From the Podcast
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1606 – Guy Fawkes is hanged, drawn and quartered for his part in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament
1865 – The House approves a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery
1893 – Coca-Cola’s trademark is registered
1915 – The Germans use poison gas on the Russians at Bolimov
1942 – America stops production of cars for civilians… shifts to military vehicles
1950 – President Truman announces the development of the hydrogen bomb (We didn’t detonate one until 1952)
1988 – Doug Williams leads the Redskins to a 42-10 Super Bowl win over the Broncos
1991 – Inflation check: Loaf of white bread 71 cents, a dozen eggs $1.10, ground beef $1.65/lb
News and The Politics out of D.C.
U.S. AND RUSSIA TO SQUARE OFF AT THE UN TODAY
SUNDAY TALK SHOWS WERE ALL ABOUT BIDEN SCOTUS PICK AND RUSSIA / UKRAINE SITUATION
SENATORS CLAIM TO BE CLOSE TO A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT ON THE ‘MOTHER OF ALL SANCTIONS’ AGAINST RUSSIA IF THEY INVADE UKRAINE
SEN SUSAN COLLINS SLAMS BIDEN FOR ‘POLITICIZING THE ENTIRE NOMINATION PROCESS’WHITE HOUSE SAYS 60 MIL REQUESTED COVID TESTS, “TENS OF MILLIONS OUT THE DOOR” ALREADY
DONALD TRUMP CLAIMS MIKE PENCE COULD HAVE OVERTURNED THE ELECTION
LITTLE ROCKET MAN TESTS A LONG RANGE MISSILE — LONGEST SINCE 2017
MAYOR PETE LOOKS TO SPEND BILLIONS SUPPORTING SPEED CAMERAS ACROSS AMERICA
BETTE MIDLER RESPONDS TO WV GOV’S INVITE FOR HER TO KISS HIS DOG’S BUTT– ICYMI — HERE’S THE GOVERNOR’S INVITATION TO MIDLER
NJ GYM OWNER WHO DEFIED COVID CLOSURES IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS
General News
CANADA’S FREEDOM CONVOY…
– OTTOWA’S POLICE DEVOTE MAJOR RESOURCES TO CLEAR OUT TRUCKERS
– PM TRUDEAU FLEES TRUCKERS HE CALLED FRONGE… AND THE INTERNET DESTROYED HIM
– ELON MUSK MOCKS TRUDEAU TOO…
80% OF AMERICANS THINK WE’RE STUCK WITH COVID FOREVER (SEEMS LOW)
TWO NY NURSES ACCUSED OF MAKING $1.5 MIL OFF FAKE COVID VACCINE CARDS
T-MOBILE TO FIRE UNVACCINATED CORPORATE EMPLOYEES IN APRIL
SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS ARE SEEING A 364% SPIKE IN KIDS THANKS TO MASKING
SHOPLIFTING IN NYC HAS KILLED A DRUG STORE
ACTRESS FIRED FOR RANT OVER VIRAL RANT ABOUT STREET CLOSURES FOR NYPD FUNERAL
POPULAR DC SPORTS BAR WON’T BE SHOWING THE WINTER OLYMPICS
WOODY ALLEN OPENS A NEW MOVIE AND PRETTY MUCH NOBODY NOTICED OR ATTENDED
AS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGER’S MIC CRASHED, THE CROWD AT CHIEFS / BENGALS GAME PICKED UP THE SLACK
2019’S MISS USA HAS DIED OF AN APPARENT SUICIDE AFTER FALL FROM NYC HIGH RISE
15 MILLION REASONS WHY TOM BRADY HAS NOT RETIRED JUST YET (BUT MAY BE RETIRING SOON)
Other News Catching My Eye
NO, BARRY MANILOW DID NOT PULL HIS MUSIC FROM SPOTIFY… BUT OTHERS JOINED NEIL YOUNG
SPOTIFY TO ADD ‘ADVISORIES’ TO PODCASTS DISCUSSING COVID-19
JOE ROGAN RESPONDS TO SPOTIFY PROTESTS AND ADVISORIES
NEBRASKA’S “HARRY HUSKER” AND HIS “OK” SYMBOL UNDER REVIEW… BECAUSE WOKENESS
‘DR JOHNNY FEVER” — ACTOR HOWARD HESSEMAN OF ‘WKRP’ IS GONE AT 81
BILL MAHER SAYS HE’S ‘A HERO AT FOX NEWS’
PEYTON MANNING WAS THE FUNNIEST LIVE SKETCH ON SNL
TAB… YEAH TAB, THE SODA IS ABOUT TO GO AWAY, BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT FROM FANS
