norbizness
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Arriving with the tedious inevitability of an unloved season.
Pinned
Merry Xmas To All Who Celebrate (might as well get it out of the way and pin it, the pictures are all 10 years old)
Sunbathing in December With Snowball
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Sunbathing in December With Snowball
I guess this is a roundabout way of saying Trump is just as racist now as xenophobic ignoramuses 100-150 years ago were, which I think makes it 100 times as bad.
Analysis: President Trump’s contention that people from some countries are desirable, while others are not, is nothing new.
Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.
Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.
Analysis | Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s
The president and his aides have escalated anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies in recent weeks.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I guess this is a roundabout way of saying Trump is just as racist now as xenophobic ignoramuses 100-150 years ago were, which I think makes it 100 times as bad.
I'M THE DECIDING TOUGH-AS-NAILS WARFIGHTER
(and I don't wanna)
(and I don't wanna)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday was noncommittal about releasing the full video of the U.S. military’s Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean, after President Trump said he would release whatever footage his administration had.
Hegseth Skirts Questions About Releasing Video of Sept. 2 Boat Attack
At an appearance in California, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was noncommittal about releasing the full video of a U.S. military attack on a boat in the Caribbean.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'M THE DECIDING TOUGH-AS-NAILS WARFIGHTER
(and I don't wanna)
(and I don't wanna)
A $199 remote that just mutes the former QB color commentator in your NFL televisual program.
December 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A $199 remote that just mutes the former QB color commentator in your NFL televisual program.
So I guess something that's gone from being well-attended and well-respected to a living joke with tumbleweeds passing between the aisles is technically "transformed," although the Post is trying SO hard to make MUSCULAR PRESIDENT APPEAR SUCCESSFUL.
The Kennedy Center is currently guided by a board of Trump loyalists and a new staff including the center’s president.
In 10 months, the president has transformed Washington’s cultural hub. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
In 10 months, the president has transformed Washington’s cultural hub. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center is showier, emptier and more political
In 10 months, President Donald Trump has transformed the Kennedy Center. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So I guess something that's gone from being well-attended and well-respected to a living joke with tumbleweeds passing between the aisles is technically "transformed," although the Post is trying SO hard to make MUSCULAR PRESIDENT APPEAR SUCCESSFUL.
I have now seen J. Peterman AND Ernie Hudson recommend this charity which is where most of my money is going this holiday season (in other people's names). Puppy food, World Wildfire, cat sanctuaries, Central Texas Food Bank (just down the street), Austin Pets Alive! (my cat adoption agency).
Puppy Food Bank - Ending Pet Hunger Across America
Supplying pet food to pet rescue shelters nationwide.
puppyfoodbank.org
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I have now seen J. Peterman AND Ernie Hudson recommend this charity which is where most of my money is going this holiday season (in other people's names). Puppy food, World Wildfire, cat sanctuaries, Central Texas Food Bank (just down the street), Austin Pets Alive! (my cat adoption agency).
It makes it easier when it's originally devised by Russians and either written by Russians or Russophiles/business partners in your inner circle.
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.
The remarks follow the publication of a White House document on Friday that criticises the EU and says Europe is at risk of “civilisational erasure”, while making clear the US is keen to establish better relations with Russia. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It makes it easier when it's originally devised by Russians and either written by Russians or Russophiles/business partners in your inner circle.
Guys everything's OK, there was a list, unfortunately you can't see the list because Pete put his drinks on it like a coaster then used it like a napkin to wipe the bleu cheese buffalo wing dip from his mouth before using it as toilet.. well you get the idea, it was a list so nobody's a murderer.
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Guys everything's OK, there was a list, unfortunately you can't see the list because Pete put his drinks on it like a coaster then used it like a napkin to wipe the bleu cheese buffalo wing dip from his mouth before using it as toilet.. well you get the idea, it was a list so nobody's a murderer.
Some iPhone component in a new $1000 phone they want you to buy every year being "vapor cooled" must on some level be the 21st century equivalent of "it's toasted" for Lucky Strikes. When I take over with the autocratic powers left to me everybody's fucking phone is going in a bag until after class.
December 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Some iPhone component in a new $1000 phone they want you to buy every year being "vapor cooled" must on some level be the 21st century equivalent of "it's toasted" for Lucky Strikes. When I take over with the autocratic powers left to me everybody's fucking phone is going in a bag until after class.
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In Massachusetts and across the country, the Trump admin is turning the pursuit of the American Dream into an American Nightmare. This is wrong, this is immoral, and this is exactly why we must continue to fight back against Trump’s racist anti-immigrant agenda.
December 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
In Massachusetts and across the country, the Trump admin is turning the pursuit of the American Dream into an American Nightmare. This is wrong, this is immoral, and this is exactly why we must continue to fight back against Trump’s racist anti-immigrant agenda.
Wow, imagine not breaking through on a peace plan translated from the original Russian by twin Renfields Marco Rubio and real estate developer-cum-international man of mystery Steve Witkoff.
Ukraine war briefing: With no Miami breakthrough, Zelenskyy turns to European allies
Ukraine war briefing: With no Miami breakthrough, Zelenskyy turns to European allies
Positive tone after Florida talks with Ukrainian president heading to London Street to see Starmer, Macron and Merz. What we know on day 1,383
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Wow, imagine not breaking through on a peace plan translated from the original Russian by twin Renfields Marco Rubio and real estate developer-cum-international man of mystery Steve Witkoff.
Maybe the True Detectives (McConaughey and Harrelson) in the AI commercial can start doing some intuitive detecting about why they're in a fucking AI commercial.
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Maybe the True Detectives (McConaughey and Harrelson) in the AI commercial can start doing some intuitive detecting about why they're in a fucking AI commercial.
Maggie unfortunately has been surgically altered to prevent natural kitten-birth, but she can at least pretend to tolerate Alexander, a stuffed cat I got about 50 years ago.
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Maggie unfortunately has been surgically altered to prevent natural kitten-birth, but she can at least pretend to tolerate Alexander, a stuffed cat I got about 50 years ago.
A pre-game so long the two waiting sides become bored and disiniterested and wander off.
December 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A pre-game so long the two waiting sides become bored and disiniterested and wander off.
Failure to repost an example of something you have seen is punishable by 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Failure to repost an example of something you have seen is punishable by 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
One side is angry because there was record inflation and black people with jobs and everybody's guns were being taken away, the other side is angry because a functioning Constitutional republic is being destroyed to enrich and appease a near-dead grifter. BOTH SIDES ARE THE SAME.
Column: For nearly 20 years, Americans’ anger toward the federal government has steadily intensified.
Now, that anger is reaching record levels — driven almost entirely by the party of whoever occupies the Oval Office.
Now, that anger is reaching record levels — driven almost entirely by the party of whoever occupies the Oval Office.
Column | Anger is a defining character trait for both parties, new study shows
An updated Pew study shows that, with the change in administrations and party power in Congress, Democrats are now at record levels of anger toward government.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
One side is angry because there was record inflation and black people with jobs and everybody's guns were being taken away, the other side is angry because a functioning Constitutional republic is being destroyed to enrich and appease a near-dead grifter. BOTH SIDES ARE THE SAME.
Good news, everybody, Alabama sucks just enough for us to bitch about them getting in the college football playoffs as they profit mightily off the SEC pyramind scheme.
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Good news, everybody, Alabama sucks just enough for us to bitch about them getting in the college football playoffs as they profit mightily off the SEC pyramind scheme.
Whattaya gonna do? Stop selling us shitty vehicles we already stopped buying? Your father was a Nazi, and your mother smells of black-footed cat spray!
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Whattaya gonna do? Stop selling us shitty vehicles we already stopped buying? Your father was a Nazi, and your mother smells of black-footed cat spray!
How a person who signed a legally binding contract with the Houston Texans found themselves playing for the Texans against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.
It takes the @nytimes.com 2,800 words before they mention that the group chat featured someone using explicit neo-Nazi slang. The folk involved have been connected to far-right groups for years now.
azmirror.com/2025/10/15/a...
azmirror.com/2025/10/15/a...
December 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
How a person who signed a legally binding contract with the Houston Texans found themselves playing for the Texans against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.
Fun fact: Paul Sorvino at age 33/34 (Day of the Dolphin) looks like Vincent D'Onofrio does now
December 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Fun fact: Paul Sorvino at age 33/34 (Day of the Dolphin) looks like Vincent D'Onofrio does now
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The number of convicted criminals in immigration detention is about 1.8x what it was when Trump took office.
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The number of convicted criminals in immigration detention is about 1.8x what it was when Trump took office.
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
The number of people with no criminal record whatsoever — who are detained solely for immigration reasons — has shot up **25.5x**
open.substack.com/pub/austinko... (via @austinkocher.com)
I don't know how Idris Elba went from beloved hearthrob and accomplished actor to AI-promoting enemy of humanity, but it's happened.
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I don't know how Idris Elba went from beloved hearthrob and accomplished actor to AI-promoting enemy of humanity, but it's happened.
Other Warner Brothers Properties:
Maltese Falcon II: The Revenge of Cairo
The Big Sleep II: Sleepin' In
Rope II: Rope-a-Dope
Text 'M' for Murder
The Searchers II: Still Searchin'
Cool Hand Luke: The Early Meter Cutting Years
Oh, So That's What Happened To Baby Jane
Maltese Falcon II: The Revenge of Cairo
The Big Sleep II: Sleepin' In
Rope II: Rope-a-Dope
Text 'M' for Murder
The Searchers II: Still Searchin'
Cool Hand Luke: The Early Meter Cutting Years
Oh, So That's What Happened To Baby Jane
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Other Warner Brothers Properties:
Maltese Falcon II: The Revenge of Cairo
The Big Sleep II: Sleepin' In
Rope II: Rope-a-Dope
Text 'M' for Murder
The Searchers II: Still Searchin'
Cool Hand Luke: The Early Meter Cutting Years
Oh, So That's What Happened To Baby Jane
Maltese Falcon II: The Revenge of Cairo
The Big Sleep II: Sleepin' In
Rope II: Rope-a-Dope
Text 'M' for Murder
The Searchers II: Still Searchin'
Cool Hand Luke: The Early Meter Cutting Years
Oh, So That's What Happened To Baby Jane
I haven't heard any new music in 25 years so I imagine it just sounds like Devo's Girl U Want.
Turn on any pop station and soon enough you’ll hear Olivia Dean’s megahit “Man I Need.”
Dean’s 2023 debut album “Messy” already helped build a fan base in her native Britain, but she hadn’t yet found a larger audience stateside — until now.
Dean’s 2023 debut album “Messy” already helped build a fan base in her native Britain, but she hadn’t yet found a larger audience stateside — until now.
How Olivia Dean ended up everywhere
The London singer-songwriter is all over TikTok and unmissable on pop radio. Dean’s fans, songwriters and label describe her seemingly rapid rise.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I haven't heard any new music in 25 years so I imagine it just sounds like Devo's Girl U Want.
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Reader Tom B. is matching up to $15K in gifts for ProPublica via GoFundMe.
He says: “I want to see ProPublica even stronger, and I’m backing that up with my own money. In the face of chaos, let’s stand with the facts.”
➡️ Help him support us and double your impact: www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ra...
He says: “I want to see ProPublica even stronger, and I’m backing that up with my own money. In the face of chaos, let’s stand with the facts.”
➡️ Help him support us and double your impact: www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ra...
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Reader Tom B. is matching up to $15K in gifts for ProPublica via GoFundMe.
He says: “I want to see ProPublica even stronger, and I’m backing that up with my own money. In the face of chaos, let’s stand with the facts.”
➡️ Help him support us and double your impact: www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ra...
He says: “I want to see ProPublica even stronger, and I’m backing that up with my own money. In the face of chaos, let’s stand with the facts.”
➡️ Help him support us and double your impact: www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ra...