I tried every way to make Crispy Tofu. This is the best one.

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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Fox to air all 2026 FIFA World Cup games (June 11-July 19), more than doubling 2022 coverage (More) | NHL signs first-of-its-kind multiyear licensing deal with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket (More)

> San Francisco Giants hire University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as manager, marking first MLB manager hire directly from college program (More) | NFL reaffirms Bad Bunny Super Bowl show after conservative backlash (More)

> Misty Copeland gives farewell performance at American Ballet Theatre after five-year hiatus; Copeland became the elite company's first Black principal dancer in 2015 (More)


Science & Technology
> General Motors to integrate Google's Gemini AI into cars next year as part of push to transform vehicles from modes of transportation into intelligent assistants (More)

> Physicians discover link between COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and survival of patients with late-stage lung cancer and melanoma, suggesting mRNA vaccines train the immune system to kill tumors (More)

> Researchers find female mice can become more aggressive toward their pups when deprived of food, revealing interaction between the hunger and parenting circuits in the brain (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq -0.9%) (More) | Tesla shares fall in after-hours trading after Q3 earnings miss analyst estimates; company reports 12% Q3 revenue growth following two quarters of declines (More)

> Meta to cut 600 jobs in AI unit (More) | Amazon planning to expand robots to meet rising demands, equivalent to replacing 600,000 workers by 2033, per report (More)

> Influencer platform ShopMy raises $70M at a $1.5B valuation; founded in 2020, ShopMy connects brands to consumers via content creators (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Treasury Department sanctions Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, each valued at over $50B; announcement comes after President Donald Trump cancels Budapest summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin (More)

> White House will reportedly demolish the entire East Wing as part of its project to construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom; White House pledges to submit blueprints to federal agency for review (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> US military kills two people in eighth strike on an alleged narcotrafficking boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean (More)

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Term Limits

On Monday of this week, the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Trump have the ability/right to send in National Guard to Portland, Oregon to protect Federal Buildings. 

Everyone, that had half a brain, knew when the lawsuit was filed it was POLITICAL BULLSHIT...  but the Liberals, Democrats, and Socialists play the JUDICAL GAME for the sole purpose of trying to SLOW DOWN Trump completing too many things too quickly.

NOW...

This POLITICAL BULLSHIT game is not just play by the Democrats, but it is played by the Republicans as well.

WHY?

Because, POLITICIANS DO NOT WANT THE OTHER SIDE TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF STUFF AND MAKE THE OTHER SIDE LOOK BAD SO THEY CAN GET RE-ELECTED.

Does that make sense to you?

It doesn't to me...

Politicians are supposed to do what is best for Americans and not what is best for their political career.

Since I am much older than those of you who might be reading this, I have seen this kind of behavior on display in WashDC since 1966.  If my math is correct, it's been going on for SIXTY (60) years.

It is time for this to STOP.

I propose TERM LIMITS for ALL POLITICIANS, especially Federal Employees since States have their own laws.  This proposal would include no more than EIGHT YEARS for:

• President
• Senators
• House of Representatives
• Supreme Court Justices
• All Judges

FACT:::>>>  This will NEVER happen because Congress will have to approve the change...

 

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Scientists Create Levitating Disk That Requires No External Power

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) scientists have achieved a levitation breakthrough by creating a virtually frictionless, macroscopic levitating disk, which requires no external power to magically float above a series of rare-earth magnets.


The researchers behind the historic achievement believe their levitating disk, which resists magnetic eddy forces that can reduce its sensitivity, could be adapted to sensors designed to measure extremely small forces. These include interactions of dark matter and dark energy, as well as those found in the quantum realm.

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Linda Ronstadt - Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Live at Television Center Studios...

Wonderings 20

 Simplicity is the key to happiness...

True___  False___

What is happiness?

• Money
• Success
• Knowledge
• Power
• Faith
• Good Health
• Home Ownership
• Marriage
• Children
• Friends
• Assets
• Relatives

Success means something different to each person as does the meaning of SIMPLICITY.

Do the words SUCCESS and SIMPLICITY change in their meaning depending upon one's age?

Perhaps...

But,

here is an interesting thought to ponder...

• Wise people are always portrayed as being poor
• Jesus was portrayed as being poor
• Monks are portrayed as being poor

So,

Does that mean poverty is the solution for SUCCESS and SIMPLICITY?

However...

The POPE, who is the leader of the Catholic Church, and considered to be the WIZE SAGE OF FAITH...

Yet,

The Catholic Church is estimated to own $265 Billion in assets...  which is far from being portrayed as poor.

Would one think that the POPE considers himself to be successful?

While at the same time, we know the POPE is not leading a life of simplicity.

And,

is certainly not emulating the life of JESUS...

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Alex Jones Show

 

White Balls

 

The White House

 

The Big MIG

 

TimcastIRL

 

Room

 

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Tesla profit falls despite record sales. The good news for Tesla: It sold a record number of cars last quarter as customers raced to get new EVs ahead of the expiration of a government tax credit, pushing its revenue up 12% from the same time last year to $28 billion. The bad news: Its costs soared too, leaving its profit 37% down compared to a year earlier. Nonetheless, Elon Musk looked toward the future, stressing to investors that he expects to build AI, humanoid robots, and fully self-driving cars. And despite the profit setback, Musk stressed that he should still get a new pay package that would give him $1 trillion and more control of the company, saying, “I don’t feel comfortable building that robot army if I don’t have, at least, influence over it.”

US expands campaign against accused drug boats to the Pacific. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a video on X of a strike on a boat in the Eastern Pacific that he said was “known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling.” The strike, which killed two people on board, was the eighth one the Trump administration has carried out on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, but all the others were in the Caribbean Sea. Legal experts and members of Congress have questioned whether the strikes are lawful since they began last month, but the administration says it is relying on a legal opinion that it can treat drug traffickers like enemy combatants in a war rather than as criminals.

Meta cuts ~600 jobs in its AI unit. While AI jobs might seem like they should be the safest jobs out there, Meta is conducting mass layoffs in its AI unit even as it pours billions into the tech. But it’s not a sign the company is backing off on AI. Rather, Axios reports that Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t satisfied with its longstanding AI efforts, and has been reshaping its push by starting a new lab and luring talent from competitors with headline-making multimillion-dollar compensation packages. Reducing the size of the team will help get decisions made more efficiently, Meta’s chief AI officer Alexandr Wang—who was recently brought in himself through Meta’s $14.3 billion investment in his company—wrote in a memo to staff.—AR

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Robert Reich

The Billionaire’s Ballroom
Perfectly Suited to this Second Gilded Age






Friends,

In the first Gilded Age, which ran from the 1890s through the 1920s, captains of American industry were dubbed “robber barons” for using their baronial wealth to bribe lawmakers, monopolize industry, and rob average Americans of the productivity of their labors.

Now, in a second Gilded Age, a new generation of robber barons is using their wealth to do the same — and to entrench their power.

The first Gilded Age was an era of conspicuous consumption. The second is an era of conspicuous influence.

The new robber barons are having their names etched into the pediments of the giant new ostentatious ballroom Trump is adding to the White House.

They already own — and influence — much of the news Americans receive. And they are eager to promote their views.

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At A Glance

What happens when AI consumes too much clickbait.

Kids pick the best Halloween candy.

How much does our blood really cost? (w/video)

The pumpkin spice latte was likely invented by a famous singer.

... and watch an elephant family smash pumpkins.

The not-so-spooky origins of the word "ghost."

Witchy winemakers blend ancient rituals into modern pours.

No, Earth does not have two moons.

In partnership: Does your wardrobe need a fall reset? This should do it.*

Clickbait: Breathing through the butt might be medicine's next frontier.

Historybook: First National Women’s Rights Convention begins (1850); Comedian and "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson born (1925); Soccer legend Pelé born (1940); Suicide bombings at US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, kill 241 US military personnel (1983); 130 die in Moscow theater hostage crisis (2002).

I make this zucchini five times a week! All the neighbors are asking for...

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> Hermès appoints Grace Wales Bonner as menswear division creative director, making her the first Black woman to lead design at major fashion house (More) | All US women's gymnasts advance to World Gymnastics Championships finals (More)

> California earmarks $342M in tax credits to boost big-budget film production, with record $43.9M for "Jumanji" franchise (More) | Netflix secures rights to "Catan" board game universe, developing film and TV adaptations (More)

> Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, a former child prodigy credited with helping to popularize the game, dies at age 29; cause of death undisclosed as of this writing (More)


Science & Technology
> OpenAI launches Atlas web browser built around its generative AI chatbot ChatGPT; product puts OpenAI in direct competition with Google Chrome and Perplexity AI's Comet browser (More)

> Dust samples from the moon’s far side reveal debris from rare, water-rich meteorites, offering new clues into how the moon and Earth were first seeded with water (More)

> Study of ultramarathon runners suggests biological limit to how many calories humans can burn over an extended period of time (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq -0.2%); Dow rises to new record (More) | Gold prices fall in biggest daily drop in more than a decade (More)

> Netflix shares fall in after-hours trading after missing revenue and earnings estimates, partly due to Brazilian tax dispute; company still records best-ever quarter for ad sales (More)

> Beyond Meat shares soar 146% after plant-based meat producer is added to meme exchange-traded fund, announces plans to expand distribution into Walmart stores (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump shelves planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary following phone call between US and Russian diplomats (More) | Trump nominee to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws from consideration after offensive text messages are leaked, Republican senators pull support (More)

> North Carolina's state Senate advances a new congressional map expected to provide Republicans with one additional House seat in the 2026 midterms; Republican-led state House is expected to approve the map this week (More)

> Louvre heist loot is valued at $102M, per French public prosecutor; four unnamed suspects are under investigation (More) | See previous write-up (More)

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Politics

My politics are SIMPLE...  

I don't support the Democrats, 

I don't support the Republicans, 

I don't support the Liberals, 

nor do I support the Socialists.

This is what I support:

1. Low taxes
2. Small government
3. strong military
4. State's rights
5. Abortion/Trans
6. Equality under the law
7. Legalized marijuana
8. No DEI/WOKE
9. Right to work
10. No illegal immigrants
11. Term Limits for congress/supreme court
12. No tax shelters for wealthy
13. Large non-profits pay taxes

RIGHT NOW - until we pass term limits for congress and the supreme court, our elected officials will only do what they MUST DO to get re-elected...  and we need our elected officials to do what is right FOR THE PEOPLE...

While we have many areas of SOCIALISM in our country today, PURE SOCIALISM will never work here.  It will not work here because CAPITALISM is what supports our socialistic programs.

Anything that is labeled PUBLIC is a form of socialism, like:

public education

public transportation

Public parks and recreation

Unemployment

Social Security

NOTE: if you question this, then ask AI on your phone, tablet, ipad, or laptop to provide you with examples of socialism currently taking place in the USA...

PURE SOCIALISM is the government OWNING everything...  examples of this might be, the government owning:

• Microsoft
• Ford
• Hollywood
• Netflix
• Exxon
• Google
• Amazon

I think we can tolerate some socialism in the USA but that's it.  Perhaps, if we set term limits and removed tax shelters from the wealthy, then those extra tax dollars would pay for:

• Healthcare
• Education
• Housing

It is said that if you tax the wealthy then they will not invest in new products, new companies, new ideas, etc., but I think that is a bunch of BS...

The wealthy will not like paying more taxes but they like making money more and nothing will stop them from doing that.

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