ICYMI: Now out from Kurt Schlichter: A new Kelly Turnbull novel, Panama Red.

#JOURNALISM: Former CNN Producer Now Works As Qatar Foundation Foreign Agent Working To ‘Elevate and Promote’ Regime ‘Within US Media,’ Records Show.

ALEX BERENSON: On the cesspool of elite journalism. “The memoir, American Canto, isn’t good, to say the least. It’s draggy, circuitious, hard to read. It’s received scathing reviews complaining Nuzzi is a bad writer. But Nuzzi isn’t a bad writer. The reason American Canto isn’t good is simpler and sadder: because Nuzzi is a bad person. Why should you care? Because Nuzzi is a bad person in the most elite way possible.”

Which makes her a worse person.

UNEXPECTEDLY!

🚨 HOLY CRAP! CNN has been FORCED to admit prices are going down in Donald Trump's economy

It's getting so good, they can't ignore it anymore.

"The price of gas, look at this! A 3.5 year LOW at $2.95 a gallon as of today!"

"That is MILES away from the all-time [Biden] high set… pic.twitter.com/2IDnkPwlUF

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 9, 2025

MATT TAIBBI: Kudos to the New York Times: Credit where credit is due. “Jeffrey Epstein signed a non-prosecution agreement on September 24, 2007, pleading guilty to two charges. The first was for solicitation of a 19-year-old. The second, for “solicitation of minors to engage of prostitution,” involved a 17-year-old. He was never convicted of anything involving a 14-year-old. I wrote to reporter Debra Kamin, who helped restore my faith in journalism today by replying.”

The bar is low now.

WAIT, WHAT?

Come read this vax article published by … THE ATLANTIC??https://t.co/M7j2rF3SK6

— Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) December 10, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s Groovy.

THE LONELY LIVES OF SCIENTISTS: Scientists sent a menstrual cup to space. This is how it went.

OUT TODAY: Kurt Schlichter’s latest Kelly Turnbull novel, Panama Red.

HARD TIMES FOR THE NARRATIVE:

Turning: New Trump Approval polling
Harvard Harris +5
Daily Mail +2
Rasmussen +1
Economist YouGov +1
RCP Aggregate +1.4 Disapproval drops 3

— @SHEPMJS (@shepmjs) December 9, 2025

Down again, going down every day:

AAA: National average gas prices
Current Avg. $2.945
Week Ago Avg.$2.998
Highest $5.0166 14/22

— @SHEPMJS (@shepmjs) December 9, 2025

This is the point I have been making and many are glossing over.

The work Trump is doing internationally is boosting wealth and prosperity domestically.

People will fully realize this in 2026. https://t.co/RYjdvKSm9e

— The Reckoning 💥 (@sethjlevy) December 9, 2025

SCIENCE: Study Reveals Surprisingly Obvious Reason Why Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk.

SEEMS LIKE IT’S THE JUDGES WHO SHOULD BE TAKING THE HEAT: Congressman Ogles Taking Heat for Criticizing Judges Who Repeatedly Released Dangerous Somalian Man. Shades of Tim Walz, the judges are now saying his criticism is “putting them at risk.”

AND BRAG ABOUT IT AFTER THEY DID IT:

That is the brutal truth https://t.co/M493C89NFb

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 9, 2025

He’s not wrong.

FASTER, PLEASE: Immunotherapy works for sepsis thanks to precision approach.

OVERSERVED: Royal Caribbean cruise passenger was served 33 drinks before he died in custody: lawsuit. Sorry, buddy, you’re no Oliver Reed.

THEY SHOULD BE: The Kids are Alright: Teens May Be the Cohort Most Distrustful of Mass Media.

I THOUGHT THEY FOUGHT A WAR TO KEEP THE GERMAN HAIRY SNAILS OUT: German hairy snails are disappearing from London’s River Thames.

WELL: If you want that tattoo erased it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you.

IT’S A BAD IDEA: A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge.

SOUND ADVICE: Californians warned not to eat wild mushrooms after poisonings.

PEOPLE: WHY IS SCIENCE SO MUCH LESS RESPECTED NOW?

“Science” in Nature: Crip guts, stomas, and the violence of ‘returning to normal’: a feminist queer crip approach to the gut.

Related:

Hmmmm …. Could it be the fault, in large part, of scientists?

“ Nearly three-quarters of biomedical researchers think there is a reproducibility crisis in science, according to a survey published in November”

https://t.co/qeduJK8dUL https://t.co/9oC0rSXHJy pic.twitter.com/sIdy0H6tsO

— Diana Villiers (@DianaVilliers1) December 9, 2025

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Mizzou professor accused of racism after she asked student for update on work.

LOL: North Carolina State Board of Education chair claims Border Patrol is disrupting classrooms.

“MAYBE COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED TO BE WARNED TO MOVE BEYOND CHILDREN’S BOOKS.” “Students at the University of Glasgow have been cautioned that Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone contains ‘outdated attitudes, abuse and language.'”

NOBODY WHO’S BEEN ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE:

Argument: Allowing the Prez to remove administrative officials will transfer an enormous amount of power to the Prez.

Question: Transfer from whom? Who currently has all that power?

— Randy Barnett (@RandyEBarnett) December 9, 2025