K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Tennessee Schools Director Who Wants Lawmakers To Crack Down On Homeschooling Oversees District Where Only 1/3 Of Students Are Ready For Life.

FROM NATHAN BRINDLE:  I’m the Beautiful But Evil Space Princess Who Rules A Galactic Empire But Really Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone: Volume 2 (I’m The Beautiful But … Wants To Leave People Ruthlessly Alone!).

Princess Regnant Alice and her companions, after a trip to Prince Daniel’s world Xeros, and a visit to Lost Terra and a meeting with Michael, the mysterious, ancient human, have been directed by Michael to travel to Mahoukai — a world of magical beings who will be able to properly train and guide Prince Daniel’s sister Alouette in the use of her inborn magical powers.

But a nagging question continues to bug both Alice and her father, Roger; what is really going on, back on Capital? Is a revolution brewing? Is the Lord Chancellor, Rupert, somehow involved, and at what level? Eventually they must bid a reluctant farewell to the Mahoukaian Great Mages of Antiquity, and end Alice’s six month absence from her Throne.

And what they find on Capital is far, far beyond anything they might have imagined from 50,000 light years away.

The second volume of the BBESP light novel!

FUN:  A Most Illuminating Christmas. Another tale from Wyrd Row.

BEHOLD!  MY SHOCKED FACE!  Bombshell report: Companies did everything they could to avoid hiring “white millennial men” over the last decade.

BOLD MOVE, COTTON:  Venezuela Sends Two Supertankers to China Despite U.S. Blockade Threat.

MEANWHILE IN MASSACHUSETTS:   DOJ Indicts 2, Including Haitian National, in $7 Million Food Stamp Fraud Scheme.

ALSO PROBABLY GOOD:  Trump Admin, Major Drugmakers Make Agreement to Lower Medicaid Prescription Costs.

HOPEFULLY GOOD:  “Polaris Dawn” Hero Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator.

SORRY FOR LINK TO THE BEEBS:  New footage reveals how people tried to stop Bondi Beach shooting. (Video.)

NOTE HOW MANY VOTES THEY HAD TO FAKE FOR A PUNY MARGIN:  Fulton County admits it illegally certified 315,000 ballots in 2020 election.

IT IS THAT:  Brendan O’Neill on the Islamophobia racket.

HOPE FOR GREAT BRITAIN:  The strange rebirth of English patriotism.

OPEN THREAD: Take it to the limit, one more time.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS, SO IS THIS A SURPRISE? A SpaceX Starlink satellite is tumbling and falling out of space after partial breakup in orbit.

AT AMAZON, Shop Same Day Delivery. #CommissionEarned

REMEMBER, TRUMP IS ALLEGEDLY OVER THE TOP, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT IS ALLEGEDLY CALM AND SANE:

🚨 HOLY CRAP! DEI D.C. Police Chief Pam Smith just went BERSERK during her resignation

"I'm going to the Bible when I say this, to my haters: F YOU!"

This person controlled our nation's capital's police force! Good RIDDANCE.pic.twitter.com/kKmOcTgtfY

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 19, 2025

AARON HANSCOM: From Kristallnacht to Today: Why Jews Fear History Repeating.

HMM: Microdosing Cannabis Pauses Alzheimer’s Decline in Unprecedented Trial.

ELISE STEFANIK IS OUT OF THE RACE:

While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress. I did not come to this decision lightly for our family.

I am truly humbled and grateful for the historic and…

— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) December 19, 2025

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Swearing Might Give You a Real Strength Boost.

WHITEN YOUR TEETH: Crest 3DWhite Brilliance Deep Stain Remover. #CommissionEarned

HMM: Estrogen heightens gut pain sensitivity and may explain IBS gender gap.

OBAMA AND BIDEN WERE BEHIND IT ALL: Bombshell Emails Expose Biden White House Involvement in Mar-a-Lago Raid

ASHLEY MCCULLY: Finding Wonder in Christmas as Adults.

REVIEW: I Drove Our 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser 8,000 Miles to the End of the Road.