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27 డిసెంబర్, 2025

Sunrise — 7:13.

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Clyde చెప్పారు...: Clyde's Top 15 Favorite "New" Songs of 2025 - Part 12 of 16
#5 - Bleu - "Freak Me Out" - Blizzard of '05 EP (2007)

I'm stretching the rules almost to the breaking point to get this song in, but hey, it's my list. Bleu (born William James McAuley III) is a Boston-based musician, singer and music producer. He's created a lot of great power pop music, including this song. We'll be hearing from him again later in the countdown.

https://youtu.be/mWTdWNKU9oM?si=nJIca00cYjB8YqmV

Clyde's Top 15 Favorite "New" Songs of 2025
Bonus Song #1 - Bleu - "Could Be Worse (RRC)" - (2016)

Bleu released his first album, Redhead, in 2003. In 2016, he released the Redhead Record Club version of the album. This song was on both versions, although this is the Alternate Party Mix, so it's slightly different than the original. There is a music video, but it's really poor quality, so I'm just going to throw this audio version your way.

https://youtu.be/hLJypsrQKVc?si=6cj8RzgBhQo1YKVi; 27-12-25 6:22 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: I watched the whole Shawn Ryan - Hunter Biden interview today. Because nothing says Xmas like a SEAL interviewing an addict?

Ryan mostly followed the old cop rule - "if the suspect's talking, let him talk." So Hunter was allowed to say a lot of things unchallenged. Toward the very end, when Hunter said he couldn't have gotten a fair trial for the things his father pardoned. Ryan did jump in and ask if that was true for Trump. Hunter actually agreed.

Hunter even said a converse of one of Gutfeld's rules: if you call me the worst things you can think of - paedo, Hitler, corruptocrat, etc - then no wonder some people are going to want to do something about it. He said this in reference to some incidents where random citizens confronted him on the street. He didn't extend the logic to Trump, nor did Ryan invite him to.

Overall, Hunter seems like a guy from a millionaire political family angry at guys from a billionaire political family. He made a lot of digs at Don Jr. He constantly defended the appropriateness of putting him on boards, including Burisma, because of his Yale Law degree and his bottom-up experience on bigger and bigger boards.

Weirdly, he attacked the evidentiary integrity of the laptop, but then basically admitted to doing at least some of the stuff on there: the sex and drugs, not the political corruption. His logic was all over the place, and at one point he used the OJ Clause: "if I did it...."

Shawn Ryan also talked about some of his own drug experiences, which I never knew about.

So it's worth a listen. You can speed it up to 1.75 with no loss of intelligibility. CC, JSM; 27-12-25 6:37 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Five hours good gravy; 27-12-25 6:38 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: But i expected something more from shawn ryan who à nonsense guy but after gavin and now this kompromat layabout; 27-12-25 6:42 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Vic mackey would knock him into next tuesday; 27-12-25 6:44 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: https://youtu.be/XcJvAkfDGNI?si=fhRnYRncIwsObRj_; 27-12-25 6:51 PM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: Just a few thoughts on today’s news for those who don’t like to stray from the rabbit hole;

Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs; Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers. — Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession …
——Washington Post

As Americans tire of Donald Trump, a Democratic midterm ‘tsunami’ could sweep the GOP out of power
—- The Gaudian

Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area.
——CNN

I Was the President’s Pardon Attorney. He’s Making a Mockery of the Pardon Process
——Liz Oyer

25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
—-Mediasplus

Iran says it is in full-scale war with US, Israel and Europe
—- Iran International; 27-12-25 7:08 PM
Leland చెప్పారు...: Liz Oyer served as U.S. Pardon Attorney from April 2022 to March 2025. Before her appointment, Oyer worked for ten years as a federal public defender with the District of Maryland.; 27-12-25 7:14 PM
Jamie చెప్పారు...: Goodness! The headlines Kak cites certainly paint a picture of disaster! Corporate bankruptcies soar! Americans are tired of something and might go with something else! Nigerians are confused! Trump is making a mockery of something again! The Trump administration is rife with villains! Iran hates the US, and also Israel and Europe!; 27-12-25 7:22 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: https://x.com/cixliv/status/2004899966326858157; 27-12-25 7:24 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Any "newz" outlet who has fraud Jake Tapper(D) on their payroll is dead to me.
4 years of Biden - and Tapper insulted and condemned the slightest peep from a guest who intimated that Joe Biden might have cognitive deficiencies.
2 seconds after Kamala loses, Tapper writes a book called "I was duped about Joe Biden!"; 27-12-25 7:28 PM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: "as locals say no history of ISIS in area."

Of course they do. I would too if ISIS roamed my neighborhood.; 27-12-25 7:31 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Even tappers labeled fiction is substandard; 27-12-25 7:34 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Headline:
" Ilhan Omar’s hubby’s $30M firm quietly scrubs names from website – as ‘Squad’ member faces mounting questions on sudden wealth amid Minnesota welfare fraud."; 27-12-25 7:41 PM
Leland చెప్పారు...: Liz Oyer oversaw the pardon of J6’ers. Trump didn’t want to pardon all of them, but he was told it would be too difficult to work through who actually committed violence and who was railroaded. That advice likely came from Liz Oyer.

She’s the same pardon attorney that advised Biden in pardoning Adrian Peeler, who executed a mom and her 8 year old son; Leonard Peltier, who murdered 2 FBI Agents; and Ferrone Claiborne and Terence Richardson, who admitted to killing a Virginia police officer. Some of those pardons were signed by autopen.

Then there are the pardons of Biden’s son, and then later Biden’s wife and brother. Not just a pardon for some specific alleged crime, but for any federal criminal act committed in over a decades time.

It is chicken shits like Liz Oyer that convinced people in the past that tar and feathers was an appropriate punishment.; 27-12-25 7:49 PM
Eva Marie చెప్పారు...: “Trump didn’t want to pardon all of them, but he was told it would be too difficult to work through who actually committed violence and who was railroaded.”
Very smart move to pardon them all. Topic off the table. Blaming it on someone other than Trump, even better move.; 27-12-25 7:55 PM
Eva Marie చెప్పారు...: Making it look like a holdover from tge Biden administration was responsible - Grand Master move.-; 27-12-25 8:01 PM
Eva Marie చెప్పారు...: Maybe someday the story will be told about the preparatory work that went into Trump’s second term. It seems to me that Team Trump is attacking the deep state from all angles at a very fast pace. This isn’t being done on the fly. I’m sure they’re also taking advantage of weaknesses and events as they arise. But so much of this must have been preplanned.; 27-12-25 8:25 PM
Old and slow చెప్పారు...: Althouse takes boxing day pretty seriously.; 27-12-25 8:27 PM
Inga చెప్పారు...: https://joycevance.substack.com/p/he-looks-like-a-witness-to-me

Some thoughts on Trump’s insane rant on Christmas Day…

“Given this public comment and the long-term relationship between the two, if I wanted to understand more about possible co-conspirators and accomplices, funding, and the full range of Jeffrey Epstein’s criminality—what his long time party buddy learned that was so bad that Trump dropped Epstein before the Florida prosecution made it all public—I would want an interview with Donald Trump. If I were still a prosecutor, I’d send out two FBI agents to have a chat with him. As far as I’m aware, the Supreme Court has never said presidents can’t be witnesses.

It not unlikely that we’ll have congressional hearings on the matter at some point, although that may have to await Democratic majorities in one or both houses of Congress following the midterm elections. The man looks like a witness. I say, give him a subpoena if he won’t come in voluntarily to testify.”

Things could get very interesting when Democrats gain the majority in the House, Senate, or both after the Midterms.; 27-12-25 8:54 PM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: But I'm not addicted to Trump. No, no, not me.; 27-12-25 9:02 PM
Gospace చెప్పారు...: Tar and feather is an appropriate punishment for misbehaving elected/appointed government officials abusing their power. Not supposed to be capital punishment, so remember- pine tar and feathers, not hot tar and feathers.

Riding the rail should also be brought back for exiling unwanted people from towns and villages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_a_rail; 27-12-25 9:04 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.; 27-12-25 9:06 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Again - Inag and leftists like you - Biden had 4 years.; 27-12-25 9:06 PM
Eva Marie చెప్పారు...: Okay, so on Christmas Day, Scott Adams listed Team Trump and Trump-adjacent members along with their counterparts. Plus, I’ve added a few.
Maybe Biden supporters and Democrat aficionados can come up with better counterparts:
• Trump - Kamala Harris
• Ted Cruz - Jasmine Crockett
• Elon Musk - Mark Cuban, Soros
• RFK Jr. - Fauci
• Scott Bessent - Paul Krugman
• Michael Shellenberger - Taylor Lorenz
• Matt Taibbi - Brian Stelter
• Tulsi Gabbard - Bernie Sanders
• Thomas Massie - Eric Swalwell
• Megyn Kelly - Rachel Maddow
• Rosanne Barr -Rosie O’Donnell
• Victor Davis Hanson - ?
• Scott Jennings - Joy Reid
• Scott Adams - Nate Silver
• Glenn Greenwald - Chris Hayes; 27-12-25 9:07 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Markets are looking through Trump, which makes sense—his is a cult of personality. MAGA is very unlikely to continue with the same force under Vance or Rubio. In one year, Trump’s power will be substantially curbed when the House flips. The Fed, for all the hand waving, is likely to maintain its independence even if the chair is political.

What is not temporary are the extreme imbalances in the US. Inequality is straining the very social fabric. Public debt is reaching a crisis level. The current account has been out of whack for so long that people have forgotten that it must one day correct.

On these issues, the market is ignoring major risks.; 27-12-25 9:08 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Why was Epstein texting a Democrat and telling her what to say - during a hearing with Trump's ex-lawyer?
LOL. Leftists skip right past that.

Why did Hakeem Jeffries beg Epstein for money?; 27-12-25 9:08 PM
Eva Marie చెప్పారు...: Here’s another one
Don Jr - Hunter Biden; 27-12-25 9:16 PM
Eva Marie చెప్పారు...: And another one
Steve Bannon - James Carville; 27-12-25 9:23 PM
Mary Beth చెప్పారు...: Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession …
——Washington Post

I can't view the WaPo article. Do they mention specific companies? When I do a search for the phrase, "Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025" I get information such as, "There were 32 "mega bankruptcies" (companies with over $1 billion in assets) in the 12 months ending in June 2025" and "Major corporations that filed for bankruptcy in 2025 included the hospitality company Sonder, Spirit Airlines, Del Monte Foods, retailer Claire's, and the CVS Health subsidiary Omnicare".

I have never run a major corporation, but I would be very surprised if one went from financially healthy to bankrupt in under six months. I think it's reasonable to assume that the ones that filed by June were having problems before Trump took office.

Of the list of named companies I found, Omnicare's bankruptcy was a result of losing a lawsuit over illegal billing. Claire's was in July, but it was also not the first time they filed. Del Monte filed July 1 and Spirit in March. Sonder seems to be the only one of those that filed after mid-year but I don't see how Trump is to blame. More like bad, even evil, management.

Blame four years of bad governance by the autopen, not the guy who took office only a few months before they filed.; 27-12-25 9:27 PM
Ampersand చెప్పారు...: ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.; 27-12-25 9:41 PM
Inga చెప్పారు...: https://www.businessinsider.com/bankruptcies-across-economy-small-business-households-corporate-2025-12

“According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, which tracks public and private companies of a certain size, bankruptcy filings climbed to 717 through November, topping last year's tally of 687.

Even without December figures, 2025 has already logged the highest annual count for large corporate bankruptcies since 2010, when filings totaled 828, according to S&P Global.”; 27-12-25 9:42 PM
JIM చెప్పారు...: If Democrats are polling in the teens, how is it possible there will be a blue wave in 2026? Are the DemMedia feeding the country more Harris 2024 happy talk?
For the umpteenth time it's the beginning of the end for Trump.; 27-12-25 9:50 PM
Michael Fitzgerald చెప్పారు...: narciso said...
https://x.com/cixliv/status/2004899966326858157
12/27/25, 7:24 PM

LMFAO! Thank you for that, narciso! This is what Skynet has in store for us. It's gonna hurt, but also hilarious.; 27-12-25 9:53 PM
Leland చెప్పారు...: This article notes Spirit declaring bankruptcy in 2024. https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/bankruptcies-were-significant-2024-here-some-biggest; 27-12-25 9:55 PM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: "bankruptcy filings climbed to 717 through November, topping last year's tally of 687."

Thanks, Inga. Puts WaPo's description of "soaring" into perspective.; 27-12-25 10:00 PM
Eva Marie చెప్పారు...: If Democrats are polling in the teens, how is it possible there will be a blue wave in 2026?
1. Mail in voting
2. Early voting
3. Voting machines
4. 4 month long counting of the votes; 27-12-25 10:04 PM
James K చెప్పారు...: Spirit's bankruptcy was largely the result of the Biden administrations rejection of an acquisition by Jet Blue over concerns about reduced competition. I remember saying at the time that the decision was stupid because Spirit will probably go bankrupt without the acquisition, so whatever reduction in competition would have occurred will happen anyway, but at greater costs.; 27-12-25 10:07 PM
Butkus51 చెప్పారు...: Wonder when 60 minutes will do a spot on Minnesota fraud.

I crack myself up.; 27-12-25 10:14 PM
Rabel చెప్పారు...: For those who follow college football, Ponytail Ref is the clear winner of the LSU - Houston game.

Just my opinion.; 27-12-25 10:24 PM
Political Junkie చెప్పారు...: kak at 908 - Solid post. I estimate 35% chance there could be a 30% drop in equities in 2026, although 20% chance for 15% increase in equities. Whatever the case, wealth inequality and federal debt/deficit are 2 big concerns. R's need a miracle. Might get it, probably will not.
On this point, if D's win house and senate in 2026, I wonder if that helps JD/Rubio ticket in 2028.; 28-12-25 12:04 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit చెప్పారు...: WSJ: "College admissions introduce 'disagreement essays' to gauge applicants' tolerance"

Big, if true.; 28-12-25 12:19 AM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Inga said...

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/he-looks-like-a-witness-to-me

Some thoughts on Trump’s insane rant on Christmas Day…

Inga is taking a brake from dancing on the bodies of dead political opponents and burning American flags with her illegal immigrant allies to have thoughts.

She is probably angry she didn't get her cut of the money democrats stole to give to Somali immigrants.

Next up she will be back to calling for ICE agents and National Guard soldiers to be arrested.; 28-12-25 12:25 AM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Inga said...

https://www.businessinsider.com/bankruptcies-across-economy-small-business-households-corporate-2025-12

“According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, which tracks public and private companies of a certain size, bankruptcy filings climbed to 717 through November, topping last year's tally of 687.

That is what happens when Democrats aren't bailing their corporate mega donors out.

Meanwhile Americans are getting jobs and capital investment in realcompanies is up.; 28-12-25 12:27 AM
Gerda Sprinchorn చెప్పారు...: The WSJ reports that Ukraine is now willing to cede occupied territory to Russia in a peace deal. This sounds like a pretty big concession. Maybe there will be a peace deal in the near future.; 28-12-25 12:33 AM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: In Trump's first year, customer service at Social Security markedly improved, watchdog finds

"wait times for calls being answered from Social Security customers dropped from a peak of 30 minutes when Trump took over in January to seven minutes at the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30, the report found. That was an improvement from Biden's last year in office, when call wait times reached as high as 42 minutes, it noted."

But I was told DOGE would destroy the Social Security agency.; 28-12-25 12:47 AM
mindnumbrobot చెప్పారు...: The pictures screams cold, cloudy, and miserable. Oh well. I'm off to the beach for some surf fishing.; 28-12-25 4:45 AM
Rusty చెప్పారు...: Something the economic geniuses haven't considered. If they can't compete then get out of the market place. It's sad that qualified people will be unemployed, but those resources can be better used by someone else.; 28-12-25 4:52 AM
Rusty చెప్పారు...: mindnumbrobot said...
"The pictures screams cold, cloudy, and miserable. Oh well. I'm off to the beach for some surf fishing."

In my younger days I'd be hip deep in a river steelhead fishing. Stopping every once in a while to clear the ice from the guides. Foggy.47F. Perfect steelhead weather.; 28-12-25 4:55 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: The dems only want to harass Trump.
Democrats are like jack-booted neo-fascist Stalinists. they love to harm others.; 28-12-25 7:16 AM
Quayle చెప్పారు...: “Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession …
——Washington Post”

Trying to blame this on Trump is silly. Their balance sheets didn’t suddenly go bad just because Trump was elected. the most likely occurrence is that their cheap debt was having to be rolled over into higher more expensive debt. or in other words, inflation related. That was all caused by Biden and the Democrats pouring trillions into the economy for covid relief.; 28-12-25 7:26 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Spirit the worse customer service evarr; 28-12-25 7:27 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: bankruptcies under Crook Joe were never mentioned.; 28-12-25 7:49 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Curious that.; 28-12-25 7:56 AM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: Quayle said…

“Trying to blame this on Trump is silly.”

I actually agree. That would be intellectually lazy and would ignore the complexity of economic systems, lagging indicators, and long-term financial decisions. It would be allowing partisan loyalty to override even the most basic critical thinking.

But then comes:

“That was all caused by Biden and the Democrats pouring trillions into the economy for COVID relief.”

My oh my.; 28-12-25 8:07 AM
Iman చెప్పారు...: No pardon for you, Cleaver.; 28-12-25 9:38 AM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Rabel: "For those who follow college football, Ponytail Ref is the clear winner of the LSU - Houston game."

Paging Laslo....; 28-12-25 10:18 AM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: @ Political Junkie: Investment-grade credit spreads have tightened to just 79 basis points—near the lowest levels this century (as tracked by funds like $LQD).

This reflects a diminished risk premium on corporate bonds, with yields only modestly higher than those on U.S. Treasuries. Typically, such tight spreads signal strong economic confidence, as investors perceive a low likelihood of corporate defaults.; 28-12-25 10:22 AM
LibertarianLeisure చెప్పారు...: Late to the overnight free comment thread, but did you also watch the 42 min. video from a YouTuber who had a guy with him , with all tje stats, while he knocked on doors in supposed childcare facilities in Minnesota who raked in millions, without any children in their facilities?! Seems like a story that shoukd be in headlines, but it's not. Why isn't it in headlines?!; 28-12-25 5:15 PM
Leland చెప్పారు...: Just awesome:
https://x.com/NYIslanders/status/2005107346662436870; 28-12-25 6:16 PM
Aggie చెప్పారు...: @Leland, I saw that yesterday. It was awesome.; 28-12-25 8:10 PM

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