Thursday – August 13, 2026

National Proseco Day

– National Filet Mignon Day

Meme Du Jour

H/T – Jen Ohman

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1792 – French revolutionaries jail the royals, including Marie Antoinette 
1889 – The first coin-operated telephone is patented by William Gray
1913 – True stainless steel is cast for the first time in Sheffield, England
1942 – The Manhattan Project begins developing an atomic bomb

1952 – The original version of ‘Hound Dog’ is recorded by Big Mama Thornton (Elvis’ was ’56)
1982 – ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’ opened
1993 – Appeals Court rules Congress must save all emails

1995 – Yankees legend Mickey Mantle passed away at 63
1997 – ‘South Park’ debuts on Comedy Central
2008 – Michael Phelps wins three Olympic gold medals in one day

News and The Politics out of D.C.

CLIPS

– WE ARE GOING TO MISS THE PRESS SECRETARY — AND MOMENTS LIKE THIS

– STEPHEN MILLER HAS VERY NICE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT SEC LEAVITT

– TRUMP HOPES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME WILL BE PERMANENT

– AG BLANCHE LAYS OUT THE MASSIVE CASE AGAINST MARRIAGE SCAMMERS

– SEC OF STATE RUBIO IS RIPPING BOBBY KENNEDY’S UNIQUE DIET

– AOC IS NOW A MODERATE (SHE’S REBRANDING)

– CHRIS CUOMO IS OK WITH THIS CHANGE / REBRANDING

– REP BURCHETT CLAIMS HE FOUND $1 TRILLION IN FRAUD SPENDING — STOP IT NOW!

– ELIZABETH WARREN MAKES A SPIDERMAN JOKE ABOUT THE HIGH NYC RENT

– GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS YESTERDAY — TRUMP ECON ADVISOR POINTS TO TRUMP ACTIONS

– BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN IS NOT HAPPY WITH NYC BLOCKING ICE

– HOMAN ANNOUNCES A WHOLE BUNCH OF VISAS HAVE BEEN CANCELED (MORE TO COME)

– JEN PSAKI CONTRADICTS JEN PSAKI (SHE JUST PROVED SHE WAS LYING BEFORE)

–  MEET THE SPLC’S MASTERMIND WHO ARRESTED YESTERDAY

– AT LEAST ROSIE O’DONNELL IS ‘RE-FAMOUS’

More News From DC

– PRESS SEC LEAVITT ANNOUNCED SHE IS LEAVING AT THE END OF THE MONTH

– WOULD YOU BE PISSED IS TRUMP LEFT YOU ON THE DECOY PLANE? (RUBIO AND BESSENT?)

– IRAN SAYS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS STILL CLOSED

– OH NO, HASAN PIKER IS MAD THAT HIS WORDS ARE BEING USED AGAINST HIM

–  CNN PUSHING STORY SAYING TRUMP TO DECLARE A NATL EMERGENCY AHEAD OF ELECTION

– WE’RE GONNA MISS FRANCESCA HONG’S VOTERS — SHOTS FROM HER CONCESSION SPEECH

General News

– I HOPE IT WAS A RELATIVE — SOMEONE IN ILLINOIS WON THE MASSIVE POWERBALL

– TX LAW SHOULD PREVENT BALLOT HARVESTING AND VOTER FRAUD

– WHAT A SHOCK – NYC WAS AT THE HEART OF THE IMMIGRATION / MARRIAGE SCAM

– DID THE PRICE OF THE LAKERS GO UP AFTER LEBRON LEFT?

– KROGER IS CLOSING A BUNCH OF STORES — MAYBE MORE CLOSURES COMING

– IF YOU SHOP AT WHOLE FOODS — CHECK FOR THESE RECALLED ITEMS

Other News Catching My Eye

– NEW LAND SPEED RECORD SET BY HYDROGEN-POWERED CAR

– HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF/YOUR CAR INVISIBLE TO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

– BILL GATES’ KID IS IN SOME SERIOUS LEGAL PROBLEMS

– HERE ARE THE MANDATORY ECLIPSE PICS