Purple Heart Day
– National Water Balloon Day
– Intl Beer Day
– Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day (Example: Imodium)
– National Lighthouse Day
Meme Du Jour
IYKYK… And, I hope this happens
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1782 – George Washington creates the Purple Heart award (Originally a “Merit” award)
1814 – Pope Pius VII reinstates the Jesuits
1888 – Theo Van Kannel of Philadelphia gets a patent for his revolving door
1912 – Teddy Roosevelt is nominated by the Bull Moose Party
1946 – Booker T Washington is featured on a US coin, a commemorative half dollar
1971 – Apollo 15 returns to earth after leaving the lunar rover on the moon
1974 – Philippe Petit walks across the World Trade Center towers on a wire
1984 – Japan beat the U.S. team to win Olympic gold in baseball
1990 – President George H.W. Bush orders ‘Operation Desert Shield’
2000 – Al Gore selects Joe Liberman as his running mate
2007 – Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron’s home run record (it will always be tainted by ‘roids)
News and The Politics out of D.C.
CLIPS
– THE PRES INVITES OUR WINTER OLYMPICS TEAM INTO THE OVAL OFFICE
– TRUMP ASKED ABOUT AMMUNITION SHORTAGE — (SOUNDS LIKE WE MIGHT NEED MORE)
– DID THE PRESIDENT ENDORSE JD VANCE WITHOUT ENDORSING JD VANCE? (NO)
– TRUMP ASKED, SHOULD THE DOJ PROSECUTE FAUCI?
– RAND PAUL POINTS OUT THE ODD COINCIDENCE OF FAUCI’S PARDON
– TRUMP EXPLAINS HOW HE’S ENDING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP WITH HIS NEW E.O.
– STEPHEN MILLER EXPLAINS THE TRUMP E.O. CLARIFYING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
– IT’S BEEN A FEW DAYS, BUT SCOTT BESSENT IS STILL SAYING IRAN DEAL IS STILL A FEW DAYS OFF
– FETTERMAN TELLS MANU RAJU THAT EL-SAYED HAS ‘LITTLE MAN SYNDROME’
– FETTERMAN CONTINUES TRYING TO EDUCATE JON STEWART
– MARCO RUBIO V. TED LEIU IN A HEARING (PUT YOUR MONEY ON RUBIO, EVERY TIME)
– ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER ELECTED DEM TALKING ABOUT MITIGATING THE THREAT OF TRUMP
– VAN JONES BREAKS DOWN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DSA AND DEMS OLD GUARD
– IF YOU WANT BERNIE SANDERS’ ENDORSEMENT YOU GOTTA BE ALL-IN ON GOV’T HEALTHCARE
– DEMS ARE PANICKING — WATCH DAVID AXELROD ON FRANCESCA HONG
– MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT ADMITS HER PARTY HAS A PROBLEM WITH ANTIMETISM
– THE SAME WOMAN HAS A JEWISH HUSBAND
– HASSAN PIKER SOUNDS LIKE A DICTATOR TO ME
– MORE PIKER TALKING ABOUT ENDING PRISONS
– THAT TIME HASSAN PIKER SAID HIS FAVORITE FLAG WAS THE HEZBOLLAH FLAG
– KEN PAXTON ‘AD’ APPEARED ON MY X FEED — HE NEEDS A COACH, STAT
– DEM POLLSTER MARK PENN SAYS HAILEY STEVENS VOTERS COULD FLIP MI SEAT RED
– BLACK VOTERS IN MICHIGAN HAVE DEMS VERY VERY WORRIED TOO
– CNN POLLSTER HARRY ENTEN ALSO NOTICED EL-SAYED’S PROBLEM WITH SOME VOTERS
– AUSSIE PM CANDIDATE PAULINE HANSON: ‘ISLAM IS A DISEASE, WE NEED TO VACCINATE AGAINST IT’
– FRIDAY FLASHBACK — WHEN BIDEN SAID THIS NONSENSE ON CNN IN 2024
– FLASHBACK #2 — BIDEN SHARES NEWS OF MASSIVE MEDICARE FRAUD
More News From DC
– ZOGBY MIDTERMS POLL NUMBERS ARE FLASHING BRIGHT RED WARNINGS FOR THE GOP
– THE OTHER OHIO SENATOR URGES MAX MILLER TO RESIGN
– MITCH McCONNELL RELEASED FROM REHAB (STILL LOOKING FOR THAT LIVE SHOT, MITCH)
– TRUMP-ENDORSED ANDY OGLES LOSES HIS PRIMARY RACE
– REPORT: IRAN PLANNING ON BLOCKING U.S. AND ISRAEL SHIPMENTS THRU HORMUZ
– U.S. CRUDE SUPPLIES DOWN TO A 45-YR LOW
A classic – H/T to Lauren Fix for reminding of this gem.
General News
– NO HYPERBOLE — THIS IS THE MOST INFURIATING HEADLINE OF 2026 – THANKS MINNESOTA
– SEATTLE SPENT $165 MILL ON A BEAUTIFUL NEW LIBRARY / HOMELESS DRUG DEN
– MAMDANI ADMITS HE’S RAISING ENOUGH MONEY FOR HIS SOCIALIST POLICIES
– WHO IS MAMDANI? WHICH ACCENT IS REAL?
– MEANWHILE, IN DEARBORN, MI – MOSQUES ARE PRAYING TO WIPE OUT JEWS EVERYWHERE
– HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO EARN TO AFFORD THAT FIRST HOME?
– HUGE RECALL OF ATTIC LADDERS — IF YOU HAVE A LOUISVILLE LADDER, READ THIS NOW
– SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IS THE BEST MOUTHPIECE THE WNBA HAS
– MN NEWS ANCHOR IS NOT PLEASED WITH CLAY TRAVIS’ $10 MIL OFFER
– #1 AMERICAN WOMAN TENNIS PLAYER IS OK WITH A GENDER TEST FOR HER SPORT
– MEGAN RAPINOE’S HAIR ISN’T PURPLE ANY MORE (AND SHE’S PISSED AT SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM)
Other News Catching My Eye
– WATCH: TV TRAFFIC REPORT CATCHES A CRASH LIVE DURING A BROADCAST
– THIS IS WHY YOU ALWAYS TURN OFF YOUR CAR AND TAKE YOUR KEYS WHEN PUMPING GAS
– VIAGRA PREVENTS CANCER? (THE JOKES ARE PILING UP, AND MAY LAST LONGER THAN 3 HRS)
– STUDY: DIET COKE LINKED TO COGNITIVE DECLINE (SOMEONE IN THE WH NEEDS TO SEE THIS)
