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THIS IS NOT MEL TORME: Tonight's installment of the December Comfort Watch is Top Secret!, in which we examine why it underperformed when it came out and why it - might - be funnier now than in 1984. Also: Damn, Val Kilmer is pretty:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Thirty: Top Secret!
Top Secret! (the exclamation point is part of the title) makes not one single solitary goddamned bit of sense. It’s a movie from the 80s with a hero from the 50s in a geopolitical setting fro…
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December 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
THIS IS NOT MEL TORME: Tonight's installment of the December Comfort Watch is Top Secret!, in which we examine why it underperformed when it came out and why it - might - be funnier now than in 1984. Also: Damn, Val Kilmer is pretty:
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just one of the great character actors of our time. As many others have, I will lament Isiah Whitlock Jr. with an emphatic
sheeeeeeiiiit
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sheeeeeeiiiit
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
just one of the great character actors of our time. As many others have, I will lament Isiah Whitlock Jr. with an emphatic
sheeeeeeiiiit
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sheeeeeeiiiit
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I shipped an app! My first one!
December 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I shipped an app! My first one!
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There's only one true calculighter
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
There's only one true calculighter
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This Nazi passed a bill to imprison trans kids' parents two weeks ago.
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This Nazi passed a bill to imprison trans kids' parents two weeks ago.
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Greene's shift is newsworthy but it's shockingly dishonest for @nytimes.com to portray it as a sincere awakening. There's no evidence of that; she's not changing caucus nor voting differently. She's an abhorrent bigot cynically adjusting position because she sees Trump as a liability. That's a fact.
An entire feature-length profile about her in the New York Times, the paper of record, that not *one single time* mentions that she's a rabid antisemite.
When she does her real apology for that wake me up.
When she does her real apology for that wake me up.
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Greene's shift is newsworthy but it's shockingly dishonest for @nytimes.com to portray it as a sincere awakening. There's no evidence of that; she's not changing caucus nor voting differently. She's an abhorrent bigot cynically adjusting position because she sees Trump as a liability. That's a fact.
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This, to me, is the essence of a New Yorker – a love for the plebeian aspects of the City. New Yorkers of all classes are jumbled together on the trains.
And, A++ for security. Ain't nobody gonna be able to stop his swearing-in ceremony.
And, A++ for security. Ain't nobody gonna be able to stop his swearing-in ceremony.
if I were elected mayor of a city I too would insist that every ceremony took place in an abandoned tunnel or secret passage of some kind
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station - Streetsblog New York City
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor of New York City at midnight on Jan. 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This, to me, is the essence of a New Yorker – a love for the plebeian aspects of the City. New Yorkers of all classes are jumbled together on the trains.
And, A++ for security. Ain't nobody gonna be able to stop his swearing-in ceremony.
And, A++ for security. Ain't nobody gonna be able to stop his swearing-in ceremony.
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Palantir. Sauron. CyberDyne. Blackrock. Mr Beast Inc. Cerberus. Blackwater. Anduril. Citizen. Citadel. Gilead. Bain Capital. Darktrace. Oracle. Umbra.
December 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Palantir. Sauron. CyberDyne. Blackrock. Mr Beast Inc. Cerberus. Blackwater. Anduril. Citizen. Citadel. Gilead. Bain Capital. Darktrace. Oracle. Umbra.
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🖖 Nichelle Nichols
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
🖖 Nichelle Nichols
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The US "banned 5 people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Dept, is necessary to protect free speech. If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension."
Good piece about something bad, by @mmasnick.bsky.social.
Good piece about something bad, by @mmasnick.bsky.social.
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The US "banned 5 people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Dept, is necessary to protect free speech. If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension."
Good piece about something bad, by @mmasnick.bsky.social.
Good piece about something bad, by @mmasnick.bsky.social.
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The biggest Democratic win of the last 60 years was from a candidate who appealed more to progressives than moderates during the primary.
December 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The biggest Democratic win of the last 60 years was from a candidate who appealed more to progressives than moderates during the primary.
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My usual reminder that “we’re gonna file a lawsuit” isn’t news. That’s a press release. “We filed a lawsuit and here’s the complaint” is news.
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
My usual reminder that “we’re gonna file a lawsuit” isn’t news. That’s a press release. “We filed a lawsuit and here’s the complaint” is news.
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Save this, it's perfect.
December 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Save this, it's perfect.
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Here’s a mental palette cleanser to counter the usual corporate greed we see everyday - an actually nice story about a CEO that gave a shit about the people who helped make him successful. In a world of Trumps & Musks, be #GrahamWalker 😊
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Louisiana boss hands workers $240M in bonuses after selling his company for $1.7B
Graham Walker said he would not agree to sell his company if buyer did not earmark 15% of the proceeds to employees.
nypost.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here’s a mental palette cleanser to counter the usual corporate greed we see everyday - an actually nice story about a CEO that gave a shit about the people who helped make him successful. In a world of Trumps & Musks, be #GrahamWalker 😊
nypost.com/2025/12/25/b...
nypost.com/2025/12/25/b...
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Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
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In less than a week, I will be sworn in as the next mayor of New York City. It was only possible because of the more than 100,000 people who volunteered on our campaign. Here’s a story about one of them, my mother.
December 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In less than a week, I will be sworn in as the next mayor of New York City. It was only possible because of the more than 100,000 people who volunteered on our campaign. Here’s a story about one of them, my mother.
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
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joining the "cybertruck owners only" group on fb is one of the best decisions i've ever made. every so often when i'm scrolling through fb getting pissed off, i get to see a little treat like this
December 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
joining the "cybertruck owners only" group on fb is one of the best decisions i've ever made. every so often when i'm scrolling through fb getting pissed off, i get to see a little treat like this
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RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
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Release the Jack Smith transcript.
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Release the Jack Smith transcript.
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Hey, if you live in South Carolina's 88th House District... get out and vote today for Col. J. Chuck Hightower! What more can you do it on Christmas Eve Eve...
🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 88🚨
Democrat: Col. J. Chuck Hightower
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD🗓️
Area: SW of Columbia, SC
Notes: Very red seat, but it's to replace disgraced former Rep. RJ May (Google him) so a good formula for a Dem over-performance.
Democrat: Col. J. Chuck Hightower
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD🗓️
Area: SW of Columbia, SC
Notes: Very red seat, but it's to replace disgraced former Rep. RJ May (Google him) so a good formula for a Dem over-performance.
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Hey, if you live in South Carolina's 88th House District... get out and vote today for Col. J. Chuck Hightower! What more can you do it on Christmas Eve Eve...
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Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
December 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
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My 14-yo-son has recreated the climax of Back to the Future in gingerbread and I thought you should know.
December 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
My 14-yo-son has recreated the climax of Back to the Future in gingerbread and I thought you should know.
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This is your occasional reminder that telling people “no, fuck off” (in @angryblacklady.blacksky.app parlance) can be an edifying spiritual practice in an appropriate context
An alternative interpretation of that phrase can be “bless your heart”
An alternative interpretation of that phrase can be “bless your heart”
Like we literally do not have to take these fucking jagoffs or their thought experiments seriously. And when you tell them they’re full of shit they can’t function because they’ve only ever been told they’re exceptional
December 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This is your occasional reminder that telling people “no, fuck off” (in @angryblacklady.blacksky.app parlance) can be an edifying spiritual practice in an appropriate context
An alternative interpretation of that phrase can be “bless your heart”
An alternative interpretation of that phrase can be “bless your heart”