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.
Ads, Public Opinion
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.
VORTEX APOCALYPSE
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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.
A ROYAL PAIN
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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.
WE ARE ALL LEADERS
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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.
BCO
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BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS
A GLOBAL DIGITAL MOVEMENT
I COMMIT TO:
✅ Pause before I react
✅ Listen before I assume
✅ Elevate quiet heroism
✅ Refuse to reward cruelty
✅ Teach character over clout
✅ Be considerate, even when it's inconvenient
#BeConsiderate #BCEO