HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE, even the losers, haters, and enemies.

NEW CIVILITY WATCH: CAIR-LA Chief, executive board member of the California Democratic Party, Wishes More Had Been Killed in Russian Plane Crash.

I hope the Russians love their children, too.

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FASTER, PLEASE: Damaged Mitochondria Associated With Aging and Cancer Can Be Removed Using a New Process.

WE’RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT’S 1955.

BILL GATES: World faces decade at risk from antibiotic-resistant bugs.

UH OH:

ROGER KIMBALL: A Lesson from Machiavelli.

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LIFE IN THE TIM COOK ERA: Consumer Reports Stands By Its Verdict, Won’t Recommend Apple’s MacBook Pro.

I ALMOST MISSED THIS HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE STORY: Maryland College President Defends Lavish Expense Account, Including Plane Upgrades, Private Car Service. “Despite the college’s payments on her leased Infiniti Q70, she reportedly uses a pricey car service and in one instance, spent $292 to travel 15 miles for a radio interview about ‘how to make community college more affordable.'”

JOURNALISM:

HELLO 2017: Farewell 2016.

A sobering Battle of the Bulge photo. American troops using a horse to move supplies.

Cold, huh? Real guts.

What’s changed in Mexico’s Cartel War in the last ten years?

Yeah, I’m still waiting for the the FBI to investigate Democratic Party thuggery in the 2016 election.

Let’s hope for better than the same old same old.

ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES:

Shot: Controversial QB Colin Kaepernick named most courageous and inspirational player by his 49ers’ teammates.

Chaser: ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Threatens to Dethrone Sunday Night Football as TV’s Most Watched Show.

You went full SJW, NFL. Never go full SJW.

ISTANBUL: At Least 35 Dead In Attack On Nightclub.

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MY PREDICTION: THE WORSE 2017 IS, THE MORE HE’LL DOUBLE-DOWN ON THE “SOCIAL-JUSTICE” CRAP. Tim Cook’s terrible year in review.

Some suggestions: Bring back the headphone jack. Let the iPhone 8 be 1/8″ thicker, but with double the battery life. Quit making changes that haven’t been tested on significant numbers of ordinary users.

But I’ll bet we’ll get more “social justice” crap instead.

SPEAKING OF A FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMED AMERICA, Mexican Man Charged with Raping Girl on Bus Had 19 Deportations, Removals Since 2003.

WE ALL HAVE OUR GOALS: A Gut Makeover for the New Year.

ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: People are still trying to figure out why Talking Points Memo editor tweeted link to lesbian porn.