CAR AUDIO: Charting the decline of factory speakers.

UNEXPECTED HEADLINES: Tucker Carlson let Mike Tyson smoke a truckload of weed at his house.

MATT MARGOLIS: This Poorly Photoshopped Pic of Biden From a Dem Strategist Is So Cringey.

STAY WARM: Catalonia Oversized Blanket Hoodie. #CommissionEarned

IMPOSSIBLE: Six Shot Dead, Including Two Cops, In Heavily Gun-Controlled Australia.

BATTLESWARM: Two Juicy EU Scandals Bubble Up. “Two big EU scandals seem to be breaking (one the European media is all over like a winter junket to a fact-finding mission in Greece, the other they’re ignoring the way American media try to ignore any Biden family scandal), and I’m trying to figure out what to make of it all.”

IT’S OFFICIAL: January 6 Committee Refers Trump to DOJ for Criminal Prosecution.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Nothin’ to do but feed all the kangaroos.

READER FAVORITE: Instant Pot Duo Crisp 11-in-1 Air Fryer. #CommissionEarned

NEW YORK FINALLY GETTING WHAT IT VOTED FOR: ‘We cannot continue to address this alone:’ Eric Adams warns there will be 15 busloads with thousands of migrants arriving in NYC each week after Title 42 is lifted on Wednesday.

SNOWFALLS ARE NOW JUST A THING OF THE PAST: Arctic blast this week brings the coldest Christmas in nearly 40 years for millions.

(Classical reference in headline.)

YUM: An archeologist’s quest to find seafood’s place on the ancient Mediterranean menu: The role of ancient Greek fisheries may have been underestimated.

MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE: Kristi Noem Parts Ways With Health Secretary After Uncovering Transgender Activist Group’s Involvement.

LINCOLN BROWN: One More Step Toward Dystopia. “At times we drift, stumble, run or even stampede toward the words of Harrison Bergeron, depending on the issue. There is no way that everyone can feel attractive, athletic, or talented without making sure someone else does not feel that way. While the reality of life is that it is unfair, the powers that be seem to want to level the playing field by using a steamroller.”

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Once a VR true believer, a “wearied” John Carmack leaves Meta.

SAY ANYTHING: Biden Admin Says Its Natural Gas Phaseout Will Save Taxpayers Millions. It Will Do the Opposite.

SPRING FASCISM PREVIEW:

● How it started: “Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not so violent or genuine as it sounded.”

—The New York Times, November 21, 1922.

● How it’s going: New York Times slammed over ‘swastika’ crossword on first day of Hanukkah: ‘Disgusting.’

—The New York Post, today.

(Classical reference in headline.)

FRONTIERS IN JURISPRUDENCE: Military Law Doesn’t Clearly Forbid Private Masturbation With Child-Like Sex Doll.

NOT SO FAST, BUBALA: All the Evidence Needed To Enshrine ‘Die Hard’ As a Christmas Classic.

● You’re All Wrong, Die Hard Is A Hanukkah Movie.

● Yes, Virginia, ‘Die Hard’ is a Hanukkah Movie.

● ‘Die Hard’ is the Ultimate Hanukkah Movie.

● Differences Between Christmas And Hanukkah (With Tongue Firmly In Cheek). Includes The Answer To The “Die Hard” Conundrum.

EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR VIP SUPPORTERS: Here’s How to Avoid Stumbling into World War III. “The biggest obstacles to Kissinger’s plan are just two men: Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Putin seems content to ride out a long and ruinous war, no matter what the risks. And Zelenskyy shows no willingness to compromise: It’s either Ukraine’s 1991 borders or maybe WWIII.”

PLAUSIBLE: Study finds that insomnia could cause lower back pain and vice versa.

THEY MAGICALLY WINKED INTO EXISTENCE: Electric school buses are practically free now.

‘IF THESE WALLS COULD SING’ OPENS THE DOORS TO ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS.

My review of the new Disney+ documentary, directed by Mary McCartney, now up at Ed Driscoll.com.

HOLIDAY DEAL: iRobot Roomba i3+ EVO (3550) Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum. #CommissionEarned

MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS? Elon Musk Voted Out as Head of Twitter — Now What?

EVERGREEN QUESTION: Where’s Matt Drudge? “The Drudge Report reminds me of MTV in the early 2000s, a channel I returned to sheerly out of habit based on its greatness from decades before.”