I’M HEARING THAT FROM MY FRIENDS IN EUROPE: Europeans May Not Love Trump—but Many Agree With Him.

A STATE WHICH HAS NO LOYALTY TOWARD ITS CITIZENS HAS NO RIGHT TO LOYALTY FROM THEM: The Telegraph: Patriots should not fight for the British state. “Some of those refusing are Leftists, but an increasing number of those on the Right, especially the young, believe that to obey the British state is to act against the interests of the British people. The nation has changed almost beyond recognition since we were last called upon to mobilise and fight a global war. We are no longer one people, but numerous parallel societies with little to no connection to one another. Presiding over this is an incompetent bureaucracy wedded to universalist ideas and chiefly concerned with its own survival. It is an administration that rejects the concept of national identity. It will only on occasions like this – when it wants something from patriotic Britons – adopt the language and symbolism of the old regime. But this is merely a skin suit. It will say these things while pursuing a migration policy causing great harm to Britons.”

Exactly.

GUILTY! Jury reaches verdict in trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan: Federal jury finds her guilty on one of two counts.

WELL SAID, READ THE WHOLE THING, NOT JUST THE EXCERPT:

This notion that young British men – specifically the working class ones – are going to sign up to go fight Russia for Ukraine is hilarious. This applies to other countries too, but let’s focus on the Brits. It’s a lesson in how the left skin-suits an institution, demands…

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 17, 2025

SO NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERROGATION, HUH? BREAKING: Brown Shooter Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshoot Wound. “I’m sorry, you all. This is the most worthless, uninformative, cover-your-ass press conference I have ever seen in my entire life. It’s a complete abortion.”

OPEN THREAD: Party on, and be excellent to each other.

THERE’S SOME WEIRD SHIT OUT THERE IN THE UNIVERSE: James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st ‘runaway’ supermassive black hole rocketing through ‘Cosmic Owl’ galaxies at 2.2 million mph: ‘It boggles the mind!’

THE FINAL FRONTIER: Trump signs sweeping executive order aimed at ‘ensuring American space superiority.’

HMM: A Single Solar Storm Could Trigger an End to Space Travel. Here’s How.

BUT OF COURSE: DSA Supervisor in SF Compares ‘Tech Bros’ to Fascists.

REMEMBER, DON’T FEAR THE THE AI THAT CAN PASS A TURING TEST. FEAR THE ONE THAT DELIBERATELY FAILS IT. We may never be able to tell if AI becomes conscious, argues philosopher.

I HAVE FRIENDS WHO EXPECT THIS: Too Good to Check: An AI Jobs Boom?

MAYBE INTERVIEWING WITNESSES WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO START? Sources: Active manhunt underway for person of interest in Brown, MIT professor shootings.

HE’S PATHETIC: Tim Walz Tries to Create a Backdoor Firearm Registry After Gun Ban Fails in State Legislature.

SHOCKER: Illinois tops nation for public sector union political spending.

IS THERE ANYTHING CHEESE CAN’T DO? Could cheese protect your brain health? Study links high-fat cheese and cream to lower dementia risk.

BAMBI MEETS GODZILLA: World’s largest dinosaur footprint site identified in Bolivia.

THAT’S BAD: FDA warns retailers that failed to pull recalled baby formula.

AT MONTANA STATE, FAKE THREATS TO BOLSTER A FAKE RACISM CLAIM: 18-Month Sentence for Anti-Asian/Anti-Gay Threats Sent by Montana State Univ. Chinese Culture Club President. “Lin cynically exploited these fabricated threats as campaign material for her student senate race. Together, she and Defendant Wu orchestrated campuswide propaganda condemning MSU’s alleged indifference to ‘students of color’—all built on their manufactured crisis.”

At this point, i pretty much assume that anything like this is fake until proven otherwise.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Anti-Turning Point USA professor used class time to plot disruption: report.

THE ROT GOES WIDE AND DEEP: BDS-supporting Brown prof was previously head of school that supported ‘right of Palestinians to self-defense’ after Oct. 7.

IT’S SCHEDULED FOR 11 AM ET TODAY: Watch Blue Origin launch 1st wheelchair user to space today.

ILYA SHAPIRO: The End of the Beginning. “I’m not tired of winning in the courts.”

ROGER KIMBALL: Trump reels off 2025 achievements in White House address: He has accomplished more in 11 months than most presidents have achieved in eight years. “Really, what was Trump elected to do? Well, to seal the southern border. He has done that. To remove illegal immigrants from our country. He is well on the way to doing that, too. Trump was elected also to take on the whole DEI establishment. He certainly has done that. Then there are all the economic issues: energy, including the “green energy scam.” All of that is quickly becoming a vague memory scene in Al Gore’s rearview mirror. Above all, Trump was elected to restore confidence in and enthusiasm about the United States of America. That current of cultural self-confidence is absolutely central fulfilling the imperative of ‘Make America Great Again.'”

JAMES PETHOKOUKIS: Two cheers for the ‘San Francisco Consensus’ on AI: The case for hoping AI breaks history, while planning as if it won’t.