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Attribution: Russia collapse by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

BTW according to On This Day

On December 11, 1792 Louis XVI was arrested after an insurrection in August. The monarchy was abolished the following year, a republic was proclaimed and he, along with his unpopular wife Marie Antoinette, were executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793.

What do these two things have in common as lessons for our current wannabe king?

December is designated as Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month¹². During this time, awareness is raised about the challenges faced by people with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) due to reduced daylight impacting mood and well-being¹. Treatment options are available for the 16 million Americans struggling with this disorder every year.

New neighbor has Canada gritting its teeth | The Seattle Times

This jumping swing version of Jingle Bells was originally arranged for the Count Basie Orchestra in 1961. If it doesn’t get you in the holiday mood, well what can I say.

Jingle Bells, performed by Wynton Marsalis and band.

Enjoy, Jack

and pondering the pardon predicament:

full-blown pardons hint of committed crimes

and pre-emptive pardons are too iffy, frowned upon and perilous.

Sooo, why not consider the conditional pardon?

Simultaneously spread the pain and the relief by pardoning DOTUS-elect of all crimes charged (and maybe more to sweeten the pot) conditioned on him and his minions not following through on their promised revenge and retribution during the entire length of his term in office.