Border Patrol Charity Provides Christmas Presents to Children of Fallen Agents
A charity group organized by Border Patrol agents recently collected and distributed Christmas and holiday gifts for the children of fallen agents. This marks the organization’s seventh year of giving. Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector began an organization that became known as the Fallen Agents Fund shortly before Christmas 2014, Agent Mike Matzke told…
President Biden Names Two Circuit-Court Nominees Just before Christmas
President Joe Biden speaks about the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease at the White House in Washington, D.C., December 21, 2021.(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) On Thursday, the Biden administration announced two more nominees to federal appellate courts: Judge J. Michelle Childs for the D.C. Circuit and Nancy Gbana Abudu for the Eleventh Circuit. These are two…
Will Every Christmas Look Like This?
Brielle Peare, 6, uses a microphone to talk to a man in a Santa Claus costume, who sits inside a store display window behind glass as a measure against the spread of the coronavirus at the Primark store in Boston, Mass., December 18, 2021. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Dear Weekend Jolter, Christmas is here, and here we…
W.H.O. Says Cancel Christmas Now or ‘Grieve Later’
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) warned Tuesday there is too much at stake to celebrate Christmas this year, cautioning it is better to either cancel or postpone the annual festivities than risk the death of a loved one. W.H.O. director-general and Ethiopian biologist Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in Geneva the “fastest way” to “get…
Emory U. Bans Christmas Decorations
Fraternity and sorority students at Emory University are not allowed to hang their own exterior Christmas decorations. That policy was news to members of the Atlanta university’s Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity when Josh Gamse, assistant director of sorority and fraternity life, informed the chapter Dec. 3 that its wreath was violating school policy. “Since this is…
Christmas Parade Killer Drove in ‘Zig zag’ Pattern to ‘Hit as Many’ People as Possible: Eyewitness Accounts
Eyewitness reports in affidavit confirm Darrell Brooks attack was deliberate. QUICK FACTS: According to the criminal complaint filed against the Christmas parade murderer, Darrell Brooks drove in a zigzag path in order to “hit as many” people as possible, proving that the slaughter was planned. Brooks killed 6 people, injured at least 62, left 13…
Christmas parade massacre suspect to be charged with intentional homicide
Darnell Brooks Jr., the suspected driver of a red SUV that crashed through a Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade Sunday night, killing five people and injuring 48, will be charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide, authorities said Monday afternoon. Those he allegedly killed are all over the age of 50 and include James Coolidge, 52;…
Kazakhstan Bodybuilder's Sex-Doll Wife Is "Broken" Right Before Christmas
Authored by Elias Marat via TheMindUnleashed.com, Mere weeks after bodybuilder Yuri Tolochko was wedded in unholy matrimony with his beloved sex doll Margo back in November, the odd couple’s relationship is already breaking down – quite literally – as yuletide festivities begin. The eccentric musclehead from Kazakhstan garnered world headlines last month when he married Margo in…
The Pentagon Spends Millions Invading Christmas Movies This Year
Authored by Tom Secker via AntiWar.com, Love boats, Oedipus complexes, and pants suits on a desert island – a pair of new schmaltzy films, courtesy of the US Department of Defense, are the Christmas present we could all do without. You know how it goes, you spend half your life waiting for the US military…
BBC Publishes Cringe Guide For "Talking To Conspiracy Theorist Relatives" At Christmas
Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, The British Broadcasting Corporation, the bastion of all that is proper and right, has published a handy Christmas guide for how to talk down to relatives who believe in nasty ‘conspiracy theories’, and it’s a huge sack full of cringe. Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively cancelled Christmas for a third of…
8 Ways Magic Mushrooms Explain Santa Claus & The Christmas Tradition
Via EvolveAndAscend.com, As we pass the winter solstice, so begins our end of year rituals. Ritual celebrations convoluted over time, only to fit in with the society today. The traditions of our popular culture (Christmas, New Years, etc.) actually find their roots in early Pagan ceremonies that guide us to the closing of a chapter,…
May This Year Bring Less Gifts And Far More Christmas
Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog, May this year bring to all more Christmas and less of the junk we have all come to know as gift giving. This time of year I find the mind-numbing barrage from stuff that peddlers are rushing to fill any need I can imagine overwhelming. These needs…
Dreaming Of A Christmas Without Stuff Nobody Wants Or Needs
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Freeing ourselves of unwanted/unneeded gift-giving is not just heresy in a debt-funded consumerist economy… it is tantamount to treason. Did you see the new “gotta-have” coffee-pod flavors this Christmas? Crayfish, Spanish Moss, Pumpkin Spicy Radish and Jungle Rot. Yowza, it doesn’t get any better than this… Future archeologists…
A Very COVID Christmas: Visualizing The Pandemic’s Impact On Festive Spending
By Tyler Durden From mass job losses to not seeing family and friends for months on end, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed people to their limits in 2020. As an incredibly difficult year draws to a close, Visual Capitalist’s Katie Jones notes that people are starting to accept that this festive season will be anything…
The Pentagon Spends Millions Invading Christmas Movies
Op-Ed by Tom Secker Love boats, Oedipus complexes, and pants suits on a desert island – a pair of new schmaltzy films, courtesy of the US Department of Defense, are the Christmas present we could all do without. You know how it goes, you spend half your life waiting for the US military to help…
A Very COVID Christmas: Visualizing The Pandemic's Impact On Festive Spending
From mass job losses to not seeing family and friends for months on end, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed people to their limits in 2020. As an incredibly difficult year draws to a close, Visual Capitalist’s Katie Jones notes that people are starting to accept that this festive season will be anything but typical. But…
Is "It's A Wonderful Life" The Perfect Christmas Film?
Authored by Alexander Larman via The Critic, This Christmas, more than any other, people will be slumped in front of their televisions, glass of something strong and dark in hand, looking in vain through the schedules to see if anything worthwhile is on. While some may be disappointed at the absence of festive ghost stories, entertainment…
Pound Leaks As Hopes For Brexit Deal Before Christmas Eve Dinner Wane
After another sleepless night for Brexit correspondents and diplomats on both sides of the English Channel, the British media is abuzz with talk about an imminent announcement of a trade deal between the UK and Brussels after Reuters broke news about a planned announcement earlier. However, hopes for a deal in time for Christmas Eve…
Fauci Wants Christmas Canceled: “Just One Of The Things You’re Going To Have To Accept”
Fauci Wants Christmas Canceled: “Just One Of The Things You’re Going To Have To Accept” Tyler Durden Thu, 12/17/2020 – 13:40 …declares that “independent spirit in the United States” is hurting his efforts…
NJ’s Murphy Warns Next Few Weeks “Are Going To Be Hell”; Germans Furious Over Christmas COVID Lockdown: Live Updates
Summary: NY cases top 10K for 5th day US cases decline slightly from record; 7-day still at record highs NJ Gov: winter “going to be hell” Germany enters 3-week hard lockdown Portugal sees another record Half of Brazilians wouldn’t take vaccine Malaysia announced 1.3K new case * * * Following Friday’s latest record daily tally…
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