National Cherry Pie Day
– National Muffin Day (Blueberry please)
– National Handcuff Day (Don’t judge)
Meme Du Jour

H/T Paul ‘Cubby’ Bryant
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1792 – Washington signed the Postal Service Act – creating a cabinet position
1829 – Yuengling Brewery opened in PA (And, they’re still brewing beer!)
1912 – George Carney gets a patent for his handcuffs (Hence, the “day”)
1962 – John Glenn orbits the earth (The first American to do so)
1965 – Ranger 8 lands on the moon and sends back 7000+ photos
1971 – The Osmonds hit #1 with ‘One Bad Apple’
2009 – Hershey’s – the great American chocolate bar – moved production to Mexico
News and The Politics out of D.C.
CLIPS
– THE DOGE DIVIDEND??? TRUMP WEIGHS SHARING THE SAVINGS
– TRUMP SHARES EMBARRASSING EXAMPLES OF MONEY WASTED
– COMMERCE SEC LUTNIK, TRUMP’S GOAL IS TO ABOLISH THE IRS
– CNN FORCED TO ADMIT TRUMP HAS ‘CHANGED THE ELECTORATE’
– PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS MORE STRONG WORDS FOR ZELENSKY
– TRUMP ALSO HAS ADVICE FOR EUROPE ON IMMIGRATION
– JIM JORDAN WAS ON FIRE IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY – 3 MINS OF GREAT STUFF
– SOME THURSDAY BONUS JOHN KENNEDY WISDOM
– US BORDER PATROL CHIEF HAS A MESSAGE FOR ILLEGALS
– ‘DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT A CONDOM IS???” (YEAH, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID IT)
More News From DC
– QUINNIPIAC POLL: HOUSE DEMS HIT NEW LOW, GOP HITS A NEW HIGH
– TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BAN BLOCKED, MAY BE HEADED TO SCOTUS
– HMMM, STACY ABRAMS TIED TO A SHADY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP GETTING YOUR MONEY
– US MILITARY LAUNCHES HYPERSONIC MISSILE TO SHOW — WE’RE READY
– LAYOFFS EXPECTED TO HIT THE IRS TODAY (I’M NOT CHEERING, REALLY)
– THE HOUSE GOP IS STILL NOT ALIGNED ON TRUMP’S BUDGET PLANS
– FULL TEXT OF TRUMP ORDER ON CANCELLING GOV’T BENEFITS FOR ILLEGALS
– TRUMP DECLARES NY SAVED FROM CONGESTION PRICING
– HEGSETH ORDERS BUDGET CUTS TO THE PENTAGON
– THURSDAY COULD BE ‘KASH CONFIRMATION DAY’
– HAMAS RETURNS BODIES OF FOUR HOSTAGES, INCLUDING A MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN
– AUSTRALIA AND CHINA GETTING THE JITTERS OVER THREE CHINESE WARSHIPS
– YEAH, NASA IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BLAST THAT ASTEROID TARGETING EARTH IN 2032
General News
– DELTA’S OFFERING $30K TO PASSENGERS ON THAT CRASHED TORONTO FLIGHT
– UPDATE ON THE MEASLES OUTBREAK IN TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO
– APPLE RELEASES NEW, CHEAPER IPHONE 16E
– STUDY: THE MOST IMPORTANT MENS HEALTH NEWS IN DECADES
– WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER BATTERING HER HUSBAND WITH A SEX TOY

Radio brothers invade the White House! (Zeoli, Opelka, Conway)
Other News Catching My Eye
MEGAN MARKLE IS NOT A SMART PERSON
YOU KNOW THINGS ARE LOOKING GLUM WHEN THEY REHEARSE YOUR FUNERAL
POLL: WHO IS MORE POPULAR, ELON MUSK OR MARK ZUCKERBERG?
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