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Good morning! Today is Monday, the second of February, 2026. It is Groundhog Day in the United States and the entire U.S.  population is waiting to learn whether there will be six more weeks of winter. or not. Given that – because science – groundhogs have no true predictive skill for the weather, GEORGE is making its own prediction, namely that people should look out the window if they want to know what the weather will be.