Kyle Nowak

🏢 Q1 2025 is officially in the books, ending a period highlighted by the transition of power in Washington and an aggressive tariff agenda from the incoming Trump administration. Here's a rundown of America’s current economic situation heading into Q2:

🧠 A groundbreaking new brain-computer interface (BCI) granted a 47-year-old quadriplegic woman the ability to translate her thoughts into words in near-real time, according to a new study.

🇰🇷 South Korea’s birth rate has fallen to an average of 0.75 births/woman, about a third of the figure needed to keep the population level stable. And its government’s efforts to boost dating and marriage aren't working so hot, according to a recent WSJ report.

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”

–Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

🪷 Not all publicity is good publicity, according to Duke University, which is upset over The White Lotus’ use of its marks in the HBO show’s latest season.

❓ Our question to you: Do you think the Democrats’ surprise election win in Pennsylvania a sign of widespread national discontent with the Trump administration?

💧 Last Thursday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed a first-of-its-kind bill banning local governments across the state from adding fluoride to their drinking water starting next month.

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🔥 It’s Monday, March 31st––and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🏘️ The US housing market is like Shailene Woodley and Theo James––doing Divergent things. While every locality has its own nuances, many are starkly different, and there’s a widening range of time that homes are sitting on the market around the country, according to a new WSJ report.

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“It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.”

–J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

🗳️ This week, Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat his party hasn’t occupied since 1983, scoring a surprise upset for a party that’s been on its heels since the November election.

🔥 It’s Friday, March 28th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🧑‍🚀🦠 With the exception of Pigpen from Peanuts, it’s hard to imagine any passenger complaining that their travel accommodations are “too clean.” But astronauts onboard the International Space Station should be doing just that, according to a new study. 

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“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

–Lao Tzu (6th-century B.C.)

🍽️ “You are what you eat” is more fact than fiction, according to new landmark research published in the journal Nature, which found people who follow a healthy diet with minimal ultra-processed foods are significantly more likely to age gracefully.

📺 The phrase “don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe” is increasingly emanating from TV speakers. YouTube accounted for 11.6% of time spent watching television in February, coming in at #1 in Nielsen’s recently released February 2025 Media Distributor Gauge.

❓ Our question to you: In general, do you want to see Trump administration policies that have reached the Supreme Court be upheld or overturned?