New York Times on the investigation of Trump’s Save America PAC

Breaking News: A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas related to Save America PAC, which was created by Donald Trump to raise money as he promoted baseless voter fraud claims after his loss in the 2020 election. https://t.co/aOf10IuKBU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 8, 2022

A federal grand jury investigating the activities leading up to the insurrection has expanded its probe to include seeking information about Trump's leadership PAC Save America https://t.co/KlWZLgMPXM
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 8, 2022

Covers: Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

Neil Young’s 1978 “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)” is from his outstanding 1979 album Rust Never Sleeps. He actually recorded it first with Devo in 1978.

My favorite blonde joke

Blonde jokes are generally based on baseless stereotypes of blonde women. For example “Why do blondes use panties? To keep their ankles warm.”

My favorite blonde joke (and there are lots of variations online) goes like this.

A blind guy goes into a bar and asks the bartender if he wants to hear a blonde joke.

The bartender says “Before you tell that joke, you ought to know that the guy sitting next to you is a wrestler who weighs 200 pounds and is blonde. The guy on the other side is a boxer and weighs 250 pounds. He’s blonde too. The guy next to him weighs 300 pounds and is a football player. He’s blonde and I am too. Are you sure you still want to tell that joke?”

The blind guy says “Nah, now that I’d have to explain it four times.”

Do you remember the slide rule?

We learned how to use the slide rule when I was in school. Thanks to technology, I assume hardly anyone uses it anymore. In the US, Keuffel and Esser was the first company to make them. They stopped in 1975.

Bad Republican election behavior

They don’t think the rules apply to them

Republican leaders in a Michigan county told election workers to “secretly” break the rules before primary https://t.co/ifunW5U43Y
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 7, 2022

CNN EXCLUSIVE: shocking new video obtained by @DrewGriffinCNN shows Republican leaders in Michigan training poll workers to **break the rules** so they can act as "undercover agents" during mid-term elections in November. pic.twitter.com/e8iHQ1GFLQ
— Nora Neus (@noraneus) September 8, 2022

A Republican county official in Georgia escorted two operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald Trump into the county's election offices on the same day a voting system there was breached, newly obtained video shows. https://t.co/8uhMGceAMT
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 6, 2022

61% of Republicans still want Trump to run even if he’s charged with a crime!

Nothing will convince the Trump cult of the facts about their disgraceful leader.

Two-thirds of independents say they don't want Trump to run for president again. Two-thirds of Republicans say they want Trump to run, and a whopping 61% of them say they still want him to run even if he's charged with a crime. (@DomenicoNPR) https://t.co/XKVOyhaEUQ
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) September 7, 2022

John Prine’s 2018 Tiny Desk Concert

No. 715 of #1000TinyDesks: John Prine (@JohnPrineMusic)

"Capturing songwriting legends at the Tiny Desk is so special. The entire concert unfolded so effortlessly. A master class." –@JoshRogosin https://t.co/pYhz4LEjk0 pic.twitter.com/gl5NGvVfXe
— NPR Music (@nprmusic) September 6, 2022

Do you remember Naugahyde?

Naugahyde is a brand of artificial leather.

The commercials featured an animal called a Nauga.

The official site

More history

Johnny Carson and a lovely guest with the 'Nauga Monster' (the mascot for the material Naugahyde) on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in 1966. 🆒 pic.twitter.com/rcTiXKFeIB
— Groovy History (@GroovyHistory) April 5, 2022

Bad attacks on public schools

The right wants to sabotage public schools so their kids don’t have to learn the facts. They’re showing bigotry, too.

The stakes, experts said, are high. If Americans do not trust teachers, those with resources may pull their children into private schools, endangering public-school funding, which is tied to enrollment. https://t.co/n5bW7eE8LH pic.twitter.com/feNkikAr6P
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 7, 2022

States have been steadily shifting more burden of public higher ed from taxpayers to families precisely as student body is growing more diverse. Fed Ed Dept projects the school year starting now is last one ever in which whites will comprise most HS grads. https://t.co/iX6btHQ3G3 https://t.co/YmLasEuUDa
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 27, 2022

With thousands of teaching vacancies across the country, the U.S. is seeing an exodus of educators.

"The breaking point for me was continuously being devalued," Qorsho Hassan, former Minnesota Teacher of the Year, tells @GeoffRBennett. https://t.co/kJJsHLr25l
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 20, 2022

We don’t have a shared story of America’s past anymore — and that’s a problem, Jonathan Zimmerman writes in @madebyhistory. https://t.co/h6e0JjwVCN
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) August 20, 2022

The mission of restoring an America where white Christians exerted the dominant influence made explicit: "Kari Lake Wants a 'Trump-Inspired' Curriculum Crafted at a Private Christian College Taught in Arizona's Public Schools" https://t.co/tHsPKPoFmS
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 15, 2022

In Arizona, even advocates of the school voucher program admit that they only cover about two-thirds of tuition at most private schools, leaving parents responsible for thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. https://t.co/zGGPxrnsxS
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) August 11, 2022

It's been only a few weeks since millions of children returned to America's schools — but the debate surrounding the teaching of gender identity and race is already at a fever pitch https://t.co/Hq0aOirOv1
— CNN (@CNN) September 7, 2022

Covers: We’re Gonna Make It

“We’re Gonna Make It” was recorded in 1965 by Little Milton who was born in September 7, 1934. I’m glad that Taj Mahal remembered it and covered it in 1995.