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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.

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.

Winter isn’t backing down.cTwo more Arctic blasts are lining up before January ends — one this weekend, another next week. A fast-moving clipper brings snow, wind, and possible blizzard conditions to the Midwest Sunday, while impactful snow stretches from the Florida Panhandle to Maine.

We are not sure of the exact date, so the middle of this month is a rough estimate. Pain in the butt is a colloquial phrase meaning that something or someone is annoying, troublesome, or a nuisance. This was the preamble to a historical document. Did you know? Answer posted below.

Democracy comes from the Greek and translates to “rule by the people.” In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln captured this essence of democracy in his famous Gettysburg address, upholding a government “of the people by the people and for the people.” Workers make up the vast majority of the people. All we need is digital democracy to save the world order that could turn it into a den of thieves.

Now that Good is dead and the truth is dying, Journalism needs to continue standing; the question is who, if anyone, will finally stand up for the public trust meant to be served. This is not the end of news; it is the bill coming due for years of decisions that treated a civic institution like a disposable asset.

There was a time when CBS News didn’t need to explain itself. Its values were evident in the reporting, the restraint, the seriousness of purpose. That inheritance has been squandered before in broadcast history, and it can be restored again — but only if leadership remembers that journalism is not performance or positioning. It is responsibility. And responsibility cannot be delegated.