“Hidden from all I will speak to You without words. No one but You will hear my story Even if I tell it in the middle of the crowd.” — RUMI 💙

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“I will have it, but you can’t” 😆 North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull, as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology. apnews.com/article/nort...

Rule of Law: An independent counsel demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first of seven criminal cases related to his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law in 2024 and other allegations stemming from his time in office. apnews.com/article/sout...

Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the North African country a crime, approving a law that calls for restitution of property taken by France during its 130-year rule, among other demands seeking to redress historical wrongs. apnews.com/article/alge...

Today in History: December 26, 1991 The USSR was formally dissolved through a declaration by the Supreme Soviet.

The Ministry of Plenty says everything is fine . . .there’s no inflation!! 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄

I like it on my TV 📺 better!! 😳

Great! A Malaysian court found Najib Razak guilty on multiple charges of abuse of power and money laundering tied to multibillion-dollar looting of the Malaysia Development Berhad, better known as the 1MDB investment fund. Najib was sentenced to 15 more years in prison. www.dw.com/en/malaysia-...

“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.” — Henry David Thoreau

Leo Tolstoy

“Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.” — RUMI 💙

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Australian Prime Minister Albanese announced plans for a national bravery award to recognize civilians and first responders who confronted “the worst of evil” during an antisemitic terror attack that left 15 dead. 👉🏼 Good 👍 apnews.com/article/aust...

Japan’s Cabinet approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region. apnews.com/article/japa...

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For Christmas festivities, how about “a stocking full of coal”? 😳😬

From the Hamill House to your's: MERRY CHRISTMAS !!! 🎅 🎁 ☃️ 🎄 ❄️ ⛄ 🤶

Marcel Proust

Merry Christmas 🎄

“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest, where no one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” — RUMI 💙

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From “Foreign Policy”: Winning the Trade War: Many people expected U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs to set the United States on a collision course with China. Few, however, anticipated just how decisively Beijing would prevail in this game of chicken. foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/23/c...

The 20 points included in the plan cover a broad range of issues, from the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression to commitments to rebuild the war-ravaged nation. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...

Today in History: December 24, 1914 During World War I, impromptu Christmas truces began to take hold along parts of the Western Front between British and German soldiers.

Due to the raging tariff wars, homemade toys are in great demand in this holiday season!! 👍😬

Happy holidays, friends! I hope this season brings you joy, laughter, and blessings. 💙💙💙

Albert Camus

“The real struggle is not between East and West, or capitalism and communism, but between education and propaganda.” — Martin Buber (1878 - 1965)

“I am bewildered by the magnificence of Your beauty, and wish to see You with a hundred eyes.” — RUMI 💙

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a joint statement that Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, belongs to Greenlanders. rfi.my/CI8U

Germany’s centrist establishment has long scorned the far left, but it is increasingly reliant on leftists to outmaneuver the far right in crucial votes in Parliament. 👉🏼This is the right thing to do—building coalition across ideological lines to sideline extremists. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/w...

Today in History: December 23, 1913 The Federal Reserve System was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act.

Random history: Mao Zedong primarily manipulated economic data during the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962). A culture of fear and obedience prevented bad news from reaching up the chain of command. Officials who raised uncomfortable truths faced career repercussions. 1/2

The Trump administration has ordered nearly 30 ambassadors in embassies around the world to return to the United States within weeks, a move that would leave a large gap in the American diplomatic corps. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...

Poem about my best friend I wrote about in the poem 13 days History of My Best Friend ~ Alison P. Birch (info in alt)

In another news, the U.S. economy has achieved an unprecedented growth and prosperity! 🎪

An elaborate plan to destabilize and weaken powerful democracies. . . The plan is working pretty well so far!

Some of the things I read this morning in the 🤬files. . . Good Lord. . . 😳😳😳

“All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” — George Orwell

“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.” — Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)

RUMI 💙

The momentum lies with a mix of authoritarian and illiberal governments, antisystem parties, and sympathetic private actors that are coordinating their messaging and lending each other material support. reader.foreignaffairs.com/2025/12/16/t...

For more than five decades, the Assad family name has been synonymous with brutal autocracy. Now, the Assads are fugitives living in Moscow. An Exile of Luxury and Impunity. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/w...

Transactionalism in healthcare funding: Nigeria signed a deal but with an emphasis on Christian-based health facilities, although it has a slight majority Muslim population. Rwanda and Uganda, which each have deportation deals with the U.S.,have announced the health pacts. apnews.com/article/us-a...

Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor.On Monday, a Russian general was killed by a car bomb in Moscow, and investigators are looking into whether Ukraine was behind it. apnews.com/article/russ...

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump ‍announced the appointment of a ‌special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory. apnews.com/article/denm...

We have at least two state media outlets. . . More may be joining the lineup 🤡

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." - Desmond Tutu

What he said👇