Trump getting tuckered; Elon abandons his DOGE kids; EPA now ok with fine-particle pollution; Campbell's 3-D printed chicken soup
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Shorter days, signs of fatigue: Trump faces realities of aging in office. He has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.
At pardoning ceremony, Trump informs turkey of all he’s accomplished. “Last year’s turkey pardons are totally invalid,” the president said at the annual event.
FBI seeks interviews with Democrats whom Trump called ‘traitors’. By involving the country’s top law enforcement agency in its response to the video, the Trump administration is setting up a clash with a coequal branch of government and weaponizing the power of elected office to target political enemies, legal experts said
Trump’s EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths. The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
DOGE operatives scared they’re in real trouble now that Elon has abandoned them. “Get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
Hegseth ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’.
‘Just staggering’: Trump aide’s leaked phone call with Putin advisor stuns pundits. “Even in the age of Trump, just staggering. Here is Steve Witkoff, an American offical, coaching a Kremlin adviser about how Putin should deal with Trump. ‘Congratulate the president on this achievement … that he is a man of peace.’”
‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way. It may be possible to repurpose the gut for breathing when the lungs fail.
Campbell soup at risk of being “shut down” in Florida after secret audio. “I don’t wanna eat a f***ing, a piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer.”
Campbell’s executive says products are for poor people, mocks Indians, lawsuit claims
‘You’re going to pay’: Florida woman sliced boyfriend with machete after fight at Texas Roadhouse.
Late Night:
Why is there a Late Night section? Because late night comedians, unfettered by institutional journalistic and corporate inhibitions, often provide observations and analysis that are more thorough and comprehensive than network or cable news. And the humor helps.
Why this section is a bit thin this week… Thanksgiving.
Trump hurls insults and pardons turkeys, Hegseth threatens Senator Kelly and RFK Junior Jr’s love poems-Jimmy Kimmel (Video)
Trump’s weird turkey pardon speech; Comey and& James cases tossed; MTG resigns: A Closer Look-Seth Meyers (Video)
David Letterman: “I’ve never been more proud of Seth Meyers.”
History highlight:
2000 – George W. Bush was certified the winner of Florida’s electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.
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Keep scrolling down. Lots of interesting stuff in Quote of the Day, Holidays, On This Day, Birthdays, and Deaths. I can pretty much guarantee you’ll learn something new.
Quote of the Day:
I believe that what separates us all from one another is simply society itself, or, if you like, politics. This is what raises barriers between men, this is what creates misunderstanding.
--Eugene Ionesco (Wikipedia link)
(More Eugene Ionesco quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Today’s holidays:
Anti-Obesity Day, Blackout Wednesday, Good Grief Day, National Cake Day, National Family Caregivers Day, National Jukebox Day, Tie One On Day, What Do You Love About America Day, World Lewis Day, World Olive Tree Day, and World Sustainable Transport Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
2021 – COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization identified the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
2018 – The robotic probe Insight landed on Elysium Planitia, Mars.
2003 – The Concorde made its final flight, over Bristol, England. (Video)
2000 – George W. Bush was certified the winner of Florida’s electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.
1983 – Brink’s-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million were stolen from the Brink’s-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
1968 – Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescued an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He was later awarded the Medal of Honor.
1956 – “The Price Is Right”, hosted by Bill Cullen, debuted on NBC. (Video)
1950 – Korean War: Communist Chinese troops launched a massive counterattack (Battle of the Ch’ongch’on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir) against United Nations and South Korean forces.
1948 – The first Polaroid camera was sold.
1942 – The film “Casablanca” premiered in New York City. (Video) (Video)
1941 – World War II: The Hull note was given to the Japanese ambassador, demanding that Japan withdraw from China and French Indochina, in return for which the United States would lift economic sanctions. On the same day, Japan’s 1st Air Fleet departed Hitokappu Bay for Pearl Harbor.
1922 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years.
1922 – “The Toll of the Sea” debuted as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.) (Video)
1917 – The National Hockey League was formed.
1917 – The Manchester Guardian published the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
1863 – “Alice in Wonderland” manuscript sent as a Christmas present.
1863 – United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the Franksgiving controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years.
1789 – A national Thanksgiving Day was observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.
1778 – In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook became the first European to visit Maui.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
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Some Birthdays:
1983 – Chris Hughes, American publisher and businessman, co-founded Facebook
1969 – Kara Walker, American painter and illustrator
1945 – John McVie, English-American bass player
1944 – Jean Terrell, American singer (replaced Diana Ross in the Supremes) (Video)
1943 – Bruce Paltrow, American director and producer (died 2002)
1939 – Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (died 2023) (Video) (Video)
1939 – Wayland Flowers, American actor and puppeteer (died 1988) (Video)
1938 – Rich Little, Canadian-American comedian, actor, and singer (Video)
1937 – Bob Babbitt, American bass player (Motown) (died 2012) (Video)
1935 – Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (died 2011)
1933 – Robert Goulet, American-Canadian singer and actor (died 2007) (Video)
1922 – Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (died 2000) (Video)
1919 – Frederik Pohl, American journalist and author (died 2013)
1912 – Eric Sevareid, American journalist (died 1992) (Video)
1910 – Cyril Cusack, South African-born Irish actor (died 1993)
1909 – Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and critic (died 1994)
1902 – Maurice McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald’s (died 1971)
1876 – Willis Carrier, American engineer, invented air conditioning (died 1950)
1853 – Bat Masterson, American police officer and journalist (died 1921)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2021 – Stephen Sondheim, American composer and lyricist (born 1930)
2016 – Fritz Weaver, American actor (born 1926)
2013 – Jane Kean, American actress and singer (born 1923)
2005 – Stan Berenstain, American author and illustrator, co-created the Berenstain Bears (born 1923)
1956 – Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, trumpet player, and composer (born 1905)
1883 – Sojourner Truth, American activist (born 1797)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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