From the Podcast
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
0041 – Shortly after declaring himself a “god” — Caligula is assassinated by Praetorian guards
1848 – Gold is discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California — rush to follow
1922 – The Eskimo Pie was patented on this day… thank you, Christian Nelson of Iowa
1935 – The beer can is first introduced in Richmond, VA by a NJ brewing company
1965 – Winston Churchill died at 90
1984 – The first Macintosh Apple computers are sold
1996 – The FDA approved the fat-substitute Olestra (Olean brand) — Thanks to the warning on the package, we all learned about “Anal leakage” the side-effect of consuming too much too much of it.
News and The Politics out of D.C.
BREAKING: BIDEN CONSIDERS SENDING U.S. MILITARY TO EASTERN EUROPE
STATE DEPT TELLS AMERICANS TO LEAVE UKRAINE, DIMINISHES EMBASSY STAFF TOO
CHUCK TODD TELLS MTP AUDIENCE THE TRUTH ABOUT NBC POLL — BIDEN ‘NO LONGER SEEN AS COMPETENT’
JAN 6TH COMMITTEE HAS TALKED WITH WILLIAM BARR
BIG BEEF? SMALL RANCHERS SAY BIDEN IS LETTING THEM GET SQUEEZED
SIX FORMER NAVY SEALs ARE RUNNING FOR CONGRESS WITH ONE GOAL – TAKE DOWN PELOSI
YES, THERE WAS AN ANTI-MANDATE PROTEST IN DC ON SUNDAY
ROBERT KENNEDY JR SPOKE AT THE RALLY AND OFFENDED CNN…
BOB COSTAS BLAMES THE IOC FOR THE OLYMPICS GOING TO CHINA
FORMER ESPN HOST LE BATARD SLAMS U.S. FOR ‘BOWING’ TO CHINA AND GOING TO OLYMPICS
General News
BARI WEISS TELLS BILL MAHER PANDEMIC POLICIES WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A ‘CATASTROPHIC MORAL CRIME’
AMERICAN MEGA-BANKS ORDERING EMPLOYEES BACK INTO OFFICES IN NYC, LONDON
NM GOV BECOMES SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AMID STAFFING SHORTAGES
WELL, WELL, WELL – MAJORITY OF MILLENNIALS, GEN-Z WANT LIMITS ON ABORTION
CRUISE SHIP HEADED TO MIAMI RETURNS TO BAHAMAS OVER ARREST WARRANT
CHINA BANS HOLLYWOOD FILMS, PLANS TO BUILD ITS OWN MOVIE EMPIRE
TRANS SWIMMER RACKS UP A COUPLE MORE WINS AGAINST HARVARD’S WOMEN’S TEAM
PENN SWIMMER — WOMEN ARE NOW THIRD-CLASS CITIZENS
FANS AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN ASKED TO REMOVE SHIRTS ASKING “WHERE’S PENG?”
THE FINAL 2 MINS OF THE RAMS-BUCS PLAYOFF GAME IS BEING DESCRIBED AS ‘FOOTBALL PORN’
49ERS QB CAUGHT ON CAMERA SHOUTING ‘F*CK THE PACKERS!’ AFTER ELIMINATING THEM
NBA LEGEND JOHN STOCKTON MADE SOME QUESTION CLAIMS ABOUT VACCINES KILLING ATHLETES
Other News Catching My Eye
PASSENGER ON DELTA FLIGHT ARRESTED FOR ‘MOONING’ THE CREW AND MORELIFE IMITATES ART: IRISH
COPS INVESTIGATE DEAD MAN BROUGHT TO COLLECT PENSION
GOLDIE HAWN TALKS ABOUT STAYING OUT OF POLITICS… WE SHOULD BE ENTERTAINING EVERYONE
WOKE MONDAY MADNESS: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON’S ‘INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE GUIDE’
“SPIDERMAN” RETURNS AND TAKES THE #1 BOX OFFICE SPOT FROM “SCREAM”