From the PureOpelka podcast
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1667 – John Milton publishes “Paradise Lost” – an epic poem about the fall of Adam & Eve
1920 – Pro Football is born as the American Professional Football Conference is created.
1940 – Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico
1974 – President Gerald Ford names Nelson Rockefeller as his VP
1996 – The US minimum wage jumps .90 / hour to $5.15/hr
News and The Politics out of D.C.
POLL: AMERICANS BLAME BIDEN, NOT TRUMP FOR AFGHANISTAN DEBACLEREPORT: JOE BIDEN AVOIDED
BORIS JOHNSON’S CALLS FOR 36 HOURS
BIDEN CLAIMS TALIBAN GOING THRU AN ‘EXISTENTIAL CRISIS’
THEY KNEW — LEAKED: STATE DEPT MEMO WARNED OF AFGHAN COLLAPSE
GET READY TO BE PISSED… HERE’S HOW MUCH ‘WEAPONRY’ WE LEFT THE TALIBAN
REPORT: BIDEN ADMIN CHARGES AMERICANS $2000 TO FLY OUT OF AFGHANISTAN
PENTAGON REPORT REVEALS BIDEN AND MILLEY INFLATED AFGHAN ARMY NUMBERS
TOM COTTON HELPS AFGHAN AMERICANS GET HOME AFTER MEDIA MATTERS MOCKED HIM
CNN ON BIDEN’S AFGHANISTAN MESS… ‘IF THIS ISN’T FAILURE, WHAT DOES FAILURE LOOK LIKE?’
HAVING SOLVED THE BORDER CRISIS, VP HARRIS HEADS TO SINGAPORE AND VIETNAM
ELIZABETH WARREN SAYS ACCESS TO ABORTION IS A “BASIC” RIGHT… LIKE VOTING
REP LAUREN BOEBERT UNDER SCRUTINY FOR MISUSING CAMPAIGN DONATIONS
DEM TED LIEU’s CAMPAIGN PAID OVER $15K TO HIS WIFE’S SCHOOL BOARD CAMPAIGN
POLICE ARREST MAN WHO THREATENED TO BLOW UP HIS CAR NEAR THE CAPITOL
AIR FORCE ACADEMY CADETS FORCED TO WATCH A BLACK LIVES MATTER VIDEO
THREE FULLY VACCINATED SENATORS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID
General News
NYC SMALL BIZ OWNERS SUE MAYOR OVER ‘UNDUE BURDENSOME’ REGULATIONS
STUDY: HERE IS THE LATEST ON VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS
‘FLORIDA MAN’ (AND WOMAN) BUSTED FOR USING FAKE VACCINE CARDS TO FLY TO HAWAII
MORE THAN 3000 FAKE VACCINE CARDS SEIZED AT A U.S. AIRPORT
64-YR-OLD MAN REMOVED FROM TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST BECAUSE HE REJECTED THE VACCINE
BASED ON EDUCATION, WHO IS THE MOST VACCINE-HESITANT GROUP (GUESS BEFORE YOU CLICK)
THOSE PLASTIC BARRIERS AT STORES, RESTAURANTS… MAKE IT EASIER TO SPREAD COVID
BRITISH MAN REFUSED TO WEAR A MASK IN SINGAPORE, GETS SIX WEEKS IN JAIL, PSYCHE EVAL
TRUANT DEMS BACK IN TEXAS, STATE SET TO PASS NEW ELECTION LAW
GET READY FOR RENTAL INFLATION… BIG INCREASES ARE HAPPENING
Other News Catching My Eye
CHECK OUT THE ‘YELLOWSTONE’ SEASON PREMIERE PREVIEW HERE
GREEN BAY PACKERS’ ‘THROWBACK’ UNIFORMS GET SLAMMED
BRITNEY SPEARS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BATTERY AFTER ‘SWIPING’ STAFFERS PHONE
NINE INCH NAILS JOINS GARTH BROOKS IN CANCELLING TOUR OVER COVID WORRIES
VOLVO TAKES DELIVER OF FIRST FOSSIL-FREE STEEL
HUMANOID ROBOTS FROM TESLA? ELON MUSK SAYS THEY’RE COMING, NEXT YEAR
