Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 360: Happy go out and get the presents you actually wanted day! American Express - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoLQ...

I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US. Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...

He ys ridinge a horse He ys emerald and svelte He will get reallye weirde If you lie about beltes The Greene Knighte Ys Cominge To Toun

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 359: I am deeply tempted to do "Have an Eggroll, Mr. Goldstone"...but nah, we'll keep it traditional. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Meet Me in St. Louis www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vib...

Every now and then, I think maybe I shouldn’t have deleted my account so I could check the occasional post, and then they go adding new “features.”

Bring her home.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 358: It's December the 24th, and this does not necessarily represent my wishes, but... White Christmas - Holiday Inn www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxzo...

The act of writing is *thinking*. If you do not allow yourself to think thoughts that feel wrong, you will never get a feel for what feels *right*.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 357: Well, let's go ahead and get the Christmas songs started, shall we? Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher - Billy Elliot www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ6B...

212(f) says the president may impose “any” restriction on the entry of noncitizens. Trump “restricted the entry” of people on H-1Bs unless their employer pays the government $100,000. Judge Howell said that fit within “any … restriction.” The implications are pretty sweeping.

I don’t know if this is the most Bluesky joke that could exist, but it feels like it.

🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week. This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025. Read/share 👇

Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

Local tyrannosaurus is dressed for Christmas.

The repeal mattered. The unfinished work still does.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 356: It's Puccini's birthday. (This should probably be a Lloyd Webber song, but eh.) La Vie Boheme - Rent www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaLJ...

See, this is why I can’t have dogs. My idea of what’s cute and what I can actually handle are diametrically opposed. Come to think of it, “adorable little behavioral nightmares” probably sums up why I’m a cat person to begin with.

After what we're seeing at CBS, if today is not the perfect day for everyone to find some independent journalism & nonprofit newsrooms to support... what day could be better?

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

I mean good on him, but kind of insane he had to pretend to be a predator in order to help people.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 355: "Happy" Humbug Day. Don't Be The Bunny - Urinetown www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgH0...

I am curious what U.S. v Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant of Texas would entail, if it were a real case.

Wishing y’all a mellow Winter Solstice. Found elsewhere, sharing here

Remind me again who just insisted on renaming the Kennedy Center?

Skilled-worker visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded far from home after their appointments were abruptly canceled by U.S. consular offices and rescheduled for months later.

It’s okay to just like things because they’re bops, people.

Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place. Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.

"No time to repair estimate is available until we regain staff access and power."

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 354: Today in history, Grimm's Fairy Tales were published for the first time. Children Will Listen - Into the Woods www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGao...

No, you are literally a pillow.

Reminder that even on a weekend in the middle of the holidays, it pays to check your messaging one last time before a solicitation email goes out.

For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care. www.transyouthemergencyproject.org

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 353: Happy(?) National Emo Day Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind - Spring Awakening www.youtube.com/watch?v=js_a...

My response to anything over the next two weeks

this article really lays it all out on how much we rely on section 230 please do not rest on your laurels, contact your rep and advocate for protecting Section 230! www.congress.gov/members/find...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 352: Today in history, the anthem of the Russian Empire was first performed. ...Yeah, it's a tenuous excuse, but I've only got so many days left to squeeze this in. Anthem - Chess www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhqu...

Dangit.

Genuinely, some of these reporters might have missed their calling in security testing.

Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 351: Making an exception to celebrate the day, and because if any cartoon has earned the right to be a stage musical... The Monorail Song - The Simpsons (Marge vs. the Monorail) www.youtube.com/watch?v=s99i...

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 350: Happy Beethoven Day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lslT...

As much as I would love to hear Aunt Hope’s thoughts on this, it may be for the best she doesn’t have to deal with it.

Watch how they’re never going to make a movie explaining Mad Madame Mim, the cowards.

Musical Theatre Song of the Day, Day 349: I don't think there are any official recordings of The Princess Bride musical yet, so this will have to do. 'Til Him - The Producers www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ8p...

A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...

“the film will have “swashbuckling” tones to it” Hey, Disney, Captain Hook is right there. Or you could revisit Treasure Planet. The millennials have their own money to spend on it now. Or maybe just more Ducktales episodes? Bottom line, there are plenty of options. Just not this.

This entire weekend

One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.

Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.

He is a hero in the very strictest sense of the word. I see people saying in response that this is somehow unique, so I remind you of the Vienna shooting, where three Muslim bystanders didn't fight off the attacker per se, but they saved lives while being shot at: www.bbc.com/news/world-e...