Jess B.

It’s much higher than that

Florida is craziballs

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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...

www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...

To sleep, perchance to Dream; aye, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
That makes Calamity of so long life

Soooo… we’re pinning our hopes on Poland (I’m sorry, Poland?)to take down Putin because they’re convinced Epstein was a Russian asset?
Wild.

Heroes come in many forms and this is one of them

Europe is at a turning point. Timid EU elites should take lessons from The Leopard Like the fearful Sicilian aristocracy in the 1958 epic novel, Europe clings to the status quo. But managed decline is not the only option, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

Europe is at a turning point. Timid EU elites should take lessons from The Leopard

“Putin Already Failed”, Finland’s President: Ukraine’s EU Entry Is Existential for Europe | AC1G YouTube video by DRM News

youtube.com/watch?v=fYjv...

As bad as things are, imagine how much worse they would be if the Supreme Court majority weren’t uncompromising originalists.

Social security is solvent due to immigrants

The Architects of America's Fall Take a Step Back as the Nation's House Burns More than 60 senior figures resign from the Heritage Foundation, exposing internal divisions and raising concerns about the impact of Project 2025.

It’s a telephone call, and it’s coming from inside the house.

www.washingtoninformer.com/heritage-fou...

Danza Azteca Calpulli Mexihca of San Diego, California YouTube video by Anthony Mournian

youtu.be/IkgT7ZYS390

Austin’s Danza Azteca Guadalupana Reveal a Powerful Tradition on Camera YouTube video by Mandovids

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO7t...

Calpulli Tlacayotl - Aztec Dancers YouTube video by Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

I'm not sure they are Sioux, but perhaps native Chicana. Sioux regalia is different. Aztec probably:
youtu.be/pXaE7cFzhEQ

We’re not collapsing. We’re strategically failing in slow motion.

Breaking: DOJ investigating Denmark for mortgage fraud.

Antarctica's Former Largest Iceberg Is Now Completely Disintegrating An enormous iceberg has turned an alarmingly bright shade of vivid blue — an alarming indication that it's about to completely disintegrate.

"I certainly don't expect A-23A to last through the austral summer."

It would be funny if it were not so very dangerous.

Digital Sovereignty Briefing on the Cybersecurity Bill Raising Digital Sovereignty concerns The Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill’s second reading is scheduled for 6 January.

www.openrightsgroup.org/publications...

Wall Street going nuts at the news that Congress did not clearly authorize convictions under both 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (j) for a single act that violates both provisions.

JD and Usha Vance’s wedding

I think I’ve detected a flaw in the prediction that JD Vance will lead the Republican Party, but am double-checking my analysis to be sure. More soon.

So, no women politicians or academics in the Epstein files. Weird.

In other news, anyone want to organic farm with me?

Rob Reiner once called directing “Stand by Me” the “richest experience” he had making a film, a big statement from a man who gave the world some of its most beloved movies. https://cnn.it/44reznu

Melania is absolutely stone faced as Trump talks about how sad Steve Scalise's wife when he was shot but he "knows many wives who would not even be crying"

yum

Que?

The Nevada Supreme Court

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.