But What About Ukraine’s Innocent Christians

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and Putin’s terrorist scum against whom a powerful and deadly strike is launched?

“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!“

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  1. Attribution: Children In War Torn-Regions Face A Deadly Winter by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com
    [Peter Kuper is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The Nation and MAD magazine where he has written and illustrated SPY vs. SPY every issue since 1997. He is the co-founder and editor of World War 3 Illustrated a political graphics magazine that has given a forum to political artists for 40 years. He has produced over two dozen books including The System, Diario de Oaxaca, Ruins (winner of the 2016 Eisner Award) and adaptations of many of Franz Kafka’s works into comics including The Metamorphosisand Kafkaesque (winner of the 2018 Reuben Award) . His latest graphic novel is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.
    He has lectured around the world and has taught comics courses at The School of Visual Arts in NYC and Harvard University.    ]

  2. https://news.un.org/en/story/2025

    ā€œChildren facing another difficult, terrifying winter: Young lives threatened. Heating, power and water disrupted,ā€ UNICEF tweeted, calling for an end to attacks.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/20/angels-and-ammo-conflict-seeps-into-everything-in-north-eastern-ukraine-even-a-nativity-play

    The bleakest winter: Ukrainians face exhaustion and uncertainty as Trump demands concessions
    People torn between craving for peace as conditions worsen and desire to hold strong against Russian military and diplomatic tactics
    […]
    This winter, the fourth since Russiaā€™s full-scale invasion, threatens to be the bleakest yet for Ukraine. Trump, during his first year in office, has proved much more receptive to Moscowā€™s talking points than to Kyivā€™s, Russian troops continue a slow but grinding advance in the Donbas region and missile attacks on energy infrastructure have left cities without power for hours on end, day after day. There are holes in the budget, a crisis in conscripting new recruits and ā€“ perhaps most devastatingly ā€“ the absence of a plausible positive outcome on the near-term horizon.
    […]
    ā€œThis is one of the most difficult moments in our modern history, when every one of us is living on the edge between exhaustion and strength, between compromise and our principles,ā€ said Sevgil Musaieva, the editor-in-chief of the popular news outlet Ukrainska Pravda, at a recent awards ceremony in Kyiv, honouring the 100 most influential Ukrainians of the year.

    ā€œWe know that this winter will be difficult, we understand that our army lacks people and weapons, we also see that the positions of some of our allies are changing. We are facing questions to which there are no simple answers,ā€ she added.
    [continues]

  3. from Financial Times 12/23/25
    https://www.ft.com/content/1c0b0fa0-898d-445f-ae0e-a766b4789874

    Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraineā€™s energy facilities on Tuesday, killing several people and triggering countrywide power outages just as winter temperatures drop before the holidays.

    At least three people were killed, including a four-year-old child who died after a drone hit a residential building in the north-western Zhytomyr region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. Thirteen regions were attacked, including the Kyiv area, where apartment buildings and houses were hit.

    ā€œThis was a deliberate and cynical Russian attack on the eve of Christmas,ā€ Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on X. ā€˜ā€˜While people were preparing for the holidays, the enemy [is] trying to leave Ukrainian families without electricity, heat and a sense of safety.ā€

    The strikes are part of a months-long Russian bombing campaign to destroy Ukraineā€™s energy infrastructure, as Moscowā€™s forces also continue to slowly advance on the battlefield. Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that he is not interested in ending the war on any terms other than his own, despite efforts by US President Donald Trump to broker a peace deal with Ukraine.

    According to Ukraineā€™s air force, 635 drones and 38 missiles were used in the attack. Russia has been using complex waves of one-way attack drones and ballistic missiles to hit power plants and substations that distribute power across the grid.

    Acting energy minister Artem Nekrasov said the bombing was the ninth massive raid on energy infrastructure since the beginning of the year. Private energy company DTEK said its thermal power plants had been targeted overnight for the seventh time since October.

    Nekrasov said the raid left the western Ukrainian regions of Ternopil, Rivne and Khmelnytsky entirely in the dark and had forced the countryā€™s nuclear power plants to reduce output.

    National grid operator Ukrenergo announced on Tuesday morning that emergency power cuts had been introduced across the entire country, taking over from scheduled outages that have become routine for millions of Ukrainians in the past months.

    The company also said overnight strikes in the Odesa region had left ā€œa significant number of consumersā€ without electricity.

    Temperatures have begun dropping across the country, with snow and temperatures of minus 8Ā°C forecast in the capital in the coming days. The Christmas and new year holidays are traditionally a busy period in Ukraine. Border guards have reported massive lines at crossings in recent days as Ukrainians look to leave or enter the country for the holidays.
    [continues]

  4. published a year ago and once more relevant at least for those in Ukraine

    We are excited to announce the release a special music video of In the Bleak Midwinter. Featuring footage from Ukraine, Lebanon and Afghanistan, this is a beautiful rendition of a timeless Christmas classic that can help us to remember those in need this December.

  5. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/27/zelenskyy-to-meet-european-leaders-and-trump-for-ukraine-peace-talks-amid-fresh-strikes-on-kyiv

    A third of Kyiv is without heating after a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital cut off power supplies, leaving hundreds of thousands of people facing freezing temperatures.

    Ukraineā€™s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Moscow had used nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles, including ballistic missiles, in the overnight attack. ā€œThe primary target is Kyiv ā€“ energy facilities and civilian infrastructure,ā€ he said in a post on X.

    The intense overnight strikes, which lasted 10 hours and killed one person and wounded two dozen others, came before a call on Saturday between European leaders and Zelenskyy.

    The call is part of a growing push for a peace deal that will involve the Ukrainian leader heading to Florida on Sunday for a face-to-face meeting with Trump, who has proposed a plan to end nearly four years of fighting that has killed tens of thousands.

    But Zelenskyy said the overnight bombings showed international pressure on Russia was insufficient. ā€œIf Russia turns even the Christmas and New Year period into a time of destroyed homes and burned apartments, of ruined power plants, then this sick activity can only be responded to with truly strong steps,ā€ he said. ā€œThe United States has this capability. Europe has this capability. Many of our partners have this capability. The key is to use it.ā€

    The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will take part in the call with Zelenskyy and European leaders on Saturday, a commission spokesperson told Reuters. Key sticking points include Ukrainian security guarantees and reconstruction, plus territorial discussions regarding the Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

    Sundayā€™s meeting with Trump in Florida is ā€œspecifically intended to refine things as much as we possibly canā€, Zelenskyy said on Friday. He added that a proposed 20-point peace plan was ā€œ90% readyā€. ā€œOur goal is to bring everything to 100%,ā€ Zelenskyy said. ā€œAs of today, our teams ā€“ the Ukrainian and American negotiating teams ā€“ have made significant progress.ā€

    Zelenskyy is willing to hold a referendum on a peace plan if Russia agrees to a ceasefire of at least 60 days, Axios reported, after an interview with the Ukrainian president on Friday. Zelenskyy reportedly said he would need to seek approval of the Ukrainian public if he fails to secure a ā€œstrongā€ position on territory.

    After the strikes on Saturday, Ukraineā€™s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russiaā€™s ā€œonly response to peace effortsā€ was ā€œbrutal attacks using hundreds of drones and missiles against Kyiv and other cities and regionsā€. The minister said that a third of the capital was without heating. The temperature in Kyiv was about 0C (32F).

    […]
    In an interview with Politico on Friday, Trump said he anticipated a ā€œgoodā€ meeting with the Ukrainian leader, though he offered no endorsement of Zelenskyyā€™s plan. ā€œHe doesnā€™t have anything until I approve it,ā€ Trump told the news website. ā€œSo weā€™ll see what heā€™s got.ā€
    [continues]

  6. **The Bright Side: December 27, 2025**

    1. Innovation: Researchers have discovered a “fast-track” emergency DNA repair system used by cells to survive severe genetic damage. This discovery of how cells activate a last-resort survival mechanism is expected to open new doors for targeted cancer therapies that can disable this “trick” in malignant tumors. ScienceDaily
    2. Conservation: In a major win for marine biodiversity, the Global Ocean Treaty has officially surpassed the 79 ratifications mark this month, with Iceland, Brazil, and Japan joining the list. The treaty, which enters into force in 2026, provides the first-ever legal framework to protect the “High Seas”ā€”international waters that cover nearly half the planet. Positive News
    3. Global Health: A needle-free revolution for allergy sufferers has arrived with the FDA approval of Neffy, the first-ever epinephrine nasal spray for children. The technology uses a novel method to temporarily loosen spaces between nasal cells for rapid bloodstream absorption, providing a lifesaving alternative for those who hesitate to use traditional auto-injectors. National Geographic
    4. Community: A rural Arkansas school district has successfully turned a $250,000 annual deficit into a $1.8 million surplus by converting an unused field into a solar farm. The massive savings from clean energy have allowed the district to give every teacher a permanent pay raise of up to $15,000. Good Good Good
    5. Weird but Fun: GameStop’s inaugural “Trade Anything Day” saw customers bringing in a bizarre array of items for holiday credit, including a “full creepy doll collection,” a taxidermy bobcat, and even a stolen speed limit sign. Most of the oddities were claimed by employees or donated after the successful event. People

    _A roundup by our AI partner Silas (Gemini) about optimism, progress, and things right in the world._

  7. Thanks for keeping your eye on the ball in Ukraine, working that into today’s ELEVEN TO NOON. Looks like more meetings tomorrow, huh? When will everybody figure out Putin is never going to make a deal.

  8. In Memoriam, The Musicians We Lost in 2025

    by Ann Powers

    NPR’s pop critic and correspondent considers what Heaven’s Band might sound like today after a year of significant losses.

    Hello candle lighters,

    Every year, as the NPR Music team keeps busy discovering new artists, slinging opinions and chasing the news, my colleague Lars Gotrich takes on a quieter task that connects him to centuries of myth and ritual. From January to December, he gathers and tends to the names of the dead. The database cemetery he creates makes room for major monuments ā€” this year, the names engraved on them include Sly Stone, Roberta Flack, Brian Wilson, and Dā€™Angelo ā€” but just as important are the spaces cleared for modest headstones honoring those who never found great fame, but were key players in their own communities. Larsā€™ database is inevitably incomplete; beyond the cult heroes who did reach wider-ranging audiences, it omits the choir directors, Tuesday night bluegrass jam leaders, library story-hour balladeers, buskers and family singalong organizers who cultivate the musical aspects of peopleā€™s daily lives. Yet Larsā€™ dedication to understanding music as fundamentally collaborative and (despite the pull of popā€™s starmaking machinery) resistant to hierarchical thinking means that our In Memoriam digital funerary ground is a meadow, not a pyramid. A reader can roam among its markers and think about how legendsā€™ lives connected to those of support players and to the folks who nurture music scenes in roles that rarely, if ever, took them from the background to the stage.

    More commentary and list at link

  12. Skipping the news today, all those problems will be there next year, and I can’t do fk about any of them then either.

    Got some Tejano music playing, a change of pace.

  13. my new yearā€™s resolution is to avoid online rage-bait like the plague

    thatā€™s when an ā€œarticleā€ is headlined with ā€œsomeone said ā€˜THISā€™ā€¦ā€

  15. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/mora-namdar-religion-the-most-googled-questions-about-trumps-new-visa-czar/articleshow/126203986.cms

    Mora Namdar previously served as acting Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs from December 22, 2020, to January 20, 2021, during Donald Trumpā€™s first term, giving her direct experience overseeing visa policy, passport issuance, and consular enforcement.

    She later served as Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, a senior leadership role shaping US policy on the Middle East and North Africa, before being confirmed by the Senate in December 2025 and sworn in again as Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.

    Before returning to full-time government service, Namdar founded and led Namdar Law PLLC, a boutique legal practice with offices in Dallas, Texas and Washington, D.C. The firm focused on business, contracts, government, international and other complex legal matters. Namdar represented a wide range of clients ā€” from individuals and corporations to political candidates, non-profits and other organisations ā€” drawing on her experience in national security, federal compliance and international affairs.

    Namdar owns and operates Bam Beauty Bar, a boutique beauty salon chain in Texas.

    She is Iranian-American, raised in Texas, and professionally shaped in the United States across law, entrepreneurship and government service.

    Public information confirms she is the daughter of Iranian immigrants.

    Namdar has not publicly disclosed her marital status. Official biographies make no reference to a spouse or partner.

    Her religion has not been publicly stated.

    Namdar contributed to Project 2025, the conservative governance blueprint that informs much of Trumpā€™s second-term staffing strategy. Her work focused on the US Agency for Global Media, arguing for restructuring on management and security grounds.

    Is Mora Namdar’s surname ā€œKhanā€?
    There is no factual association. The linkage appears to stem from search-engine confusion.

  16. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/mora-namdars-net-worth-education-and-love-life-what-to-know-about-trumps-new-secretary-for-consular-affairs/articleshow/126207381.cms

    The 38-year-old is the daughter of Iranian immigrants and owns a chain of beauty salons called Bam Beauty Bar with outlets in Dallas, Fort Worth and Plano.

    Namdar is a first-generation American who is fluent in the Persian (Farsi) language. Known as a Texas native, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government from Southern Methodist University. Later she completed her Master’s degree in International Relations and Affairs and Juris Doctor (JD) from the American University. She also studied International Relations and Affairs at Oxford University.

    *Educated. A successful businessperson. Age 38, but no sign of a husband or kids? The horror.

  17. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mora-namdal-promotion-state-department-visas-b2890806.html

    The political appointee was the author of a section of a 900-page Project 2025 blueprint that accused the media and academia as a ā€œcenter of Leftist power.ā€

    She cited Secretary of State Marco Rubio in her Senate statement, signaling that she appears to share his view that criticism of Israel and pro-Palestinian advocacy constitutes a threat to the U.S., which could result in a denial or a visa being revoked.

    *A pro-Israel Iranian, lawyer and beauty salon owner, who appears to be single and childless (so far), who aligns with white-Heritage Foundation N&zis, even though sheā€™s not white. Weird.

  18. I donā€™t think itā€™s alarmist to suppose that itā€™s possible there could be an avalanche-effect due to high electricity consumption by the computing industry because efficiencies gained are never (and will never, unregulated) put into conservation they are put into increased computational capability

    So I guess the United States will be one big data center one day

    maybe we will all have to run on a hamster wheel for our daily bread to help power the grid

  19. Watching the Pop Tarts Bowl, where the 77-pound, football-shaped trophy is a working toaster. Weird Cool Pointless ā€˜Merica

  20. Well, if the nuclear fusion/plasma scientist murder(s) have anything to do with actual, useable fusion energyā€¦ah, but the media has stopped covering that.

  22. like a possible regulation could be the requirement of a solar farm on top of any data center built because they are clear-cutting a fucking forest to build it anyway

    maybe local govts could negotiate concessions like that instead of bending over backwards to lick big tech boots

    the Tech Lords have infinite fake money, start demanding more from them jeez

  23. Started the process to switch to solar power. It may take time, but it has to be done. Price has climbed to the point I can buy two solar panels or a quarter of a battery each month from the change during the last couple of years. Right now I am using part of the battery system to power computers, two monitors, two servers, a couple of security video cameras, and a few other things. When power goes out I just plug in a few more things, TV AV receiver amp, lights and I am not in the dark. We used to have horrible power, then it cleaned up for about nine years, now it is bad and getting worse. The second important thing is the price. I can double my batteries in one year from the excess.

  26. PROGRAMMING NOTE: We are LIVE tomorrow (Sunday) from 11 AM to NOON ET tracking the Zelensky-Trump summit at Mar-a-Lago.

    The Setup: President Zelensky is currently en route to Florida after a frantic stopover in Halifax today to secure $2.5B in aid from Prime Minister Mark Carney. He lands at Mar-a-Lago tomorrow with a “90% complete” 20-Point Peace Plan that he intends to finalize with Donald Trump. Kyiv Post

    The “20 Points” at a Glance:

    • The Stick: “Article 5-style” security guarantees from the US and NATO if Russia attacks again.
    • The Shield: A standing peacetime Ukrainian army of 800,000 troops (up from the 600k Russia demanded).
    • The Carrot: An $800 Billion reconstruction fund and expedited EU membership. Meduza

    Open Chat: Can Trump sell a plan that keeps Ukraine armed to the teeth, or will Putin kill this before the ink is dry?

  27. Although Daily Kos has been around from the online Stone Age, I notice few reference it here, including me. Right now there are many end of year stories, and end of year editorial cartoon compilations. It should rate a bit of a look over just to see how it has evolved over the years too.

  30. Pop Tarts trophy presentation turned into a revival meeting, and then into a sideshow.

    I wonder if the fall of Rome was this stupid?

  32. Love that book, Craig.

    MAGAts are seeing things through the filter of a demented, narcissistic pedophileā€¦and thatā€™s their reality.

  34. Ads used to be how to get your foot in the door as an actor but now itā€™s all A-listers

    The more I see what everybody else does with their phone, the less I feel guilty about posting on trail mix

  35. *You canā€™t fire her, and sheā€™s not (exactly) quittingā€¦

    Dems have a deep-bench of qualified professionals, but MAGA has an even deeper-bench of ghouls, ghasts, and vampyres

    so be careful what you wish for

  36. and once again, if God doesnā€™t make mistakes, why would you get cosmetic surgery, good Christians with diamond cross pendants, which also make no sense

  37. Itā€™s gender-affirming care, just like RFKJā€™s testosterone, and whatever ā€˜roids make Leaky Peteā€™s jaw so clenched and war-fightery.

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