Outside the Beltway

Via the NYT: Christmas Moves to Dec. 25 in Ukraine, Another Rebuff of Russia (gift link).
Via CNN: With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively canceled in Bethlehem.
Via Bloomberg: Pope Francis Blasts Weapons Industry in Christmas Appeal for Global Peace.
AL.com asks that burning question, Is Walmart open on Christmas 2023? (Spoiler: no. So, news you can use!).
Via the BBC: King’s Christmas message: Charles focuses on shared values in time of conflict.
Via ALcom: Alaska may be your best bet for a white Christmas as U.S. ski resorts see rain, not snow.
Via the BBC: The WW1 Christmas Truce: ‘The war, for that moment, came to a standstill’.

Alaska, Gaza, Pope Francis, Russia, Ukraine, Walmart

5 responses to “Xmas Day Tabs”

JohnMc

December 25, 2023 at 12:42 pm

Regarding the adaption of the December Christmas, one way of looking at Ukranian history as taught at YouTube University is based on how much they have been able to follow their nose (so to speak) towards western influence in each era.

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Just nutha ignint cracker

December 25, 2023 at 1:31 pm

preparing the holiday meal and its centerpiece — a dish of boiled wheat kernels with nuts and dried fruits

Who knew that gruel was a holiday feast item? Show of hands?
Slugger

December 25, 2023 at 3:26 pm

The crazy thing about the WW I Christmas truce is that it was not permanent. What made Tommie and Hansie think that this war was worthwhile? The answer contains an important key to human understanding.
Ken_L

December 25, 2023 at 4:04 pm

Who’d want to visit Bethlehem? Ron DeSantis says it’s a pig sty, worse than San Francisco. And it’s full of Hamas terrorist mosques.
Daniel Hill

December 26, 2023 at 12:02 am

Don’t know what the snow forecaster is smoking but 27 inches of new snow here in Steamboat CO in the past 48 hours.

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