From the podcast:
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1718 – New Orleans founded by French settlers (named for the Duke of Orleans)
1835 – The NY Sun published “The Great Moon Hoax” – claiming there’s life on the moon
1875 – Matthew Webb becomes the first man to swim the English Channel
1944 – The Free French Forces liberate Paris from the Germans
1958 – Momofuku Ando starts selling the first pre-cooked noodles (ramen)
1962 – Little Eva hits #1 with “Loco-Motion”
News and The Politics out of D.C.
BIDEN’S 6-MINUTE AFGHANISTAN PRESSER, NO QUESTIONS
INTERNAL NUMBERS SHOW WHITE HOUSE POISED TO LEAVE SEVERAL THOUSAND AMERICANS IN AFGHANISTAN
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS BLAME BIDEN FOR MISMANAGING AFGHANISTAN
PELOSI CONTROLLED HOUSE PASSES MASSIVE $3.5T SPENDING BILL
– BIDEN SAYS THIS BUDGET IS ‘PAID FOR’ — POSSIBLE TAX HIKES TO DO THAT
VP HARRIS’ FLIGHT DELAYED OUT OF SINGAPORE — HAVANA SYNDROME INJURY?
KAMALA ENCOURAGES THE WORLD TO BUY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS NOW…
SCOTUS SAYS BIDEN ADMIN MUST REINSTATE TRUMP’S ‘REMAIN IN MEXICO’ POLICY
HOW WILL THE TALIBAN FINANCE AFGHANISTAN? (IT WON’T BE PRETTY)
VETERANS GROUPS ARE NOT PLEASED ABOUT AFGHANISTAN, DEMAND MEETING WITH BIDEN
UN REPORT PAINTS A GRIM PICTURE OF WHAT THE TALIBAN IS ALREADY DOING IN AFGHANISTAN
TALIBAN SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCES BAN OF CO-EDUCATION… ‘THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL’
VIRGINIA DEM RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR WANTS GOV’T TO MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT FOR THE UNVACCINATED
BIDEN GETS INTEL REPORT ON ORIGINS OF COVID — ‘INCONCLUSIVE’
HERSCHEL WALKER ENTERS GEORGIA SENATE RACE
General News
DELTA VARIANT FINALLY SEEMS TO TURN NEGATIVE…RICE UNIVERSITY RE-TESTS DOZENS OF STUDENTS,
FOUR NEWBORNS IN AUSTRALIA DIE AFTER COVID RESTRICTIONS PREVENTED TRAVEL
SPAIN’S SUPREME COURT REJECTS USING VACCINE PASSPORTS FOR ACCESS TO PUBLIC SPACES
‘SOUP FOR SHOTS?’ – WASHINGTON STATE JAIL OFFERS RAMEN NOODLES FOR GETTING THE SHOT
BIDENFLATION WARNING — MAJOR FOOD SUPPLIER IS WARNING US… PRICE SHOCK COMING
SUPPLY CHAIN STRESS HAS MICKEY D’s PULLING MILKSHAKES FROM MENUS
CHICK-FIL-A FORCED TO CLOSE DINING ROOMS DUE TO WORKER SHORTAGES
FORD MAY BECOME THE LEADER IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES – THEY’RE UPPING PRODUCTIONCALIFORNIA
POLICE FIND HUNDREDS OF VOTE-BY-MAIL RECALL BALLOTS IN CAR
REPORT: CATHOLIC CHURCH USING GRINDER APP IN THE VATICAN AND THE U.S.
Other News Catching My Eye
NOTRE DAME RESPONDS TO ‘FIGHTING IRISH’ MASCOT CALLED OFFENSIVE IN SURVEY
SCOTTISH LANDLORD ATTEMPTS TO RENT OUT BATHROOM AS ‘MICRO-OFFICE’
CUOMO GETS MILLI VANILLI TREATMENT – STRIPPED OF HIS EMMY AWARD
