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Elon Musk has a shocking message on AI and robots
Anthropic Mythos Problem, Simply Explained – SOFX
Dark matter doesn’t exist and the universe is 27 billion years old – Earth.com
Dark matter doesn’t exist and the universe is 27 billion years old – Earth.com https://share.google/Fl7Hgew5zeNl0Ti68
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Gemini Can Be A Great Wordsmith
I gave Gemini the prompt: “Take the following sentence and turn it into a catchy memorable phrase.
Don’t waste money on travel to Mars. Instead, give more money to medical research.”
and it gave me back the following.
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Here are a few ways to rewrite that, depending on the “vibe” you’re going for:
The Punchy One-Liner
“Fix the humans before we find the Martians.”
Short & Rhythmic
“Better lives, not better rockets.”
Action-Oriented
“Invest in the breath of life, not the vacuum of space.”
A Bit Witty
“Let’s cure the Earth before we colonize the stars.”
My Personal Favorite:
“Don’t fund a flight to a dead planet—fund the fight for a living one.”
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Great free Weather App for Your Phone
We found a good weather app that uses the NOAA data. The free version is all you need
Find “Everything Weather” , make sure it says NOAA somewhere. Both Apple & Android.
Build a list of Favorites so you can quickly check on your loved ones.
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The Kent warning: When truth escapes the war machine
Rejuvenating Your Brain
- Don’t retire. Don’t stop being engaged with meaningful work.
- Look forward. Don’t look back. (Reminiscing doesn’t promote health).
- Exercise. Get your heart rate going. Preferably in nature.
- Embrace a moderated lifestyle with healthy practices.
- Keep your social circle exciting and new.
- Spend time with people younger than you.
- See your doctor regularly, but not obsessively.
- Don’t think of yourself as old (other than taking prudent precautions).
- Appreciate your cognitive strengths — pattern recognition, crystallized intelligence, wisdom, accumulated knowledge.
- Promote cognitive health through experimental learning: traveling, spending time with grandchildren, and immersing yourself in a new activities and situations. Do new things.
from the book “Successful Aging” by Daniel J. Levitin
An AI Thought Experiment on Substack Is Sending The Stock Market Spiraling Feb 22 2026
A thought experiment? What to invest in to survive in this environment? Where is season 2?
One vaccine may provide broad protection against many respiratory infections and allergens
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/02/universal-vaccine.html
Pray that this works.
Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/polio-vaccines-us
Polio is a terrible disease. The MAHA group should not be allowed to halt or downgrade the vaccine against polio. The innocent should not die just to satisfy an old man’s whims.
Stupid is as stupid does.
NEW WAY
His quips are so dry they’re easy to miss.
Farming subsidies
we don’t need farmers who are so inefficient that they need the government to subsidize them.
Small Businesses
we don’t need small businesses who feel they need government support and who are unwilling to pay taxes at the same rate as anyone they employ
Tariffs are taxes and should be illegal
Tax
- tax everyone at the same rate; aka flat tax
- “use tax” is a good idea.
- profits from businesses should be taxed at a high rate,
- not-for-profit companies are good
A corporation is not a person and should not have legal and constitutional rights.
AI Agents/Bots should not be allowed to converse with people without identifying itselfs. Similarly to photos, communications in social media should be tagged if computerized.
AI or any other computer agent should not be allowed to incorporate a business or LLC.
Social Security is a self funded annuity administrated by the federal government designed to be paid for by the individual according to their means.
- There should be NO cap on the SS % taxed
- Congress should not be able to take money from SS
- SS income should not be taxed.
the Framers of our constitution understood the necessity of a citizen militia to resist a potentially oppressive military if constitutional order broke down. The Second Amendment codified the individual right to firearm possession to combat this fear.
Government is a good thing.
The purpose of government is to ensure the protection of our natural rights to life, liberty, health and property. These rights are inalienable.
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Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years
Yup, the Gallup Polls have been intimidated. They either have to report the true falling ratings or give it up.
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/fda-moderna-flu-vaccine?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Are we going to have to go to Canada to get a flu shot?
The Football Bad Bunny Was Holding At Super Bowl 2026
Robert Kagen on Fresh Air about the Trump Dictatorship
If you have a chance, try to listen to the Feb 4th, 2026 program of Fresh Air on NPR, narrated by Terry Gross. She interviewed Robert Kagen, with a title of “Is the U.S. heading into a dictatorship?”
His latest article in the Atlantic Magazine is dated Jan 18, 2026.
https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/
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The Amount Google’s AI Knows About You Will Cause an Uncomfortable Prickling Sensation on Your Scalp
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-knows-about-you-uncomfortable
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Jim Robeson
Talking Union – by Pete Seeger
Them were the days!



