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Weekend Links
Yale List Picks ‘Taylor Swift Childless Cat Lady’ as 2024’s Top Quote – Newsweek
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in. They’re eating the cats,” Trump said during his September debate against Harris.
Bill Belichick will reportedly remain with ‘Inside the NFL’ for rest of season
The New York Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel reported Tuesday that Belichick will complete the season. He joined The CW’s revamped version of the show this year, one of many new media duties he accepted after parting ways with the New England Patriots.
Government funding bill clears Congress, averting a shutdown | AP News
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack | CNN
A driver who rammed a car into a crowded Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, killing at least five people and injuring more than 200, has been identified by authorities as a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian citizen who had lived in Germany for more than a decade and worked as a doctor.
Elon Musk’s X Endgame – The Atlantic
After months of negotiation, Congress was close to passing a spending bill on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown. Elon Musk decided he had other ideas. He railed against the bill in more than 150 separate posts on X, complaining about the raises it would have given members of Congress, falsely exaggerating the proposed pay increase, and worrying about billions in government spending that weren’t even in the bill.
Marvel Reveals the Heartbreaking Backstory Behind Gambit Following the Variant’s Movie Debut
Channing Tatum’s Gambit has received a potential backstory following his MCU debut, an incredibly heartbreaking origin which continues to haunt the card-wielding X-Men as he joins the TVA. Gambit made his grand debut in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine and his life before how he ended up in the Void has remained a mystery until now, with the reveal setting up a potential for Channing Tatum’s Gambit to return to the screen.
No evidence Madison school shooter was transgender | Fact check
A Dec. 16 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) claims a December 2024 school shooting in Wisconsin was perpetrated by a transgender person.
“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male,” reads text within the post, which was originally shared on Facebook. “Another trans person shooting a school, how many is it now?”
Holiday Questions of the Weekend
Do you think of Christmas in a mostly religious way, or a mostly secular way (or not at all)?
What is your favorite holiday treat?
Is your holiday shopping/decorating/preparation done, or do you have some last minute scrambling to do?