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  • For those with kids (and for the young at heart) Vanity

    12/22/2023 2:10:33 PM PST · by Jamestown1630 · 15 replies
    I’m an old lady, but I’m still tickled by the NORAD Santa Tracker.They now have a chatbot named ‘Radar’, and the kids can ask it questions (try ‘How do reindeer fly?’ Or ‘How does Santa do it in one night?’)http://www.noradsanta.org/en/As I compose this, we are 1 day, 10 hours, 50 minutes and 57 seconds to liftoff.The story of how the tradition began is fun too:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa
  • Anti-Israel Protesters Terrify Kids Waiting For Santa + Videos

    12/20/2023 12:30:30 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 15 replies
    V4Q ^ | DECEMBER 18. 2023
    In many shopping malls protesters are staging anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian rallies directly targeting Christmas shoppers, but also scaring children who had come to sit on Santa’s knee.In many central shopping areas across Canada, protesters have staged anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies, killing the Christmas spirit and also terrifying kids who had come to sit on Santa’s knee. At a shopping mall in Ottawa, protesters shouted and drummed, and their only response to the parents of frightened children was to point out that „if your children are scared, imagine how the Palestinian kids must feel.” At one point, Santa Claus looks almost just...
  • Miracle on 34th Street - Deaf Girl

    12/16/2023 6:32:09 AM PST · by Leaning Right · 11 replies
    YouTube ^ | March 9, 2012 | Belladonna68
    What makes this clip particularly moving is that the little girl really was deaf. And she didn’t know that Sir Richard Attenborough (Santa) had learned to sign, just for this scene. So her joyful reaction here is real.
  • Grinch stands outside elementary school with ‘Santa is Fake’ sign, angering parents and scaring kids

    12/04/2023 10:17:18 AM PST · by DallasBiff · 27 replies
    NY Post ^ | 11/30/23 | Nicholas McEntyre
    This is one way to make the naughty list. A killjoy Texas “pastor” stood outside an elementary school dressed as the Grinch holding up a sign stating “Santa is Fake. Jesus is Real,” in an attempt to steal the holiday joy from the kids inside. David Harold Grisham posed as the beloved Dr. Seuss character in front of Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in Amarillo, Texas earlier this week professing his belief towards the children and the parents he views as telling a lie The un-jolly man claimed he was assaulted outside the school while the “police showed up in...
  • Target Faces Massive Backlash for New ‘Woke’ Christmas Decorations

    11/16/2023 5:33:22 AM PST · by Sam77 · 35 replies
    The Daily Fetched ^ | 16 November 2023 | Jason Walsh
    Target has come under fire again after reports the retail giant is stocking ‘woke’ Christmas decorations in a number of its stores. Conservative X account End Wokeness was the first to post images of the woke Christmas decorations in Target, which included a black Santa Claus in a wheelchair along with a “pride” hat and a “pride” flag. Podcaster Tim Pool also confirmed that Target made “Santa in Wheelchair” available for purchase. “[O]mg its real,” Pool wrote.
  • Did Abe Lincoln Create The Modern Christmas?

    11/03/2023 6:17:49 PM PDT · by Ozguy1945 · 18 replies
    https://freedom-demokrasi-and-civilised-humanity.com/ ^ | 4th November, Australian time | Ozguy1945
    I wrote this four years ago: "On the first of December 1862, with his country torn apart in Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln told America, “In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.” On Christmas Day that year Lincoln visited soldiers in hospitals. Then the president commissioned artist Thomas Nash to create the first modern image of Santa Claus, in the cause of freedom. What a wonderful Christmas spirit that was: visiting those wounded in a righteous cause and creating art celebrating generosity. In the...
  • ‘I Slammed the Door in My MIL’s Face After She Ruined Santa for Our Daughter’

    09/27/2023 4:47:00 AM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 242 replies
    WEHAVEKIDS ^ | Sept 26, 2023 | GENNY GLASSMAN
    There is absolutely no excuse for telling a child about Santa Claus. None. Not one. Let them believe for as long as possible, I say. So what was one grandmother thinking when she decided to come clean about Saint Nick and totally ruin Christmas for her 4-year-old granddaughter? The woman's daughter-in-law (DIL) shared the whole upsetting story in a now viral post on Reddit's r/JUSTNOMIL forum. The Original Poster (OP) really believes this all stems from the fact that her mother-in-law (MIL) doesn't really like her — like at all. "She’s one of the typical moms who doesn’t want her...
  • Ukraine moves Christmas to Dec. 25 to ‘abandon’ Russian tradition

    07/29/2023 12:55:16 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 56 replies
    Nypost ^ | 07/29/2023 | Jacob Geanous
    Here’s hoping you have a very unhappy holiday! Ukraine is so eager to spite Russia, it passed a law changing when it celebrates Christmas. The country will now mark the holy day on Dec. 25, dropping the Russian Orthodox Church’s tradition of celebrating the holiday on Jan. 7. The bill’s sponsors believe the change will help Ukraine “abandon the Russian heritage of imposing the celebration of Christmas on January 7,” while helping Ukrainians “live their own life with new traditions [and] holidays,” The Guardian reported. The change was passed by Ukraine’s parliament earlier this month and signed into law Friday...
  • Some woke families cutting Santa out of Christmas picture; 'Gentle parenting' is a thing

    12/23/2022 7:30:12 PM PST · by DoodleBob · 110 replies
    Canoe ^ | December 1, 2022 | Postmedia News
    Some families in the U.S. are taking to social media to share their dislike for Santa Claus. Like Sierra McKenzie, who has three children aged three weeks to three years and went on TikTok to exclaim why she is against Jolly Old Saint Nick. McKenzie, 23, had more to say. “Telling kids that Santa is real is a lie, and I don’t believe in building my kids up on a lie,” McKenzie, who hails from North Dakota, told The New York Post. “Your kids can still enjoy the magic of Christmas without believing in Santa,” she said, adding that the...
  • Norad Santa Tracker

    12/23/2022 2:17:06 PM PST · by Jamestown1630 · 13 replies
    For those with kids, grandkids - or just the young at heart- here is the official Norad Santa Tracker. At this writing, it will commence in a little less than 11 hours. https://www.noradsanta.org/en/Fun story as to how the Norad Santa Tracker began: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa#History_and_overview
  • Santa’s Sleigh Mistakenly Shot Down By Ukrainian Missile

    12/23/2022 1:08:37 PM PST · by DFG · 21 replies
    Babylon Bee ^ | 12/23/2022 | Babylon Bee
    KYIV — Somber news came out of war-torn Ukraine today as reports confirmed Santa Claus's sleigh had been mistaken for a hostile Russian aircraft and was shot down by a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile as it flew over the greater Kyiv area early this morning. It has long been suspected that Santa Claus frequently makes test flights over this region in the days leading up to Christmas, but there have been reports of Ukrainian military personnel being overly eager to try out their new missiles provided by the United States. "One of our reconnaissance teams observed something unidentifiable on the radar...
  • IRS Agents Slide Down Chimneys Looking For Gifts Of $600 Or More

    12/11/2022 8:24:39 AM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 11 replies
    The Babylon Bee ^ | December 9, 2022 | The Babylon Bee
    MUNCIE, IN — IRS agents kicked off a new holiday tradition this week as they began nationwide canvassing of taxpayers' homes, sliding down their chimneys in search of undeclared gifts worth $600 or more. Terrence Poole, Special Agent in Charge of Joy-Quashing, explained the agency's actions, saying, "We understand that people get caught up in the spirit of the season and all that. But we want to be a constant reminder that celebrating the birth of the Savior of the universe is not more important than giving an account to the government for every single thing you have." The Jackson...
  • State of Maryland vs David Riddell (Santa) 1777 Restoration Movement Leader

    09/10/2022 8:58:52 AM PDT · by FRinCanada2 · 24 replies
    State of Maryland Court ^ | State of Maryland
    https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiryDetail.jis?caseId=D06CR22001660&loc=23&detailLoc=ODYCRIM Mark your calendar for this criminal trial scheduled for Monday 07 November 2022 Follow official court case for updates as this case moves forward.
  • www.1776Restoration.Space

    05/29/2022 1:36:51 AM PDT · by FRinCanada2 · 35 replies
    https://www.1776Restoration.Space ^ | https://www.1777Restoration.Space
    https://www.1776Restoration.Space First draft of website for: 1777 Restoration Movement ! Since this is just a first draft page the url is a redirect to this site: https://1776restoration1.wixsite.com/1776restoration Warning: Depending on your browser security settings - a redirect may produce an (UNSAFE) website warning.
  • “Santa” : 1776 Restoration Movement is BORN Today (Remnant of The People’s Convoy)

    05/21/2022 7:11:23 PM PDT · by FRinCanada2 · 24 replies
    Santa | 21 May 2022 | Santa
    The People’s Convoy has formally disbanded. One group is forming under trucker “Santa” will be called 1776 Restoration Movement”. This should be widely announced across social media platforms throughout the weekend and official website should be published by Monday
  • An MSNBC writer has a sad, angry take about NORAD’s annual Santa tracker

    12/26/2021 3:05:35 AM PST · by Kaslin · 17 replies
    American Thinker.com ^ | December 26, 2021 | Andrea Widburg
    I will be blunt: There’s very little newsworthy happening around the holidays but media outlets still have pages, either on paper or in the cyber world, that need to be filled. This is the time when you get a lot of cozy human interest stories and cute cat and dog photos. But still, there’s yawning empty space and looming deadlines. That’s when writers dig deep into themselves and write those essays that come most easily to them: They go public with their pet peeves. And that, undoubtedly, is why an MSNBC writer decided that the best thing to write for...
  • MSNBC columnist calls for end of NORAD Santa tracker 'out of concern for Santa's safety' from US military

    12/25/2021 4:42:17 PM PST · by hoagy62 · 49 replies
    Fox News ^ | 12/26/21 | Andrew Mark Miller
    An MSNBC columnist is calling for the end of the NORAD Santa tracker, claiming that it is time to "decouple" Santa Claus from American military culture. In an op-ed published on MSNBC.com, opinion columnist Hayes Brown took issue with the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s 60-year tradition of tracking Santa Claus’s imaginary journey across the globe delivering presents and explained why "if had my way, this year would be the last."
  • Santa Claus Sleighjacked While Delivering Toys In Philly

    12/24/2021 4:23:37 PM PST · by DFG · 11 replies
    Babylon Bee ^ | 12/24/2021 | Babylon Bee
    PHILADELPHIA, PA—The Philadelphia Police Department today confirmed Santa Claus was sleighjacked while trying to deliver toys to all the good little boys and girls in the city. "I parked to check Google Maps and suddenly there was this guy with a gun forcing me out of the sleigh," a tearful Claus told police. "I didn't have time to dig through my sacks of toys to get out a Red Ryder BB Gun and defend myself. It all happened so fast." "Ugh, I had over seven PS5s on that thing!" Claus says the sleighjacker pushed him out of the sleigh and...
  • Parent uses right-wing slur during Biden call with NORAD Santa tracker

    12/24/2021 1:40:52 PM PST · by Robwin · 110 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 12/24/21 | Lauren Egan and Sally Bronston and Courtney Kube
    President Joe Biden was subjected to a right-wing anti-Biden slur during a Christmas Eve call with NORAD's Santa tracker.Biden and the first lady were speaking with families around the country who had called into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to receive an update on Santa's location when one parent ended the conversation by saying: "Let’s go Brandon/The president did not appear to recognize that the phrase is used by the right wing as a euphemism for "f--- Joe Biden," and responded: "Let’s go Brandon, I agree."
  • Dad tells Biden 'let's go Brandon' during call with children tracking Santa after surprise visit to National Children's Hospital with Jill

    12/24/2021 10:51:09 AM PST · by NohSpinZone · 73 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 12/24/2021 | By Nikki Schwab
    A parent told President Joe Biden 'Let's Go Brandon!' during the NORAD Santa Tracker event with First Lady Jill Biden at the White House complex on Friday. The first couple hosted kids and their parents in the South Court Auditorium and talked to people virtually. A dad named Jared beaming in from Oregon said 'Merry Christmas' and 'Let's Go Brandon' - code on the right for 'f**k Joe Biden' - after his kids told the president what they wanted from Santa Claus. Reporters in the room said that Biden seemed unphased. 'Go Brandon, I agree,' the president said in response.