CITIZEN OPEN THREAD.

Trump admin launches ‘MerryChristmas.gov’ to roll out 12 days of federal gifts as Christmas comeback ramps up

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-launches-merrychristmas-gov-roll-out-12-days-federal-gifts-christmas-comeback-ramps-up

Interesting that this portly fella matches the video that was released of the Brown suspect, and also fits the claims that bystanders heard the assailant yell Aloha Snackbar.

https://substack.com/@yuribezmenov/note/c-188511843

***BREAKING: Brown has scrubbed all websites featuring a student named Mustapha Kharbouch. If he is the suspect, they are actively engaged in a cover-up. If he is not, they need to publicly state this with evidence and explain why they are doing it. LinkedIn and Instagram have removed his profiles as well.

Breaking: Venezuela ‘completely surrounded’ Trump orders blockade

More on the usual suspects

The usual suspects

Sharia 101

The View From Inside the AI Bubble
Secret parties, lavish buffets, and talks of annihilation at one of the largest AI-research conferences

The big name conference speakers were worried about the future danger of human extinction after AGI is invented someday,
but had less interest in immediate problems caused by AI (such as widespread job loss, deepfakes, or chatbot users going crazy).

Starting salaries in the AI industry for new PhDs can be $1-1.5 million per year.

https://archive.is/M6D0f

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“Being silent worked for Wiles. She should go back to doing that.”

The more urgent problem at hand, though, isn’t just that Wiles did the interviews — it’s what she said in them. After the feature published, she released a shockingly amateurish statement about how “much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the story,” as if it’s a great scandal that an antagonistic publication like Vanity Fair wouldn’t include all the times she called Trump amazing. But that doesn’t account for what was left in the feature, including comments from Wiles contradicting her boss, gossiping about her current and former White House associates, and openly musing about them having ulterior motives.

She has made the entire public question the sincerity and priorities of this administration and made it all the more difficult to defend a White House that, until now, was pretty easy to defend. By the way, all the accompanying pictures of Wiles and her peers were wildly unflattering, and if she has any enemies, she might consider recommending the photographer for their weddings.

Congratulations to Don Jr!

Sam Kinison on Marriage

Aegean Airlines
” Iraq marked a major milestone in its aviation sector on Tuesday as the first European commercial flight landed at Baghdad International Airport after a suspension that lasted more than 35 years, according to the Ministry of Transport.”
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/first-european-flight-lands-at-baghdad-airport-after-35-year-suspension/

Former milquetoast pm, short stint, of Australia takes a glove off.
“‘Stay out of our politics,’ Australia’s former PM tells Netanyahu”
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2626468/world

He had priorities.
https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/malcolm-turnbull-liberal-party-hostage-on-climate-change/12170300

Daily affirmations with Mom.

https://x.com/HumanityChad/status/2000773125126959120?s=20

John Roberts has a point – however annoying! No surprise that Vanity Fair would not be “fair”.

Off in the Lucayan Archipelago away from the frozen wasteland. This one popped in my head so I whipped it up. Back in the New Year!

Can’t Allow Islamists Residency
““The Constitution protects people’s rights to be bigoted, not the government’s rights,” said Swift, whose group is one of the legal organizations representing CAIR. “When a governor issues an executive order to silence Muslims, that’s a different question altogether because if you can do that, you can silence anyone.”
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/cair-florida-sues-to-block-desantis-terrorism-order-asks-judge-declare-it-unconstitutional/

“Priority for scholarship consideration is given to full-time entering freshmen or current undergraduate students from Tuscaloosa County who exhibit leadership, strong moral character, civic engagement, or public service, as demonstrated by their involvement in extracurricular activities, and who demonstrate financial need as determined by federal aid guidelines. An essay is required to apply for the scholarship.”
https://1819news.com/news/item/state-sen-gerald-allen-university-of-alabama-national-alumni-association-establish-charlie-kirk-memorial-endowed-scholarship

Trump demeaned McCain’s military service. Don’t prove them right.This is worse. STOP the hypocrisy. Apologize and move on.

Hegseth and Rubio expected on Capitol Hill to answer more questions on the drug boat strikes

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/politics/2025/12/16/boat-strikes-hegseth-rubio-capitol-hill

U.S. economy jobs numbers released.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/business/2025/12/16/jobs-report-released-after-delay-shutdown

The Susie Wiles story from another news source. Why can’t people in Washington just keep their mouth shut for a while?
They all love the attention I guess.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/politics/2025/12/16/susie-wiles-interview-vanity-fair-pam-bondi-donald-trump

Judge delays decision on signatures for Missouri referendum on gerrymandered map

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2025/12/16/judge-delays-decision-on-signatures-for-missouri-referendum-on-gerrymandered-map

I wonder…with Australia’s restrictions on guns, but their pathological bowing to nativist bullshite…

Do you think they could possibly restrict everyone from carrying boomerangs?

Susie Wiles Spoke The Truth

When did MAGA become so cowardly? It’s hilarious.

Approval dropping. Midterms will go all blue.

Anyone who uses the letters TDS, is a loser. 😆 🤣 😂

Happy Tuesday!

“This model reflects a meticulous strategy: “We won’t just provide subsidies and walk away. We’ll secure strategic resource supply chains and claim investment returns when corporate value rises.” The architects of this business model were not career bureaucrats but “bankers” from Wall Street stationed at the Pentagon and the Department of Commerce.”
https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2025/12/17/3H3SFWLRSVGDBHBUZT2UPR5N4Q/

Bungling Brown University investigators scramble to find tubby 5’8″ killer who was ‘organized and comfortable’ with causing mass destruction.

Possible Brown University murderer:

https://x.com/0hour1/status/2000790608198426653

Supposedly yelled Allah akbar.

Susie Wiles gets punked by Vanity Fair.
Vanity Fair followed Wiles around for a year and got the juicy WH gossip they needed for their TDS agenda.

https://archive.is/PCOFM

-yeah, you are in their territory. A warning?
https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/whitfords-dog-beach-drone-captures-dogs-terrifying-face-to-face-encounter-with-shark-in-perth-beach-shallows-c-21025403