August 13, 2024 – National Filet Mignon Day! Natl Proseco Day too (Combo time!)
Meme Du Jour
As seen on Twitter X last night — Good parenting
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1787 – The Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia
1889 – William Gray gets a patent for his coin-operated telephone
1913 – True Stainless steel is cast for the first time – in England
1952 – ‘Big Momma’ Thornton records ‘Hound Dog’ (before Elvis did)
1961 – Berlin is divided (for a while, anyway)
1970 – Yacht Rock classic “Make It With You” from Bread hits #1 (It was a dark time)
1993 – US Appeals Court rules Congress must save all emails
As the Trump/Musk chat was happening…
News and The Politics out of D.C.
POLLS
– TRUMP IS SLIGHTLY AHEAD IN AZ
RFK JR CAN STAY ON BALLOT IN NC
JILL STEIN WILL BE ON AZ BALLOT (COULD BE TROUBLE FOR DEMS)
A MAN CLAIMING TO BE THE U.S. PRESIDENT SAYS HE SUPPORTS NO TAX ON TIPS
WHITE HOUSE SAYS ‘NO DAYLIGHT’ BETWEEN BIDEN & HARRIS ON POLICIES (REALLY?)
REP DAN GOLDMAN (WHILE ON FOX) SAID TRUMP IS AFRAID TO DEBATE KAMALA???
TRUMP – MUSK CONVERSATION STARTED 42 MINUTES LATE – AND PEOPLE SHOWED UP
WAS TWITTER / X UNDER A CYBER ATTACK?
KAMALA WAS BIG MAD OVER ELON’S ‘CONVERSATION’ — CALLED MUSK A ‘LACKEY FOR TEAM MAGA’
ELON MUSK REALLY IS ‘ALL IN’ FOR TRUMP — THE SWING STATE PUSH
AHEAD OF LAST NIGHT’S TWITTER / X EVENT – THE E.U. WARNED MUSK
TURLEY SAYS ODDS AGAINST TRUMP IN SUIT AGAINST DOJ OVER MAR-A-LAGO RAID
VAN JONES TRIED TO THROW A ONE-MAN KAMALA PARADE (TWITTER X USERS POUNCED)
CNN APPEARS TO WANT KAMALA HARRIS TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS
KAMALA RALLY ATTENDEES ASKED TO NAME HER POLICIES… UM, WELL
WHO IS TIM WALZ? ‘PEACHY KEENAN’S’ PROFILE OF ‘BEIJING TIM’ IS WORTH YOUR TIME
ANOTHER TIM WALZ STORY RAISES EYEBROWS ABOUT HIS SERVICE RECORD
TRUMP CAMPAIGN OFFICE NEAR DC (VIRGINIA) IS BURGLARIZED
US RECORDS 2ND BIGGEST JULY DEFICIT IN HISTORY (25% OF YOUR TAXES PAY JUST INTEREST)
ISRAEL ON EDGE — PREPARING FOR AN ATTACK
General News
YES, LOS ANGELES, YESTERDAY’S 4.4 RUMBLER WAS REAL
J6’s ‘PRAYING GRANNY’ GETS HIT WITH LARGEST MISDEMEANOR FINE EVER
FLAVA FLAV STEPS UP TO REPLACE JORDAN CHILES’ MEDAL
NOW WE’RE BEING TOLD ‘MODERATE’ DRINKING IS NOT HELPFUL (DEFINE moderate)
DEAD CELEBRITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE CASHING IN THANKS TO A-I TECHNOLOGY
Woke News
YOUTUBE STAR TIM POOL EARNS A WAPO HIT PIECE
Other News Catching My Eye
MEN, LOWERING YOUR RISK FOR CANCER — WELL, IT’S IN YOUR HANDS
CLASSICAL MUSIC IS BETTER THAN DRUGS IN FIGHTING DEPRESSION
BETTER LOOKING PEOPLE LIVE LONGER
MAN’S 30 YEAR HOBBY LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF 3,000 YEAR OLD ARTIFACT
RADIO EARTHQUAKE — WCBS NEWS RADIO 880 IS FLIPPING TO SPORTS
