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Wd52's avatar

Happy New Year, and best wishes for a full recovery of your son ❤️

Vin LoPresti's avatar

If only the grim reaper could take Israel out with the old year, and the infant new year escort in a Palestinian state. That would be a happy new year.

Rebel Nun's avatar

🌅👏👏👏🥂❤️🇵🇸

gypsy33's avatar

If wishes were horses, even beggars would ride.

Ann's avatar

Brilliant as always. Happy New year, if happy is the right word.

Mark Nunn's avatar

Big Love for 2026...just keep being brilliant 👏 ❤️

Michael Burkes's avatar

That's the best year-end summary I've seen, Laura. I can now go into the new year knowing that I didn't just imagine those things. My best to you, Ezra, and your whole family.

DEREK HANDS's avatar

Happy new year

Klaus Hubbertz's avatar

THAT's a good start into 2026 !!! 👍👍👍 😆😆😆

Stay SAFE !!!

Howard's avatar

Thanks for the New Year's cheer! All best wishes to you and family.

Rosalind Dalefield's avatar

Maybe Ezra could take over Starmer's job? A one-year-old couldn't be worse at it than Starmer, after all.

Jake Harrelson's avatar

Happy new year, Laura, staff, and fellow readers!

Kate's avatar

The world is making your job as a satirist far too easy, Laura, but keep on letting us know how absurd life on planet Earth is, lest we forget.

Spunty's avatar

Satire? It all seems like serious journalism these days.

Diane Fraser-Bell's avatar

Sending positivity and love to Ezra💯🥰

Elizabeth Chandler's avatar

Thank you , Laura , for your delicious acid drops throughout the year . I wish you all the best for 2026 , and for the full

recovery of your son . 👍🏻🥰💕💕💕💕

Diane Fraser-Bell's avatar

You never fail to make me smirk! That’s quite something for me.

Here’s to another year of doom n gloom toxicity and heatwaves! Cheers everyone 🎉🥳🍾

Saige's avatar

You are amazing. Hitting every note with caustic humour, and so en pointe. I have been thinking of you and your dear boy and the trials you are going through. I'm glad it is somewhat easier and I so wish it weren't so tough. And I feel like swearing here because it seems as though shitty stuff is happening to good people while the monsters continue to create mayhem. But I have to hope that goodness will win and that a very different society will emerge, one that supports the nurturers and those who need nurturing. We need a society that does not reward predators and mass murderers. Keep being you, you help so many of us Laura.

Marie Moneysmith's avatar

So glad we have you, Laura! I could not take another year of this without Normal Island News. Big hugs to you and your family! And a gentle hug for Ezra, who is lucky to have such a loving mum. See you next year!