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Bird Flu is Back and We Are Screwed

12.18.24

Ally Sammarco Dec 19

Photo by JOHN TOWNER on Unsplash

Happy Wednesday and welcome back to yet another edition Today’s American News, your source for news and analysis on the circus that is American politics and entertainment.

Trump and Vance are ready to burn it all down… It’s a bad sign when a president-elect and vice president-elect are already calling the shots leading America to another federal government shutdown, but that’s what Donald Trump and JD Vance are doing. Sorry, Mike Johnson, you no longer run the House. “Trump and Vance issued a statement Wednesday insisting that Congress raise the nation’s debt ceiling and cut a range of spending proposals instead of passing the package that Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans had negotiated with their Democratic counterparts.” Politico writes.

It’s starting: Trump is going after his enemies and Liz Cheney is first on the list… Convicted felon Donald Trump is making good on his promise to go after his enemies, and former Republican Congresswoman and vice-presidential daughter Liz Cheney is first on the list. Cheney’s former colleagues in the House of Representatives are doing Trump’s bidding, laying the groundwork and abusing their power and making the former Congresswoman’s work on the January 6 Committee an impetus for criminal prosecution.

Prepare to be grossed out as the Matt Gaetz ethics report is coming… After blocking release of the ethics panel investigation into the release of former Congressman Matt Gaetz’s ethics report into sexual misconduct and drug use for weeks, Republicans in the House of Representatives have finally green-lit the report to make its way into public view. After the shutdown mess is figured out, the report is coming, allegedly.

Bird flu on the rise across the United States… Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse, “A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S.,” according to the CDC. “Officials determined the patient had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, though an investigation into the source of the infection in the state is ongoing. This is also the first case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. that has been linked to exposure to a backyard flock, a news release noted… The case was first confirmed by health officials Friday, adding to the total of 61 reported human cases of H5 bird flu reported in the United States.”

Today’s Buzz

Sean “Diddy” Combs in court on sex trafficking… “Diddy” was in court today on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation, and the prosecution said it’s still putting together its case. Discovery–the collection of relevant documents for the case–”is on track to be completed by the end of 2024. A trial date has been set for May 5, 2025.” New information about the celebrity’s so-called “freak-offs” could implicate additional figures in the entertainment industry.

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