THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING:  Federal probe demands Chicago Teachers Union explain missing financial audits since 2020.

WE THRIFT A LOT LESS NOW. BUT WHEN THE KIDS WERE LITTLE, IT WAS THE WAY WE SURVIVED:  I Can’t Even… A Brief Diversion.

For perspective, my first non-thrift store office chair was bought in 2022 partly with the profits of my comics-writing. And only because by then sons were off the paycheck and on their own.

WE’RE EVERYWHERE (YES, I PUBLISHED WITH RAC!):  Authors in Action. Plot Twists and Side Quests abound as the Author Roundup Returns!

(And you guys know what I’ve been up to.  Deej Recommends: No Man’s Land.)

IF THIS SURPRISES YOU…  Muslim Group CAIR Allegedly Paid Anti-Israel Protesters on College Campuses.

BEFORE YOU PILE COALS OF FIRE ON THEIR HEADS, WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES:  The Uncomfortable Truth.

BLINKERED IDIOTS:  Bigoted academia upset that Trump won’t allow them to push the racist DEI agenda.

AND BTW: Behind the black is running its November fundraiser.  (They’re one of my daily reads.)

MY SHOCKED FACE IS TOO SHOCKED TO WAKE UP:  How one of America’s loudest anti-gun doctors gets data for his articles.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE WORLD IS NOT A MERITOCRACY. NOT REALLY:   Think For Success.

GOOD:  Antifa Terrorist Conviction.

IF YOU’RE A PRAYING TYPE, PRAY FOR THEM:   Armed men kidnap dozens of children from Catholic school.  A security staffer was ‘badly shot’ during the attack.

And for those who are not praying types, keep their plight in the spotlight.

IS THE TRUTH ISLAMOPHOBIC?  Is Islamaphobia real? A review of Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims by Yasmin Mohammed.

READ THIS:  Read this. If you’re a soldier, sailor, airman, marine, coastguardsman, or space force, Read this. If you’re a vet, read this.  SECARMY’s Shows the Way

DRONES IN WARFARE – WHICH MILITARIES ARE TAKING THE CHEAP DRONE THREAT SERIOUSLY?   The most credible warnings about Western readiness for the next war are not coming from think tanks. They’re coming from retired US/NATO soldiers … who also fought in Ukraine. And they’re all saying the same thing: We’re not ready.

And if you’re X-communicated.

ALL OF IT INTERESTING, BUT IF YOU SKIM TILL YOU GET TO THIS POINT, YOU’LL FIND IT’S INTERESTING:  On January 28th, eight days after taking office, President Trump signed Executive Order 14187, which ordered HHS within 90 days to report on “the existing literature on best practices for promoting the health of children who assert gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or other identity-based confusion.”

LOOK, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE SALE….   The Annual Winter Sale.

But since there are two books on sale today, I thought it might be useful for your Christmas shopping. (As always remember you can buy today, schedule for delivery Christmas morning. No one needs to know you bought on sale.)

FROM ALMA T. C. BOYKIN:  Strangely Familiar: A Familiar Tales Novella.

When a goth-gal gets a Familiar, everything changes.

Neither Jamie Macbeth nor Lelia Chan wanted Familiars. Now they have them, and Angus and Tay insist that their humans rise to the occasion. From inverted autos and giant cloven-hoof prints to attacking puzzle balls and the perils of shedding season, nothing’s quite the same once a Familiar saunters into the picture.

Especially when magic-workers start dying of unnatural causes. Or do they?

An urban-fantasy novella, 50K words.

WORSE THAN BANGING INTERNS IN THE OVAL OFFICE? WORSE THAN USING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGAINST POLITICAL ENEMIES?  Nancy Pelosi doubles down on wild comments calling Trump ‘worst thing’ on Earth.

Go home, Nancy. You’re drunk. No, we really mean that. Put down the bottle of Grey Goose and go home.

IF YOU HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION YOU’RE PROBABLY SOME KIND OF RELIGIOUS FANATIC:  How are home abortions ‘progress’ when they’ve hospitalised 50,000 women in five years?

ABUSE AUTHORITY TO PANIC THE PUBLIC? OUR CIVIL SERVANTS WOULD NEVER DO THAT!  Covid and the ‘nocebo effect’, Part 2: Sow fear, reap hysteria.

THEY’RE DANGEROUS:  Shameless: Congressional DemocRats release video calling for military members to defy the Commander in Chief.

WELL, THEY’RE KNOWN FOR IT:  Are Democrats Putting Our Troops in DANGER with Their Latest Moves? (Video.)

OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH EASTASIA:  You Can’t Make This Up: UK Theater Cancels Showing of Free Speech Documentary.

YEAH, NO:  The DC swamp proposes beating China in space by creating another bureaucracy here on Earth.

Also, Behind the Black is running its   November fund-raising campaign.

INTERESTING:  Louisville Crash Preliminary.

THEY HAVE TO, DON’T THEY?  Japan Scrambles Jets After China Flies Drone Near Island Close to Taiwan.