Monday, December 15, 2025
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Instead, we might remember that despite these views, he delivered some of the greatest entertainment Hollywood has produced in decades, and many people could quote The Princess Bride at will.
The sight of these driverless cars at traffic lights continues to confuse me. If I ever call, I'll definitely check the trunk.
Not one, but two high school championship football games ended in crazy, last-second fashion.
Incredible plays, young people. There is something special about high school football and to winners and losers alike I say well done gentlemen.
Trends in urban media
When seconds counted, St. Louis police were hours away
I am confident that the police prioritized the 911 call to the best of their ability given the information they had and the circumstances of the other calls for service at that time. But that doesn't change the fact that when the seconds counted, the police were hours away, and this incident is a reminder that we are our own first responders and our personal safety is ultimately our own responsibility.
They are globalizing the Intifada
Equally important, we need to fight back against the “globalization of the intifada” left here at home. They telegraph to us all that they have chosen the side of the people who decided to kill us.
Kristi Noem fired by 17 insiders and counting
The funniest thing is what happens next. Even if Trump fired Noem tomorrow, this forecast would still be considered a victory for the rumor peddlers. If it stays, the story will simply disappear, never being corrected or revisited.
Eagle, they win; tails, the audience forgets.
The reason was that police had not confirmed who was found in the house. We know – the Rainer family has confirmed this. This was confirmed by Governor Gavin Newsom. What the hell is going on? What a complete disaster.
Ms Rachel's crocodile tears: She's appalled by anti-Semitism after years of fueling it
Many people who started the fire are now trying to play fireman.
WHAT'S ABOUT QUALITY?
Today on Capitol Hill…
The creatures are still doing it in the Swamp this week. They have a couple of meetings/hearings. kit for Monday:
- House Veterans Affairs – Ready, Ready, Launched: Assessing VA's Readiness to Deploy EHR Modernization
- House Rules – HR 4776 – SPEED Act; HR 1366 – Mining Regulatory Clarity Act; HR 3616 – Energy Reliability Act; H.R. 3632 – Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025; HR 4371 – Kayla Hamilton Act; HR 845 – Pet and Livestock Protection Act
The Senate will vote on the NDAA on Monday evening.
Scheduled Vote: At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 15, the Senate will take a roll call vote on the motion to rescind the House concurrence motion amendment to S.1071, the FY 2026 NDAA.
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) December 11, 2025
White House, what happened?
On Monday, President Trump will attend the Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office. He will then attend two different White House Christmas receptions: one at 4:15 pm and one at 8:15 pm ET.
Vice-President JD Vance wished a Happy Hanukkah to those celebrating on Sunday evening, asking for prayers for the victims of the Bondi Beach attack.
I wish all my Jewish friends in America a Happy Hanukkah as they begin their celebration this evening.
Please pray for all the victims of the horrific terrorist attack in Australia. May their memory be a blessing.
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance) December 15, 2025
Keep up with the Cabinet of Ministers
Dir. Office of Management and Budget – Russ Vought – Vought recently spoke at the Reagan National Defense Forum, where he marked The administration's most scarce resource is time:
“Political capital is not the scarcest resource. You can always build it. Time is our scarcest resource,” Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said last week at the Reagan National Defense Forum. “That's why we're going all out and trying to tear down the bureaucracy where it exists.”
Vought also recently highlighted the progress the Trump administration has made in its efforts to “overthrow bureaucracy”:
.@KTOMB Director @russvought announces that the Trump Administration has rescinded *48 government regulations* for every new regulation issued since taking office in January. pic.twitter.com/Ks3o74Dm6R
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 2, 2025
Full court press…
On Friday we received many notable court decisions, including:
- ✅ Castanon Nava v. DHS (Immigration Enforcement (Settlement)) – 7th Circuit Court of Appeals grants denies in part the administrator's request to stay the appeal.
- ❌ Abrego Garcia v. Noem II (habeas) – Judge Paula Xinis (Maryland) GRANTS the applicant's request for TRO.
- ❌ JGG vs Trump (Removal of TdA under AEA) – Judge James Boasberg (DC) DENIES Administrator's Motion to Review Order to Compel Witnesses to Testify in Contempt Case (and Motion for Stay).
- ✅ Planned Parenthood of America against Kennedy (defunding Planned Parenthood) – 1st Circuit Court of Appeals frees district court orders issuing preliminary injunctions and pretrial detention.
- ✅ Topic: Donald J. Trump et al. (Order taken from JGG v. Trump) – D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals GRANTS Administrator's request for administrative suspension.
READ MORE: About this Planned Parenthood… 1st Circuit overturns district court's insane decision
MORNING REFLECTIONS
I was just collecting stories for the “Tell Me Something Good” section we run every Monday on “Tell Me Something Good.” morning showwhich turned out to be not as easy a task on Sunday night as I might have hoped. We've been bombarded with bad news over the past couple of days. And then it came news that Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer were found dead in their Brentwood, California home, victims of what appears to be a gruesome murder.
We will no doubt continue to monitor and report on the investigation in the coming hours and days—there are already many. questions brought up. But I wanted to take a moment to just reflect on the work of Rob Reiner, which has brought me—along with millions of others—so much joy, laughter, and even laughing through tears over the years. Bob Hoge shared this in his initial report on this issue, but here's my initial reaction:
My top 3 favorite films:
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. The Princess Bride
3. When Harry Met SallyTo think that Reiner – whatever political differences I had with him – suddenly left and thus… well, it just doesn't count. https://t.co/bFD16PQaJs
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) December 15, 2025
My top 3 favorite films:
- It's a wonderful life
- Princess Bride
- When Harry Met Sally
To think that Reiner – whatever political differences I had with him – suddenly left and thus… well, it just doesn't count.
This morning I woke up with these words in my head:
God, how Glenn Miller played
Songs that hit the hit parade.
Guys like us, we did it
Those were the days.And you knew who you were then
Girls were girls and men were men,
Mister, we could use a man
Like Herbert Hoover again.Don't need no welfare state
All…— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) December 15, 2025
God, how Glenn Miller played
Songs that hit the hit parade.
Guys like us, we did it
Those were the days.
And you knew who you were then
Girls were girls and men were men,
Mister, we could use a man
Like Herbert Hoover again.
Don't need no welfare state
Everyone pulled their own weight.
Wow, our old LaSalle worked great.
Those were the days.
In the 70s, we watched a series that expressed nostalgia for the late 20s and early 30s. In 2025, we feel nostalgic for the 70s and 80s.
Will we in the 2060s look back fondly on the 2020s?
EASY RATE
content we all need it on our timelines.
Nothing will bless your weekend like these adventure daycare dogs dressed in Christmas outfits and living their best lives. Merry Christmas 🎄
Credit: The Mind of Dogs pic.twitter.com/ie7OyMtodb
— Puppies 🐶 (@Puppieslover) December 13, 2025
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