Why do we feast and overindulge at Christmas? To emulate the hobbit heroes who saved the world. If Pippin can eat ten thousand calories a day, so can you.

I bought my wife an O. Henry book for Christmas and it turns out she just sold her eyes.

BREAKING: Santa Claus has been shot down by Houthi rebels over the Red Sea.

Japanese Ministry of Defense reports PLA radar lock on Santa around the disputed Senkaku Islands

Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors *China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy *The US has significantly degraded soft power *The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies

A must read. I’m struck by two things: the significant number of my fellow Americans who are active participants in this regime’s abuse of our neighbors, and the enormity of what we have lost—as individuals, as communities, and as a nation.

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The rightful place for Bashar al-Assad, Maher al-Assad, and all those responsible for crimes against the Syrian people is the International Criminal Court—not luxury residences or safe havens abroad.

ppl come to bsky and be like "gee it sure is boring around here!" my boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.

Pretty sure these embassies are always closed on these days but now they’re required to bestow thanks upon great Donald for his limitless blessings

Banger from the past. theonion.com/cat-clinging...

This Lithuanian national wants to be deported. Lithuania is ready to take her. Instead, she was detained by ICE for overstaying a visa waiver in February and she's *still being held*. These morons can't even deport people who want to be deported. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

His wife says they were refusing to properly treat his diabetes. The facility where he died is a private prison.

If the next president doesn't apologize hugely to Canada on Day One, we don't deserve their forgiveness.

Guy who just learned about securitization theory: Getting strong national security vibes from this.

The Trump administration is celebrating the holidays with more wanton killing at sea. Is lawless slaughter “War on Christmas?”

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

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

Imagine if just by refusing to comment, you could stop any story from running. You would literally never find out anything unflattering about anybody. It amounts to asking people for their blessing to publish your reporting about them.

Never mind China, with more of this the United States will fall behind the EU

Arrests and killings of political opponents Natl Assembly shut down State control over media Protests banned Political parties and local councils suspended False accounts of past elections All could have happened in South Korea had the people and the parliament not blocked martial law one year ago.

Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers. An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social

With tightening immigration policies, the EU is moving towards a Eurokafala system where migrants are constantly brought in to make up for labour shortages, but also constantly abused as second-class citizens. www.ft.com/content/4329...

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yes get rid of horse racing

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...

Oh no please, Bre’er Fox, don’t throw me in the briar patch!

Trump and Trump-adjacent people love complaining about The Media and also love sitting down for 11 interviews and a photoshoot with a fancy NYC-based magazine

In this @foreignaffairs.com essay, I discuss why the killing spree at sea is so different from the US armed conflicts with AQ, ISIS, etc. The "whatabout Obama" talking point is extremely weak sauce. www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...

My latest: Contrary to popular perception, American antisemitism is not primarily a partisan problem—it is a generational one. "The research collectively suggests that America is becoming more anti-Semitic because its young people are becoming more anti-Semitic." Gift link:

“He said, ‘I’m going to die – please see my family [and tell them] that I went down to save people’s lives.'" --Jozay Alkanj, who was having coffee with Ahmed when the shooting erupted. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

😳🔥 SBU hit Russian submarine in Novorossiysk Drones “Sub Sea Baby” blew up a Russian submarine of the class 636.3 “Varshavyanka”.The submarine suffered critical damage and, in fact, was put out of action. On board the submarine were four launchers of cruise missiles “Kalibr”

BREAKING - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM): Two American soldiers and one American civilian were killed, and three others were wounded, in an ambush carried out by ISIS militants in Syria.

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caught in the act!

There are reports Zelensky may say Ukr is dropping NATO aspirations. Given that the US is blocking Ukr for NATO and may abandon NATO, this is realism. But when Ru says "good, but we want XYZ also" it will confirm for the nteenth time that Ru doesn't care about NATO; it wants to subjugate Ukraine.

at some point, statistically, there has to be good news again

Michael Anton doesn't "love Europe". He loves some imaginary version of Europe that exists only in his head and consists of tourist destinations and Hollywood costume dramas.

So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified

“We’re living in a strange paradox: the U.S. is willing to sell China the “brains” that power advanced AI systems (because it pays), while blocking Chinese-made “eyes” like DJI camera drones under the banner of security and human rights.“ I agree. This is all incredibly dumb.

Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...

I genuinely don't think I've ever seen a more transparently corrupt government and I'm from India

Yesterday the Junta in Myanmar bombed Mrauk-U Hospital in Rakhine state, killing 33 & injuring close to 100 people. And they want people to think their sham election is a path to peace? Nah they need to be removed from power entirely & held to account for their crimes #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Russian authorities and military forces have systematically tortured and ill-treated Ukrainian prisoners of war at the time of their capture and throughout their detention. This may constitute a crime against humanity. New report @hrw.org, out now⤵️

You can tell from the way he jokes about it that the boat strike campaign is a very legal, very discriminating operation. Performative killing for the amusement of the U.S. President.

Trump disparages Somalia. But it is key to US counterterrorism efforts.

You could have used some actual examples of US war crimes but instead you picked the one albeit brutal incident that was not a war crime at all. The Highway of Death was not a war crime. Attacking retreating troops is not illegal.