Christian? O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Secular? George Michael's Last Christmas.

Amazing how Lord Wessex has plantations in Virginia in 1593 when the first permanent settlement wasn't until 1607. #ShakespeareinLove

It's so nice of Kit Marlowe to give Shakespeare the bones of what eventually becomes Romeo & Juliet #ShakespeareinLove

Very well, just because the author promo'd it: 5 US Kindle copies of @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social's TIKKA CHANCE ON ME. JUST BECAUSE! #KindleBookGiveaway

Rewatching #ShakespeareinLove on #paramount+. Joseph Fiennes was super hot as Shakespeare.

“One of those working most closely with Epstein, up to and including attempting to scrub his public image, was Bannon…Bannon, the man millions of MAGA fans trust to tell it like it is, stands revealed as one of the most cynical liars ever to mar this country.” www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...

A Merry Little Ex-Mas on #Netflix was not worth the trouble. I like Oliver Hudson but Alicia Silverstone has never been one of my favorite actresses. I find her voice to be very whiny.

Watching episode 1 of the latest version of #TheForsytes. I see they have completely changed both Young Jolyon's story and Irene's.

How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.

Jamal Hinton and Grandma Wanda officially celebrate Thanksgiving together for a 10th year. 🦃

I'm laughing at Oliver Hudson telling Andrew Rannells that he was conceived in a bathroom in Omaha, Nebraska. Why would you tell your child that, Goldie? #GreatAmericanBakingShow.

The White House is objectively and demonstrably pro-sex trafficking

This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.

Champagne Problems on #Netflix was delightful. Champagne, Paris, a cute guy with an even cuter dog, and a chateau in the country, what's not to love?

Coffee and #GH: Does Drew want to be shot again? He must, since he keeps provoking people.

People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.

Decided to drop the price of Tikka Chance on Me down to 99 cents for the next few days. Amazon's already updated and the others will hopefully match tomorrow.

I watched the first episode of #Talamasca:SecretOrder, and it's already 100 times better than #MayfairWitches.

Coffee and #GH: Why isn't Felicia investigating where Nathan has been for the past seven years? I know she's a patient advocate now, but she seems to be the only P.I. on the show right now.

The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words: “Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.” That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition

Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s vaccination campaign. He’s just been quietly promoted to second in command at the CDC.

What RFK Jr. doesn’t want you to know is that in 2019, his anti-vax nonsense caused a measles outbreak in Samoa that infected 5700 and killed 83 people, most of them children.

Oh I would love for a reporter to put Bullshit Barbie in her place.

Dani and Andre just work together, one of the best things about #BTG. Andre and Ashley were like watching grass grow.

I just finished watching Thursday's episode of #GH. Please explain to me how they managed to get Dalton's body off of Wyndemere and into Laura's car.

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I really like Emma and Gio, but I need more making out. #GH

Congressman Drew Cain seems to spend more time harassing people in Port Charles than doing his job in Washington, DC. #GH

So I understand that ICE is now in the Blue Ridge Mountain region of North Carolina and targeting the Christmas tree farms. Most of the growers are/were Trump supporters. Expect the supply of Frazier firs to shrink and the price to soar. Merry Christmas.

I feel like maybe it’s a function of everyone online being born in 2002 but I don’t think most people realize how openly and explicitly pedophilic american culture was until like… maybe 10 years ago

Once again, #GH has wasted an actor. What was the point of casting Daniel Goddard as Henry Dalton? The character was barely on, although Emma and Gio sure talked about breaking into that lab for months. And that he flipped out for whatever reason. Storyline over.

Coffee and #GH: Should Nathan be interviewing Charlotte and Danny without one of their parents present?

The U.S. House voted to release the Epstein files, 427-1. It now goes to the Senate, where we will see who decides to defend a pedophile president and who doesn't. #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace

Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files. His record also includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop. @nlanard.bsky.social's post from Sept:

How do you land Vanity Fair west coast editor at age 32 after having affairs with two presidential candidates you were covering as a journalist. That is some prime white lady shit.

I didn't have Laura Collins slapping Henry Dalton on my 2025 #GH bingo card. I wonder what he's up to since Sidwell told him to drop the charges against Rocco.

If the PCPD dust the lab for fingerprints, wouldn't they find Danny and Charlotte's fingerprints as well as Rocco's? I suppose there is no security footage of the three of them breaking into the lab. #GH

Watching Ken Burns #TheAmericanRevolution. Americans being pissed off at other Americans is clearly the way we like to do things in this country.

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #NationalButtonDay Mourning dress of crape and imperial serge, with several rows of buttons, which might have been cloth-covered or of glass molded to look like crape, 1895

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

There’s not a single part of this headline that’s not depressing.

I'd like to see Naomi become an adjunct law professor at Banneker University or join her father's firm, leading the pro bono division (I'm not sure if that's a thing). Anything other than 'Naomi is mad at someone for something.' #BeyondtheGates

Immigration raids in Hawaiʻi are especially ironic since the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was illegally overthrown and the Hawaiian Islands annexed by the United States against the will of the people.

The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.

If you call yourself a follower of Jesus Christ but support the pepper-spraying and arresting ministers, then thou art staggeringly full of crap.

Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.