BIDEN IS A GOOBER
Biden Won’t Represent U.S. At Benedict’s Funeral, Per ‘Wishes Of The Late Pope’ | The Daily Wire
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-wont-represent-u-s-at-benedicts-funeral-per-wishes-of-the-late-pope [1]
Biden makes tightly controlled visit to the southern border, his first as president – CNNPolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/politics/joe-biden-border/index.html [2]
Biden departs El Paso after brief border visit without seeing most impacted areas, critics say | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-departs-el-paso-border-visit-without-seeing-most-impacted-areas-critics-say [3]
BRAZIL GETS THEIR OWN JAN 6
Bolsonaro supporters’ assault on Brazil’s capital echoes Jan. 6 – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/08/bolsonaro-invade-congress-lula/ [4]
CNN’s Rafael Romo Stunned by Attempted Coup in Brazil, Compares to Jan. 6
https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnn-reporter-stunned-by-apparent-coup-attempt-in-brazil-by-bolsonaro-supporters-looks-very-very-close-to-jan-6/ [5]
CRIME STORIES
Two more Baltimore high school students shot, making it seven within days – CBS Baltimore
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/two-teens-shot-school-south-baltimore-shooting-wjz-high-school-benjamin-franklin/ [6]
Northeast DC homeowner shoots, kills 13-year-old after claiming he was breaking into cars
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/northeast-dc-homeowner-shoots-kills-13-year-old-after-claiming-he-was-breaking-into-cars [7]
Customer shoots, kills robbery suspect at Houston taqueria | khou.com
https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/customer-shoots-robbery-suspect/285-fcff68f8-eb7e-4730-af8b-08b3e6e32023 [8]
Search for Texas vigilante who fatally shot robbery suspect carrying fake gun | Texas | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/08/texas-vigilante-fatally-shoots-robbery-suspect-taqueria [9]
Newport News teacher shot by 6-year-old is in stable condition – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/07/newport-news-teacher-shooting/ [10]
MATT SCHLAPP ACCUSATIONS
Matt Schlapp Blasted as ‘Hypocrite’ After Report He ‘Groped’ Male Staffer
https://www.newsweek.com/matt-schlapp-blasted-hypocrite-after-report-he-groped-male-staffer-1771897 [11]
Matt Schlapp accused of fondling male campaign staffer
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/matt-schlapp-accused-fondling-male-campaign-staffer-rcna64563 [12]
CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp Accused of Touching Male Staffer During ‘Sustained’ and ‘Unwanted’ Groping Incident
https://www.mediaite.com/news/cpacs-matt-schlapp-accused-of-touching-male-staffer-in-unwanted-groping-incident-grabbed-my-junk-and-pummeled-it/ [13]
‘DIED SUDDENLY’
Victoria Lee, rising MMA star, dies at age 18 – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/victoria-lee-dies-age-18-mma-fighter/ [14]
FOX NEWS: High school student, 16, dies during flag football game after ‘medical emergency’
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/high-school-student-16-dies-flag-football-game-medical-emergency [15]
What happened to Jessica Robb? CTV reporter sparks vaccine fears after suffering medical emergency live on air – Canada Today
https://canadatoday.news/ca/what-happened-to-jessica-robb-ctv-reporter-sparks-vaccine-fears-after-suffering-medical-emergency-live-on-air-219481/ [16]
THE WEATHER
Billie Eilish: Climate Anxiety ‘Makes Me Want to Barf’ but I Won’t Stop Selling Merch, Traveling
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/01/06/billie-eilish-climate-anxiety-makes-me-want-to-barf-all-over-the-floor-but-i-wont-stop-selling-merch-traveling/ [17]
Comedians made some hilarious jokes about climate change. Were they right? – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/05/comedy-climate-change-jokes/ [18]
Carolyn Hax: Can a relationship with different climate needs be saved? – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/01/08/carolyn-hax-couple-climate-moving/ [19]
RACE STORIES
How Black Democrats stand out in views of gender identity, trans issues | Pew Research Center
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/01/04/black-democrats-differ-from-other-democrats-in-their-views-on-gender-identity-transgender-issues/ [20]
Thurgood Marshall portrait replaces painting of likely enslaver – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/06/thurgood-marshall-portrait-annapolis/ [21]
SCHOOL STORIES
More Fairfax Co. high schools apologize for not sending merit commendations – WTOP News
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2023/01/more-fairfax-co-high-schools-apologize-for-not-sending-merit-commendations/ [22]
Conservatives take aim at tenure for university professors | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/politics-colleges-and-universities-florida-state-government-texas-education-4f0fe0c5c18ed227fabae3744e8ff51d [23]
OTHER THINGS
Bernard Kalb, journalist and commentator, dies at 100 – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/01/08/bernard-kalb-journalist-dies/ [24]
Edward Norton discovers real-life Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/entertainment/edward-norton-pocahontas-intl-scli/index.html [25]
The complete history of the Beltway’s ‘Surrender Dorothy’ bridge – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/07/mormon-temple-dorothy-bridge/ [26]
George Santos Accused of Flashing White-Power Symbol on House Floor
https://www.businessinsider.com/george-santos-white-power-symbol-speaker-vote-2023-1 [27]
CNN Hit With Yet Another Big Departure | The Daily Caller
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/06/cnn-suzanne-malveaux-leaving-network/ [28]