Good news is always welcomed. Based on the notice from the (S)ocial (S)ecurity (A)dministration of a Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA - as acronymist's* have labelled the phenomenon) beginning January 2026, I can take a shot at guessing that the SSA did not anticipate negative inflation for at least the first calendar quarter of the 2026 calendar year. I do get the impression it was close. Although guessing has risks associated with it, the net increase of $28.00 per month provides some assurance that guessing doesn't present a significant problem if it is incorrect.
* Acronymist - Word not listed in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. However, search on Bing yields "Someone who uses, or makes up, acronyms".
/SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [Dec 2025]
Gab: Dec 5, 2025.
GETTR: Dec 5, 2025.
Locals: Dec 5, 2025.
Truth Social: Dec 5, 2025.
X: Dec 5, 2025.
To turn my leering leaching eye to the realm of "Notes", for example "Community Notes" and all other sources of information sometimes also called data either for or not for "checking" or any other purpose such as research. Can there be identified anything that is useless before one's encounter with such note (source)?
Requisite condition: How would one know for themself?
Do I hear it now? What you say?
Self-assigned complication rating: <1>). Or maybe zero.
Point: Everything old is always new to some or many.
SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [June 2026]
Gab: June 2, 2026.
GETTR: June 2, 2026.
Locals: June 2, 2026.
Truth Social: June 2, 2026.
X: June 2, 2026.
What I am quite but not completely sure of is that I would support not preventing anyone from not doing what they do not want to do. However, in some situations I would not recommend such behavior.
SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [June 2026]
Gab: June 2, 2026.
GETTR: June 2, 2026.
Locals: June 2, 2026.
Truth Social: June 2, 2026.
X: June 2, 2026.
