The Morning Report — 12/31/24

Good morning kids. New Year's Eve 2025! Memories of my folks throwing parties for their friends at our place or being schlepped to their friends' homes for same, and of watching either Guy Lombardo, Dick Clark or the annual broadcast of the Jack Benny, Alexis Smith screwball comedy the Horn Blows at Midnight, while waiting for someone to yell at us to switch the channel (remote control? Luxury!) to see the ball drop at Times Square.

In any case, whatever your plans are to ring in the New Year, please be safe. Avoiding drinking and driving is a breeze. Avoiding being set on fire or gang-raped by criminal, devil-worshipping Guatemalan savages is another story.

First up, we have this madness. . .

How is it that George Stephanopoulos and ABC have to cough up $15 million to Trump for falsely libeling him as a rapist while Trump's defamation guilty verdict he got slapped with for accurately describing this E. Jean Carroll slag as a liar for accusing him of rape doesn't get tossed out of court?

There are a couple of stories to ponder as please-God Donald Trump is sworn in, in just about three weeks time. Considering all he has been through and of course by extension all of us:

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves will resign from his position on Jan. 16, he announced Monday. Under Graves, 1,572 defendants were charged with crimes related to their presence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to his office. . .

. . . More than 250 of the defendants charged under Graves were impacted by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Fisher v. United States, which found the DOJ stretched an obstruction law designed for financial crimes when it used it to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants. “The Government’s reading of Section 1512 would intrude on that deliberate arrangement of constitutional authority over federal crimes, giving prosecutors broad discretion to seek a 20- year maximum sentence for acts Congress saw fit to punish only with far shorter terms of imprisonment—for example, three years for harassment under §1512(d)(1), or ten years for threatening a juror under §1503,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the decision.

Since the ruling, the government has abandoned the charge in 96 pending cases and decided it would not oppose dismissing the charge in 54 cases that were already decided. Five defendants had their sentences reduced as a result of the ruling, according to Grave’s office. (RELATED: Biden Regrets Hiring Merrick Garland Because He Didn’t Prosecute Trump Enough: REPORT)

Graves recommended longer sentences for some non-violent Jan. 6 defendants than defendants with a more extensive criminal history.

Funny how Capitol PD officer Michael Byrd who shot and murdered an unarmed, non-violent Ashli Babbitt and other law enforcement agents provocateurs, among the several dozen FBI plants/confederates in the crowd as we now know, stomped and choked Roseanne Boyland to death, were not only never charged but if the usual suspects get to write the history books will all go down as heroes.

All things considered, Matthew Graves should go by the name of "Mass" Graves, considering his actions reflect a political lineage more in keeping with Roland Freisler and Lavrenty Beria.

Everyone who entered the Capitol building had the doors opened for them and were escorted inside by Malig-Nancy Pelosis goons with badges. Oh how she and her ilk go on and on about "protecting our precious democracy.

With that as the set-up, I ask the obviously rhetorical question, what do you suppose the reaction would be if this amoral eager "little Eichmann" Graves were to encounter his own personal Mangione. I'm just asking the question. I am neither encouraging nor eager for anyone to commit any act of violence, regardless of my well-known and well-read opinions about the 2020 election and the events of nearly four years ago on 1/6/21. Hell, I wrote a book about it.

And yet, here we are, which leads to my next item that dovetails nicely, if not somewhat depressingly as you can infer by the article, my observations and no doubt the observations of many of you.

The title and sub headline of this essay is,

Trump’s 2024 Victory – and American Restoral: A reprieve from the nonstop leftist onslaught on our Republic?

The gravamen of the author's discourse concerns Joey Sponge-Brain Shits=Pants rescinding of Trump's early E.O concerning the design of federal buildings.

Trump’s critics linked the former president to the authoritarians of the past because he too wanted government buildings built in the classical style. And since Hitler admired classical architecture, ergo, Trump is another Hitler? From reports, Hitler loved chocolate eclairs and puppies. So, as we follow the logic, all lovers of chocolate and puppies are secret Nazis as well.

Enough of Hitler and Mussolini and their brutalist imitation of the ancient world, let us reach back further into our own history. Let us look to Thomas Jefferson, the man who not only wrote the document that declared our independence from Great Britain but was, in so many ways, our founding architect.

One cannot help but stand in awe of the original buildings in Washington D.C., which emulate the majestic look of ancient temples, pillars, and domes. That aesthetic was by design, part of Jefferson’s vision of the United States and his creation of a new American culture. The founding father knew that if our new country were to succeed, it had to develop a culture that was entirely American, but based on the exemplars of the past. The inspirations for Jefferson’s political and architectural beliefs were the classical civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. . .

. . .What of all this talk concerning glory, beauty, art, and culture? What makes it so critical to the survival and restoration of America? How does culture fit into the lexicon of “Making America Great Again”? I am arguing that it is at the heart of this national resurgence and restoration that we desperately need to take place. Whence America goes is unknown. With the 2024 election, we have a kind of reprieve from the nonstop Leftist onslaught on our culture, values, and on our very Republic. We also know that the Left will never relent, they will chase these false illusions until the end of time. Yes, that means attacking our economic system, attacking the “patriarchy” of America society, all the isms, the family, everything comes under attack. And central to these attacks is that of our history, culture, art, beauty, and everything that we cherish.

Indeed architecture is a metaphor and also an art form like so many other things that the wokesters and tyrannical communists seek to control and/or destroy in order to gain absolute power for their own purposes in reshaping the world in their own warped and twisted image. Indeed the miraculous RE-re-election of Donald Trump or perhaps more importantly the rejection of what the Democrats wrought during the prior four years is for sure in the short term only a reprieve.

To make America "great again" we must collectively make America "AMERICA" again, and that means those who vote for their and our own destruction have to wake the hell up and recognize that that is what they've been doing at least since the time of FDR and for sure since LBJ, every time Democrats control government. Forget the nation, if the residents of places like Detroit and Chicago don't or won't snap out of it there's no hope.

Because the dismantling of America as founded has been going on since Aaron Burr murdered Alexander Hamilton in 1804. We can elect Donald Trump and please God more like him for the next 40 years, the only sure way to restore this nation is the utter destruction of the Leftist political enterprise, the neutralizing of those who support it and dismantling of its official party which must be barred, banished and prevented from ever being allowed to hold office or lecture in the classroom, or have any platform for the dissemination of their libelous and murderous propaganda.

How we do that while still preserving the Constitution is the multi-trillion dollar, multi-million victim and multi-century question.

Leftists are fond of declaring that the Constitution isn't supposed to be a suicide pact, mostly as a pretext for stripping those who oppose hem of their rights and the ability to legally and peacefully resist their depredations, to commit the assisted suicide (that is the murder) of America as founded. But, in a strange way perhaps they're not far off the mark. Heaven help me for saying that, but until they prostrate themselves before us, our forbears, those they have victimized, driven insane, impoverished and murdered in their never-ending quest for absolute power and control, and at a minimum beg our forgiveness and apologize for their sins and crimes against us, no quarter should be given them. Period.

The Left can go straight to Hell for all I care and roast alongside Jimmy Carter and his nuts for all eternity, as they deserve. Maybe then we'll have peace and America can be great again. In the immortal words of John Lennon, "you may say, I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one . . . "

On that hopeful note to keep in mind at the stroke of midnight as we ring in 2025, I want to wish each of you a new year blessed with an abundance of peace, happiness, prosperity and the good health to live your life and see your dreams fulfilled.

Lastly, a quick shout-out and thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know. And my gratitude for your being here each day is truly boundless.

Happy New Year to you all!

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• Nothing New Under The Sun: Leftist ideologues learn from communist theory and practice and constantly adapt various failed concepts to present reality, in order to achieve their radical goals of dismantling Western tradition.
  The Communist Precursors of DEI
  
• Some great ideas for President Trump’s new term to cement his agenda for decades to come.
  A MAGA Wishlist
  
• Not all Democrats think a Trump Presidency in 2025 is unavoidable. More
  A Conspiracy to Overthrow the 2024 Elections

ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS/Hezbollah . . . AND BIDEN
• “We see that Trump and the ruling government in Israel are planning to destroy Iran, so Hamas [followers] will have no other choice than to become Palestinian,” the Fatah leader predicted. The PA has killed at least three extremist militants in Jenin since the Dec. 6 incident as it pledges to either arrest or eliminate all participants.
  'Palestinian' leader predicts Trump will "destroy" Iran and crumble Hamas (inshallah as they say - jjs)
  
• Eerie footage showed various surveillance shots of the communities along the border that Hamas terrorists were able to monitor and use for their eventual attack.
  Hamas spent 7 years collecting intel on security cameras, guards and even a kindergarten in Israeli communities massacred on Oct. 7: report
  
• The contrast between how the world has reacted to al-Sabbagh’s death and Abu Akleh’s death is evident in the fact that even President Joe Biden mentioned Abu Akleh in prepared remarks in 2022. Though Abu Akleh also held U.S. citizenship, the key difference appears to be tthat Palestinians — of whatever faction — were responsible this time.
  'Palestinian' Journalist Killed by 'Palestinians' – World Ignores
  * * * * *

• FORD has yet to explain why their page randomly blew up (see what I did there?) with terrorist propaganda. You’d think if they were truly car-hacked, they’d immediately clear the air. (Henry was a big-time Jew-hater - jjs)
  Hacked? FORD Silent After Posting and Deleting Pro-Hamas Slogans On X

  ASSAD REGIME COLLAPSES"

• Daniel Greenfield: Sometimes democracy needs a little help. (Too bad Jimmy Carter died, eh? - jjs)
  Man Who Took Over Syria at Gunpoint Not Sure When He’ll Hold Elections
  
• Thirty-mumble years ago, I argued that President Bush père was wrong to send troops to Somalia (and President Clinton was wrong to keep them there) because there's no such country. Somalia, I bitterly joked, isn't a country so much as a hole in the map where other countries aren't. Years later, I'd repeat that joke about our mission-creep/nation-building exercise in Afghanistan. You can't build a nation in a hole in the map. Which brings us, bitterly once more, to Syria.
  Just Get Us the Hell out of Syria Already
  
• When all the gold is gone.
  Asma Al-Assad Sues for Divorce

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• 'Cyrus Vance acknowledged that, if he had had a second term, Carter would have sold Israel down the river'
  Unlike Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter Was No Friend Of Israel
  
• Deep down, the progressive death cult likely knows their impulsive behavior - particularly their murder of pre-born babies - is morally corrupt. But they apparently find it easier to affirm themselves down a path toward sin rather than admit to it.  When the Left doesn’t reject religion altogether, they simply re-write the bible entirely into a new, perverted edition.
  Liberal 'Pastors' Hold 'Rituals' to 'Bless' Baby-Murdering Abortion Clinics

  MADISON WI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SHOOTING

• This is clearly the result of the unchecked radicalization factory that thrives on Reddit and Tiktok.
  How wokeness weaponized Natalie Rupnow

  CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• The Soros network 'remains in the driver seat' after getting prosecutors elected, according to the Media Research Center.
  Documents Reveal How George Soros Controls Prosecutors
  
• Whistleblower: "It’s almost unbelievable to think that somebody in the federal government would think that’s okay."
  FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs
  
• U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves will resign from his position on Jan. 16, he announced Monday. Under Graves, 1,572 defendants were charged with crimes related to their presence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to his office.(aka MASS Graves - jjs)
  DOJ Attorney Who Led Prosecution Of Over 1,500 Jan. 6 Cases To Step Down Before Trump Takes Office

• Robert Spencer: And it’s insidious.
  The Biden-Harris Regime Has a Reason for Wishing People ‘Happy Kwanzaa’ (Light up your schvantz, Lefties! - jjs)

• A reprieve from the nonstop leftist onslaught on our Republic?
  Trump’s 2024 Victory – and American Restoral

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• At the time of the writing of this article, there are roughly 36 hours left in 2024, which means the total number of shooting victims could increase. But as of right now, the total is about 150 fewer than in 2023. However, “human trafficking victimizations” rose 141.7 percent in Chicago in 2024 versus where they were in 2023 and “aggravated battery victimizations” increased by 5.5 percent.
  Democrat-Run Chicago: Nearly 2,800 Shooting Victims in 2024

  "BIDEN/HARRIS BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• In a surprising reversal, Elon Musk has labeled the H-1B visa system as “broken” on Sunday and said it needs significant changes, despite loudly defending the program which allows skilled foreign workers to be employed in the U.S. The Tesla chief had clashed with supporters of former President Donald Trump in recent days over the issue of H-1B visas and immigration.
  Elon Calms Down: Musk Calls for ‘Major Reform’ of ‘Broken’ H-1B Visa System Despite Fiery Defense
  
• Infighting among Trump supporters highlights a clash between traditional MAGA values and tech elites over immigration, culture, and the true meaning of national loyalty.
  H1B Blues
  
• Immigration advocacy organizations are out to create shock-value numbers that overestimate the real costs of deportation.
  Contrary To Media Claims, Deporting Illegal Alien Criminals Will Save Taxpayers More Than It Costs
  
• The Biden-Harris junta portrays its border policies as compassionate, but the reality tells a different story. 
  Mayorkas' Failures
  
• The cartels are the fifth largest employer in Mexico.
  How are we going to dismantle the cartels?

  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• The court upheld that other sexual assault claims against Trump amounted to evidence for Carroll's accusation
  Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Bid To Overturn E. Jean Carroll Sexual Abuse Verdict
  
• President-elect Donald Trump intends to appeal a Monday ruling upholding the $5 million verdict in the sexual assault case brought by former magazine writer E. Jean Carroll, according to his spokesperson.
  Supreme Court May Have The Opportunity To Overturn Yet Another Legal Attack On Trump

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• In no particular order, here are the biggest hoaxes and misinformation campaigns run by corporate media hacktivists this year.
  The Top 10 Hoaxes The Propaganda Press Peddled In 2024
  
• The lawmakers insist a ban would infringe on the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans. They claim the federal government’s goal of preventing content manipulation by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which has strong ties to ByteDance, can be addressed through less stringent regulations.The ACLU, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), and the Freedom of the Press Foundation have also filed a brief alleging there is insufficient evidence that TikTok threatens “ongoing or imminent harm.”
  Leftist ACLU Partners With Libertarians In Opposing TikTok Ban.
  
• These programs don’t prepare students for a fractured media landscape; they condition them to accept narratives from institutions that have repeatedly betrayed public trust.
  The dark truth about 'media literacy'
  
• Host Stephen K. Bannon was joined by several prominent guests, including Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, who contributed deep insights into the ongoing shift in power dynamics in America. The guests discussed the growing influence of figures like Elon Musk, who, according to Kassam, is championing a form of governance that rejects traditional American principles.
  WATCH: Bannon, Kassam Issue ‘Tech Feudalism’ Warning.
  
• Researchers found that the more a respondent trusted in news journalism, the more pessimistic they tended to be regarding racism and sexism.
  Manufactured Division: Trust In Journalism Corresponds with Pessimism About Race & Sex

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• After finding things very ‘taxing’ in Massachusettes while playing for the New England Patriots, NFL legend Rob Gronkowski would like to score against the federal tax team. The former tight end connected with an X post from Elon Musk that called for drastic simplification of the 73,000-page tax code.
  ‘Gronk Wants Simple Tax Codes’: Musk And Gronk Team Up On Taxes

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• OSU’s two highest-paid DEI officials both made nearly $300,000 in 2023, with 29 others making over 100,000, according to Open The Book’s report. Several employees are part of the “Diversity & Inclusion” or “Institutional Equity” offices, while others are professors within departments such as the “women’s gender and sexuality studies.”
  The Ohio State University Pours Millions Into DEI, Hosts Federally-Funded ‘Nonbinary’ Rock Climbing Program
  
• One school district in South Carolina received a staggering $13.6 million over three years.
  Biden Junta Blew Over $1 Billion On DEI In Red States
  
• Or to put it more bluntly, the university has de-emphasized the study of
  America -- the history for us all, no matter the race,
  color, or creed -- and instead placed even more emphasis on the
  DEI-based racial, ethnic, and sexual courses designed to divide everyone
  into separate warring factions. To hide this shift, it has simply
  changed the department names so that its DEI program is less obvious.
  Beware the DEI shell game
  
• “The stories conveyed in this viral trend match the data... The proliferation of online testimonies has brought attention to the failures of American schools.
  Behind the Teacher Exodus
  
• While some taxation is necessary—maintaining a national defense force, for example—too much of it is thievery.
  Brazen Taxation

  Jimmy Carter's Nuts Roasting at Last

• Daniel Greenfield: And Carter and Biden have a lot in common.
  Jimmy Carter Was Never a Good Man
  
• Carter passed away over the weekend at 100 years old.
  Joe Biden Uses Jimmy Carter’s Passing To Take Shot At Donald Trump
  
• Robert Spencer: We all know the establishment media narrative: whatever his faults, Old Joe Biden is an affable, decent, all-around good fellow, while Donald Trump is arrogant, mean, nasty, and corrupt. This is not true and was never true of either man, and on Sunday, their reactions to the death of their predecessor Jimmy Carter once again showed the truth about each of them. 
  In Eulogizing Carter, Both Biden and Trump Show Their True Colors
  
• Carter did much to legitimize the dictatorship in Venezuela as one that conducts free and fair elections.
  Ask the Venezuelans how great an ex-president Jimmy Carter was
  
• Should he have just stuck to building houses for poor people?
  Reflections on Jimmy Carter

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• “Congress has paid out more than $17.2 million over the last 20 years to cover 268 settlements on Capitol Hill, according to the Office of Compliance.”
  Reps. Massie, Greene Call for Release of ‘Congressional Sexual Misconduct Fund List’

  POLITICS

• Trump posted a 232-word soliloquy on Truth Social touting his electoral romp and attacking Democrats for weaponizing the government against him.
  Donald Trump Endorses Mike Johnson amid Fight for His Gavel
  
• But what if things don't go according to plan, and the House is caught up in a protracted battle to elect a new speaker? We could be staring down the possibility (albeit a remote one) of Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley becoming the acting president of the United States. 
  Acting President Grassley?
  
• “While this instruction has been delivered previously, I am reiterating that no member of the incoming administration or Transition speaks for the United States or the President-elect himself,” Wiles wrote, urging nominees to “refrain from any public social media posts without prior approval of the incoming White House counsel.”
  Report: Trump Team Orders Cabinet Nominees to Cease Social Media Posts Ahead of Confirmation Hearings
  
• Harris faces a tough climb as some former pro-Harrussupporters defect.
  Harris In 2028? One In Five Of Her Own Voters Hope Not: I&I/TIPP Poll
  

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• But just as he justified Hamas’ murderous rampage in Israel in October 2023 because it “did not happen in a vacuum,” Guterres repeated the meme about the Houthis, adding, Gazans have been living for “56 years of suffocating occupation.” And so, in his view, unrelated parties wanting to “help” Hamas in Gaza can legitimately target civilians in Israel. His view is warped by his political animus.
  At Some Point, Iran Will Have To Pay A Price
  
• The study, conducted for London’s Sunday Times, indicates that seven current cabinet ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, would be unseated, with six losing to Reform candidates. Other key figures, such as Defence Secretary John Healey, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, and Health Secretary Wes Streeting, are similarly projected to lose their seats.
  If a UK Election Were Held Today, Farage’s Reform Party Would Win 14 Times The Number of Seats It Has Now.
  
• Kim’s Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the only legal political entity in the repressive communist state, regularly holds end-of-year meetings to evaluate its performance over the past year and recalibrate its leadership. Kim appoints or removes officials at will, gives multiple speeches on his various ideological priorities, and usually concludes with some excoriating of allegedly lazy or incompetent officials to instill fear in the Party for the incoming year.
  North Korea Prepares ‘Toughest Anti-U.S. Counteraction’ as Trump’s Return Looms
  
• The incident, which occurred last Wednesday, involved an Embraer 190 airliner flying from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, in Russia’s Chechen Republic.The plane crashed in Kazakhstan after encountering interference with its navigation systems and being struck by what Azerbaijan claims were external objects, likely missiles. The crash resulted in the deaths of 38 out of 67 passengers, over half of them Azerbaijani citizens.
  Azerbaijan Demands Apology & Compensation from Russia After Plane Crash.
  
• The Jeju Air plane erupted in a fireball — killing all but two people on board — after it skidded off the end of the runway at Muan International Airport and slammed into a wall.
  Aviation experts question purpose of concrete wall at end of runway after catastrophic Jeju Air crash: ‘Verging on criminal’

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• Weren't we promised that with the advent of the Biden administration, the adults would be back in charge? Yeah, about that, time is getting short for them to show up. . . On Monday, a report was relased that a Chinese hacker gained access to the U.S. Treasury Department. According to the report, this was a state-sponsored attack, and the hacker was affiliated with the Chinese government. Although the announcement was made on Monday, Fox News said officials learned about the breach on December 8.
  China Hacks the U.S. Treasury
  
• “It’s a cover-up and it’s terrifying,” said the former intel officer, who spoke to Herridge using the alias “Alice.  “It should be terrifying for all Americans.”
  Report: Foreign Adversary ‘Likely’ Responsible For Havana Syndrome, Whistleblower Accuses CIA of ‘Coverup,’ ‘Gaslighting’

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• We are coming into a New Year with a lot of excitement regarding a change of governing philosophy from one of grotesque and profligate federal spending to one of rational cost cutting headed by the “DOGE Brothers.” 
  The DOGE Brothers Meet the Swamp

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• An extremely contagious virus with symptoms ranging from diarrhea to vomiting to nausea to extreme stomach pain, norovirus typically lasts between 12 to 47 hours and often subsides without medical intervention. (So unless you're very old or you have other issues, it's essentially a nothing-burger? - jjs)
  Norovirus Cases Surge Throughout Country, According to CDC

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The actual data obtained by the Parker Solar Probe should be arriving on New Year’s Day, if all goes well.
  Parker Solar Probe Survives its Close Encounter with the Sun

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• Mozzy Clark is accusing Washington Corrections Center for Women of forcing her to share a cell with a man who allegedly harassed and assaulted her
  EXCLUSIVE: Woman Sues Prison For Locking Her Up With Trans-Identifying Man Who Allegedly Assaulted Her

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• This crisis raises a critical question: How can we expect to preserve the American experiment if future generations remain uneducated about its foundations? The answer lies in addressing the root causes of this knowledge deficit and promoting accessible tools—such as PragerU’s educational civics videos and citizenship quiz—to bridge the gap
  Only 36% of U.S. Adults Can Pass the Citizenship Test: A Wake-Up Call for Civic Literacy
  
• Christian Toto: Nothing off limits as comics roast Taylor Swift, Luigi Mangione and Bruce Willis
  ‘Torching 2024’ – Netflix Ends Year with Anti-Woke Jolt
  
• Still, I worry that we’re jumping the gun. This dogma has infected all our institutions like a fungus. It won’t be easy to eradicate. Ever notice how quickly, after a full complement of treatments, athlete’s foot comes right back? One American election won’t do the trick. There are too many people with a vested interest in wokery because “decolonizing the curriculum,” say, is their job. Many a museum director has been hired expressly to ensure an art collection doesn’t acquire work by white people.
  Woke is dead — let’s make sure it never comes back
  
• As Screwtape told Wormwood, ‘The aim is to guide each sex away from those members of the other with whom spiritually helpful, happy, and fertile marriages are most likely.’
  Demons Must Be Delighted At How Badly Americans Have Butchered Marriage
  
• At the very least, they might gain a new appreciation for their own country.
  What Americans Could Learn From Japan’s No-Tips Work Culture

  HITHER & YON

• The French writer’s novels have foretold coming catastrophes with uncanny prescience—and his ambivalence toward modernity has much to teach us.
  The Houellebecq Prophecies
  
• Major movie stars power the best of the best while HBO squanders a beloved franchise
  The Very Best (and Worst) TV Shows of 2024

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