THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1692 – Salem, MA — five women are hanged after being convicted of witchcraft. 14 others were executed that year and another 150 imprisoned (It was not our finest hour)
1812 – The USS Constitution earns the nickname “Old Ironsides”
1909 – The first Indy 500 is held (Louis Schwitzer won with an ave speed of 57.4 mph)
1934 – 38 million Germans voted to make Hitler Hindenburg’s successor
1964 – The Beatles kick off their first US tour at SF’s Cow Palace
1976 – Gerald Ford (who became President Ford after Nixon resigned) earns the GOP nomination for President
2004 – Google stock starts trading at $85 per share (That same share would be worth $2700)
2010 – Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, the US leaves 6 brigades in Iraqi to train troops
News and The Politics out of D.C.
BIDEN’S BIZARRE PRESSER ON VACCINE BOOSTER AND MASK WEARING, NO QUESTIONS
POST-PRESSER, BIDEN VOWS TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN UNTIL EVERY AMERICAN IS OUT
BTW, PELOSI IS STILL STANDING FIRMLY WITH JOE!
SEC DEF SAYS WE DON’T HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO EVACUATE PEOPLE FROM AFGHANISTAN
HOW BAD ARE THINGS GETTING IN KABUL? MOMS THROWING BABIES OVER BARBED WIRE FENCES
TALIBAN DEMANDS ARREST AND RETURN OF FORMER PRESIDENT
TWITTER STILL GIVES TALIBAN SPACE ON TWITTER WHILE BLOCKING AMERICAN DISSIDENTS
HOUSE GOP WANTS TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH WEAPONRY WE LEFT TO THE TALIBAN
TURKEY WANTS TO COOPERATE WITH THE TALIBAN…BUT, IT’S ALSO BUILDING A WALL
KAMALA’S STILL M-I-A — IT’S ONLY BEEN SIX DAYS
THEN AND NOW — BIDEN WHITE HOUSE’S MESSAGING ON AFGHANISTAN HAS FLIPPED
HOUSE DEMS ON THE SQUAD WANTED RENT CANCELLED WHILE THEY COLLECTED LOADS OF IT
WHITE HOUSE PLAYS DEFENSE OVER CONCERNS WE WILL ABANDON TAIWAN IF CHINA ATTACKS
61% OF ALL AMERICAN TAXPAYERS PAID NO TAXES (CAN WE CALL THEM TAXPAYERS?)
CNN FEMALE REPORTER HAS A CLOSE CALL WITH TALIBAN ON THE STREETS OF KABUL
TELL-TALE SIGNS DEMS COULD HAVE A VERY VERY VERY BAD MIDTERM ELECTIONS– GOP FLIPS A STATE
SENATE SEAT WHERE BIDEN WON BY 25%
MSNBC RUN OPINION PIECE COMPARING PRO-LIFE REPUBLICANS TO THE TALIBAN
General News
FAUCI ON EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINE BOOSTERS
GOING TO COLLEGE WITHOUT BEING VAXXED? THIS SCHOOL SAYS ‘NO INTERNET FOR YOU!’
NFL LEGEND SAYS DON’T LET YOUR KIDS PLAY FOOTBALL UNTIL THEY’RE 14
CAN WE TAKE THE ‘KISSING BUG’ SERIOUSLY NOW?
IS A POPULAR DOG FOOD KILLING PETS?
CONEY ISLAND MERMAID PARADE IS CANCELED AGAIN… THANKS COVID
ENGLISH PROF ARGUES FOR THE RIGHT TO USE RACIAL SLURS
Other News Catching My Eye
‘SCAR JO’ AND COLIN JOST HAVE A BABY AND GIVE IT A RIDICULOUS NAME
EMMA STONE’S GROUNDBREAKING DEAL WITH DISNEY WILL CHANGE HOLLYWOOD
FORMER UFC STAR SAVES THREE CHILDREN IN CAR CRASH
LARRY DAVID TRIGGERED BY SEEING ALAN DERSHOWITZ, SCREAMS AT HIM IN STORE
THE R. KELLY SEX TRAFFICKING TRIAL BEGINS IN BROOKLYN AND IT’S GONNA BE EXTRA CREEPY
