Below are some headlines we may have missed. Please feel free to share your finds or talk among yourselves. Sunday’s blog has always consisted of missed headlines and a free chat! Enjoy what’s left of the weekend.
For All Those ‘Deep Thinking’ MAGAts: Riddle Me This, Morons:
Celebrity Death Watch:
Brigitte Bardot, sex goddess of cinema, has died
Brigitte Bardot, the international sex goddess of cinema in the 1950s and ’60s, has died aged 91. Bardot’s animal rights foundation announced her death in a statement to news agency Agence France-Presse on Sunday, without specifying the time or place of death.
Stylish and seductive, Bardot exuded a kind of free sexuality, rare in the buttoned-up 1950s. She modeled, made movies, influenced fashion around the world and recorded albums. She married four times. Her list of lovers famously included Warren Beatty, Nino Ferrer and singer-songwriter-producer Serge Gainsbourg, with whom she recorded the French hit Bonnie and Clyde.
Sports:
The Sports Franchises That Have Gained The Most Value Since 2000
A quarter-century ago, the teams in the four major North American leagues were worth a collective $30 billion. Now, they’re valued at more than $500 billion—and one has seen appreciation of more than 6,400%.
Show Them The Money
On an absolute dollars basis, no major North American pro team has grown more since 2000 than the Dallas Cowboys, and the NFL has 17 other franchises in the top 25.
| Team | League | 2000 Value | 2025 Value | Dollar Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | $713 million | $13 billion | $12.3 billion | |
| 2 | Golden State Warriors | NBA | $168 million | $11 billion | $10.8 billion | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | NFL | $418 million | $10.5 billion | $10.1 billion | |
| 4 | New York Giants | NFL | $387 million | $10.1 billion | $9.7 billion | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | $360 million | $10 billion | $9.6 billion | |
| 6 | New York Knicks | NBA | $395 million | $9.75 billion | $9.4 billion | |
| 7 | New England Patriots | NFL | $464 million | $9 billion | $8.5 billion | |
| 8 | San Francisco 49ers | NFL | $379 million | $8.6 billion | $8.2 billion | |
| 9 | Philadelphia Eagles | NFL | $329 million | $8.3 billion | $8 billion | |
| 10 | Chicago Bears | NFL | $319 million | $8.2 billion | $7.9 billion | |
| 11 | New York Jets | NFL | $384 million | $8.1 billion | $7.7 billion | |
| 12 | New York Yankees | MLB | $548 million | $8.2 billion | $7.7 billion | |
| 13 | Las Vegas Raiders | NFL | $315 million | $7.7 billion | $7.4 billion | |
| 14 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $154 million | $7.5 billion | $7.3 billion | |
| 15 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | $472 million | $7.5 billion | $7 billion | |
| 16 | Washington Commanders | NFL | $741 million | $7.6 billion | $6.9 billion | |
| 17 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $212 million | $6.7 billion | $6.5 billion | |
| 18 | Los Angeles Dodgers | MLB | $325 million | $6.8 billion | $6.5 billion | |
| 19 | Denver Broncos | NFL | $471 million | $6.8 billion | $6.3 billion | |
| 20 | Green Bay Packers | NFL | $337 million | $6.65 billion | $6.3 billion | |
| 21 | Seattle Seahawks | NFL | $407 million | $6.7 billion | $6.3 billion | |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | $414 million | $6.5 billion | $6.1 billion | |
| 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NFL | $531 million | $6.6 billion | $6.1 billion | |
| 24 | Atlanta Falcons | NFL | $321 million | $6.35 billion | $6 billion | |
| 25 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | $322 million | $6.25 billion | $5.9 billion |
Economy:
But, We Were Told They were ‘Job Creators!‘:
Religion:
The great unchurching of America
The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.
Why it matters: The great unchurching of America comes as identity and reality are increasingly shaped by non-institutional spiritual sources — YouTube mystics, TikTok tarot, digital skeptics, folk saints and AI-generated prayer bots.
- It’s a tectonic transformation that has profound implications for race, civic identity, political persuasion and the ability to govern a fracturing moral landscape.
By the numbers: Nearly three in 10 American adults today identify as religiously unaffiliated — a 33% jump since 2013, according to the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
Garbage People Spewing Garbage Things:
Broken Clock Alert:
In courts of law, this is known as consciousness of guilt.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) December 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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How Low Can His Corrupt, Fascist Ass Go?
The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:
Zelensky arrives in Miami ahead of talks with Trump
From CNN’s Sophie Tanno and Daria Tarasova-Markina
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has landed in Miami this morning ahead of talks with US President Donald Trump.
Orwellian Speak:
This is wild. Pure gaslighting. I guess the play here is that like 93% of Americans do not own a business, so they can say, "who you gonna believe, MAGA Jesus or your mean old boss?"
— Brandon Friedman (@brandonfriedman.bsky.social) December 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Craven Assholes:
Ron Johnson: "Understand, Somalis have just been in this country a few years. They're amateurs when it comes to fleecing the federal government."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) December 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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