GO READ:  HollyMathNerd has written an excellent essay on the pragmatics of nationwide gun control. I recommend it to everyone on all sides of the issue.

AND FOR THE: X-cancelled.

ON THE ROLLING CHRISTMAS SALE: FROM SARAH A. HOYT:  Here Be Dragons: A collection of short stories

LOOK, THEY NEED HEAT. THEY CAN’T LIVE IN A REFRIGERATOR:  Help the Gregorys with home repairs!

SIXTY YEARS ALREADY. WE NEED TO GET OUT THERE AND COLONIZE PLANETS!  First Rendezvous. Today marks the 60th anniversary of first orbital space rendezvous between the crews of Gemini 7 and Gemini 6A, which holds the record for time spent in space.

IT IS THE SEASON OF HOPE:  Proud, fervent, diverse – Unite the Kingdom carol service’s message of hope.

THREE GUESSES (AND THE FIRST TWO DON’T COUNT):  London Mayor Sadiq Khan Knows Who the Real Victims of ‘Radicalization’ Are (and Guess Who He Blames).

ARE YOU KIDDING? THE MAN PUTS CHEESE ON RAW BEEF PATTIES ON THE GRILL!   Tone Deaf: Did Chuck Schumer Really Say This About the Bondi Terror Attack on Sunday?

THE LIGHT WILL KEEP BURNING:  A ray of hope during a weekend of horror.

THE LEFT NEVER SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND THAT:  The Law of Unintended Consequences remains undefeated.

IT IS AN ATTEMPT AT A WORLD WIDE TERROR CAMPAIGN:  Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre.

HE’S RIGHT, YOU KNOW:  Here’s a handy helper to understand how libs compare gun stats between the US and countries with gun control like they love.

And for the X-Cancelled.

GOOD:  Seismic Power Shift Looms as Bolivia May Rewrite Lithium Deals Involving China to Favor U.S.

DEFEND WHAT YOU HAVE OR LOSE IT:  I had a conversation with a client yesterday that made my brain hurt. At one point she said something about Trump’s “treatment” of immigrants & how mad it made her. Probably 20 minutes later she started telling me about some issues she was having with neighbors.

And for the x cancelled.

PROBABLY WORTH EVERY PENNY:  Valero Eats $1.1 Billion Loss to Escape Newsom’s Toxic California.

DID SEE BS ACCIDENTALLY COMMIT REAL JOURNALISM?  4 members of far-left group charged for alleged terror plot in California, feds say.

WONDER IF IT’S TIED TO THAT PLACE IN CA WHERE THERE WERE 20 LITTLE GIRLS THAT HAD BEEN SURROGATE BORN TO ONE CHINESE COUPLE?  Chinese billionaires using US surrogates ‘to create mega-families with 100 children’.

ALSO, NO, WE’RE NOT DOING PHRASING ANYMORE:  Hard Or Soft?

ONLY YOU CAN SECURE YOUR OWN RIGHT TO LIFE:  When you outsource your security to the government. You get government security.

WHAT GOOD IS A CLANGER IF YOU DON’T MAKE IT SING?  Oh the 2025th noel, the clangers did sing!

THE BABYLON BEE, AMERICA’S REAL PAPER OF RECORD NAILS IT AGAIN:  FAKE NEWS: Media Reports Mass Shooting In Australia But That’s Impossible Because Guns Are Illegal There.

FOR SCIENCE FICTION PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T HEARD:  John Varley died.

ON SUNDAYS I DO A PROMO POST FOR (MOSTLY) INDIE WRITERS WHO ARE CONSERVATIVE OR LIBERTARIAN:  Book Promo And Vignettes By Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

Today I added three businesses whose owners I know aren’t on the left. Just in case you’re tired of giving money to people who want you dead.
And if you’re a small business person who falls in the same group, email me at bookpimping at outlook dot com and I’ll run a promo just for you tomorrow afternoon.

SOME GOOD NEWS:  The two American launches today set a new global annual launch record exceeding 300+.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN:  So The Beginning of the Second Elly Book.

I READ ABOUT THIS YEARS AGO, WHILE DOING RESEARCH. I DON’T CARE TO REVISIT:  Nanking.