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November 25, 2024 – National Family Week begins (Happy Thanksgiving)
– National Parfait Day
Meme Du Jour
Saw this on Sunday morning and I’m still laughing
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1783 British troops leave NYC, it’s last military position in the U.S.
1834 – Delmonico’s in NYC offered a dinner of steak, soup, coffee and 1/2 a pic for 12 cents
1885 – Canada establishes its first National Park in Banff, Alberta (Rocky Mountains Park)
1920 – The first Thanksgiving Parade is held — in Philadelphia
1940 – Woody Woodpecker made his animated debut in “Knock Knock”
1949 – Gene Autry’s “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” hist the pop charts
1952 – Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” debuted in London (it ran a while)
1955 – Race segregation is forbidden on trains and buses between US states
1963 – President Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
1973 – In order to save oil, the U.S. cuts the national speed limit to 55mph
1979 – Pat Summerall and John Madden teamed up for NFL games (it lasted 22yrs)
1990 – Former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa wins Poland’s first popular election
2013 – Disney releases “Frozen” (Let it go… let it go)
News and The Politics out of D.C.
CLIPS
– KASH PATEL ENDORSES PAM BONDI
– KASH ALSO HAD SOME THOUGHTS FOR ANDREW McCABE
– MTG ON FOX TALKING ABOUT DOGE TARGETING NPR FOR DEFUNDING
– GOP SENATOR MARK WAYNE MULLEN HAS A GREAT DEFENSE OF TULSI GABBARD
– SEN TAMMY DUCKWORTH HAS A PROBLEM WITH TULSI TOO
– MAYOR PETE TRIES TO EXPLAIN WHY WE ONLY HAVE 8 EV CHARGING STATIONS BUILT
– KJP: KAMALA HAS WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS
– CBS NEWS REPORTS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SUPPORT TRUMP’S TARIFF PLANS
– JOY REID NEEDS A MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION
– WHAT IF ELON BUYS MSNBC AND PUTS TUCKER AND MADDOW TOGETHER (AGAIN)
– ARE DEMS IN DISTRESS? CENK UYGYUR WANTS JON STEWART TO RUN IN 2028
– ICYMI – RFK JR AND TUCKER TALKED ABOUT RELEASING ALL OF THE JFK DOCS
– THE TRUMP WAR ROOM POSTED A ‘VICTORY LAP’ VIDEO THAT I’M DIGGING
– GERALDO PROVES, ONCE AGAIN, THAT HE’S LOST IT (he wants to fight Bongino)
MORE NEWS OUT OF DC
– SPECIAL COUNSEL MATT GAETZ? HE APPEARS TO HAVE DROPPED A HINT
– UNTIL GAETZ ANNOUNCES WHERE HE’S GOING, HE’S MAKING CAMEO VIDEOS
– REPORT: TRUMP MAY SIGN E-O TO REMOVE ALL TRANSGENDER TROOPS ON DAY ONE
– BILL MAHER VOWS NOT TO ‘PRE-HATE’ TRUMP
– TRUMP SELECTS BROOKE ROLLINS TO HEAD AGRICULTURE DEPT
– THE TREASURY SECRETARY PICK IS BILLIONAIRE SCOTT BESSENT
– POLL SHOWS AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE DIGGING TRUMP’S TRANSITION MOVES
– IT LOOKS LIKE A CEASE-FIRE MIGHT BE HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE EAST
General News
NO SURPRISE HERE – TSA PREDICTS BUSIEST THANKSGIVING TRAVEL SEASON – EVER
GOV ABBOTT OF TEXAS IS PROTECTING HIS STATE’S BORDERS
DETROIT PULLS 30 OFFICERS FROM DUTY OVER LAPSED LAW ENFORCEMENT LICENSES
CAPITALISM CAN CHANGE MINDS — NFL TALKING ABOUT BRINGING BACK THE REDSKINS
ALL THOSE A-I DATA CENTERS ARE A MAJOR POWER SUCK — MORE THAN BIC CITIES
OK, ‘WICKED’ OPENED AND LOTS OF PEOPLE SAW IT, BUT THIS INTERVIEW IS A HEAD SCRATCHER
– AND WHAT THE FRESH HELL DOES “HOLDING SPACE” MEAN?
SERIOUSLY NFL??? YOU FINE MAHOMES $14K FOR MAKING A ‘FINGER GUN’ GESTURE?
HYUNDAI, KIA & GENESIS RECALL 240,000 EVs — FAULTY WIRING & CHARGING ISSUE
R-I-P Chuck… You will be missed
Other News Catching My Eye
FORMULA ONE DRIVERS IN LAS VEGAS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE POT SMOKE
FARMING ROBOT, USING LASERS, KILLS 200,000 WEEDS PER HOUR
– SPEAKING OF ROBOTS — ALL TERRAIN ROBOTS CAN HUNT YOU DOWN
– THE ROBOT DOGS ARE ALSO AMPHIBIOUS TOO!
