(0716) Morning all … other side of the solstice, bring on Xmas. Going to use that designation until the day itself, at which point I’ll revert. Two of our chaps, by the way, have bdays on the 27th. (0726)

 

10. Moosh corner

9. A twofer

8. That dastardly group called Xians

7. Have a good Monday

6. Donald won Georgia

(0532)(0613)

 

5. Moves from the eastern side

4. Steve at 1139

• From Ferguson to Floyd: The Evolution of America’s Marginalization of White Men
• Europe Caving to Diversity and Cimalsi Influence, Restricting Xmas and Xianity
• Stephen Miller Puts the Size of Ilamos Fraud in Minnesota Into Stunning Perspective
• New York Parents Furious as State-Mandated Electric Buses Leave Kids Without Heat in Frigid Temperatures
• Strikes On Odesa Bridges: Russia Cuts [The] Ukraine Off From 60% Of Imported Fuel
• Tulsi exposes warmongers. Oil tanker piracy. WELT, Ukraine will lose. Orban, EU Ghostbusters
• COVID Vaccine Myocarditis Deaths ‘A Very Small Price to Pay’, Says Fired FDA Advisor Paul Offit
• The great EV reckoning: How a $19.5 billion write-down signals the collapse of America’s electric car fantasy
• Leading Scottish Teaching Union Defines Redneg Critical Views as “Far Right”
• Much more.

3. Housekeeping

I do need to warn … this morning I was shadowbanned, shan’t say where, concerning a certain person Adnof in Manteiv in the 60s. Whether we like it or not, the thought police are targetting, pre Xmas and sadly, our own writers are under that umbrella. Thus DAD was “not approved” by “the system” and so we’re back to euphemising again. Sorry but needs must for now.

Why warn our chaps here and not over at 1139? So as not to draw attention to it there. In this reporting thing we do, the thoughtbots and algorithms pick up on key words and phrases, as did Redford in Three Days of the Condor … so the solution for us is clear enough. For now.

2. DAD at 1239

a) Twenty-four residents of southern Gironde were granted French citizenship during a naturalization ceremony on Wednesday, December 17, at the Langon sub-prefecture. Addressing an audience of people from 14 different countries, the sub-prefect praised this diversity, taking a brief jab at a recurring theme in the country…

b) Cowards attack the vunerable….

Children. 

b1 Migrant center in a hotel in the village of Châteauneuf-Grasse (06): unaccompanied minors shoot children with BB guns. Fences erected to protect the school.

Old People

b2 Assault on a couple in their seventies in Avion (62): Dolly M., 71, died from her injuries, her partner Jean-Marc was seriously injured. Their car was stolen.

b3 La Frette-sur-Seine (95). Death of an octogenarian attacked by a homeless man who reportedly suffers from psychiatric disorders.

c) Anti-Christian Hatred in Europe: Report warns of growing phenomenon. “Christianophobia”….

d) Remember that all these countries once had their own culture and traditions before (the invasion).

1. Pub banter

In today’s TDS newsletter:

“Under Labour’s controversial Employment Rights Bill, which became law last week, employers will have a legal duty to prevent harassment by third parties relating to a ‘protected characteristic’ such as race, religion, sexual orientation or age.

Ministers have been warned that this will result in pub landlords, as well as restaurant owners and hoteliers, being turned into the ‘banter cops’, where they are forced to police what their customers say.

Worth reading in full.”

(1616) And so here we are with official dusk being 1555 but I could still see a mile away fairly distinctly moments ago. In the morning, official dawn was 0824 but first light was 0747, a 37 minute gap. All right, official dusk was 1555, add 37 mins = 1632. So, watching and waiting …

1632: To all intents and purposes, it’s night but I can still make out rooftop edges and two different landscapes a mile away. Still watching. 1635: Can’t make out any features on the land over there but the differently shaded landscapes do still just contrast. I’m looking where lighting ain’t.

1655: So much lighting everywhere … on land in the mid ground with no light … impossible to differentiate. Building lights still help with the rooftops. Calling it though now … not quite pitch black. 1711: Can’t make anything out, out there, except where specific lights are. Calling it 75 mins after official for absolute. Uh huh.

 

10. This is for X users

Not good news I’m afraid … One … Two . Summary for readers in general … their Ts and Cs have gone globostasi. Compulsory by January. Ok, we might be unable to access after that but I suspect they’ll still let us read, not comment, which is still useful for us. 🍿🍿🍿🍿

9. Georgia again

8. Lockerbie

7. Somalia

6. Andy

Butter may be a healthy food after all.

https://www.eatingwell.com/is-butter-bad-for-your-heart-health-11873630

In other news I have seen that Imran khan and his wife have ben gaoled for seventeen years for selling state gifts. It was my firm belief that his initial removal from office was prompted by western interests because of his pro Moscow position. I speak to many taxi drivers who hail from Pakistan, all of whom view Khan positively. I wonder if suspicions of a comeback have brought about his latest incarceration.

 

 

 

Two of my fave actresses. “A fun-loving young woman is murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Her ghost seeks aid from Topper to find the murderer.”:

“I agree with the comments that this 1941 “sequel” to the 1937 classic is actually a better film despite the absence of Cary Grant. This movie is loaded with talented people – Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis, Billie Burke, George Zucco, Patsy Kelly, Eddie Anderson, Dennis O’Keefe, Rafela Ottiano, all of whom have their moments to shine. Blondell is the only bona fide major movie star in the group but it’s very much an ensemble cast picture in a way you don’t often see in movies from the period. Mainly a slapstick comedy, it works as a mystery too, I was surprised by the murderer’s identity. Anderson and Burke are particularly funny and Blondell is a delight, very sassy and very sexy, she looks a few pounds heavier than in her 1930’s Warner Bros. films but those extra curves look sensational on her, making her more Mae West-like than ever.”

Just a reminder that we still have another short “ghosty” after this, then jazz at maybe 1545.

 

The Christina Rossetti carol:

 

One way of thinking of the Advent carols at UHC, also the Sunday tradition of some good music for Sunday morn, along with a dearth of political news this morning, plus some Bach I’d like to somehow work into the mix, with its indefatigable oboeist … the cunning plan just now is to run this below, the Bleak Midwinter around 1100 or so, bring the spooky film fwd, run an episode of One Step Beyond later, jazz after that … and that’s as far as your humble blogger can think just now. Enjoy.

I confess I’m puzzled about their state of dress above … seems clearly a rehearsal or audienceless recording … oh well.

(0724) Solstice, whatever you wish to call it, is at 1503 GMT today around here … I’m watching for first light right now, though officially it’s listed as 0824 to 1555. Adore it, just adore it when sunset is earlier than 1600. It’s a feeling of calm, of still, of peace.

First light for each person is a matter of opinion. For me, it’s when the first faraway feature across the valley becomes genuinely visible, even in the slightest, to the naked eye. In practical terms, when I can see to move about the abode.

First light just appeared in the minute of 0747 GMT. There it is. (0815)

 

5. Uniparty completely out of touch

4. Wokeness is a mental illness and a portal for evil

3. Steve at 1238

JH: Better morning today, augurs well perhaps, that Neil Oliver piece … that’s why we have several sites under the nourishing unherdables canopy. (See 1238).

• CNN’s Harry Enten Bursts Out Laughing as He Reveals Congressional Democrats Hit ‘Lowest Ever’ Ratings-‘Lower than the Dead Sea’
• Alarming Report Reveals Woke Brown University Campus Security Chief’s Massive Failures Before Mass Shooting and His Disqualifying Past
• Fulton County Admits 315K Early Ballots were Illegally Certified in 2020 Election
• Operation Hawkeye. Redacted Epstein files. Putin’s Kaliningrad warning. Odessa operation begins
• Data from Health New Zealand shows cancer cases spiked in 2023 among the working-age population
• Digital ID, and the digitisation of all things, is the greatest risk humanity faces
• A fair bit more.

2. Be ultracareful exploring this

… it names names.

1. DAD at 1238

Life in France

a) A judge at the Cergy Administrative Court, acting on a petition from the Human Rights League, ordered the removal of the Christmas nativity scene from Asnières Town Hall. The judge gave the town 24 hours to comply.

b) The reliquary of Saint Vivent was broken into and the skull of this popular saint was stolen. The parish of Sainte-Marie-des-Olonnes announced the bad news on its social media accounts on Friday, December 19, 2025.

c) The Great Replacement – ​​the Africa Cup of Nations. Not only is the Île-de-France region of Paris the “star of the competition,” providing 6.5% of the players for the Africa Cup of Nations, but France also supplies the largest contingent of foreign fans during the tournament in Morocco.

d) Every day, every week, they restore crosses, clean wayside crosses, and repair rosaries and crucifixes. The SOS Calvaires association, a remarkable initiative created in 1987, brings together 4,000 volunteers and numerous professionals at dozens of sites throughout France.