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Jan. 6, Covid "mass deterioration event", global heating, arctic melting, drought, fire rainbows, pricey eggs
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Published Thursday, June 16, 2022 @ 3:50 PM EDT
Jun 16 2022

Republicans

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We're off next week and will return on Monday, June 27.

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The latest on the January 6 hearings. I'm old enough to have watched the Watergate hearings live. While interesting, I'm waiting for the Alexander Butterfield moment.

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The leader of Trump's favorite 2020 election "audit" may be disbarred after courtroom meltdown.

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Long COVID could be a 'mass deterioration event.' A tidal wave of chronic illness could leave millions of people incrementally worse off.

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As if things aren't bad enough now, New data reveals extraordinary global heating in the Arctic. Temperatures in the Barents Sea region are 'off the scale' and may affect extreme weather in the US and Europe.

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Formula production at Abbott's Michigan plant delayed after flooding from severe storms. The shortage will continue...

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Bill Gates says crypto and NFTs are a sham. Who am I to disagree?

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New study finds catnip protects cats from mosquitoes. When cats chew and rub against the leaves, the plant releases a compound that repels insects like mosquitoes.

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'Moment of reckoning:' Federal official warns of Colorado River water supply cuts. "We are 150 feet from 25 million Americans losing access to the Colorado River, and the rate of decline is accelerating."

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Florida woman spots 'fire rainbow' in the sky.

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A 67-year-old who 'un-retired' shares the biggest retirement challenge 'that no one talks about'. Sing it, brother.

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Why Disney passed on Tim Allen in 'Lightyear': He's 'dumber' not 'castrated'. "Tim Allen is Buzz Lightyear the toy," "Lightyear" producer Galyn Susman stated, according to Yahoo. "We weren't making a 'Toy Story' movie. We're making Buzz Lightyear's movie."

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Mars Perseverance rover adopts pet rock. (Video)

Record-Breaking Voyager spacecraft begin to power down. The pioneering probes are still running after nearly 45 years in space, but they will soon lose some of their instruments.

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City of Langley dedicates trash can to Conan O'Brien.

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Why eggs cost 30% more than last year.

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Miscellany:

Birthdays:

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On this date in:

Today is:

Bloomsday, Corpus Christi, Fresh Veggies Day, International Day of the African Child, Ladies' Initiated in Baseball Day, National Career Nursing Assistants' Day, National Dump the Pump Day, National Fudge Day, National Vinegar Day, No Orange Clothes Day, Recess at Work Day, Wish Fulfillment Day, and World Sea Turtle Day.

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Comments, tweets and observations:

The best thing Trump ever did was make it obvious which of your Facebook friends would've signed on as a prison guard at a concentration camp.
-Liam Nissan™

If you're the kind of person who takes their sick child to the doctor instead of the village idiot, listen to Dr. Fauci instead of Rand Paul.
-Middle Age Riot

The only thing scarier than Mike Pence saving democracy is Dan Quayle instructing Mike Pence on saving democracy.
-John Fugelsang


Categories: Baby formula, Bill Gates, Buzz Lightyear, Cats, Climate change, Conan O'Brien, Covid-19, Cryptocurrency, Donald Trump, Drought, Florida Woman, Inflation, January 6, NASA, NFTs, Rainbows, Retirement, Tim Allen


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