After Nate apologizes for being sick (and offers up a home remedy for colds), the boys earnestly speculate on whether Santa Claus is real. This discussion of reality and archetypes is followed up by the announcement that the System Failure essay series now has surpassed the 500 subscriber mark. Then, the lads turn to the news to lament another projection of military power by the Trump Administration. Finally, the boys bring up the civil unrest in Bulgaria and Serbia and wonder whether the same will be coming to America anytime soon.

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