From the Podcast:
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1571 – At the Battle of Lepanto – the Christian fleet smashed the Turkish fleet
1630 – Trimountaine is renamed Boston and becomes the capitol of Massachusetts
1813 – The first published use of “Uncle Sam” appeared in the Troy Posy1888 – An incubator is used for the first time with a premature baby
1892 – JJ Corbett knocked out John L Sullivan in the very first heavyweight title fight officially under the Marquis of Queensbury rules… it ended in the 21st round.
1965 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, OH
1979 – ESPN debuts (Back then it was a lot of men’s softball from local tournaments and Australian Rules football — we called it the Every Sport Possible Network)
News and The Politics out of D.C.
TALIBAN FLAG PAINTED ON U.S. EMBASSY IN KABUL
– SAT PHOTO SHOWS 6 PLANES REPORTEDLY ‘TRAPPED’ ON RUNWAY IN AFGHANISTAN
THE TALIBAN REJECTS POSSIBILITY OF US HELP IN FIGHTING ISIS-K
‘PINO’ BIDEN VISITS UNION HALL ON LABOR DAY, HANDS OUT SANDWICHES… NO AFGHANISTAN TALK
BIDEN REPORTEDLY LOOKING TO REBOOT TRUMP’S ‘REMAIN IN MEXICO PROGRAM’
MEXICAN AUTHORITIES BREAK UP NEW CARAVAN HEADED TO THE U.S. BORDER
HOLLYWOOD JOINS THE ATTACK ON LARRY ELDER AS CA RECALL APPROACHES
20% OF BIDEN VOTERS REGRET THEIR CHOICE
CHANT OF ‘F*CK JOE BIDEN!’ HEARD AT 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
General News
THE NEW ‘mu’ VARIANT OF COVID IS IN EVERY STATE BUT NEBRASKA
ANNNND HERE COME THE ROLLING STONE, IVERMECTIN STORY UPDATES
AT LEAST 8 CHILDREN SHOT IN CHICAGO OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND
DOJ SAYS IT WILL PROTECT ABORTION SEEKERS IN TEXAS
TX GOV’s APPROVAL RATING IS SINKINGOREGON IS URGING SANCTIONS AGAINST TEXAS OVER ABORTION RESTRICTIONS
MSNBC GUEST PITCHES SENDING ‘AN ARMY OF DOCTORS’ TO PERFORM FREE ABORTIONS IN TX
TECH CO CEO STEPS DOWN AFTER TWEETING HE WAS ‘PROUD’ OF TEXAS’ NEW LAW
7 MILLION LOSE PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
AMERICANS DRIVE 13% LESS IN 2020 — BUT, CAR CRASH DEATHS ARE UP — 38,600 DEAD LAST YEAR
REPORT: MAN-MADE CLIMATE CHANGE HAS CAUSED A 1 DEGREE RISE IN TEMPS SINCE 1850 (170 YRS)
— SPEAKING OF CLIMATE CHANGE — THE WORLD’S DIRTIEST CITIES (IT’S MOSTLY CHINA)
Other News Catching My Eye
FOLLOWING THE CUOMO SCANDAL, THE ENTIRE BOARD OF “#TIMESUP” IS OUT
OOPS… LAS VEGAS RAIDERS CUT 3RD ROUND PICK, THEN WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON TWITTER
WHY DOES JERRY JONES LIKE TO HANG AROUND STEPHEN A SMITH?
NOTRE DAME COACH IS PRO-EXECUTION…FOR HIS ENTIRE TEAM! (IT WAS A JOKE!)
MASSIVE WAFFLE HOUSE BRAWL GOES VIRAL
NYC HOME MADE OF 21 REPURPOSED SHIPPING CONTAINERS SELLS FOR $5MIL
GONE TOO SOON, ACTOR MICHAEL K WILLIAMS FOUND DEAD AT HOME… HE WAS JUST 54
