Don’t forget, Kiddies – Christmas will soon be here and that’ll be followed shortly by a new president and America’s turning into an oligarchy. It won’t be fun. But since it has happened before remember that we have learned from our ancestors that we must resist those who want to take our democracy away.

You may want to make a memory book so the kids and grandkids can have some idea what democracy was. This will literally be the calm before the storm, but even during the calm we will have many squalls. 

Here is a little story of resistance from a land far away and a time long ago (Tommy Douglas in Canada in the 20th century) (8 minutes)

It’s crazy out there folks. We will probably mix in some holiday questions as it is that time of year.

A) Almost as if on schedule a new mysterious disease has broken out in what country as an administration that is anti-science is about to come to the US?

B) The week started with a big bang when the President pardoned who?

C) An Ohio law that allows for release from school for religious education has given what quasi-religious group a chance to use the time for teaching critical thinking skills?

D) What multi-multi billionaire funded a Trump Super-PAC to the tune of $250 million this election?

E) What word (actually 2 words) which makes a person think of a Trump supporter was voted as the Oxford Word of the year for 2024?

F) How about some questions about holiday movies? Where did the McCallister family go when they accidentally left Kevin “Home Alone”?

G) Another good month in job creation for the Biden admin as how many jobs were created in November according to the BLS?

H) Quietly what extreme right documentary maker admitted his “documentary” “2000 Mules” was false?

I) According to the movie Elf, what is the first code of elves?

J) What policy did Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have to rescind in one day following a huge backlash from customers and doctors? 

K) Who is Brian Thompson and why was he in the news this week?

L) Pete Hegseth is sure in the news a lot. What habit did he say he would quit when he is confirmed as Secretary of Defense?

M) Bitcoin passed what major milestone this week?

N) Belgium allowed what type of professional to sign formal employment contracts beginning this week?

O) What was the name of Ebeneezer Scrooge’s late partner in “The Christmas Carol”?

P) Dubbed “America’s dumbest senator” who called on the DOGE billionaires to make daylight savings time permanent?

Q) Was he joking? Who floated the idea of annexing Canada as the US’s 51st state to PM Justin Trudeau last week?

R) In the movie “Christmas Story” what is the name of the department store that is having their Christmas parade as the show starts?

S) What European government was toppled last week on a vote of no confidence spearheaded by the extreme right in that country?

T) December 5, 1933. What constitution amendment was repealed by the newly ratified 23rd amendment?

South Koreans demand that their leader who tried to stage a coup resign immediately while in America we re-elected the coup plotter as president. Embarrassing. – Covie

Answers:

A) The Democratic Republic of the Congo – we may hear some update this weekend

B) His son Hunter Biden

C) The Satanic temple will use that law to free students up for an hour of training on critical thinking

D) Musk of course. So much for donation limits. In a huge insult he named the PAC after RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg)

E) brain rot

F) Paris

G) 227,000

H) Dinesh D’Souza

I) “Treat every day like Christmas”

J) they were going to allow anesthetic to only be administered for a limited time during an operation whether the operation was complete or not

K) Thompson was the CEO of United Health Care who was murdered on NYC streets Wednesday

L) Drinking – Pete, millions of Americans can tell it is not that easy to quit

M) valuation over $100,000 – not bad for something that has no value nor is tied to anything of value.

N) sex workers

O) Jacob Marley

P) Tommy Tuberville

Q) Trump

R) Higbee’s

S) France – the vote was spearheaded by marine Le Pen

T) Prohibition

We regret to inform you that once again Iowa’s First District will have the pathetic Miller-Meeks as representative once more. Or should I say non-representative?

 This is how you grind an economy to a halt.

Trump’s goal is to cause so much economic damage that the system collapses and his wealthy supporters can buy up the remains for peanuts and rule whatever system takes its place.

It is literally the Russian playbook. – Denise Wheeler