Morning Bluesky.

six months ago Reader’s Digest asked if they could purchase the publishing rights for this elaborate shitpost I wrote a year ago now wherein I pretended to be the elf equivalent of David Brooks at the North Pole. Thought it was maybe a phishing scam but it’s real LMAOO

T.J Watt, back in practice. #Steelers

And so Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, grew three sizes that day. So the Cratchit’s had to go buy new pants.

And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was present at the end of the universe, having witnessed every black hole evaporate and every proton decay. Even so, Death would not come.

and Tiny Tim, who was NOT mad, don't put it in the papers that he was mad,

every time

The Tiny Tim bit did NOT die

Something you can say for Bluesky is that no other website is cranking out Muppet Christmas Carol Tiny Tim jokes like this place

That is not dead which can eternal lie, Like Tiny Tim, who did NOT die

Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice

That peanut worm is a little too exciting for me you got anything else?

john waters' 1995 christmas card with steve buscemi as him

This is so true

low stakes posting today reminds me that 1) Facebook is for talking to people you know IRL but don’t like and 2) microblogging sites are for talking to people you don’t know but do like. we forget these things at our peril

An advent calendar for every month besides December, where you get a little treat each day because life is hard

Ordering this shirt as my Christmas sweater

So Weiss failed to 1) protect her newsroom and reporters 2) understand public perception 3) comprehend the impact of her own actions 4) REALIZE THEY ALREADY SENT THE EPISODE TO CANADA WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE INTERNET AND CAN BROADCAST IT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD

It's disheartening to see how this is unfolding. America used to broadcast truth into closed societies; now, in a stark and alarming reversal, censored American reporting must be smuggled back across the border just to reach American viewers.

Bari Weiss: finally, I have the ultimate power to keep this critical 60 minutes segment from ever seeing the light of day Canada:

What does it mean when people in other countries can see reporting that Americans are prevented from seeing? That was investigated and presented by our own journalists?

But they’re wrong. If you are a U.S. citizen, you’re not required to carry “papers.” It’s true that they can ask for your license in a traffic stop, but this wasn’t a traffic stop.

this is what some of you look like in your chore coats

Malort

(me with my alien) this is a nazi, you punch it

"We Don't Talk About Bruno is one of the best songs Disney has come out with in years" Me in the corner still unresponsive from Surface Pressure specifically calling me out: youtu.be/tQwVKr8rCYw?...

The Hallmark aesthetic is always replicating all of the things we like about cities but pretending they are in small towns. Like I'm sorry a town of 2,314 people cannot sustain an independent boutique, a book store, a brewery, and an art gallery.

To go along the release of unbeatable's complete soundtrack (beware of spoilers!) and as an early christmas present to those of you that are interested, here's a (mostly) complete collection of gameplay animation I did for the game: camillecee.weebly.com/unbeatable-s... Enjoy, and SPOILERS!!!!

Hey, everybody! From now until the 28th, the ebook version of The Bible Says So is only $2.99! You can access it from several different stores here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

ICYMI: I highlighted some of my favorite history books from 2025.

Very telling that this is redacted: “Epstein also threatened harm to victims and helped release damaging stories about them to damage their credibility when they tried to go public with their stories of being trafficked and sexually abused.”

@soxonthebrain.bsky.social I saved this when I first saw it. It's the Reiners on set at Stonehenge during the making of Spinal Tap 2. Photo taken and posted by Jamie Lee Curtis.

chris evans shouts "no! i won't go back, you can't make me. i said i was out!" from all around him, a disembodied voice booms ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴄɪꜱɪᴏɴ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ evans screams and clutches at his arm where his mickey mouse tattoo suddenly burns. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟɪᴛʏ

Chris Evans watching through his kitchen window as the truck Disney sent slowly backs up to fill his swimming pool with Scrooge McDuck’s gold.

This is a WSJ headline that reads like something straight out of the Onion

Just got to Vermont & look. at. this perfect snowflake in my hair ❄️ 😱

While it’s certainly dark times, I found lots of joy from brilliant scholars last year. So to celebrate & promote them, I’m counting down my “Ten Favorite Books in US History from 2025.” Caveats: I’m not claiming these as “best,” as I’m just one biased voice. Plus, I haven’t read everything. /1

Woke up with my fanny pack on again

Welcome to 60 Minutes. Our top story tonight is Snakes: Nature’s Spaghetti

Defiant sunrise after the longest night of the year

“Why is the fear of women talking to women so durable? Because women’s shared experiences can expose inequitable systems. What feels like a personal failing becomes recognizable as something many women face: unequal domestic labor, imbalanced childcare, emotional neglect, exhaustion and abuse.”

I DID A PODCAST! Go listen to my episode of 'What I Did for the Government'! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Akb... #podcast #civilservice #chuck4md

Escalate any disagreement by saying “here we go” whenever someone starts talking

🥹 A four month old horse's reaction to the sea. SO SWEET! youtube.com/shorts/-UocV...

“First things first... We're having fish every Friday."

Wishing a joyous Coelacanth Day to all! The “living fossil” known only from paleontology and long assumed to be extinct was found to be still among us on this day in 1938.

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

me, the moment it says “out for delivery”