WHY 1/6?

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As folks across the world take down their holiday decorations, sobered by New Year’s resolutions and a return to business as usual, Christians are preparing for the “Eepiphany”, a sudden realization or insight, when something clicks. So whether sacred or secular, Epiphany is about the same thing: Truth revealed and recognized.

INTELLIGENCE

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The government is increasingly monitoring the population for information-gathering, influencing, managing, or directing.

HEMINGWAY

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Hemingway was a 20th century American author, journalist, and sportsman who revolutionized American literature with his straightforward style. He was known for his “Iceberg Theory” of understated writing, and his focus on universal themes
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”

NYC MAYOR ZOHRAN

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The potential for a new era in American political life now
rests on Zohran Mamdani, who is much more than The 
youngest mayor in the history of New York City.

The Ugandan-American, born to Indian parents in Kampala
34 years ago, brings a special brand of populist political
thinking, social media savvy, and genuine sophistication. 

THE 2026 VOTE

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It has been said in some liberal circles that voting is like driving a car. D is for going forward, and R is backwards. Are you going watch our world descend further into a swamp of ignorance, distraction and trivia? https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/

HAPPY NEWS YEAR

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We humans are storytellers, but if the story in our head is “I am late, wrong, behind, broken.” That story quietly dictates every choice we make.
When we switch to a different internal script, “I am exactly where my next chapter begins” our brain relaxes. Shame eases. Curiosity finally has room to breathe. That change of story doesn’t erase real limits. It simply moves the spotlight from regret to agency. From “too late” to “from here.” And that’s where, according to her, the best stage of life sneaks in through the side door.
Charlie Brown once anchors the real reason. In the Peanuts special, the gang heads to their celebration while Charlie Brown stays behind to finish a report. The moment underscores a familiar truth: celebration fades, but time spent reading and writing often lasts longer.

MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

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A 255-page transcript of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testimony to Congress was released publicly on New Year’s Eve, revealing sweeping conclusions about former President Donald Trump’s

SAVOR US

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Is kindness the quiet substance and the key to survival? Democracy isn't a spectator sport. Whenever government invokes to override rights by setting dangerous precedents, we can't just watch. We must act and speak our minds at the ballot box by voting. The Republican-controlled branches of government now look like a collapsing theme park of self-delusion: rides stuck midair, warning lights ignored, and funhouse mirrors so warped reality can no longer be found. Wishing All Happier and Healthiest Years Ahead 💥 #CityImages - CityImages3@gmail.com

SMART ALEC?

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Why did Alec Acosta's office enter into negotiations with Jeffrey Epstein about a plea agreement in August 2007? Then, on September 24, 2007, Epstein was reportedly allowed to sign a non-prosecution agreement, a day before the prosecutor in the case was prepared to indict him. Over the subsequent months, Epstein sought to negotiate the terms of the agreement and pressured Acosta to remove Marie Villafaña, the prosecutor on the case.[26] In 2008, as U.S. attorney, Acosta approved a federal non-prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein. This secret agreement would later be unsuccessfully challenged in court for violating the Crime Victims' Rights Act, as well as be cited as a defense in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell. Epstein got leniency. His associates got immunity. Power networks got silence. Institutions got covered. And survivors were told, implicitly, that their suffering was less important than stability at the top.

FLUSHING THE FLU

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There’s a new, highly contagious “super flu’” surge, and more and more Americans are looking for ways to treat the symptoms, which include everything from coughing with fever and chills, to headaches and vomiting.