Sad news: someone stole baby Jesus from our anti-ICE nativity. But vandalism cannot stop us. We just adapt and keep on critiquing this administration’s cruelty on immigration. Where’s baby Jesus? We don’t know. He is being detained in a labyrinthian hellscape where his loved ones cannot find him.

All I want for Christmas is for the library to reopen.

Loneliness epidemic? Get out of your car and ride the bus.

The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.

Tis the season

As many movie theaters struggle, Chicago’s Music Box is expanding into Minnesota and adding a third screen in Lake View. “We seem to be doing something right here,” Music Box’s co-owner and CEO Brody Sheldon said.

Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) riding in an episode of the BBC series Call the Midwife Happy #BicycleBirthday, Jenny Agutter! Born December 20, 1952

Our @us.theguardian.com investigation of widespread overcharging by Dollar General and Family Dollar has caught the attention of 30 members of Congress, who have written to the CEOs requesting documents and demanding answers. @jocelynzuck.bsky.social @michaelwhudson.bsky.social @budzinski.house.gov

At the end of every year, the WNXP team circles back to the albums that stuck with us long after their first play. These are our top 30 albums of 2025: wnxp.org/wnxps-top-30...

TIL some mountain facts vividmaps.com/central-pang...

Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.

Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...

Hunt redefined the NC governorship (literally - it went from being extremely weak to being only mostly weak) Many North Carolinians still value "pragmatism" and split their votes for Democrats at state offices regardless of their presidential vote. Hunt's legacy is a big part of this identity.

if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄

If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.

"Durham and the south have always been home to so much courage and noncompliance and resiliency in the face of historic oppressions. It’s not building a model of charity. It’s building a model of intentional care for each other.” By Victoria Bouloubasis in @theguardian.com. #ncpol

I called my mom just now and she answered all flustered and said “Erin? Just a second right now Dad and I are screwing in the tree“ and it took me a very long pause to realize she meant they were putting the Christmas tree up.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov is doing an AMA on Reddit. It would be a shame if folks asked him about Illinois State Police brutalizing protestors - me included! He’ll likely give a weak response about how he can’t do anything. That’s what I’ve come to expect from him and politicians generally.

Between this and the Sufjan (yawn) bit on Abbott Elementary, I feel seen.

Baguette Run Artist: Paul Silva

A Trump quote without his voice or face - Trump without Trump - You won't have to listen to his voice or see his face. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate - On December 14, 2025 Trump told a story about a doctor, a book and a snake. This is part 2 of 3 The Viper.

People have always used religion to serve their interests, but this should really make you mad if you're a #Christian. This sort of thing is blasphemy and is what the Bible really means when it talks about taking God's name in vain. Ironically, they do this and call me a heretic for my nativity!

Erika Kirk's meeting with Candace Owens is starting to look like a disaster. Owens is still criticizing specific TPUSA staffers on her first show back, and now says they couldn't convince her Tyler Robinson was the gunman. Erika Kirk flew to Nashville for this??

CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

Great list, great public radio station! You don't need to be in Nashville, just stream it! I listen to it even when I'm traveling. Also their youtube channel is truly amazing, some really great performances www.youtube.com/wnxpnashville

Note that you can listen to NXP online if not in the immediate area. It's a super duper resource for #MusiciansWeLove - and we're not just saying this bc one of us is a huge @marquismunson.bsky.social fan either. ;) (Not meaning to overlook the other DJs who are also terrific.)

🎉 It's official – @govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed the NITA Act into law! This transformative legislation not only fully funds public transit, but delivers critical reforms to ensure our systems serve us better. Take a moment and join us in thanking our leaders at thanks.savetransit.org!

Sam Smith Lynching Every December 15, I visit Old Burke Road, the site of one of Davidson County’s most brutal lynchings. On this date in 1924, a group of white men abducted 15-year-old Samuel Smith from Nashville General Hospital and brought him here. 🧵

Sure, you can visualize a scene from a book, but can you hear the silly songs in a Pynchon novel? Taste the food in Hemingway? Smell the bong smoke in Infinite Jest? Feel the smoothness of Gregor Samsa’s carapace? Read harder.

"Check out how dry my skin looks. It's because my body is telling me that I'm suffering and need to put on more layers. But as a thirteen-year-old boy in the suburbs, FASHION is more important to me than BASIC BODILY NEEDS."

incredible things happening at the nazi bar

I've noticed a vibe shift on the orange site lately. Reactionaries (still) successfully flag articles critical of the administration, but highly ranked comments are starting to look more like this one. Tech bros gaining class consciousness... would be big if true.

Nice night for a skate in Minneapolis

Ah this guy took the @jonbois.bsky.social challenge for real www.youtube.com/watch?v=n36R...

This is so good, another phenomenal standalone documentary series about a musician by (former Nashvillian) Jad Abumrad If you listen, be sure to play my Jad drinking game, where you take a shot every time he says "but more on that later" www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...

Once again failed to teach my dogs the only command I want them to know: “Be normal.”

I found a 12 year old article I wrote about body image. Does it hold up? [free / no paywall] over on the Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/145555...

Dems still heartily debate whether Phil Bredesen was the best candidate to challenge Marsha Blackburn in the 2018 Senate election. This pattern has been on display again since the Dec. 2 special election in TN Congressional District 7, in which Matt Van Epps beat Aftyn Behn. @jhollymc.bsky.social

This is a good one to watch! Foushee is a machine politician, propped up by the conservative Democratic old guard in Durham, and while she's not terrible (e.g. she finally rejected AIPAC) this very progressive district can do better.

The Bucked Up LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk.

Me when I go to Nashville Rep’s performance of It’s a Wonderful Life next week.

finally poked at it during lunch... this is really neat, beautiful, and no ai to be found Neal is extremely talented, his other stuff is also great

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did it in four words hemmingway

lol, this is the world we have built, where people think it's fun to drive their personal autos to queue up in a massive line and wait for a hamburger www.reddit.com/r/nashville/...

it's christmastime, and there's... good news? www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy7B...