MONSTERS

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On Season one “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is the perfect example of what Serling set out to do with The Twilight Zone


His use speculative sci-fi stories to explore contemporary social and political issues. The episode takes place in a quaint all-American neighborhood, like the one many of us may have encountered throughout our lifetime.

PUERTO RICO PARADE

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PUERTO RICO PARADE THIS SUNDAY LIVE ON WABC TV

CLIMATE CHANGE

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On June 3, 2025 and the temperature in NYC is in the 50s. This is not normal, regardless of what American liars are telling the folks in USA,

NEWS MEDIA HISTORY

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In a historic moment for American broadcast journalism, NBCUniversal has officially consolidated WNBC (NBC 4 New York) and WNJU (Telemundo 47) under one roof at the iconic 30 Rockefeller Plaza, establishing the nation’s first bilingual, co-located newsgathering powerhouse. This milestone caps a five-year strategic initiative aimed at aligning two of the most respected local news brands in the country. The idea was planted by Roberto FE Soto, who formerly served as a senior producer for NBC News and news director for Telemundo in both Los Angeles and New York. “What began as a vision, a belief that NBC and Telemundo could come together to serve our communities, has now become a transformative reality,” said Soto. “Leading this initiative has been one of the most humbling and rewarding experiences of my career.” The newly unified operation brings together decades of award-winning journalism and cultural relevance in English and Spanish-language broadcasting, setting a new standard for inclusive and dynamic local news coverage. The move to 30 Rock was made possible by the relentless work of NBCUniversal’s Operations team and key partners across the company and the country. Their dedication, technical expertise, and tireless efforts turned a bold idea into a fully operational, future-facing news facility. “The unification of WNBC and WNJU not only honors the legacy of both stations, but also forges a path forward, one that embraces the diversity of our audiences and the evolving ways they consume content,” RFE UB Soto. The co-location marks a new chapter for local journalism in the U.S., reinforcing NBCUniversal’s commitment to innovation, inclusion, and community connection.

THE IRON HORSE

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Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak ended May 2, 1939. He never played another major league game.
Just over a month later, on Gehrig’s 36th birthday, it was announced that he had a rare, incurable disease: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Two days later, the Yankees announced his retirement from baseball. Many diseases, such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, are named for the scientists who identified them. Only Lou Gehrig’s Disease is named for a victim.
In a story published July 30, 1939, Daily News sportswriter Hy Turkin wrote of Gehrig’s speech, “If there were any angels perched on the fleecy clouds over Yankee Stadium on the sunblessed afternoon of July 4, 1939, they must have wept… That speech, objectively, was one of the greatest in history.” The address is often called the "Luckiest Man" speech (taking a phrase Gehrig used within to describe himself) and as Gehrig's farewell address. Less than two years after Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, 17 days shy of his 38th birthday, Gehrig died.

PROVERBS

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Musk scent is used to describe an odor from a glandular secretion of an animal or human. Musky is the correct term for somebody who needs a shower because they have Body Odor.

BLESS YOUR HEARTS

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Thie Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. This “act to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution” was signed into law 95 years after the amendment was ratified. In those years, African Americans in the South faced tremendous obstacles to voting, including poll taxes, literacy tests, and other bureaucratic restrictions to deny them the right to vote. They also risked harassment, intimidation, economic reprisals, and physical violence when they tried to register or vote. As a result, African American voter registration was limited, along with their political power.

MAG

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Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Google have reportedly signed the Large Energy Consumers Pledge to support the tripling of nuclear energy volume by 2050.  Meta, Amazon, and Google are becoming more vital drivers of the US energy demand, as they are building artificial intelligence centers. Other major companies, such as Occidental and IHI Corp, also included their names in the pledge.

WINNING

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While winning is not everything, it is satisfying to learn we are correct in some things and on the right side of history.

The single most important thing we can do to win an argument, for example, is to allow the other person to explain their point of view without interruptions.

Let them speak first, it will make them more perceptive when we speak..

Once they present their POV, do not make it personal. It will anger the individual and make them less likely to concede.

CRUCIAL ACT

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What are we talking about? ⚤ THE POWER OF READING