Day: December 24, 2025

Commentary: Medieval Peasants Probably Enjoyed Their Holiday Festivities More than Modern People

The Conversation
medieval society

When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the reality of the 1,000-year period from 500 to 1500 was much more complex. This is especially true when considering the peasants, who made up about 90% of the population.

For all their hard work, peasants had a fair amount of downtime. Add up Sundays and the many holidays, and about one-third of the year was free of intensive work. Celebrations were frequent and centered around religious holidays like Easter, Pentecost and saints’ days.

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New York AG James Leads Coalition to Stop White House from Ending Transgender Treatments for Minors

Just the News
Doctors Surgery

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that she’s leading a coalition of 19 states in filing a lawsuit that aims to stop the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from blocking surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormone treatments for minors. 

“At the core of this so-called declaration are real people: young people who need care, parents trying to support their children, and doctors who are simply following the best medical evidence available,” James said in a statement. 

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Eurocrats Melt Down over Trump Barring Censorship Police from U.S.

Daily Caller News Foundation
Marco Rubio

European officials and left-wing advocates erupted Wednesday after the Trump administration moved to bar five prominent European figures accused of promoting online censorship from entering the U.S.

The State Department announced Tuesday that the five individuals fall under a visa restriction policy unveiled in May targeting foreign nationals who censor Americans. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration is responding to pressure from European regulators and activist groups seeking to force U.S.-based technology companies to suppress protected speech.

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Immigrant Truckers Sue California’s DMV over Plans to Revoke Thousands of Licenses

Daily Caller News Foundation

A group of immigrant truck and commercial vehicle drivers sued California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Tuesday, alleging the agency violated workers’ rights after planning to revoke thousands of unlawfully issued licenses.

The DMV notified drivers and business owners in November that thousands of commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) would be revoked beginning in early 2026, along with regular licenses, unless drivers complied with “new federal guidelines” requiring proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. By Dec. 10, however, the DMV began reversing course on issuing new licenses, ultimately stopping issuance altogether. Plaintiffs claim this move resulted from “pressure from the federal government.”

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Trump’s Department of Education Has Faced 70 Lawsuits This Year

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Linda McMahon

From university funding freezes to attempts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED), schools, teachers unions, and state leaders have attempted to halt the Trump administration’s education agenda at every opportunity.

Since taking office in January, the administration has faced about 70 lawsuits concerning education as of Dec. 22, many still ongoing, according to a review by Education Week. Most of the legal challenges stemmed from grant terminations, attempts to dismantle the department. and anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) directives.

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Nashville Police Announce Arrest of Alleged Child Rapist Who Reportedly Fled to Guatemala

Tom Pappert
Domingo Sunun

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) on Tuesday announced that authorities in Guatemala had successfully arrested Domingo Sunun, who was identified by the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala as Domingo “Mingo” Sunun Rodríguez, more than four years after police originally sought assistance from the public in locating the fugitive. 

MNPD first said in September 2021 that Sunun was last known to live in North Nashville, and at the time had three warrants outstanding for the alleged rapes of three children. 

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New Deputy Director of U.S. Marshals Is Native of Memphis, Tennessee

Tom Pappert
stephanie creasy

The U.S. Marshals Service announced on Tuesday Stephanie Creasy, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, was selected by Attorney General Pam Bondi to serve as its new deputy director.

According to the Marshals, Creasy has served with the Marshals since 1998 and was at one point assigned to complement U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) operations in West Tennessee, during which she helped locate one of the agency’s most wanted criminals in 2013. She is a graduate of both the University of Memphis and Troy University.

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ICE Hired over 11,000 New Agents, Support Staff with Big Beautiful Bill Money as Trump Reportedly Plans New Crackdown for 2026

Tom Pappert
ICE agent

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced last week that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 empowered the agency to hire more than 11,000 new staff members, ranging from ICE agents to lawyers and support staff, as President Donald Trump reportedly plans to increase immigration enforcement in 2026.

Calling it the “most successful law enforcement recruitment campaign” in the country’s history, ICE announced that it received more than 220,000 applications to fill new positions created by the Big Beautiful Bill. Of these applicants, ICE confirmed the federal agency hired 11,751.

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Radical Muslim Org’s California Chapter Rakes in Untold Millions in Tax Dollars

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CAIR money

A Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) chapter under investigation for its financial activity says it received more than $7 million in taxpayer funds between 2022 and 2024. Research by watchdog groups suggests the true amount is much higher.

CAIR California documented the funds in the “government grants” section of its tax forms, but a November report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCIR) and Intelligent Advocacy Network (IAN) found that it received at least $26 million in government grants across 2022 and 2023 alone and failed to properly report them, citing public documents they obtained.

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Commentary: Natural Gas and Nuclear Still Matter

RealClearWire
nuclear energy

Energy debates in America are often framed as a choice between the future and the past. But when it comes to the U.S. economy, that framing misses a crucial reality: reliable energy is not just an environmental or geopolitical issue, it is an economic one. And today, natural gas and nuclear energy remain a key foundation to American prosperity.

When all impacts are included (both direct and indirect), the oil and natural gas industry contributes between $2.0 trillion and $2.4 trillion to U.S. Gross Domestic Product, representing roughly 7 to 8% of the total economy. Natural gas alone accounts for more than half of that share. These are not speculative numbers; they are derived from multiple methodologies from trusted resources.

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Commentary: Christmas vs. Consumerism

1819 News
shopping

It’s easy to imagine the moment King Solomon – while sitting amid his beautiful parks and gardens – suddenly realized all his riches and accomplishments would eventually crumble to rubble. His paradise. The First Temple. National wealth. Indeed, all the grandeur he accumulated was ultimately decimated by Babylonian conquest.

Solomon surmised that “all the deeds that are done under the sun … all is vanity and a chasing after wind” (Ecclesiastes 1:14). They were vanity because they had no lasting power.

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