This week on The Update Journal, we’re carving up a holiday trio so wild it makes the Macy’s balloons question whether they should’ve just floated away for good. First up: Marjorie Taylor Greene decides she’s had enough of Congress — or maybe Congress finally had enough of her. Either way, she’s resigning in January, proving once again that sometimes the biggest plot twist is the ending everyone saw coming… and yet somehow still needed popcorn for. Then, over in Queens, the first domino of the Mets’ latest culture shift falls as Brandon Nimmo packs his bags and heads for Texas. Yes, you read that right — Nimmo waved his no-trade clause, probably after seeing the Mets’ 2026 direction and thinking, “You know what? I could use some warmer weather and fewer existential crises.” And finally, Thanksgiving in New York City, where the vibes are different, the parade balloons are exhausted, and Black Friday has evolved from “chaotic stampede” to “you better buy it now or you’ll never see it again.” It’s the season of deals, delays, and delusion — the holy trinity of any New Yorker’s holiday timeline.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn’t back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly friendly White House meeting between the two men.

NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is engaged “in a loving relationship” with the son of a powerful state lawmaker whose support she was counting on to help keep her job under the Mamdani administration.

And in Wisconsin, a woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death at age 12 to please the online horror character Slender Man is missing after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities say.