OPEN THREAD: Enjoy.

BLUE STATE UPDATE, EVERYTHING IS A SCAM:

“Look at me. I am the autistic now.” https://t.co/bIGDqcSSqr pic.twitter.com/EVMAbM6i4H

— The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) December 28, 2025

TREAT THE SHOULDER PAIN: Shoulder-Heating-Pad-Heated-Wrap. #CommissionEarned

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: “Medicinal cannabis is increasingly used to treat a variety of conditions, but a comprehensive new review suggests that there is insufficient scientific evidence to support its effectiveness in many cases.”

CHOOSING POORLY:

WE CAN HOPE: The EU Could Be Gone in Four Years: A Revolutionary Eruption Is Coming.

READER FAVORITE: 5 Precision Adjust Knife Sharpener. #CommissionEarned

I BELIEVE THIS: Why an After-Dinner Walk Is So Good for You, According to Experts.

OOPS: Hyundai Recalls Tucson Again Over a New Fire Risk.

READER FAVORITE: Grass Fed Colostrum Powder. #CommissionEarned

THINK OF THE AUTHORITIES ENFORCING GUN CONTROL AS ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE AND YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG: Another Win for Gun Control: ‘Jihad Jack’ Got a Gun Permit While Millions of Australians Remained Disarmed.

MAKE THEM PAY: Make ‘Em Pay: It’s Time to Hit Back at States That Turn Criminals Loose, Then Commit Crimes in Other States.

READER FAVORITE: 10inch Under Cabinet Lighting, 2 Pack Rechargeable Motion Sensor Light. #CommissionEarned

21st CENTURY PROBLEMS: I started a GLP-1 to save my own life. How friends reacted surprised me. I got on Ozempic after my doctor predicted I had five years if I didn’t lose weight.

SHOULD:

@SpeakerJohnson and Senate leader @johnthune should remember that GOP control of congress was due to congressmen & women running on the same policies Trump espoused & codify Trump EO's to assure lasting beyond Trump

— Mary Shubert (@mary_shubert) December 24, 2025

SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE MIGHT HAVE TO BE PERMANENTLY RETIRED: Ilhan Omar’s hubby’s $30M firm quietly scrubs names from website – as ‘Squad’ member faces mounting questions on sudden wealth amid Minnesota welfare fraud.

READER FAVORITE: ASUS Laptop Computer for Home Student Study Business. #CommissionEarned

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

Because their parents started a war then hid behind them like cowards and continue to do so. https://t.co/yQd0XHoHnV

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 27, 2025

Meanwhile, the usual useful idiots continue believing idiotic things.

Hey guys, I can assure you – and the 174K idiots who liked this – there is no fucking snow in Gaza. Thanks. pic.twitter.com/hCG6j1B5Tn

— נועה מגיד | Noa magid (@NoaMagid) December 27, 2025

THE POWER LINE WEEK IN PICTURES: Return to Normalcy Edition.

STAY SAFE: Super Bright Headlamp Rechargeable 4000 High Lumens LED Head Lamp. #CommissionEarned

MAKE THEM PAY: U. Arizona professor alleges retaliation for opposing DEI hiring practices.

READER FAVORITE: Alpha Grillers Meat Thermometer Digital. #CommissionEarned

GOOD QUESTION: If DEI is so good for men, why hasn’t it been? Spoiler: It isn’t and it was never meant to be.

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES:

Minneapolis, Minnesota. The streets are empty. No longer do people come to downtown Minneapolis. People say it’s too dangerous cars get broken into and there’s no reason to come because every business has left. Tim Walz says his state is safe and secure while the residents of his… pic.twitter.com/XTA0FuY830

— Brookerteejones (@Brookerteejones) December 26, 2025

HEH:

It's a very disturbing thought… but sometimes I *feel* like AI has already achieved sentience and is already molding us as we use it more and more.

Subtle nudges. Keeping quiet.

— Grummz (@Grummz) December 27, 2025