IOWA ain't IAWOKE

WHAT IS UP WHEN YOU CAN'T MONOPOLIZE THE MARKETS LIKE YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO DO

Kroger said its purchase of rival supermarket chain Albertsons will take longer to close than expected as regulators pry into the deal.

s: MORNING BREW

She noted this could fuel inequality since, in some cases, AI will boost productivity while in others, it will dry up demand for labor that was once done by humans.

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S: Morning Brew

STOP WORRYING ABOUT REGENERATING THE POPULATION

Quote: “In the most extreme cases, some of these jobs may disappear.”

Just in time for tech leaders to bust out their favorite quarter-zips in Davos, the International Monetary Fund published an analysis saying that AI really is coming for our jobs. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a blog post that nearly 40% of all global employment will be impacted by AI.

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THE SCURRILOUS SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN

This time in South Carolina

But, in 2017, a small Christian institution, Erskine College, declared itself a charter school sponsor. The only thing required for Erskine College or another institution to become a charter school sponsor is to "register," there are no standards or oversight from the state. Erskine College promptly became the sponsor for the schools the state was planning to close.

https://popular.info/p/moms-for-liberty-activists-starting

READY?

GET SET?

GO, PICK THAT PUP...

I'm thinking Patrick MaBones

https://ew.com/meet-the-starting-lineup-of-the-2024-puppy-bowl-8425601

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCKIN ON THAT GLASS CEILING DOOR

Women now make up the majority of associates in U.S. law firms for the first time, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement, which first began tracking law firm data in 1991.

In 2023, women comprised 50.31% of law associates in the US. They also reported greater strides at the partnership level, but still make up only 27.76% of all partners — a 1.1% increase from the previous year.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-majority-law-firm-associates-national-association-for-law-placement/

GO PLAY

Historybook: Hiram Revels, first African American to serve in Congress, dies (1901); 18th Amendment ratified, banning alcohol in the US (1919); R&B and pop singer Aaliyah born (1979); "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda born (1980); Persian Gulf War begins (1991).

"You are perfectly cast in your life. I can’t imagine anyone but you in the role. Go play."

- Lin-Manuel Miranda

BUT SOMETIMES, IT'S PELLUCID

ONLY WAR BRINGS US TOGETHER

“We all know the importance of vaccines, but less than 20% of U.S. adults have received the updated COVID vaccine. We all know Trump wants to be a dictator, but half of the country still wants to give him another term. What is wrong with this country?”-RR

PERSPECTIVE

“The GOP winner of the Iowa Caucus shouldn’t get too excited. The last four winners failed to win the general election.”-GV

Cartoon by Gary Varvel for Counterpoint

CHOOSE LOVE, you don't have to work as hard to be HUMAN!

Peace Love Dove Peeps

JUST A REMINDER ON WHO ANSWERS SUBPEONAS

Remind me again, how many hours did Hillary testify for Benghazi?

And now, subpeonas can be cast aside...

Law and Order BS...

COME TOGETHER, RIGHT NOW...OVER PEACE

Morning Peeps,

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Morning Lovie
Lovie: Hey Dogger, I see people stoking hate last night
KD: Yep, when that’s all you got, you stoke hate.
L: Why do some peeps find it difficult to love?
KD: Perhaps they feel unloved
L: They’re gonna feel more unloved if they keep stoking hate.
KD: It IS making the distinction pretty clear, we can come together or we can get pulled apart.
L: I’m coming together…right now
KD: Yes, let’s come together.

WHEN BREXIT WAS A BIG DEAL

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Hey Felix, sporting the Union Jack today?
Felix: Yep, Helping Theresa on her BREXIT...
KD: Oh really, guess you missed the vote huh?
F: There was a second referendum?
KD: Not yet...it's coming, maybe no-confidence vote first
F: Damn, shit's gettin' real...Governing ain't what it used to be is it?
KD: Nope, and it won't get easier, we need solutions, not promises
F: Right, more fantasy...

The aged and withered hand trembled on its way to a cookie at the edge of the table, when it was suddenly smacked with a spatula by his wife, "Don't Ernest!" she said, "They're for the funeral."

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Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic love from his devoted wife of sixty years, seeing to it that he left this world a happy man? Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself toward the table, landing on his knees in a rumpled posture. His parched lips parted, the wondrous taste of the cookie was already in his mouth, seemingly bringing him back to life.

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Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with even greater effort, gripping the railing with both hands, he crawled down the stairs. With labored breath, he leaned against the door frame, gazing into the kitchen. Were it not for death's agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven, for there, spread out upon waxed paper on the kitchen table were literally hundreds of his favorite chocolate chip cookies.

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HUMOR MEDICINE

What are they for... An elderly man lay dying in his bed. While suffering the agonies of impending death, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength and lifted himself from the bed.

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The muscleheads were talking about their prowess w/ les femmes and the one dude said "Yea, I took her back to my place and nailed her..."

Whereupon Mr. Purple said "Bun, this might be a new vocation...We were the best staplers, now we can be the best nailers..."

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