Tuesday – April 16, 2024

National Eggs Benedict Day

Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1862 – D.C. abolished slavery
1917 – Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia to start the Bolshevik Revolution 
1922 – Annie Oakley hits 100 clay targets in a row (a record for a woman)
1929 – The Cleveland Indians are the first team with numbers on backs of uniforms 
1945 – American troops enter Nuremberg, Germany
1947 – Bernard Baruch is popularizing the term “Cold War”
1956 – The grape-stomping episode of “I Love Lucy” aired
1972 – Two giant pandas arrive in DC on loan from China (Today, they’d be wired)
2007 – Mass shooting at VA Tech leaves 32 dead
2020 – Residents of Taneytown, MD are advised to wear pants when checking the mail

News and The Politics out of D.C.

BIDEN REPORTEDLY SET TO CLOSE THE BORDER, JUST NEEDS TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS

AP POLL: ONLY 1 IN 3 AMERICANS THINK TRUMP ACTED ILLEGALLY IN NY CASE

TRUMP CAN’T GO TO HIS SON’S GRADUATION (IF HE DOES, HE RISKS ARREST)

 – JUDGE WON’T LET TRUMP ATTEND SCOTUS ARGUMENTS ON HIS BEHALF

 – WATCH: TURLEY ON TRUMP’S CRIMINAL TRIAL

 – DERSHOWITZ SAYS TRUMP’S LAWYERS SHOULD FILE THIS MOTION IMMEDIATELY

RFK JR KEEPS CLAIMING TRUMP’S PEOPLE ASKED HIM TO BE DJT’s VEEP

BIDEN HAS DECLINED INVITATION TO TESTIFY IN HOUSE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

NIKKI HALEY HAS A NEW JOB

REFORM RABBIS WARNS DEM POLITICIANS NOT TO TAKE AMERICAN JEWS FOR GRANTED

SCOTUS WON’T BLOCK IDAHO LAW STOPPING TRANSGENDER SURGERIES ON MINORS

ANTI-ISRAEL, PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTERS CLOSE BRIDGES, ROADWAYS ACROSS AMERICA

SEN TOM COTTON HAS A WARNING FOR THE PROTESTERS BLOCKING TRAFFIC

ISRAEL / IRAN UPDATE

HOUSE PASSES SERIES OF BILLS MEANT TO SQUEEZE IRAN FINANCIALLY

REPORTS: BIDEN ADMIN DIRECTED IRAN TO AVOID TARGETING LARGE POPULATION AREAS

ISRAEL HITS HEZBOLLAH SITES IN SOUTHERN LEBANON

WAR CABINET PREPARES FOR ‘PAINFUL’ RESPONSE STRIKE AGAINST IRAN

General News

WHO IS FUNDING THE PROTESTS SHUTTING DOWN MAJOR ARTERIES IN BIG CITIES?

FEDS BOARD THE CONTAINER SHIP THAT CRASHED INTO THE KEY BRIDGE

IN CHICAGO, LEFT WING ACTIVISTS LEARN TO CHANT ‘DEATH TO AMERICA’ IN PERSIAN

IL GOV FEELS THE HEAT FROM ANGRY UNION WORKERS OVER JOB-KILLING MOVES

MICHIGAN GOV WHITMIRE WANTS TO SPEND $8 MIL ON FREE LAWYERS FOR ILLEGALS

MAINE SET TO JOIN PUSH TO INVALIDATE THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

BUYING SEX FROM A CHILD IN CALIFORNIA IS CURRENTLY JUST A MISDEMEANOR

DRUG DEALERS REPORTEDLY TAKE OVER SAN FRANCISCO’S LARGEST LIBRARY

ATLANTIC CITY MAYOR AND WIFE CHARGED WITH ABUSING/ASSAULTING THEIR DAUGHTER

WHAT YOU NEED TO RETIRE COMFORTABLY IS JUMPING AGAIN — #BIDENOMICS

RETAIL SALES REPORT SURPRISES WITH A JUMP UP — BUT, LET’S ADD INFLATION TO IT

‘RUST’ ARMORER GETS 18 MOS IN PRISON FOR INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER

NO SURPRISE, CAITLIN CLARK PICKED #1 IN WNBA DRAFT (ANGEL REESE WAS THE 7TH PICK)

 – CLARK’S PRADA OUTFIT WORN TO THE WNBA DRAFT HAD A $17K PRICE TAG

 – SO, HOW MUCH WILL CLARK BE PAID TO PLAY IN THE WNBA?

 – GUESS HOW MUCH MS. CLARK MADE DURING HER FINAL COLLEGE SEASON?

AFTER HIS MASTERS FAILURE, RORY McILROY GETS A HUGE OFFER TO JOIN LIV TOUR

WOKE

‘PREGNANCY WORKER’S FAIRNESS ACT’ MANDATES EMPLOYERS OFFER TIME OFF FOR ABORTIONS

Other News Catching My Eye

UNDERWATER UFOS? APPARENTLY.

‘SHROOM BOOM?’ MOREL HUNTERS ARE GETTTING $75/A POUND FOR WYOMING TREATS

GRONK’S ‘FIRST PITCH’ IN BOSTON IS EVERYTHING YOU WOULD EXPECT

RARE CIVIL WAR SKETCH HANGING ON A WALL IN NYC APARTMENT APPEARS TO BE LEGIT