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AP’s Today in History for Jan. 16th

Operation Desert Storm begins with bombing of Baghdad; Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on final flight; Prohibition takes effect; Shah flees Iran.

Breakfast Tune Truckin’ – Grateful Dead Banjo Cover

Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs below

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— Mary Tracy (@MaryTracy) January 9, 2022

• The Case for Keeping Up Your Christmas Tree Until March
  Charlie Warzel

• Here’s the difference between N95 and KN95 masks, and how to spot a fake
  Hanh Truong

• Man Spends Three Days Trying To Remove Oil Filter, Lives Every Wrencher’s Nightmare
  David Tracy

• We Know the Silver Bullet to Ending Poverty and Destitution But Choose Not to Use It
  Lee Camp

• Elite Media Remember Lani Guinier as ‘Embattled’—and Forget How They Battled Her
  JANINE JACKSON

• Capitalism and the Profit-Motive Didn’t Create the James Webb Space Telescope
  DAVE LINDORFF

• The Continuing Phony Debate on Free Trade
  DEAN BAKER

• COVID-19: As Omicron Rages, US Teachers Fight for Safety
  Barbara Madeloni

• Wishing A Happy 20-Year Anniversary To Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp
  T.O.

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As true today as it was in October… or ever.

Democrats Reach Deal To Introduce Landmark Fundraising Email

The Onion 10-21-21

WASHINGTON—Hailing it as a historic agreement and a culmination of President Biden’s domestic agenda, congressional Democrats successfully reached a deal Thursday to introduce a landmark fundraising email. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to put forward this extensive, once-in-a-generation communique, which is the first of its kind to include distribution lists from all sitting Democrats in Congress,” said House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, confirming that after weeks of negotiating, the proposed email appealed to moderates with a lower price tag than a proposed mailer or TV ad spot, while also including language about the existential threat of climate change in order to appease progressives. “We’re still hammering out a few of the final details about whether to ask for donations of $10, $15, or $20, but our priority is getting this out the door as quickly as possible and into the inbox of hardworking, everyday Americans where it can make a difference.” At press time, the fundraising email had faltered after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) expressed serious concerns about the subject line.