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HELP AMERICA NOW

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Hands Across America, a charity event on May 25, 1986, when millions held hands to form a human chain across the United States from Long Beach, California, to Battery Park in Manhattan. Remember, Artificial Intelligence does not feel hunger, and the federal government CAN HELP. We were promised freedom and prosperity, not a nightmare.
My family and I met up with our neighbors at a spot on the local line. Several friends participated. There was music playing, and we sang some songs. I remember feeling hopeful. There needs to be another one now, without involving a middleman. What can one person do? EVERYONE CAN 👍 DO IT NOW.

THE REAL REASON

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"Real reason" refers to the true, underlying motive or actual cause behind an action, decision, or event, rather than the stated, superficial, or socially acceptable explanation. It is the genuine, often hidden, driver that explains the "why" behind behavior, frequently rooted in emotion or self-interest, rather than logic or appearances.

LAME-DUCK OR INFLUENCER?

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Is it the incredibly shrinking Party of one, or as they say in Texas, we’re fixin to find out if Trump is a Republican influencer or a GOP lame duck, washed-up politician.

WHO COMES TO MIND?

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Here is some food for thought. These hit songs were written years ago. Listen closely and think about it.
Who do you think of when you hear these three songs? Cityimages3@gmail.com

WISE OR OTHERWEISS

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Is it Industry decline... Programming changes - Brand confusion - Political polarization - Trust erosion, or something else?

GOOD BAD UGLY

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Permanently Wiped Trump Freakout In 1:13 A.M. Social Media Rant. He posted and reposted a wild series of messages in the middle of the night, with more than a dozen shared on Truth Social after midnight. He demanded that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “resign.” He shared a post calling for an end to the filibuster to push his agenda through the Senate. He shared multiple posts accusing former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State, and 2016 campaign rival, Hillary Clinton of treason. In yet another, he shared a meme calling for arrests.

FCC LOST PLOT AND SIGNAL

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From Vast Wasteland to Vanishing Act: How the FCC Lost the Plot and Then Lost the Signal

CRITICAL THOUGHT

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Here is some food for thought that captures something people often miss: not glorifying contrarianism, but diagnosing a failure mode in human thinking. These points at overlaps with what modern psychology calls groupthink and social conformity. When a belief is widely shared, the social cost of questioning it rises while the perceived need to question it falls. That combination is dangerous. We don’t just inherit a belief, we inherit the confidence of the crowd along with it. - Quote by Dante: “Consider your origin. You were not formed to live like brutes but to follow virtue and knowledge”

JOURNALISM FILMS

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On the anniversary of “All the President’s Men”. I look back at that and "Bulworth" Two films that hit close to home for different reasons. This is about one movie I was in, and another our newsroom was actually connected to and reporting, doubly so if you’re a minor character in it. That is the case with "Bulworth" and “All the President’s Men”. The best movies don’t just dramatize how journalism works—they capture why it matters.

MY SUPERPOWER

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When I was born, my father named me after an MLB star player. Then he wanted me to become an architect. In a way, I followed his second wish. Cuando nacĂ­, mi padre me puso el nombre de una estrella de la #MLB. Luego quiso que me convirtiera en arquitecto. De alguna manera, seguĂ­ su segundo deseo.
I have dedicated decades to the intersection of language, culture, and trust, at the Associated Press alongside journalists of multiple nations and traditions, at Univision when it was SIN, at News 12, building something from nothing for a community that had been invisible, at Telemundo, trusting my audience when the boss said otherwise. Almost every institution I have worked with needed to reach a community it did not fully understand. The challenge is always the same. The information exists. The access exists. What is missing is the cultural and linguistic intelligence to make the truth land. That is what I provide. Not translation. Not consultation. And not diversity for its own sake.

He dedicado décadas a la intersección del idioma, la cultura y la confianza, en Associated Press, junto a periodistas de varias tradiciones; en Univision, antes se llamaba SIN; en News 12, construyendo algo desde cero para una comunidad que había sido invisible; en Telemundo, confiando en mi audiencia cuando el jefe decía lo contrario.
Casi todas las instituciones con las que he trabajado necesitaban llegar a una comunidad que no comprendĂ­an del todo. El desafĂ­o es siempre el mismo. La informaciĂłn existe. El acceso existe. Lo que falta es la inteligencia cultural y lingĂĽĂ­stica para que la verdad aterrice. Eso es lo que yo ofrezco. No traducciĂłn. No consultorĂ­a. Y no diversidad como apariencia.