WELL, THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO STOP CRIME THEY’RE MEANT TO WEAKEN AND DEMORALIZE THE PUBLIC: There’s No Evidence Australia’s Strict Gun Control Laws Are Effective.

MORALE AMONG MANY MAGA SUPPORTERS SEEMS LOWER THAN I’D EXPECT GIVEN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:

This week we found out: the Mar-a-lago raid was not legally executed, Georgia was stolen in the 2020 election, Trump tariffs have not caused inflation, and Bill Clinton was Epstein’s #1 pal

Oh, and the Congressional Dem approval is -55 overall (Quinnipiac)

Merry Christmas!

— Chris Stigall (@ChrisStigall) December 20, 2025

I AGREE:

I could not possibly agree more strongly with this sentiment.

Thank you for saying it, Ma'am. https://t.co/50WTBWBp8B

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) December 20, 2025

IT WAS A POLITICAL BUBBLE, INFLATED BY (MOSTLY U.S.) TAXPAYER MONEY: The Electric Vehicle Collapse: Wow, That Was Quick!

It was less than three years ago — early 2023 — that I was writing about the then-universal government and industry line that electric vehicles (EVs) would soon be taking over the American car market. In April 2022 the Biden Administration had adopted aggressive vehicle mileage standards intended to be achievable only through rapid transition to EVs. Our “climate leader” states, California and New York, had then adopted regulations in August and September 2022, respectively, mandating a phase-out of sales of combustion vehicles, to culminate in 2035, after which only EVs would be allowed. In a post in January 2023, I linked to the websites of Ford and GM, where they both touted their grand plans for rapid conversion of their companies to the manufacture of mostly or entirely EVs. At that time, Ford was claiming that it would “lead America’s shift to EVs,” and would achieve 50% of its sales in that category by 2030. GM bragged about its “path to an all-electric future” by 2035.

In a post on February 23, 2023, I expressed skepticism.

Well-founded, as it turns out.

WHEN THE OPPOSITION IS TRYING TO ORGANIZE A COUP AGAINST YOU, IT’S IMPORTANT TO PAY THE TROOPS:

I have 3 sons still serving on active duty and they all have received their 1776.00 Warrior Christmas Bonuses

And for the first time since the wars started 20 plus years ago ALL 4 of us are home stateside

Thank you President Trump and Secretary Hegseth https://t.co/vSQ82E4znn

— Tim Hollingsworth (@soldiertim1961) December 19, 2025

OPEN THREAD: It’s all you.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA’s new boss says the race is on between SpaceX and Blue Origin to build a moon lander.

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: A Much-Needed Exposé of Academic Fraud: A new book reveals why academic-publishing incentives must change. “Perhaps the most (in)famous case of research fraud is that of Dutch professor Diederik Stapel, who published many papers on social psychology and was something of a rock star in the academic world—until he was exposed as a fraud. Bazerman writes, apropos of one of his papers, that ‘Stapel was confident his hypothesis was true, but the actual data didn’t support it. So Stapel sat at his kitchen table and began typing numbers into his computer that would produce the intended effect.’ After initially getting away with that, Stapel stopped doing any research at all, merely fabricating data to support his conclusions. When finally exposed, he admitted everything.”

FREE SPEECH: UW Professor’s Parody of Land Acknowledgment in Class Syllabus Protected by First Amendment.

MAGA ADMINISTRATION REDNECKS BASE VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS ON [CHECKS NOTES] DENMARK: U.S. to drop childhood vaccine recommendations as it looks to Denmark, Washington Post reports.

NO THANK YOU: “Unintended Steering Wheel Movement.” “If you’ve noticed the steering wheel in your BMW X3 moving without you touching it, you’re not going crazy. According to a new recall submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, several thousand 2025 and 2026 BMW X3 crossovers have a problem with their steering system software that could cause the wheels to move unintentionally.”

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: DOJ Lawsuit Accuses Virgin Islands’ Incompetent PD of Ignoring Bruen, Systematically Violating Citizens’ Gun Rights.

SCIENCE: Women are better at recognizing illness in faces compared to men, study finds.

HISTORY: The inside story of SpaceX’s historic rocket landing that changed launch forever.

WELL, BYE: Comet 3I/ATLAS heads past Earth back into deep space.

AFFORDABILITY: Trump announces lower drug prices in deals with nine companies.

MAY THERE BE MORE IN 2026: 5 times Campus Reform exposed foreign funding in 2025: Campus Reform exposed billions of dollars in foreign funding funneled into U.S. colleges and universities in 2025.

HEH. INDEED.

One of the funniest things from That Period was how they would constantly talk about "dismantling" patriarchy, white supremacy, etc like they were bomb squad experts and not the absolute fucking dumbest academics in the history of schooling

— Doctor-Baron 17cShyteposter, DDS (@17cShyteposter) December 20, 2025

HAHA. YES.

She probably only thinks of him as a slacker because he couldn't get jobs in the industry…. which was… kind of the entire point of the article

— Midwest Ex-pat (@Midwest_expat) December 19, 2025

DUANE PATTERSON: The Millennial Manifesto.

DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH: When Delightful Third World Customs Start Popping Up in Western Life.

DIVERSITY PROBLEM: Zero Republican professors found across 27 academic departments at Yale: research.

LEFTISTS WANT TO DESTROY ANYTHING THEY DON’T CONTROL: Ivy League Law Professors: We Need to Destroy the Supreme Court to Save It. “They don’t even bother to justify any of their claims that the court is illegitimate. It’s just taken as a given and therefore attempts to further destroy the court’s reputation aren’t something to avoid but something to embrace.”

QUID PRO QUO:

Democrats allow Somalis to commit welfare fraud in exchange for Somalis engaging in election fraud.

We all know it. They know it.

Democrats are buying harvested ballots from foreigners with our tax dollars. https://t.co/liHhKOi96e

— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) December 19, 2025

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Tennessee Schools Director Who Wants Lawmakers To Crack Down On Homeschooling Oversees District Where Only 1/3 Of Students Are Ready For Life.