My view of heaven is like a giant church supper - families crowded around tables eating all of the family favorites and laughing at stories we’ve heard and told a thousand times.
I’m requesting my mom’s meatloaf and potato salad and Nana’s chocolate chip cookies. Maybe mom’s pumpkin pie too.
151. Trump says the U.S. military has struck an Islamic Republic of Iran cargo ship and that U.S. Marines have boarded the ship and have custody of it.
150. Reports that Trump is posting multiple deranged posts in short periods of time. I can no longer tell which of his supposed posts are real.
149. WSJ reports that generals barred Trump from the situation room because he was so,out of control during operation to rescue pilot shot down in Iran. Which is hard to square with the fact that no one has seen or learned name of rescued men amid speculation ‘rescue’ was a botched incursion.
147. Iran says no one needs to be worried about safety at peace talks because they aren’t attending.
148. Perhaps sparked by videntiary issues raised at a hearing for accused Charlie Kirk assassin, online discussion about ‘staged Butler assassination increases.
I don’t know about NYC, but I know libraries in small towns in Massachusetts have passes to places like the Science Museum, Aquarium, Chukdren’s museum.
In Boston, Museum of Fine Arts
www.mfa.org/visit/free-a...
Boston Museums
143. Trump nominates Vaccine supporting Dr Erica Schwartz as CDC Director.
144. 8 children killed in domestic shootings in Louisiana.
145. Noting that ICE continues questionable detentions but courts seem able to intervene quickly.
146. Sean Hannity leaves Catholic Church to support Trump
141. Kirk later appears at different Turning Point event with Trump, speaks at podium with Presidential seal. Speculation she will run for President.
142. State Dept says Vance, Kushner, Witkoff going to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran. Trump says Vance can’t go over Security concerns,
139. Atlantic Magazine reports Kash Patel security detail has trouble rousing him after xcessivevdrinking. Patel says he will sue.
140. Erica Kirk says she canceled Turning Point appearance with VP Vance over ‘security concerns.‘ Secret Service Says no issues. Room 25% full.
138. DOJ removed the lead prosecutor overseeing the investigation into John Brennan Maria Medetis Long told colleagues she told her superiors that there was not ample justification to bring criminal charges against Brennan.
137. Two days after Treasury Sec Bessent said the administration would not renew the general license allowing the sale of certain Russian oil, Treasury has issued another general license allowing the sale of that Russian oil
135. House Judiciary Comm Dems launch probe into Jared Kushner
136. Trump DOJ removed the lead prosecutor overseeing the investigation into John Brennan. Maria Medetis Long told colleagues she had told her superiors that there was not ample justification to bring criminal charges against Brennan.
132. Sec Hegseth missing for 3 days. Speculation he is on a bender. Returns to lead prayer service atvPrntagon. Quotes ‘Pulp Fiction’ prayer as if it were from Bible.
133. Sec Hegseth has ousted at least 21 generals. At House budget hearing Sec. of Army Driscoll praises fired General George.
Maybe a cruise ship went through. Iran says they are collecting tolls, not open. Ships start to go thru. Fired on? Turning around.
131. Dow rises 1000 points on Trump‘s ‘news.’ Speculation on oil futures seems corrupt.
This is the point where it becomes impossible to separate the truth from the lies.
April 17, 18, 19
128. Trump says that by agreement with Iran, Strait of Hormuz is open. Except US is still blockading it, but only for ships from Iranian ports. European leaders are meeting to discuss opening it.
125. At 2:07 am, House defeats 18 month FISA Extension, 197/228.
126. House passes 10 day FISA Extension by unanimous consent, goes home for weekend. Noting that Mace, KEan missed all votes
127. Senate convenes at 10:00 am to pass FISA extension by unanimous consent, goes home tor the weekend.
April 17
123. At 1:13 am House debates, narrowly passes Rule to vote on FISA Reauthorization. 211/210. 7R, 3D not voting.
124. At 1:24 am, House defeats Amendment to extend FISA for Trump preferred 5 years. 200/220. Golden, Gottheimer, Perez Yes, 12R No, 9 not voting.
120. Hoyse fails to pass War Powers Act. D Golden votes No, R Massie votes Yes.
121. House votes to congratulate themselves for passing ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ without using the name.
122. House passes two bills to roll back regulations.
123. AnalilIA Meija wins NJ 11.
118. House voted to extend TPS for Haitians 220/207. Bacon, Diaz Balart, Fitzpatrick, Gimenez, Lawler, Maliotakis, Salazar voted yes. Scott, Kean, Mace, Timmons not voting.
119. DC judge Richard Leon blocks Trump admin from construction work above-ground on the proposed White House ballroom.
116. HI judge Helen Gilmor dismissed Trump Admin lawsuit to pre-emptively block Hawaii from filing its own lawsuit against oil companies over their role in climate change.
117. company that bought the debt of Sen.Justice/ family gives 3 days to hand over keys to Greenbrier business empire.
114. British vetting officials recommended against granting top level security clearances to Peter Mandelson before he became ambassador to the US because of Epstein connections were overruled by Britain’s foreign office
115. Todd Lyons, acting director of ICE, said he would resign in May
112. Trump admin will launch the tariff refund system for the $166 billion in tariffs they illegally collected- all of that money goes to companies.
113. Bomb threat occurred at the home of brother of Pope Leo
April 16
110. Despite strong efforts to block it, the Senate used the Congressional Review Act to overturn prohibition of mining in the Boundary Waters 50/49. Collins, Tillis voted No, Hawley didn’t vote. House had passed in January.
111. Noting that Trump is defunding the Forest Service
108. Tulsi Gabbard referred the whistleblower whose complaint led to the first impeachment of Trump for possible criminal prosecution
109. The Trump admin canceled $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the US alone
107. US bishops’ Committee on Doctrine issued a formal statement defending Pope Leo XIV's teaching authority on just war doctrine — less than twelve hours after JD Vance told a Turning Point USA crowd the pope should “be careful” talking theology.
104. House voted to advance legislation through a discharge petition that would extend Temporary Protected Status to Haitian immigrants.
105. War powers vote failed in Senate. Fetterman voted No, Paul voted Yes.
106. John Eastman disbarred in California
April 15
101. Trump is threatening to fire Jerome Powell if he does not resign from the Federal Reserve.
102. US is deploying 10,000 more troops to the Middle East for the war Trump told Fox News last night was "over".
103. Sec Bessent calls the Strait of Hormuz the "Strait of Vermouth"
99. 2 people killed in U.S. military strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific
100. Montana Supreme Court upholds preliminary injunction against SB 458 (2023), the "definition of sex" bill that banned trans persons from getting corrected drivers licenses or birth certificates, in a 5-2 decision;
97. More than 20 commercial ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. According to two U.S. officials… Ships that aren't visiting Iran's ports aren't subject to the US blockade and are being allowed to transit freely.
98. GA 14 Rep. Clay Fuller takes the oath
