CITIZEN OPEN THREAD.

Good Monday morning before Christmas! Have a happy ~

Federal judge to decide if Abrego Garcia returns to custody

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/immigration/2025/12/22/federal-judge-to-decide-kilmar-abrego-garcia-immigration-custody

Entertainment News if anyone cares from this weekend. Avatar: Fire and Ash opens with $88M domestically
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/citizen-open-thread-thursday/
Actor James Ransone dies at age of 46
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/entertainment/2025/12/22/actor-james-ransone-dies-at-46

More U.S. talks with Ukraine and Europe called ‘constructive’
(in other words nothing got done)

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/international/2025/12/22/russia-ukraine-war-negotiations

Israel approves 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank
(my 2 cents is there will never be peace here)

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/international/2025/12/22/israel-settlements-vote

Thousands gathered on Sunday on Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/international/2025/12/21/bondi-beach-memorial-australia

Next Powerball jackpot will be for $1.6 billion

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2025/12/21/coast-guard-oil-tanker-venezuela

Current: Coast Guard is pursuing another Venezuelan tanker ship

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2025/12/21/coast-guard-oil-tanker-venezuela

LAFD softened report on Palisades Fire

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/wildfires/2025/12/20/la-times–lafd-softened-report-on-palisades-fire

Space industry expected to grow in 2026

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2025/12/19/space-industry-is-expected-to-grow-in-2026

Morn’n from Grandma’s house.
Breakfast here has always been a competitive sport

Good Monday Morning To All!

Good morning ☕️

I’ll vote for whomever wins the Primary but I won’t vote for the incumbent during the primary.
Neither Eric Schmidt nor Josh Hawley are getting my vote this time.
Do nothing show boat MFkrs.
My State Rep isn’t either.
Mayor? Rat bastard.
City council? More bastards.
Dog catcher better update his resume too.
County Sheriff is the only one that has earned my vote.

Open notice to President Trump (and those in his orbit), do you know Tyson CEO Donnie King? Can you influence this decision to close a plant and destroy a small town? World peace is a great accomplishment, but what about these people?

Nebraska Hospital CEO: Tyson’s “Spreadsheet Decision” Will Devastate Health Care
In a scathing letter to Tyson CEO Donnie King, Lexington hospital CEO Jason Douglas said the company’s decision to leave will devastate health care in the area. “You made a spreadsheet decision … and 3,200 families became nothing more than a line item.”
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/12/21/tyson-beef-plant-closure-leaves-nebraska-towns-health-care-schools-in-limbo/

Video shows random attack on 75-year-old woman in downtown Seattle

https://komonews.com/news/local/newly-released-video-75-year-old-downtown-seattle-police-department-spd-law-enforcement-king-county-superior-court-wooden-board-charges-filed-courthouse

‘”He’s a regular… he usually punches”
Actual quote from a cop on the scene

Thanks, Boss, for story about Jim Beam layoffs. Sounds like tariffs are a component of the decision. I grew up in that area & have returned twice recently. It has seemed that things were booming in the bourbon industry. It makes me want to learn much more.

Mary, Did You Know? – Pentatonix

Hallelujah – Pentatonix

“South African authorities are investigating the whereabouts of around 20 African men who were allegedly misled into fighting for Russia in Ukraine. FRANCE 24 has reviewed a letter from former president Jacob Zuma, testimony from a father in Botswana and analysis from a defence expert to understand what happened to the men and who may be involved.”
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251221-tricked-into-war-father-speaks-out-police-probe-alleged-zuma-family-links-wagner-group-troops-south-africa

“‘Camel bird’ returns to Saudi desert after nearly a century”
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2626942/saudi-arabia

As obnoxious and vile as she is, I still hate to see someone lose a job.

🤷‍♂️, FAFO.

The One and Only Greg Biffle | Cleetus McFarland [29:40, Cletus shares personal thoughts & moments with The Biff]

Lions tied 10 – 10 at halftime, Red Wings won today. Go Lions ! Make it a total winning day.

Good Sunday CFP Friends just a reminder:

for GG and RB….miss y’all
solstice bells

Anthem of the Free – J6 Prison Choir

Louvre now…. AP-
“The Élysée Palace’s head steward reported the disappearance, with the estimated loss ranging between 15,000 and 40,000 euros (($17,500-$47,000).”
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/elysee-palace-silver-steward-arrested-stealing-thousands-silverware-rcna250292

-Bloomberg
“United States (US) tech giants Google and Apple are discouraging their employees with work visas from leaving the US, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported, citing a the Business Insider news portal report that cited internal emails.”
https://themalaysianreserve.com/2025/12/21/google-apple-discourage-employees-with-work-visas-from-leaving-us-reports/

Don’t mess with farmers.
“Farmers have in recent weeks deployed tractors to block key motorways nationwide, protesting delays in compensation and subsidy payments. The delays are linked to an ongoing investigation into the agricultural payments agency OPEKEPE, concerning alleged falsified land and livestock declarations used to obtain EU farming subsidies.”
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1290505/farmers-plan-new-roadblocks-in-west-sunday-as-protests-continue-nationwide/

“But the proposed deal has provoked anxiety among farmers who fear they will be undercut by a flow of cheaper goods from agricultural giant Brazil and its neighbors.

Thousands of farmers protested the deal outside a Brussels meeting of EU leaders on Dec. 18, rolling around 1,000 honking tractors into the city.”
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/lula-asks-eu-to-show-courage-and-sign-mercosur-trade-deal-217016

Telegraph: ‘I think I will mask forever’: The ‘zero Covid’ zealots refusing to re-enter society
While the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic, a minority continue to shape their lives around coronavirus avoidance

https://archive.is/SixUb

Reminds me of the famous Japanese holdouts after WW2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_holdout