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True. It seems a serious matter that her staff closed the local office, didn't tell anyone, and are presumably still collecting their salaries as if all is normal.

Comments, including from our veterans? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SecDef Pete Hegseth Will Be a Welcome Injection of Vitamin I (Infantry) While the nomination of Pete Hegseth stunned me at first, upon further reflection its genius became clear. Donald Trump isn't bringing Pete Hegseth, a decorated Infantry major and longtime Fox host, into the Pentagon to don the green eye shades and closely manage every element of the military behemoth like a reborn Robert McNamara. Trump hired Hegseth to channel George Patton and apply a jump boot to the buttocks of our deadweight military along with an injection of combat arms leadership and attitude. The combat arms are different than the other branches of the Army. In the combat arms – particularly Infantry, Armor/Cavalry, and Special Forces – extremely aggressive and uncompromising leadership is the standard. After all, these are the folks who close with the enemy and kill them. There's talk about how Pete Hegseth will need to win over the DoD bureaucracy, but that's not what combat arms officers like Hegseth do. He's not going to be about winning over bureaucrats and flag officers. Commanders command. When the Army gives you command of a unit, you sign a memorandum stating that you formally "assume" command. When you put your John Hancock on the paper, you've got the job, but you're not the commander yet. You are not the commander until you take command. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2024/11/18/secdef-pete-hegseth-will-be-a-welcome-injection-of-vitamin-i-infantry-n2647885

Our National Murder Hornet Nightmare Is Over They always sounded like a campy horror movie trope to me. They came from a faraway place… Now they're coming for you… MURDER HORNETS! The media made a big deal about them when they first made their way to North America. But let's face it: the world's largest hornet that could potentially become an invasive species on our continent is ripe for media hype and paranoia. The original name, Asian giant hornet, sounded perfect for ginning up fear (not the "Asian" part, but we'll get to that in a moment). The hype was there as early as 2002. A National Geographic article from that year talked about "Hornets from Hell" and made these things sound like something from a dystopian horror film. [...] https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/12/20/murder-hornets-no-longer-scourge-the-us-n4935308

God almighty... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ More Tales From the Swamp - Here's Where a Missing Congresswoman Was Found [...] In Texas, one Congresswoman went missing; the place where she turned up will make you despise the swamp even more. [...] https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2024/12/20/more-tales-from-the-swamp-sitting-tx-congresswoman-found-living-at-assisted-living-home-n2183465

Joe Biden Met With Hunter's Business Associates More Times Than With His Cabinet They say the U.S. presidency is the loneliest job in the world. Maybe the second-loneliest gig is that of Cabinet secretary in President Joe Biden's administration. A piece published Thursday in the Wall Street Journal pulls from dozens of sources who say Biden's inner circle of trusted aides increasingly kept contact with the president at a minimum, including the people he should have depended on most to consult and advise for the good of the nation. The president who has spent a good chunk of his term out of the office apparently was not all that keen on meetings with his Cabinet secretaries. In fact, Biden may have met more often with his criminal son's sketchy clients than he has with his administration's top managers. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/20/joe-biden-met-with-hunters-business-associates-more-times-than-with-his-cabinet/

George Stephanopoulos Has Always Been A Propagandist It is about time ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos faced consequences for his propaganda; he has always been a Democrat activist masquerading as an "objective journalist." ABC was recently forced to fork over $15 million after Stephanopoulos falsely asserted multiple times that Donald Trump had been found liable for rape, a payout he is reportedly "apoplectic" about. But in light of his career as a far-left media hack, the sum seems like a slap on the wrist. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/20/george-stephanopoulos-has-always-been-a-propagandist/

Thrilling Friday report, see man: Skooled Mini-B. and embarked on errands, embark we man. Errands accomplished, proficient we man. However, no time thereafter for a siesta, man. Lunch was 2 dying bananas and a half-cup of chocolate milk, ingest we man. De-skooled Mini-B. and visited Mama T-B., we man and wee man visit senior she man man. We dozed during much of this, need zzz we man. Mini-B. animatedly related NBA basketball insights to Mama T-B., animated wee man man. We were in pain from awkward dozing position, ow ow ow OW OW man. At visit's end, Mama T-B. requested a Descendants foto, request senior she man. As we tried to pose, Mama T-B. said, "Do I need more light, huh man?" si man. We apparently immediately blurted, "We need more Tylenol, si man!" si and ow man. The reaction is unfit to print, censorious we man. Din-din was Costco angusburgers with r'br, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. is playing computer games, play wee man man. Miu is zzz-ing on our office chair*, zzz miu man. *of ALL places in this casa, miu has to pick OUR chair, man Probable party with the rubias tonight, probably cavort we man. Football game on at noon Saturday, watch Two Guys man. Mini-B. to leave after Saturday din-din, truncated Two Guys week man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

The rubias have probably less than one brain cell between them, answer we man Bro G. man man. Next time, we shall remember to carry a mega-Tylenol to pop before or after, ow ow ow OW OW man. Gracias for shedding white... er, light on this, si Bro G man.

And here goes yet another. Article says that the stores will be closed down on February 28 and employees terminated then. Corporate employees get fired with same-day notice and no severance the week before Christmas. Bungled! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Party City is going out of business Party City is closing down all of its stores, ending nearly 40 years in business, CNN has learned. CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees Friday in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party City is "winding down" operations immediately and that today will be their last day of employment. Staff were told they will not receive severance pay, and they were told their benefits would end as the company goes out of business. "That is without question the most difficult message that I've ever had to deliver," Litwin said at the meeting, which was held on a video conference call. Party City's "very best efforts have not been enough to overcome" its financial challenges, he added, resulting in the company's collapse. Litwin said the company struggled to contend with inflation, which sent the company's costs higher and dragged down consumer spending. "It's really important for you to know that we've done everything possible that we could to try to avoid this outcome," Litwin said. "Unfortunately, it's necessary to commence a winddown process immediately." Also on Friday, [...] https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/20/business/party-city-shut-down/index.html

Surprise, surprise.

And here we (or they all) go. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Big Lots plans to close all stores: See full list of locations around the US America is preparing to say goodbye to another big name retail chain. Big Lots is planning shutter all of its locations following months of store closures and a September filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The retail chain is launching "going out of business" sales to "protect the value of its estate," a Thursday press release stated. The company did not offer a timeline for how long the sales will last [...] https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/big-lots-plans-close-stores-201333453.html

Good! ~~~~~~~ MSNBC Reportedly Tells Two More Anchors To Take Pay Cuts Amid Ratings Tank MSNBC is negotiating pay cuts with night anchors Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle as the cable channel nosedives in the ratings after the election, according to a report. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/msnbc-reportedly-tells-two-more-163309834.html

I'm surprised that the Astros rank as high as 27th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ MLB farm system rankings for every team after winter meetings [...] Failure to maintain your farm system can lead to years of mediocrity and devastation for an MLB franchise. On the flip side, having a great farm system is one of the best positions to be in. Your fanbase knows better days are ahead, and they merely have to wait for the chickens to roost. Teams with great farms in recent years like the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles have taken massive leaps lately and have vaulted themselves into playoff contention. Here is the post-winter meetings farm system ranking for every team in Major League Baseball. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlb-farm-system-rankings-every-121622509.html

Good! ~~~~~~~ CNN Sees One of Its Lowest Ratings Ever as Massive Layoffs Loom CNN's ratings woes reached a new low this year, plunging in in a key age group—all as the Warner Bros. Discovery network is set to lay off hundreds. The network managed to score second place between Fox News and MSNBC in a year-end average of the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demographic, averaging 92,000 total-day viewers, according to Nielsen data obtained by Mediaite. While that beat MSNBC, which averaged 86,000 total-day viewers in the demo this year, it is still CNN's lowest demo average ever—down 1 percent from last year's previous low of 94,000. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/cnn-sees-one-lowest-ratings-173926866.html

The Amish, again?

No longer any need to kiss anyone's Fani. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [UPDATE] Fani Willis Is OUT, Trump Responds to the Ruling [...] In a massive victory for President-elect Donald Trump and lovers of freedom everywhere, a Georgia Appeals Court has removed Fani Willis from her prosecution (and persecution) of the once and future president. [...] https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/12/19/breaking-georgia-appeals-court-removes-fani-willis-from-trump-case-n4935266

Thursday ES report, see man: We stumbled upon an ES auction ending on Wednesday, participate we man. We won the following, see the take man: -- medium-length gripper; Many (2+1) pairs dress-slacks* = $Many ($2x2x2 -1), steal man *2 of which fit us perfectly now and one that will after more waist-loss, score we man Total = $Many ($2+2+2+1) We don't expect to visit any in-person ESs, none proximal man.

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Thursday report, see man: See separate "Thursday ES report," score we man. Lunch was the Costco footlong hot dog + Diet Pepsi, ingest we man. Errands ended precisely at time to de-skool Mini-B., half-day man. A highly necessary siesta was taken afterward, zzz we man. Din-din was weenies-&-beans, ingest Two Guys man. Must arise at o'dark-Many for yet another Band gig, it never ends man. A poopload of Friday errands awaits, oh poop and errand we man. Mini-B. has another half-day of skool before vacation, why even bother man. We shall visit Mama T-B. after skool, Mini-B. traveling on Sunday man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

Hence his "Fidelito" nickname.

Elementary School Christmas Performance Going On Tenth Grueling Minute KENNEWICK, WA- The situation at a local elementary school became dire as the Christmas performance entered its punishing tenth minute. The choral and instrumental performance lead several parents to consider drastic measures such as jumping out a nearby window or faking a heart attack. "I don't know how much more I can take," dad Mark Greyson said. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/elementary-school-christmas-performance-going-on-tenth-grueling-minute

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FBI Assures Nation Drones Just U.S. Government Spying On Its Own Citizens U.S. — FBI Director Christopher Wray sought to reassure Americans that the drones being spotted over New Jersey were simply from the United States government spying on its own citizens. While theories mounted that the drones could be Iranian or even extra-terrestrial in origin, Wray assured the nation that they represented nothing more nefarious than the FBI secretly watching and recording American citizens. "There is no cause for alarm," said Wray. "These are nothing but [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/fbi-assures-nation-drones-just-us-government-spying-on-its-own-citizens

RFK Jr. Advises Children To Leave Out 8 Strips of Bacon And A Bowl Of Beef Tallow For Santa This Year WASHINGTON, D.C. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued his campaign to make America healthy again by advising kids to leave out a pile of bacon and some beef tallow for Santa this year. According to Kennedy, the change will help Santa lower his intake of carbs and dairy, which ought to stave off any effects of morbid obesity for a few more years. "Kids, are you trying to kill Santa Claus?" Kennedy said at a press conference Wednesday. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/rfk-jr-advises-children-to-leave-out-4-strips-of-bacon-and-a-glass-of-beef-tallow-for-santa-this-year

This guy might win in a landslide, given his excellent speech here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Canadian Opposition Leader Poilievre: Government Must Work For The People, Not The Ego Of One Man Canadian Conservative Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered this heartfelt speech about the suffering of average Canadians trying to make ends meet. Poilievre appears likely to take power as Justin Trudeau's government teeters in the wake of the Prime Minister's "embarrassing" meeting with Donald Trump. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/18/canadian_opposition_leader_poilievre_government_must_work_for_the_people_not_the_ego_of_one_man.html

The Last Lie? The Drone Paradigm It has become a reflex reaction. Tap the Biden administration on the knee with a rubber hammer and it kicks out a lie. And it has never mattered to the likes of Alejandro Mayorkas and John Kirby and Karen Jean-Pierre that their lies are clearly and obviously are lies. The border is secure. Hunter will never be pardoned. Joe is mentally fit. Dumping trillions of made-up dollars into the economy did not cause inflation. The "vaccines" were completely "safe and effective." There was no government censorship program. Over the past years, they perfected the public injection of ignorance, responding – if questioned – with even more lies or, better yet, even more words and words and words, sound and fury, signifying nothing. And they have gotten away with it, in part because [...] https://thomas699.substack.com/p/the-last-lie