I can't believe he's been on that show for 11 years already! It seems like just yesterday that his predecessor, Carl Kassel, passed away.

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

Trump: "See that nice drape? When that comes down right now you see a very very deep hole, but in about a year and half you're gonna see a very very beautiful building. In fact, it looks so nice I think I'll leave it and save money on the doors. I believe it will be the most beautiful ballroom."

Have we finally reached the end of the line for mass-market paperbacks?
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"Anything you don't take care of, kid, you don't deserve to own. A dog, a gun a reel, a bike or a woman. You learn how to do it and you do it, because if you don't you hate yourself." -- THE LONELY SILVER RAIN, John D. MacDonald

Golding

Sometimes, life calls for a Christmas kitten. Meet Ziggy Stardust 🎄💫

Why does this ridiculous, stupid, coke-addled nepo-baby of a nepo-baby brat have any say in U.S. foreign policy? What foolish, horrifying times we live in.

Survivors are 'nervous and sceptical' about partial Epstein file release US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete.

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My favorite movie quote of all time 💜 (Pulp Fiction)

Jasmine Crockett speaking at a podium

Jasmine Crockett: “Did Trump’s DOJ really think dropping hundreds of blacked out pages counted as complying with the law—

I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next level”

📢 America’s Bravery Is Built From People Power America is brave because its people are. Why love, courage, and people power are essential to defeating corruption and defending democracy.

📢 America’s Bravery Is Built From People Power
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You would think they’d be better at this with the consequences being so high.

White House Econ Goon Admits Trump’s Tariff Refund Plan Is a ‘Mess’ NEC director Kevin Hassett described the status of Trump’s tariff rebates as “very complicated.”

NEC director Kevin Hassett described the status of Trump’s tariff rebates as “very complicated.”

Oh what a relief

Verge headline: Death is the Policy 2025 Year in review Photo illustration depicts RFK Jr surrounded by disease particles

Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.

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Basically, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States taking the 5th on national TV to avoid answering why he did one of the most disgusting things any DOJ official has ever done in US history.

1000 Ways to Hide Epstein Files for a Dummie Administration #ABlueView🧵1/3

Distractions, distractions, distractions no matter how lame ...

Bobby Hebb - Sunny (Official Audio) YouTube video by All Seasons Music

Was in a speakeasy in NYC tonight and the singer sang SUNNY
One of my late mothers favorite songs
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BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?

MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.

Revue of Reviewers: 12-20-25 Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more. ...

Among the most interesting recent crime and thriller releases are works by Con Lehane, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Ace Atkins, Val McDermid, Tod Goldberg, and Cara Black. therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/revu...

Educator-blogger Marilyn Brooks reveals her 2025 favorites! therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/elev...

This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Blair Brown stars as “The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club,” airing Dec. 19, 1975. This was the only episode (or, for that matter, the only film of any kind) directe... THE GIRL IN THE BAY CITY BOYS CLUB Original Air Date: December 19, 1975 Synopsis. A man named Phelps hires Rockford to determine if the weekly Thursday night poker game held at the Bay City Boys Cl…

I've become particularly fond of this episode over the years. It is the only film of any kind that James Garner directed.