Thursday – January 18, 2024

National Peking Duck Day

Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1777 – Capt Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands – names them Sandwich Islands
1943 – Sales of pre-sliced bread are banned to save metal for the war effort
1975 – Barry Manilow earns his first #1 for “Mandy” (a song about a dog)
1990 – The first McDonalds opened in Moscow (I think they’re all gone now)
1990 – DC Mayor Marion Berry arrested for smoking crack “The bitch set me up”
1991 – Iraq starts firing scud missiles at Israel1996 – MLB owners approve inter-league play

News and The Politics out of D.C.

THE FEDS USED J6TH TO SPY ON AMERICANS – OK – MOSTLY CONSERVATIVES, BIBLE-BUYERS, MAGA SUPPORTERS, CABELA’S SHOPPERS — THIS AIN’T GOOD

BIDEN DECLARES HOUTHIS ARE TERRORISTS (AFTER HE TOOK THEM OFF THE LIST)

SEC OF STATE BLINKEN’S PLANE DELAYED BY ANOTHER BOEING PROBLEM

14 HOUSE DEMS VOTE TO DENOUNCE BIDEN ADMIN’S ‘OPEN BORDER’ POLICIES

SCOTUS SIGNALS IT MAY CLAW BACK POWER FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES

IS ELISE STEFANIK ON TRUMP’S VP SHORT LIST?

MTG: NUMBERS DON’T LIE (DEMOCRATS DO)

REPORT: NANCY MACE MAY GET PRIMARIED BY A FORMER STAFFER

JUDGE THREATENS TO BOOT TRUMP FROM COURT OVER SNARKY COMMENTS

FANI WILLIS’ LOVER’S DIVORCE PAPERS ARE A HOT ITEM IN ATLANTA

WATCH: CARVILLE SPECULATES TRUMP MAY HAVE ‘SECONDARY SYPHILIS’

VIDEO: RUBIO EXPLAINS WHY HE ENDORSED TRUMP

POLL: TRUMP, HALEY TIED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

NO SHOCK: TRUMP HATER LARRY HOGAN ENDORSES NIKKI HALEY

KAMALA HARRIS VISITS ‘THE VIEW’ — POLITICAL PUNDIT JOY BEHAR GIVES THE VP ADVICE

    THIS KAMALA HARRIS IMPRESSION

IS ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW MUCH WE’RE PAYING IN INTEREST ON THE NATL DEBT?

AS CDC PUSHED COVID VAX WITH NO SAFTEY DATA AND NOW WE KNOW PRE-NATAL EXPOSURE TO MRNA CAUSES AUTISM

SCARBOROUGH HAD TO BE BLEEPED BY MSNBC WHEN REACTING TO TRUMP VIDEO

RUSSELL BRAND ROASTS RACHEL MADDOW FOR CENSORING DONALD TRUMP

ISRAEL / HAMAS /MIDDLE EAST

IDF FINDS BODIES OF THREE HOSTAGES IN GAZA TUNNEL

U.S. LAUNCHES NEW STRIKES ON HOUTIS (WHY NOT? THEY’RE NOT STOPPING)

PAKISTAN RETALIATES, HITS INSIDE IRAN (ANYONE GETTING NERVOUS?)

General News

BALTIMORE SUN HAS A NEW OWNER (LOOK FOR JOURNALISM TO RETURN TO THE PAPER)

TX TELLS BIDEN ADMIN WHERE TO PUT THEIR CEASE & DESIST ORDER ON THE BORDER

KY HOUSE MEMBER IS PUSHING A BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE SEX BETWEEN FIRST COUSINS

REPORTER ASKS BUCS’ COACH A DUMB QUESTION AND GETS A GREAT RESPONSE

DID THE COLTS OWNER OVERDOSE BACK IN DECEMBER???

IF YOU KNOW A DALLAS COWBOYS FAN, GIVE THEM A HUG TODAY, THEY’RE LIKELY NOT HAPPY

CNN’S NEW BOSS DESCRIBED AS A HARD-CHARGING ‘A**HOLE’ — (THEY THINK THAT WILL FIX IT?)

WHERE’S PAULEY SHORE BEEN? PREPPING TO PLAY RICHARD SIMMONS IN AN UNAPPROVED BIO-PIC

THE POPE SAYS SEXUAL PLEASURE IS A GIFT FROM GOD — BUT, LAY OFF THE PORN

WOKE

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AGREES TO ‘RESPECT PRONOUNS’

FL GOP CONSIDERS BANNING PRIDE FLAGS IN SCHOOLS (THIS WILL TRIGGER THE LEFT IN 3…2…1)

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN APPROVES FREE SPEECH PRINCIPLES, ‘CANCEL CULTURE IS DEAD

Other News Catching My Eye

KANYE WEST HAD HIS TEETH REPLACED WITH TITANIUM CHOPPERS

HEIRESS WANTS TO GIVE AWAY $27 MIL FORTUNE — SHE’LL PAY STRANGERS TO HELP HER

IS ‘LI-FI’ GOING TO REPLACE WI-FI? (MAYBE, BUT NOT SOON)

COULD YOU DITCH YOUR CEL PHONE FOR A MONTH??? (WHAT IF YOU GOT PAID $10,000?)