Booby’s Prize

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Attribution: FIFA Peace Prize by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com

BTW: According to Webster the meaning of BOOBY PRIZE is an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition and the word “booby” stems from the Spanish word “bobo,” meaning “fool” or “stupid.”  Sound like someone just awarded one?

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  2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/ukraine-peace-deal-trump-zelenskyy-not-ready

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in London on Monday to discuss the latest US-authored peace proposal aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

    Days of negotiations between US and Ukrainian officials ended on Saturday without an apparent breakthrough. The Ukrainian president called the discussions “constructive, although not easy”.

    On Sunday night, Donald Trump said Zelenskyy “hasn’t yet read the proposal” and claimed without evidence that “his people love it”. Kyiv’s senior negotiator, Rustem Umerov, said Zelenskyy would be briefed about his team’s dialogue with US officials and receive all documents related to the peace plan on Monday.

    Off the back of the Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire, the US has been working to push through a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow. US officials claim they are in the final stage of reaching an agreement but there is little sign that either Ukraine or Russia is willing to sign the framework deal drawn up by Trump’s negotiating team.

    In his comments on Sunday, Trump said “Russia is, I believe, fine with [the deal], but I’m not sure that Zelenskyy’s fine with it. His people love it. But he isn’t ready.” [continues]

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/07/

    Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
    Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase

    Shaun Walker in Kyiv
    Sun 7 Dec 2025 11.27 EST
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    The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.

    The remarks follow the publication of a White House document on Friday that criticises the EU and says Europe is at risk of “civilisational erasure”, while making clear the US is keen to establish better relations with Russia.

    “The adjustments that we see correspond in many ways to our vision,” the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said on Sunday. He welcomed signals that the Trump administration was “in favour of dialogue and building good relations”. He warned, however, that the supposed US “deep state” could try to sabotage Trump’s vision.

    It came as the White House’s efforts to push through a peace deal in Ukraine enter a key phase. US officials claim they are in the final stage of reaching an agreement, but there is little sign that either Ukraine or Russia is willing to sign the framework deal drawn up by Trump’s negotiating team. [continues]

  3. Attribution: TRUMP WINS A PEACE PRIZE, BUT IN FOOTBALL by Nikola Listes, Croatia, politicalcartoons.com

    [Nikola Listes was born 1960. in Split, Croatia. he worked for many newspapers and magazines all over the world (Playboy, West Australlien, Heideheimer Neue Presse, Die Bricke…). He has received more than seventy international awards.]

  4. New US security strategy aligns with Russia’s vision, Moscow says
    Now he completely caves to Putin

    Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy, calling it “largely consistent” with Moscow’s vision.

    The 33-page document, unveiled by the US administration this week, suggests Europe is facing “civilisational erasure” and does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.

    Combatting foreign influence, ending mass migration, and rejecting the EU’s perceived practice of “censorship” are mentioned as other priorities in the report.

    Several EU officials and analysts had pushed back on the strategy, questioning its focus on freedom of expression and likening it to language used by the Kremlin.

    More at link

  8. AI SAM’s News Brief
    Top 10 Stories Americans Are Actually Clicking Today

    • Federal Reserve nearing final 2025 rate decision amid internal disagreement — FT
    • U.S. lawmakers propose $901B defense authorization bill for 2026 — Reuters
    • Zelenskiy reports no movement on eastern Ukraine after U.S. talks — Reuters
    • Oil prices stay high ahead of likely Fed rate cut — Reuters
    • China’s November exports beat expectations; factory output still weak — Yahoo/Reuters
    • White House set to unveil $12B farm-aid package for producers — Reuters
    • Media-tech merger frenzy sparks competition and regulatory alarms — FT
    • Global media leaders gather at BRIDGE Summit to debate AI and storytelling — Times of India
    • U.S. consumer sentiment drops as inflation and tariffs weigh on households — WSJ
    • Kennedy Center Honors 2025 mixes performance and politics — Reuters

    These aren’t editorial picks. They’re the top-trending stories Americans are *actually* consuming across Google, YouTube, X, AP/Reuters most-read, and major analytics dashboards. AI Sam (ChatGPT) reads the trends so you don’t have to.

  10. The new design

    The Kennedy Center Honors medal is receiving its most significant redesign since the award was created nearly five decades ago, replacing the familiar long-standing rainbow ribbon with a solid deep blue one and adding a weighty gold medal. The updated medal will debut at this year’s ceremony.

    The redesign originated in discussions between the White House, Kennedy Center leadership and an outside design team at Tiffany & Co. tasked with updating the visual identity of the Honors. The new version features a new circular medallion at the center and a simpler ribbon loop that departs from the soft, multicolored loop historically associated with the ceremony. Similar to a traditional sports medal, the new design features an etching of the Kennedy Center with just a hint of the colors of the rainbow at the top and bottom of the building and the recipient’s name and the date of the ceremony on the back.

    More at link

  13. “A very tall (at least 6’5”) anonymous man appeared yesterday at the Denver airport in a large coon skin cap. Intended to make himself stand out even more and it worked. He decided I was the person to banter with and I obliged. He was more than happy to share the cost was $200. Made me wonder if that fashion statement is making a comeback and, more importantly, why?”

    Ivy, was this the kind of hat the guy was wearing? the one below is priced at $199.99 — considering proper taxidermy costs among other things in re a real raccoon, I’m surprised it’s not more.

    https://www.sickafus.com/sheepskin/raccoon-hat.html

  15. Pat, not with the face, that would’ve caused a fracas on the tram, no doubt. Though I was surprised to hear it was only $200.

    Like this one…

  18. Marvelous.
    Jared Kushner is part of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

    Why it matters: While Kushner won’t have a board seat or voting rights, it means Netflix will have to compete for regulatory approval with the president’s own family.

    — AXIOS

  21. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-slams-eu-after-x-fined-over-blue-checkmarks-2025-12

    Elon Musk spent the weekend going after the EU after it fined X over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks

    In one post, Musk asked followers: “How long before the EU is gone?” AbolishTheEU.”

    In another instance, he backed a call for binding referendums on whether countries should remain in the bloc, describing it as a “good idea.”

    He also reshared a meme comparing the bloc to the Nazi regime, to which he replied: “Pretty much.”

    *His wallet didn’t even feel that fine, but his fragile ego did. The tech bros think they are gods. Too much money, access to power, and drug use…but if they could just do all of the drugs at once and take themselves out, nobody would miss them.

    AI as they intend to use it (for surveillance and monetization of every individual) will make the world worse. The resources needed to operate AI is destroying the planet. Billionaires need to be taxed out of existence.

  22. https://jacobin.com/2025/10/trump-anti-capitalism-political-pre-crime

    Trump signed a national security policy memorandum called “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” known as NSPM-7. Such national security directives are far less common than executive orders. Where the latter tend to direct day-to-day government operations, the former can set sweeping new policies across the federal government’s military, law enforcement, and intelligence bureaucracies.

    As journalist Ken Klippenstein reports, NPSM-7 “directs a new national strategy to ‘disrupt’ any individual or groups ‘that foment political violence,’ including ‘before they result in violent political acts.’” Deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, who’s long been one of the most zealously authoritarian members of the Trump administration, crowed that the moment marks “the first time in American history that there is an all-of-government effort to dismantle left-wing terrorism.”

    *Pre-crimes. Thought-crimes.

    FDT
    FSM

  24. FULL REPLAY 🔥 One Supreme Court justice said Trump is trying to “destroy the structure of government.” Another federal judge quit to warn that “Democracy is doomed” if Trump isn’t stopped. We break it all down — plus the pipe-bomber pardon fight & Birthright attack

  30. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/military-ivf-coverage-defense-bill-mike-johnson

    A huge defense policy bill, revealed by US lawmakers on Sunday, does not include a provision that would have provided broad healthcare coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF) for active-duty members of the military, despite Donald Trump’s pledge to strengthen access to the procedure.

    Although IVF is extremely popular with the American public, abortion foes often oppose it on the grounds that it creates unused or discarded embryos, which they see as people.

    *But they don’t see people as “people,” and do t care if the have good, housing, healthcare, an education, or human rights.

    While on the campaign trail, Trump claimed that he was “the father of IVF” and said that he wanted to make IVF free. Since retaking the White House, however, he has fallen far short of that promise. In October, Trump announced that his administration would urge employers to create new fertility benefit options to cover IVF. However, employers are not required to offer the coverage and it is unclear how many employers will ultimately adopt it.

  31. Miller mad. Noem in the hot seat, may be removed ASAP. Mismanagement of a mere $45,000,000,000. AI follows with possibilities:
    “Glenn Youngkin: The former Republican Governor of Virginia is considered a top contender to replace Noem as DHS Secretary. He reportedly met with DHS and Customs and Border Protection officials during a recent visit to Washington, D.C.. “

  33. Dexter, “softening” their image for the midterms with supposed adults like Youngkin replacing the nutjobs is just what I’m expecting. But they gotta get the biggest nut of all on board

  34. ACA healthcare offered tax credits for the 2026 plan year. Huh? I thought they weren’t extended. Seems sketchy. I’m not enrolling.

    So, I called my Rep to see if that means they’ll be dinging everyone for thousands when folks file their tax returns in the spring of 2027, after the midterms.

    No response yet, but that’s my guess.

  35. Sotomayor issues a STARK warning: Are we destroying the structure of government? 🏛️

    Watch the moment the Justice slammed the argument for unchecked removal power.

    Watch here ➡️

  36. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/if-they-didn-t-rig-the-election-i-wouldn-t-have-either-of-them-trump-peddles-conspiracy-theories-during-national-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony/vi-AA1RKOe5

    During his remarks at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony tonight, President Trump peddled bizarre election conspiracies. Trump stated, “If they didn’t rig the election, I wouldn’t have either of them.”

    *He’s talking about FIFA World Cup & Olympics being held in the US during this term. When he says “If they didn’t rig the election, I wouldn’t have either of them,” is Donny telling on himself, again?

  38. Until, and if ever, Citizens United can be undone, it’s over. It’s not just the US, either. The tech bro, surveillance state that tracks and monetizes every heartbeat is going global. Unless they have a fantastic, drug-fueled party on NY Eve and they all simultaneously OD, along with most of their C-suite creeps, well, I’d hate to be any younger than I am.

  39. Anon,
    As delightful as a new party sounds, as long as the EC exists we are locked in to two parties. All you get with a third party is electing one of the big two and it’s usually the one you didn’t want.

  40. well, obviously a “third-party” would supplant the second one

    if Elon Musk wasn’t so capricious, he could’ve had a chance of doing it. I suppose he still does.

  41. It’s like the bad-ass character in “Band of Brothers” said, “you’re afraid because you have hope”

    he then saves Easy Company with the kind of audacity that only comes with such a realization

    OK, it will sink in when they have a UFC fight on the White House grounds

    We were warned ✌️

    I don’t know maybe a guy like Mark Kelly or Mark Milley can help us

    politically

    dang it I still have hope 😑

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