Tuesday – January 9, 2024

National Apricot Day!

Meme Du Jour

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1493 – Columbus spots mermaids near the Dominican Republic (they were manatees)
1838 – The first flea circus opens in the U.S. (at 187 Broadway…  it’s not there now)
1861 – Mississippi secedes from the Union
1924 – Ford Motor Company’s stock is worth $1 billion dollars
1956 – The first “Dear Abby” column is published 
1980 – “Escape” (The Pina Colada Song) hits #1
2001 – Apple launches iTunes
2007 – Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone (they’re up to #15)

News and The Politics out of D.C.

DRIVER IN CUSTODY AFTER HIS CAR RAMMED WHITE HOUSE GATE

BIDEN SPEECH GOES OFF THE RAILS AS PROTESTERS INTERRUPT

 JOE REPEATS ODD CLAIM ABOUT STARTING ‘A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT’

DICK DURBIN WANTS BIDEN TO THINK TWICE ABOUT DEBATING TRUMP

MICHELLE OBAMA IS ‘TERRIFIED’ ABOUT 2024

DID TRUMP REALLY SAY HE WANTS THE ECONOMY TO CRASH IN THE NEXT YEAR?

THE MISSING SECDEF: THE STORY IS GETTING NUTTIER AND NUTTIER

BY THE WAY, ALMOST 25% OF ALL JOBS ADDED IN 2023 DID NOT EXIST

CLIMATE CZAR JOHN KERRY HAS A $4.3MIL BUDGET AND A STAFF HE WON’T IDENTIFY

MEXICO’S PRESIDENT WANTS HIS BEAK WET FOR SLOWING DOWN THE CARAVANS

BROOKLYN CONGRESSWOMAN SAYS THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD…

ELECTION TO REPLACE KEVIN McCARTHY WILL BE HELD IN MAY

TRUMP FILES TO HAVE GEORGIA CASE DISMISSED — CLAIMING IMMUNITY

 – OTHER FILING ALLEGES FANI WILLIS HIRED HER LOVER, PAID HIM OVER $600K

KARI LAKE RAISES $2MIL IN FIRST QUARTER OF HER AZ SENATE CAMPAIGN PUSH

CNN HOSTS APPEAR STUNNED AS MIA LOVE TEES OFF ON BIDEN TRICKING BLACK VOTERS

OOPS! ‘THE VIEW’S’ ANA NAVARRO FORCED TO MAKE A LIVE CORRECT ON J6 CLAIM

 – THE LADIES ALSO RALLIED TO SUPPORT GOLDEN GLOBES HOST JO KOY

 – WHOOPI GOLDBERG WARNS POOR PEOPLE THAT TRUMP WILL THEM IN CAMPS

ISRAEL / HAMAS

ISRAELI STRIKE TAKES OUT ELITE HEBOLLAH COMMANDER

REPORT: ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS CLOSING BRIDGES IN NYC TIED TO AOC AND FUNDED BY THE ROCKEFELLERS

SEC OF STATE BLINKEN BACK IN ISRAEL TO PLAN POST WAR GAZA

General News

EPSTEIN ACCUSER CLAIMS THERE WERE SEX TAPES WITH TRUMP, PRINCE ANDREW, ETC

 – WAIT… AND THEN SHE RECANTED HER CLAIMS???

TEEN WHO LOST HIS SHIRT WHEN DOOR BLEW OFF ALASKA AIR JET TOOK A SELFIE AFTER

NYC DRIVER HAS HAD ENOUGH WITH PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTERS

MASS CASUALTY EVENT? — GAS EXPLOSION HITS FT WORTH HOTEL

THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE WORLD, FOR THE 5TH STRAIGHT YEAR IS…

WHAT’S BEHIND THE HUGE DROP IN GUN HOMICIDES

ELON MUSK RESPONDS TO WSJ HIT PIECE

JIMMY KIMMEL INVITES AARON RODGERS TO APOLOGIZE ON HIS SHOW

IT’S OFFICIAL – MICKEY D’s TO MAKE CHANGES TO ALL BURGERS THIS YEAR

NEW VULCAN ROCKET LIFTS OFF TO THE MOON WITH ROBOTIC LANDER ABOARD

THE GOLDEN GLOBES RATINGS WE UP OVER LAST YEAR, BUUUUUUUUT

NADAL MAY QUIT TENNIS IF HIS BODY CAN’T HOLD UP AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN

WOKE

NOT THE BABYLON BEE – CA TO PAY FOR TRANS SURGERIES FOR ILLEGALS

OLD JAMES BOND MOVIES SLAPPED WITH TRIGGER WARNINGS

Other News Catching My Eye

IRANIAN WOMAN WHIPPED 74 TIMES FOR NOT WEARING HEAD COVERING

CNN HOST ANNOUNCES CANCER DIAGNOSIS LIVE ON AIR

MYSTERY SOLVED — WHY IS YOUR PEE YELLOW?

DOG EATS $4000 IN CASH… SOME OF IT WAS ‘RETRIEVED’