Carol of the Bells in #Kyiv railway station 📹Aleksa Shaaa/instagram

Lest we forget, on Christmas Day we celebrate a family of forced migrants fleeing persecution; refugees seeking shelter and safety in a foreign land, in hopes of a better life and a brighter future. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️ #Compassion #Peace 📷 Jean-François Millet, The Flight into Egypt, 1864

A heartwarming #Christmas tearjerker: "There may be more reasons to embrace fear over love today than in 1897 or even 1969, but that's when we must remember: #Santa 'exists as certainly as love & generosity exist.'" Yes, Virginia believed in #SantaClaus, a story from me: wp.me/p49Ewg-41p

"There may be more reasons to embrace fear over love today than in 1897 or even 1969, but that's when we must remember: #Santa 'exists as certainly as love & generosity & devotion exist.'" Yes, Virginia believed in #Santa, a #Christmas story from me: wp.me/p49Ewg-41p #MerryChristmas2025

Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the opening to this Japanese Christmas concert special that I watch every year. As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet

"There may be more reasons to embrace fear over love today than in 1897 or even 1969, but that's when we must remember: #santa 'exists as certainly as love & generosity & devotion exist.'" Yes, Virginia believed in #santaclaus, a #Christmas story from me: wp.me/p49Ewg-41p #merrychristmas2025

In London a time comes every day where the ghosts get their own back. It's often subtle but always undeniable, and it's strongest in autumn & winter. If you're ever at loose ends on Christmas Eve, pay respects at St Michael's Cornhill. Because here, down the alley, was Scrooge's counting house.

"There may be more reasons to embrace fear over love today than in 1897 or even 1969, but that's when we must remember: #Santa 'exists as certainly as love & generosity & devotion exist.'" Yes, Virginia believed in #Santa, a #Christmas story from me: wp.me/p49Ewg-41p #MerryChristmas2025

Today is Quintidi the 5th of Nivôse in the year 234. Nivôse is the month of snow. Today we celebrate dogs.#JacobinDay More information on dogs

A heartwarming #Christmas tearjerker: "There may be more reasons to embrace fear over love today than in 1897 or even 1969, but that's when we must remember: #Santa 'exists as certainly as love & generosity exist.'" Yes, Virginia believed in #SantaClaus, a story from me: wp.me/p49Ewg-41p

From time to time in Los Angeles I meet people who were involved in the Nakatomi business. They always find this time of year difficult.

"There may be more reasons to embrace fear over love today than in 1897 or even 1969, but that's when we must remember: #santa 'exists as certainly as love & generosity & devotion exist.'" Yes, Virginia believed in #santaclaus, a #Christmas story from me: wp.me/p49Ewg-41p #merrychristmas2025

"There may be more reasons to embrace fear over love today than in 1897 or even 1969, but that's when we must remember: #Santa 'exists as certainly as love & generosity & devotion exist.'" Yes, Virginia believed in #Santa, a #Christmas story from me: wp.me/p49Ewg-41p #MerryChristmas2025

"There may be more reasons to embrace fear over love today than in 1897 or even 1969, but that's when we must remember: #Santa 'exists as certainly as love & generosity & devotion exist.'" Yes, Virginia believed in #Santa, a #Christmas story from me: wp.me/p49Ewg-41p #MerryChristmas2025

More male podcasters getting punched in the face, please

OLN is important. One wishes history had unfolded in a different way; on almost each page one wants a hero to throw the concentration camp gears in reverse, but no one does. The bureaucratic/militaristic/industrial fever for a carceral state apparatus transcends borders & eras, & is strong here now.

The DOJ is now online commenting on posts, claiming information they released in the Epstein files is fake and shouldn’t be trusted. The desperation is obvious.

OLN is important. One wishes history had unfolded in a different way; on almost each page one wants a hero to throw the concentration camp gears in reverse, but no one does. The bureaucratic/militaristic/industrial fever for a carceral state apparatus transcends borders & eras, & is strong here now.

This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.

Open message to Bari Weiss and her ilk: Side effects of fascism include that fascists will eventually come for the Jews. They will come for the homosexuals. Ask your doctor if fascism is right for you.

As long as society continues to financially reward fascism, we are going to have fascism.

Why does "Joshua" write in Trump's exact style, both in rhetoric and punctuation (inc. the random ALL CAPS)?

In 2026, I resolve to not start a podcast about not starting a podcast.

In 2026, I resolve to continue to not learn how to play ukelele and to get a guitar (gift from a friend who hasn't learned either, bless her) to not learn how to play that, too.

I have a book about procrastination gathering dust on my shelf. I'm not sure if it's about how to procrastinate or how not to. I've owned it for a decade, so if it's the first one, I should get a refund. I know how to.

In 2026, I resolve to not start a podcast about not starting a podcast.

In 2026, I resolve to continue to not learn how to play ukelele and to get a guitar (gift from a friend who hasn't learned either, bless her) to not learn how to play that, too.

I have a book about procrastination gathering dust on my shelf. I'm not sure if it's about how to procrastinate or how not to. I've owned it for a decade, so if it's the first one, I should get a refund. I know how to.

It would be local news here. They lived on Huguenot St. in New Paltz. I remember Arthur the Younger (now publisher) when he was 10. After divorce & retirement, Arthur the Older is set to wed a former editor of mine. Several NYT editors lived here, so NP used to get coverage. None of them hired me.

And know what to leave out for each! Santa: cookies Satan: your soul Santana: your heart. Make it real or else forget about it.

I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.

As people comb the Epstein files for some crime they can get Trump on I’m thinking about how he was found with boxes of stolen top secret files in his possession and somehow that ended up being impossible to prosecute.

Excellent news!

Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?

This discussion is stellar- Definitely worth taking in.

"But when? The haunted Regency shoes are just behind us!"

Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

As the ol' Editor-in-Chief would say: "Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach" isn't news. "Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes WALK UP Ogmore beach" is news. 😁

The claim that wind projects must be halted (job losses unmentioned) because they pose a national security concern is the national security concern.

He tried to add in a Kavanaugh Stop for them.

I've never heard his voice pitched so high, so tweaked, before.

Why does "Joshua" write in Trump's exact style, both in rhetoric and punctuation (inc. the random ALL CAPS)?

Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus Charlie Kirk died to gun violence

Trump's VA just banned abortion care for veterans—even in cases of rape, incest, or threats to health. This is cruel, and dangerous.

Today is Quartidi the 4th of Nivôse in the year 234. Nivôse is the month of snow. Today we celebrate sulphur.#JacobinDay More information on sulphur

We start losing daylight in 180 days. This is π radians.

We are living through a reboot of the medieval Enclosure Movement, which historian Karl Polanyi called "a revolution of the rich against the poor:" The rich & powerful simply seized public goods & claimed them as their own private property, impoverishing & starving to death much of the population.