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Compass & Counsel is where financial policy meets real life. Real research. Human language.

Compass & Counsel is your guide through modern life—whether you're trying to understand cryptocurrency, parent neurodivergent kids, organize your home, or find your grandmother's recipe. We cover:

Cryptocurrency & stablecoins (explained for actual humans)
Financial stories the media ignores
Parenting neurodivergent families
New England traditions & Italian recipes
Holiday guides, home organizatio

n, and life strategies

Written by Michele Tivey, who believes you deserve to understand the policies that affect your money, your family, and your future—without the jargon or the agenda. Stories that matter. Subscribe: [https://compasscounsel.substack.com/]


Contributors:
Dr. Melissa Liguori, Ed.D:

After studying early childhood education at the American University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Liguori began her career as a classroom teacher in the nation’s top school district, Montgomery County, Maryland. There she fostered an environment where play and learning were synonymous, and her talent for thinking outside the box when it comes to toys began. Dr. Liguori completed her doctorate in Developmental and Learning Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, and worked at prestigious private schools in New York, New Jersey, and the surrounding suburbs before settling her family and practice in Westport, Connecticut. Dr. Liguori's unique perspective on toys and educational products benefits children with exceptionalities in cognitive, sensory, learning, and other developmental areas. By looking for educational products through her trained eye, Dr. Liguori brings an expert level of insight to assist parents and educators in the use of products in their homes and classrooms.

➡️ Instead of more Epstein pictures and redistricting in Indiana, your Human Curated feed has information about:🧩 a poss...
12/13/2025

➡️ Instead of more Epstein pictures and redistricting in Indiana, your Human Curated feed has information about:

🧩 a possible Long Covid treatment

🕺 the latest male-centric work of the FDA

🧐 new scientific research on rooting out fake news and a novel method to improve statistical estimates

🧭Still think you’re well-informed? You need to subscribe to Compass & Counsel.

12.12.2025

📚Canada wants YOU🧼Lithuania has some quaint urgent issues💥Is the “big bang” theory wrong?News and Information the algori...
12/10/2025

📚Canada wants YOU

🧼Lithuania has some quaint urgent issues

💥Is the “big bang” theory wrong?

News and Information the algorithm kept off your radar today.

Please subscribe for free to get more like this.

12.09.2025

The Moistmaker wasn’t viral content. So, you missed out.Here's what actually happened the week of Thanksgiving 2024:The ...
12/01/2025

The Moistmaker wasn’t viral content. So, you missed out.

Here's what actually happened the week of Thanksgiving 2024:

The algorithm served up influencers holding lattes, celebrity breakups and whatever your neighbor was silently liking at 2am.

Hidden beneath all of it: a Kraft Heinz press release designed specifically for the leftover sandwich nearly every American household makes.

Not one trending hashtag. Not even a lazy "You Won't Believe What Millennials Are Doing With Turkey Leftovers" clickbait moment.

The system isn't built to surface helpful. It's built to surface addictive.

That's why I started writing about the stuff your feed buries. Sometimes it's a court ruling. Sometimes it's a financial shift. And sometimes it's gravy in a squeeze bottle.

Both matter more than whatever went viral while you were peeling potatoes.

You need no more proof than this that the algorithm running your life is keeping you from stuff you really need to know -- before it's too late.

🧩 3 Tech & Comms Stories Your Feed Buried This Week💻 Google started injecting ads into one of its cleaner AI-powered sea...
11/23/2025

🧩 3 Tech & Comms Stories Your Feed Buried This Week

💻 Google started injecting ads into one of its cleaner AI-powered search modes, confirming nothing is safe from monetization.

🤖 Wired argued that Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI effectively function as a single megacompany, a “giant, interlocking blob” controlling the AI landscape.

🔐 The FCC confirmed a major telecom breach by a Chinese hacking group, one of the most serious intrusions in recent years.

Read them at

Your reference guide for life: From stablecoins to Sunday sauce. Click to read Compass and Counsel, a Substack publication.

11/22/2025

🔬 3 Science, Health & Weirdly Important Things Your Feed Missed This Week

🧠 Scientists discovered a previously unknown large-scale brain network — a structural map big enough to reshape how we understand attention, awareness, and cognition.

💊 A new nanogel wiped out drug-resistant bacteria in lab tests, offering one of the first real breakthroughs against superbugs in years.

🌙 Chronobiologists say winter dinners should shift earlier — ideally around sunset — because metabolism and sleep cycles change dramatically in cold months.

Read it at CompassCounsel.substack.com

🔍Compass & Counsel ~ Curated by Humans. Not Optimized for Engagement.

If you read and share only ONE Compass & Counsel post, please let it be this one.
11/16/2025

If you read and share only ONE Compass & Counsel post, please let it be this one.

If you share only one Compass and Counsel Post, please let it be this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbADHu4AaY⌨️ Dare to Go Beyond the Algorithm ⌨️ It took me way too long to see it—but t...
11/16/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbADHu4AaY

⌨️ Dare to Go Beyond the Algorithm ⌨️

It took me way too long to see it—but the truth is right in front of us: the algorithm is shaping what we know, what we value, and how we see each other.

Enough is enough.

We’re uncovering the underreported, the overlooked, and the intentionally hidden—one day at a time.
💡 Mon: Legal Issues Explained
💸 Tue: Crypto & Payments
🎁 Wed: Gift Guide Reviews
💬 Thu: Modern Motherhood & Lifestyle
🧠 Fri: Parenting Neurodivergent Families
🍝 Sat: Italian American Traditions
📚 Sun: Lifelong Learning

No data grab sending info to your tv

Just facts that inform more than your feed.

Subscribe for free at CompassCounsel.Substack.com

and help us take back the conversation one real story at a time.

Your reference guide for life: From stablecoins to Sunday sauce. Click to read Compass and Counsel, a Substack publication.

11/14/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhBVMBh3AQM

Did your kid watch a Travis Scott concert—in a video game? 🎮👀

Welcome to the new world of immersive advertising, where brands target young minds inside virtual playgrounds.

Most kids under 13 can’t even spot an ad when they see one.

Your child’s gaming world isn't just fun—it’s data.

And that data follows your family across devices and into your daily life.
Sneaky? Absolutely.
Unstoppable? Not if you're informed.

Stay ahead of the game.

Subscribe to Compass and Counsel today.

Because parenting in the digital age shouldn't come with hidden terms and conditions. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

CompassCounsel.Substack.com

11/12/2025

Every year, Oprah’s Favorite Things arrives like clockwork—and with it, a little sparkle, a lot of heart, and yes… maybe a tracking pixel or two.

What makes it hit different? It's not just another affiliate-laden gift guide cobbled together overnight. This list is a year-long passion project, hand-tested and genuinely Oprah-approved (she literally won’t recommend perfume because she doesn’t wear it). It’s curated with care by her team, written in her voice, and rooted in joy, not just dollars.

And even if some of those Amazon links are tracked? The brands she lifts — often small, often overlooked — get a spotlight they’d never get otherwise. The Oprah Effect is still real.

Yes, it’s commerce. But it’s also trust, storytelling, and maybe just a little bit of magic.✨

Let’s just say my mom, a lifelong “Oprah enthusiast,” loved this list every year. And maybe, so do I.

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