Nancy Pelosi Claims She ‘Begged’ for National Guard Troops on J6
The Politics Brief | January 10, 2024 | Nathan Baker“. . . from the undisclosed location, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell and I were begging the administration to send the National Guard, to send the National Guard.”
“We spoke to the Army, the Secretary of the Army,” she went on. “‘Well, I don’t know. It takes time. I have to talk to my boss about it.’ His boss being the acting Secretary of Defense, who that one thing and another.”
“So it took hours, hours of what we have seen transpire, hours where we saw people going under the dome that Lincoln built,” she added. “Lincoln built the dome during the Civil War. People said, ‘don’t build the dome, use the steel, and then person power, the manpower for the war. And he said, ‘no, I must show our resolve and our strength to build the dome’ and to see the confederate flag under that dome, to see the disrespect.”
“They’re coming,” she continued. “A bullet in my head, hanging Pence, and the President being so casual about it. So it’ll be interesting to see how we proceed. But remember this, whether it was our testimony for the Electoral College case, whether it was what the January 6th committee put forth and what you’re hearing today, overwhelmingly coming from the Republicans.”
Archive of entries posted on 10th January 2024
He’s Been Everywhere, Man
“I’ve spent more time in the Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Delaware, than most people I know, black or white, have spent in that church because that’s where I started a civil rights movement,” Biden said.
— Gateway Pundit | 1/10/24
Straight Line of the Day: More Titles of Climate Books We Could Come Up With: …
The Best Climate Books of 2023 — and the Titles We’re Excited for in 2024
Yahoo News | December 25, 2023 | Katie HawkinsonThe climate crisis has always and will continue to disproportionately affect people who are already facing the consequences of racial, socioeconomic and geopolitical injustices.
Below are some of the best climate books published December 2022 – December 2023, as well as the books to look out for in the new year.
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet by Jeff Goodell (July 2023)
Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from the Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis by Michael Mann (September 2023)
Ignition: Lighting Fires in a Burning World by M.R. O’Connor (October 2023)
Fighting to Breathe: Race, Toxicity and the Rise of Youth Activism in Baltimore by Nicole Fabricant (December 2022)
The Earthshot Prize: A Handbook for Dreamers and Thinkers by Jonnie [Heh!] Hughes and Colin Butfield [Heh Heh!](October 2023)
Reconsidering Reparations by OlúfẹÌmi O. Táíwò (An Honourable Mention from January 2022)
(Computers can’t handle his or her name, apparently.)
Before It’s Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small Town America by Jonathan Vigliotti (Expected April 2024)
Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth: How To Live with Care and Purpose in an Endangered World by Kate Schapira (Expected 2024)
Welcome to IMAO! I Knew That Bulletin About Not Tampering With the Bulletin Board Wouldn’t Last
SI Swimsuit Madness : Round 3 Matches 85 & 86 : Results Round 3 Matches 83 & 84
Good morning. I hope everyonw wished Mr. Walrus a Happy Birthday yesterday. I know we interns did.
We continue along in the winners bracket with matches 85 & 86. Results from last week below.
Round 3 Match 83
Christen Harper 122 Defeats Dominique Piek 45
Round 3 Match 84
Hailey Clauson 99 Defeats Georgia Gibbs 63
Round 3 Match 85
Hilary Rhoda vs Kate Upton
Hilary Rhoda
- Round 1 Match 17 Defeated Hyunjoo Hwang 173-39
- Round 2 Match 57 Defeated Irina Shayk 117-44
VS
Kate Upton
- Round 1 Match 20 Defeated Kate Bock 155-58
- Round 2 Match 58 Defeated Josephine Skriver 156-28
Round 3 Match 86
Kate Austin vs Kristen Louelle
Kate Austin
- Round 1 Match 21 Defeated Katrina Scott 85-59
- Round 2 Match 59 Defeated Kelsey Merritt 100-60
VS
Kristen Louelle
- Round 1 Match 23 Defeated Kim Riekenberg 122-25
- Round 2 Match 60 Defeated Leryn Franco 115-60