Trump gave what was billed as a “Christmas speech”
in rural Pennsylvania this past week that began with his
“wishing each and everyone one of you a very merry Christmas,
happy New Year,
all of that stuff”
and boasting that now, under his presidency:
“Everybody’s saying ‘merry Christmas’ again.”
He then claimed
– contrary to the experience of nearly everyone in the crowd
– that he had gotten them
“lower prices” and “bigger paychecks…
from my link log —
How London finally cracked mobile phone coverage on the Underground.
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/how-london-finally-cracked-mobile-phone-coverage-on-the-underground-86784/
saved…
Time For Christmas o'clock #HashtagGames hosted by @….
#ChristmasANonChristmasSong
The Contest Cricket Show
Brings mates, fans, and armchair experts together to chat everything cricket...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-contest-cricket-show/
Russia rejects Christmas truce as U.S. ramps up peace push: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/16/russia-rejects-christmas-truce-as.html
Snoop Dogg to perform Netflix Christmas Day halftime show during Lions-Vikings game https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894335/2025/12/16/snoop-dogg-netflix-christmas-halftime-show-lions-vikings/
Just found a cool article about early anti-trans anti-woman Christianity, and the erasure of historical trans women
https://carisemry.substack.com/p/the-christian-roots-of-transmisogyny-019
Six hours of weird #ChristmasMusic I put together for a friend of my kids
There’s some 🪗 in there over the decades, but mostly a wacky range of rock, pop, western swing, a couple of pretty tunes, RUN DMC make an appearance, along with the Berlin Philharmonic and Charlie Parker, both in modern remixes of holiday classics 🫣
If you’re tired of the same
Kremlin rejects Christmas truce in Ukraine as a temporary 'substitute' for peace: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/16/kremlin-rejects-christmas-truce-in.html