Wednesday – May 8, 2024

Have A Coke Day (see 1886)

Meme Du Jour 

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1886 – Coca-Cola is sold for the first time at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta
1914 – Congress passed a law establishing Mother’s Day as the second Sunday in May

1945 – V-E Day celebrated in America and Europe
1963 – Sean Connery stars in his first Bond film, ‘Dr. No.’
1976 – ‘Welcome Back Kotter’ is the #1 song in America
1980 – Smallpox is declared to be eradicated (but, we know it’s out there, right?)
1984 – Soviets announce they’ll be boycotting the Los Angeles Olympics 

News and The Politics out of D.C.

JOE SPEAKS ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

BIDEN TALKS TO SPANISH MEDIA – DID HE LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG?

IS HALTING WEAPONS SHIPMENTS TO ISRAEL AN IMPEACHABLE OFFENCE?

RFK JR WANTS TRUMP TO DEBATE HIM AT LIBERTARIAN CONVENTION

TRUMP’S NYC TRIAL – TUESDAY’S RECAP

    – STORMY DANIELS TESTIFIES… NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHARGES THOUGH

 – TRUMP TEAM ASKS FOR A MISTRIAL (YOU KNOW WHAT THE JUDGE SAID)

    – NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS SAYS RIKERS ISLAND IS READY FOR TRUMP

 – CNN LEGAL ANALYSTS SEE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH DANIELS’ TESTIMONY

JUDGE CANON PUSHES THE PAUSE BUTTON ON ONE TRUMP TRIAL

 – BTW – THE FBI BROUGHT PROPS TO STAGE MAR-A-LAGO PHOTOS

 – FORMER WH LAWYER TY COBB IS NOT PLEASED WITH THIS NEWS

KRISTI NOEM REALLY NEEDS SOMEONE TO TELL HER TO TAKE A BREAK… STOP… SHUSH

NPR BOSS TELLS CONGRESS SHE WON’T TESTIFY TODAY — SHE’S GOT A PULL PLATE

SENATOR FETTERMAN IS STILL SUPPORTING ISRAEL

MTG HAS A LIST OF DEMANDS FOR SPEAKER JOHNSON (TO HAVE HER CTFD)

General News

CAMPUS CHAOS

GWU IN DC IS BEING CLEARED OUT THIS MORNING

 – DC MAYOR TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE PROTESTS IN CONGRESS TODAY

    – MICHAEL MOORE HAS ADDED HIS VOICE TO THE CAMPUS PROTESTS

    – WATCH PRO PALESTINE TRUCK PARADE OUTSIDE CHICAGO

NY GOV HOCHUL TALKING ABOUT YOUNG BLACK KIDS IN THE BRONX

 – WHAT I MEANT TO SAY…

SEN MIKE BRAUN WINS INDIANA PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR’S RACE

IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID: 20% ARE SKIPPING MEALS TO PAY FOR HOUSING

AS APPLE’S PHONE SALES LAG, NEW iPADS ARE ANNOUNCED

WOKE

REBRANDING THE BOY SCOUTS (ANYONE ELSE SURPRISED IT TOOK THIS LONG?)

ED SEC ASKED IF HE’D FORCE HIS DAUGHTER TO UNDRESS IN FRONT OF MEN

J K ROWLING RESPONDS TO CALLS FOR VIOLENCE, EVEN MURDER BY TRANS LOONIES

DISNEY + ADDS A NON-BINARY CHARACTER WITH THEY/THEM PRONOUNS TO STAR WARS

Other News Catching My Eye

MUGSHOT DU JOUR – FL MAN BREAKS INTO EX-GIRLFRIEND’S HOME, KILLS FISH NAMED BEAN

BIG BUSINESS — BUILDING BUNKERS AND PANIC ROOMS

DEMENTIA IS ON THE RISE – WHAT CAN YOU DO TO AVOID IT?

KOREANS ARE BUYING LOTS OF GOLD BARS AT CONVENIENCE STORES