POLITICS & MEDIA
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A clear north star to adopt online. The work of democracy happens online and in person on ground, long before Election Day.
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2025 LIES
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The concept of truth feels particularly bleak in 2025. Government leaders deploy up-is-down narratives at an exhausting clip. Online worlds drip with artificial intelligence-generated slop that incites rage. Chatbots answer questions with fabricated information, and the government folds it into a report card on America’s health.
PRAY FOR US
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The Suspect in the Brown University Mass Shooting Reportedly Took His Own Life, After Being Tracked to a Storage Unit in New Hampshire. Thoughts and prayers are with the Brown University family and the entire community. Having taught students at a dozen colleges and universities worldwide, I understand how frightening moments like this can be and how deeply devastating campus violence is for everyone affected. What should be the close of a semester, a time of relief, reflection, and anticipation of being with family and friends, has instead been overshadowed by fear and uncertainty. This loss of normalcy is itself a profound harm for everyone on earth who wishes for peace, joy, and goodwill towards all.
PEACE & JOY
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We are always eager to restore peace and harmony. Our compassion may sometimes seem intellectual rather than mushy or sweet. However, extraordinary acts of service, composed disposition, and a personable touch makes it easier to trust and find healing.
PARTY LINE
The party lines have been drawn and the message may have been written on the wall many years ago but nobody noticed because it was the flip side of back in the USA. This week’s Tennessee's special US House election sets stage for affordability focused 2026 midterms.
US POLITICAL CRISIS
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Most of our national leaders were lost, but their GPS indicates that decency and a good conscience are just around the corner. Trump lost control of the Republican Party. Our representatives voted almost unanimously. The House vote was 427 to 1. US Senators approved it without a fight, after Trump had spent months fighting the process. When it became clear he would lose, he told the GOP to vote yes and not lose face insisting he has nothing to hide?
https://apnews.com/article/trump-redistricting-gerrymandering-congress-…
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-white-house-tried-dodge-vote-ep…
TACO TUESDAY
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US Senators have unanimously agreed to pass the House-backed bill forcing the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files as soon as it’s received from the chamber. Majority leader John Thune said that would happen tomorrow. Senators will not have to take any further action, and the bill will be sent to President Donald Trump, who has said he’d sign the legislation, a stark reversal in his position.
Trump’s approval rating has dropped to 38 percent, the lowest of his term, driven by anger over high living costs and his shifting stance on releasing the Epstein files.
SONS-IN-LAW
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Research shows that Charming Your In-Laws helps make the Marriage last as long as you shall live.
Here is a question that begs to be asked of yourself. Which parent is more difficult to deal with?
In my case, it was my mother-in-law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEwl_sAiAtM&list=RDBEwl_sAiAtM&start_ra…
A DEVIL IN DISGUISE
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A "devil with a red tie" is a popular culture image of Satan wearing a business suit and a red tie to appear sophisticated. The red color symbolizes the devil's association with authority, and power, while the tie adds a modern, almost corporate, twist to this classic character.
Fashion becomes theology. Clothing and personal style are deeply significant cultural phenomena that reflect and express a person's core beliefs, identity, and worldview, much like religious expression.
US HOMELESS
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As the holiday months approach, more Americans are feeling the pain inflicted by the GOP, which controls the Senate, the US House of Representatives, and the White House.