Did 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' lyrics once say 'colly birds' instead of 'calling birds'?
“Colly birds” appeared in versions of the song as early as the late 18th century.
artist: J. Alden Weir, born West Point, NY 1852-died New York City 1919
source: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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White House threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review (Kelsey Ables/Washington Post)
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Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash (Reuters)
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In the hilariously twisted thriller No Other Choice, a man tries to knock off his competition for a coveted job. Director Park Chan-wook tells us how his murderous antihero became so timely.
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Park’s 12th movie is the hilariously twisted thriller No Other Choice. In an interview with The Verge, he discusses the long road to making his new film.May Jeong (The Verge)
Market-savvy Treasury chief Scott Bessent emerges as unlikely MAGA warrior (David J. Lynch/Washington Post)
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No evidence Reform broke electoral law, watchdog says
The Electoral Commission says it has not identified evidence of rule-breaking in Farage's campaign for his Clacton constituency.Harry Farley (BBC News)
As year ends, Americans weigh in on cost of living, Trump, expectations for 2026 in CBS News poll (Anthony Salvanto/CBS News)
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As year ends, Americans weigh in on cost of living, Trump, expectations for 2026 in CBS News poll
More see Trump's policies responsible for economy today than Biden's; there are also concerns about AI impact on jobs.Anthony Salvanto (CBS News)
Morreu o realizador Manuel Faria de Almeida
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A sua longa-metragem "Catembe" foi o filme mais censurado na história do cinema português.
ONU pede 250 milhões de euros para ajudar afegãos repatriados
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A agência das Nações Unidas para os Refugiados alertou hoje para a enorme vulnerabilidade dos 2,8 milhões de afegãos que tiveram de regressar ao país, pedindo 250 milhões de euros para financiar a assistência.
Exército do Sudão do Sul e paramilitares sudaneses confrontam-se em zona petrolífera
O grupo paramilitar sudanês Forças de Apoio Rápido (RSF) e o Exército do Sudão do Sul entraram em confronto no sábado à noite na região petrolífera de Heglig, que faz fronteira com ambos os países.
Procedimento criminal contra bombeiro que agrediu mulher na Madeira suspenso
O bombeiro suspeito de violência doméstica em Machico, na Madeira, detido em agosto e sujeito inicialmente à medida de coação de prisão preventiva, foi perdoado pela vítima e o processo foi suspenso.
Negociações de paz. Russos e americanos em Miami enquanto Moscovo mantém ataques na Ucrânia
Não há ainda resultado prático das conversações entre russos e norte-americanos para uma solução diplomática para a guerra na Ucrânia. No terreno, Moscovo reclama a conquista de novas localidades no Donbass.
13h Idoso encontrado morto em Lar (Garvão)
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Should we turn the internet off?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders whether life would be better in a post-online, analogue worldGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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in reply to memeorandum • • •Who the fuck finds it "unlikely" that anyone immoral enough to work for a convicted felon and fascist is a Nazi asshole?
Good god the Post sucks ass.