Friday – December 15, 2023

Hanukkah wraps up, National Lemon Cupcake Day

Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1791 – The Bill of Rights is ratified by Congress
1854 – The first practical street sweeping machines hit Philadelphi
1933 – Prohibition ends! (The 21st Amendment takes effect)
1964 – Canada adopts the Maple Leaf as its national symbol
1978 – Jimmy Carter announces the US will recognize Communist China and dump Taiwan
1995 – EU leaders agree on what to call the new currency — “the Euro” is born
2001 – The Leaning Tower of Pisa is reopened after 12 years of stabilization
2011 – The US declares an end to the war in Iraq

News and The Politics out of D.C.

IRS WHISTLEBLOWERS SAY THAT CAN’T VERIFY THE LOANS HUNTER WAS PAYING BACK

AS LESLIE WOLF WAS TESTIFYING, WE LEARNED OF HER RETIREMENT FROM THE DOJ

REP COMER HAS A ‘SHELL CORPORATION’ TOO — DEMOCRATS POUNCE

THE SENATE IS COMING BACK NEXT WEEK TO WORK ON A POSSIBLE BORDER DEAL

 – BUT DEMS ARE THREATENING A GOV’T SHUTDOWN IF GOP DOESN’T YIELD ON DEMANDS

BIDEN FORGAVE BILLIONS IN STUDENT DEBT — BUT IT’S NOT ENOUGH, IT WON’T EVER BE ENOUGH

McCARTHY’S EXIT INTERVIEW — HE’D BE HAPPY WITH A TRUMP CABINET POST

TWO MORE HOUSE MEMBERS ANNOUNCE THEIR RETIREMENTS (ONE DEM, ONE REPUBLICAN)

I LAUGHED AT PETER DOOCY’S (FREUDIAN) SLIP IN THE BRIEFING ROOM YESTERDAY

TRUMP IS PULLING AHEAD OF BIDEN IN MICHIGAN AND OTHER SWING STATES

 – IN MICHIGAN PRIMARY POLL, TRUMP’S UP, WAAAAY UP

ICYMI – VIVEK VS. CNN HOST FROM A TOWN HALL 

ISRAEL / HAMAS

DAY 70 OF THE WAR AGAINST HAMAS

CNN REPORTS  ITS GETTING TENSE BETWEEN BIDEN AND NETANYAHU

DENMARK AND GERMANY ARREST TERROR PLOTTERS WITH TIES TO HAMAS

A CARGO SHIP IN THE RED SEA IS HIT BY A ROCKET FROM YEMEN AND SET ABLAZE

General News

YIKES! THE POWER (BRIEFLY) WENT OUT IN NYC JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT

BOSTON’S MAYOR CONTINUES TO DEFEND HER RACISM AND HOLIDAY PARTY EXCLUSIONS

CHICAGO SUBURBS REJECT BUSES WITH IMMIGRANTS FROM TEXAS

FORGET TSA PRE-CHECK AND CLEAR, TSA HAS A SPECIAL FAST LINE FOR ILLEGALS!

‘THE VIEW’ TRASHED MEGHAN McCAIN AND SHE’S NOT PLEASED

 – MEGGERS WILL BE TALKING TO HER LAWYERS

WASHINGTON STATE LAWMAKER WANTS PEOPLE JAILED FOR USING GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS

ASPEN, CO IS BEING OVERRUN BY VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS

DELTA’S NEW AIRBUS PLANES HAVE A COOL NEW FEATURE AIR POD USERS LOVE

ARE YOU AGING WELL? SEVEN THINGS DOCTORS CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF AGING

WOKE

OAKLAND COFFEE SHOP FIRES ANTI-SEMITIC BATHROOM-BLOCKING EMPLOYEES

SATANIC TEMPLE DISPLAY IN IOWA STATE CAPITOL IS BEHEADED BY A CHRISTIAN MAN

 – SATANIC TEMPLE STARTS AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB IN TN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VA COURT REINSTATES SUIT FROM TEACHER WHO REFUSED TO USE PREFERRED PRONOUNS

Other News Catching My Eye

WHY YES, THAT IS A BULL ON THE LOOSE AT A NJ TRAIN STATION (WHY DO YOU ASK?)

APPLE QUIETLY CHANGES POLICY, NOW REQUIRES A SEARCH WARRANT TO RELEASE YOUR DATA

WHAT WERE THE MOST POPULAR SEARCHES ON GOOGLE IN 2023?

    – 2023’s MOST SEARCHED TERMS ON PORNHUB