August 2, 2024 – Natl Ice Cream Sandwich Day,
Meme Du Jour
From SABO
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1776 – Delegates sign the Declaration of Independence
1790 – The first US Census starts counting heads
1861 – The first national income tax is passed (To pay for the Union war effort)
1876 – Wild Bill Hickock is shot while playing poker
1934 – Hitler becomes dictator of Germany after President von Hindenburg dies
1943 – After PT-109 is sunk by Japan, Lt John F Kennedy swims to the Solomon Islands (while towing an injured sailor)
1961 – The Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool’s Cavern Club
1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait
News and The Politics out of D.C.
SWAP – AMERICANS ARE HOME — PUTIN WINS RELEASE OF CONVICTED MURDERER IN MASSIVE, SEVEN-NATION DEAL
– FROM THEHILL.COM – FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEAL
– VIDEO: THE ARRIVAL ON AMERICAN SOIL, PRES & VP PHOTO OP, FAMILY REUNION
– THERE WAS A SMALL WORD SALAD FROM KAMALA SERVED ON THE TARMAC
– BIDEN COMMENTS ABOUT THE DEAL — HE HAD TELEPROMPTER TROUBLES
– SO, THIS WAS ODD — JOE WANDERED ONTO THE PLANE AFTER EVERYONE GOT OFF
– FLASHBACK TO WHEN TUCKER ASKED PUTIN FOR THE RELEASE OF GERSHKOVICH
POLLS POLLS POLLS
– BLOOMBERG/MORNING CONSULT NUMBERS GIVE KAMALA MORE HOPE
– POLYMARKET NUMBERS STILL GIVE TRUMP A HEALTHY LEAD, FOR NOW
– PREDICTIT POLLS HAVE KAMALA WITH A SMALL LEAD
– IF MONEY IS CONSIDERED A KIND OF ‘POLLING’ — KAMALA HAS BIG NEWS
KAMALA REFERS TO HERSELF AS PRESIDENT AT FUNERAL FOR SHEILA JACKSON LEE
DON LEMON SUPPORTS KAMALA HARRIS (DESPITE HER AGE)
– REMEMBER WHEN DON QUESTIONED IF KAMALA IS BLACK?
– JUDGE JOE DID EVERYTHING BUT DECLARE KAMALA TO BE ‘PITIFUL’ (IYKYK)
IS GOV SHAPIRO NO LONGER THE TOP VP CANDIDATE FOR KAMALA?
– IF IT IS NOT SHAPIRO, DID PROGRESSIVES KILL THAT CHOICE?
MORE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FROM THE HARRIS/BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
GOV SUNUNU TRIED TO DEAL WITH THE HARPIES ON ‘THE VIEW’ — HE TRIED
JD VANCE CAMPAIGNS IN A PLACE KAMALA WOULD NEVER GO
REMEMBER THE ILLEGALS FROM JORDAN WHO TRIED TO GET INTO QUANTICO?
ISRAEL ON HIGH ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ATTACK(S) – BIDEN PROMISES HELP
HEZBOLLAH BEGINS ITS PROMISED RETALIATION AGAINST ISRAEL’S RETALIATION
General News
FLORIDA PREPS FOR A TROPICAL STORM – WEEKEND WASHOUT OR WORSE?
ROUGH DAY AT THE STOCK MARKETS – DROP SIGNALS TROUBLE IN THE ECONOMY
– INTEL IS CUTTING 15,000 JOBS
SAN FRANCISCO TO PAY DRUG ADDICTS $100 FOR CLEAN DRUG TESTS
GOOD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN PHONES ARE BANNED IN SCHOOLS
OLYMPICS
– US MENS ROWING SCORES GOLD MEDAL, ENDING 64 YEAR DROUGHT
– CHINA WINS 100M FREESTYLE IN WORLD RECORD TIME – AUSSIE COACH IS NOT HAPPY
– CLOSING CEREMONY REPORTEDLY TO FEATURE A TOM CRUISE STUNT
– JAKE PAUL IS NOT PLEASED BY THE OLYMPIC BOXING CONTROVERSY
Woke News
JK ROWLING NAILS THE WOKE OLYMPIC GAMES IN ONE PHOTO
Other News Catching My Eye
IMPORTANT DEBATE OF OUR TIME – SHOULD STRING BIKINIS BE BANNED AT AUSSIE WATERPARKS
OH HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN — DEMI MOORE ENDORSES BOOK ON FARTS
85-YR-OLD JOANNE CARNER (AKA ‘BIG MAMA’) IS TEEING OFF IN HER 50TH US OPEN
