National Chocolate Mousse Day
Radio today — Once again, I’m in for the very clever Rich Zeoli on WPHT in Philly – Listen from 3-7pm eastern via the Audacity app
Meme Du Jour
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1860 – The Pony Express began delivering from St Joe, MO to Sacramento, CA
1910 – Mt McKinley – the highest mountain in North America is climbed
1936 – Lindbergh baby kidnapper, Bruno Hauptmann is executed
1944 – SCOTUS rules Black Americans can vote in all elections
1974 – SuperTornado Outbreak — 148 tornadoes in 13 states over 26 hours
1978 – “Annie Hall” beats “Star Wars” for Best Picture Oscar
1985 – The Brown Derby (home of the Cobb Salad) closed after 57 years
1996 – The Unbomber is arrested (thanks to his brother)
1996 – Commerce Secretary Ron Brown killed in a plane crash
2020 – Thanks to COVID, unemployment claims hit a record 6.6 millio
News and The Politics out of D.C.
TRUMP FLIPS THE SCRIPT – CAMPAIGNS ON ‘BIDEN’S BORDER BLOODBATH’
– RNC UNVEILS ‘BIDEN BLOODBATH’ WEBSITE
– MICHIGAN POLICE UNION ENDORSES TRUMP AFTER HE BLASTS BIDEN
– TRUMP VOWS MASSIVE DEPORTATION AFTER INAUGURATION
SPEAKING OF ‘BLOODBATH’ – DOOCY PUSHED BACK ON BIDEN’S USE OF THE TERM IN 2020
WATCH: BIDEN’S TALL TALES ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND GET CHECKED BY JOE BIDEN
PRIMARY RESULTS IN RHODE ISLAND, NY, CT AND WI (SPOILER – TRUMP AND BIDEN WON)
BIDEN WINS RHODE ISLAND PRIMARY (BUT, UNCOMMITTED STILL DRAWS BIG NUMBERS)
TRUMP WON GOP RHODE ISLAND PRIMARY — HALEY STILL HAD 10% OF THE VOTE
LATEST SWING STATE POLL NUMBERS MAY BE TRIGGERING FOR DEMOCRATS
– WATCH: TRUMP TOLD VOTERS IN GREEN BAY TO BAN ZUCKERBUCKS
– VOTERS BANNED ZUCKERBUCKS IN WISCONSIN
– WI GOP FLIPS DEM MAYOR’S SPOT IN WAUSAU (A CITY BIDEN WON BY 8 POINTS)
LAUREN BOEBERT HAS EMERGENCY SURGERY FOR BLOOD CLOT – COMPLETE RECOVERY EXPECTED
CHINESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTED FOR SNEAKING ONTO MARINE BASE
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER VOWS REVENGE AGAINST ISRAEL AFTER ATTACK IN SYRIA
ARE ISRAEL’S EMBASSIES ABOUT TO BE TARGETED BY IRAN?
General News
MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE HITS TAIWAN – SEVEN DEAD
– CRITICAL CHIPMAKER IN TAIWAN SHUT DOWN SOME MANUFACTURING
GAS PIPELINE SLOWS REMOVAL OF CRASHED CARGO SHIP IN BALTIMORE
– SEE THE UNDERWATER IMAGES OF THE BRIDGE
SAN FRANCISCO’S LATEST PLAN FOR DEALING WITH CRAZY PEOPLE IS WELL, CRAZY
GOV DeSANTIS SCORES ANOTHER LEGAL WIN – THIS TIME OVER MATHA’S VINEYARD MIGRANTS
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE PASSES SOME IMPRESSIVE ELECTION SECURITY BILLS
NEBRASKA GOV WANTS STATE CHANGED TO WINNER-TAKE-ALL IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE
NEW MEXICO JUDGE RULES VOTER ROLLS SHOULD BE PUBLIC, ONLINE
‘NOTEBOOK’ ACTOR ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN NYC
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE A SEXUAL ABUSE AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT PROBLEM
CAN AMERICA’S MIDDLE CLASS AFFORD HOME OWNERSHIP IN 2024?
FORMER NBA STAR PAUL PIERCE IS KINDA RACIST… WATCH THIS CLIP
– MISSING WATCHING CAITLIN CLARK? HERE’S A 2:13 HIGHLIGHT REEL FROM THE LSU GAME
WOKE
WISCONSIN GOV VETOES BILL THAT WOULD PROTECT HS GIRLS IN SPORTS
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS MORE THAN DOUBLE AFTER GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY
Other News Catching My Eye
STUDY: DOGS ARE SMART (DOG OWNERS ROLL EYES SO FAR, THEY SEE THEIR OWN BRAINS)
HERE COME THE CICADAS, LOTS OF THEM — AND THEY ARE REALLY ODD CREATURES
THE GREAT MARSHMALLOW DROP IN DETROIT — HOW DID WE MISS THIS?
TRY TO SOMETHING POSITIVE ABOUT DONALD TRUMP ON THE VIEW — WHOOPI WON’T HAVE IT