RNC Kickoff, Gummi Worm Day,
Meme Du Jour
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A Tale of Two Tabloids — The Daily News avoids mentioning “assassination” and the flag
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1099 – Jerusalem is captured and plundered the Christians in the first Crusade
1806 – Zebulon Pike begins his exploration of the American Southwest
1901 – 74,000 Pittsburgh steel workers go on strike
1934 – Continental Airlines began operations (‘memba them?)
1960 – JFK accepts the Dems’ nomination to run for President
1964 – The GOP nominates Barry Goldwater as their candidate
1968 – ‘One Life To Live’ (a soap opera) premiered
1979 – President Carter speaks about a “national crisis of confidence”
1997 – Designer Gianni Versace is murdered by Andrew Cunnan
2006 – This thing called TWITTER launches (Can we call it Twitter again?)
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News and The Politics out of D.C.
BIDEN SPEAKS TO THE NATION FOLLOWING ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF TRUMP
– LOOK OUT FOR THOSE ‘BATTLE BOXES’
–TRUMP’S LATEST STATEMENT – ‘WE WILL FEAR NOT’
– FORMER FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP’S STATEMENT AFTER THE SHOOTING
– FIREFIGHTERS REMEMBER FALLEN HERO COREY COMPERATORE
– GOFUNDME FOR COREY’S DAUGHTER — OVER $800K THIS MORNING
– E.R. DOC TRIED TO SAVE THE LIFE OF ONE MAN SHOT AT THE TRUMP RALLY
– LAWRENCE JONES YESTERDAY MORNING ON FOX, WITH A MESSAGE FROM DONALD TRUMP
– SOME OF THE MOST OBVIOUS, AGENDA-DRIVEN MSM REACTIONS TO THE TRUMP SHOOTING
– REMEMBER WHEN BIDEN WANTED A BULLSEYE ON TRUMP? THE MEDIA EXPLAINS WHAT YOU MISSED
REP SWALWELL’S TWEET POLITICIZING THE SHOOTING IS SLAMMED BY MANY
REP BENNIE THOMPSON STAFFER FIRED AFTER POST ABOUT TRUMP’S WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
COLORADO REP STEVEN WOODROW’S TASTELESS TWEET HAS PEOPLE CALLING FOR HIM TO RESIGN
SECRET SERVICE?
– PEOPLE SAW THE SHOOTER ON A ROOF AND WERE TRYING TO ALERT POLICE
– SECRET SERVICE SEEMS TO BE BLAMING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
– WERE SS RESOURCES DIVERTED TO COVER JILL BIDEN CAMPAIGNING IN PITTSBURGH?
– LOCAL COP CONFRONTED SHOOTER JUST BEFORE HE OPENED FIRE
– SPEAKER JOHNSON VOWS FULL INVESTIGATION INTO TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
– NO CHANGES PLANNED FOR RNC CONVENTION SECURITY? SERIOUSLY?
– LOTS OF CALLS FOR THE SECRET SERVICE DIRECTOR TO RESIGN – SHE’S DIVERSITY FOCUSED
CONVENTION
DONALD TRUMP’S CONVENTION SPEECH WILL BE TAKING A NEW DIRECTION — UNITY!
NIKKI HALEY ACCEPTS MR TRUMP’S INVITATION TO SPEAK ON TUESDAY AT THE RNC
PROTESTERS ARE ARRIVING IN WISCONSIN TOO
GOOGLE TRENDS NOTES A HUGE SPIKE IN “DONATE TO TRUMP’ AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
ELON MUSK DELIVERS HIS FULL ENDORSEMENT TO DONALD TRUMP
BILL MAHER: ‘BIDEN CAN’T GET THRU A DEBATE AND A BULLET CAN’T STOP DONALD TRUMP’
BEFORE THE SHOOTING, BIDEN TALKED WITH ELECTED DEMS ABOUT HIS CAMPAIGN
‘BIDEN MUST STEP ASIDE’ LIVE TRACKER NOW COUNTS 23 ELECTED DEMS
MEANWHILE… CHINA AND RUSSIA START NAVAL MILITARY DRILLS
IDF CLAIMS IT TOOK OUT A BUNCH OF HAMAS LEADERS HIDING IN A SCHOOL
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“Worst Person In The World? — Olbermann owns his old title
General News
NYPD RELEASES ‘SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT REPORT’ FROM INTEL & COUNTERTERRORISM BUREAU
VERY REAL ‘ANGRY BIRDS’ ARE FIGHTING WITH DRONES LOOKING FOR SHARKS NEAR NYC BEACHES
SACRAMENTO THREATENS TO FINE TARGET STORES FOR REPORTING RETAIL THEFT
WATCHDOG: ARMY BASE TAUGHT SOLDIERS PRO-LIFE SUPPORTERS ARE TERRORISTS
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R-I-P Richard Simmons
Other News Catching My Eye
CELEBRITY DEATHS HAPPEN IN ‘THREES’