Author: Staff
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An Occasional Gentle Nudge Can Help Keep Someone On Track Toward Achieving Their Goal – by Dr. Ross Reck
Often times, when we set goals for ourselves to do things like exercise more or lose weight, we start out with all kinds of enthusiasm and then back off or procrastinate when the going gets a little tough. During times like these, a gentle nudge of encouragement is all that it takes to keep us…
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Trump Attacks the Free Press
John Oliver discusses how Donald Trump is attempting to reshape coverage of him in the press, how he’s using his power to threaten media outlets he doesn’t agree with, why this signals a slide toward authoritarianism for the U.S., and whether or not you guys can also see this twink we’re pretty sure is a…
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Being an Optimist Is Very Good For Your Health – by Dr. Ross Reck
Optimists are those people who have a positive outlook on life. They’re the ones who see the glass as being half-full instead of half-empty. And, if life sends them lemons, instead of feeling sorry for themselves, they figure out a way to make lemonade.
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Stop Federal Funding for NPR and PBS
It’s clear Trump and his administration will go after any institution that won’t fall in line. President Donald Trump has initiated efforts to defund NPR and PBS. On May 1, 2025, he signed Executive Order 14290, directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and other federal agencies to cease both direct and indirect funding to…
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Pete Buttigieg
Buttigieg is a graduate of Harvard College and Oxford University, attending the latter on a Rhodes Scholarship. From 2009 to 2017, he was an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He was mobilized and deployed to the War in Afghanistan for seven months in 2014.