TAX CHANGE Taxpayers in high-tax blue states are scrambling to pay their full property tax bill for 2018 by December 31st so that they can fully deduct the payment on their taxes. Starting Jan. 1, there’s a $10,000 cap on deductions for property and state and local taxes. http://cvote.it/2CeEnap
PC DRIVER A professional race car driver went to social media to apologize for saying that little boys don’t wear princess dresses. http://cvote.it/2BKWfGs
ISIS ON THE RUN ISIS has lost 98% of its territory — mostly since Trump office less than a year ago. The latest American intelligence assessment says fewer than 1,000 ISIS fighters now remain in Iraq and Syria, down from a peak of nearly 45,000 just two years ago. http://cvote.it/2BMEZAu
ACTRESS ADMITS ERROR Actress Jenna Fischer, who played Pam on The Office, tweeted that a tax break for teachers who spend their own money on classroom expenses was eliminated in the recent GOP tax bill. (It was not.) Pleasant surprise: She later sent out a tweet admitting she made a mistake and apologized. http://cvote.it/2BJMLv1
BERNIE ADMITS TAX CUT IS GOOD? Bernie Sanders (accidentally?) admitted that the GOP’s tax cut for the middle class was a “very good thing.” But then he attacked Republicans for not making their tax cut permanent. So Ted Cruz called his bluff. http://cvote.it/2BOS10x
THE RACE TO 2020 An Iowa Democratic leader says there’s too much disarray in her party to beat Trump in 2020. Laura Hubka served on the Democratic Party State Central Committee and was former chairwoman of the Howard County Democratic Party. Fact: Donald Trump won Howard County by 21 points four years after Obama had won it by the same margin, one of the largest swings in the country. http://cvote.it/2Cg4q16
FAKEBOOK This is so 2017: Facebook drops its fake news flags after research showed they made users want to click on the articles even more. http://cvote.it/2BNEma8
WHAT A CONVERSION He used to spit on those going to Mass — now he’s a priest. http://cvote.it/2BLnhgM
CATHOLIC IDENTITY A New Year’s Resolution for Jesuit universities. http://cvote.it/2BLZsFw
SAINT OF THE DAY The Feast of the Holy Innocents – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler’s snare.” (Ps 124:7) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
BEAUTY Is this the greatest Christmas painting of all time? http://cvote.it/2BOGuhu