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LIT HUB PRESENTS

Debt ceilings, wandering icebergs, and Trump-proofing the government.

A tired Santa needs a coffee (from a Lion-brand coffee tin, c. 1885)

As the debt ceiling crisis resolves itself (despite Elon and Trump) federal workers can also celebrate an extra (paid) day off for Christmas this year • As the landmark trial of Gisele Pelicot’s rapists draws to a close, the conversation about rape culture in France is just beginning • The world’s largest and oldest iceberg (the size of Rhode Island!) is on the move again • Turns out we’re still discovering new animals in the deepest parts of the Amazon (including an amphibious mouse) • Joe Biden is trying to Trump-proof the government by confirming a record number of judges.