The journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, today Mary and Joseph would have to pass through Israeli checkpoints, occupied land, illegal settlements and separation wall. cross-posted on Facebook

Fire Alarm, Shots Fired At Nakatomi Plaza – WSMH19 Local News Police, SWAT, and FBI are surrounding Nakatomi Plaza at this hour after a report of shots fired by a police officer. The police officer cross-posted on Facebook

Chompsky Nom this made me think of you, and improvised music.Love What Matters Jingle Bells, with the washing machine on drums! For our best love stories, subscribe to our free email newsletter: http://bit.ly/29l733Q #LoveWhatMatters Submitted by Aaron McAvoy cross-posted on Facebook

Allrecipes Reveals the Enormous Gap Between Foodie Culture and What Americans Actually Cook In the world of online recipe aggregators, Allrecipes is distinctly unglamorous. cross-posted on Facebook

Michael Barton ‘s cats are adorable. cross-posted on Facebook

Just released!Ocean Explorer | LEGO Shop Enjoy seafaring adventures with this LEGO® Technic Ocean Explorer set, featuring a ship with a dark-blue, red and white color scheme, plus a buildable submarine with movable arms and spinning propeller, and a buildable helicopter with spinning rotors. The ship features a large captain’s bridge with… cross-posted on Facebook

Merry Christmas! cross-posted on Facebook

IDIOTech – Intelligent Design Institute of Technology As friends of the planoterrestrialists, we gladly appreciate the comparison with the impressive achievements of climate science. Although we strongly disagree with Mr. Scaramucci’s assessment of the scientific community and his literacy of the scientific method. cross-posted on Facebook

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Dan Rather has been sharing great stuff.Dan Rather Some might consider Teen Vogue an unlikely source for a detailed examination of “Gaslighting” and Donald Trump… but there you have it… http://ift.tt/2gmbMAU cross-posted on Facebook

Engage…Star Trek – TNG “Engage” Some things can never be repeated enough. Make it so! cross-posted on Facebook

Don’t show these to anyone in Minnesota…Christmas Chocolate Lollipops (set of 30) Leonidas offers an wide and exclusive assortment of Belgian chocolate and Belgian prelines, truffles, orange peel, and marzipan, imported from Brussels. Opened in 1991, our store on Madison Avenue is the original and busiest Leonidas US location. We air freight Leonidas’ complete assortment …

Blue whale! #abyssriumAbyssrium cross-posted on Facebook

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This has been the most jarring experience of moving to the Netherlands. Last night I saw a Muslim family, the daughter of 10 or 11 years was in full Zwarte Piet costume with black face. I can’t even imagine the experience of being a child of immigrants, trying to culturally adapt to your home and …

Dutch immersion lesson: snackbarsThe Dutch Snackbar Story by Ena Scheestra This unique take-away restaurant concept can only be found in the Netherlands. Read this, and many other stories on Honest Cooking today. cross-posted on Facebook

Is Trump’s Deal With Carrier A Form Of Crony Capitalism? cross-posted on Facebook

I have more questions than this article has answers.Swedish Revelers Get Their Goat — Again — As Holiday Tradition Meets Annual Arson Every year, the town of Gavle, Sweden, builds a giant Christmas goat. And every year, people try to bring it down. This time around, despite a guard, the Gavlebocken didn’t even last for …