AN EXCURSION?
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As POTUS called it an EXCURSION, GOP leaders are navigating a precarious political situation, operating with the slimmest congressional majority since the 1930s.
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LESSONS LEARNED?
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Are we witnessing a temporary disruption in U.S. leadership, or a structural turning point in the global order?
Does the loss of credibility accelerate relative decline even if material power remains strong?
BAD TIMING
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1-2-3-4 Daylight Savings is not only a bore but a waste of time and unhealthy too.
WHCD
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James Christian Kimmel is an American comedian and television host, best known for hosting and executive producing Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC since 2003. He started his career in radio as a morning DJ in high school, and later worked as a radio sidekick in various cities
LOW COST MARKET$
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There are now a dozen stores nationwide that compete with Walmart and the products they sell, such as Versage and others.
3 AMIGOS
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AI company Anthropic's Dario Amodei: "We are patriots."
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, says his company refused to allow its AI product, Claude, to be used by the Trump Administration without certain guidelines (such as not using its AI to power fully autonomous weapons without any human involvement). That prompted President Trump to announce on Friday that he is banning Anthropic's technology from all federal use. At the same time, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth labeled the company "a supply chain risk to national security." Amodei talks with correspondent Jo Ling Kent about why he calls the administration's actions "retaliatory and punitive."
2026 PREDICTION
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My Good Buddy, Jumping Jack, or Brother Moon, as I often refer to him, drew up the following prediction for 2026 - Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, Internet resource.
THE KISS
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A kiss is the touching or pressing of one's lips against another person, animal, or object.
WORSE OF WORST
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AI says the Trump era is uniquely damaging to our collective mental health and sense of being one nation that is widely shared, even by some who agreed with his policies.
GOP’s LONE STAR?
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Will the Lone Star State evolve into the lonely star if this keeps up? Not so fast, amigo. The Republicans are in power. Despite changing demographics, the Republican Party holds a firm grip on the state, with over 18 million registered voters as of 2024.
There are news reports that thousands have already lost power during the ongoing storm.