October 13, 2023 – Friday the 13th
Meme Du Jour
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1792 – Cornerstone laid for the White House by George Washington
1921 – The first printed use of “cold turkey” to reference quitting an addiction
1958 – Paddington Bear makes his first appearance in a book
1973 – The Rolling Stones album “Goat’s Head Soup” hits #1
2006 – Six Flags / Great Adventure in Gurnee, Il holds a LIVE cockroach eating contest
2010 – After 69 days, all 33 Chilean miners are rescuedÂ
2021 – William Shatner went into space…briefly
News and The Politics out of D.C.
THE WORLD’S ON FIRE AND BIDEN’S GOING TO PHILLY (AGAIN) TO WARN US ABOUT THE CLIMATE
STEVE SCALISE PULLS THE PLUG ON HIS SPEAKER DREAM
– LIVE UPDATES ON THE SPEAKER ELECTION
– WHISPERS… SHOULD THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE GET MORE POWERS???
MAYBE NOW SENATOR MENENDEZ WILL STEP DOWN? (DON’T BET ON IT)
ISRAEL:
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE AND IRAN LEADER ARE ON THE PHONE… A FIRST, THIS CAN’T BE GOOD
– ISRAEL GIVES THE UN 24-HRS TO EVACUATE GAZA CITY
– SEC OF STATE BLINKEN IS MEETING WITH THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY HEAD
– SEC DEFENSE SET TO SPEAK FROM ISRAEL THIS MORNING (AS IN, ANY MINUTE NOW)
– ISRAEL RELEASES PHOTOS OF BURNED BABIES, LOCAL MEDIA CONFIRMS THE BEHEADINGS
– WSJ DETAILED REPORTING ON THE HAMAS INVASION
– THE NBC NEWS FEED CONTINUES TO UPDATE REGULARLY
– HOW AND WHERE DOES HAMAS GET ALL OF THESE ROCKETS?
– WATCH ISRAELI PRESIDENT HANDLE AN IDIOTIC CNN REPORTER
– RON DeSANTIS ISSUES EXEC ORDER — GO RESCUE 20,000 AMERICANS IN ISRAEL
– FEDS GIVE ILLEGALS FREE FLIGHTS AND HOTELS — BUT, AMERICANS TRAPPED IN ISRAEL???
– FRANCE IS DONE WITH PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTERS — DEPLOYS WATER CANNONS
– THIS EXCHANGE IN THE PRESS ROOM: BEST QUESTION OF THE DAY FROM JAMES ROSEN
General News
ARNOLD BLASTS DEMS, ‘THEY WANT TO F**K UP EVERY CITY IN AMERICA
ONE PHILLY COP KILLED, ANOTHER WOUNDED IN AIRPORT GARAGE SHOOTING
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS WILL RISE IN 2024… BUT, NOT VERY MUCH
UH-OH, LOOK OUT… CREDIT CARD SPENDING FALLS FAR BELOW PANDEMIC SPENDING LEVELS
MORTGAGE RATES HIT A 23-YR-HIGH… BIDENOMICS ON DISPLAY?
OFF YEAR ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA ARE WEEKS AWAY… WILL THE GOP CAPITALIZE OR???
FED UP CALIFORNIANS ARE TRACKING DOWN THEIR OWN STOLEN CARS
WRITERS MAY BE WRITING, BUT THE ACTORS STRIKE IS NOWHERE NEAR AN ENDING
WOKE
ISRAELI BILLIONAIRE QUITS HARVARD’S BOARD OVER STUDENT GROUPS’ LETTER
NEW ZEALAND’S COW BURP AND FART TAX IS ABOUT TO TAKE EFFECT OR IS IT???
LEVI’S CEO WANTS YOU TO SHOWER IN YOUR JEANS… YOU KNOW, TO SAVE THE PLANET
LARGE VIDEO TRUCK CIRCLES HARVARD DISPLAYING NAMES OF IDIOTIC STUDENTS
Other News Catching My Eye
TAYLOR SWIFT WAS AT ANOTHER FOOTBALL GAME (AND A MOVIE SHE’S PUSHING)
OVERDUE BOOK RETURNED TO NY PUBLIC LIBRARY — HOW BIG WAS THE FINE?
THE VERMONT TOWN THAT BANNED ‘INFLUENCERS’ AND LEAF PEEPERS
GUY WHO STOLE THE ‘WIZARD OF OZ’ RUBY SLIPPERS EXPECTED PLEAD GUILTY
