The endless rounds of discourse about news media personalities can be tiresome because it often feels gossipy. I have to remind myself that we focus on them because we rely on the news media to act as a conduit to/from people and institutions with power. And many of them are failing us badly.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreihc2gnurihiuyqicpn3crk3c2oidqshfr5y45ld67g6p3d7gyyavi

This is starting to make the rounds, but I checked Andrew Tate’s feed and replies on X and did not see the post shown. There’s a high probability it is fake. https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreieztg2nqnahuwnru2twmrgteop7slcmzy642nkpi44hcn7fnpviay

Victorians were weird, but sometimes in a good way. I’m fond of these little creatures wishing us “Peace, Joy, Health, Happiness”: https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreia3xuxv7wdaahx36ktkuhmrqqfcyly2yhiube3jcsbqtuelqshqdu

Looking through Victorian holiday cards is helping me understand why they used so much laudanum and cocaine. Meanwhile, we’re left to deal with a similar degree of social and economic upheaval with only caffeine and nicotine, lol.

Feeling a vague sense of dread about the year ahead? The Victorians have you covered there too: https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreib65abk2ujpzxtdcugchssm7woisslynfrbvqdihqmvdhzuvqp2la

This Victorian Christmas greeting card showing children staring at the dead body of a robin—typically a symbol of hope and good cheer—captures the 2025 holiday vibe: https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreicnsngcvt6toruosyccfd4n5v4iofu2wzdzlk2mvshlki77ni42nu

These charts will give you a sense at how dramatic the increase in the price of gold has been, especially since Trump took office. L: gold prices last 10 years R: gold prices YTD https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreidblxt3hn6ykla3qmr5vpk23piiiqvffictebfr3tdkiv67tdq6g4 https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreidwagxcmyg4liqanrwwhmjhrsnyit546h5ndsvfgur7euzhnsfl4y

Gold futures just reached an all time high of over $4,400 an ounce. (Gold prices typically go up when there is economic uncertainty generally and especially when there uncertainty about the stability of the dollar.)

Bari Weiss is not and never has been a journalist. She is and always has been a propagandist. Her being a lesbian is sometimes read as giving her a liberal valence, but she is and always has been illiberal.