HOLIDAY SPAM

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Before you decide to reply to an unfamiliar email or a foreign phone number, please take a moment to listen to this father’s nightmare.

Officials warn that the holidays are the worst time for spam calls, fraud, scams, and urgent messages that could be costly.

The following harrowing story explains how this dad became the victim of AI voice impersonation and attempted crypto-empowered fraud.

Scammers are using modern technology to take advantage of us.

We need Santa or the government to develop protections and set up guardrails to evolve with innovation.

60 JFK DOA

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Today marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas Texas.

JFK's assassination is remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses to history, including AP reporter

Some of the last surviving witnesses to the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy are among those sharing their stories as the nation marks the 60th anniversary

ELVI$

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On this date in 1955, RCA acquired Elvis' recording contract from Sun Records for a whopping grand total of $40,000! How's that for a savvy investment?

Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.

BOYTOX

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How does a Buffoon get elected and turn it into one of the Bigger Stories of corruption in Congress which Is less funny?

Will there be additional Republican frauds convicted before the next US general election comes around? YES 

The New York lawmaker’s biggest mistake was not mastering the way the get-rich-quick game is played in Washington.

PROPAGANDA PUSHBACK

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Book banning and the increasing news deserts continue to underscore the importance of access to vetted news and information.

These are the challenges that librarians, researchers, fact-checkers, and journalists have been tackling for some time. 

Accoto published reports, the U.S. military lacks the ability to quickly deploy personnel that can fend off malevolent actors trying to shape public opinion and must act now to build up such “information forces,” according to a newly revealed Pentagon strategy.

REMEMBERING OTHERS

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As the world celebrates the Holidays, let us all give thanks for our health and remember those who lack comfort and joy.

Happy Thanksgiving week... I have a gift for all of you! You are not going to be forgotten... I will do my part it will never happen.

HELP WANTED

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American voters must not allow this evil, fascist demagogue and his co-conspirators return to our government, destroy our Democracy and Constitution. #VoteBlue to defeat Russia, Communism and the Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society that are hellbent on their own power and warped idea what their United States of America.

GET MADAR NOT MAD

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Machiavellian Advance Detection and Resistance is a set of skills for outwitting master manipulators, especially during the holidays.

If you remain alert for manipulative behavior this holiday season, according to published reports, you’ll probably spot some or all of the following during get-togethers. Here are six common tactics:

RIP ROSALYNN CARTER

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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter died. She was the closest adviser to President Jimmy Carter during their 77-year marriage,

The couple served four years in the White House and four decades working as global humanitarians. 

Rosalynn Carter, Politically Active First Lady, Dies at 96

16 years before Bill and Hillary Clinton served the nation as a couple, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter worked as near co-presidents.