Merry Christmas
It has been a melancholy Christmas, with so much loss — Howie Klein, Rob Reiner. Rayne’s dad fighting in RFK’s anti-science world.
A cherished local community closed here in Limerick yesterday, a rare craft beer pub, which opened during COVID, remained aggressively welcoming to all, yet closed yesterday after the local government shut down the parklets created during COVID. We were in no way regulars, but when we stopped by yesterday the talk was still focused on where to rebuild a community.
Creches across the United States have depicted Jesus, Mary, and Joseph gone — snatched away by goons.
Which is part of the story, isn’t it? That amid a horrible empire beset by politicized trials, a leader, and after him, many leaders rose up out of the persecution?
2025 was a terrible year. But it was a year when new leaders rose up — and more importantly, average people everywhere stood up, blowing whistles to stop the madness.
It was a start.
May you all have a wonderful day to renew, reflect, and carry on.
Merry Christmas!
I did find a packet of saffron this morning. It was not a Christmas gift. It was something I had stuck away in a pocket when I purchased it weeks ago and forgotten about. The store clerk assured me it was really good saffron — I use it too, he said.
Turns out I had stored my toothbrush in that same pocket on a recent weekend away. But the saffron was untouched. It was just as intense and rich as the day I got it.
My family is blessed enough to be spending the week of Christmas here in sunny Belize, escaping a brutal Midwestern winter. I am committed to working as much as I can in 2026 to flip Congress to Democratic control and building the foundation for impeaching and convicting this monster and holding he and his minions accountable. Thanks so very much Ms. Wheeler for your brilliant research and analysis and national security insights! Have a great 2026!