This 1 New Term Describes Exactly How 2025 Feels For So Many Of Us Right NowIf you feel deeply unhappy at work right now, you’re not alone. ‘Quiet Cracking’ Is Unhappiness Due To HelplessnessLicensed clinical psychologist Tanisha Ranger said quiet cracking is an experience she deals with “pretty frequently” with clients, and the silent suffering is often due to a fear of consequences. Related: Is Your Job 'Quiet Cutting' You? "Quiet cracking" is more than just one bad day, it's a persistent feeling of overwhelming dissatisfaction and unhappiness. While quiet cracking can be an unintentional funk workers get trapped in, quiet quitting, meanwhile, is “strategic, it’s intentional.

Suranne Jones plays a different kind of prime minister in Netflix's Hostage Des Willie/NetflixFollowing on from the huge success of British originals like Baby Reindeer, Toxic Town, Black Doves and, of course, Adolescence, Netflix has now unveiled its latest UK-centric drama. Hostage has all the makings of yet another huge hit for the streaming platform, featuring Suranne Jones in the lead role of a British prime minister who has to make some pretty hefty decisions when, as the title suggests, her husband is abducted and held at ransom. AdvertisementCritics so far are in agreement that the show is destined to find a huge audience, with its most glowing reviews hailing it as “fascinating” and “captivating”. So if you’re prepared to suspend a platoon’s worth of disbelief, then Hostage is not without adrenalin-rush entertainment value. But sadly, Hostage is the kind of show you’ll forget by Labour Day.”Advertisement

When journalism is silenced, the most vulnerable voices are the first to disappear. Your membership defends reporters on the ground—so the truth can’t be buried. We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves. Thank you again for your support along the way. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

“The fact that she is watching what we’re doing right now in this moment means that we are making a difference,” Collier said after wrapping up her call with Harris. AdvertisementThe majority of the Democrats who left Texas returned to the state Monday and faced prompt retaliation from the GOP. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, a Republican, said each Democratic legislator would be required to sign a “permission slip” agreeing to have an around-the-clock police escort to ensure they attended votes to pass the new map. Collier refused to follow the order and was, as a result, locked on the House floor with armed guards keeping her there. Texas Republicans’ ploy prompted Gov.

People Love To Ask Invasive Questions About My Son's Autism. But outside of these specific situations, I’ve never liked talking about my son’s autism with other people. ADVERTISEMENTThen the questions started to happen again. So no, the questions didn’t come from those adults. Where I once thought it wasn’t my job to educate everyone, now I wish that more people would ask these questions in the gentle, well-meaning way kids do.

President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. via Associated PressDonald Trump was caught boasting to Emmanuel Macron about his relationship with Vladimir Putin on Monday. The US president was near a microphone as he chatted to his French counterpart just before they held a roundtable meeting in front of the press. AdvertisementTrump was hosting European leaders, including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keir Starmer, at the White House following his face-to-face with Putin in Alaska last Friday. As crazy as it sounds.”Microphones picked up conversations that Donald Trump and European leaders had as they gathered for talks at the White House.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) criticized Donald Trump on Monday after the president said in a social media post that he will “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines. AdvertisementIn a Truth Social post earlier Monday, Trump made a claim — without providing evidence — that mail-in ballots and voting machines lead to voter fraud. Trump has long complained about mail-in voting and pushed baseless conspiracies of voter fraud. I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS,” Trump added in his post. “THE MAIL-IN BALLOT HOAX, USING VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, MUST END, NOW!!

LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump lashed out at the criticism he’s faced for his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, which failed to result in a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, said ‘Putin got everything that he wanted.’ Actually, ‘nobody got anything,’ too soon, but getting close,” Trump wrote in a separate Truth Social post Sunday. Actually, it was very hard for President Putin to do so.”Wrapping up his post, Trump also called out his former national security adviser John Bolton, who told CNN that Putin had “won the summit” over a “tired” Trump. U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. Advertisement“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight,” Trump wrote.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — Former Attorney General William Barr told lawmakers on Monday that President Donald Trump isn’t implicated in the government’s investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Advertisement“What Attorney General Barr testified in there was that he never had conversations with President Trump pertaining to a client list. He didn’t know anything about a client list,” House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) told reporters outside the deposition room. Trump’s current attorney general, Pam Bondi, said earlier this year that she had the client list literally sitting on her desk. He also said he believed his subpoena for the actual Epstein files would be successful.

I sat impatiently in the pew at the very back of the church and shifted uncomfortably in my skirt and blouse. I grew up in a remote community of only 300 people on the tiny island of Man-O-War Cay, at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny island in the Bahamas where the author grew up. Instead, it allowed me to witness a world far wider than my tiny island, and seeing it, sparked a need to go further. And it has taken me far beyond the church pew on that tiny island, to places that I never could have imagined.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) via Associated PressThe Ministry of Defence has revealed why Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to hand over large swathes of its unoccupied land to end the war. AdvertisementThe analysis came as Putin set out his peace plans at a summit with Donald Trump in Alaska. Maybe they’ll say ‘no’.”AdvertisementBut speaking following talks with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels today, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: “The constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible to give up territory or trade land. ”He said any such moves would need to be discussed at a three-way summit involving him, Putin and Trump.

Tim Walz's viral response to Trump's Smithsonian audit plans highlights concerns over historical accuracy and oversight of museum exhibits. As the White House proposes a comprehensive review of eight Smithsonian museums, many are questioning the implications for American history. 5 Key Takeaways Tim Walz criticizes Trump's Smithsonian audit plans. White House to review Smithsonian museums' exhibits. This situation poses a significant risk to the integrity of American history as it may be reinterpreted through a political lens.

Gavin Newsom of California, JB Pritzker of Illinois and Kathy Hochul of New York welcomed Texas Democrats and pledged retaliatory redistricting. Advertisement“Maximize Democratic Party advantage,” O’Rourke said at a recent rally. “This is not the Democratic Party of your grandfather, which would bring a pencil to a knife fight,” he said. Fighting on all frontsEven on redistricting, Democrats would have to ignore their previous good-government efforts and bypass independent commissions that draw boundaries in several states, including California. Arguing that Trump diminishes democracy stirs people who already support Democrats, O’Neill said.

Nigel Farage with Andrew Tate. Twitter/XNigel Farage has been accused of being a supporter of controversial online influencer Andrew Tate in a new Labour attack ad. AdvertisementThe attack ad, being launched on Sunday, refers to comments Farage made on the ‘Strike It Big’ podcast last year. AdvertisementThe Labour attack ad, which will run on social media, features a picture of Farage and Tate together under a Guardian headline which states: “Nigel Farage says Andrew Tate is ‘an important voice’ for men.”A BBC headline in the ad says: “Andrew Tate says women should ‘bear responsibility’ for being sexually assaulted.”Last year, Farage admitted amplifying false claims made by Tate in the wake of the Southport murders. AdvertisementLabour's attack ad Labour PartyA separate ad posted by Labour on X on Sunday also attacks Farage for opposing the Online Safety Act, accusing him of wanting to “make it easier to share revenge porn online”.

I studied relentlessly, graduated at the top of my class and went on to Harvard Law School. The author with his dog at Harvard Law School Courtesy of Ryan W. PowersThis girl was in seventh grade and had an individualized education plan. Under federal law, the school district was required to provide targeted reading help, one-on-one tutoring and regular check-ins to help her stay on track. The author at Harvard Law School graduation Courtesy of Ryan W. PowersI know what it means to rely on public education systems. Without them, I might never have made it to college, let alone law school.