Solved..

Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. 

It’s the latest instance of a large corporation settling litigation with the president, and comes as Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, have joined other large technology companies in trying to ingratiate themselves with the new Trump administration.

Two people said that terms of the agreement include $22 million going to the nonprofit that will become Trump’s future presidential library and the balance going to legal fees and other litigants. 

Zuckerberg visited Trump in November at his private Florida club. At the dinner, Trump brought up the litigation and suggested they try to resolve it, kickstarting two months of negotiations between the parties, the people said.

Glymphatic...

 

Getting a good night's sleep is a critical part of our daily biological cycle and is associated with improved brain function, a stronger immune system, and a healthier heart. 

Conversely, sleep disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea can significantly impact health and quality of life. Poor sleep often precedes the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and is a predictor of early dementia.

As the brain transitions from wakefulness to sleep, processing of external information diminishes while processes such as glymphatic removal of waste products are activated," said Maiken Nedergaard, MD, DMSc, co-director of the University of Rochester Center for Translational Neuromedicine and lead author of the study.

The study holds a warning for people who use the commonly prescribed sleep aid zolpidem. The drug suppressed the glymphatic system, potentially setting the stage for neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, which are the result of the toxic accumulation of proteins in the brain.

Falling apart..

 

For the second time in a month, a newly formed Ukrainian army brigade is disintegrating as it deploys to the front line in one of the most urgent sectors of Russia’s 35-month wider war on Ukraine.

This newly formed brigade did not undergo the necessary combat training,” one relative of a 157th Mechanized Brigade trooper told Hromadske, “but it was immediately sent to the hottest areas” including the besieged fortress city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine.

 Defending it is one of Ukraine’s top objectives. Given its importance, it’s shocking to many observers that the Ukrainian army keeps reinforcing the city with dysfunctional units, including the 155th and 157th Mechanized Brigades.

Both units began falling apart before they even arrived in Pokrovsk.

Dragon..

In the Dragon Chinese Horoscope 2025, love life will be highlighted by Dragons' magnetism, drawing others towards them with heightened honor and respect. Partners will be captivated by their aura, fostering mutual desires to strengthen relationships and potentially plan for a family. 

Single Dragons will find ample opportunities for romantic connections, promising an unforgettable year in matters of the heart. 

Married life will see Dragons balancing formality with flexibility, nurturing harmonious relationships, and enjoying newfound social interactions. Health-wise, Dragons are urged to prioritize fitness and diet for vitality throughout the year.

The Dragon Horoscope 2025, career prospects suggest a mixed landscape, with potential stresses in professional sectors but opportunities for growth in business and social circles. Financially, Dragons can anticipate prosperity with advancements in ventures and potential gains from government affiliations and real estate, contributing to a year of substantial personal and economic growth.

Drop..

 

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is weighing whether to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in his bribery case, according to reports. FOX 5 NY's Morgan McKay has the latest.

Omnipresent..

 

Politico's White House reporters wrote on Saturday about the stark contrast between the "invisible" and "shielded" former President Biden and the "omnipresent" President Donald Trump.

Since Trump’s inauguration last week, White House correspondent Eli Stokols and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns reported how Trump has given multiple speeches, made several policy announcements and has spoken to reporters at length.  

Trump’s huge media presence is a change compared to the more muted Biden years.

"Yes, Trump was eager to sign all those executive orders reversing Biden’s policies," they wrote. "But the bigger flex for Trump, 78, was to contrast his accessibility, aptitude and activity with his predecessor, who was so often shielded from public view by aides wary of showcasing the 82-year-old’s growing limitations."

LNG..

 

The EU will not attempt to fully ban Russian liquefied natural gas purchases in its latest sanctions package, two EU diplomats told POLITICO, defying pressure to outlaw imports of the supercooled fuel.

The European Commission is set to formally present its 16th sanctions package against Russia to EU capitals on Wednesday, according to the two diplomats, who were granted anonymity to speak freely.

The proposal will not include a blanket prohibition of LNG imports, as EU hawks have been urging. Instead, it would only stop Russian LNG from going to EU terminals not connected to the EU’s gas system — a restriction that won’t affect the majority of LNG imports.

Comment:

It seems that as the Biden team is gone, who canceled Nord Stream 2, and was ok with destruction of Nord stream 1, and the inflated prices of oil and natural gas, the EU is looking into their economic prosperity, low inflation and proper energy supplies.  Just a thought.

Ruckus..

 

Social media erupted Tuesday with users shocked and upset with CNN's decision to let anchor Jim Acosta go , while keeping conservative commentator Scott Jennings.

The ruckus started after Acosta announced on-air Tuesday morning that he was leaving the network after 18 years.  

"You may have seen some reports about me and this show. And after giving all of this some careful consideration and weighing an alternative time slot CNN offered me, I have decided to move on,” Acosta said.

He continued, “I have always believed it’s the job of the press to hold power to account. I have always tried to do that here at CNN. I plan on doing all of that in the future. 

One final message: Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth. And to hope, even if you have to get out your phone, record that message. I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear.  

Media..

 

Cutback..

 

Legacy-..

 

Deception..

 

Two former Politico reporters, Marc Caputo and Tara Palmeri, claimed there was a significant bias in the media towards protecting Joe Biden prior to the 2020 presidential election .

The reporters said Politico deliberately avoided or suppressed negative stories concerning the former president and his son, Hunter Biden , Knewz.com can reveal.

Caputo told the host of the Axios podcast : “Politico did that terrible, ill-fated headline: ’51 intelligence agents, or former intelligence agents, say that the Hunter Biden laptop was disinformation.’

“Turns out that the Hunter Biden laptop story appeared to be true.”

The former Politico reporter told his editor the outlet needed to “write about the Hunter Biden laptop” but was instructed, per orders from “on high” at the outlet.

Kiddo..

 

Earlier, President Biden was asked "How can we trust that you're going to act on the climate crisis if you're still attending fundraisers that fossil fuel executives like Andy Goldman are at," asked a climate activist during a campaign event in New Castle, New Hampshire. 

Biden approached the young woman that questioned him and responded with a commitment to end fossil fuel.

"Kiddo, I want you to just take a look," Biden said. "You don't have to agree, but I want you to look in my eyes. I guarantee you, I guarantee you we're going to end fossil fuel and I am not going to cooperate with them. Before 2050, God willing."

karoline..

 

Karoline Leavitt makes history as youngest person to serve as White House press secretary.

Library..

Bismark .

Bryan Kohberger's defense wants investigative genetic genealogy evidence suppressed. Their arguments, however, did not appear to move the judge.

 "I struggle with the idea that DNA left at a crime scene, that there's any expectation of privacy," Judge Steven Hippler .

The cellphone records certainly make him look bad, although the fact that the phone was turned off at the time of the murders helps him," said Andrew Stoltmann, a Chicago attorney who has been following the case. "But I think the DNA sinks his Bismarck."

The defense argued that investigators improperly obtained Kohberger's Amazon history without a warrant. 

Prosecutors countered that a business record with a third party is not protected by an expectation of privacy.

Pipelines..

 

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for more oil and gas exports, saying it was "good for Europe and Germany," German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Sunday.

More supply on the global market means lower energy prices," the chancellor said.
Scholz praised Trump for wanting to build new terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG), something his predecessor Joe Biden did not do. Scholz said he was always opposed to stopping the expansion of LNG terminals in the United States.

President Biden order to Cancel Keystone XL pipeline, Canada-USA.

 Also cancelled Nord stream 2, which would take gas from the Russian Arctic under the Baltic Sea to Germany, which was already more than 95% complete.

 The Ukraine bombed and destroyed Nord stream 1. 

Building Back Better?  Just a thought.

Save you money..

Both a Mediterranean-style diet and a vegan diet can help stave off heart disease, but the latter is more affordable, according to a small study published Nov. 4. 2024, in JAMA Network Open.

The study included 62 people randomly assigned to follow a low-fat vegan diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans or a Mediterranean diet, which focused on fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, low-fat dairy, and extra-virgin olive oil. 

After 16 weeks, they resumed their regular diet for a month before switching to the opposite diet for another 16 weeks. To estimate food costs, researchers relied on participants' diet records, which were linked to a federal database of national food prices based on the consumer price index. 

On average, the vegan diet cut food costs by 19% compared with a standard American diet that included animal products. The Mediterranean diet was slightly more expensive (about 60 cents more per day) than the standard American diet. 

Following a vegan diet could save nearly over $900 per year compared with a Mediterranean diet, according to the study authors.

See..

Florida..

 

Over the last several years, some ice and snow events have hit as far south as central Florida. In late January 2007, an ice storm glazed many surfaces and shut down roads in the Florida Panhandle. 

This was the third winter storm in five years that affected the Tallahassee area. A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain coated elevated surfaces from Palm Bay to Kissimmee, Florida as well.

Holly..

 

ICE..

 

Left Me..

 

Eric Adams  :People often say 'well you don't sound like you're a Democrat and you seem to have left the party.' 

No, the party left me and the party left working-class people. 

And our conversations that we should be talking about are not the issues that everyday people, that are in power are talking about," he said.

Adams claims federal prosecutors targeted him because of his criticism of former President Joe Biden's handling of the migrant crisis.

On Board..

 

Three New York Police Department commanders were arrested on Monday, along with a Brooklyn businessman, on federal corruption charges linked to one of several continuing investigations into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign fund-raising.

The arrests were one of the most significant roundups of police supervisors in the recent history of the department — a deputy chief and a deputy inspector accused of accepting expensive gifts from two politically connected businessmen who prosecutors say were seeking illicit favors from the police.

In court papers unsealed on Monday, federal agents describe how the two men, who are at the center of one of the City Hall fund-raising inquiries, showered gifts on senior police officials: jewelry for the police inspector’s wife; a video game system for the chief’s children; tickets to Brooklyn Nets games; hotel rooms in Rome and Chicago; even a private-jet flight to Las Vegas, with a prostitute on board. 

Just a thought.

Until..

 
President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons to potential targets of the incoming Trump administration, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and lawmakers who served on the House Jan. 6 Committee.

ABC News reported in early December that Biden was considering such an action, days after he issued a full pardon for his son, Hunter Biden.

 In an exit interview with USA Today earlier this month, Biden signaled he was still wrestling with the decision.

Some Democrats argued against preemptive pardons, including Sen. Adam Schiff, who served on the House Jan. 6 committee.

Comment:

President Biden said "Nobody Is Above the Law.".   unless...  Just a thought 

Pardon..

 

Pardon Me..

Trial..

 

Support..

 

Just .

 

Flee .

Pardoning all those who participated, whole heartedly, in activities which are manipulated to prevent Donald J. Trump to become The US President. Now as the tide shifted, the pardoning begins.

Pre-Emptive..

Before leaving the White House, Biden issued preemptive pardons for the members and staff of the Jan. 6 committee, former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, and the police officers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee. 

He also pardoned his brother James Biden and his wife, as well as his sister Valerie Biden Owens and None of these people are under investigation for committing crimes, nor is there any evidence that they committed any crimes. 

These appear to be purely prophylactic pardons meant to protect these individuals from the threat of investigations launched by President Donald Trump, who had promised vengeance through investigation and prosecution against all of the pardoned individuals.

Reason .

God saved my life for a reason.

Communicate..

In a couple relationship, a "cause and effect" refers to a situation where one action or behavior (the "cause") directly leads to a specific outcome or reaction (the "effect") within the dynamic between partners; essentially, one person's behavior influences the other's response, creating a chain reaction within the relationship. 

• Cause: Constant criticism from one partner towards the other.
• Effect: The criticized partner feels disrespected and withdraws emotionally from the relationship. 
   

• Relationships are complex, and often multiple factors can contribute to a single effect, making it difficult to pinpoint a single "cause." 
• Cause and effect can lead to positive outcomes like increased trust and intimacy when actions are supportive, or negative outcomes like conflict and resentment when behaviors are harmful. 
• Open and honest communication can help partners identify and address potential causes of negative effects in their relationship. 

Defeat..

During his four years as president, Democrat Joe Biden experienced a sustained series of defeats at the U.S. Supreme Court, whose ascendant conservative majority blew holes in his agenda and dashed precedents long cherished by American liberals.

The justices blocked Biden's $430 billion student loan relief plan in 2023. They also limited the Environmental Protection Agency's reach as part of a series of rulings curbing the power federal regulatory agencies.

Biden's presidency ends on Monday with Trump's inauguration for a second term.

Comment:

The Biden Administration have known clearly that all these progressive plans will not go appropriately, or legally with the Supreme Court decisions. 

All these issues have been discussed before, and the outcome was clear.   Just a thought.