Thread before the Gardening Thread, December 27 - Irony

Irony!

Irony!

J.J. Sefton's Morning Report, Christmas Day

John Stossel: People criticize capitalism. As a recent Axios-Generation poll found, “College students prefer socialism to capitalism.” Why? Because they believe absurd myths: Like the claim that the Soviet Union “wasn’t real socialism.” Socialism guru Noam Chomsky tells students that.

Irony!

Oh the irony of the European censors, sanctioned for pressuring American tech platforms to censor speech under force of law, complaining about the sanction uncensored on @x, the very platform they most sought to censor.

Sanctioning the censors is not censorship.

— Jay Bhattacharya (@DrJBhattacharya) December 25, 2025

The Week In Pictures: Return to Normalcy Edition

One day last week I was walking down the street when a van with blacked-out windows pulled up to the curb. Three masked men jumped out and before I knew it they were bundling me into the back of the vehicle. They chloroformed me and for a while I was out.

When I came to, the van was pulling up to a building, a brand-new skyscraper with a Japanese name on the front that I didn’t catch. They hustled me into the building, which seemed deserted, and on to an elevator. We rode the elevator to the top floor.

I still had no idea what was going on, but when they headed for a flight of stairs that led to the roof, I realized that they intended to push me off. So I broke free and ran into a ventilator shaft. Miraculously, there was a semiautomatic pistol in the shaft, and I used it to dispatch the three ruffians.

Dazed, I rode back down the elevator and left the building, looking around for a likely spot to call an Uber. Suddenly the front doors to the building burst open and the leader of the gang stumbled out, firearm in hand. This time I took no chances and finished him off.

It was not until I got back to civilization that I realized what had happened. The purpose of my kidnapping was to enable Steve Hayward to stage a coup. While I was occupied, he seized control of Power Line’s back end and posted an unauthorized Week In Pictures. Why? To promote the heretical theory that Die Hard is a Christmas movie! . . .

Music

A young entrepreneur: Experience the enchanting blend of Italian charm and global pop culture in my unique violin cover of Bella Ciao from La Casa de Papel (Money Heist). Recorded while riding a gondola through the historic canals of Venice, Italy, this performance captures the rebellious spirit of the iconic song and the timeless allure of Venetian landscapes.

Plays in tune, like a classical violinist, repetitive, like "global pop culture", I guess.

Venice looks nice there.

Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend. "The Holidays" are still upon us.

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Last week's thread, December 20, Getting what you ask for before Christmas, or not

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Notable comments:

201 I demand that the DOJ release all files and information that hurts Trump and redact any information that may cause Democrats any Senate or House seats in 2026.

It's the only fair thing to do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Chuck Shumer at December 20, 2025 01:14 PM

Irony!

213 Our son came home scowling from his first day of kindergarten. When I asked what was the matter he said, "I could do math all day, but I am not the coloring and pasting type."

Posted by: Wenda at December 20, 2025 01:22 PM

218 212

'Just read in the NY Post that the Brown president makes $3.1m a year. Cut all student aid and that crap stops real quickly'

You don't feel that she's worth that much?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at December 20, 2025 01:24 PM

Irony or Satire?

posted by K.T. at 11:21 AM

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