National Frozen Foods Day
Oreo Cookie Day
Meme Du Jour
(Rand passed away on this day back in 1982)
THIS DAY IN HISTORY1808 – Harvard founds the first college orchestra
1836 – The Battle of the Alamo comes to an end after 13 days
1884 – Susan B Anthony and 100+ suffragists demand the right to vote from Pres Arthur
1899 – Bayer patents aspirin
1912 – Nabisco introduces Oreo Biscuits
1930 – Birdseye Frosted Foods go on sale in retail stores for the first time
1945 – George Nissen of Cedar Rapids, IA patents the modern trampoline
1950 – Silly Putty is introduced at Toy Fair in NYC
1960 – The Swiss grant women the right to vote in municipal elections
1973 – President Nixon imposes price controls on oil and gas
1981 – Walter Cronkite signs off from CBS News
– President Reagan announces plans to 37,000 Federal jobs
1987 – The first (and best) “Lethal Weapon” film is released
2012 – A Chicken McNugget resembling George Washington sells for $8100 on eBay
2024 – Nikki Haley ends her bid to be the GOP nominee for the 2024 election
News and The Politics out of D.C.
CLIPS
– PRESS SEC LEAVITT ON TRUMP’S ONGOING PUSH TO MAKE CANADA THE 51ST STATE
– SEN KENNEDY ON TRUMP, TRUDEAU AND THE TARIFF BATTLE
– REPORTER ASKS ABOUT ‘JUST 43 POUNDS’ OF FENTANYL COMING IN FROM CANADA
– SEC OF STATE RUBIO ON WHERE THE PRESIDENT STANDS ON THE HAMAS-HELD HOSTAGES
– CNN ASKED TIM WALZ ‘WHO IS THE LEADER OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY RIGHT NOW?’
– THERE WAS A FOLLOW UP — IS KAMALA THE DEM LEADER?
– (WALZ SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, STEPHEN A. SMITH IS THEIR NEW LEADER)
– AG SEC BREAKS DOWN THE COST OF EGGS OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS
– PRESS SEC ASKED ABOUT ELON MUSK WEARING A SUIT TO TRUMP’S ADDRESS
– HAKEEM JEFFRIES DEBUTS NEW LABELS FOR TRUMP: ‘EXTREMISM, PARADE OF HORRIBLES’
– REPS COMER AND PRESSLEY FACE OFF IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY
– REP BYRON DONALDS VS LIBERAL MAYORS? (GUESS WHO MY MONEY IS ON?)
– REP ANNA PAULINA LUNA SENDS CRIMINAL REFERRALS ON DEM MAYORS TO DOJ
– DEM ROSA DELAURO SAW TRUMP’S SPEECH AS ‘VENGEFUL’ (THE PEOPLE SAW IT DIFFERENTLY)
– DEM REP SAYS TAKING CRIMINAL ILLEGALS OFF THE STREET DOESN’T MAKE US SAFER
– BOSTON’S MAYOR TALKS TOUGH, DECLARES THE CITY TO BE SAFE
– BORDER CZAR HOMAN RESPONDS TO BOSTON’S MAYOR CLAIMING HER CITY’S SAFE
– SEN KENNEDY WANTS THE U.S. GOV’T TO STOP SENDING CHECKS TO DEAD PEOPLE
– CHUCK SCHUMER REPEATEDLY AVOIDS ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT AL GREEN
– YES, ELON MUSK DID TRY TO BRING THE STRANDED ASTRONAUTS HOME
– SCOTT JENNINGS HAS A GREAT IDEA FOR ELON MUSK AND DOGE
– DID YOU SEE DJ DANIEL IN THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY? (CUTE WARNING)
– ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS BELIEVES IMMIGRANTS ONLY PICK FOOD AND FIX ROOFS
– CNN’s KASEY HUNT WAS SHAKEN BY TRUMP’S SPEECH
More News From DC
– TARIFF UPDATE – TRUMP TALKED WITH TRUDEAU (ANY PROGRESS?)
– AUTOMAKERS GET A ONE-MONTH EXTENSION ON TARIFFS
– THE TRUMP ADMIN RACKS UP $3 TRILLION IN INVESTMENTS IN THE U.S. ECONOMY
– TARIFFS COULD HIT HOCKEY – SERIOUSLY, HOCKEY
– SQUAD DEM CLAIMS NOT STANDING FOR CANCER KID WAS SHOWING RESPECT
– DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN PASSED AWAY SIX MONTHS AFTER BEING ELECTED
– REPORT: TRUMP GETTING READY TO MASSIVELY CUT JOBS AT THE VA
– KIM JONG UN’s SISTER IS THREATENING THE U.S.???
– CNN GETS FACT-CHECKED ON THEIR ALLEGED FACT CHECKING OF TRANS MICE STORY
– MUSK WANTS AMTRAK AND THE POST OFFICE TO BE PRIVATIZED
– TRUMP ISSUES LAST WARNING TO HAMAS ABOUT ALL THOSE BEING HELD HOSTAGE
– REPORT: U.S. IS HOLDING TALKS WITH HAMAS ABOUT RELEASING HOSTAGES
– $95 MIL IN EV BUSES WERE NEVER DELIVERED
General News
– THE JOBS REPORT WAS NOT GOOD
– OIL PRICES ARE FALLING (THAT’S GOOD FOR YOU AND ME AND PRICES OF EVERYTHING)
– TARIFFS, SCHMARIFFS… APPLE IS CUTTING PRICES!
– TARGET IS BEING TARGETED BY LEFT ORGANIZERS OVER DROPPING DEI
– SPEAKER JOHNSON’S CHIEF OF STAFF ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER TRUMP SPEECH
– ABC NEWS CUTS HUNDREDS OF JOBS, SHUTTERS 538 GROUP
– FL GOV DeSANTIS’ WIFE SURE SOUNDS LIKE SHE’S RUNNING FOR GOV
– COPS ARREST GUY WHO ALLEGEDLY SWALLOWED $770K WORTH OF DIAMONDS
– THIS EXERCISE CAN HELP YOU BEAT INSOMNIA
Other News Catching My Eye
– DRIVERLESS MASERATI SETS A NEW SPEED RECORD (ALMOST 200MPH)
– SWEARING HELPS WITH PAIN TOLERANCE AND STRENGTH
– WE’RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, RIGHT??? THIS GUY DID
– I CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH THIS NEW UFO/UAP DOCUMENTARY
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