June 19, 2026 – Juneteenth
– Real Food Day (aka, EVERY DAY)
– Ugliest Dog Day
– National Watch Day
– National Box Day
Meme Du Jour
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1778 – Gen Washington’s troops leave Valley Forge after a winter of training
1856 – The first Republican convention ended in Philadelphia
1865 – The news of slavery ending finally hits Texas — the birth of Juneteenth
1892 – For the first time, fingerprints are used to solve a crime (a murder!)
1900 – The GOP nominated McKinley for a second term (He picked a different running mate)
1942 – Winston Churchill arrives in DC to meet with FDR
1953 – The Rosenbergs are executed for espionage
1956 – Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis end their entertainment partnership
1963 – Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman in space
1968 – 50,000 march on Washington DC in the Poor People’s March
1987 – SCOTUS voids a Louisiana Law mandating schools teach creationism
2013 – ‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini died at just 51
News and The Politics out of D.C.
CLIPS
– PRESIDENT TRUMP AWARDS A MUCH DESERVED MEDAL OF HONOR
– THE PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT ON THE REASON FOR THIS CEREMONY
OBAMA LIBRARY OPENING
– OF COURSE THE BIG EVENT OPENED WITH A SUPER WOKE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
– GOOD TO SEE OBAMA HAS ‘EVOLVED’ ON THE STAYING ‘ANGRY’ THING
– IF MICHELE OBAMA IS RUNNING IN 2028, ILLEGALS MIGHT BE PART OF HER PLATFORM
– OF COURSE BIDEN GOT LOST ON THE STAGE
– TOM HANKS TROLLED MS-13 NOW — RIGHT TO THEIR FACES
– NEWSOM’S WIFE ASKED ABOUT BEING UNDER INVESTIGATION – SHE PUNTED
– DANA PERINO POINTS OUT THE DEMS’ OBAMA ADDICTION
– ANYONE ELSE FEELING BAD FOR JOE BIDEN HAVING TO FLY COMMERCIAL?
– JD VANCE IS NOT HAPPY WITH ISRAEL’S REACTION TO THE IRAN DEAL
– VANCE ALSO HELD FORTH IN THE PRESS ROOM – TALKED ABOUT THE SAVE ACT
– VANCE: JOY BEHAR IS WAY TOUGHER THAN THE IRANIAN NEGOTIATORS
– AND TED CRUZ IS STILL NOT A FAN OF THE IRAN DEAL, NEITHER IS LIZ WARREN AND OTHERS
– BERNIE (AND MANY DEMS) ARE LOOKING TO GET MORE OF ELON’S MONEY
– ADAM SCHIFF ALSO WANTS ELON’S MONEY, A WHOLE BUNCH OF IT
– THIS IS A SHOCK — JOY BEHAR IS TIRED OF DONALD TRUMP
– JOY’S TWISTED REASON SHE WANTS THE KNICKS TO GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE
– SCOTT JENNINGS TAKES DOWN PAUL BEGALA LIVE ON CNN
– STEPHEN A. SMITH MAY GET CANCELED FOR SAYING TRUMP IS SMART
More News From DC
– JD VANCE IS NOT GOING TO SWITZERLAND
– IRAN SUPREME LEADER SPEAKS ON THE DEAL WITH TRUMP
– ISRAEL IS NOT HELPING ADVANCE TRUMP’S PEACE PLAN, HIT LEBANON HARD
– ON HER WAY OUT, TULSI DROPS SOME FAUCI FILES
– COLOR ME STUNNED — AN ILLEGAL WAS AT THE HEART OF THE UFC TERROR PLOT
– SCOTUS RULES IN FAVOR OF POT SMOKERS WHO ALSO WANT TO OWN GUNS
– CUBA APPROVES BIG CHANGES TO SOCIALISM (PROVING IT NEVER WORKS ANYWHERE, EVER.)
– SCOTT JENNINGS TAKES DOWN PAUL BEGALA LIVE ON CNN
– VANDALS SCRATCHED ’86 / 47′ INTO THE DC REFLECTING POOL
– ALSO THE POOL — IS THE PAINT PEELING FROM THE BOTTOM? (HOPE WE DIDN’T PAY FOR IT YET)
– DID WE STOP THE EBOLA OUTBREAK? NO! IT’S NOT SLOWING DOWN
H/T Marea
General News
– LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MOVES AHEAD ON PITCH TO LET NON-CITIZENS VOTE
– HUGE NUMBER OF AMERICAN ADULTS ARE STILL LIVING WITH MOMMY & DADDY
– SENIORS – DO THIS KEY EXERCISE FOR FOUR MINS — IT WILL PAY OFF BIGLY
– IF YOU COULDN’T SPEND 10 HOURS WATCHING THE U.S. OPEN, HERE’S 10 MINS OF HIGHLIGHTS
Other News Catching My Eye
– ARE THOSE NEW COOKIES FROM COSTCO REALLY GOOD ENOUGH TO HOARDE?
– DO MOSQUITOS BITE SOME PEOPLE MORE THAN OTHERS (BEER DRINKERS SHOULD READ THIS)
– BRAZIL’S SOCCER FANS WARNED NOT TO PUT THEIR JERSEY ON PHILLY’S ROCKY STATUE
– COULD YOU HANDLE AN INTENTIONALLY LONG FLIGHT? LIKE 22 HOURS LONG?
