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eSports

Dragon Ball Fighter Z champion Hikari joins M80 as 2XKO player

Image credit: M80 American esports organisation M80 has announced that it has signed FGC icon, Jo’siah ‘Hikari‘ Miller, as a 2XKO player. Best known as one of the greatest Dragon Ball Fighter Z players of all time, he brings his experience as a two-time Evo and World Tour champion to…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

eSports

How can Dota 2 do better for esports in 2026?

Image credit: Valve Dota 2, developed by Valve, is a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game that was first released in 2013. The title has been hugely successful in esports, with The International, Dota 2’s main tournament, boasting a prize pool of almost $3 million. Viewership for Dota 2 matches…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Elon Musk

The right hit peak incel in 2025

commentary From Mar-a-Lago face to Elon Musk, MAGA's sexual dysfunction exposed itself Published December 31, 2025 6:45AM (EST) Nick Fuentes, an avowed "intel" and white supremacist, speaks to supporters on June 15, 2024. Earlier this month, the popular MAGA influencer Sólionath was having a real one on X. The U.S.-based…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Peace

World rings in 2026 and waves goodbye to year of Trump, a new pope and hopes for peace

The world has begun to close out 2025, toasting the end of a year that brought an American pope, precarious peace talks in several parts of the globe and a U.S. president whose impact was felt worldwide. The island nation of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean was the first to…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Volodymyr Zelensky

Russia Hits Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure As Winter Cold Sets In

Russian forces continued to attack Ukrainian energy and civilian facilities as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced new meetings with Kyiv's European allies later this week to discuss the latest developments in the process aimed at ending the war. In a post on X, Zelenskyy said national-security advisers from the so-called Coalition…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Greenland

The New Republic’s Favorite Stories of 2025

Illustration by Cold War Steve Real Men Steal Countries: Inside Trump’s Absurd Greenland Obsession By Christopher Hooks An underdressed reporter journeys across icy, barren Greenland—and into Trump’s bored, nineteenth-century brain. Win McNamee/Getty Images Amy Coney Barrett Isn’t What the Conservative Legal Movement Expected By Matt Ford The Supreme Court’s second-newest…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Elon Musk

Elon Musk says teen should be exempted from deportation because she is "hot"

Elon Musk made a bizarre comment over a teen who is facing deportation. The Tesla CEO decided to comment on the situation of Audrey Morris, a teenage high school student from Los Angeles, who briefly faced deportation from her adopted home, Denmark. X user, Jonatan Pallesen had written on the…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Space Debris

How my time-space synaesthesia affects how I experience and ‘feel’ the new year

I have a form of time–space synaesthesia, so the new year arrives for me in a very physical way. I feel myself move around the year, almost like I’m travelling along a structure. December sits low and to my left; January lifts and slides forward. The transition has a weight…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Obamacare

Trump v ‘Obamacare’: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

More than 20 million Americans from lower and middle-income brackets are facing a significant increase in the cost of their health insurance in 2026. Iowa farmer Aaron Lehman was already paying a hefty price for health insurance, but his premium is set to skyrocket in January when major government subsidies…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Xi Jinping

China on track to hit 5% growth target for 2025

President Xi Jinping says China’s economy is expected to have grown around 5% in 2025, meeting the official target despite significant challenges. BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said China’s economy is expected to have grown around 5% in 2025, meeting the official government target. He made the announcement in a New…

bubmagDecember 31, 2025

Dragon Ball Fighter Z champion Hikari joins M80 as 2XKO player

How can Dota 2 do better for esports in 2026?

The right hit peak incel in 2025

World rings in 2026 and waves goodbye to year of Trump, a new pope and hopes for peace

Russia Hits Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure As Winter Cold Sets In

The New Republic’s Favorite Stories of 2025

Elon Musk says teen should be exempted from deportation because she is "hot"

How my time-space synaesthesia affects how I experience and ‘feel’ the new year

Trump v ‘Obamacare’: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

China on track to hit 5% growth target for 2025

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