Wednesday – December 18, 2024

National Bake Cookies Day (I’m available for tastings)

National Roast Suckling Pig Day

Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1620 – The Mayflower arrives in Plymouth Harbor
1787 – NJ is the 3rd state to ratify the Constitution
1865 – 13th Amendment is adopted – ending slavery in America
1917 – The 18th Amendment (Prohibition) passes, heads to states for ratification
1932 – The first indoor playoff game in the NFL (Yes, 1932. Cool story)1956 – Japan is admitted to the United Nations
         – “To Tell The Truth” debuts on CBS TV
1957 – The first full-sized nuclear power plant for electricity generation opens in PA
1964 – The never-aired pilot, “The Cage” for “Star Trek” is completed
1966 – The animated “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” debuts on CBS
2019 – Donald Trump is impeached for the first time
2020 – The U.S. started giving the COVID vaccine to health care workers and seniors

Not new, just good.

News and The Politics out of D.C.

CLIPS

– KAMALA KNOWS THIS IS NOT GOOD, RIGHT? SHE’S GOTTA KNOW

– BIDEN ON DRONES

– CA GOV CLAIMS HE’S THE REAL FATHER OF DOGE

– SEN TAMMY DUCKWORTH IS STILL SLAMMING TULSI GABBARD AS A RUSSIAN ASSET

 – BTW – 1100+ VETERANS HAVE SIGNED A LETTER SUPPORTING TULSI

– ICYMI – SCOTT JENNINGS DELIVERS MORE GOLD ON CNN (ABOUT RFK JR AND POLIO)

– SENATOR MARSHA BLACKBURN IS ALL IN FOR TULSI GABBARD

– SENATOR MIKE ROUNDS WILL GIVE TRUMP A THUMBS UP ON ALL HIS NOMINEES

– SENATOR RON JOHNSON ALSO SOUNDS LIKE HE’S ON THE TRUMP TRAIN

– DEM SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND HAS GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT RFK JR

– FORMER F-18 PILOT TELLS ROGAN THE DRONES ARE NOT LOOKING FOR WMD OR LOST NUKE

More News From DC

– WHAT A SURPRISE, THE HOUSE AGREES ON A MASSIVE OMNIBUS BILL (AGAIN)

– BIDEN SPEAKS! SAYS DRONES POSE ‘NO SENSE OF DANGER’

– HOUSE SUGGESTS FBI INVESTIGATE LIZ CHENEY OVER J6 INVESTIGATION

– IT’S OFFICIAL – TRUMP WIN CERTIFIED BY ELECTORAL COLLEGE

– ABC NEWS’ GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT

– ANOTHER DELAY FOR THE TWO ASTRONAUTS STUCK IN SPACE

– HUNDREDS OF NORTH KOREAN TROOPS ARE GETTING KILLED FIGHTING IN UKRAINE

How to keep the tree safe from the cat

General News

– AURORA COLORADO – ARRESTS OF ILLEGALS / GANG MEMBERS PROVE TRUMP RIGHT

 – AURORA POLICE CHIEF KNOWS THIS WAS A GANG… TORTURING A COUPLE

DRONES? LOOKING FOR LOST RADIOACTIVE STUFF? NJ MAYOR SAYS SO

REPORT: 41% OF YOUNG VOTERS ARE OK WITH MURDER OF INSURANCE CO CEO

WATCH: PROTESTERS IN NYC CALL FOR MORE OF THESE ASSASSINATIONS

SICK: PEOPLE GETTING TATS SUPPORTING THE KILLING OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO

KIDS ARE STAYING AWAY FROM BOOZE AND POT — BUUUUUUT THIS VICE IS ON THE RISE

SHOPLIFTING HAS GOTTEN SO BAD, WALMART EMPLOYEES ARE WEARING BODY CAMS

HONDA AND NISSAN ARE TALKING ABOUT A MERGER

AMIRITE? (ASKING ALL YOU CARNIVORE DIET PEOPLE)

Other News Catching My Eye

DIDN’T THINK NETFLIX WOULD SCREW WITH THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS? THINK AGAIN

VIDEO: THE GRINCH AND SANTA FIGHTING OVER TIPS ON THE STREETS IN MEXICO

HUMAN DNA FOUND IN HOT DOGS???  (SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!)

‘YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN FAT’ – SAN FRAN’S NEWEST, WOKEST HIRE

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