dowling said. “They played us tough. We couldn’t move the ball, really. It was cold, but they definitely came to play.”
Despite the loss, the Panthers proved how good their defense was.
“It just showed what we can do as a team,” Jackson said. “I think we deserve a lot of respect. We had a good mindset going into the game. This group is amazing.”
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/quinten-jackson-jr-oswego-mount-carmel-ihsa-football/
Visita de Bears a Green Bay, el plato fuerte de una semana de duelos divisionales clave
Por LEÓN FELIPE GIRÓN
Hace un año los Bears estaban a medio camino de lo que sería una racha de 10 derrotas gracias, en parte, a una de las peores ofensivas de la NFL. Ahora, suman nueve triunfos en sus últimos 10 compromisos y quieren seguir cambiando la historia.
La oportunidad se les presenta el próximo domingo, cuando viajen a casa de su némesis, unos Packers que han ganado 11 de los últimos 12 enfrentamientos en la rivalidad más añeja de la liga. Esta vez, hay mucho más que el honor en juego: la cima de la División Norte de la Conferencia Nacional.
“Es una semana importante”, declaró el martes el autor de la transformación de los Bears, el entrenador Ben Johnson. “Sabemos lo importante que es esta rivalidad”.
Con dos enfrentamientos entre ellos en las próximas dos semanas y apenas medio juego de diferencia en la disputa divisional, no hay margen de error.
Chicago, líder entre los preclasificados a playoffs en la Nacional, está acostumbrado a operar de esta forma. Tiene seis victorias este año definidas por seis puntos o menos, el quarterback Caleb Williams encabeza a toda la NFL con cinco remontadas en el último cuarto y su defensiva se caracteriza por ir al todo o nada: séptima peor en puntos anotados con 25,3 por encuentro y primera en robos de balón con 26.
Si los Bears quieren librar un duelo defensivo, Green Bay no tendrá objeción. Los Packers ostentan la sexta mejor defensa de la liga (18,8 puntos por partido), han limitado a sus rivales a 18 puntos o menos en siete oportunidades y el estelar defensive end Micah Parsons acumula 12,5 capturas de quarterback.
Green Bay, sin embargo, no siempre es consistente a la ofensiva. No ha rebasado los 13 puntos en sus tres descalabros de este año, en contraste con otras tres actuaciones de al menos 30 unidades, lo que convierte a la unidad comandada por Jordan Love en un enigma.
Steelers (6-6) en Baltimore (6-6)
Lamar Jackson y los Ravens siguen sin dar un partido completo en la actual temporada. Si no son los problemas defensivos que los llevaron a un inicio de 1-5, es un ataque intermitente que les ha impedido tomar el control del Norte de la Conferencia Americana.
No le hablen a Pittsburgh de inconsistencia. Lo que inició como una campaña prometedora de la mano de Aaron Rodgers y la defensiva más costosa de la NFL se ha desmoronado al no encontrar la forma de hacer nada bien últimamente.
Pittsburgh ha ganado ocho de los últimos 10 enfrentamientos de campaña regular ante los Ravens. Mantener el dominio el próximo domingo requerirá de trabajo adicional.
La ofensiva tiene dos actuaciones de más de 300 yardas totales en sus últimos seis encuentros. La defensiva ha concedido al menos 30 puntos en cinco ocasiones y viene de permitir casi 250 yardas terrestres en la derrota de 26-7 ante Buffalo.
Es un buen presagio para Jackson, el running back Derrick Henry y la quinta mejor ofensiva por tierra de la NFL, en particular si se toma en cuenta que corrieron 251 yardas en el triunfo sobre Pittsburgh en la ronda de comodines de los playoffs de la temporada pasada.
Colts (8-4) en Jacksonville (8-4)
Los Colts tomaron a la liga por asalto con al contar con la ofensiva más peligrosa y dinámica de la NFL. Pero dos derrotas consecutiva s les han costado la cima de un sector que parecían tener dominado. Y la situación no se pone más sencilla.
El domingo viajan a Jacksonville para enfrentar al único equipo de toda la Conferencia Americana que ha recibido 10 puntos o menos en cuatro ocasiones esta temporada. Los Jaguars han ganado tres compromisos en fila para apoderarse del liderato divisional.
Jacksonville parece equipado para hacerle frente a Indianápolis. Jonathan Taylor, líder corredor de la liga con 1.282 yardas y 15 anotaciones por tierra, se medirá a unos Jaguars que se enorgullecen en detener la carrera y no le han permitido más de 63 yardas a un running back en lo que va de campaña.
Los Colts necesitan resolver el acertijo que representa la defensiva del coordinador Anthony Campanile si pretenden recuperar la cima divisional, en particular ahora que el quarterback Daniel Jones acusa una fractura en la tibia que ha limitado sus actuaciones en las últimas dos semanas.
Texans (7-5) en Kansas City (6-6)
Los playoffs para Patrick Mahomes y Kansas City inician el domingo. Actualmente ubicados en la 10ma posición en la Americana, los Chiefs se quedaron sin margen de maniobra en su misión por llegar a postemporada por 11ma campaña en fila.
Para aumentar el grado de dificultad, el domingo reciben a unos Texans que vienen de cuatro victorias consecutivas y presumen a la mejor defensiva de la NFL, una unidad que permite apenas 16,5 puntos por encuentro.
Kansas City acumula cinco triunfos en fila como local, superando los 28 puntos en cuatro de ellos. Pero tres derrotas en sus últimos cuatro compromisos han encendido los botones de alarma.
Calendario
La semana comienza este jueves con la visita de los Cowboys (6-5-1) a Detroit (7-5). Dallas viene de derrotar a los protagonistas del pasado Super Bowl en semanas consecutivas. Los Lions promedian apenas 17,5 puntos en sus cinco derrotas a cambio de 37,5 unidades en sus siete triunfos.
La acción continúa el domingo con los siguientes encuentros: Seattle (9-3) en Atlanta (4-8); Pittsburgh (6-6) en Baltimore (6-6); Bengals (4-8) en Buffalo (8-4); Titans (1-11) en Cleveland (3-9); Colts (8-4) en Jacksonville (8-4); Commanders (3-9) en Minnesota (4-8); Dolphins (5-7) en NY Jets (3-9); Saints (2-10) en Tampa Bay (7-5); Broncos (10-2) en Las Vegas (2-10); Rams (9-3) en Arizona (3-9); Bears (9-3) en Green Bay (8-3-1); y Texans (7-5) en Kansas City (6-6).
La jornada concluye el lunes por la noche cuando los Eagles (8-4) viajen a casa de los Chargers (8-4). Por Los Ángeles, el quarterback Justin Herbert está en duda por una fractura en la mano izquierda. Filadelfia promedia apenas 15,5 puntos en sus últimos cuatro partidos.
Patriots (11-2), Giants (2-11), 49ers (9-4) y Panthers (7-6) tienen semana de descanso.
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El periodista de Associated Press Andrew Seligman, desde Lake Forest, Illinois, contribuyó con este despacho.
German Army Launches Major Security Probe After 20,000 Rounds Stolen From Civilian Truck In Unsecured Parking Lot
German Army Launches Major Security Probe After 20,000 Rounds Stolen From Civilian Truck In Unsecured Parking Lot
Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
Approximately 20,000 rounds of Bundeswehr ammunition were stolen from a civilian transport truck after the driver parked overnight in an unsecured industrial-area lot near Burg, outside Magdeburg, the German defense ministry confirmed on Monday.
The incident, first reported by the platform Meetingpoint Jerichower Land and developed by Der Spiegel, has prompted a joint investigation by the Bundeswehr and local police amid concerns the theft was not random but carried out by perpetrators who may have been monitoring the vehicle.
According to the ministry, the driver — employed by a civilian company contracted to move ammunition for the armed forces — opted to stop for the night and reportedly checked into a hotel, leaving the cargo unattended. When he arrived at a nearby barracks the following morning, soldiers immediately noticed signs of tampering and reviewed the manifests.
An initial assessment found that approximately 10,000 live 9mm pistol rounds, 9,900 blank rifle cartridges, and several smoke grenades were missing in what officials described as a serious security breach.
“A particular danger comes from 9mm cartridges: This is the most widely used caliber worldwide for pistols and submachine guns. It is live, lethal ammunition,” Meetingpoint wrote.
“We are taking the incident very seriously and are thoroughly investigating the matter. We are supporting the investigating authorities in all further steps,” a spokesperson for the Bundeswehr’s support division told the site.
According to Der Spiegel, early findings suggest the transport company violated Bundeswehr safety protocols. Contracts require that ammunition transports be staffed with two drivers, ensuring one is continuously observing the vehicle during any stop. In this case, investigators say the unplanned overnight stop was not authorized and security rules were not followed.
Bundeswehr sources believe the theft was unlikely to be opportunistic. Instead, they fear the cargo may have been targeted, with the offenders waiting for the moment the vehicle was left unattended.
The police investigation is ongoing, and the ministry has not yet commented on whether organized crime or extremist groups are suspected.
The driver has not been publicly identified, and neither Germany’s federal defense ministry nor investigators have disclosed whether disciplinary or contractual measures will follow against the transport company.
Tyler Durden
Thu, 12/04/2025 – 02:00
