I WISH THIS SURPRISED ME:  FBI charges man with attempted mass casualty attack against Israeli consulate in New York.

GOOD IDEA:  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveils ‘horrific realities’ billboard in Mexico and Central America to defer illegal border crossings.

I’M STILL DOING MY WINTER FUNDRAISER. BUT I DON’T LIKE ASKING FOR MONEY IF I DON’T GIVE SOMETHING IN RETURN (BESIDES THE DAILY BLOG.) SO, HERE IS A FREE, COMPLETE SHORT STORY:  Claws For Christmas.

Whether you donated or donate or not, I hope you enjoy it.

PRESERVING OUR NORMS AND DEMOCRATIC TRADITIONS:  Gov. Hochul Now Also in Favor of Abolishing the Electoral College.

A SONG FOR THE SEASON:  The Twelve Days of Schadenfreude.

IN THE SENSE THAT WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER, I GUESS:  Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’.

LAWFARE IS A TWO WAY STREET:  Pushback: Blacklisted doctor gets lawsuit reinstated by higher court.

NO SH*T SHERLOCK:  Thousands of migrant children missing, says federal whistleblower.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE:  “The mainstream media is deliberately stoking fear and outrage about vaccines in an attempt to derail Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr… The attempts to stoke fear are based on legal work I did for a different client, which I never discussed with Mr. Kennedy. …

NATURE IS ALREADY HEALING:  Trump win is already paying dividends.

IS THAT YOU CAN’T CHANGE. NOT REALLY. YOU CAN ONLY PRETEND TO:  The Lie At the Heart.

IT’S THE SCUTTLEBUTT:  Aesthetics.

THIS IS WHAT MONEY LAUNDERING LOOKS LIKE:  Word Salad Kamala Lands $20 Million Book Deal.

MESCALINE USE WIDESPREAD IN THE DNC:  DNC Officials Express Openness to a Kamala Harris 2028 Presidential Candidacy.

I HOPE THEY ENJOY BEING PRIMARIED. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, REMEMBER AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW IT WAS THE DEMOCRATS WHO CAUSED THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN:  *UPDATE* New Spending Bill Fails to Pass, 38 Republicans Vote No.

Look, they’ve been manipulating people to “avoid government shut down” because they always blame it on Republicans. It’s time to turn that on them.

ON COVID, ON THIS, ON EVERYTHING, THEY HAVE LIED AND LIED AND LIED. NEVER FORGET IT:  WSJ, NYT Agree: Biden Was In Obvious Cognitive Decline Not Just at the End But For His Entire Term as Fake President.

ON SALE FOR 99c, FROM SARAH A. HOYT:  Bowl of Red. (The Shifter Series Book 4).

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At the top of a tall mountain, there lives a dragon. And the dragon is the master of all animals.
Okay, let’s rewind that. Tom Ormson is a dragon shifter, the scion of a line that was created to rule both Chinese and Norse dragons. But he doesn’t want the job. He co-owns a diner with his wife, Kyrie, who is about to deliver their first child.
In fact, they just got married, when the entire shifter-world, which centers on their diner goes insane.
You see, it is a time of Ragnarok, which means all of the shifter clans are in turmoil, with changing leadership. And the lion clan, to which Kyrie belongs has just lost its leader. Poor Rafiel, too, is tormented by very strange dreams and premonitions. Also, the Queen of the Norse dragons has woken, and wants a word with the Great Sky Dragon.
Hold on to your hats. A wild ride is about to begin, with Tom, Kyrie and their friends at the center of it.
When it ends, the world will never be the same again.

AND THE FOLLOW-ON NOVELLA ALSO FOR 99c:  Lights Out and Cry (The Shifter Series Book 5).

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GO READ:  Firstly, the conflict didn’t begin in 1948 as some would have you believe. In reality, it started earlier. 

And for those not on twittex:  read here.

PROBABLY THE UK CHRISTMAS #1 SONG IS A BITING TUNE ABOUT TWO TIER KEIR:  WATCH “Freezing This Christmas” Starmer Parody Song Hits Tops iTunes Chart.

NO FAIR STARTING THE BATTLE BEFORE WE’VE FULLY CHARGED THE TANKS!  Electric armoured vehicles? Net zero chance of that.

WHO DOESN’T? SHE’S SUCH A RIPE TARGET!  The Trump Team Sure Loves Trolling Elizabeth Warren.

CANADA HASN’T STOPPED BEING A JOKE YET:  Trump Isn’t Giving Up the Canada Jokes Just Yet.

YOU CAN’T CREATE A SOCIALIST SOCIETY UTOPIA WITHOUT BREAKING A FEW EGGS:  A Disturbing Amount of Young People, Democrats Believe Killing of UnitedHealth CEO Was ‘Acceptable’.

PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER? TO DONALD “NORM-BREAKER” TRUMP???  GOP Senator Blocks ‘Desperate Attempt’ by Dems to ‘Trump-Proof’ Washington.

IT’S A NON EVENT. OH, THERE WILL BE A BLEEP. BUT WE CAN REPLACE THE CHINESIUM IN SHORT ORDER. AND GET IT CLEANER, CHEAPER AND BETTER:  This is why we can’t have nice things.