National Weatherperson’s Day
– National Fart Day — A Nickelodeon classic PSA on this topic
– Optimist Day
– Western Monarch (Butterfly) Day
Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1783 – Sweden recognizes U.S. independence
1917 – Congress overrides Wilson’s veto of the Immigration Act (Literacy tests become mandatory.)
1936 – Charlie Chaplin’s brilliant silent film ‘Modern Time’ opened
1937 – FDR proposes packing the Supreme Court
1952 – NY officially adopts three-color traffic lights
1961 – The USSR launches Sputnik V, the heaviest satellite (at the time) 7.1 tons
1967 – The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Premiered on CBS
1969 – The US population hits 200 million
1971 – Two Apollo 14 astronauts walk on the moon (Alan Shepard, Ed Mitchell)
1988 – The first nationally televised ‘rassling match in 30 years — Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan
2020 – The Senate votes 52-48 to acquit President Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of justice

News and The Politics out of D.C.
CLIPS
– PRESIDENT TRUMP NBC INTERVIEW — ON THE SHOOTINGS IN MINNESOTA (SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED)
– WHAT DID THE PRESIDENT LEARN IN MINNEAPOLIS?
– TRUMP ADDRESSED QUESTIONS ABOUT ‘NATIONALIZING’ ELECTIONS
– WHAT HAPPENS ON JAN 21, 2029??? NBC TRIED, TRUMP ANTICIPATED THE QUESTION
– NBC GAVE TRUMP CREDIT FOR THE BORDER (AND THE PRESIDENT NOTICED)
– HOW DOES TRUMP FEEL AS HE APPROACHES 80?
– DOES THE PRESIDENT WORRY ABOUT HIS PERSONAL SAFETY? (YES, BUUUUUT)
– TRUMP ON JOE ROGAN AND SOME OF ROGAN’S CRITICISMS OF HIS POLICIES
– PRESIDENT TRUMP ON SUING THE GOV’T AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN — I WILL GIVE 100% TO CHARITY
– WHAT DOES THE DISCOMBOBULATOR DO?
– TRUMP ON AGING — ‘BIDEN WAS BAD FOR OLD PEOPLE’
– JD VANCE TALKS WITH MEGYN KELLY — ON THE U.S. SENATE AND PEOPLE TAKING THEMSELVES TOO SERIOUSLY
– KEVIN SORBO HAS A GOOD IDEA — THE GOP SHOULD RUN THIS AD IN THE SUPER BOWL
– SCHUMER CAN’T EXPLAIN HIS THINKING ON CALLING VOTER JID ‘IM CROW 2.0’
– NICK SHIRLEY’S PARTNER, INVESTIGATOR DAVID HOCH TESTIFIED AND RELEASED NEW INFORMATION ON MN FRAUD
– RFK JR — EVERY HOSPITAL IS GOING TO HAVE TO PUBLISH PRICES
– MAXINE WATERS VS. SCOTT BESSENT — FINGER WAGGING, RECLAIMING MY TIME REPEATED
– BESSENT BATTLED DEMS — (AT LEAST THIS ONE DIDN’T SAY ‘RECLAIMING MY TIME’)
– JIM ACOSTA, JOY REID AND MEDHI HASSAN WALK INTO A ROOM — HILARITY/STUPIDITY ENSUES
– THE VIEW IS NOW ADVISING BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON TO NOT TESTIFY ABOUT EPSTEIN
– FLASHBACK: 23 YEARS AGO – JOE SCARBOROUGH ACTUALLY SPOKE TRUTH ABOUT DEMS AND GIVING ILLEGALS IDs
– GREAT FLASHBACK FROM MARGARET THATCHER — ON COMPROMISING WITH THE LEFT

More News From DC
– JD VANCE HEADS TO THE WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES (AND MAYBE SOME DIPLOMACY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD)
– SCHUMER AND JEFFRIES SEND THEIR LIST OF DEMANDS TO THE GOP
– DEMS GERRYMANDERING SCHEME IN CALIFORNIA GETS A PASS FROM THE SUPREME COURT
– U.S. AND IRAN IN DIRECT TALKS TOMORROW IN OMAN
– ANOTHER REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBER IS NOT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION (HE’S THE 29TH)
– 2028 DEM HOPEFUL WES MOORE MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIS PERSONAL HISTORY (THERE’S FICTION IN IT)
– THE ATLANTIC IS UPSET AT THE MASS FIRINGS HAPPENING AT THE WASHINGTON POST
– THE WAPO-WIPEOUT IS SPARKING SOME VERY CLEVER RESPONSES

General News
– THE PRESIDENT DIRECTS FEDS TO ASSIST IN SEARCH FOR SAVANNAH GUTHRIE’S MOM
– BIG GRETCH IS POSITIONING HERSELF AS A 2028 CANDIDATE — HERE’S HER STANCE ON THE ELECTIONS
– MN: LOONEY LEFTISTS ARE DEFENDING THEIR ROAD BLOCKS SET UP TO CHECK WHOSE DRIVING THERE
– MN: JOE ROGAN NOTICED SOMETHING ABOUT THE RIOTS… THEY’RE A DISTRACTION FROM THE FRAUD
– FL IS NOT GONNA BE FRIENDLY TO DATA CENTERS
– MAYBE ELON MUSK SOLVED THE DATA CENTER PROBLEM — PUT THEM IN SPACE, USE SOLAR POWER
– SCHOOL CHOICE IS HAPPENING IN TEXAS
– AUDIO: TEACHER IN PA CLASSROOM TELLS STUDENTS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS A CHILD MOLESTER
– CA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IS UPSET AT THE WORD ‘HOMELESS’ — PREFERS ‘UNHOUSED’

Other News Catching My Eye
– 80 YRS LATER — MINUTE MAID CANCELS IT’S ICONIC FROZEN ORANGE JUICE
– WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE HELPING YOUR WAYMO CAR LOCATED? (SOME ARE IN THE PHILIPPINES)
– CT FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE A SWAN FROZEN IN A LAKE
– LA LAKERS CENTER SUSPENDED ONE GAME FOR PUSHING THE WIZARDS’ MASCOT BEFORE THE GAME