Americans Released from Hamas, A Suprising FBI Informant, and Very Expensive Whiskey
RJ Hamster
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2023
Welcome to the weekend! On this day in 1879, Thomas Edison was in his laboratory in New Jersey, working on a “short project” to create an incandescent light bulb that burned longer and drew less power than the existing model. He hit on the working design on Oct 21st.
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House GOP Removes Jordan as Nominee
Jim Jordan is out as the GOP nominee for Speaker of the House.
After twenty-five Republicans voted against Jordan on the House floor Friday, the GOP conference decided by secret ballot to remove his nomination.
It’s unclear who will emerge as the new frontrunner for the Speakership—a post now empty since October 3rd—but several prominent Republicans are now throwing their hat in the ring, including Rep. Kevin Hern, Byron Donalds, and likely Tom Emmer.
Two Americans Released by Hamas
A mother and daughter were released by Hamas terrorists yesterday after being held hostage since October 7th.
Judith and Natalie Raanan are from Illinois and were in Israel visiting family during the attack. Both appear in good health, but little is known about what they experienced while being held captive. They are in Tel Aviv reuniting with family and are expected back in the US next week.
Hamas, which killed 1,400 people during its surprise attack in southern Israel, said it released the prisoners “…for humanitarian reasons, and to prove to the American people and the world that the claims made by Biden and his fascist administration are false and baseless.”
Tech Titan Outed as FBI Informant
Tech investor Peter Thiel became a “confidential human source” for the FBI in 2021, according to a source.
Thiel is known for being a co-founder of Paypal, a successful venture capitalist, and a major GOP donor—and now he’s been identified as an FBI informant. His value to the FBI excludes his political contacts, according to the source, and is focused rather on illicit foreign business influence in the American technology world.
The report suggests that Charles Johnson, a long-time associate of Thiel and the person who allegedly connected him with the FBI, was upset with Theil for not investing in Johnson’s startups and outed him as an informant in retaliation.
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➤ President Biden announced a request for $100+ billion in funding for Ukraine and Israel during his Oval Office speech Thursday night, but Senator Tom Cotton says that the request is “dead on arrival” due to certain inclusions, such as pensions for Ukrainian public employees. (More)
➤ Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) says he’s received four death threats because of his refusal to support Jim Jordan’s bid for Speaker. He’s also getting evicted from his office space in Windsor, Colorado, by a landlord angry about his recent votes. (More)
➤ Sidney Powell, a former lawyer to Donald Trump who famously said she was going to “release the Kraken” of election fraud information, pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor charges of election interference in Fulton Country, GA. (More)
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➤ Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines are under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing play call signals from opponents. Harbough denies any knowledge of the scheme and said he was “as surprised as anyone” when he heard about the allegation. (More)
➤ CBS Sports put together a list of the five NFL teams with the worst long-term prospects. The bottom of the stack? The Denver Broncos, currently saddled with Russell Wilson’s contract for five more years. (More)
➤ San Antonio Spurs #1 overall draft pick Victor Wembanyama has been making highlights in NBA pre-season play, and his latest was dribbling the ball between his opponent’s legs after a steal at mid-court. (Video)
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These are the stories that got the most clicks this week. Enjoy them again!
➤ #1: President Biden had trouble with a set of stairs last week (an unfortunate habit of his), and that story/video received the most clicks last week—and it wasn’t close. (One more time)
➤ #2: An image of last week’s solar eclipse taken from 1 million miles from Earth. (Image)
➤ #3: The 41 finalists in a competition for the funniest animal photo. (Editor’s note: this is high-quality stuff, and don’t miss the captions. My personal favorite is the portly seal with the caption, “Anyone can fly.” (Check them out)
➤ The most valuable bottle of whiskey in the world is going up for auction at Sotheby’s next month, and it’s expected to sell for over a million dollars. It’s a 96-year old single malt from Scottish distiller Macallan. (More)
➤ A Lithuanian man has faked at least twenty heart attacks in Spain to avoid paying for food at restaurants. His latest attempt was a bit obvious, so instead of calling the hospital, the restaurant staff called the police. (Watch)
➤ A report from the Department of Defense shows an increased number of reported UAP sightings. The latest report brings the total incident count up to 801, though a former F-18 pilot says the events are “grossly underreported.” (More)
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