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It's always interesting to me to see how intense everyone is for the first hurricane that forms and then by the end of September when there's 5 of them spinning out in the Atlantic, people are like nah, they're all gonna turn, we're good.

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IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.

Turns out Billy Long was a stand up guy.

"He was the sixth IRS leader since the start of the year."

MSN link gets you around the paywall: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

Odds that Trump calls this another “rigged” number — at his DC press conference on Monday.

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Your #CraftBeer Name Of The Day...

Ex Novo Brewing Company Perle Haggard
[Corrales, New Mexico]

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Yeah, I posted that graph yesterday.

According to Walgreens, I find out if COVID is on the rise by going in and getting tested for it. Maybe it's just me but I find that as rather odd.

Text message from Walgreens informing me that COVID may be on the rise and I can find out my getting tested.

What does this even mean, Walgreens?

Front view of 1959 Piaggio Vespa 400

Interior of 1959 Piaggio Vespa 400

Rear view of 1959 Piaggio Vespa 400

Classic...

1959 Piaggio Vespa 400

via RM Sotheby's rmsothebys.com/auctions/az2...

Bystander shot during road rage incident in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, police say A driver has been charged after shots were fired during a road rage incident, and a bystander was struck by a stray bullet in Kensington.

Our NRA World: 27yo Pennsylvania woman taking a walk is hit by a stray bullet fired by one of two road ragers shooting at each other at 10 AM on a Friday morning. It happens.

‘Unacceptable’: Carlos Giménez moves to boot Dem from Homeland Security Committee over loyalty remark But Delia Ramirez says her remarks were misconstrued.

The Miami Cuban-American MAGA who voted to overturn a free and fair election is questioning a colleague's loyalty to the USA.

Carlos turned his back on America years ago has no standing to challenge anyone's love of country.

OP-ED Speaking out for immigrants has cost me, but Miami Republicans’ silence is worse | Opinion By Miguel “Mike” B. Fernandez

"I am not a Republican or a Democrat. I am an American — an immigrant who came here with nothing, became a citizen, served in the Army, and owe this country a debt I can never repay."

Mike Fernandez is giving a lesson in patriotism to his fellow Cuban-Americans.

via archive.today/bkVcI

Pete Hegseth Shares Video About Ending Women’s Right to Vote, “Submission” to Men Tim Miller breaks down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent re-tweet of a Christian nationalist interview, praising a pastor opposing women’s right to vote and promoting their submission to men.

In this video, the Bulwark's Tim Miller discusses the priorities of the Secretary of Defense these days.

The tropical wave coming off the coast of Africa that everyone (it seems) has been anticipating has finally made its way into the formal NHC discussion.

"Putin generally cannot travel outside Russia because he has been indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, including the theft of Ukrainian children. And yet Trump is welcoming him to the United States of America."

3 wounded in New York City's Times Square shooting The New York Police Department says three people have been wounded during a shooting at New York City's Times Square.

And another high profile shooting in Times Square early this morning wounded three...

A gunman targeted the CDC. Here’s what we know about the Atlanta campus shooting | CNN A gunman opened fire on the buldings of the CDC headquarters and the Emory University sprawling, open-access campus was put on lockdown Friday. Sources told CNN the shooter may have targeted the CDC o...

The investigation is continuing but preliminary info indicates that yesterday's shooter believed the COVID vaccine had made him ill and he was targeting CDC offices.

"The gunman...was armed with two handguns, a rifle, a shotgun and two backpacks filled with ammo..."

August 9, 1974: Nixon resigns the presidency and leaves the White House.

A Hawaiian hula girl dashboard bobblehead with a grass skirt and flower lei playing a ukulele, placed on a car dashboard with a blurred outdoor background.

Good morning and welcome to Saturday...

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Snoopy eating a sandwich and watching TV at night.

I've had enough for one day...and I'm out.

via www.tumblr.com/dailysnoopy/...

Trump Administration Threatens to Take Over Harvard’s Patents The move is the latest escalation in the White House’s battle with the Ivy League school.

"The Trump administration is warning Harvard University that it could take over its patents, worth hundreds of millions of dollars..."

You don't deal with unreasonable and uncivilized people in a reasonable and civilized manner.

That's all I'm saying.

K.C. has a band and a park K.C. is a Hialeah native and the Sunshine Band is a Hialeah original. To make sure they aren’t forgotten, K.C. and the popular rock band will have a park dedicated in their honor and named, of course, K.C. and the Sunshine Band Park. The ceremonies, which begin at 2 p.m., Sunday, will be led by Mayor Dale Bennett. The park, at the corner of W 44th Place and 4th Court, is designed as a bikeway rest stop.

KC Park in Hialeah with park sign in the foreground

Close up of park sign

August 8, 1978: The Miami News reports that Hialeah native K.C. and his Sunshine Band will have a park named after them in Hialeah.

Google maps shows it's absolutely still there.

The [Sturgeon] Moon!

[very limited viewing here in Broward County although every now and then it squeezes in between clouds]

That is so great...

YouTube video by kittyliveson1 Billy Joel - Leave A Tender Moment Alone (Live Version) HD

42 years ago today, Billy Joel releases "An Innocent Man", which, incredibly, is his 9th album. "An Innocent Man" received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, but was beat out by Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

From that album, "Leave A Tender Moment Alone."

h/t @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Toots Thielemans on the harp...

A 1969 Porsche 911E finished in Silver Metallic parked in a studio setting.

911 love...

#Porsche

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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

In this Ohio sports bar, Sean still means Casey, not Duffy. But they do know this: If anyone can successfully build a nuclear reactor on the moon, it's a former reality TV star who's afraid to ride the New York subway.

William Webster, former head of FBI and CIA, dies | CNN Politics William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, has died. He was 101.

"William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, has died. He was 101."

Selected to head the FBI in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, he was later chosen by President Reagan to lead the CIA.

In 2019, he criticized Trump for attacking the credibility of the FBI.

18-year-old injured in accidental York city shooting A teen is injured but expected to survive after accidentally shooting himself Thursday night.According to York City Police, the incident happened on the 100 blo

Our NRA World: 18yo Pennsylvania gunslinger shoots himself in the leg while handling a loaded gun. It happens.

with Trump's oh-so amazing deal making skills, entirely possible that by the time this meeting ends, he's given Alaska back to Putin