THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1836 – The Texas army, under Sam Houston’s leadership, defeated the Mexican army at San Jacinto — Texas wins independence from Mexico
1973 – ‘Tie A Yellow Ribbon’ is the #1 song in America (Now the whole damn bus is cheering…)
1980 – Rosie Ruiz crossed the finished at the Boston Marathon ahead of all other women (she took a short cut)
1989 – 100,000 Chinese students gather in Tiananmen Sq in Beijing 2016 – Prince passed away at 57
News and The Politics out of D.C.
PRESIDENT SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TEMPORARILY HALTING ALL IMMIGRATION
AOC CHEERS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE U.S. ENERGY INDUSTRY
AP REPORTS PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES GRABBED $300 MIL IN SMALL-BIZ LOANS
DR. FAUCI — NO RECOVERY UNLESS WE GET CONTROL OF THE VIRUS
WATCH: DR BIRX COMMENTS ABOUT LA STUDY SHOWING VIRUS FATALITY RATES CLOSER TO THE FLU
TRUMP CAMPAIGN AD DUNKS ON NANCY PELOSI
REMEMBER MIKE BLOOMBERG’S FOUR-MONTH PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN? HE SPENT $1.2 BILLION ON IT
KIM JONG UN IS REPORTEDLY ON DEATH’S DOOR OR MAYBE EVEN DEAD
BONUS VIDEO: REMEMBER WHEN BILL MAHER HOPED THE ECONOMY TANKS SO TRUMP WON’T BE RE-ELECTED
General News
THE VIRUS UPDATE — INCLUDING GEORGIA AS THE FIRST STATE TO RE-OPEN
COULD NEW ZEALAND’S ‘GO HARD, GO EARLY’ PLAN WORK TO TOTALLY ELIMINATE THE VIRUS?
THE CURRENT PLAN OF EACH STATE ON WHEN TO RE-OPEN
LESS THAN HALF OF ALL ADULTS IN LOS ANGELES HAVE JOBS
GEORGIA TO RE-OPEN GYMS, HAIR SALONS, BOWLING ALLEYS AND OTHERS AS SOON AS FRIDAY
FACEBOOK, WORKING WITH STATES, BANS POSTS ON PROTESTS AGAINST VIRUS CLOSINGS
FORGET NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES… WHAT IN THE HELL HAPPENED TO OIL PRICES ON MONDAY???
THE PRICE IS WRONG — A BARREL OF OIL IS NOW WAY CHEAPER THAN A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER
PORK PRODUCERS COULD FACE THE GRIM TASK OF EUTHANIZING MILLIONS OF HOGS
ABC NEWS’ STEPHANOPOULOS HAS THE VIRUS — SPOTTED NOT WEARING MASK ON STROLL IN HAMPTONS
IS THE ‘RESTAURMART’ THE FUTURE OF GROCERY SHOPPING AND DINING?
‘OFFENDINISTA’ UPDATE — FEMINISTS ARE WORRIED THE WEB’S ‘KAREN’ MEMES ARE ‘MIRED IN SEXISM’
Other News Catching My Eye
ROSIE O’DONNELL PREDICTS TRUMP TO LOSE IN A LANDSLIDE (SHE ALSO PREDICTED HIS ARREST LAST YEAR)
NO SHOCK HERE — REPORT SHOWS PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ANTI-ANXIETY MEDS ARE SPIKING
TOM BRADY BOOTED FROM TAMPA PARK FOR VIOLATING THE VIRUS RULES
OOPSY — TV REPORTER ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED HER NAKED HUSBAND DURING LIVE REPORT FROM HOME
MEANWHILE, SEA SHELLS ARE PILING UP ON NORTH CAROLINA’S BEACHES
ANOTHER TV LEGEND IS GONE — ‘GREEN ACRES’ STAR TOM LESTER (EB DAWSON) IS DEAD AT 81