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#65 – Work Lies Ahead
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:We live in a time when more Americans need to wake up to what has happened and is currently happening around us. Perhaps, the Everly Brothers (1957) put it best in another context.”Wake up, little Susie, wake upWe’ve both been sound asleepWake up, little Susie, and weepThe movie’s over, it’s four o’clock,And we‘re… Continue reading
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#64 – New Year 2023
Secret Santa Surprise for Parents of 12https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/12/secret-santa-surprises-parents-of-12-with-van/ Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Linked to Blood Clotting: FDAResearchers looked at data covering 17.4 million elderly Americans who received a total of 34.6 million vaccine doses between Dec. 10, 2020, and Jan. 16, 2022. However, the FDA said that it wasn’t taking any action on the results because they… Continue reading
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#63 – Christmas Week
TRIVIA:Candy canes are bent at the top to resemble a shepherd’ crook, a symbol of Jesus. TRUE. According to a popular legend, a 17th-century German choirmaster handed out sugar sticks to his young singers during a Christmas service as a way to keep them quiet when they were not singing. The white stripes represent Jesus’s… Continue reading
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#62 – December Clear and Cold
$40 MILLIONWith nearly $40 million in donations, Bankman-Fried became the second-largest individual donor this year to the Democratic Party. George Soros gave $128 million to be the number one donor.~~~ FYI $275 MILLIONThe United States has authorized a new $275 million aid package to Ukraine to address “critical security and defense needs,” according to the… Continue reading
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#61 – December Flurries
HEADLINE:CNN has announced that it is laying off nearly 400 staffers amounting to a single-digit percentage of its roughly 4,400 employees.~~~ as reported in The Epoch Times HEADLINE:Russian ignores West, sells oil at about 30% above newly imposed price cap of $60 per barrel. Russia is the world’s second-largest oil exporter, shipping up to 65… Continue reading
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#60 – December Echoes
REAL ESTATE:Price Drops Coming, Brace for MoreReal estate prices have declined over the past several months with more price reduction to come. The median home price has dropped by 7% since peaking in June 2022. But sales volume is down by over 24% since last year. “We expect a drop of 15% to 20% over… Continue reading
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#59 – Odds & Ends
EARTHQUAKE (Nov. 21): A powerful earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hit Indonesia’s West Java Province on November 21, 2022, killing at least 162 people displacing thousands. EARTHQUAKE (Nov. 27):Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. There have been dozens of earthquakes — one of them… Continue reading
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#58 – Post Thanksgiving
HEADLINE:Biggest Wage Hikes in 16 Years Expected Next YearAs companies react to a tight labor market and inflation, many employees are expected a substantial wage increase, according to a report by Willis Tower Watson, a workplace consultant. The expectation is that the supply of workers will remain restricted in the long run. Hiring has become… Continue reading
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#57 – HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise to Highest Level in a Decade as Borrowing Costs RiseTransUnion tracks more than 81 million auto loans throughout the United States. It announced that 1.65% of auto loans, or 200,000 customers are at least 60 days behind on their payments. The affordability of a new car from August 2019 to August… Continue reading
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Post #56 – Colder Temps Forcasted
QUOTE:People will forgive you for being wrong, but they will never forgive you for being right – especially if events prove you right while proving them wrong.~~~ Thomas Sowell Israel, Jordan Move Forward with Water-for-Energy DealIsrael and Jordan on November 9, 2022, signed a memorandum of understanding to move ahead with a water-for-energy deal laflter… Continue reading
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