Misleading Fox News article on FEMA and Florida

The article says nothing about the aid FEMA did give to Florida. They’re just sucking up to DeSantis. There are good and bad replies to my response.

https://t.co/FtOyHZazEo
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) December 5, 2022

Nativity sets – humorous ones and others

Yes, this "Hipster Nativity Set" really exists!https://t.co/0b6Mfiduao pic.twitter.com/7SdtIfPAAi
— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) December 9, 2018

During the Christmas season, one can barely drive to the grocery store without seeing a nativity of some sort. But what about something… simpler?https://t.co/3JD6Epsieq
— CNN (@CNN) December 4, 2022

Nativity Scenes: Funny Christmas Pictures – https://t.co/IOXUtrIh60 #jokes #humor #FunnyChristmas
Christmas is a time for lots of lovely Nativity scenes, but not here at The Laughline! Instead of the "run of the mill" happy birth of Baby Jesus… pic.twitter.com/4bk20i2Ddp
— The Laughline: Helping To Get The World Laughing (@TLaughline) December 24, 2019

Last night I discovered “minimalist nativity sets” and I am WEEPING pic.twitter.com/XuRoGq8i1v
— Kirby Jones (@kejones_) December 5, 2020

Welcome to Baltimore, where we have the nativity scene with an alien behind them. 👽 pic.twitter.com/BUhLjN2sj5
— C ✨ (@_thatMDgirl) November 29, 2014

“There is no longer an alien nativity scene because drivers kept crashing into the plumber’s house” is a sentence that could only be uttered in Baltimore.
— Charm City Lawyer (@charmcitylwy) December 14, 2022

Antisemitism is increasing

Trump meets with fellow antisemites.

Antisemitism on Twitter is up.

I have studied and written about antisemitism my entire life. I've interviewed scores of Holocaust survivors in my own family and as a journalist. This is the worst climate for Jews since the 1930s.
— Howard Lovy (@Howard_Lovy) December 2, 2022

Officials are warning that a surge in hate speech and disinformation about Jews on Twitter is uniting and popularizing some of the same extremists who have helped push people to engage in violent protests including the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress. https://t.co/xsVgaEdrUo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 3, 2022

Thanks Donald Trump and Republicans everywhere. This shit is on you. https://t.co/F0Xe4Subxv
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) December 2, 2022

NEW: I spoke to Jewish Texans, experts and historians about skyrocketing antisemitism/hate rhetoric, rising fascism and old white supremacist conspiracy theories that continue to stoke violence– against both Jews and non-Jews. @TexasTribune⁩ https://t.co/gwbA5DiIMY
— Robert Downen ($8 blue checkmark) (@RobertDownen_) November 28, 2022

As Trump hosts some of the most vile and notorious anti semites at Mar-a-Lago, it’s worth recalling that for decades he had espoused support for “the racehorse theory,” a theory about genetic superiority that was the basis for aspects of Naziism. https://t.co/aohvnulxiw
— Ian Bassin 🇺🇦 (@ianbassin) November 25, 2022

In case you missed it In 2021: “Well, Hitler did a lot of good things,” the president said to his chief of staff John Kelly in Paris in 2018, according to @nytimes and ex-@WSJ reporter @MichaelCBender's book about the Trump Administration. pic.twitter.com/jS7jOz6AOC
— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) December 2, 2022

A woman drank beer from her prosthetic leg

A U.S. Marine Corps vet filled her prosthetic leg with beer and chugged it at the Laker game on Monday. https://t.co/oaqNaFVpad
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) November 29, 2022

Covers: You Can’t Sit Down

“You Can’t Sit Down” has been recorded as an instrumental and with vocals. It wasn’t a hit for them but make sure to listen to Booker T & the M.G.’s

US traffic deaths

Traffic fatalities have been falling in rich nations around the world — but not in the U.S. This American exception became even starker during the pandemic, when travel declined but deaths still went up. https://t.co/gYieqLQLSF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 28, 2022

We document the appearance of a new race gap in traffic deaths that emerged after 2014. In fact, this was the first time that the rate of traffic deaths for Black Americans exceeded that of White Americans since at least the early 1970s. Our paper tries to unravel this mystery.👇 https://t.co/jTluzYirqn pic.twitter.com/3DqDqLKfAU
— Aaron Chalfin (@AaronChalfin) November 28, 2022

Just like with guns, ways to reduce traffic deaths are well established–we just need the political will. We need to convince people that safety is not the enemy of freedom. Safety from unnecessary, violent death IS freedom. pic.twitter.com/q6iflG1DX1
— Lian is on Mastodon at @lian@sfba.social (@LianChikako) November 27, 2022

Light rail car theft in Maryland

The most amazing part of the story:

McDonnell, a Severna Park resident, told officers that he drove the train out of the light rail shop located at Cromwell Station in Glen Burnie using a manual from the internet to get the 44-ton locomotive operational…

Why would you put the manual online where bad guys could read it?

Maryland Transit Administration Police are investigating how a 21-year-old Severna Park man was able to take control of a light rail car and drive it until ultimately crashing into another locomotive. https://t.co/dMidqJyhKv
— Capital Gazette (@capgaznews) November 8, 2022

Rat chews $19,000 in Indian rupees and dies

Rat chews through $19,000 worth of Indian rupee notes inside State Bank of India ATMhttps://t.co/HbKLR0mSb7 pic.twitter.com/70wlwYi2lL
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) June 22, 2018

Bonus rat story:

Cat vs rat. No contest right? Think again. pic.twitter.com/HxRf8VqHWQ
— The Freaky (@TheFreakynews) November 19, 2022

Nudie Cohn, clothes designer

Nudie Cohn designed suits for Elvis Presley, Gram Parsons, and many others.

Some Nudie Cohn suits. Cohn was born in Kyiv in 1902 and his parents sent him away at age 11 so he'd escape Czarist Russia's pogroms. He eventually landed in the US, where he became a bespoke tailor. Cohn created bedazzled "rhinestone cowboy" suits for sparkling superstars. pic.twitter.com/4SjDQCsSzN
— derek guy (@dieworkwear) March 1, 2022

This is Robert Redford’s costume from “The Electric Horseman” made by Nudie Cohn in 1971. But you’re never fully dressed without a quality mustache. Lol! #HashtagTheCowboy Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/nmrDTiPIMF
— Nat'l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) April 20, 2021

Gram Parsons showing off his infamous “Gilded Palace of Sin” Nudie Suit. The suit was designed by Mr. Nudie Cohn. c.1969 pic.twitter.com/on4AkQLytU
— Wendy O'Rourke (@wendyOrourke) June 15, 2018