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My own"mandatory" Christmas movie viewing is still in effect. It's about time to cue up White Christmas. I had a chance to see it on the "big screen" last year with the reopening of a theatre built by John Rockefeller in Williamsburg. That was very cool. The other is the "ultimate family Christmas gathering" imo. Lion in Winter, pairing Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn along with an outstanding supporting cast.

I'm not familiar with this site or its leanings. But it's an interesting perspective . https://frontelligence.substack.com/p/war-deficits-and-the-russian-economy My thought. Is Vlad hoping Trump and Company will bail him out of a mess, or will he get more bogged down in the swamp

About Trump's Swamp https://politicalwire.com/2024/12/06/fill-the-swamp/

That was short lived. He's not going to open one after all https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/williamsburg/hinckley-scraps-music-store-in-wake-of-negative-reaction/

Musk and Ramaswamy probably want to enroll vets in a United Health Care plan for vets, similar to Medicare Advantage. If you want a better option (like Plan D) it comes out of your pocket.

Had to stick this someplace. I saw a social media posting (X) that John Hinkley is opening a record store in the area. My first reaction

Trolling Trolling

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More from the loony right

https://bsky.app/profile/patriottakes.bsky.social/post/3lclc5je4k22l Trump surrogate Sophia Hutchins, a trans woman, wearing a red dress and striking poses in the Mar-a-Lago women’s restroom. Don’t tell Nancy Mace.

The other thing was Danson's interactions with the other residents. As I said a good supporting cast and really no over the top characters (maybe a couple)

From The Athletic on the A's new(?) home. It's gonna cost $250 million more than initial estimates. The A's say they're willing to foot the bill. Also the stadium won't be ready til '28, maybe https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5965207/2024/12/03/las-vegas-athletics-stadium-costs-rise/?source=athletic_thewindup_newsletter&campaign=11828613&userId=213687

I agree, we enjoyed it. It's not as grating as Murders in the Building. But a very good surrounding cast and a heartfelt look at topics like elder loneliness and dementia.

Found what I was looking for. From JVL https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tulsi-gabbard-russian-asset-or-dupe

I'm going to stick this here because this state legislator wants to codify something kin to this in Va. Personally I think it's a good idea (and the guy is a Republican). Too bad Ms Harris didn't suggest this when she was talking about making home buying more available to middle class Americans

There was a reason Pence would not get into the SS car. I seriously believe all Trumpers have developed a serious case of convenient memory loss

I've heard that from every alkie I've encountered and was ordered to hire by a few crooked bosses

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-kremlin-celebrates-trumps-cabinet-picks-like-kash-patel/ Even Russian State TV admits Gabbard is an asset

I suggest also taking a look at the charts inside this reports. As to hotels, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck.... I suspect his company doesn't check for housekeeper citizenship too closely. H

It's easy to get around DC by public transit most of the time. Driving there from Williamsburg, Va is a big pain in the arse because of traffic on I-95. The last couple of trips (primarily spouse work related) we've used AMTRAK from Richmond. Parking is reasonable ($10 a day, compared to exorbitant DC rates) and a 2 1/2 train ride. Maybe $35 if you book business class.

The guy Trump picked actually tried to enforce the law during the pandemic and is now getting hosed by the conservatives for doing so

I needed an Uber here in Billsburg when my wife had the car. I checked with the concierge at the hospital, they recommended a local cab company instead. Evidently here in the exburbs Uber and Lyft is hard to find. Bus service was good but didn't want the two mile hike from the bus stop to the house.

It's more like like an anti incumbent vote than a mandate for either party

It's been a while since I spent any time at DTW. Did a bit of loading vehicles for the monopoly that had the ground transportation bid (cabs and limos). I'm not sure how they handle that now, and if they even check for credibility. It used to be outside companies needed to check in with ground transportation in the parking garages. No curbside pickup allowed. I don't think the mentality of the average passenger has changed however. Most of them are completely clueless when it comes to finding rides

This used to be a reliable GOP seat. U dear Trump they've lost three times n Orange County, CA: Donald Trump lost for the third time in a row A former Trump appointee and wife of CA's GOP Nat'l Committeeman is gonna fail to be re-elected to Congress And in 4 out of 5 congressional races, voters chose Dems https://bsky.app/profile/longfeather.bsky.social/post/3lcidwrzrrk2a