Michael W. Cook, author

Do you have emergency savings?

“When asked how they’d handle a $500 emergency, 51% of all consumers said they’d turn to a credit card, with that number rising to 60% among respondents under 35 and 70% among students.”

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Have a funny “dad joke”? Share it.

Why did the football coach yell at the vending machine?

◦ He wanted his quarterback!

#dadjokes #funny #jokes

Quote of the day:

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

-Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), politician and writer, former British Prime Minister

“Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." 

-Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950) pen name George Orwell, English writer

Reviews Score: 90/100 (9.0 out of 10) In early 2022, we were immensely impressed by Michael Cook's book, Passamaquoddy Legends, a collection of Indigenous folklore, specifically a retelling of myths and...

Indie authors: the Outstanding Creator Awards is an excellent contest. Authors receive a solid book review and are entered into a genre-specific award contest.

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Thanks.

Literary Titan Book Award: Children’s Books The Literary Titan Book Award recognizes children’s books that mesmerize audiences with incredible narratives, vibrant illustrations, charming characters, and fresh ideas. Offering well-earned acco…

Passamaquoddy Legends Puzzle Book Vol 3 won a Literary Titan Gold Book Award: Children’s Books

#ChildrensBooks #kidsbooks #bookaward #awardwinning

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What Corp. for Public Broadcasting Shutdown Means For NPR, PBS A network of small, often rural, public broadcasters have long depended on CPB funding for their survival.

“The loss of federal support… will not bring an immediate end to national programming like PBS NewsHour or NPR’s Morning Edition…

… NPR & PBS generate their own revenue… their local member stations rely heavily on CPB grants… for 25% or more of a station’s total budget.”

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to begin shutting down its operations

“CPB provides grants to local radio and television stations across the country, as well as the producers of well-known PBS and NPR programs.”

Source: abc7.com/post/cpb-cor...

The highways will never be the same:

Texas Highways Have a New Nighttime Creature: Autonomous Trucks

“Aurora Innovation says its driverless system can detect objects further than the length of three football fields—in the dark”

#AI #Automated #driverlesscars

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Quote of the day:

"Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself.”

-John Adams (1735-1826), Founding Father, First Vice President, Second President, lawyer, diplomat, writer

#FoundingFather #JohnAdams #USHistory #Republic

Parents, at what age did you permit your children to have a smart phone?

“Data came from nearly 2 million participants… core analysis focusing on over 100,000 individuals between ages 18 and 24 – Gen Z, the first group to grow up with smartphones...”

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“Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." 

-Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950) pen name George Orwell, English writer

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"On this day in 1958, Pres Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act. NASA’s top achievements are Apollo moon landings, Hubble Space Telescope, Space Shuttle program, International Space Station, and Mars rovers.”

#OnThisDay #NASA #SpaceExploration #TodayInHistory

two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying `` hello , computer ? '' . ALT: two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying `` hello , computer ? '' .

Does anyone still watch broadcast TV? I've noticed AI voices in commercials, similar to YouTube. I mainly watch MeTV, Story Television, and MeTV Toons. Many ads target the elderly. 😅

#AIads #Broadcast #Television

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On this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment granted citizenship to people born or naturalized in the United States. Although it included former slaves, it excluded Native Americans until Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.

#TodayInHistory #Constitution #14thAmendment

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On this day in 1866 the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable was completed after two previous attempts (1858 & 1865) failed. It connected Newfoundland with Europe and began the permanent telecommunications between the continents.

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Today in 1943, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was overthrown by a Grand Council of Fascism vote. Mussolini was arrested after a nearly 21-year reign and executed by firing squad on April 28, 1945. The Fascists seized power on October 28, 1922.

#History #WWII #Mussolini #fascist

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On July 24, 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed, officially ending the state of war between the Allied Powers and the Ottoman Empire after World War I. It defined modern Turkey's borders and geopolitical identity.

Who is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk?