DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We ask you to keep Donald Trump and J.D. Vance and their families safe. Please grant us an uneventful inauguration day and a smooth transition with no drama or hijinks marring the confirmations of his nominees. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
ATTORNEY GENERAL: [12:49] – Megyn Kelly and Victor Davis Hanson discuss the first confirmation hearing for Trump’s nominee, Pam Bondi.
EDUCATION: The latest Becket Fund Religious Freedom Index found 77% of Americans believe parents should be able to opt their children out of curriculum violating their religious beliefs. This is up 3 points from last year.
EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled plans to create the External Revenue Service (ERS), a new agency modeled after the IRS but aimed at collecting tariffs, duties, and revenues from foreign trade partners.
HEALTH: Following a comprehensive review of scientific studies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the use of Red No. 3 in food products and ingested pharmaceuticals. Companies that use the dye in food and ingested drugs have until Jan. 15, 2027, and Jan. 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products. Consumers are advised to check product labels and avoid those containing Red No. 3, which may also be listed as E127 or erythrosine.
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/fda-bans-use-of-red-no-3-in-food-ingested-drugs-5792573
- https://notthebee.com/article/the-fda-just-announced-they-are-banning-red-dye-no-3
MIDDLE EAST: Biden’s own state department said that Trump’s team was “absolutely critical” in getting the Hamas-Israel cease fire agreement “over the line.” One hour later, Joe Biden took credit for the whole thing.
- https://notthebee.com/article/biden-official-says-trumps-team-was-critical-in-negotiating-release-of-hamas-hostages–hours-after-biden-took-all-the-credit
- https://notthebee.com/article/trump-effect-israel-and-hamas-are-reportedly-on-the-brink-of-a-ceasefire-and-agreement-to-release-hostages
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/15/statement-from-president-joe-biden-14/
PERVERT: Award-winning Washington Post cartoonist, Darrin Bell, has been arrested for possession of child abuse pornography. Investigators found 134 videos of child pornography linked to an account he owned and controlled. Bell has routinely depicted Trump and other Republicans as sexual predators and perverts.
- https://notthebee.com/article/wapos-pulitzer-winning-cartoonist-was-just-arrested-for-possession-of-child-porn
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrin_Bell
POPE FRANCIS: I think I’ll give Jorge’s new memoir a miss. Reviewers say it includes condemnation of young Catholics who are devoted to the Latin Mass, as well as approval for transgender individuals to receive baptism and be godparents and for homosexuals to continue in the homosexual lifestyle because God “loves them as they are.”
SHAMEFUL: Michelle Obama skipped Carter’s funeral and is not planning to attend Trump’s inauguration. The word is that she is on an “extended vacation in Hawaii.” In other bitchy-Democrat-female news, Kamala Harris has reportedly denied Usha Vance access to the VP residence to plan her family’s move.
- https://nypost.com/2025/01/14/us-news/michelle-obama-will-not-attend-donald-trumps-inauguration-after-skipping-jimmy-carters-funeral/
- https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/01/14/kamala-vance-vp-residence-n2184318
WIND: Wyoming is concerned about the amount of landfill space old wind turbines are taking up. Wyoming House bill 89 proposes they be buried in the holes from which coal has been mined.
GRAMMY NOTES: Bwahahaha!! [1:48] – I dated a guy once (a looong time ago) who lived on a cul de sac. During one blizzardy day when everyone had to stay home from school, the neighbor kids built a big pile of snow in their practically private roadway and invited him to try to take it out with his jeep. He zoomed through it, then went back inside to warm up while they built it again, only bigger. Again, he came out and drove right through it. The third time was not a charm. He ended up having to buy a new radiator for his vehicle.
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