Overnight News Digest

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday December 05, 2025 · 9:39 PM PST

2025/12/05 · 21:39

Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, JeremyBloom, and doomandgloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man (RIP), wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw.

OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos since 2007, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments.

From the New York Times:

Man Who Swallowed Stolen Fabergé Egg Passes It Naturally, Police Say

The man ingested the egg locket at a jewelry store in New Zealand last week, according to the authorities.

By Michael Levenson

The Fabergé egg locket was an extravagant homage to “Octopussy,” the 1983 James Bond movie about murder and jewelry smuggling that includes a scene in which Bond deftly swaps a real Fabergé egg for a fake one at an auction.

Crafted in 18-karat gold and decorated with green guilloche enamel set with 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires, the egg opened to reveal a miniature gold octopus with two black diamonds for eyes.

From the South China Morning Post:

Australian TikTokker gifts widowed US cashier retirement with US$1.7 million donation

Ed Bambas took a cashier job at 82 to cope with grief and bills after his wife’s death, but a stranger’s kindness has changed everything

Ed Bambas from Michigan was presented with an oversized cheque for US$1.7 million on Friday – the result of an extraordinary online fundraising drive.

Also from SCMP:

Thai woman stays on rooftop with pets for days during floods, refusing rescue without them

In her online plea for rescue, she shares location, urges authorities to cut power in her neighbourhood to prevent electrocution

Fran Lu in Beijing

A Thai woman declined rescue and chose to remain stranded on a rooftop amid severe floods to stay with her pet dog and cat, garnering online praise.

The woman, known as Jazz, appealed for help on social media on November 22.

More news below the fold.

Newer
Older

RSS