I like this, good context.

It’s not “patriotic” to bail out Argentina while Americans are struggling, to build a ballroom while cutting SNAP benefits, or to pad your own pockets while claiming “affordability” is a hoax.

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A little comic relief.

The Immigration Act of 1924 helped keep out Italian immigrants, who were considered non-white. Dino Paul Crocetti changed his name to Dean Martin for his career. Frank Sinatra refused to change his name. Here he is reminding kids what it means to be accepting of differences…and not act like Nazis.

A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.

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One of the largest for-profit prison groups, the GEO Group, just went before Supreme Court asking for immunity from lawsuits. They're being sued by 30k people for creating a slave type labor camp where detainees make $1 a day & have to work about a week to earn enough to make a call.

OPINION: Please, keep Christ in Christmas. But do not stop there. Keep Christ in Christian. Keep the tenderness that touches the untouchable, the patience that listens to the silenced, the mercy that moves from feeling to action. religionnews.com/2025/12/24/k...

Pelosi: "Right now, Republicans in Congress have abolished the Congress. They just do what the president insists that they do. That will be over as soon as we have the gavel."

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Chicago. Support independent journalism.

Something good. 🧵

Alternative proposal for the East Wing. What say you all?

My kingdom for an unfrosted pop tart.

…and I read every word. Enjoyed the payoff. (A kestrel by any other name.)

At some point there will be international boycotts and divestment campaigns against US, like there were for apartheid South Africa. Understandably.

Xennial Farmer @xennialfarmer.bsky.social

Good morning.

🎶 It’s gonna be a good day No matter what they say As an air alert cuts through the morning, a mother sings to cheer up her child❤️ russia will not break Ukrainians, no matter what they do or say. But let’s make their drones shut up: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

Senator Angus King gives Pete Hegseth a lesson on confederate traitors.

I’m reading each morning before hitting the big red, happy scroll button. Rereading The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton. Just read a page out loud for its stunning sentences and paragraphs. He can be kind of cranky and doctrinaire, but the man could write. It’s like taking the scenic route.

It's not that they don't know. They want to own the culture that would have hated them or hates them now, so they conveniently ignore the heart of the issues so they can claim the shiny part. I'll tell you what though—they know their voters are stupid enough not to know.

Demand the National Plan For Women 1. Equal Rights Amendment in Force 2. Reproductive Freedom Grounded in Women’s Life-Giving Role 3. Commercial Exploitation of Women Ended 4. Zero Tolerance for Violence and Cultural Disrespect 5. Equal Power in Governance & Economy #NationalPlanForWomen

Good one.

12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”

“In Utrecht, the bike is not an end in itself. It is a means to create a liveable, healthy, climate-friendly city for all. The success can be admired in the inner city. It is lively and yet quiet at the same time. Here, it's noticeable: Cities aren't loud; only cars are, and they play no role here.”

Just because.

Exactly.

…and very deep pockets. Brilliant.

This year, Republicans held more than 15 anti-LGBTQI+ votes on the House floor. “How many bills did they vote on to meaningfully address the cost of living?” You might be asking. Answer: NONE.

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Alice. ❤️🕯️

The comments. Bless his heart.

Good job Katie Hobbs

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The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board has selected the Protect Utah Workers campaigners, who “rallied to force the repeal of a particularly ill-advised, if not downright mean, act of the Utah Legislature,” as the 2025 Utahns of the Year.

Barbara Kingsolver nails how the opioid crisis has changed generations of Appalachian families. Addicted folks are not moral failures and criminals; they’re patients with a treatable medical condition.

Christ on a bike, this is brilliant. And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10

WCK is spreading holiday cheer across Ukraine!🎁 This month, we’re delivering festive gingerbread house kits to children to help them celebrate the holidays and find time to just have fun. These deliveries from our Mykolaiv facility went to kids across the region. #ChefsForUkraine

I’m really happy to hear this. When I had my concussion in 1995, I had to devise my own rehab program. (No treatment offered.) I started with drawing, to reconnect with my emotions.

Peace on earth to people of good will.

All the bicycles!

Amen.

Pope Leo on Christmas Night: “There is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other. Yet, where there is room for the human person, there is room for God.” (Full Text) www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Brilliant.

In case you wanted to hear some positive news... This year, 33 states passed 89 strong gun safety laws to curb gun violence.

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