December 26, 2022

Above, The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl perform Fairytale of New York. The Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate January 6th has dropped, along with a lot of the individual testimony. Imma nerd so I've been swimming in the source material.

The Rectification of Names says that the January 6 Report is a Christmas present that will be an heirloom forever.

The Mind of Brosephus welcomes us to the second civil war.

gregfallis presents, "It's a Wonderful Communist Life."

Pharyngula offers proof the the Right has lost the War on Christmas.

Bonus Track: Because we’re all about the music, Open Culture takes us to the heyday of CBGB's with The Ramones, The Dead Boys, Bad Brains, Talking Heads, and Blondie.

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Twitters, and on the Fediverse too. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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