Wednesday August 7, 2024

Purple Heart Day

Meme Du Jour

I BELIEVE THE H/T FOR THIS BELONGS TO CHAYA RAICHIK

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1782 – Washington authorizes the creation of the Merit award (The Purple Heart)
1794 – The Whiskey Rebellion — Rebels burned regional tax inspector’s home in western PA, Washington sent 13,000 troops and things calmed down
1888 – Theo van Kannel of Philly gets a patent for the revolving door
1971 – Apollo 15 returns to earth (This was the mission where we drove on the moon)
1974 – High wire artist Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers
2007 – Barry Bonds hit homer #756, passing Hank Aaron amid steroid suspicions 

News and The Politics out of D.C.

POLLS — ALL IN ONE PLACE

IT’S WALZ!

 – THE PHONE CALL OF THE HARRIS – WALZ CONVERSATION

 – IN CASE YOU MISSED THE ROLL OUT IN PHILLY

 – TRUMP RESPONDS WITH TWO WORDS

 – MSNBC’S NUMBERS GURU HAS SOME BAD NEWS AFTER WALZ PICK ANNOUNCED

 – VAN JONES SPECULATES ABOUT THE DARK REASON GOV SHAPIRO WAS PASSED OVER

 – WHERE DOES WALZ STAND ON KEY ISSUES?

 – ABOUT WALZ AND THE END OF HIS MILITARY SERVICE

 – TIM WALZ HAS A CURIOUS HISTORY WITH FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS

 – IF WALZ WINS, MN GETS ITS FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR

 – COMPARE/CONTRAST — THE MILITARY RECORDS OF WALZ AND VANCE

 BTW – THE JD VANCE COUCH SEX STORIES — EVEN SNOPES DECLARED THEM FALSE

TRUMP TO SIT DOWN WITH ELON MUSK NEXT MONDAY NIGHT FOR AN INTERVIEW

KATIE COURIC PRESSES NANCY PELOSI ON LACK OF TRANSPARENCY ON BIDEN’S BRAIN

MISSOURI PRIMARY RESULTS GIVE CORY BUSH THE BOOT

HAMAS NAMES NEW LEADER — IT’S A NAME YOU LIKELY KNOW

PAKISTANI NATIONAL WITH TIES TO IRAN ARRESTED — HE WANTED TO KILL US OFFICIALS

FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS CHINESE AMERICAN OF SPYING FOR CHINA

General News

EPA ISSUES EMERGENCY ORDER ON POPULAR PESTICIDE

HOMEOWNERS ARE TAPPING INTO THEIR EQUITY TO PAY OFF CREDIT CARD DEBT

AXIOS IS CUTTING MORE THAN FOUR DOZEN STAFFERS (MOSTLY WRITERS)

OLYMPICS UPDATE

 – MEDALS COUNT

 – WATCH GABBY THOMAS RUN AWAY FROM EVERYONE TO SCORE GOLD IN 200 M

 – HOW MANY PEOPLE GOT SICK FROM SWIMMING IN THE SEINE?

 – WAIT A SECOND, HOW MUCH IS NBC PAYING SNOOP DOGG???

Woke News

OH JUDGE RULES ON BEHALF OF LAW BANNING CHILD GENDER MUTILATION SURGERIES

HARVARD CLASS TO LOOK AT MEDIEVAL TEXTS THRU THE LENS OF ‘QUEER THEORY’

‘YOUNG TURKS’ HOST STUNS PIERS MORGAN WITH HIS STANCE ON MEN IN WOMEN’S SPORTS

Other News Catching My Eye

IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO PHILIPPE PETIT WALKED A TIGHTROPE BETWEEN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS (WITHOUT PERMISSION)

WOMAN FINDS INCREDIBLY RARE BASEBALL CARD COLLECTION IN OLD BARN WALLS