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AS ALWAYS, LIFE IMITATES THE BABYLON BEE:

 

In accordance with the prophecy:

SOMALI PIRATES UPDATE: “Introducing a fraud-based culture based on tribalism into America is like introducing some sort of lethal virus into a population that has no natural immunity. The virus will spread and grow, unchecked, because it is so alien to the host. Similarly, a culture of fraud is anathema to American thinking, and it must be cut out before it consumes the host.”

Read the whole thing.

Exit question:

As always with the GOP, we’ll get plenty of first class, Academy Award-level failure theater in response.

THEY SPOKE THE LANGUAGE: When in Rome, do what the Romans do, including speaking to them in their language, right? So give a read to these two statements by Founders John Adams and Benjamin Rush, then ask yourself why do Leftist academics and other influencers keep insisting we were not a nation that spoke the language of (mainly) Protestant Christianity?

OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND: Starmer welcomes ‘extremist’ to Britain.

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed an alleged Islamist extremist, who labelled British people “dogs and monkeys” and called for Zionists to be killed, into the UK.

The Prime Minister said he was “delighted” that Alaa Abd el-Fattah had arrived from Egypt on Friday evening after a travel ban imposed by Cairo was lifted following lobbying by ministers.

Mr Abd el-Fattah, an activist with dual British-Egyptian citizenship, previously said that it was heroic to kill Zionists “including civilians”. He urged Londoners to burn Downing Street, told his supporters to kill police and said he hated white people.

Ministers are facing calls to revoke his British citizenship, which he was granted in 2021 while imprisoned in Egypt, where campaigners described him as a “prisoner of conscience”.

The row risks undermining Sir Keir’s attempts to prove the Labour Government can be tough on migration and threatens to overshadow an announcement of the UK’s first visa restrictions on a foreign country – the Democratic Republic of Congo – over its refusal to take back illegal migrants.

Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, has written a letter demanding that Sir Keir explains what he knew about Mr Abd el-Fattah’s remarks, whether he condemned them and whether he would say that the Government does not “excuse or legitimise calls for violence against police, Jews or Israelis”.

Mr Jenrick told The Telegraph: “Shame on the Prime Minister for making it his ‘top priority’ to bring an extremist to our country who has incited violence against Jews. This awful extremist should never have set foot in the UK again.

“Two-Tier Kier” strikes again:

SOMALI PIRATES UPDATE:

I’m sure Walz himself would agree!

Fortunately for his job security, the DFL-MSM doesn’t care:

Neither does Jake Tapper, who is far more interested in tone policing Minnesota voters than reporting on Minnesota corruption:

Err, sorry. Tone policing Minnesota Republican voters. At CNN, “Civility feels like it misses the mark” when Democrats are protesting:

So why the crickets from the national DNC-MSM, when there’s a slam-dunk 60 Minutes-style story in Minnesota, only needing a cameraman, an interviewer, a rental car, and some door knocking?

We all know why:


WHILE IT’S STILL CHRISTMAS TIME: FROM SARAH A. HOYT:

Christmas In Time: A Collection of Short Stories

Christmas In Time: Six Stories of Time Travel and Second Chances

Time is not an Ocean. But then again it is.

From award-winning author Sarah A. Hoyt come six tales of time travel, parallel worlds, and the furthest reaches of space—all bound together by Christmas miracles and the choices that define us.

Meet Time Corps agents who risk madness to prevent reality from splintering. Follow a mathematician pulled into a parallel universe where his twin captains starships between worlds. Watch as mysterious children arrive from impossible futures, and discover Victorian lighthouses that serve as anchors in the storm of time itself. Journey from blood-soaked space stations to asteroid colonies at the edge of the known universe.

This collection includes “What Child Is This,” a prequel to Hoyt’s acclaimed novel No Man’s Land, revealing how a child’s accidental time-slip can save a man’s life and create the bonds of family love.

AND:  Christmas in the Stars.

A collection of four Christmas short stories by Prometheus Award Winner Sarah A. Hoyt.
Perfect for curling up by the fire with eggnog in hand, these heartwarming tales bring the spirit of Christmas to the far reaches of space and beyond. A star-explorer stranded in unknown coordinates on Christmas Eve listens desperately for sleigh bells while his AI companion offers little comfort. Two deserters from a doomed planetary war seek peace and goodwill on a forsaken planet—even though one of them happens to be dead. Discover the small, sweet robot who witnessed the first Christmas at the nativity. And remember that sometimes, all you need for a Merry Christmas is a cat. With the warmth and humanity that has made Hoyt a beloved voice in Analog, Asimov’s, and Weird Tales, these stories blend science fiction wonder with holiday comfort. Though brief, this collection delivers the rational optimism and cozy charm perfect for a snowy afternoon—proving that the Christmas spirit endures even among the stars. As one reviewer notes, these aren’t schmaltzy Hallmark tales, but genuine stories that earn their emotional moments through compelling characters and imaginative settings.