Encore of Revival: America, December 31, 2018

Jerome Corsi is after the FBI family for going after him and his family. Mueller wanted to delay the hearing of Corsi’s lawsuit against the FBI, basically arguing that the shutdown had shutdown his investigation—except that it hasn’t. Trump stayed in Washington over the holiday shutdown, missing his family in Florida, while Nanci Pelosi and Maxine Waters went on vacation in Hawaii and the Bahamas, respectively—and they say Trump doesn’t understand politics. The stock market was said to be in the tank, and it was “all Trump’s fault”—until it it wasn’t either anymore.

The biggest news—of things that actually happened “new”—was Kevin Spacey. Apparently Underwood is back from the dead. The character assassination machine has systematically picked off anyone in the national spotlight who didn’t step in line—until that didn’t work against Trump—then, it simply didn’t work. But, now that it’s going up against one of the few actual actors in Hollywood—Spacey—along with Conservatives like Jerome Corsi and Dennis Prager, that machine itself might just blow a transformer and light up the national sky more than Con Edison lit up New York.

It looks like Kevin Spacy is about to “Underwood” Hollywood, and that will only be the beginning.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

See differences as asset, not danger, pope says in Christmas message | Yahoo – Reuters

Outgoing White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly defends his rocky tenure | MSN – LA Times

Cyberattack by Foreign Entity Halts Deliveries of Los Angeles Times, Other Newspapers | Hollywood Reporter

Wrong Right Side to Attack

Jerome Corsi: FBI, Mueller ‘harassing’ my family | WA Examiner

Judge denies special counsel Robert Mueller’s request to delay hearing in Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi’s lawsuit over government shutdown | CNBC

Judge denies DOJ request to delay Corsi hearing due to shutdown | CNN

Dennis Prager: Google Is ‘Full of Crap; They Will Lie Because They Can Get Away with It’ | YouTube – Breitbart

Hillsdale College President Warns U.S. About Monopolistic Tech Companies | Breitbart

Let Me Be Frank | YouTube – Kevin Spacey

‘Blue’ York

Rare phenomenon caused the shocking blue glow over NYC’s skies | NY Post

New York night sky bathed in eerie blue light after explosion at Con Edison… | Daily Mail

‘IT’S ALIENS!’ New York sky lights up with eerie blue glow | The Sun

Shutdown Vacation

Nancy Pelosi Is Spending Shutdown at Hawaii Resort | WA Free Beacon

VIDEO: Maxine Waters unamused as Trump float passes in Bahamas parade | American Mirror

Trump Cancels Florida Christmas Trip Over Shutdown – Nancy Pelosi Vacations in Hawaii | GP

Shutdown

Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador | The Hill

‘We build a Wall or close the Southern Border entirely’: Trump demands a wall AND an overhaul of ‘ridiculous immigration laws’… | Daily Mail

Shutdown Grinds On With Democrats Venting and Trump ‘All Alone’ | BQ

Trump’s Christmas message to Democrats: Government shutdown will last ‘until we have a wall’ | Fox News

Trump says he will wait however long it takes to get border wall money as shutdown drags on | CNBC

McConnell: No More Votes Until Trump and Democrats Reach An Agreement | RPC

Mitch McConnell Splits With Trump Over Government Shutdown, Returns to Kentucky | Newsweek

McConnell at center of shutdown impasse – but uncharacteristically disengaged | SF Gate

Trump tells Dems to ‘come on over and make a deal’ | The Hill

Short on solutions, long on blame in 2nd shutdown weekend | AP

Mid-East

Trump declares end to US ‘policeman’ role in surprise Iraq visit | Jakarta Post

Irate Trump moves up defense chief Mattis’ exit | Taipei Times

Facing potential indictment, Netanyahu opts for snap polls | France 24

Syria airstrikes continue despite Trump withdrawal announcement | Axios

Christmas in Lebanon: ‘Jesus Isn’t Only for the Christians’ | NY Times

Christians at risk of extinction in land where Christmas began | The Hill

Economies

By the numbers: Stock market collapses on Christmas Eve, heads for worst December ever | CNBC

Dow Leads Market Rally, Jumps More than 1,000 Points in Record Session | The Street

Dow Jumps More Than 1,000 Points in One Day | Daily Beast

Japan’s Nikkei tumbles into a bear market after Wall Street’s latest slide | Market Watch

Sears may be down to its last 24 hours. Iconic retailer likely liquidates if no bid comes in Friday | CNBC

Sears closing 80 more stores in March as it faces possible liquidation | CNBC

J.C. Penney Is Now a Penny Stock After Its Share Price Falls Below $1 | Fortune