IS IT POSSIBLE THAT BLOWING UP DRUG BOATS WORKS?  Why Trump is right to face down Venezuela.

I REALIZE YOU WILL FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE* …  Labour lies about assisted suicide neutrality, leaked policy document reveals.

*If you have completely ignored politics in Britain for the last fifty** years or so.
** At least

THAT’S GOTTA LEAVE A MARK:   People Are Driving to Tim Walz’s House and Calling Him This…It’s Hilarious.

Also, the simple truth if undiplomatically stated.

LEFTY TRUMP SUPPORTER? SOUNDS IMPLAUSIBLE BUT WE LIVE IN AN AGE OF MIRACLES:   Here’s What Caused a Lefty Trump Supporter to Laugh in the Face of a ‘View’ Co-Host on CNN.

IT PERSEVERES:   Perseverance moves west, into the barren hinterlands beyond Jezero Crater.

THIS IS THE STUFF THE HISTORY BOOKS WILL FOCUS ON, IGNORING ALL ELSE:  Chinese and Japanese Boats Have Standoff Near Disputed Islands as Tensions Increase.

UM:  FDA Moves to Curb Monkey Testing for Monoclonal Antibody Products.

IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO END UP THERE:  Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Trump’s ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Executive Order.

BECAUSE THEY CAN COME VIA OTHER COUNTRIES:  Why Somali migrants may still aim for US despite travel restrictions.

And let’s face it we’re a very rich teat to suckle on, aren’t we? Or we’ve been so far. I’m hoping we other measures in reserve to stop the nonsense.

BEHOLD MY SHOCKED FACE:   Dem state election board under fire after ICE-arrested superintendent surfaces on voter rolls.

I REFUSE TO BE PANICKED AT THE IDEA OF GIVING PARENTS MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR CHILDREN’S HEALTH:  US advisers scrap decades-long hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for most children.

GOOD, BUT ANYWHERE BUT FINANCE “EQUITY” IS A COMMUNIST BOONDOGGLE:  Federal judge orders Asheville to pay 5 white residents in discrimination lawsuit.

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

PROBLEM GOES BACK TO MTV: Is brain rot real? Researchers warn of emerging risks tied to short-form video.

OFT EVIL WILL SHALL EVIL MAR:

The EU woke Stasi commissars are about to understand the full meaning of the “Streisand Effect” https://t.co/2XgsSzwJ7z

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 5, 2025

MICROBIOME NEWS: Your Gut Could Be Quietly Controlling Your Sleep, Research Shows.

GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Alpha Grillers Meat Thermometer Digital. #CommissionEarned

I DUNNO, HOW LONG HAVE YOU GOT? How Long Does It Take to Charge an Electric Car?

EVERGREEN HEADLINES: A Drunk American Raccoon Has More Charm Than a Dumb British Prince.

CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN: Work Permits Cut From 5 Years to 18 Months.

STOCKING STUFFER: JLab Go Air Pop+ True Wireless Earbuds. #CommissionEarned

OH, DARN: Tough Year for Chicago Rappers: 4 Block Lil Mari Shot by Female CCW Holder in Botched Carjacking. Carjackers deserve to be shot. The more it happens, the fewer carjackings we’re likely to see.

DISPATCHES FROM AIRSTRIP ONE: Clandestine Campaign To Defund ZeroHedge, The Federalist & Breitbart Traced To Kier Starmer Operation.

Very early into the COVID-19 pandemic, ZeroHedge suggested that a little-known Chinese lab in Wuhan might know something about the novel coronavirus sweeping the globe. As a result, and as you know, we were subject to an intense demonetization / deplatforming campaign that included getting kicked off of Twitter, PayPal, Facebook and other platforms, dropped by our advertisers, and targeted by MSM hit pieces which colluded with foreign ‘watchdogs’ to inflict maximum damage.

These same groups also targeted outlets including The Federalist and Breitbart over various reporting, which suffered similar fates.

Now, thanks to a new book by investigative journalist Paul Holden that builds on reporting by Matt Taibbi, Paul Thacker and others, we learn that the origin of these campaigns, launched years before the pandemic, was none other than UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s political machine, which began targeting left-wing outlets speaking critically of Starmer such as The Canary, and then went after conservative outlets in America – just in time for the 2020 US election.

Read the whole thing.

IT’S FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: He Brought Bear Spray to a Taser Fight. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn what happens when you try to bear spray eight deputies, why the skid steer is not part of the amusement park, and how they do wildlife in Virginia.”

THE PROGRESSIVE UNIVERSITY IN THE DOCK. Was requiring specialization and Ph.Ds really as good an idea as we seem to assume it was? (It wasn’t always like that.)