"A cherished local community closed here in Limerick yesterday, a rare craft beer pub, which opened during COVID, remained aggressively welcoming to all, yet closed yesterday after the local government shut down the parklets created during COVID. We were in no way regulars, but when we stopped by yesterday the talk was still focused on where to rebuild a community."
"It has been a melancholy Christmas, with so much loss - Howie Klein, Rob Reiner. Rayne's dad fighting in RFK's anti-science world. Creches across the United States have depicted Jesus, Mary, and Joseph gone - snatched away by goons. Which is part of the story, isn't it? That amid a horrible empire beset by politicized trials, a leader, and after him, many leaders rose up out of the persecution?"
Christmas carried a melancholy tone marked by multiple losses and personal struggles, including named public figures and a family member caught in an anti-science climate. A beloved craft beer pub in Limerick that opened during COVID closed after local government removed parklets, prompting local conversations about where and how to rebuild community. Nativity scenes across the United States displayed Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as forcibly taken, conveying cultural and political violence. Amid politicized trials and persecution, new leaders emerged while ordinary people blew whistles and stood up. 2025 was grim but signaled the start of resistance and renewal.
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