The Watches 12.24.25

Police chiefs booted, self-deporters bonus and the Incarnation reality

“He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.” ~ Luke 1

First Watch:

Library Board Fired Randolph County, North Carolina, has dissolved its public library board after members voted to make a transgender-themed children’s book available to first graders. County commissioners said the board no longer reflected community standards. (The Blaze)

2020 Votes Lacked Certification An election integrity hearing in Fulton County, Georgia, heard testimony alleging that more than 315,000 votes in the 2020 presidential election were illegally certified. President Biden was officially declared the winner in Georgia by just 11,779 votes. (The Federalist, The Federalist)

Self-Deporting Bonus President Trump has increased financial incentives for self-deportation among illegal immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security says roughly 1.9 million people have voluntarily left the U.S. so far this year. (Daily Wire)

Denmark Not Impressed Denmark has objected after President Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland, escalating tensions over U.S. interest in the strategically vital territory. Greenland is also pretty unimpressed. (ZeroHedge)

Hero's Bill Firefighters who die or develop certain cancers related to their work will now be eligible for a one-time disability payment after bipartisan legislation was signed into law.(KDNK)

Too Much Bourbon Jim Beam is halting production at a Kentucky distillery saying tariffs have fuelled a slump in demand for bourbon. (AP)

No Signs Waymo’s autonomous taxis struggled during a recent blackout in San Francisco, with multiple vehicles losing navigation on account of the darkness. Some gave up and parked themselves in the middle of streets. (BBC)

Japan Getting Back to Nuclear The operator of the world’s largest nuclear power plant has asked Japan for permission to restart a reactor in Niigata. Japan shut down its nuclear facilities following the 2011 Fukushima disaster triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami. (Die Welt)

Aussie PM heckled Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed while visiting Bondi Beach following a deadly antisemitic attack during a Hanukkah gathering. Albanese has faced criticism for announcing a major gun buyback while his government downplays concerns about violent Islam as a national security threat. (Not the Bee)

Second Watch:

A Dark Comedy of Errors Leadership at Brown University and authorities in Providence, Rhode Island, are facing backlash after a cascade of failures came to light following last week’s mass shooting. The police chief has been placed on leave. The man believed to have carried out the shooting was found dead in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire after a 6 day manhunt. His motives are unclear, but he Portugesus national who once studied at Brown, is also responsible shot and killed MIT professor Nuno F Gomes Loureiro, who had studied with him at a unicvesty in Portugal. (Hot Air, CNN) | Meanwhile, Washington, DC’s police chief has been fired amid mounting evidence that her department manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer than it was. In a wild farewell speech, she compared her professional suffering to Jesus’s persecution on the cross. (After Party via YouTube)

60 Minutes, 60 Excuses CBS has pulled a 60 Minutes segment just hours before it was scheduled to air. The report focused on El Salvador’s massive gang prison, known as CECOT. New Head of News Bari Weiss reportedly called for multiple changes before postponing the piece altogether, arguing that the story failed to present the administration’s case for sending Venezuelans to CECOT prison. She also objected to the use of the term “migrant” to describe those in the U.S. illegally. (The Hill, Red State, The Independent)

Special K-shaped New economic data show the U.S. economy grew at a surprising pace in the third quarter, driven largely by consumer spending. But the bulk of that spending came from health care expenditures by older, financially independent Americans, with recreational spending (fishing, golfing, and the like) close behind. President Trump’s tariffs have not triggered the collapse many predicted, but waiting for relief may carry political costs with working-class voters, who are still pulling their belts in. While growing the GDP pie does tend to lift more Americans over time, the immediate gains are flowing mostly to “older rich people and their Indian employees.” (AP, CNN, Not the Bee)

Third Watch:

✝️ Texas megachurch used 1000 drones for good

🤗 The science behind a warm hug

🚗 The weirdest driving laws in the country

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Okay, stick with me on this one…

Let us pray. O God, You make us glad with the yearly remembrance of Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Grant that as we joyfully receive Him as our Redeemer, we may with sure confidence behold Him when He comes to be our Judge; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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