Friday, January 18, 2019

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1964 – Plans are unveiled for the twin towers of the World Trade Center in NYC

1975 – Barry Manilow hits #1 for the first time with “Mandy” (ear worm)

1990 – Washington DC mayor Marion Barry arrested on drug charges — anyone remember “The bitch set me up!” video?

1993 – For the first time, all 50 states observed Martin Luther King Day

News and The Politics out of D.C.

‘DUE TO THE SHUTDOWN…’ — TRUMP TROLLED PELOSI BY CANCELLING HER TRIP

LINDSEY GRAHAM CALLED BOTH TRUMP AND PELOSI’S ACTIONS ‘SOPHOMORIC’

SPEAKING OF GRAHAM… A DEM REP IS CONTINUING THE SMEAR CLAIMING THE SENATOR IS ‘COMPROMISED’

THE PRESIDENT ALSO CANCELLED THE DELEGATION TO DAVOS AMID SHUTDOWN

REPORT: FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP FLEW A MILITARY PLANE TO MAR A LAGO

BUZZFEED REPORTS TRUMP ORDERED COHEN TO LIE TO CONGRESS

MICHAEL COHEN ALSO USED TRUMP’S MONEY TO PAY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS TO MAKE HIMSELF SOUND ‘SEXY’

9-11 TRUTHER ROSIE O’DONNELL PREDICTS THE PRESIDENT WILL BE ‘ARRESTED’ BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION 

THE ‘DRAFT BETO’ MOVEMENT RELEASED A VIDEO

General News

THE EAST COAST PREPS FOR A POSSIBLE ‘SNOWMAGEDDON’

HAVE THERE BEEN MORE MIGRANT CHILDREN SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES?

JUDGE ACQUITS THREE CHICAGO COPS IN THE COVERUP OF LAQUAN MCDONALD KILLING

HERO: NORTH CAROLINA NURSE SAVED TROOPER SHOT IN THE FACE… ‘GOD PUT ME THERE’

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TEACHER’S ASSISTANT: ‘SOME WHITE PEOPLE MAY HAVE TO DIE’

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH? — BLOOD FROM THE YOUNG IS BEING SOLD TO OLDER PEOPLE

THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH IN HYPERTENSION AND HEART FAILURE MAY COME FROM VAMPIRE BAT VENOM

CALIFORNIA EXPECTED TO RAISE A BILLION BUCKS FROM MARIJUANA TAXES — HERE’S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

Strange News Catching My Eye

TRANSGENDER TEEN REALITY SHOW TO FEATURE A ‘FAREWELL TO PENIS PARTY’ AHEAD OF OPERATION

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY YOU DON’T KEEP A CROCODILE AS A PET

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ALLIGATOR VISITS AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY

‘SWEET MOMENT’ — DUNKIN DONUTS EMPLOYEE CAUGHT ON VIDEO DANCING FOR AN AUTISTIC CUSTOMER