Thunderman Randall

[Thunderman Randall @DaShmoopy]

@NezahualDoomer2 Bro you fucking suck, shut up

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@Tony4WI @DavidCCrowley Hongggggg

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

It is striking how incredibly fast Ukraine has shifted, during the war, to celebrating “Western” Christmas on December 25 instead of January 7, the date imposed by the old imperial Russian church.

I notice this every year since 2022, and each time I tell myself that maybe it’s just my own bubble. But with every passing year, reality around me proves the opposite -- and ever more clearly.

Now, on December 24, the very streets seem to breathe with the anticipation of that day.

The country is at war. Streets are dark from power outages caused by Russian missile strikes on our vital infrastructure. Many people around wear camouflage, many walk with prosthetics.

And yet there are long lines in supermarkets -- people stocking up to cook a festive dinner at home, often by candlelight.

I see businesses putting signs in their windows: Closed on the 25th, Merry Christmas to everyone. On television, amid frontline reports, there are ancient Ukrainian folk songs of winter celebrations and prayers for hope.

Each year it becomes more common to return to what we now call “The Ukrainian Christmas”: when people walk through the streets in traditional costumes, dressed as folkloric characters and villagers, carrying Bethlehem stars and ribbons, singing carols and wishing prosperity and happiness to all.

Just as it was hundreds of years ago -- and even before Christianity, in the time of Slavic farming and herding tribes, who during the longest winter nights sang about light, hope, and abundance on their land.

More and more often, alongside the Christmas tree, people place traditional sheaves of rye or wheat in their homes -- also inheritance from our peasant ancestors and older Christmas traditions.

It is everywhere.

Tomorrow, here in Bucha, the local community is organizing a traditional Christmas march in ethnic dress, from St. Andrew’s Church to the city’s Christmas tree.

It fills social media as well -- St. Sophia in Kyiv, the Pechersk Lavra, the old cathedrals of Lviv glowing with Christmas lights.

This has become something far greater than just another day shortly before the New Year.

Ukraine is returning to its traditional roots at an astonishing speed -- and even faster breaking free from the grip of Moscow’s clergy and the January 7 Christmas long imposed on Ukrainians by their calendar.

And what is most remarkable is how it feels -- natural and right. As if, against the backdrop of war, traditional Christmas has finally come home, and everything has fallen back into its proper place.

[Thunderman Randall @DaShmoopy]

@OldeWorldOrder @LeadingReport 3 kids were shot yesterday in a colorado school shooting. Any care for prayers and thoughts about that...? Ooor?

[Thunderman Randall @DaShmoopy]

@TeamLiquidLoL Throw me in, Platinum JG/SUPP reporting for duty.

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@TravisGafford Kalista pick was insane, I'm glad it didn't have series ending ramifications.

[Inspired @Inspiredlol]

Found G2 and asked for a picture

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.

While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change.

And they’re right.

[Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @JoshEakle]

So it begins.

MAGA is about to find out how tariffs actually work first hand.

[Thunderman Randall @DaShmoopy]

@LoL_LirA_ CG LirA is back to stomp NA

[FlyQuest @FlyQuest]

Championship winning moment when it was over and than it wasn't.

#FLYWIN

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@TravisGafford After spending an hour reading through all of these insane Twitter threads, I can't wait for LCS to stomp CBLOL now...

[SHAQ @SHAQ]

deeez nuts, aha got yalll, if u fell for that come on now, lol lmfao, aha got u all

[ConcernedApe @ConcernedApe]

coming in 1.6.3

[Thunderman Randall @DaShmoopy]

@suspectmane get on clash

[Thunderman Randall @DaShmoopy]

@LCK_Lira good luck NV LirA!

[Joy @joy_posts]

@InternetH0F Funny moment at work😂😂
This reporter being interrupted by his mother.

[Lil Wayne WEEZY F @LilTunechi]

GO PACK GO!!!!

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

The Chicago Cubs are hiring Craig Counsell as their manager, sources tell ESPN.

A blockbuster move for Chicago, which had David Ross as their manager but will now go with Counsell, who had spent the previous decade with their division rival Milwaukee. @Ken_Rosenthal was on it.

[Thunderman Randall @DaShmoopy]

@TravisGafford glad I've been waiting to upgrade up