We have to look forward to happier times: For now, there is sadness, grieving, courage, and hope. Ted McLaughlin at jobsanger covers the shooting and cover‑up. ICU nurse Alex Pretti was rushing to assist a woman who had just been knocked down by ICE agents. As he was helping the person to their feet, he…

More wisdom from Mount Internet: In Hackwhackers, Trump writes a disjointed missive, complete with logical lapses and run‑on sentences, that threatens Norway with an invasion of Greenland against Denmark because a private group in Norway did not award him their peace prize. Got that? Hackwhackers has a thought: It’s past time for the 25th Amendment…

Look for hope, even in small moments: @whiskeywhistle98 reacts, as a decent human, to last week’s Minneapolis killing and its immediate aftermath as a victim bleeds out: Key exchange: Doctor: Can I go check her pulse?   ICE officer: No! Back up! Now!   Doctor: I’m a physician.   ICE officer: I don’t care! At…

Title says it. How about we pick things up next week? See you January 17?

Sometimes, a pet can add to your life: Climbing the mountain to this year’s wisdom from our time‑tested gurus: In Scotties Playtime, Ali Redford has been saving up items with which to greet the New Year, presenting bits and pieces, mostly short videos. Most about a minute or less. Pretty good: Bright, humorous, cheerful, short.…

Never steal her cookies! For more wisdom, we go to our proven sources of internet acumen: In Letters from an American, historian Heather Cox Richardson recounts how a child’s mistaken phone call 70 years ago prompted the North American Aerospace Defense Command to start annually tracking Santa’s Christmas sleigh progress. The same history is now…

As we seldom see her: To somber, less joyful matters: Author John Scalzi recounts famous quotes and moments of genius from films produced by Rob Reiner. He begins with his own post on social media: Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap,…

We begin with a clear case of projection: We continue with our trusted web prophets writing their words on internet walls and blogging halls: Author and educator Amanda Nelson narrates Donald Trump’s awful, awful week Our favorite Earth-Bound Misfit starts with a Trump threat to Indiana Republicans: Indiana Republicans give their answer, suggesting that Trump…

Elle Cordova brings us the hidden drama of the ultimate grammar match: Let’s shift from the exacting heights of grammar to earthy wisdom from our cherished sources: This in from last Saturday: Anybody see what’s wrong with this? Almost everybody! Good. All…    …except one. Basic math must not be part of the curriculum at Wharton.…

Marc Maron is awestruck at how great America is once more becoming:. More from our ever-flowing fountain of internet wisdom: Brian Beutler points out that, with so much of the Epstein cover and cower strategy crashing, there’s a bunch Trump and Bondi can still try to shuffle and hide evidence: The Epstein coverup is unraveling…