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JUST IN: CBS’s Kennedy Center Honors just hit an all-time ratings low. Preliminary Nielsen data shows only ~2.65M viewers tuned in to the Trump-hosted show, down from 4.1M in 2024. A stunning 35% year-over-year collapse.

Do yourself a favor & watch the documentary #PaulAnkaHisWay now on HBOMax. It is flat-out excellent!

Looking out the window, or better yet, going outside on a crisp winter evening, & marveling at a #fullmoon can prove restorative. And dear Gods, how we need that these days.

At every point the Trump administration has wildly incompetent people fail to do the government job in front of them.

I can’t imagine any circumstance where it would be prudent to follow any advice from this agency under this administration.

Apparently, in these times, the stairway to heaven is closed.

The fair seems like it was ages ago. Now that the weather is turning much colder, the summer sweltering heat doesn’t seem so bad. 😎 #buttercow

A late fall walk on a beautiful morning listening to music or a book, provides a brief respite from the horrors of the current political climate.

These guys regurgitate the facts & expect the public to believe their spin, when the facts say the complete opposite.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Our insurance company wanted people to jump through hoops to get Ozempic type drugs. Many people did. Now they will not cover the cost of those drugs at all in 2026.

TikTok has become a total sewer. All fake AI, & misinformation. It’s impossible to even cultivate a decent feed.

#TodayShow won’t show Trump’s disgusting poop video, as it’s too hot for viewers. But Trump didn’t have any problems posting it for everyone to see.

I assume Trump, based on always comparing himself to Biden & Obama, has spent a lot of time comparing his bedroom prowess to that of all his wives past partners. I assume that in reality, that also comes up short…

I think it is healthiest if you fill your BlueSky feeds with posts on art, music, photography, humor, & humanities. Filling it with mostly news is just self torture.

VIDEO: Waymos stalled, confused as people climb, flip off from robotaxis in California Video shows several jumping off a Waymo as people in the crowd cheered them on. At one point, three driverless cars were all stalled, seemingly confused.

Filed under WTF is wrong with people, now young "adults" are climbing on top of Waymos in San Francisco, which is confusing the cars, causing them to stall. Great, let's teach AI that humans are stupid & dangerous. abc7.com/post/video-w...

What books shaped you in high school? Here's what you said More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.

“The Catcher in the Rye” for me. I liked it because so many classmates didn’t get it.

This is what fear looks like.

Dear god, the over-hype of the #homerunderby is embarrassing. Especially with missing actual home run leaders.

Another week, another opportunity for atrocities coming from the party of horrors in Washington.

News people, could you please stop calling Trump’s budget bill for the ultra wealthy the “big beautiful bill?” It is anything but that, & it sounds ridiculous.

Ten years ago, just imagine seeing a U.S. president post something like this.

Bobby Sherman, teen idol who made fans swoon, dies at 81. RIP. My childhood slipping away daily.

He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore.

Make it make sense.

I just caught up to your last Intego Podcast. I'm a long time listener, & I'm sad that Intego is cutting back. You and Josh always gave a lot of information in concise broadcasts. Best wishes to you (and Josh) in your future endeavors.

Who’s the guy in the “photo?” #grift

Money goes right in Trump’s pocket? #grift