"I can't stop listening to: Marvin Gaye, " Purple Snowflakes ." With all respect to " Christmas Eve in Washington ," this lightly lysergic soul tune is my favorite holiday song by a local artist. Motown shelved the original version and got Gaye to rerecord it as " Pretty Little Baby ," a frankly suboptimal state of affairs that persisted until 1993, when the original recording appeared on a compilation ."
"Supreme thwart: The US Supreme Court actually stopped President Trump from a radical act yesterday, issuing a temporary ruling that prevents him from deploying federal troops in Chicago. ( Washington Post) The order "represents a significant political victory for Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors in their escalating battle with Trump over his authority to go against their wishes and use federalized troops on U.S. soil to assist immigration enforcement personnel carrying out the president's mass deportation efforts in Chicago and other American cities.""
Morning weather: sunny and breezy with a high near 52 degrees; clouds increase overnight with a low near 36 degrees. Social contact details include Bluesky @abeaujon.87, a Signal handle, and an email link. Favorite holiday song is Marvin Gaye's "Purple Snowflakes"; Motown shelved the original, had Gaye rerecord it as "Pretty Little Baby," and the original recording was released on a 1993 compilation. Playlists of daily music recommendations are available on Spotify and Apple Music, totaling more than 12 hours in 2025. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary ruling preventing deployment of federal troops to Chicago.
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