WORTH IT, AND I’M BOOKMARKING:  Preparing for America’s 250th Anniversary — PragerU’s New Road to Liberty Series: The Battle of Trenton.

AS IF THE AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES CARED:  Jewish group warned police of terror plot at Hanukkah event before Bondi Beach attack.

KNOW WHERE YOUR DONATIONS GO:  Hamas Operatives Funneled Over $8 Million to Military Wing in Italian Fundraising Scheme.

THE FINAL PHASE: IMPORTING A NEW ‘CLIENT’ POPULATION:  How to destroy a country, part 4.

GOOD NEWS:  Thailand and Cambodia Pause Border War with 72-Hour Cease Fire.

A STUNNING LESSON IN FAILING TO GET IT:  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Says it’s ‘Sad’ That Latino Americans Are Joining ICE.

FOR THE TIMES, THEY ARE ACHANGING:  Xmas & New Year’s wishes: Revolution is in the air — The hegemony of the left is coming to an end, a victim of its intellectual poverty and dogmatic blindness.

WE SHOULD QUESTION EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING:  I had this idea… “what if autism diagnoses are partially from fraudulent billing?” And then poked around a bit. And … turns out that the whole “1 in 30” statistic isn’t based on official diagnoses; ADDM has clinicians review school records and if the record fits then it counts as autism even if there’s no medical diagnosis. Then that statistic is quoted to justify increased ABA centers, increased research, all kinds of grants.

And for the xcluded.

NOT TIRED OF WINNING:  California drops lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal funding for the state’s bullet train.

FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY DATA REPUBLICAN:  Timothy Mynett: Ilhan Omar’s husband and the progressive money man you’ve probably never heard of Ilhan Omar’s wealth headlines ($30M net wortH ) are dominating today’s feeds. But behind that story is someone far less visible: her husband, Tim Mynett.

AND ON THREAD READING APP:  HERE

MANY SUCH CASES:  I was writing some code the new-school way yesterday, prompting gpt-4.1 through aider, and for whatever reason my mind flashed back 50 years and the utter freaking enormity of it all crashed in on me like a tidal wave. And now I want to make you feel that, too.

AND FOR: the X-cancelled. 

THE DEFINITION OF THE CURE BEING WORSE THAN THE DISEASE:  The Vaccine Nightmare is not going away, but more people are waking up and connecting dots.

DISGUSTED BUT NOT EVEN SLIGHTLY SURPRISED:  ‘If you tell anyone, I’ll kill you’: Ex-hostage Romi Gonen recounts captors’ repeated sexual assaults.  25-year old, abducted from Nova rave and held in Gaza for 471 days, says Hamas gunman was ‘ecstatic’ as he abused her for 30 minutes while she wept the whole time: ‘I was paralyzed’.

MOST MEXICAN PAST GLORY DAYS ARE IMAGINARY:  The US-Mexican border.

GOING THE WAY OF ATLANTIS:  Europe And Other Lost civilizations.

LET THE WEEKEND BEGIN:  We’re Gonna Meme Around The Clock.

HOW IT BEGAN:  A Very Merry Tradition- The Fascinating Story of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Sixty years ago A Charlie Brown Christmas was first broadcast on television. Its producers thought it would be a flop, but it was not and to this day it is still watched by millions every Christmas.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES:  ‘Christmas Lawyer’ who went to war with HOA spends windfall on holiday cheer.  Jeremy Morris settled for significantly more than the original $75,000 jury award after years of legal battles.

A FITTING ACTION, IN THE TRADITION OF CROSSING A FROZEN RIVER ON CHRISTMAS TO CUT THE SLEEPING ENEMIES’ THROATS, JUST AS WAS DONE BEFORE:  Trump launches ‘powerful and deadly’ Christmas Day strikes on ISIS targeting Christians in Nigeria: ‘Terrorist Scum’.

POOR BABIES – THE ISSUE IS NOT WHETHER THEY RULED FOR OR AGAINST TRUMP:   NBC News Pushes Pity Piece for Judges Who Have Ruled Against Trump

The issue is: did they rule with the law and the Constitution? (Not that NBC cares.)

TO ALLUDE TO THE LATE GREAT P J O’ROURKE: If not all those who say “Jesus, Jesus” shall enter heaven, much less those who say shananana:  Remembering 1984’s Band Aid – The Most MTV and Generation X Christmas Song Ever.

IN A DESPERATE RACE TO OBLITERATE AS MUCH TAXPAYER CASH AS POSSIBLE!   California Races to Sign Up as Many Illegal Aliens as Possible for Medi-Cal before 2026 Deadline.

ONCE THEY TAKE OUR GUNS, WE’LL BE AT THEIR MERCY:  Why We Fight Them Tooth and Nail.

WE SHOULD DO LIKEWISE:  Japanese Language Proficiency Could Become A Requirement For Permanent Residency.

Language is the foundation of culture.

THIS WAS NEVER SOMETHING TO HAVE MADE ABROAD:  China’s Chokehold in Pharma: A ‘Nuclear’ Option in the Trade War?  In addition to rare-earth elements, China may use its near monopoly in some pharmaceuticals as artillery in its trade war with the West.