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Open thread 12/22/2025 — 15 Comments

  1. Finally, someone in government acknowledges that windmill farms impact radar operations.

    “Interior Sec. Doug Burgum is now HALTING offshore wind projects over national security concerns.These huge wind farms create “radar interference, a genuine risk for the US! Good! President Trump is cracking down on wind big time ?”

    https://x.com/catturd2/status/2003108677159731617?s=20

  2. With a deep knowledge of ancient history–and it’s lessons–VDH is very well positioned to see and to recognize the signs of possible social, economic, and cultural decline i.e. the decline of Western civilization.

  3. I got a couple laughs this morning as the talk radio host featured Demoncrats melting down over Trump adding his name to the Kennedy Center. Expatriate (good!) Rosie O’Donnell sounded like she could hardly speak, due to rage. She wouldn’t mention Trump’s name, but referred to him as “it” and a “nameless blob of negative energy.”

    Maybe I shouldn’t laugh at a person with mental problems, but her brightening my day shows that she does have some value.

  4. I think the “Kennedy Center” was begun in the Eisenhower years as a national cultural center. Perhaps some future president will change the name to that, or to the Eisenhower Center. This would be if it stays up that long; it doesn’t look like it’s a building designed to last physically.

  5. That California Land Equity Task Force (first comment above) sounds like Newsom’s effort to turn California’s interior into Zimbabwe.

  6. A brief respite from the never-ending news.
    I long ago quit even putting stories in my folder labeled “They did WHAT?”

    Some music for the season.

    J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lost Christmas Poem | Noël
    Floriani Sacred Music (4 monks singing a cappella)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zxCz_0omU

    The poem read very well at “The One Ring” website, nice graphics.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIGj3DpSrbY&list=RDVIGj3DpSrbY

    Look for their “Veni Veni Emmanuel” and
    “A Medieval Christmas Classic | Puer Natus in Bethlehem”

    What Child Is This – Clamavi De Profundis
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-ffIBm_CU

    Merry Christmas y’all!
    (I’ve been visiting family in Texas)

  7. The Lennon story was interesting.
    Somewhat telling that his final comment was, “I’ve never seen him since.”

  8. Merry Christmas, AsesopFan! I hadn’t seen any of your posts recently; I’ve been busy, too, and I was just beginning to worry about you. Good to know you were fine, and I just missed your posts.

  9. I found that “Jesus came for a cuppa & a recording session” quite amusing.
    What’s really telling is Paul doesn’t share what they chatted about. Could be that’s why he’s “never seen him since.” Probably not an uncommon occurrence in all human history.

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