Friday – December 1, 2023

National Bartender Appreciation Day

Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1824 – The Presidential election goes to the House as no candidate got a majority of the Electoral College votes
1878 – The first telephone was installed at the White House – Alexander Graham Bell did it himself – but, who was President Hayes calling?
1913 – Henry Ford’s assembly lines start rolling
1942 – WWII gas rationing goes into effect in the U.S.
1955 – Rosa Parks makes history for not giving up her seat on a bus

1959 – Mattel registers a trademark for “Barbie”
1969 – US holds first draft lottery since 1942
1990 – British and French crews digging the Channel Tunnel connect
2001 – After flying for 76 years, TWA makes it’s final flight 

News and The Politics out of D.C.

HAS JOE BIDEN GIVEN UP ON THE TERM ‘BIDENOMICS?’ (IT’S BEEN A MONTH SINCE HE’S SAID IT)

KJP SEEMS TO STORM OUT OF PRESSER AFTER AFRICA REPORTER GETS UNDER HER SKIN (AGAIN)

LAST NIGHT’S DEBATE ON HANNITY GAVE US THIS GOLDEN MOMENT FOR DeSANTIS

 – HANNITY CALLS OUT NEWSOM FOR TWICE NOT ANSWERING ONE QUESTION

 – NEWSOM ASKS DeSANTIS – ‘WHEN ARE YOU DROPPING OUT TO GIVE NIKKI HALEY A CHANCE?’

 – LEFT-LEANING THEHILL.COM’S — 5 THINGS ABOUT THE DEBATE

TRUMP GAG ORDER REINSTATED

– IS TRUMP CONSIDERING BEN CARSON AS HIS RUNNING MATE?

 – DOES THIS PORTEND THE END OF VIVEK’S PRESIDENTIAL DREAM?

FYI – MARK CUBAN SAYS HE IS NEVER RUNING FOR PRESIDENT

FACING EXPULSION VOTE, GEORGE SANTOS VOWS TO TAKE DOWN OTHERS ON THE WAY OUT

 – THE VOTE IS TODAY — WHAT’S HAPPENING

 – MATT GAETZ SAYS EXPULSION WILL DO ‘GRAVE DAMAGE’ TO THE INSTITUTION

SENATE DEMS ARE NOT BACKING DOWN ON THEIR ATTACKS ON CLARENCE THOMAS

FED GAUGE SHOWS INFLATION ROSE .2% LAST MONTH – 3.5% YEAR-OVER-YEAR

DR RAND PAUL SAVES JONI ERNST – THE IOWA SENATOR WAS CHOKING WHEN RAND JUMPED

PENTAGON SAYS OSPREY CREW STILL MISSING AFTER CRASH IN JAPAN

ISRAEL / HAMAS

LIVE UPDATES: CEASE-FIRE EXTENDED, MORE HOSTAGES RELEASED

 – NY POST REPORT: ISRAEL RESUMES COMBAT AFTER HAMAS BREAKS TRUCE

EXPERTS: HAMAS LIKELY HOLDING AMERICAN HOSTAGES AS EXTRA LEVERAGE AGAINST BIDEN

PROTESTERS AT COLUMBIA SHAME HILLARY CLINTON  — SHE LEAVES WITHOUT TEACHING CLASS

JEOPARDY!’S MAYIM BIALIK BLASTS WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS FOR SILENCE ON RAPE

HOW DID THAILAND GET ITS HOSTAGES FROM HAMAS?

General News

TEXAS AG SUES PFIZER FOR MISREPRESENTING VACCINE EFFICACY

PENDING HOME SALES FALL — WORSE THAN DURING THE 2008-2009 CRISIS

FORMER ALABAMA DEFENSIVE END IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS

MINNESOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL BANS CELL PHONES AND KIDS ARE ‘THRIVING’

U.S. SUICIDES HIT A NEW HIGH — BUT, LIFE EXPECTANCY IS INCREASING

SERIOUSLY — WHO TASERS AN 95-YR-OLD WOMAN??? (SHE DIED, OFFICER CHARGED)

McDONALDS IS GIVING ITS BURGERS A MAKEOVER – HERE’S WHAT’S CHANGING

WOKE

DISNEY’S IGER ADMITS COMPANY WAS TOO FOCUSED ON ‘MESSAGING’

DYLAN MULVANEY NAMED TO FORBES’ ’30 UNDER 30’LIST

Other News Catching My Eye

STUNNING NUMBER OF US BELIEVE WE COULD LAND A PLANE IF THE PILOT CAN’T

TESLA CYBERTRUCK IS FASTER THAN A PORSCHE (WHILE TOWING A PORSCHE)

EPIC! DAN BONGINO OPENS HIS SHOW WEARING KC CHIEF’S FACE PAINT

WELL, NOW WE KNOW THE WEATHER ON VENUS — IT’S A LITTLE WARM

AFTER 50 YEARS, WE’RE GOING BACK TO THE MOON