The Daily TLDR
Friday, December 5, 2025
How the 13-Year Failure of 'USA 1.0' Created the US Constitution
The United States of America is actually the second version of the country, born from a chaotic 13-year period after the Declaration of Independence that exposed the fatal flaws of a weak central government.
johnnyharris - December 5, 2025
Is America’s Economy Really “K-Shaped”?
Financial commentators love letter analogies for the economy (V, U, L). Recently, the "K-shaped economy"—where the rich flourish and the poor suffer—has dominated headlines, but does the economic data actually support this analogy?
TLDRnewsGLOBAL - December 5, 2025
Trump's Hypocrisy: Why One Drug Trafficker Got a Pardon While Another Faces Ousting
This video explores the stark contrast in how former President Donald Trump treated two Latin American leaders accused of similar crimes: Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras, revealing the core of Trump's foreign policy.
wsj - December 5, 2025
Putin 'Morally Responsible' for Novichok Death, Plus UK Mayoral Elections Postponed
A formal inquiry concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin bears "moral responsibility" for the 2018 death of British woman Dawn Sturgess following the Novichok poisonings in Salisbury, while simultaneously, the UK government is facing backlash for postponing key mayoral elections.
BBCNews - December 5, 2025
Empowering the Next Generation of Pilots: Refilwe Ledwaba's Journey and Girls Fly Africa
Refilwe Ledwaba, a helicopter and airplane pilot, shares her journey of overcoming barriers to become South Africa's first Black woman helicopter pilot and how she now empowers young women through her organization, Girls Fly Africa.
TED - December 4, 2025