Seth Meyers’ Closer Look; Your New-Found Mental Youth October 24, 2025October 25, 2025 Still enjoying the largest peaceful protest in American history. It’s fun when a friend you’ve known nearly half his life runs for Congress — especially when he has a chance to flip a red seat blue. Chris Gallant’s latest. Trump said his giant gilded royal ballroom would be near the White House but not touching it or interfering with it in any way. SETH MEYERS TAKES A CLOSER LOOK Trump’s Shocking White House Demolition. GETTING 10 YEARS YOUNGER Brain HQ on NPR: Intense mental exercise may be able to offset the effects of aging, research finds. Hasselmo says the first Alzheimer’s drugs reduce symptoms by increasing acetylcholine. Now, he says, it looks like hardcore brain training can offer a similar benefit. . . . cognitive training appeared to turn back the clock by about 10 years . . . De Villers-Sidani says during the 10-week study, half of the participants spent 30 minutes a day doing mental exercises. These came from a science-backed cognitive training program called Brain HQ. I’ve done some selective excerpting above . . . but as long-time readers know, a lot of evidence suggests BrainHQ really works — on everything from mental acuity to depression to tinnitus. With 4 million teachers versus “just” 30,000 ICE agents, it’s not practical. But it sure makes a good poster. Have a great weekend. Join Indivisible. Support “my” 26th annual DNC LGBT Leadership Council dinner even if you’re not L, G, B, or T and even if you can’t come. An adequately funded opposition party is absolutely necessary for democracy to prevail.