‘Tis that Sunday when the sun has moved some direction in the middle of the night and we will all go to bed around 4:30 when the sun chariot leaves the sky early.

However, Today is the birthday of a person we should all know but hardly anyone does. A fellow named John Peter Zenger. What did he do that we should know him? Well, pull up a chair and spend about ten minutes learning something few Americans are familiar with. 

Freedom of the press is still a contentious issue in this country, One SCOTUS justice, Clarence Thomas, would love to just rip it out of the constitution. And who knows, maybe he can’t rip it out, but he can lessen its effect.

Well, Lordy, there was a bunch going on this week. Let’s start with the reappearance of a name from the past:

A) What former governor of Maryland and former presidential nominee was introduced as the nominee to head the Social Security Administration this week?

B) Two MAGA candidates for president dropped from the race. Can you name both of them?

C) What Minnesota congress member launched a primary challenge to President Biden last week?

D) Many more disturbing facts continue to seep out about new House Speaker Mike Johnson including that neither Johnson nor his spouse have what normal place to stash their money?

E) Big Ten fans and college basketball fans mark the passing of what legendary college basketball coach this week?

F) Iowa’s governor Kim Reynolds joined 14 other MAGA governors to write a letter to the Biden administration to complain about new administration rules concerning what industry last week?

G) The Senate Judiciary Committee announced they would subpoena what two major figures who have been associated with paying off Supreme Court Justices?

H) The Trump fraud damage hearings will continue next week in NYC with who as witnesses FOR the Trump side Monday and Tuesday?

I) In California a man was awarded $332 million because of cancer he claimed was caused by what Monsanto product?

J) It was a short World Series. Who won in how many games?

K) In Indiana, AG Todd Rokita was issued a public reprimand for his comments against a doctor who did what for a 10 year old girl from Ohio?

L) Speaking of Ohio, citizens of Ohio will be voting Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to protect what in Ohio?

M) This Wednesday what group will be gathering together once again to talk some politics?

N) What MAGA presidential candidate seemed lost in the ozone once again Sunday when he couldn’t remember where he was?

O) A 14 year old boy from Annandale, Virginia won ‘America’s Best Young Scientist’ award for his creation of what product?

P) Bing, bing, bing! The UAW settled quickly with the big 3 automakers last week. What other major auto maker with plants in the US announced big wages for its workers despite not having union representation?

Q) Wall Street celebrated as new jobs reports came in under what expected number of new jobs for October?

R) Republicans in the US Senate rose up against the military promotions hold that what Senator has had on the US military since February?

S) With the help of 31 Democratic votes what scurrilous MAGA House member escaped expulsion from the US House last week?

T) Finally in rich people screwing us over news, what once extremely rich person was found guilty of fraud on all counts Thursday and may be facing 120 years in the slammer?

Ginni Thomas Says Mike Johnson’s Wife Seems a Little Crazy. – Andy Borowitz

Answers:

A) Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley

B) Mike Pence was the most known. Larry Elder was the other (I will give you some time to look him up)

C) Dean Phillips 

D) Neither have a checking or savings account. Very Curious

E) Bobby Knight

F) Nursing Homes. They were against rules to make nursing homes more responsible

G) Leo Leonard and Harlan Crow will be subpoenaed along with Robin Arkley II

H) Trump himself and daughter Ivanka

I) Roundup

J) Texas in 5 games

K) Doctor Caitlin Bernard performed an abortion on a 10 year old girl from Ohio after the SCOTUS Dobbs decision made abortion unobtainable in Ohio

L) Abortion – Go Ohio

M) MAGA presidential candidates will have a debate in Miami minus the big MAGA himself

N) The big MAGA himself – Trump thought he was in Sioux Falls when he was in Sioux City

O) Heman Bekele created a soap that can fight skin cancer as you wash.

P) Toyota

Q) 170,000 were expected – 150,000 were reported – probably due to the UAW strike and its fallout

R) Tommy Tuberville

S) George Santos

T) Sam Bankman Fried

Remember, remember the Fifth of November (It is Guy Fawkes Day)