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The Morning Report — 12/25/24

Good morning kids. Here's wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah. Hope you are all surrounded by loving family and hip deep in wrapping paper and enjoying a big mug of cocoa. As per usual, after a glance at the links that cocoa is bound to be topped off with a healthy dollop of gin.

On a more positive note, I've put the Christmas-related links at the top for easy perusal and thankfully they are all in the main generally positive in their outlook. As a Jew, though not-terribly devout, while I do not celebrate Christmas in a religious manner, I nevertheless recognize and respect the life of Christ, its meaning and his words and deeds as truly a man of God, perhaps the greatest to ever walk the earth.

For me personally, there are two historical events that occurred at Christmastime, one that many of us personally experienced which made a lasting impression. From friend and friend of the blog Bob Zimmerman, his thoughts on the iconic image of the Earth as seen from Apollo 8 as it orbited on Christmas of 1968 before heading towards the moon:

When we here are on Earth frame the image with the horizon on the bottom, we immediately reveal our limited planet-bound perspective. We automatically see ourselves on a planet’s surface, watching another planet rise above the distant horizon line.
This difference in perspective is to me the real meaning of this picture. On one hand we see the perspective of the past. On the other we see the perspective the future, for as long humanity can remain alive.
I prefer the future perspective, which is why I framed this image on the cover of Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8 the way Bill Anders took it. I prefer to align myself with that space-faring future.
And it was that space-faring future that spoke when they read from Genesis that evening. They had made the first human leap to another world, and they wished to describe and capture the majesty of that leap to the world. They succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.
Yet, they were also still mostly Earth-bound in mind, which is why Frank Borman’s concluding words during that Christmas eve telecast were so heartfelt. He was a spaceman in a delicate vehicle talking to his home of Earth, 240,000 miles away. “And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you — all of you on the good Earth.” They longed deeply to return, a wish that at that moment, in that vehicle, was quite reasonable.
Someday that desire to return to Earth will be gone. People will live and work and grow up in space, and see the Earth as Bill Anders saw it in his photograph fifty years ago.
And it is for that time that I long. It will be a future of majesty we can only imagine. Merry Christmas to all, all of us still pinned down here on “the good Earth.”

While 18 months later, witnessing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin actually walking on the moon was something else entirely, to this day, that shot of the earth as seen from Apollo 8 is no less mind-blowing when you get right down to it.

The other seminal event that shaped my life, though it occurred 16 years before I was born, that some of our parents and grandparents actually lived through, and sadly perhaps did not because they had a front row seat to history as they became a part of it, was in and around a place called Bastogne, in Belgium.

[80] years ago this Christmas Eve, Gen. Anthony McAuliffe wrote this letter to his troops during the Battle of the Bulge. . . McAuliffe’s letter began with the heading “Merry Christmas”:
What’s Merry about all this, you ask? We’re fighting — it’s cold, we aren’t home. All true but what has the proud Eagle Division accomplished with its worthy comrades the 10th Armored Division, the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion and all the rest? Just this: We have stopped cold everything that has been thrown at us from the North, East, South and West. We have identifications from four German Panzer Divisions, two German Infantry Divisions and one German Parachute Division.

When the Germans pounded our lines and the civilians of the area with artillery and blockbuster bombs demanding our surrender, McAuliffe's one word response is as iconic and historic, and quintessentially American, as that photo of the earth from Apollo 8:

22 December 1944 “To the German Commander: N U T S !
The American Commander”
Allied Troops are counterattacking in force. We continue to hold Bastogne. By holding Bastogne we assure the success of the Allied Armies. We know that our Division Commander, General Taylor, will say: “Well Done!”
We are giving our country and our loved ones at home a worthy Christmas present and being privileged to take part in this gallant feat of arms are truly making for ourselves a Merry Christmas.

And just before Christmas of '44, the weather cleared, Allied fighter-bombers took to the skies and with rocket, cannon and machine-gun fire decimated German armor, artillery and troops, paving the way for Patton's tanks, led by Creighton Abrams to break through the German lines, sweep into Bastogne and relieve the beleaguered 101st holding on for dear life in that freezing hell known as the Bulge.

No, I did not personally live through it, but having been raised by parents and family who directly endured their own hell on earth such as my mother of blessed memory or my father whose beloved brother gave his life in the tropical hell called Saipan six months earlier. And so I was fortunate enough to have been born and raised in a land of liberty and taught the meaning of living in darkness and having an abiding faith that brings us at long last into the light of freedom, love and redemption.

On that note, I reference the estimable Daniel Greenfield and his reflections on Hanukkah this year:

On this Chanukah, menorahs will be lit not only in the land of Israel, from Jerusalem to Gaza, but in Lebanon and on the heights of Mt. Hermon overlooking Syria. Vacationing families will visit the waterfalls of the Hermon Stream in the Golan Heights from which the Syrian Greek armies had descended thousands of years ago to conquer Israel leading to the events of. Chanukah.
The lights of the menorahs over darkness are a reminder that miracles can still happen here. . .
Over two thousand years ago, Judah Maccabee walked among his men, hungry and dressed in rags, and urged them, “O my fellow soldiers, no other time remains more opportune than the present for courage and contempt of dangers; for if you now fight manfully, you may recover your liberty, which, as it is a thing of itself agreeable to all men, so it proves to be to us much more desirable, by its affording us the liberty of worshiping God.”
“You must either recover that liberty, and so regain a happy and blessed way of living, which is that according to our laws, and the customs of our country, or to submit to the most opprobrious sufferings; nor will any seed of your nation remain if ye be defeated in this battle. Fight therefore manfully; and suppose that you must die, though you do not fight; but believe, that besides such glorious rewards as those of the liberty of your country, of your laws, of your religion, you shall then obtain everlasting glory.”
Over two thousand years later the descendants of the Maccabees once again stand watch.
In the days of the Seleucid Empire, Israel existed as a beleaguered encampment surrounded by the Syrian-Greeks, Romans, Edomites and Arabs. That much has not changed. But neither has the will of a small people to keep the light of truth and faith burning against all enemies.

Considering the times in which we live, and what we have seen and endured in a nation that was founded by decent and righteous God-fearing men in response to tyranny, that despite the foibles and failings of men in its relatively 248-year-long microsecond of comparative human history, continues to endure, despite the latest rendition of human evil that seeks to extinguish it, the metaphor of a light among the darkness keeps hope alive that we too shall endure.

We shall overcome this evil that seeks our souls and the destruction of that which we hold dear for their own personal gain and undeserved glory.

The above examples of deliverance from the darkness to the light are a comfort. But as evil indeed never rests, so the struggle to keep it in check if not vanquish it goes on.

May God bless all of you on this Christmas and Hanukkah of 2024 and give us the strength and courage to endure, as well as the faith in ourselves and each other to carry on and make a better world for our loved ones, to restore the promise of America as the last great hope for humanity.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

CHRISTMAS 2024 . . .

For the first time in 15 years, Hanukkah and Christmas coincide in 2024: The Jewish holiday begins with the first candle lighting at sundown on Christmas Day. These holidays are an important affirmation of our religious heritage. America was established on a biblical worldview, and it can’t survive without it.
Faith is at the core of American freedom — and losing it endangers us all
It's definitely a different look at the original Christmas story. Windle published an article last year in which you can see some of the archaeological findings near the Church of the Nativity, as well as an example of a 1st-century stone manger. Now, I’m not suggesting that you throw away your nativity sets, but consider the different take on the nativity story that archaeology suggests. Let it deepen your sense of awe and wonder and your worship this Christmas.
Recent Archaeological Finds May Have You Rethinking Your Nativity Scene
[While]... The video footage is from Christmas 2018 and is narrated by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former White House Spokeswoman at the time. Don’t miss it!
“A Christmas to Remember” – President Trump Releases Powerful New Video on Christmas Eve 2024
His perspective was that of a spacefarer, an explorer of the universe that sees the planets around him as objects within that universe in which he floats.
The real meaning of the Apollo 8 Earthrise image
A celebration of faith and unity reveals the enduring power of community and hope amidst a divided and changing world.
Tidings of Great Joy
Robert Spencer: Christmas reminds us of the certainties in a world of uncertainty.
The Still Point of the Turning World
"We are giving our country and our loved ones at home a worthy Christmas present," McAuliffe wrote.
Read The Letter General Anthony McAuliffe Sent Exhausted, Surrounded Men At The Battle Of The Bulge

ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS/Hezbollah . . . AND BIDEN

Israeli Defense Minister Katz: “We will take care of Houthi leaders” like the terrorist leadership of Hamas, Hezbollah.
Iran-Backed Houthis Escalate Terror Offensive Against Israel, Fire Another Ballistic Missile
Daniel Greenfield: Then blames Israel and demands Hamas protection.
UN Fakes Gaza Famine by Refusing to Deliver Food
One of those is the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
This Chanukah and Christmas, We Need Some Supersized Miracles and Joy
He speaks as a communist, not as a Christian.
Pope [FICTION] Francis continues his war on Israel

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The Department of Education found that UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz “appear not to have responded promptly or effectively to notice of alleged national origin discrimination, including harassment” against its students and employees.
Biden Lets California Universities Off the Hook on Antisemitism
ASSAD REGIME COLLAPSES"
. . . Massie said the nomination of former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) was seen by members of the deep state as a signal to “go in for the kill” because the Trump administration is not expected to “carry on the policies of Obama and the deep state.” Massie and Gabbard have both been longtime collaborators on efforts to stop U.S. meddling in Syria and Massie doesn’t believe the timing is a mistake.
Massie: U.S. Government Helped Orchestrate Syria’s Regime Change Before Trump Takes Office
It “stood out even for people who thought they had already seen everything.”
What Israel Has Just Accomplished in Syria
The Christmas tree burning galvanized anxieties among Syria’s Christian community, which became much smaller during the long civil war as ISIS and other Islamist groups killed Christians and drove them from their homes. Entire villages were systematically wiped out by groups aligned with both the Islamic State and al-Qaeda. Many Christians feared the victorious jihadi rebels would turn on them because they were perceived as supporters of the Assad regime. Assad was known for extending some degree of protection to Christians in exchange for their political backing.
Syrian Christians Demonstrate Against Islamist Rebel Government to Protest Christmas Tree Burning
Daniel Greenfield: Miracles can still happen here.
Chanukah Over Syria
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
In his Friday, December 20, sermon at the Masjid As-Sunnah mosque and Islamic center serving the Orlando, Florida, area, the American-born Abu Usama delivered a scathing critique of Christianity, declaring it polluted with pagan practices, while urging Muslims to remain steadfast in their identity.
‘Christianity is Paganism’: Florida Imam Warns Muslims Against Wishing ‘Happy Holidays’ to ‘Pagan’ Christians
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
The tone-deaf Christmastime argument of a post-Christian civilization.
Irish Times Op-ed: Christianity is a Hate Crime
CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
A source close to Patel said his commitment to advancing the MAGA agenda drove him to continue cultivating relationships with Senate Republicans even while Trump was out of office. That singular focus paid off, and the work he put in now has him on the cusp of serving in a critical position in the second Trump administration he hoped would eventually arrive.
Despite Democrat Screeching, Years Of Hill Work Has Kash Patel Cruising Toward Confirmation
A helpful guide to understanding the real meaning of words and phrases spoken by progressive leftists.
The Progressive Left’s Glossary of Terms, 2024 Edition
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
"YOUR president just granted clemency to the man that killed Katie Skeen!”
Daniel Greenfield: Murder Victim’s Daughter Reacts: Biden “And His Supporters, Have Blood on their Hands”
The decision shows he’s more beholden to pro-crime groups than to the public.
Biden’s Death-Penalty Commutations Are a Moral Outrage
One critic: “There’s no doubt that people don’t want to get involved. It’s the Daniel Penny factor.
People Slam Those Who Didn’t Help Woman Set on Fire on NYC Subway
"It's just absolutely insane that a victim would have to get on the stand and police their pronoun usage." (Judge needs a ride on the NYC subway with a Guatemalan torch - jjs)
California Judge Says Rapist Deserves ‘Dignity,’ Must Be Called By Preferred Pronouns
"BIDEN/HARRIS BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez had been deported in 2019 before reentering the U.S. and skipping a court hearing.
Wrong-Way Driver That Killed Off-Duty Police Officer Was Under Deportation Orders: Officials
The film, available on the Tucker Carlson Network, explores and exposes the world of the migrant industrial complex at an intimate level. Line in the Sand spotlights the illicit journey of migrants into the United States, but also U.S.-funded child detention centers and the driving force of money in the corrupt system.
Exclusive–James O’Keefe: ‘Line in the Sand’ Film Exposes Money Driving Migrant Industrial Complex
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
Obtained by America First Legal (AFL) via open records request, the photographs from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) appear to show Hunter introducing his father to several Chinese members of BHR Partners, a Chinese investment firm with ties to the country’s Communist government.
Report: New Photos Show Joe Biden Meeting Hunter’s Chinese Business Partners, Introducing Son To Xi
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Leftist echo chamber Bluesky, the social media platform enjoying explosive growth as Trump haters flee Elon Musk’s X/Twitter, is under fire for its failure to adequately address death threats and attempted doxxing targeting progressive journalist Jesse Singal. Singal, an ultraleftist, has nevertheless faced intense hate on Bluesky due to his criticism of the transgender agenda.
Progressive Journalist Faces Flurry of Death Threats on Leftist Echo Chamber Bluesky over Trans Skepticism
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Manufactured dependency has become so normalized that people won’t allow Washington to touch it.
America’s Unsolvable Spending Crisis: Brace for Impact
Policymakers failed to state whether inflation would moderate again or if there were reasons to worry about the economy.
The Fed is Sowing Needless Confusion
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
“Each of us must feel in some way responsible for the devastation to which the earth, our common home, has been subjected, beginning with those actions that, albeit only indirectly, fuel the conflicts that presently plague our human family,” the pontiff states in his message for the 58th World Day of Peace.
Pope [FICTION] Francis Decries ‘Environmental Decay’ in Peace Message
Two recent studies set fire to climate alarmists’ credibility, providing yet more data to show that “global warming” isn’t about to destroy the planet and politicians’ “solutions” are actually pointless and ineffective.
Recent Studies Freeze Climate Alarmist Claims
The USPS has barely begun its ill-advised electric boogaloo, and there is already trouble in paradise. According to a July 2024 report by the inspector general, the agency has already, “experienced nationwide charging infrastructure delays. The 29 [planned charging] sites were delayed by an average 219 days compared to its June 2023 baseline schedule.”
Trump Must Reject USPS’ Electric Boogaloo
SECOND AMENDMENT
The facts are too strange to rule out what might initially sound like fiction.
Why did this gun store disappear from Houston and then turn up on the black market?
ABORTION
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published notice in the Federal Register on Monday that the agency is pulling back its proposed regulations to bar employers from being excused from the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate on the grounds of “non-religious moral objections.” The agency said that it chose to withdraw the proposed regulations to “focus their time and resources on matters other than finalizing these rules” as the Biden junta draws to a close.
Biden Junta Quietly Scraps Proposal That Would Force More Employers To Cover Employees’ Birth Control
THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH AND 2024 SHENANIGANS
Former Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark has obtained documents linking the Arizona Attorney General’s office with the States United Democracy Center—a far-left non-profit lawfare group associated with attorney Norm Eisen, a key figure in President Donald J. Trump’s first sham impeachment. The documents appear to be a retainer agreement from States United to advise the Arizona Attorney General’s office on lawfare aimed to suppress critics of how the state conducts its elections and those who might question the results.
Documents Reveal AZ AG Colluded with Anti-Trump Attorney’s Non-Profit on Election Lawfare.
Despite the open cases and apparent frequency of double votes, Francisco Aguilar stressed that ‘the 2024 election cycle was more secure than ever.’
Report: Nevada Investigates 180 Cases of Double-Voting, Hundreds More Potential 2024 Election Violations
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
“Adams then used those funds to fraudulently obtain public funding”
Eric Adams’ Troubles Deepen: Alleged Corruption Connection Pleads Guilty
The MAGA movement has rallied in unwavering support for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as he faces renewed smears from the corporate media and House Ethics Committee accusations rooted in disproven allegations.It is telling that despite a coordinated campaign to isolate and discredit him, the Trump-aligned grassroots base and key leaders in the America First coalition are standing behind Gaetz, further exposing and fuelling the establishment’s desperation to silence one of the most reliable and vocal critics of the D.C. swamp.
Gaetz Flew the MAGA Flag Even in The Darkest Hours, Now the Base Must Have His Back as the New Hoaxes Roll Out.
Biden cited House GOP leadership’s decision to delay taking up the legislation until after the election and concerns regarding the motivations behind Republican lawmakers’ support for the bill as his rationale for opposing an expansion of the country’s federal judicial branch, according to a veto statement published on Monday.
‘Partisan Politics At Its Worst’: Biden Fuels ‘Judicial Crisis’ By Vetoing Bill That Would Let Trump Tap New Judges
POLITICS
Trump's popular vote win and GOP redistricting gains have reshaped House battlegrounds, challenging Democrats' demographic strategy and midterm advantage.
Could 2024 Trump’s Victory Counter a 2026 ‘Midterm Curse’?
The Republicans apparently talked with Trump weeks before the “shutdown showdown” and shared their worries about how Johnson has handled different issues, per the Hill. The outlet noted that most of the sources spoke on the condition of anonymity and did not share any of the Republicans’ names.
Report: Some House Republicans Want Trump to ‘Dump’ Speaker Mike Johnson
Historic shifts among a broad swath of the Pennsylvania electorate helped deliver victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in the 2024 presidential race. The Trump campaign’s populist America First agenda saw broad appeal across demographics, with working-class and young voters especially drawn to the President-elect’s message.
These Pennsylvania Trump Numbers Are Sending Democrats Into a Tailspin.
Identity politics at its worst.
What’s Going On With Black and Hispanic Women?
As stories like this prove, Kamala'’s candidacy was a masterclass in how not to run for office. Harris' lack of the most basic political instincts, inability to connect with voters, complete mismanagement of money, and stunning arrogance led to her humiliating defeat. There’s a reason why groups that had traditionally been the backbone of Democratic victories rallied behind Trump in historic numbers in 2024.
What Kamala Told the Teamsters… Yikes!
If this presidential election year taught us anything, it’s that there is no bottom in matters of the politically absurd.
The Most Politically Absurd Things Americans Had To Endure This Year
There they all sit in the gloom, awaiting their checks from Soros...
The boneyard of failed political careers
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the US embassy chanting “Trump, animal, leave the canal alone” and “Get out invading gringo,” as about 20 police officers guarded the compound.
Panamanians protest ‘public enemy’ Trump’s canal threat
Lloyd Billingsley: Canada’s WWII vets can now see, in their own country, the same sort of regime they fought against.
Trudeau’s Nazi Canada
What could possibly go wrong?
Nuclear-Armed Pakistan Developing Long-Range Ballistic Missile Capabilities
The explosives factory, located in the village of Kavakli in Balikesir province, produces munitions and flares for both Turkish and international customers. This would seem to make it a potential target for terrorism or sabotage, but provincial governor Ismail Ustaoglu told state media that foul play has already been ruled out.
Eleven Killed in Turkish Explosives Factory Blast
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
“He has studied and experienced the disastrous effects Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has on our military and he is committed to expunging it from our armed forces.”
Over 120 Retired Generals and Admirals Endorse Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense
The fighter jets were involved in operations targeting the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist organization.
Second U.S. Fighter Jet Nearly Shot Down In Friendly Fire Incident
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
“We will be embracing a star.”
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to Make Closest Approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
“We’re going to stop the transgender lunacy,” he promised.
'There Are Only Two Genders,' Trump Vows to Make Biological Truth an Official Policy

CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
If Jesus of Nazareth had never been born, what kind of world would it be?
A World Without Christ?
The demise of “Woke” has been greatly exaggerated. The unfortunate truth is that the Woke Era, under which the great mass of Americans has been harassed since the reelection of Barack Obama, is merely the latest spasm of the puritanism that has periodically plagued the body politic since the English Civil War. The particular issues change, but the insufferable moralization and coercive war on preexisting cultural traditions and symbols are always recognizable.
Old Saint Knick: Washington Irving’s Antidote To Woke
Christian Toto: 17 hours agoNicole Kidman supercharges steamy thriller serving up false empowerment:
‘Babygirl’ Capsized by Woke, Wobbly Ending
HITHER & YON
You sit down for your favorite meal with the best of intentions—and end up eating way too much. You're stuffed, but you still spring for dessert. Suddenly, you're immobile. The pants you started the feast in don't fit anymore. You can't even get off the couch, let alone put one foot in front of the other. If such a sequence of events makes you feel a bit self-loathing, don't let it. Because it turns out that America's premier apex predator sometimes finds itself in the same boat. We're talking about the bald eagle, particularly one from the great state of Missouri, where wildlife officials discovered what they assumed was an injured bird. When they captured it for medical examination, they became confused. They expected to find signs of broken wings or blunt trauma. Instead, they found a perfectly healthy bald eagle—filled to the brim with the remains of a raccoon.
2024 Man of the Year: Bald Eagle That Got Too Fat To Fly
In October 2023, NBC ran a headline saying “Republicans float a quiet conspiracy theory that Biden won't be on the ballot.”
Three Conspiracy Theories That Came True In 2024
FINALLY . . .
I have seventeen entries in my cell phone directory of people who are dead, and I can’t bear to erase their numbers.
And Then, the Line Went Dead

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1 Merry Christmas

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 25, 2024 07:31 AM (gbOdA)

2 Merry Christmas.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 25, 2024 07:31 AM (Rcnd3)

3
ESPONJA!!1!!11!!!

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 25, 2024 07:32 AM (tljrc)

4 Good morning horde! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 25, 2024 07:33 AM (ExV1e)

5 Merry Christmas, JJ!

And Thank you.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 25, 2024 07:34 AM (a1415)

6 Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 25, 2024 07:44 AM (BpYfr)

7 Yonder Horde

Merry Christmas 🎄
Happy Hannukah 🕎

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 25, 2024 07:46 AM (Q4IgG)

8 Concerning the particulars of Jesus's birth. Don’t care about the true details. He was born and He died for our sins. Enough said.
Merry Christmas Horde

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at December 25, 2024 07:47 AM (2NHgQ)

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Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all you Hordians from coast to coast and on ships at sea.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 25, 2024 07:48 AM (dxSpM)

10 Merry Christmas! I have no idea why we woke up at 4:30 - we don't have little ones in the home. Time to down some coffee. I hope you all have a blessed day.

Posted by: PabloD at December 25, 2024 07:51 AM (yHP5w)

11 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to ever'body!

From the ONT: Molly K., my condolences on the passing of Mr. K. He had his family with him, and that's important.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 07:53 AM (omVj0)

12 Merry Christmas to all. I hope your day is special.

Posted by: Pete Bog at December 25, 2024 07:54 AM (iB0e9)

13 Merry Christmas!

And

Happy Hanukkah!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at December 25, 2024 07:56 AM (OTdqV)

14 Beautiful essay, JJ. Happy Hanukkah!

God bless us everyone.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 07:56 AM (SfhV1)

15 Merry Christmas everyone - Joy to the World!

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 07:57 AM (SfhV1)

16 Now off to look at the links...

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 07:58 AM (SfhV1)

17 Merry Chrismukkah!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Agent of Chaos at December 25, 2024 07:58 AM (kpS4V)

18 I've always thought of the 1968 Apollo mission as *more* important in some ways than the actual moon landing. The Apollo 8 guys were the first to leave Earth orbit. If something had gone wrong, there'd have been no rescue. True of all the missions, of course, but they were the first to go "where no man had gone before." And then you had the dramatic reading from Genesis to cap off a chaotic year in American history too.

We truly believed, some of us, then and in July 1969, that men would someday live on the Moon in a "Luna City" and explore the planets.

What happened . . .?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 07:58 AM (omVj0)

19 Why not put some windmills and solar panels on the electric airplane? Leave room for unicorns and a strategic skittle reserve.

Posted by: Boss Moss at December 25, 2024 07:59 AM (wZ2Bf)

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Rain here in Brazoria County that started around 3:00. The heavy stuff cleared out around 5:00 but we're having trailing showers. No ponding in the yard.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 25, 2024 07:59 AM (dxSpM)

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What happened . . .?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

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We beat the Godless Bolsheviks to the moon, then lost interest. The Nixon administration whacked NASA's budget, later Apollo missions were chopped and we never recovered until Musk showed us that rocket launches could be made routine.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 25, 2024 08:02 AM (dxSpM)

22 Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 08:04 AM (v6JzV)

23 "We truly believed, some of us, then and in July 1969, that men would someday live on the Moon in a "Luna City" and explore the planets.

What happened . . .?"

Space is dangerous and people can't go there and survive without complicated and very expensive machines to keep them alive.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 25, 2024 08:04 AM (QB+5g)

24 What happened . . .?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

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We beat the Godless Bolsheviks to the moon, then lost interest. The Nixon administration whacked NASA's budget, later Apollo missions were chopped and we never recovered until Musk showed us that rocket launches could be made routine.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 25, 2024

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That, and the administration and later ones proceeded to build the biggest welfare state the world had ever seen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:06 AM (omVj0)

25 I found it ironic at an early age that the Vietnam war was raging and we were setting foot on the moon in the name of "Peace" at the same time.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 25, 2024 08:06 AM (QB+5g)

26 Sen. William Proxmire is what happened.

Ironically enough, lunar orbit rendezvous was the best way to get there first, but Apollo was a dead end. It was also risky as hell.

The VAB has 4 bays and 4 huge doors. They planned on over 100 Saturn V launches. The money was front loaded and peaked about 1964

Tourist flights orbiting around the Moon should have been routine and fairly inexpensive by now, had they not thrown their investment away. It is pathetic.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 25, 2024 08:07 AM (pIZjG)

27 Trump's popular vote win and GOP redistricting gains have reshaped House battlegrounds, challenging Democrats' demographic strategy and midterm advantage.

Not to worry, Dems, the GOP Congressional caucus will ensure that voters have no reason to support their party.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 25, 2024 08:07 AM (ExV1e)

28 As per usual, after a glance at the links that cocoa is bound to be topped off with a healthy dollop of gin.

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It's like you're in my living room as the chronic insomnia continues.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to you, JJ -- and all the COBs, Ace, and mighty-righty horde!

I got my Christmas presents early on July 13th (witnessing the Hand of God) and November 5th as most of the country (sadly not by much -- but enough) overcame the Margin of Fraud (Kommie-la likely only got 50 million votes, still way too many for that Princess of Darkness [SWIDT?]).

Cheers!

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:09 AM (z3WOQ)

29 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to the Horde and loved ones. It feels like things are turning so be of good cheer in this holiday season, at the very least to annoy the left

Posted by: Smell the Glove at December 25, 2024 08:12 AM (DopAq)

30 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all

Posted by: Skip at December 25, 2024 08:12 AM (fwDg9)

31
Tourist flights orbiting around the Moon should have been routine and fairly inexpensive by now, had they not thrown their investment away. It is pathetic.
Posted by: Common Tater at December 25, 2024

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It's only been a little over fifty years. In far less time than that we went from the first manned powered plane flight to atomic power. We should have a going colony or two on the Moon and Mars, and have those tourist flights ("honeymoon cruises"!) out to Jupiter by now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:13 AM (omVj0)

32 Somebody outside just set off a firework, and Stirling the big black cat went running away from the door. He hides under the bed during fireworks. Not thunder, but at July 4 and Dec. 31, he freaks out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:17 AM (omVj0)

33 From MSN

"Hanukkah sameach!" meaning "Happy Hanukkah!"
"Chag Urim sameach" means "Happy Festival of Lights."
"Chag sameach!" meaning "Happy holiday!."
"Chag sameach" means "Let the light shine every day of your life!"

I like the last one.
Chag sameach

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 25, 2024 08:18 AM (gbOdA)

34 Good morning and merry Christmas.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at December 25, 2024 08:18 AM (kTd/k)

35 No presents here, we are all apparently on the naughty list. Most likely level IIII.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 25, 2024 08:18 AM (Rcnd3)

36 No, I did not personally live through it, but having been raised by parents and family who directly endured their own hell on earth such as my mother of blessed memory or my father whose beloved brother gave his life in the tropical hell called Saipan six months earlier. And so I was fortunate enough to have been born and raised in a land of liberty and taught the meaning of living in darkness and having an abiding faith that brings us at long last into the light of freedom, love and redemption.

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Amen.

I remember being stunned and taken aback when someone here pointed out a couple years ago that we were now further removed from the end of WWII (2022 - 1945 = 77 years) than the beginning of WWII (for the USA) was removed from the end of the Civil War (1941 - 1865 = 76 years).

Where does the time go ...

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:19 AM (z3WOQ)

37 When the Apollo program shut down, the young upcoming engineers had a lot of raw tech they could develop into new stuff. I remember making a choice to stay out of weapons development. There were a lot of jobs going into development of what were called "flying bombs" at the time.

I decided instead to go into solar energy tech which was also beginning to grow.

I later ended up in the space program after Reagan gutted the solar programs that Carter had established.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 25, 2024 08:20 AM (QB+5g)

38 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to everyone.

Posted by: dantesed at December 25, 2024 08:21 AM (Oy/m2)

39 Alec Baldwin was nice?

https://tinyurl.com/mrr7y4h5+

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 25, 2024 08:21 AM (BBZa4)

40 Can I get a Hanukkah sameach on rye, with extra pickles?

Posted by: PabloD at December 25, 2024 08:21 AM (yHP5w)

41 Had a great-uncle (paternal grandfather's brother), who was a combat engineer at Bastogne. He had a Bronze Star from it. He would NEVER talk about it, so we don't know his story, only that he was there.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at December 25, 2024 08:22 AM (e/Osv)

42 Traditionally, our family celebrates on Christmas Eve with the big bland Swedish food and presents. Christmas Day we gather again for brunch and then settle in for a cozy afternoon. I guess this year it's football. Could be worse. Could be soccer.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 08:23 AM (SfhV1)

43 Can I get a Hanukkah sameach on rye, with extra pickles?
Posted by: PabloD at December 25, 2024 08:21 AM (yHP5w)
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Hold my latke.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 25, 2024 08:23 AM (BBZa4)

44 [80] years ago this Christmas Eve, Gen. Anthony McAuliffe wrote this letter to his troops during the Battle of the Bulge. . .

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Make Generals like McAuliffe and Patton Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:23 AM (z3WOQ)

45 Merry Christmas to all.

It’s a Wonderful Life.

Donna Reed is a living doll.

Posted by: Redenzo at December 25, 2024 08:24 AM (V/pbu)

46 Make Generals like McAuliffe and Patton ~~Great~~ Again!
Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:23 AM (z3WOQ)
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FIFY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 25, 2024 08:24 AM (BBZa4)

47 I've wrapped up Linda's presents. What I ordered for myself didn't arrive -- one got sent back to the vendor and they'll reship it, and the second went from the mail center here in town to . . . Massachusetts. The tracking says it's still moving in the system, so maybe I'll see them before I go back to work on 1/2.

In the meantime I have plenty new stuff to read and pipes to choose from, I've worked out and had breakfast, and I have the cats for company.

Next year, I swear, when I have my house, I'm decorating for Christmas. Some outside lights, maybe, and maybe a tree (with unbreakable ornaments to outfox the cats). I miss the decorations and they always cheer me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:24 AM (omVj0)

48 ... paving the way for Patton's tanks, led by Creighton Abrams to break through the German lines ...

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The namesake of the current Governor of Georgia, Stacey "Tank" Abrams!

My, how far we have fallen in a mere 80 years ...

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:26 AM (z3WOQ)

49 I wonder what the astronauts on the ISS have planned for Christmas? I don't think Santa and his sleigh can dock for a visit. Maybe he left their presents in the airlock.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 25, 2024 08:27 AM (QB+5g)

50 Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas!

Whenever I ponder the Battle of the Bulge, I always make sure that in addition to honoring our soldiers and airmen who suffered during that battle, to also remember Renee Lemaire, the Belgian nurse at Bastogne who did so much to help our wounded and dying soldiers before she was killed on Christmas Eve in a German bombing. She was pretty accurately depicted in Band of Brothers.

I hope everyone has a very blessed day and it is pent with friends and family.

May God bless the Horde, wherever you are.

Posted by: Sharkman at December 25, 2024 08:27 AM (hbrmk)

51 Better chances to to a orbit around the moon then go see a sunken ship a mile down

Posted by: Skip at December 25, 2024 08:28 AM (fwDg9)

52 Wait-What is this mess? Thought it was figgy pudding.

Posted by: Leader Of The Free World For Three More Weeks at December 25, 2024 08:28 AM (G5+As)

53 For the first time in years we'll have family here for Christmas. With the kids being grown, and up until this summer living far away, we've been on our own.

The "California Refugees" will be here this afternoon.

It'll be a mad house.

*goes off to check booze supply*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 25, 2024 08:28 AM (Q4IgG)

54
Plus the armies of whiners, "How can we spend so much money on space when we have so many problems on Earth???"

So we stopped spending the money on space and have all the same problems on Earth.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 25, 2024 08:30 AM (dxSpM)

55 Last nights candlelight service of lessons and carols had this quote by C.S. Lewis in the back of the bulletin:

“In our world too, a stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.”

From “The Last Battle.”

Merry Christmas !

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 08:30 AM (lRvfO)

56 49 I wonder what the astronauts on the ISS have planned for Christmas?
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Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 25, 2024 08:31 AM (dg+HA)

57 “ The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord

- Isaiah 11:2

Posted by: Marcus T at December 25, 2024 08:32 AM (hzUuR)

58 A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the Moon)
Ten years from now I'll be paying still.
(while Whitey's on the Moon)...

Posted by: Reasons Why No Moon Base at December 25, 2024 08:32 AM (R/m4+)

59 A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)

Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the moon)

I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the moon)

Ten years from now I'll be payin' still.
(while Whitey's on the moon)

The man jus' upped my rent las' night.
('cause Whitey's on the moon)

No hot water, no toilets, no lights.
(but Whitey's on the moon)

Posted by: Gil Scott-Heron, still hating from 6 feet under at December 25, 2024 08:32 AM (JFjc9)

60 My late Uncle Joe volunteered to be, and was, in the first of Patton's tanks to roll into Bastonge because his brother was pinned down there. They both survived the War.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at December 25, 2024 08:33 AM (Da7Vv)

61 Hadrian, do the puppies get anything special on Christmas?

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 08:33 AM (v6JzV)

62 Merry Christmas one and all. Been awake since 0400 because insomnia hates me. Dogs are fed and we're leaving in a few hours to go the mother-in-law's house for a quick meal and present exchange.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 25, 2024 08:34 AM (lXCUP)

63 Thanks, J.J., for reminding me of the meaning of the season. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.

Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 25, 2024 08:34 AM (cYpPP)

64 My Grandfather was wounded on the march to the Bulg. He was sent home on the Queen Mary.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 25, 2024 08:34 AM (gbOdA)

65 Merry Christmas, Fen! How’d the service go last night?

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 08:35 AM (v6JzV)

66 Whitey may be on the moon, but the man who is leading the way to Mars is an African American.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 25, 2024 08:35 AM (dg+HA)

67 Merry Christmas to all morons. I am waiting for my family to awake to begin the festivities.

Posted by: Puddinhead at December 25, 2024 08:35 AM (/UtnQ)

68
Hadrian, do the puppies get anything special on Christmas?
Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 08:33 AM (v6JzV)

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No, but I will hand out bones today. They'll enjoy that.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 25, 2024 08:35 AM (dxSpM)

69 I didn't know visiting Bulg was so dangerous.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 25, 2024 08:36 AM (QB+5g)

70 Responding to Weasels request for lurkers to delurk. Merry Christmas to all of the gray box people. Had spinal surgery in the spring and was unable to travel to the NoVaMoMee in June. Missed seeing everyone. We are surrounded by family including the beloved "outlaws" this year. We are truly blessed. A lovely Christmas Eve dinner last night at son and daughter in laws house. Everyone will gather here for Christmas Day prime rib and too many gifts. Wishing you all a blessed season and fruitful new year!

Posted by: NoLongerintheBellyoftheBeast at December 25, 2024 08:37 AM (OpLc2)

71 We shall overcome this evil that seeks our souls and the destruction of that which we hold dear for their own personal gain and undeserved glory.

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I read that in the voice of the resurrected (none too subtle) voice of Gandalf the White.

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:37 AM (z3WOQ)

72 Thanks, also, for not taking the day off!

Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 25, 2024 08:37 AM (cYpPP)

73 - A good man of word and deed? Maybe the greatest man of God?
He was either who He said He was, or He was a lunatic.

Mark 14
60- And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

61- But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

62- And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Posted by: TeeJ at December 25, 2024 08:38 AM (ytKo6)

74 On that note, I reference the estimable Daniel Greenfield and his reflections on Hanukkah this year:

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Pure poetry ...

Mr. Greenfield is one of the greatest thinkers and writers of our time; thank you, JJ, for turning me (and us) on to him lo these many years ago.

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:39 AM (z3WOQ)

75 "Thanks, also, for not taking the day off!"

Yes, thanks to all the people who labor on this Holiday whether by choice or not.

Not having any family or responsibilities during the holidays allows me to be of service to those who do.

Posted by: pawn, RIP Vic at December 25, 2024 08:41 AM (QB+5g)

76 I hope CBD’s in a festive mood today.

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 08:44 AM (v6JzV)

77 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all y'all!

Posted by: Weasel at December 25, 2024 08:44 AM (1BE4H)

78 Whitey may be on the moon, but the man who is leading the way to Mars is an African American.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 25, 2024 08:35 AM (dg+HA)

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"I don't care what the right man say, President-Elect is an Afrikaner."

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:45 AM (z3WOQ)

79 Merry Christmas to you, fellow Hordesters. May God bless each of you.

Posted by: tubal at December 25, 2024 08:46 AM (PCK5/)

80 Come on then, lurkers, join in. The AosHQ Empire is welcoming and fun.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:48 AM (omVj0)

81
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to-

All Morons and Ettes Across the Moronoverse and Beyond!

Posted by: naturalfake at December 25, 2024 08:48 AM (iJfKG)

82
I remember being stunned and taken aback when someone here pointed out a couple years ago that we were now further removed from the end of WWII (2022 - 1945 = 77 years) than the beginning of WWII (for the USA) was removed from the end of the Civil War (1941 - 1865 = 76 years).

Where does the time go ...

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:19 AM

have you read The Fourth Turning? It takes 400 pages to explain the strong men make good times / good times makes weak men / weak men make hard times / hard times makes strong men cycle

their central point is that about every 80-ish years (roughly), there is some major (often global) event that kinda re-sets society

they make a compelling case: the American Revolution is 80-ish years before our (first) civil war which was 80-ish years before the WWI - WWII thirty years war

and here we are, 80-ish years after WWII...

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 25, 2024 08:49 AM (tljrc)

83 Come on then, lurkers, join in. The AosHQ Empire is welcoming and fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:48 AM (omVj0)
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This! Step outside your comfort zone and say howdy!

Posted by: Weasel at December 25, 2024 08:49 AM (1BE4H)

84 Merry Christmas yall. This is our greatest gift.

Posted by: fd at December 25, 2024 08:50 AM (vFG9F)

85 The AosHQ Empire is welcoming and fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Quietly hides the buckets of fish oil and paddles.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 25, 2024 08:50 AM (lXCUP)

86 - And lest any think I am being judgemental in that last post, I am not. In the shoes of the priests, I could have done no better.
They were fulfilling a role appointed them by Jesus before he laid the foundations of the world.
Just as Abraham did. And Pharoah, and Nebuchanezzer, and Antiochus Ephanese, and Herod, and...

Posted by: TeeJ at December 25, 2024 08:51 AM (ytKo6)

87 Cool today and hazy. It'll get to 70 F. by this afternoon, and we have a 60% chance of rain.

I'm off tomorrow. Originally I thought I'd have to bring my car to the tire shop for a TPMS sensor, but that has started working again, and I can take the car in on a Saturday if need be. Perhaps I may drive up U.S. 90 to an outlying town, just for the fun of it. Or I may stroll around a nearby historic district near the river with my pipe. If any Karens give me a hard look, I'll smile back and say, "Happy New Year!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:52 AM (omVj0)

88 I believe God showed us mercy, this election cycle.

Posted by: tubal at December 25, 2024 08:52 AM (PCK5/)

89 It's weird having Christmas in the middle of the week. Who has to go back to work tomorrow?

Posted by: fd at December 25, 2024 08:52 AM (vFG9F)

90 The AosHQ Empire is welcoming and fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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Quietly hides the buckets of fish oil and paddles.
Posted by: NR Pax at December 25, 2024

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Whatever you do, don't mention The Barrel!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:53 AM (omVj0)

91 Just getting around to making pancakes and sausages
Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at December 25, 2024 08:53 AM (fwDg9)

92 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ and Merry Christmas to my observant brothers and sisters and all the nations.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 08:53 AM (RIvkX)

93 Do you have to go back to work Friday, Wolfus?

Posted by: fd at December 25, 2024 08:53 AM (vFG9F)

94 Usually we have Christmas eve and Christmas, this year Christmas and Boxing day.

Posted by: Skip at December 25, 2024 08:54 AM (fwDg9)

95 Just pulled the baked eggs out of the oven. Soooo yummy...

Posted by: PabloD at December 25, 2024 08:55 AM (yHP5w)

96 Mornin, Horde.

Merry Christmas! Christ is born! Glorify Him!

And a Happy Hanukkah to the Horde MoT!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 25, 2024 08:55 AM (9JrK/)

97 Little Winger read Luke 2 last night before we opened presents. Familiar words that always amaze.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 08:56 AM (SfhV1)

98 We never spent any money on the Moon.

Every penny was spent on Earth. Idiots.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 25, 2024 08:56 AM (pIZjG)

99 Do you have to go back to work Friday, Wolfus?
Posted by: fd at December 25, 2024

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Nope I'm off until 1/2. Friday I hope to get the car's December oil change seen to, so that will use up some of the morning. If they can't get me in that day, then maybe Monday or Tuesday.

My long-time mechanic, who is my age, has decided to let his brother (who has worked with him for years) take over the shop, and to have a grandson handle the office matters. I'm hoping it won't change how they do business too much. The shop is *very* popular, both with German car people and with other cars' owners like me with my Buick.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 08:57 AM (omVj0)

100 Better chances to to a orbit around the moon then go see a sunken ship a mile down
Posted by: Skip at December 25, 2024 08:28 AM (fwDg9)
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That's only because of substandard nautical engineering.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at December 25, 2024 08:57 AM (BBZa4)

101 [BTW, ICYMI:]

We had a BCochran1981 sighting in the comments yesterday afternoon (Ace's post & thread entitled 'Left's Newest NPC PsyOp: Trying to Get Trump to Turn on His Most Persuasive Ally Elon Musk by Claiming That Elon Musk is the President Now").

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 08:59 AM (z3WOQ)

102 Imagine you're some random shepherd sitting on the side of a hill and suddenly a choir of angels starts singing at you. No wonder angels always say 'Fear Not'.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 08:59 AM (SfhV1)

103
Come on then, lurkers, join in. The AosHQ Empire is welcoming and fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

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Then the Platinum Card members will get together and laugh at you: "Did you see her hash? Gawd!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 25, 2024 08:59 AM (dxSpM)

104 Linda will be here for our venture to church in about an hour. I'd better shave and get dressed, and practice my "indoor" behavior.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 09:00 AM (omVj0)

105 We shall overcome this evil that seeks our souls and the destruction of that which we hold dear for their own personal gain and undeserved glory.
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b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:00 AM (RIvkX)

106 FSJ and Gertie are having a nice Christmas morning. Santa left them a soft blanky, not one, not two, but three stuffed squirrels, and finally a four pack of plush squeaky toys. Oh, and treats of course. Both are asleep burrowed deep in their nests on the couch. Pretty much a perfect morning.

Posted by: Weasel at December 25, 2024 09:00 AM (1BE4H)

107 It's weird having Christmas in the middle of the week. Who has to go back to work tomorrow?

Posted by: fd at December 25, 2024 08:52 AM (vFG9F)

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Agreed. And I said that to the wifey and all of my co-workers yesterday ...

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 09:02 AM (z3WOQ)

108 Merry Christmas!

Posted by: gp Voted His Way Into This at December 25, 2024 09:02 AM (1VvJB)

109 102 No wonder angels always say 'Fear Not'.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead

That and the fact that angels get sent to kill people that God is really annoyed with.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 25, 2024 09:03 AM (lXCUP)

110 We went to our Christmas Eve candlelight service last night . Full… full to overflowing. Our church has grown to the point that I think we need to divide.

Posted by: tubal at December 25, 2024 09:03 AM (PCK5/)

111 That and the fact that angels get sent to kill people that God is really annoyed with.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 25, 2024 09:03 AM (lXCUP)

That too.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 09:04 AM (SfhV1)

112 "My long-time mechanic, who is my age, has decided to let his brother (who has worked with him for years) take over the shop, and to have a grandson handle the office matters"

It's hard to find an independent shop that's any good. One that carries a legacy of knowledge and good service like a family operation is a good bet.

I worked for little shop like that at the beginning of my career and learned a lot from the owner that has served me well thru the years. Sometimes you don't realize how well you were mentored until later.

Posted by: fd at December 25, 2024 09:04 AM (vFG9F)

113 Imagine you're some random shepherd sitting on the side of a hill and suddenly a choir of angels starts singing at you. No wonder angels always say 'Fear Not'.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 08:59 AM (SfhV1)

"I picked the wrong day to stop drinking".

Posted by: Some random shepard at December 25, 2024 09:04 AM (iODuv)

114 Linda will be here for our venture to church in about an hour. I'd better shave and get dressed, and practice my "indoor" behavior.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 25, 2024 09:00 AM (omVj0)

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Don't forget the Old Spice (or similar deodorant)!

Posted by: ShainS -- President-Elect Musk will appoint Vivek to Speaker Of The House! at December 25, 2024 09:04 AM (z3WOQ)

115 The problem with the moon was getting there and confirming it really was just a big, dead, rock. Why set up a colony there - just to say we did? Now if Elon is correct and Mars colonization begins, then a moon base might make sense as a low gravity way station. But we don’t put colonies on the moon for the same reason we don’t build them in Antarctica, or in the middle of the Sahara.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 25, 2024 09:05 AM (7MHHr)

116 Merry Christmas. Its going to be a different one this year. Mr k. Passed away Sunday. Luckily the girls and grandkids were home. He passed at home holding our oldest granddaughters hand.Today will be fun for the 3 "littles' but tough for the rest of us having our first Christmas without him. Tomorrow is the funeral and I'm just dreading it but will do my best to make it the best day possible and be thankful for the real meaning of Christmas.
Posted by: Molly k. at December 25, 2024 06:34 AM (0QhHi)
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May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:05 AM (RIvkX)

117 Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 08:35 AM (v6JzV)

The service was fine, but small. The family of one of former members always comes and sits in the back rows/ one of which she used to sit in. I think she would have liked Lessons and Carols. She told me how when she was younger she spent a year teaching in England and she loved it. Thanks for asking.

We just had turkey/maple sausage, scrambled eggs and toast with butter and apple butter so, thanks be to God, we are all well fed.

Were you able to go to church or just sat out this year.? Does your son come over or he lives with you?

I am praying for you all everyday.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 09:05 AM (E9NL4)

118 Watched the Alistair Sim Scrooge last night. What a great flick.

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:06 AM (v6JzV)

119 A few months ago I got a new(ish) vehicle that was long overdue. I'm still learning how to use Android Auto. Recently I was driving and anticipated the trip to last at least an hour so I asked for it to "play Christmas music from the 1950s." I was pleasantly surprised at the selection it served up.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 25, 2024 09:06 AM (dg+HA)

120 Merry Christmas!!!

Posted by: Dr. T at December 25, 2024 09:09 AM (jGGMD)

121 Merry Christmas. Its going to be a different one this year. Mr k. Passed away Sunday.

Oh no. My sincere condolences to Molly K and family.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 09:09 AM (SfhV1)

122 Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:06 AM (v6JzV)

I saw the one with George C Scott the other night.

Posted by: dantesed at December 25, 2024 09:09 AM (Oy/m2)

123 Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:06 AM (v6JzV)

The "Christmas Carol" wars have begun.

That is my favorite version but Alistair Sim was a great actor in everything he did.

I will have to get "A Muppet Christmas" with Michael Caine as Scrooge. I have never seen that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 09:09 AM (E9NL4)

124 >>>"YOUR president just granted clemency to the man that killed Katie Skeen!”
Daniel Greenfield: Murder Victim’s Daughter Reacts: Biden “And His Supporters, Have Blood on their Hands”

Yesterday I saw a brutal take down of FJB's death sentence commutations, by a former DoJ attorney who prosecuted one of those scumbags. He rhetorically asked why FJB believes his conscience is better, or more important, than the consciences of the jurors in the trials, the trial judges who gave the death sentence to the scumbags, and the Representatives and Senators who voted to re-establish the death penalty option for some Federal crimes. He also asked why FJB did not ask the families of the murdered persons for their comments about a possible death sentence commutation. Excellent questions that neither Joe nor Mop Top will ever answer.

FJB FJB FJB FJB FJB

Posted by: Gref at December 25, 2024 09:10 AM (aBgBM)

125 Patrick Stewart as Scrooge is my favorite…

Posted by: tubal at December 25, 2024 09:10 AM (PCK5/)

126 - "Little Winger read Luke 2 last night..."

Did he drop his blanket when he said Fear not

Posted by: TeeJ at December 25, 2024 09:12 AM (ytKo6)

127 Posted by: tubal at December 25, 2024 09:10 AM (PCK5/)

Haven't seen that one either

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 09:12 AM (E9NL4)

128 Fen, it’s been a long time since I’ve gone to church on Christmas Eve, even when I had church to go to. So I didn’t go last night as well.

Our son still lives with us. We’re waiting for him to wake up so we can open presents. So different from when he was little and would get us up at 4 on Christmas morning.

Thank you for the prayers. Hopefully, gainful employment awaits me in the new year.

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:12 AM (v6JzV)

129 Did he drop his blanket when he said Fear not

Posted by: TeeJ at December 25, 2024 09:12 AM (ytKo6)

He should have! Merry Christmas TeeJ!

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 09:12 AM (SfhV1)

130 Whitey may be on the moon, but the man who is leading the way to Mars is an African American.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 25, 2024 08:35 AM (dg+HA)
====

I've seen Gil Scott-Heron a few times and I'm pretty sure this isn't what he meant.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:13 AM (RIvkX)

131
Are there no prisons?
Are there no workhouses?

Posted by: In my best George C. Scott voice at December 25, 2024 09:13 AM (dg+HA)

132 Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:12 AM (v6JzV)

I hope so too, dear.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 09:14 AM (E9NL4)

133 Thank you for the prayers. Hopefully, gainful employment awaits me in the new year.
Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:12 AM (v6JzV)
===
b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:15 AM (RIvkX)

134 Arrrrgh
Little did I know that a : followed by a ? made that emoji.
That was NOT on purpose!!

Posted by: TeeJ at December 25, 2024 09:16 AM (ytKo6)

135 Good morning Hordelings!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! May that which unites us be greater than that which separates us!

Much love to my Horde family. Y'all are the best people in the world!

Posted by: Doof at December 25, 2024 09:17 AM (BSDFI)

136 133 Thank you, San Fran. A very happy Hanukkah to you and yours.

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:17 AM (v6JzV)

137 I was glad to see someone acknowledge that “woke” is just a form of neo-Puritanism, a disease of destructive self righteousness that comes around every 4 - 5 generations. The Victorian era was another, with its Bowdlerized books and piano leg covers. Today’s version, fueled by social media, appears to be one of the most virulent and destructive forms of the disease. But because of that, it will probably burn out quickly.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 25, 2024 09:17 AM (7MHHr)

138 On Sunday our pastor preached on the secularization of Christmas in opposition to the true purpose and significance of the day, for believers. While generally aware of what he spoke on, it really impacted me this time.

Posted by: tubal at December 25, 2024 09:17 AM (PCK5/)

139
I before E except after smiley face.

Posted by: The modern grammar handbook at December 25, 2024 09:18 AM (dg+HA)

140 We need a moonbase staffed with hot chicks in silver jumpsuits and purple hair.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:18 AM (RIvkX)

141 And Happy Hanukkah to all the other MoT Hordelings as well.

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:19 AM (v6JzV)

142 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! Getting ready to put the clean dishes away from last night and expect the noise to rouse the child. The kitties have broken into their toys already.

Posted by: Piper at December 25, 2024 09:19 AM (p4NUW)

143 Food!

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:19 AM (v6JzV)

144 Off to the Daughter's for Christmas Brunch - Have a Blessed Day. Glory to the Newborn King!

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at December 25, 2024 09:20 AM (SfhV1)

145 Yet somewhere over 100 people live year around in Antarctica

Posted by: Skip at December 25, 2024 09:20 AM (fwDg9)

146 "...staffed with hot chicks in silver jumpsuits and purple hair."

And machine gun bras.

Posted by: Because boobs at December 25, 2024 09:20 AM (dg+HA)

147 Merry Christmas, Piper.

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:21 AM (v6JzV)

148 (dit-dit-dit-dit-dit)

Message begins.

Merry Christmas to all authorized personnel.

Message ends.

Posted by: Oddbob at December 25, 2024 09:21 AM (uxdAC)

149 My new Tom Homan on the Shelf Doll is polishing a set of handcuffs. Cute.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at December 25, 2024 09:21 AM (gm9Sb)

150 Food!
Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:19 AM (v6JzV)

Good morning, Glubster!

Posted by: Doof at December 25, 2024 09:21 AM (BSDFI)

151 Has anyone here had a jewells sighting of late? I wonder how she is doing…

Posted by: tubal at December 25, 2024 09:21 AM (PCK5/)

152 Bear Grylls crapped all over himself on X. He said Joseph and Mary were refugees and Mary was surely Palestinian.
The general response was that he should stick to drinking his own piss

Posted by: Smell the Glove at December 25, 2024 09:22 AM (DopAq)

153 Hope everyone has a blessed day with family.

Even the Cousin Eddie's

Posted by: jsg at December 25, 2024 09:22 AM (Fg0Nr)

154 112 It's hard to find an independent shop that's any good. One that carries a legacy of knowledge and good service like a family operation is a good bet.

I got lucky. My mechanic retired after 40+ years and sold the shop to a company that had several other shops. The guy that came in cleaned the hell out of the place (Previous owner was a heavy smoker) and the quality of service is just as good.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 25, 2024 09:23 AM (lXCUP)

155 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at December 25, 2024 09:23 AM (AsU+J)

156 Have we had any updates on JT lately?

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:23 AM (v6JzV)

157 Child is up! So much for the plans. 🤣 let’s get this going, starting off with a prayer for all of our blessings and giving all the glory to God, where it belongs.

Posted by: Piper at December 25, 2024 09:24 AM (p4NUW)

158 JJ, thank you for your essay. It came when I needed it very much. I'm having trouble getting past my granddaughter's death two weeks ago--she went to sleep Monday night, didn't wake up Tuesday morning. I took out Christmas decorations, looked at the boxes, put them back again.

To be reminded how people felt hope and their strength--thank you. I needed that.

Posted by: Wenda at December 25, 2024 09:24 AM (2EeNt)

159 145 Yet somewhere over 100 people live year around in Antarctica
Posted by: Skip

Cue the Same Kinison bit about trying to feed people who choose to live in the desert.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 25, 2024 09:25 AM (dg+HA)

160 The Scrooge Wars begun they have.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 25, 2024 09:25 AM (gbOdA)

161 I will have to get "A Muppet Christmas" with Michael Caine as Scrooge. I have never seen that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 09:09 AM (E9NL4)

You should! Michael Caine is my second favorite Scrooge after Alistair Sims. It’s the most comedic version of any, and yet they stay very true to the story. Mainly because Michael Caine insisted that regardless of anything else, he was going to play Scrooge completely true to Dickens, and he does.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 25, 2024 09:25 AM (7MHHr)

162 Merry Christmas JJ, Horde!

Posted by: callsign claymore at December 25, 2024 09:26 AM (JcnCJ)

163 Latest I know:
JT still in rehab making progress
jewells was on prayer thread, dealing with a lot of pain

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:26 AM (RIvkX)

164 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah good people.

I mean this sincerely - I love you all - each and every one of you. We each have gifts that our good Lord has given to us. So let us use those gifts to live a full and meaningful life. And, if we unaware of those gifts, let us strive to discover them and put them to good use.

It's not always easy to be an 'Ette or Moron but we are up to the challenge. The rewards in doing so are awesome.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 25, 2024 09:26 AM (WXNFJ)

165 And Merry Christmas to you grammie!!!

I got to hear some geese keeping track of each other last evening, after dark, when I arrived at church.
So few around last 3 or 4 years when previously there were always hundreds. Reservoir 5 min N of me and another 10 min S.

It's like they veer E or W of me about 45 min N and come back together about 35 min S. And me, with only cut beans to hunt, surrounded by cut corn. The few, very few, here just laugh and wave as they fly by.
But it was nice hearing them last night!

Posted by: TeeJ at December 25, 2024 09:26 AM (ytKo6)

166 Buddy Hackett
Scrooge

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 25, 2024 09:27 AM (gbOdA)

167 140 We need a moonbase staffed with hot chicks in silver jumpsuits and purple hair.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:18 AM (RIvkX)

And an Earth HQ staffed with hot women in partly-unbuttoned purple blouses

https://tinyurl.com/4a9s2rct

Posted by: Gref at December 25, 2024 09:28 AM (aBgBM)

168 Pretty good storms down here by the Bay.

Must be the back side of that front that cam thru at 0400.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 25, 2024 09:28 AM (gbOdA)

169 I’m so sorry, Wenda. May you and your family find comfort in her memory.

Posted by: Bulg at December 25, 2024 09:29 AM (v6JzV)

170 Good Christmas morning, good people. One more celebration of the event that forever changed the world is upon us, to be exulted in.

Once more I will attest with perfect comfort and faith that we live in the most exceptional nation on the planet, populated by an extraordinary people who are governed, not ruled by a political system unique in history. Just recently we have met and prevailed over the opening scenario in another part of the struggle of our predecessors that has ensured our Republic will endure. I fully realize this is perhaps only the end of the beginning and the remainder of that struggle lies ahead. I also believe the ultimate conclusion will be the continuance of the record of success in meeting and prevailing over all of them. It has become our heritage.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at December 25, 2024 09:29 AM (hKoQL)

171 Seems like a more proper term would be Interloper Geese.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 25, 2024 09:30 AM (dg+HA)

172 "Faith is the core of American freedom and we are losing it". Perhaps this was in the links for today, but I wasn't able to check them all yet. From "NY Post":

https://tinyurl.com/5n79thue

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 09:31 AM (2M+DG)

173 Wenda that must be heart-breaking
May her memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:31 AM (RIvkX)

174
A
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Posted by: rhennigantx at December 25, 2024 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

175 Gonna finish up coffee #2 and take the hellhound for a walk while it's still dark and the Christmas lights are on. Hope you all have a good day.

Posted by: PabloD at December 25, 2024 09:31 AM (yHP5w)

176 To be reminded how people felt hope and their strength--thank you. I needed that.
Posted by: Wenda at December 25, 2024 09:24 AM (2EeNt)

Prayers up for you and you family, Wenda. Can't imagine the pain from the piece of your heart that is now missing. May the Lord comfort you as only He can - especially on such a day as today.

Posted by: Doof at December 25, 2024 09:32 AM (BSDFI)

177 Dropping in to say Merry Christmas to all the moron horde! And Happy Chanukah to my friends of The Book. And of course, to Ace.
I am well, but tired.
I don't post as much as I used to. Being a caretaker is time consuming and things happen fast.
I shall persevere, I have no choice.
Blessings upon you all!

Posted by: gourmand du jour at December 25, 2024 09:32 AM (c6hLR)

178 Thanks, Bulg.

Posted by: Wenda at December 25, 2024 09:33 AM (2EeNt)

179 88 I believe God showed us mercy, this election cycle.
Posted by: tubal at December 25, 2024 08:52 AM (PCK5/)

I still have to pinch myself to be sure that Trump really survived assassination and won reelection. But that victory was due to a lot of hard unrelenting work by Trump and organizations that helped him.

To think that a few percentage points kept the Harris mafia out of office! Packed SCOTUS and an end to America.

Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 25, 2024 09:35 AM (2qS74)

180 172- Oh, sorry. J.J had included this as his first link

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 09:35 AM (Qm3LR)

181 Posted by: Gref at December 25, 2024 09:28 AM (aBgBM)
====

This guy gets it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 25, 2024 09:36 AM (RIvkX)

182 159 145 Yet somewhere over 100 people live year around in Antarctica
Posted by: Skip

Reports of disturbing problems in the Antarctica station. Harassment, stalking. https://tinyurl.com/2evz9uhh

Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at December 25, 2024 09:44 AM (v+D84)

183 Merry Christmas JJ. Merry Christmas horde. May God bless you all. Y'all are a blessing in my life.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * Justice for Ashli at December 25, 2024 09:45 AM (LMxW+)

184 Lord, comfort and give Wenda and her family peace.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * Justice for Ashli at December 25, 2024 09:48 AM (LMxW+)

185 Merry Christmas One and all! and you Boy go buy me that Goose! Thanks to Ace and all you commentators and Cobloggers for another year of heart lifting banter.

Posted by: Gregg at December 25, 2024 09:54 AM (jxJ0Q)

186 Very good essay by Robert Spenser at "FrontPage" magazine. Thanks, J.J. A happy Hanukkah to you!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2024 10:19 AM (2M+DG)

187 Merry Christmas to all, with deep Gratitude.
1st found AOS from a link at NEO, If I recall correctly.

Posted by: OkJohn at December 25, 2024 10:42 AM (NC/it)

188 Happy Hanukkah JJ. I hope and pray it is peaceful.

Posted by: David Amundsen at December 25, 2024 11:02 AM (f2aRp)

189 Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Posted by: Catherine at December 25, 2024 11:03 AM (JUpL6)

190 Happy Hanukkah from this (((Tribe))) member to everyone, especially President Trump and his Jewish grandchildren.

Posted by: Please listen carefully as our menu options have changed at December 25, 2024 11:09 AM (kvDvI)

191 I seem to recall the media gushing about Biden's cease-fire between the Houthis and Israel.

Didn't last too long.

Posted by: Another Anon at December 25, 2024 12:14 PM (QNMaY)

192 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!!

Posted by: Jonah at December 25, 2024 12:43 PM (YCxFk)

193 190. Well said

Posted by: Jonah at December 25, 2024 12:43 PM (YCxFk)

194 Merry Christmas, Happy Chaunkah, Ave Solis Invictis to all you 'rons and 'rettes. God bless us, every one!

On another note, for anyone in the Midwest who enjoyed the Mauldin cartoon that J.J. posted here, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library here in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is hosting a show of work by Bill Mauldin. Included are Mauldin's original artwork for a number of his iconic cartoons, including some of his Willy and Joe work from WWII, and his cartoon of a weeping Lincoln (from JFK's assassination). Details here:

https://tinyurl.com/mr4xv8nm

I've seen the show, and it's well worth taking in. (And yes, most of the Pritzkers are liberal POS's, but the military museum is all right.)

Posted by: Nemo at December 25, 2024 04:02 PM (S6ArX)

195 Hey I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew of any widgets I could add to my
blog that automatically tweet my newest twitter updates.
I've been looking for a plug-in like this for quite some time and was hoping maybe you would have some experience with something like this.
Please let me know if you run into anything. I truly enjoy reading your blog and I
look forward to your new updates.

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