Random News and Notes 10 November
As you are all aware, today marks a big anniversary, the creation of the USMC. It also marks a somber anniversary. It has been 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest bulk freighter on the Great Lakes at the time, went down in a gale on Lake Superior. It was and remains the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes. You can read more about the good ship and true here:
The Schumer Shutdown appears to be on its way out. A deal to fund the government passed a key vote yesterday, 60-40. 8 Dem senators crossed the Aisle to vote to reopen the government. Those Democrats were Dirk Durbin of Illinois, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Angus King of Maine, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and Jacky Rosen of Nevada.
. . .MilCon/VA and the Leg Branch. I’m frustrated that Oklahomans have faced almost six weeks of unnecessary hardship, travel delays, and missed paychecks, but after this important vote, I’m optimistic the Schumer Shutdown will soon come to an end.
The deal goes to the House next and then on to the President.
So, what did the Dems get in this deal? A promise to vote on Obamacare subsidies at a later date and the rollback of some of the mass firings from early in the shutdown.
Oh, and they got a lot of internal strife. There are already calls for the replacement of Chuck Schumer as minority leader. Admittedly, they are coming from the House and not in the Senate, so it is unclear where they will go, if anywhere. At least until primary season here in NY.
Back at the tail end of October, I told you about a gambling scandal that was – and frankly still is – rocking the NBA. Well, that scandal has now reached baseball. The DoJ has charged two Cleveland Indians err Guardians pitchers with illegal gambling, score fixing and money laundering.
The accusations include both pitchers throwing specific pitches in specific situations and having tipping sports bettors beforehand. The bettors would then place ‘prop’ bets about what the pitch would be. Admittedly, this is not on the level of the BlackSox or even the crap they accused Pete Rose of, but these two need to be made examples of.
A while back, the BBC produced and aired a documentary on the J6 happenings at the US Capitol. For fans of the BBC, it was part of their flagship Panorama series. The show, titled Trump: A Second Chance? aired a week before the 2024 elections.
Well, a document leaked showing the producers had knowingly and deceptively edited parts of Trumps speech on J6.
Since the leak of that report, which was sent to the British government, several high profile BBC officials have resigned among them director general Tim Davie, and the chief executive of the news division, Deborah Turness. This is not the only scandal the UK’s national broadcaster is embroiled in. Accusations of anti-semitism, sexism and leftist bias have dogged the BBC for years. The leaked document shows that the BBC knew about the biases internally but turned a blind eye.
Trump, through his attorneys, has threatened to sue the BBC for 1 billion dollars (insert Dr Evil gif) over the edits. He may very well win if it does go to court in the UK. Libel and defamation laws are very different there.
