#ourCOG Daily Brief [November 28, 2025]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 28, 2025.

In U.S. news today, New York City is watching a cautious rapprochement unfold between Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, and the city’s influential business leaders, suggesting both sides will need to make concessions. President Trump has called for a review of Afghan immigrants following an incident in Washington D.C. where two National Guard members were shot near the White House; a suspect is in custody, and the President has ordered an additional 500 troops to the capital. Also, in Santa Fe, a debate over homeless people’s pets is sparking new solutions, and many Americans are finding that expressing gratitude can help alleviate holiday stress. Turning to global developments, China’s Xi Jinping is drawing attention for praising a liberal reformer whose death sparked the Tiananmen Square protests, raising questions about his intentions. The Western alliance is showing signs of strain over differing Ukraine peace plans, compounded by President Trump’s ambiguous stance on accountability for the war. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, the army chief is consolidating power, sparking fears of a return to military rule.

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Moving to our prophecy news updates, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that combat operations will cease if Ukrainian forces withdraw from territories claimed by Moscow, otherwise, Russia will achieve its goals militarily. This comes as reports from November 26th indicated Ukraine had agreed to the core terms of a peace deal to end its nearly four-year conflict with Russia. Meanwhile, a new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is drawing scrutiny for its historical revisionism, particularly its portrayal of the Six Nations’ democratic system. And from Greece, researchers have found that the mysterious earthquake swarm in Santorini earlier this year was caused by rebounding magma movements, rather than a slipping fault.

Finally, looking back at “This Day in Jewish History” with Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z”L for November 28th: In 1058, Casmir I the Restorer of Poland, under whose reign Jews lived in Gniezno, passed away. A more somber note for 1095, when on this day, Pope Urban II appointed leaders for the First Crusade. This call, based on false reports of atrocities, marked the beginning of a dark chapter, leading to the sacking of Jewish settlements across Europe and massacres in Eretz Israel. Our archives also show a mention from the city of Amsterdam in 1598.