Bill Freeman December 15, 2025
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is 'slop'
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more generally to mean something of little value.
apnews.com/article/merriam-webster-dictionary-word-year-2025-slop-2dffb2379cac6001aa30e148669e3393?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
The inhuman assault on Christmas
On Christmas Carols, 1/2
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-inhuman-assault-on-christmas?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
MAGA, the Broligarchs and the Media
This isn’t just about business; it’s about democracy
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/maga-the-broligarchs-and-the-media?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Federal 'worst of worst' website fails to shed light on thousands of Tennessee arrests • Tennessee Lookout
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said task force arrest information should be made public but cited the risk of retaliation to him, personally.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/15/federal-worst-of-worst-website-fails-to-shed-light-on-thousands-of-tennessee-arrests
Weather - Etowah - 14-Day Forecast & Rain
See the weather like never before – live weather maps powered by the most accurate models.
www.ventusky.com/35.323;-84.525
From Resistance to Creation
Beyond the Fight: On Building the World We Deserve
open.substack.com/pub/sugarrhi/p/from-resistance-to-creation?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=post%20viewer
Bought a Chocolate Birthday Cake here and it was gone in an hour with rave reviews
Please Keep Blood off Gifts
Picture Santa’s workshop from December 1-24. Then picture busy elves like me wrapping elegant gifts in an “ultra-haute” store a few eons ago.
open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/please-keep-blood-off-gifts?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
To Read, or Not to Read?
Why America’s next crisis might be one of imagination, not information.
thedispatch.com/article/reading-lincoln-bush-shakespeare
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