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GRATEFULNESS

I am grateful for knowledge. Not that I have a lot, but that it’s available. I want to distinguish between political stuff or “news” and real knowledge. When I was a kid, we would have to research everything at the library or in encyclopedias. Now we can Google things and find a million sources to sift through and find the common elements

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Singer Smokey Robinson is 84.
• Singer Lou Christie is 81.
• Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is 76.
• Actor Jeff Daniels is 69.
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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Travis Kelce wins Athlete of the Year at People’s Choice Awards
• Other Peoples Choice Awards
  • Olivia Rodrigo Won for Song of the Year “Vampire” and Album of the Year “Guts”
  • Nicki Manaj won Hip Hop Artist of the Year
  • Ice Spice won for “Barbie World”
  • Jimmy Fallon won for Nighttime Talk Show
  • Kelly Clarkson won for Daytime Talk Show
  • Billie Eilish won for TV Performance for “Swarm”
  • Music Male Artist of the Year – Jung Kook
  • Female Artist of the Year – Taylor Swift
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THE GOOD NEWS

WWII Vet Still Has Top Secret Communication – From The Good News Network

Every child born into the Morgan family of Cheshire will be able to hold in their hands a very unique piece of World War II memorabilia thanks to the current patriarch, Bernard.

Sergeant Bernard Morgan was working as a Royal Air Force codebreaker in 1945 when he deciphered a secret telex that read: “The German war is now over… The surrender is effective sometime tomorrow”.

Last week Bernard celebrated his 100th birthday

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

PRESIDENTS DAY

Quotes

Republicans

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

Ronald Reagan

Democrat

“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

John F. Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln is Claimed by Both Democrats and Republicans – The party’s ideologies completely flip-flopped from after the Civil War (after 1865) until the election of FDR in 1932. Republicans prior to the end of the Civil War would be considered Democrats today and vice versa.

So, Lincoln was a Republican, and Republicans today point to that as why he’s one of theirs. However, from an ideology perspective, he was very progressive and very Liberal. I love the fact that it is somewhat ambiguous, and everyone claims him.

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”

Abraham Lincoln