OOPS: Hyundai Recalls Tucson Again Over a New Fire Risk.

THINK OF THE AUTHORITIES ENFORCING GUN CONTROL AS ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE AND YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG: Another Win for Gun Control: ‘Jihad Jack’ Got a Gun Permit While Millions of Australians Remained Disarmed.

MAKE THEM PAY: Make ‘Em Pay: It’s Time to Hit Back at States That Turn Criminals Loose, Then Commit Crimes in Other States.

21st CENTURY PROBLEMS: I started a GLP-1 to save my own life. How friends reacted surprised me. I got on Ozempic after my doctor predicted I had five years if I didn’t lose weight.

SHOULD:

@SpeakerJohnson and Senate leader @johnthune should remember that GOP control of congress was due to congressmen & women running on the same policies Trump espoused & codify Trump EO's to assure lasting beyond Trump

— Mary Shubert (@mary_shubert) December 24, 2025

MAKE THEM PAY: U. Arizona professor alleges retaliation for opposing DEI hiring practices.

GOOD QUESTION: If DEI is so good for men, why hasn’t it been? Spoiler: It isn’t and it was never meant to be.

SHUT UP, WESLEY: Disgraced BLM Sex Pest Says It’s ‘Racist’ to Think Jasmine Crockett Can’t Turn Texas Blue.

FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOMS: 2025 Men of the Year: Big, Beautiful Bunker Busters. “Seeing evil turn to ash in a smoldering plume of justice gives every self-respecting American a thrill up his leg. It’s like what Chris Matthews felt watching Barack Hussein Obama, but for non-freaks.”

NOTORIOUS ROBOPHOBE MATT YGLESIAS CONFESSES: “How I use AI .”

I hope his robot insurance is paid up.

DECLINE AND FALL: Germany’s empty churches repurposed as congregations shrink. “The number of church members in Germany is falling rapidly. In 2024 alone, the two major churches lost over a million Christians due to people leaving the church or dying. Currently, more than 45% of Germans still belong to either to the Protestant Church in Germanyor the Catholic Church. Thirty years ago, that figure stood at almost 69%. This is why churches are now being deconsecrated or desacralized. Since 2000, hundreds of Catholic and Protestant churches were decommissioned. In response to a DW inquiry, the German Bishops’ Conference informed of the closing and decommissioning of 611 Catholic churches between 2000 and 2024. The Protestant Church estimates that some 300 to 350 churches were permanently shut in the same period; more precise figures are not available.”

OPEN THREAD: How was your week?

WILL 2026 NEED TO BE SAVED? NASA’s Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026?

Related (From Ed): First To the Moon: Documentary Commemorates Apollo 8, First Flight to Leave Earth Orbit.

WELL, GOOD: Powerful Anti-Cancer Drug Discovered Inside Japanese Tree Frog.

PRODIGIES ARE WORN OUT BY THE TIME THEY’RE 22: Why the Best Kids Rarely Become the Best Adults. One of my Rhodes Scholar friends said that Rhodes Scholars are people with a great career behind them.

EAT CHOCOLATE, DRINK RED WINE, SIT IN THE SUN. OH, AND EAT STEAK, TOO. Scientists Found That A Compound In Dark Chocolate Is Linked To A Lower Biological Age.

SOUNDS LIKE SOLID ADVICE: Don’t Get a Dreadful Cheap Car, Buy These Surprisingly Good Cars Under $30,000 Instead!

SHOCKER:

The sex split in student loan payments is interesting.

Men immediately cut down on their loans, whereas women tend to make little progress, even more than a decade on. https://t.co/XAZVCIc3Va pic.twitter.com/Wet7IE2FFy

— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) December 25, 2025

UPDATE: Another split.

At Yale, 92% of grades in women's studies classes are either A or A-. Only 55% in mathematics are.

You couldn't ask for a better metaphor for what ails elite American academia and culture. pic.twitter.com/DmeST2EqIv

— i/o (@avidseries) December 17, 2025

IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO CARRY: The Number of People With Carry Permits Fell Slightly, But More People are Packing Than Ever Before.

THE TIGHTENING NOOSE: Treasury Announces Massive Investigation of Border Money Services Businesses. One of the main ways Trump deals with his enemies is by choking off the money supply.

MAKE MIDDLE AGE MORE ENJOYABLE: Some middle-age depression symptoms linked to dementia risk.

SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Confusing questionnaires lead to misleading responses from patients.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, EXTREME RISIBILITY EDITION: Move over Christmas tree: Some campuses opt for term ‘holiday tree’ instead.

GOOD NEWS: 5 times merit made a comeback in 2025.

MOCK THIS INSANITY AS IT DESERVES:

Democrats: "We must stop the spread of misinformation."

Also Democrats: https://t.co/sNjlOLxaA5 pic.twitter.com/ejnptMp8DA

— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) December 24, 2025