• The New York Post cited retail trends that forecasted a record turnout of shopping in retail stores the week before New Year's Day, even though some of the largest outlets aren't open to the public. You cannot get into a Costco or a Sam's Club without an ID. Maybe they should be running the border.
• Psychology Today published an article advising readers how to let go of past hurts and resentments by accepting what can't be changed, by focusing on the lessons, by taking accountability and by seeking help. People who can't let go of the past really annoy me. Debt collectors are the worst.
• NBC News reported a deranged black guy broke into the Grand Central Station restaurant area in New York and stabbed and wounded two teenage girls while screaming he wants all white people dead. If only he'd added especially if you are Jewish, he would have received a full ride scholarship to Harvard.
• President Biden angered reporters by canceling the traditional year-end press conference on Wednesday. Rather than face questions about inflation, the border or his wavering support for Israel, Joe left on a vacation. You can always run from your problems, unless you're being chased by a cheetah.
• President Biden skipped the traditional year-end press conference Wednesday and flew to the Virgin Islands where he greeted the New Year. He may need a vacation to clear his head. After landing in St. Croix, Joe chatted with reporters and predicted that 2023 is going to be a pretty good year.
• Variety reports that activists are trying to get Donald Trump's star removed from the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame. Last week a vandal painted a swastika on Trump's star.The sheriffs still can't figure out if the swastika was painted by a Trump opponent or a Trump supporter.
• Harvard President Claudine Gay faced more pressure to resign Tuesday despite getting support from Barack Obama. The former president's endorsement of her got a little emotional. Barack Obama told the Harvard Board of Overseers that if he'd had a son, he'd have looked like Claudine Gay.
• Time reports America is becoming much more segregated by race. Even I would feel the sting of segregation in some cities. Last weekend, Boston's mayor banned white people from a holiday party, and due to either budget cutbacks or social policy the City Hall dining room says it doesn't serve crackers.
• Fox News reports the border crossing surge has resulted in immigration courts facing a backlog of three million cases. The cultural and language barriers hinder the legal process. Two Chinese men showed up in court for their deportation hearing in Los Angeles today, and the judge married them.
• Los Angeles Airport and New York's JFK Airport were targeted by pro-Palestinian protestors Wednesday who blockaded roads into the airport. It infuriated Al Qaeda, who oppose blocking the entrance to airports. Their reaction was, we don't want to be hijacking empty planes, you idiot Jihadists.
• U.S. and British ships took turns shooting down incoming missiles from the Houthis in the Red Sea and blasted dozens of drones out of the sky. Admirals from our shared history famously said, I have not yet begun to fight, and England expects every man to do his duty, and today, they simply shout, Pull!
• The Daily Mail reported on a disturbing poll which found that twenty percent of young people in America believe that Osama bin Laden was a force for good. What do they know? Ten percent were probably thinking Osama was Obama and the other ten percent think he was Obi-Wan Kenobi's brother.
• The Daily Mail reported on a disturbing poll which found that twenty percent of young people in America believe that Osama bin Laden was a force for good. What do they know? Ten percent were probably thinking Osama was Obama and the other ten percent think he was Obi-Wan Kenobi's brother.
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