Good morning. It's Wednesday, Dec. 27, and we're covering Elon's last laugh, massive fireball marks, MLB's RSN mess, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. | | American Fact of the Day! | There is a tiny German-inspired town in Colorado: Nestled in the state of Colorado sits the ski village of Vail, the fourth-largest skiing terrain in North America. It was built with the Bavarian town of Tyrol in mind, and the pedestrian street system and architecture are meant to resemble the ski towns of Europe. |
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| | Breaking Updates | | Massive Fireball Marks the End of A Russian Ship After Ukrainian Missile Attack | The Ukrainian Air Force carried out a successful strike on a Russian Ropucha-class tank landing ship while it was at pier-side in the Crimean port of Feodosia. The attack took place at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time and was carried out by the Ukrainian Air Force using either a Storm Shadow (UK-supplied) or SCALP-EG (French-supplied) cruise missile. Post-attack imagery from Russian sources shows the ship submerged.
The destroyed ship, the Novocherkassk, is 369 feet long and capable of carrying ten main battle tanks and 340 troops. Russian television ran video showing a slab of the Novocherkassk's hull plating in a supermarket parking lot.
Moscow's equipment has also been crushed, according to the assessment. At the start of the war, Russia had 3,500 tanks but has lost 2,200, forcing them to pull 50 year old T-62 tanks from storage.
Reports say that 87 sailors died in the explosion; if true, that is about 100% of the ship's complement. The Russian Navy has largely evacuated Sevastopol. The main surface units of the Black Fleet have been deployed to ports in Russia or Latakia, Syria. The ability of Ukrainian Air Force strike aircraft to penetrate this deeply into Russian-controlled territory shows the extent to which Russian early warning and air defense systems have been degraded. | Read more updates here |
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| | Elon Gets the Last Laugh in His Battle With Disney | In the wake of Disney pulling its advertising from Elon Musk's X social media platform, Musk was unequivocal in how he would not be bullied in the battle to defend free speech by big companies trying to hold money over his head.
"Don't advertise," Musk said, if they want to take that tact. "If somebody is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go f**k yourself," Elon declared.
In case they didn't catch it the first time, he said it with hand gestures and emphasis, "Go f**k yourself!" "Is that clear?" he asked. "I hope it is. Hey, Bob," he said name-checking and waving at Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney. That was quite the rallying cry and people on the right generally loved it.
The advertiser pullout was prompted in part by a hit job by Media Matters to go after Musk and X, and in part by a comment that some like Disney preferred to take out of context. Musk blasted Disney for advertising next to "child exploitation material." He also dropped a pretty big lawsuit against Media Matters.
These people have been engaging in this behavior since Hamas launched a bloody surprise attack on Israel on October 7. On Black Friday, pro-Hamas agitators swarmed the streets in New York City and Los Angeles to harass people into embracing their agenda.
Hundreds gathered in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, marching through city streets and converging on The Grove shopping center as part of a nationwide effort to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and advocating for a cessation of U.S. aid to the Jewish State.
Last week, the Tesla news site Electrek reported that the car manufacturer informed Disney of its decision to remove the app from the main screen. Tesla didn't provide a reason for the decision, though an explanation is hardly needed. The move is a response to Disney CEO Bob Iger kickstarting an advertiser boycott of X. | Read more updates here |
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| | American Sports & Culture
|  | NFL legend critical of Chiefs' performance in loss to Raiders | Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner was critical of the Kansas City Chiefs' offense in their loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday afternoon. |
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|  | How MLB's RSN mess is rocking this winter | The uncertain future of baseball's TV deals has widened the gap between the haves and have-nots. |
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|  | Andre Drummond makes Bulls history, posts stat line for only 6th time in NBA history | Veteran center's huge game led home victory over Hawks |
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| | American Business & Markets
|  | America's Largest Private Companies 2023 | Forbes began tracking private companies in 1985. There are 258 companies on this year's private companies list, up from 246 last year. |
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|  | Use Strategic Thinking to Create the Life You Want | In corporate strategy projects, executive leadership teams work through a series of questions to determine how their businesses can succeed. |
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|  | Advice to Get You Started in the New Year in Business - The Open News | Every year, millions of new businesses are established across the country, with women of color spearheading this growth. |
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|  | Advice for tenants: Yes, you can cancel your lease early – this is how | In some cases, however, an early cancellation fee may apply. In others, you do not need to pay this. |
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| | American Politics | |  | We Aren't Posting on Social Media as Much Anymore. Will We Ever? | Users say excessive ads, bots and misinformation have sucked the fun out of sharing publicly. |
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|  | Experts warn artificial intelligence could cause havoc in 2024 elections - The Christian Index | NEW YORK (AP) — Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest with artificial intelligence tools making it far cheaper and easier to potentially influence elections. |
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|  | Opening Up Primary Elections Is a Voting Rights Issue | The primary is often the only real contest in choosing those who will represent us. Closed party primaries are unrepresentative and undemocratic, and they disenfranchise more than half of the voting public: independents. |
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|  | Elon Musk responds to apocalyptic Tesla moment from Netflix thriller: 'Even if the world goes fully Mad Max…' | "Teslas are much more of a survivalist vehicle than gasoline-powered engines." |
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