It's Wednesday, the President's

every point in,

almost our two minutes.

I'm Mike Baker.

Now,

for the world stage.

Now, for hundreds of millions of folks around the world, today, of course, is Christmas Eve.

But whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all a very happy holiday season.

No matter how you celebrate this time of year, I wish you peace and happiness.

Not to mention, joy and gratitude,

right? Don't forget the gratitude. I believe it was the Roman philosopher Cicero, who's credited

with saying, quote, gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

And yes, that is the first time in my entire life that I've ever quoted Cicero.

Normally, you'll find me quoting Groucho Marx, Yogi Berra, South Park. So quoting Cicero is quite the step up for me.

Now, as we close out this year and make our way towards 2026, it may seem like the world is dealing with conflicts and turmoil at every turn, right?

Wars and terrorism, overly partisan politics, to be sure, disinformation, a lack of civil discourse that even pits family members against each other.

But the world has seen worse, and we

have weathered and survived and overcome worse. So the key is to keep things in context, I think.

Stay away from hyperbole. Don't get stuck down disinformation or misinformation rabbit holes.

Look, you can disagree with someone's opinion for sure,

but you don't have to call them Hitler just because they disagree with you.

Simply having different political beliefs or desires

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