Tuesday – April 30, 2024

Oatmeal Cookie Day, Natl Raisin Day (it’s ok to combine these two)

Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1789 – George Washington delivers the first inaugural address

1803 – France handed the US the keys to Louisiana (and a LOT more land)
1927 – The first federal prison for women opens in West Virginia
1931 – The George Washington Bridge opens, connecting NY and NJ
1945 – Hitler commits suicide in his bunker
1952 – “Mr Potato Head” becomes the first toy advertised on TV

1980 – Terrorists seize the Iranian embassy in London
1993 – The World Wide Web launches in the public domainĀ (Thanks Al Gore)

News and The Politics out of D.C.

WH ADMITS BIDEN HAS MADE 148 MISTAKES IN PUBLIC REMARKS (THIS YEAR)

WAIT — THE BIDEN ADMIN IS LOOKING AT A ‘WHITE TAX?’

NEW CATEGORY OF VOTER? MEET THE ‘DOUBLE HATERS’

RFK JR QUALIFIES FOR CALIFORNIA BALLOT

 – TRUMP / RFK JR ‘FEUD’ SAID TO BE HEATING UP

DREW BARRYMORE WANTS KAMALA TO BE AMERICA’S ‘MAMELA???’

PELOSI SNAPPED AT KATY TUR FOR DARING TO SPEAK THE TRUTH

LIBERAL ‘SOPRANOS’ STAR IS NOT VOTING FOR BIDEN

HUNTER BIDEN REPORTEDLY THREATENS TO SUE FOX NEWS

THERE’S HOPE FOR A CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA, APPARENTLY

THE COST OF THE PIER WE’RE BUILDING IN GAZA HAS JUST DOUBLED TO $320M

General News

VIDEOS SHOW CAMPUS CHAOS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

 – MOSTLY PEACEFUL HAMMERS SMASH WINDOWS TO GET IN HAMILTON HALL

 – TABLES AND METAL OBJECTS USED TO BLOCK EXITS

 – EXPELLED STUDENT KHYMANI JAMES IS BACK AT THE CENTER OF THE PROTEST

COLUMBIA PRESIDENT SAYS UNIVERSITY WILL NOT DIVEST FROM ISRAEL

JEWISH STUDENT FILES SUIT AGAINST COLUMBIA

PROTESTERS AT UT-AUSTIN LEARN WHAT PEPPER SPRAY DOES TO YOU

GUESS HOW MUCH TAXPAYER MONEY WENT TO THESE SCHOOLS WITH PROTESTS???

CHARLOTTE TRAGEDY – THREE OFFICERS DEAD, EIGHT SHOT SERVING A WARRANT

POLICE STANDOFF IN ARIZONA – REPORT — MORE THAN 400 ROUNDS FIRED

GREG ABBOTT TELLS BIDEN ADMIN TO POUND SAND OVER NEW TITLE IX RULES

NY UPSTATE DA SANDRA DOORLEY HAS KINDA, SORTA APOLOGIZED

SIX COMPANIES CREATE 25% OF GLOBAL PLASTIC WASTE (COCA-COLA IS AMONG THEM)

18-GAME NFL SEASON WITH SUPER BOWL TIED TO PRESIDENTS’ DAY WEEKEND?

WANNA BET WE SEE SOME INVESTIGATION INTO THIS COLLEGE BASEBALL PITCHER???

JULY 20TH — THE MIKE TYSON / JAKE PAUL MATCH IS ‘WINNER TAKE ALL’

BIRD FLU

BIRD FLU KILLS DOLPHIN – IS IT TIME TO PANIC YET?

– FDA’S BIRD FLU UPDATE

– GROUND BEEF TO BE TESTED IN STATES WITH BIRD FLU OUTBREAKS

– STOP DRINKING RAW MILK – PASTEURIZATION KILLS BIRD FLU IN MILK

WOKE

GREENIES IN GERMANY REPORTEDLY SPREAD FAKE NEWS TO GET NUCLEAR PLANTS CLOSED

BODYCAM VIDEO OF TRIGGERED NY-er WHO KEYED A CAR OVER A ‘LET’S GO BRANDON’ STICKER

Other News Catching My Eye

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE BRAINS OF ‘SUPER-AGERS?’

CHINA’S BUYING MORE GOLD THAN INDIA (WHAT DO THEY KNOW???)

IS THIS GUY SKI JUMPING OR FLYING? (BOTH)

HOW DRUNK DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO KICK A BISON IN A NATIONAL PARK?

A COOKING AND CLEANING ROBOT? (I DON’T TRUST THEM WITH KNIVES)

WORSE THAN ROBOTS WITH KNIVES??? MONKEY GANGS!!!