If you doubted, if you weren’t sure, if you’ve been holding out for definitive proof that the Biden era is well and truly dissolving like the gossamer threads of nightmare banished by the first full light of dawn, then yesterday should have sealed the deal. I speak particularly about the full-throated, all-in, unqualified religious Christmas messaging on official U.S. government social media accounts. (Plus the fact that the Agenda didn’t even take the big day off, but more on that in a moment). This morning, the New York Times, gnashing its teeth into powder, ran a reaction story headlined, “Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages.” Well, Christmas is a religious holiday, so that’s not news, but whatever. For instance:

CLIP: warm and delightful Gen-X Christmas memories from the office of Homeland Security, with accompanying 80s soundtrack (1:25).

This tweet from the official Homeland Security account is a perfect example, and it probably infuriated progressives who work at the Times. Click the link —you’ll love it— it included a wonderfully sentimental and nostalgic videopacked with terrific callbacks to the 70s, 80s, and 90s— and more importantly, it began with the title: “Remember the Miracle of Christ’s Birth.”

That was only the topmost gift in a Santa’s sack of official Christmas commentary. War Secretary Pete Hegseth tweeted, “Merry Christmas to all. Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya quoted John Chapter 1: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Assistant US Attorney (and covid superlawyer) Harmeet Dhillon —who isn’t even a Christian— tweeted, “Wishing Christians nationwide a wonderful day filled with joy and peace, celebrating the birth of Jesus!” Secretary Rubio said, “The joyous message of Christmas is the hope of Eternal Life through Christ.”

HUD Secretary Scott Turner even used his official X account to read the birth narrative from Luke Chapter 2:

CLIP: Secretary Turner reads the Bible on social media, singeing the Times reporters like vampires splashed with holy water (2:10).

It was all just too much for the Times.

“Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language,” the Times noted sourly, “as the Constitution bans an official state religion.” What the Times meant is that government officials have “traditionally” been too chicken to mention the real source of the Christmas celebration, out of fear that the New York Times would round up a bunch of mealy-mouthed malcontents and platform them as “critics.”

Behold, not only is courage back, but humor as well. When the Times dinged the White House yesterday, asking it to respond to “critics” of all the religious messaging, here was the hilarious response:

The Times printed that, unironically.