Friday – June 7, 2024

National Donut Day, National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

Meme Du Jour / Great News!

(My nephew is coming back!)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1775 – The United Colonies change their name to The United States

1862 – The US & Britain agree to suppress the slave trade
1913 – First successful climbing of Mt McKinley/Denali 
1932 – 7,000 WWI vets march on Washington, DC demanding promised “bonus pay”
1965 – SCOTUS strikes down CT law banning contraception
1968 – Mr. Rogers airs a show addressing the killing of Robert Kennedy
1976 – NY Magazine publishes story that would inspire “Saturday Night Fever”
1979 – Texas becomes the first state making Juneteenth a holiday
1981 – Israeli F-16s destroy Iran’s only nuclear reactor 

News and The Politics out of D.C.

POLL: BIDEN AND TRUMP TIED IN VIRGINIA

BIDEN TELLS ABC NEWS HE WON’T PARDON HUNTER (IF HIS SON IS CONVICTED)

HUNTER’S ‘BABY MOMMA’ SPILLS THE TEA IN COURT

 – FROM THEHILL.COM — FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM HUNTER’S TRIAL

JAMES CARVILLE’S ALMOST DAILY MELTDOWNS CONTINUE

FETTERMAN WANTS HIS HATERS TO KNOW HE’S NOT A PROGRESSIVE

LAUREN BOEBERT & FITTY CENT IGNITE SOCIAL MEDIA — WAIT, WHAT?

STEVE BANNON’S GOING TO PRISON ON JULY – MATT GAETZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY

RUSSIAN MILITARY TO HOLD WAR GAMES IN THE CARIBBEAN

SAVE THE DATE – NETANYAHU TO ADDRESS CONGRESS – JULY 24

General News

THE IRONICALLY-NAMED JOY BEHAR’S D-DAY MESSAGE DOESN’R SURPRISE ME

POLL: VAST MAJORITY OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WORRIED ABOUT BIDEN ECONOMY

WALL STREET ADMITS — ALL JOBS THIS WEEK HAVE GONE TO ILLEGALS

COOL: MICHIGANDERS CAN REGISTER TO VOTE AFTER THEY DIE

NYPD TELLS COPS TO TRIM THAT HAIR, LOSE THE BEARDS AND TIDY UP MOUSTACHES

WNBA’S CHICAGO SKY CLAIMS HARASSMENT — THEN THIS VIDEO SURFACES

MORGAN WALLEN BREAKS TAYLOR SWIFT’S CHART-TOPPING RECORD

IT’S FINALLY OVER BETWEEN VANNA AND PAT — ON WHEEL OF FORTUNE

WOKE

MISS MARYLAND IS A MAN PRETENDING TO BE A WOMAN

100 DOCTORS, MEDICAL GROUPS STAND UP AGAINST ‘TRANSING’ CHILDREN

ROB SCHNEIDER REPORTEDLY REMOVED FROM STAGE OVER ANTI-TRANS JOKES

Other News Catching My Eye

POSSIBLY THE GREATEST ‘FLORIDA MAN’ STORY EVER

MIND BOGGLING — THEY’RE STEALING FIRE HYDRANTS IN LOS ANGELES

COPS ABANDON POLICE STATION — BLAMING GOBLINS INSIDE

IF YOU WANT TO EAT AT THE BEST RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD, YOU’LL HAVE TO GO TO SPAIN