Thursday – April 23, 2020

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1895 – Purdy and Peters were issued a patent for a ‘design for spoons’ (Yes, spoons. There’s also a patent for the combover)

1954 – Hank Aaron hit home run #1 of what would eventually be 755 dingers

1985 – Coca-Cola earned the gold medal for product redesign screw ups with the introduction of New Coke

1991 – The first McDonalds opened in Beijing — it was 28,000 square feet with 1000 employees (it also closed in 1996 to make room for a shopping mall)

News and The Politics out of D.C.

TRUMP CLARIFIED THE IMMIGRATION EXEC ORDER

BTW, BETO O’ROURKE HAS A PROBLEM WITH TRUMP’S ACTION

PRESIDENT TRUMP ‘I DISAGREE STRONGLY’ WITH GA GOV ON RE-OPENING THAT STATE’S ECONOMY

TRUMP — NATIONAL PARKS OPENING…

THE PRESIDENT SAYS CDC DOC WAS MISQUOTED ON VIRUS’ FALL RETURN

SEC POMPEO CONTINUES TO BLAST CHINA, W.H.O. OVER LACK OF TRANSPARENCY

PELOSI CLAIMS VICTORY OVER THE GOP ON PPP BILL — A WEEK PRIOR SHE SAID DEMS BLOCKED IT

SEN MCCONNELL SLAMS STATES LOOKING TO USE VIRUS CRISIS TO BAIL THEM OUT — HE SAYS GO BANKRUPT!

DHS DOC SAYS HE WAS REMOVED FROM POST FOR OPPOSING HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE (THAT’S NOT TRUE)

AOC WANTS AMERICANS TO REFUSE TO GO BACK TO WORK

NY GOV SNAPS AT REPORTER – ‘YOU WANNA GO TO WORK? TAKE A JOB AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER’

CT SAYS IT WILL BE USING DRONES TO MONITOR YOUR TEMP AND HEART RATE FROM UP TO 190 AWAY

TRUMP WARNS IRAN — MESS WITH OUR NAVY SHIPS AND… 

IRAN SAYS THEY HAVE LAUNCHED A MILITARY SATELLITE — THE U.S. SAYS, WE DON’T THINK SO

WHAT IF KIM JONG UN IS DEAD??? WHAT THEN?

BIDEN CAMPAIGN RETURNS CAMPAIGN DONATION FROM COMIC LOUIS CK

VEEPSTAKES UPDATE — STACEY ABRAMS CAMPAIGNS FOR THE GIG AS HER OWN ‘HYPE MAN’

General News

THE VIRUS UPDATE — INCLUDING THE REPORT ON 2 CATS TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONA

WATCH ANDERSON COOPER CLASH WITH LAS VEGAS MAYOR OVER DESIRE TO RE-OPEN

IS THIS WHAT AIR TRAVEL WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE?

SON OF CNN’S CHRIS CUOMO TESTS POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS

NFL DRAFT? HERE’S THE ‘BEST CASE’ SCENARIO FOR EACH TEAM

BASEBALL’S CHEATING SCANDAL DIDN’T REALLY COST BOSTON TOO MUCH, DID IT?

Other/Strange News Catching My Eye

COUPLE SAILING AROUND THE WORLD HAD NO IDEA THE CORONA VIRUS WAS A THING

NY CATS DIAGNOSED WITH THE VIRUS

DR. FAUCI TO 7-YR-OLD — RELAX KID, THE TOOTH FAIRY WON’T GET THE VIRUS

WEARING GLOVES TO THE GROCERY STORE IS NOT HELPING – IN FACT, IT COULD BE SPREADING THE VIRUS