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China is Shrinking
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
China Syndrome: More people died than were born in China last year for the first time in 60 years, the government announced yesterday in what may be an irreversible trend for the world’s most populous country … a shrinking population. What …
More Documents in Biden Home
Monday, January 16, 2023
Open Secrets: Lawyers for President Joe Biden last Thursday found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House said Saturday. They found five more pages marked classified in Biden’s library, bringing the total to six. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that …
Hitting the National Debt Limit
Saturday, January 14, 2023
In Deep: The federal government will reach its debt limit on January 19th, risking default on the nation’s debt unless Congress raises the bar, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin. Treasury’s ability to skirt default on the national debt would run …
Secrets and Corvette in the Garage
Friday, January 13, 2023
Not Secret: Attorney General Merrick Garland yesterday appointed a special counsel to examine the matter of President Biden’s storage of secret documents in non-secure private locations. Garland named Robert Hur, the former US Attorney for the District of Maryland, who was appointed by …
California Rainin’
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring: Torrents of rain have caused mudslides, flooding, fallen trees, and forced evacuations in Southern California. More is coming. Up to seven inches of rain have fallen in the lower elevations of the state in the past 24 …
Brazil’s January 6th Revolt
Monday, January 9, 2023
January 6th in Brazil: Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro, yesterday stormed the buildings that house the three branches of government in a massive protest over what they claim was a stolen election. They set a fire in the …
Speakerless in Washington
Thursday, January 5, 2023
It’s Political: Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” And that was 100 years or more before Kevin McCarthy of California ran for Speaker of the House. McCarthy yesterday lost his …
McCarthy’s Very Bad No Good Day
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
It’s Political: House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy made history yesterday becoming the first nominee for Speaker in 100 years to lose on the first vote with his party in the majority. Then he made history again, and again, losing the second …
Near Death on NFL Field
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Near Death: Buffalo Bills 24-year-old safety Damar Hamlin is in critical condition this morning after collapsing on the field last night following what looked like a fairly routine tackle. Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and was administered CPR for nine minutes until …
Surprise Arrest in Student Murders
Saturday, December 31, 2022
December 31, 202 Most Foul: Authorities in Moscow, Idaho yesterday made the surprise announcement of an arrest in the bloody stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students last month. The suspect has been identified as Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old PhD …