August 10, 2026

National Spoil Your Dog Day

– National S’mores Day

– Update Your Bio Day (Hey, ya never know when you’ll need it)

– Vlogging Day (Remember vlogging?)

Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY


1776 – London finally gets the word — the American colonies have declared their independence 
1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is created 
1927 – Calvin Coolidge arrives on horseback to dedicate Mount Rushmore

1937 – The Electro String Corporation patents the electric guitar
1945 – Japan accepts unconditional surrender following atomic bomb on Nagasaki
1977 – Son of Sam is arrested
1984 – ‘Red Dawn’ is released in theaters
1993 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as a Supreme Court justice 

1997 – After 157 years of British rule, the last UK troops leave Hong Kong

News and The Politics out of D.C.

CLIPS

– VP VANCE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH IRAN

– TRUMP RESPONDS TO REPORTER’S QUESTION ON IRAN THREATENING U.S. COMPANIES

– KEVIN HASSETT DELIVERS STRONG ECONOMIC FACTS TO JAKE TAPPER AND CNN 

– SEN TIM SCOTT THINKS THE GOP COULD INCREASE IT’S MAJORITY IN THE SENATE

– SCOTT JENNINGS SHOOTS DOWN DONNA BRAZILE COMPARING DSA TO TEA PARTY

– FETTERMAN — THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WE DESTROYED OUR BORDER

– BERNIE SAYS FRANCESCA HONG’S PLATFORM IS JUST FINE WITH HIM

– EL-SAYED SAYS NO MORE MONEY FOR ISRAEL. BUT, UKRAINE’S DEFENSE IS DIFFERENT

– EL-SAYED IS ADMITTING IT — TAXES WILL GO UP TO PAY FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL

– BACK IN THE DAY, EL-SAYED WAS ADVOCATING FOR SHARIA

     – WHAT ABOUT CAMPAIGNING WITH HASAS PIKER

– CNN DOESN’T WANT THE GOP TO USE EL-SAYED’S FULL NAME IN ADS

     – MEANWHILE, EL-SAYED USES OBAMA’S FULL NAME ON NBC

 – TAPPER JOINED THE EL-SAYED SUPPORT PARADE ALLOWING THIS TRUMP SLAM

– AOC IS STILL DSA. BUUUUT JUST DSA-NY, NOT THAT CRAZY NATIONAL DSA STUFF

     – WHEN ASKED DIRECTLY ABOUT DSA POLICIES, AIC PIVOTS TO, ‘BUT TRUMP…’

– AOC ALSO IS SHARWING HER ‘EGG FREEZING’ ADVENTURE WITH ALL OF US… UH, THANKS?

– PAUL BEGALA IS BACKING AWAY FROM THE DEMS’ SOCIALIST MADNESS

– LIKE RATS FROM A SINKING SHIP, OLD-SCHOOL DEMS ARE RUNNING FROM DSA MADNESS

– NYT TIMES REPORTER SPEAKS WITH A BLACK VOTER IN GEORGIA, THIS IS INTERESTING

– NEARLY 3 MINUTES OF CHUCK TODD WRINGING HIS HANDS OVER AG TODD BLACHE

– MIKE ROWE SPITS MORE COMMON SENSE TRUTH TO BILL MAHER  (3:19 OF ROWE FACTS)

More News From DC

– IRAN RELEASES VIDEO OF NEW AYATOLLAH AND HE LOOKS TO BE IN PERFECT HEALTH

– MEANWHILE — TALKS MAY BE STALLED, BUT THE U.S. CONTROLS THE STRAIT

– DEADLINE PASSES FOR MAX MILLER TO DROP OUT OF HOUSE RACE

– THE SENATE HAS FLED DC, LEAVING LOADS OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS

– HUNTER BIDEN SHARES AN UPDATE ON HIS DAD’S HEALTH

– THE MAHA EFFECT – KELLOGG’S IS REMOVING ARTIFICIAL COLORS FROM CEREALS

General News

– NYC MAYOR OFFERS PARENTS A ‘DATE NIGHT’ WITH FREE BABYSITTING

– HOW MANY FLOCK CAMERAS ARE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?

– WHEN DOES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME END THIS YEAR?

– THE WORLD’S LARGEST BUILDING WILL BE IN THIS STATE

– IS FORMER NBA PLAYER ROYCE WHITE SERIOUS ABOUT THE WNBA OR???

     – ROYCE SHOWS OFF ‘HER’ FIRST WIG

–  THE WNBA IS STILL INVESTIGATING IT’S POLICY ON GENDER, TRANS, MEN PLAYING, ETC

– THE TRANS COMMUNITY IS MELTING DOWN OVER THE FORMER NBA PLAYERS ‘TRANSITIONS’

– WENDY’S SLIDES TO THIRD PLACE ON THE HAMBURGER PODIUM

Other News Catching My Eye

– ANOTHER ‘GIFT’ FROM GEN Z TO THE WORLD, BRINGING ‘GHOSTING’ TO THE WORKPLACE

– DIVERS FIND SHIPWRECK WITH 162-YR-OLD BEER ON BOARD – IT MAY BE DRINKABLE

– MASSIVE PYTHON UNDER NJ SHED — X-RAY REVEALS WHAT’S IN THE SNAKE’S STOMACH!!!

– SEEING GHOSTS — NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING