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Medicaid in the Crosshairs

The GOP is talking about our debt and deficit while taking a chainsaw to the federal budget to find a way to pay for tax cuts. Medicaid is large and largely misunderstood putting it the line of fire. Republicans are talking about our debt and deficit while taking a chainsaw

The International AI Arms Race: The Winning Strategy

Not data, nor compute nor algorithms will win the International AI Arms Race. The Digital Homestead Act is winning strategy to leverage AI to win the future in the US. Meta was accused of “intellectual AI war crimes” for using and being open to redistributing copyrighted content. At the end

AI 2025 - The Year of the Agent

The path to AGI, diversity of subsystems, and complexity of coordination. Where are we? "A lot of what we are focused on is giving every creator, and every small business the ability to create agents for themselves." Founder Chairman and CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg. Tech leaders agree.

Tragedy in our schools

My heart goes out to the victims of the recent shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, their families, and all those affected by the urgent and pervasive issue of gun violence in America. We can't prevent all gun violence, but there is a lot we can and must

When You Don’t See Eye to Eye

You can't believe they think that way? You don't understand why? If you wish there was a way to deal with that friction there is. We all know people whose politics are radically different than ours. After a record year of election advertisements, these wounds are

Acceptance

Accepting the reality of what was and is allows you to focus on impacting the future. That is your way through. Acceptance In Buddhism A look at acceptance in Buddhism, Christianity, and modern psychology. Three of the frames I use in developing my understanding of spirituality. Acceptance is a central

My Visual Arts Loadout - Main Gear My Visual Arts Loadout - Main Gear

This year I upgraded my photo and video game by investing in quality gear. This is what I got and why I wish I would have done it sooner. Most of the pictures I’ve taken over the past decade were captured on my phone. These days, you can get

Connecting With Kids on Values

Don't wait for problems to arise. Be proactive and install good values in your kids like this. I don't know any men that would say this. This is poorly adjusted boy talk, and it is happening in schools. Let's talk about something all people

Emotional Support Tips

A lot of us can use some emotional shelter right now. Here are some solid tips on how you can be the person to provide it. It's okay to be wherever you are right now. People are facing different concerns. People express things in different ways. Despite the

How to Fight Election Anxiety

You don't need hope, you need certainty. To find that you need to know where to look. A lot of people are dealing with some serious election anxiety right now. I won’t get into what it feels like or why you’ve got it. If that’s

Knocking Doors in a Battleground State

The two questions I hear most as a canvasser in a battleground state during the 2024 Presidential election. The two questions I keep hearing now are - Are we (🌊) going to win? And. What gives you hope? Are we going to win? We can, no one knows. Anyone saying we