The jobs market is starting to show hard-to-ignore cracks – https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/jolts-data-december-jobs-market US employers cut more jobs last month than in any period since 2009. More than 100,000 workers were fired at Amazon, UPS, and Dow, and hiring was the slowest for any January on record, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The low-fire, […]
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Curiosity is not a curse. I’ve been expanding my knowledge base this morning. As I have written before, the key to treating chronic pain often lies in therapies designed to dampen the brain’s response to pain signals. In treating my own chronic pain, I benefited greatly from a mindfulness therapist who helped me develop techniques […]
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That is a very interesting article. I would think for programs like SNAP and WIC, they could easily make it so only fruits, vegetables, dairy, and healthy proteins could be purchased. If people want chips and cookies and soda and candy they can buy it out of their own pocket. Dollar stores and convenience stores need to start having some healthier options. Actually the Tom Thumb stores around me now do. I’m not sure about vegetables but they have fresh fruit every day. I think the only vegetables they have there are frozen and canned. I’m probably the only healthy proteins are canned tuna chicken and sardines.