YEP.

So. Best the Democrats and their flying media monkeys could do from the latest tranche of "Epstein files" is an image of adult women from a beauty contest in Hawaii with their faces blacked out by deceptive editing 31 years after the fact.

I'm not Trump's biggest fan, but crap…

— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) December 13, 2025

NOTHING’S TOO LOW FOR THEM IF IT CAN BE SPUN AS #RESISTANCE: From Defending Rape to Excusing 9/11: 10 Statements That Define Mainstream Media Darling Hasan Piker: Glowing media profiles of Hasan Piker shield their readers from what he truly believes.

Evergreen:

21ST CENTURY MEDICAL EDUCATION ISN’T WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR: Drexel med school module makes ‘antiracism’ and CRT part of doctors’ ethical duty.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK AND HOW: There are gotcha questions, silly questions, rhetorical questions and pointed questions. That’s just for starters. Michael Foster, an Ohio pastor handed a Sunday bullhorn by Rod Martin, uses that momentous question posed by Satan to Eve to launch an incisive analysis of the modern weaponization of the question.

AUSTRALIA HAS BASICALLY PROMOTED THIS: At least 11 killed as terrorist attack targets Jews at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Related:

HMM: Person of interest taken into custody in Brown University shooting, officials say. Zero details, however.

I MISS SOME THINGS ABOUT 1995, BUT NOT THE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT:

Why doesn't it matter? Because I regret to inform you that it is no longer 1995. I am not a lithe and energetic 22 year old enjoying a rich and varied nightlife. And the mainstream media does not enjoy one tenth of the agenda-setting power it had back in those golden days.

— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) December 13, 2025

LIGHTNING DEAL: birdsnap® APS – Metal Bird Feeder with Camera Solar Panel 32GB Card. #CommissionEarned

THE LEFT WOULD DO THIS HERE IF IT COULD:

South Africa now has more anti-White laws than Apartheid had anti-Black laws.

This is deeply wrong: the goal should be no race-based laws! https://t.co/l4CxdM1wnO

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 12, 2025

JOEL KOTKIN: New York is becoming the next London, home only to immigrants and the super-rich.

LOTS OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ON THE BROWN SHOOTINGS:

🚨 HOLY CRAP! A reporter just PUMMELED the President of Brown University for having NO ANSWERS on the mass shooting

REPORTER: “President, with all due respect, SIX HOURS after the shooting, and you DON’T KNOW what was going on in that classroom??! How does that happen? Were they… pic.twitter.com/EgdQDXGmVv

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 14, 2025

There are 800+ cameras on Brown University campus!!!!!

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!!!!!

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) December 14, 2025

WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY: Animal Farm review: Director Andy Serkis softens George Orwell classic for family animation. “Originally conceived by George Orwell as a satirical allegory for the Russian Revolution and the subsequent struggles of the USSR under the rule of Joseph Stalin, Animal Farm’s political ire is redirected in this lively CG-animated adaptation directed by Andy Serkis. Rather than Stalinism, Serkis takes aim at greed, rapacious consumerism and corporate corruption and malfeasance. There’s also a timely dig at populist political movements.”

For the love of god why would you make this a light hearted comedy.

Then they went and reversed the message to make it anti-capitalism rather than anti-communism.

Orwell is spinning in his grave. https://t.co/OQKay3UV3O

— Harrison Lowman (@harrisonlowman) December 13, 2025

This isn’t the first attempt at a mirror universe Animal Farm; Roger Waters did the same thing nearly 50 years ago on Pink Floyd’s Animals: “Whereas the novella focuses on Stalinism, the album is a critique of capitalism and differs again in that the sheep eventually rise up to overpower the dogs.”

(Via, appropriately enough, Small Dead Animals.)

UPDATE:

I understand the dynamics of declining interest in going to movie theaters due to streaming, home entertainment centers, etc.

But has anyone considered the possibility that the real issue why theaters are shutting down nationally is that no one in Hollywood outside of Tom Cruise… https://t.co/TjnNblfbm7

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) December 13, 2025

“Has anyone considered the possibility that the real issue why theaters are shutting down nationally is that no one in Hollywood outside of Tom Cruise has made an entertaining movie in like oh… I don’t know… ten years at least?” Speaking of movies ten years ago, that’s when it all started to go wrong, but few knew it at the time: 

CHANGE: Activism, Uncensored: Operation Resurrection: The Trump Administration’s decision to end most enforcement of a federal law prompts Randall Terry’s return to the front door of an abortion provider.

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS FRAME-DRAG: Einstein’s right again! Scientists catch a feasting black hole dragging the very fabric of spacetime.

#CHANGE:

Speaks for itself … pic.twitter.com/kWw2cVgkBu

— “Sudden And Unexpected” (@toobaffled) December 12, 2025

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE TIK TOK BAN? Short Videos Could Have an Insidious Effect on Children’s Brains.

HEH:

Here me out Biden folks, if you are listening…
Bookmobile pic.twitter.com/5YvkBuMJx4

— CattusFelis (@sosMachiavelli) December 13, 2025

UPDATE (From Ed): Personally, I think a man of Biden’s stature deserves a much more permanent structure:

https://t.co/e0FVjbUOap pic.twitter.com/BkNG9zwfih

— 🐺 (@LeighWolf) December 13, 2025

ANOTHER UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Heh. Indeed.

Couldn’t raise a dime for his library, but definitely received 82 million votes. https://t.co/tZtdjcEhDU

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 13, 2025

WHY IS THIS ARTICLE ILLUSTRATED WITH A SKULL? This 3.4 Million-Year-Old Foot Changes the Story of Human Origins.

WELL, GOOD: A Natural Molecule Shows Surprising Power Against Alzheimer’s.

GREAT GIFT: Apple AirPods Pro 3 Wireless Earbuds, Active Noise Cancellation. #CommissionEarned

WELL, GOOD: Lowering blood sugar can halve heart attack risk in people with prediabetes.

GOOD AND HARD, FUN CITY:

Recent events after Zohran Mamdani’s win have been deeply unsettling. I worked with community leaders from many backgrounds believing we shared respect for this country. What’s come to light—including leaked group conversations—suggests otherwise.

The hostility toward Americans,…

— Lattina Brown, MPA 🇯🇲🇺🇸 (@LattinaBrown) December 13, 2025

DEVELOPING:

🚨 BREAKING: MASS CASUALTY event declared at Brown University as now a possible 20 VICTIMS reported following an active shooter situation

Several reports that a masked suspect is now IN CUSTODY, thankfully

Say a prayer for these victims. The exact number of deceased versus… pic.twitter.com/6FetYiAHU5

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 13, 2025

UPDATE: Suspect still at large, apparently:

🚨 JUST IN: The Mayor of Providence, RI says police DID initially have a “suspect” in custody in the Brown University shooting, but upon interviewing him, determined he wasn’t involved

This is why we heard conflicting reports from the university earlier tonight

Suspect at large pic.twitter.com/c6h6odQrpA

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 13, 2025

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