'Last Christmas'

 Wham!

John Flannery - December 23, 2024

StarTalk - Do You Weigh The Same Everywhere On Earth?

Only

  “Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.” - Plato

Big Think - Brian Klaas - Why Do The Worst People Rise To Power?

Astonishing

 The New Republic: Matt Gaetz Report Reveals Astonishing Sum He Paid Women for Sex - The House Ethics report confirms that Matt Gaetz paid women - and an underage girl - to have sex with him while he was in office. By Edith Olmsted

Disappear

 The Verge: How to disappear completely - The internet is forever. But also, it isn’t. What happens to our culture when websites start to vanish at random? By s.e. smith

Report

 NPR: House panel releases report on sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz By Lexie Schapitl

After Skool - Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things

BBC World Service - Where Do We Go When The Seas Rise?

Big Think - Brian Klaas, Bill Eddy, And More - Why The Wrong People End Up In Power

The Onion - Santa Confirms Everyone Getting Bag Of Glitter Labeled ‘Fairy Dust’ His Sister-In-Law Sells On Etsy

 The Onion: Santa Confirms Everyone Getting Bag Of Glitter Labeled ‘Fairy Dust’ His Sister-In-Law Sells On Etsy

Not Guilty

 The Gothamist: Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder charges in NYC killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO By Samantha Max

Breath

 Get Pocket: How To Take the Perfect Breath: Why Learning To Breathe Properly Could Change Your Life - It’s claimed that ‘breathwork’ can improve our sleep, digestion, immune and respiratory functions, while reducing blood pressure and anxiety. In the midst of a pandemic, that sounds more appealing than ever. By Emine Saner

Big Think - Psychologist Debunks 8 Myths Of Mass Scale - Todd Rose

'Golden Eyes Waltz'

Have An Excellent Monday

 Andrew Wyeth 1917 - 2009 - 'First Snow' 1959

BBC News - 'How I Rewired My Brain In Six Weeks'

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche - Work-Life Balance

NPR Tiny Desk Concert - Marc André Hamelin

John Flannery - December 22, 2024

Solar

 Good News Network: Another Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: ‘Getting more from the land’ By Good News Network

Mosaics

 BBC News 'It's pure beauty' - Italy's largest medieval mosaics restored By Sara Monetta

Sun Probe

 Science Alert: NASA Probe About to Make History With Record-Blazing Sun Approach By Michelle Starr

Agriculture

 Inside Climate News: Agricultural Poisons Tell a Tale of Two Californias - The Golden Rule doesn’t apply in the Golden State when it comes to protecting Latino and Indigenous farmworker communities from toxic pesticides. By Liza Gross and Peter Aldhous

Australia

 Guardian UK: Guardian Australia’s best photos of 2024 – in pictures - From break dancing to nude bathers and the country’s best mullets, here’s a selection of our photographers’ finest work

Commute

 Guardian UK: Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates - The clemency action applies to all federal death row inmates except three convicted of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder By David Smith

History

 Get Pocket: A Brief History of Mad Magazine - Mad magazine gave us Alfred E. Neuman and Spy vs. Spy and made irreverent, anti-establishment humor a thing. Here's what you need to know about ‘Mad.’ By Jake Rossen

Dr. Mindy Pelz - What Would Happen To The Body If You Chewed On One Clove A Day?

Popemobile

Inside Climate News: The Popemobile—And the U.S. Postal Service—Are Going Electric - The vehicles and their unique designs are two high-profile examples of the accelerating adoption of EVs globally. Interview By Aynsley O’Neill,

Mistletoe

 Science Alert: Mistletoe Actually Has a Surprisingly Powerful Healing Effect By Lokesh Joshi

Big Think - Superhumans - The Remarkable Brain Waves Of High-Level Meditators - Daniel Goleman

Dr Eric Berg DC - What Would Happen If You Chewed One Clove Daily

Weekend!

 Have an excellent weekend. See you Monday.

Bernie Sanders - Welcome To The World Of Oligarchy.

Stand-Up Comedy - Best Of Andy Huggins

'Too Many Places'

 The Brothers Comatose

Boston

 WCVB: First 'living seawalls' in North America installed in Boston By Phil Tenser

FOMO

 Very Well Mind: How to Deal With FOMO in Your Life - Don't let FOMO get in the way of your happiness By Elizabeth Scott

Doomscrolling

 Get Pocket: Doomscrolling Is Slowly Eroding Your Mental Health - Checking your phone for an extra two hours every night won’t stop the apocalypse - but it could stop you from being psychologically prepared for it. By Angela Watercutter

Messaged

 NPR: California man allegedly messaged Madison school shooter about plans ahead of attack By Meg Anderson

Rabbi Simon Jacobson - Global Wake Up Call - Message To The World

Heat

 Science Alert: Even NASA Can't Explain The Alarming Surge in Global Heat We're Seeing By AFP

Big Think - Black Swan Events - Explaining Our Modern World’s Increased Volatility - Brian Klaas

Rainbow

 Get Pocket: We’re Told to ‘Eat a Rainbow’. Here’s What Each Color Does in Our Body. Most of us know we should eat different coloured fruits and vegetables, but do you know why? By Evangeline Mantzioris

Ellipsis

 ellipsis - noun

 The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding. An example of such omission. A mark or series of marks ( … or * * * , for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.

Niimiwin

 MPR News: ‘Niimiwin’ art exhibit celebrates the powwow tradition

'Tom's Diner'

 Suzanne Vega with DNA

Muscle

 Live Strong: How to Build Muscles at Age 70 By Justine Harrington

'Wander Where They Will'

Have An Excellent Friday

 Artwork By Wassily Kandinsky 1866 - 1944

 

BBC News - Vladimir Putin Says ‘Victory Is Nearer’ In Ukraine

The Onion - Data Mining Has Created A World Where Everyone Is For Sale - But Could It Also Have A Downside?

StarTalk - The Decade That Changed The Universe

Knicks At Timberwolves - Full Game Highlights - December 19, 2024

 Knicks fans know what a huge game this was Thursday night. The Knicks prevailed with a strong win. It has to do with the big trade between the two teams with Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo traded to the Timberwolves from the Knicks, in a swap for Karl-Anthony Towns AKA KAT.

Lao Tzu - Taoism - How To Unconditionally Love Yourself

Yourself

 From October 8, 2023

 Good News Network: How To Love Yourself: 5 Ways to Let Go of the River Bank and Go With the Flow By Good News Network

Antarctica

 Science Alert: Flat Earthers Went to Antarctica to Look at The Sun. Here's What Happened. By Mike McRae

NOAA Arctic Report Card 2024

Arctic

 NOAA.gov: Arctic Report Card: Update for 2024 - The rapid pace and complexity of Arctic change demand new and strengthened Arctic adaptation and global reductions of fossil fuel pollution

...Arctic tundra transformation from carbon sink to carbon source, declines of previously large inland caribou herds, and increasing winter precipitation.