Looking for a fun family activity in-between/right in the middle of the holidays? How about a visit to the zoo? By which we mean, of course, a visit to The Two Pennsylvanias: Eastern PA, where “prosperity gospel”-inspired Latinos are buying the Trump humbug, and; Western PA, where less-than-prosperous white voters are buying the Trump humbug. (The second story, by the way, invokes the old “why are we paying to study [something stupid-sounding] trope that should always be answered properly, even though a proper answer rarely matters.)

But if you really want to drive yourself crazy, consider this academic paper-level analysis of why Dems are losing touch with average voters. What could be more ironic?

Look, I know that doesn’t make any logical sense. But does anything make logical sense, anymore? Does it matter? I don’t know! But I do know that, at least for this weekend, you’ll be able to enjoy watching the MAGA coalition fight on Twitter. Which is hilarious, because Twitter is actually one of the combatants in this.

Over on the other side of the ocean, it seems like the Baltic flashpoint is something we’ll have to keep an eye on. Here’s some more about the situation brewing between Russia, Finland and Estonia. And the Cook Islands. And Germany, if not all people named Pistorius or something similar.

And, just because we have to start preparing, we make another of what will likely be several attempts to get through a granular survey of WTF will the 119th Congress be like?