Wednesday – April 3, 2024

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

 – LEANING TOWER OF TAIWAN

 – LIVE UPDATES FROM CNN

 – 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

IT’S GETTING REALLY STRANGE AT ‘PLANET FITNESS’