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A Christmas movie need not end with a choir of schoolchildren singing “Silent Night” to evoke what the season is all about. The Atlantic’s Culture staff shares its favorite non-Christmas Christmas movies:
Nine Non-Christmas Movies to Watch During Christmas
What to put on instead of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Traveling for the holidays? We’ve got your back.

Our December advice column offers travel tips galore:
Ask a security trainer: Tips for preparing my devices for holiday travel?
Checklists for preparing devices when traveling near and far.
freedom.press
December 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Yes, an email from an assistant U.S. attorney said Trump had flown on Epstein's jet "many more times than previously reported" and "on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996." www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Trump took Epstein's jet 'many more times than previously reported,' according to assistant US attorney
A 2020 email from a federal prosecutor, released by the Department of Justice, said Trump flew on the sex offender's jet "at least" eight times.
www.snopes.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.
How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border
Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.
wrd.cm
December 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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(R)Rep.Massie:
"Trump is blaming me for a bill he eventually signed….Meanwhile Bondi is working fervently to redact, omit, and delete Epstein files she is legally required to release." www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s, according to prosecutor email
President Donald Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported," according to an email from a New York prosecutor that forms par...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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When will the news industry get serious about the dictator's threats to shut them down? Do they think it's just bluster? He's willing to murder people on the high seas and send immigrants to foreign torture prisons. He's serious about killing the 1st Amendment, too.
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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The Trump administration's travel ban on five Europeans includes researchers working to tackle online disinformation and abuse, like CCDH founder Imran Ahmed (Adam Satariano/New York Times)

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December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF
15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis.
bloom.bg
December 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Tesla vehicles use electric doors, but have a mechanical release for emergency use.
Tesla Under Investigation Over Concerns Model 3 Manual Door Handles Are ‘Hidden, Unlabeled’
Tesla vehicles use electric doors, but have a mechanical release for emergency use.
www.forbes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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As "60 Minutes" finalized its "Inside CECOT" report last Thursday, CBS sent the White House a request for comment. A WH spokesperson responded within a few hours. The quote was not included in the "60" report – so, judge for yourself whether it should have been included or not >>>
December 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has concluded "regular forces" means the military, and has therefore ruled that Trump does NOT have authority to deploy the National Guard under §12406. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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❌ No, AOC didn't spend $50K in campaign funds to attend a Bad Bunny concert while on a trip to Puerto Rico. Here's how her campaign really spent the money:
AOC didn't spend $50K on Bad Bunny concert. Here's how her campaign really spent the money
Ocasio-Cortez would not be the first person in the world to travel for work and go to a concert while in the area.
www.snopes.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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One final image of the interior of the Natural History Museum of London…for now! September 2025 #Photography #InteriorArchitecture #Museum #London 📷
December 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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If digital platforms use AI to to present search results including news reports and they libel someone through a summarization error - they need to be held accountable as any other publisher would be.
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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"lowering tenure density" is an end times for education kind of phrase, ain't it? sigh. goldengatexpress.org/114511/campu...
SFSU offers buyouts to all tenure-track and tenured faculty
The Voluntary Separation Incentive Program is a “balancing act,” where there is a stronger incentive for tenured and tenure-track faculty to retire and open up room to hire back lecturer faculty.
goldengatexpress.org
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Just days after the horrific Bondi shooting, Australia's parliament pushes forward legislation that would ban someone from owning a gun who's been "investigated for terrorism-related offences" and also restrict "displaying terrorist symbols such as the IS flag"

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December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Some good news to end the year on. The Supreme Court today blocked Trump from sending the National Guard into the Chicago area — finally setting a limit to Trump’s executive power. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/finally-the-supreme-court-stops-trump
December 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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This is sinister. If you're wondering why so many people don't report sexual assault, this is why.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Stephen Miller gives Bari Weiss her instructions: fire everyone involved with the 60 Minutes CECOT strory.
December 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.

This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Just as in the case of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, a consumer backlash is now underway: CBS fans are hearing about the "60 Minutes" imbroglio and calling/emailing local CBS stations to register their concerns. "We have no real support," a reporter at one of those stations told me.
December 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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NEW: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Officer Danny Hodges have filed their response to the government's arguments against hanging the January 6th plaque in the Capitol pursuant to federal law. I'll post a link to the full filing once it's on the docket.
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
N.Y.C. Holiday Markets Offer Profit and Peril for Small-Business Owners www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/n...
N.Y.C. Holiday Markets Offer Profit and Peril for Small-Business Owners
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Theodor Pistek, 93, Oscar-Winning ‘Amadeus’ Costume Designer, Dies www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/m...
Theodor Pistek, 93, Oscar-Winning ‘Amadeus’ Costume Designer, Dies
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM