Thursday – June 18, 2020

Mike Opelka · Two-Minute Drill: Products and advertising are a direct reflection of the culture

 International Picnic Day

Countdown to 2020 elections – 138 days to go

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1812 – The War of 1812 begins between the US and Great Britain

1815 – Napoleon meets his “Waterloo” – thanks to British, German and Dutch forces 

1873 – Susan B Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote

1892 – Macadamia nuts were first planted in Hawaii

1928 – Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly across the Atlantic 

1983 – Sally Ride became the first American woman in space

News and The Politics out of D.C.

PRESIDENT TRUMP CRITICIZES BOLTON AS EXCERPTS ARE RELEASED

DOJ SEEKS INJUNCTION TO BLOCK BOLTON’S BOOK RELEASE

WATCH TRUMP ON HANNITY: BOLTON BROKE THE LAW, CHINA ‘EASILY’ COULD HAVE STOPPED THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS (BOLTON TALK AT 19 MIN MARK)

SEN TIM SCOTT SLAMS DEM SEN FOR CALLING HIS POLICE REFORM BILL A ‘TOKEN’

SEN TOM COTTON SAYS ‘LOW-LEVEL TWITTER EMPLOYEE’ TRIED TO BULLY HIM INTO  DELETING TWEET

AHMAUD AUBREY’S MOTHER SAYS TRUMP ‘VERY COMPASSIONATE’ IN MEETING

OFF THE BENCH – BUSH TO CAMPAIGN FOR FOUR GOP SENATORS IN TIGHT RACES

General News

OFFICER WHO KILLED RAYSHARD BROOKS CHARGED WITH FELONY MURDER

IS A TASER A DEADLY WEAPON? TWO WEEKS AGO IN GEORGIA IT WAS…

TYLER PERRY OFFERS TO PAY FOR BROOKS’ FUNERAL

COVID-19 UPDATES: TEXAS, CALI INFECTIONS SPIKE, OZ CLOSES TIL 2021

IS IT SAFE TO GO SWIMMING DURING THE PANDEMIC?

FAUCI ADMITS PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ‘DOWNPLAYED’ MASK USE OVER CONCERNS ABOUT SUPPLY

VERMONT PRINCIPAL PUT ON LEAVE FOR NOT AGREEING WITH BLM

VIDEO: NYC MAYOR SAYS PLAYGROUNDS ARE CLOSED, PROTESTS ARE OPEN

Other News Catching My Eye

ROB LOWE SURPRISED CONAN O’BRIEN — OK, SHOCKED CONAN WITH THIS NEWS

HOW DOES PUTIN AVOID COVID-19? ‘DISINFECTION TUNNELS’ OF COURSE!

PURE COINCIDENCE — FORD IS UNVEILING THE NEW BRONCO ON OJ’S B-DAY

‘LADY A’ MEETS WITH THE ORIGINAL ‘LADY A’ — CLAIMS ALL IS FINE

PEPSICO DROPS ‘AUNT JEMIMA’ — UNCLE BEN’S, MRS BUTTERWORTH ALSO UNDER REVIEW