UPDATE - Telegram founder Durov says the "EU weaponizes people’s strong emotions about child protection to push mass surveillance and censorship. Their surveillance law proposals conveniently exempted EU officials from having their own messages scanned."

NEW - HP will cut 4,000 and 6,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2028, due to AI integrations. The company estimates it will save approximately $1 billion — CNBC

NEW - France's top military officer called for a willingness to sacrifice children and urged cities to prepare for potential war. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/1bed3d471e5895f18397f7161cb23a016edaa3e461e27e3fcac53282fcadcab0.file

NEW - Bezos and Vikram Bajaj, founder of genetic engineering company Foresight, to become co-CEOs of new AI startup, "Project Prometheus." https://www.disclose.tv/id/hom7y1pzyq/

NEW - The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, that disappeared in 2014 with 239 people onboard, is to resume on December 30. https://www.disclose.tv/id/9roguyk5nd/

NOW - The National Palace in Mexico is besieged by a massive crowd amid growing i in the country under Sheinbaum. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/96eb87eb17e5dc91d0caefef2092da1a4648a21db3b1d057210ae36c89a5b40e.file

NEW - South Korea's President tells police and civil officials that hate speech and misinformation spread on social media must be considered a "crime that goes beyond the limits of freedom of expression" and must be severely punished as it "is a threat to democracy." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/b81274e407386b3cf9f3e22409b716da6964a5dc593c21586e785e52ab97fb94.file

NEW - Researchers at a Chinese laboratory have created "SADS-CoV", a potentially deadly virus, through gain-of-function research. https://www.disclose.tv/id/uli5kx9pkq/

NEW - Israel dumps hundreds of millions into U.S. influence efforts, targeting evangelicals in churches with the "largest U.S. geofencing operation" in history and influencing Google search and AI responses from ChatGPT and Claude. https://www.disclose.tv/id/wrbhq1fa5c/

JUST IN - Ukraine and European allies reject key parts of "U.S.-Russian plan" following Merz, Macron, and Starmer call — Bloomberg

NOW - Trump says Saudi crown prince has "done a phenomenal job" — after asked about murdered journalist Khashoggi. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6b691286e3f109039046fde5d67cb5d54de5eb7060a3079f127cbee69984e74f.file