(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-04 Let’s Check the Tote Board I don’t know what Ukraine has up its sleeve as it continues defending itself against Russia, and I wouldn’t say if I did because lord knows we don’t need some blogger in Maine ruining the surprise half a world away. But I do know it’s been a few weeks since we checked in on the Daily Kos relief fund for the Ukrainian civilians besieged by Putin’s sadistic invasion. As of this morning, we’re rapidly nearing the four-million mark… $3,792,315.75 Since the start of the war, four groups have been the recipients of your generosity—the World Central Kitchen, AmeriCares, Razom for Ukraine, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare. They remain active and in need of funding to carry out their humanitarian missions. If you feel included, click here and ActBlue will help you take care of the rest. Many thanks. Or as the Ukrainians would say: “Many thanks” but with a Ukrainian accent. And now, our feature presentation... Cheers and Jeers for Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Note: For temporary relief of minor joint pain, try new ACME brand Anesthesia in new easy-to-swallow gelcaps. [Side effects may include nausea, vomiting, and violent dreams that make you feel like you’re permanently experiencing horrific joint pain.] - By the Numbers: 5 days!!! Days 'til National Doughnut Day: 3 Days 'til the New England Veg Fest in Worcester, Massachusetts: 5 Portion of Americans polled by ABC News who believe convicted felon Donald Trump should bow out of the race for president: 1-in-2 Number of countries to which Trump, as a convicted felon, is no longer allowed to travel: 38 Years since the start of the D-Day invasion as of this Thursday: 80 Increase in the Dow Industrials last Friday, its best day of 2024: 570 Length of President Biden's helicopter ride from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base to catch a flight on Air Force One: 15 minutes - Puppy Pic of the Day: Sign him up… - CHEERS to famous firsts. Mexico woke up yesterday morning with a new president-elect…and for the first time in the country's history she's got lady parts! But who is this leader with the unexpectedly un-Mexican-sounding name of Claudia Sheinbaum? [Shrug emoji.] Hell if I know. So let's find out together via the online wonderland known as Wikipedia: » Born June 24, 1962 in Mexico City. » Earned her undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. (in energy engineering) degrees at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Give ‘em hell, Claudia. » Belongs to the left-leaning Morena Party, which “supports ethnic, religious, cultural, and sexual diversity, respect for human rights, and environmental care.” » Served as Secretary of the Environment from 2006-2008, and has authored over 100 articles and two books on energy, the environment, and sustainable development. » Mayor of Tlalapan from 2015 to 2017, and Mexico City from 2018-2023. » She's not only the first woman president of Mexico, but also the first Jewish president. » Biggest challenges: security, organized crime, energy and immigration. But she'll get along with President Biden just fine. Also of note: Mexico's campaign season is only allowed to last for three months. Shall we all sigh together or would you prefer we stagger them to avoid spawning a tornado? JEERS to today's edition of Republicans Kill Everything That's Good, Decent and Useful. Courtesy of CNN online, for those who can still afford internet service: The Affordable Connectivity Program, which helped low-income Americans get online, is no more. On Friday, the US government announced the final closure of the broadly popular federal program, which has helped tens of millions of households afford internet service, after Republicans in Congress ignored calls by consumer advocates and Democratic lawmakers to approve more funding this spring. The program’s lapse threatens to throw nearly 60 million Americans into financial distress, CNN has reported. This has been today’s edition of Republicans Kill Everything That's Good, Decent and Useful. CHEERS to time savers. 112 years ago this week, the newly-invented washer/dryer combo went on sale for the first time. It was promptly followed a few hours later by another milestone: the first teenagers to totally ignore it. - BRIEF SANITY BREAK - x Speaking with American military families – and heroes like Larry and Lisa – is one of the best parts of the job. pic.twitter.com/ZuFrdUQwSS — President Biden (@POTUS) June 2, 2024 - END BRIEF SANITY BREAK - CHEERS to The Preeecious. Forty-seven years ago, on June 4, 1977, the first personal computer—Apple II—went on sale. I'm guessing that, in today's dollars, it would probably cost around $8,000. Their original print ad seems Model T’ish today. (Especially the part where they boast that “thousands” of people have discovered it, including “hobbyists.”) And check out this TV ad: x YouTube Video - Today our computers are so advanced that ignorant conservatives can receive Republican and Russian propaganda on their touch screens from websites that scramble their brains and convince them to actively work to knock the legs out from under our democratic system of government. But that’s nothing compared to the bar graphs you can make to get your ideas noticed in the workplace. (Ha ha—take that, Gary in accounting with your silly protractor.) CHEERS to Super Tuesday! It's primary election day, and Gladys's doughnuts are warm and fresh down at the polling place. Today's contests are in the great states of… District of Columbia - Presidential & DC Primary Iowa - State Primary Montana - Presidential & State Primary New Jersey - Presidential & State Primary New Mexico - Presidential & State Primary South Dakota – Presidential and State Primary If you're voting today, do me a favor: write in "Hiram McGillicutty" somewhere on your ballot. That way, thousands of ballots will say Hiram McGillicuitty and the ballot counters will be like, "Who is this Hiram McGillicutty feller?" And then it'll go national and America will be like, "Oh, that Cheers and Jeers guy is such a merry prankster! Hiram McGillicutty, indeed." Indeed! Ha ha! - Ten years ago in C&J: June 4, 2014 CHEERS to leading from…in front??? I haven't commented on the new EPA clampdown on carbon emissions because I wanted to wait and see how big the ripples would be. And if I may say, holy cow! This is huge: China, the world's biggest emitter of climate-changing greenhouse gases, will set an absolute cap on its CO2 emissions from 2016, a top government adviser said on Tuesday. The target will be written into China's next five-year plan, which comes into force in 2016, He Jiankun, chairman of China's Advisory Committee on Climate Change, told a conference in Beijing. […] His statement comes the day after the United States, the world's second-biggest emitter, for the first time announced plans to rein in carbon emissions from its power sector, a move the Obama administration hopes can inject ambition into slow-moving international climate talks. Meanwhile the coal-producing states will compensate for the 30 percent cut in carbon emissions through increased political poutrage. The upside: it's a lot cleaner. The downside: it's a lot noisier. - And just one more… CHEERS to draining the dictionary. What? There was a National Spelling Bee this year? Strange—my Chippendales strippergram delivery guy told me nothing of this. Oh well. Congratulations to 12-year-old Bruhat Soma of St. Petersburg, Florida, who was the last contestant standing at the 2024 National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Maryland: Soma beat runner-up Faizan Zaki, a sixth grader from Dallas. The two faced off in a lightning round tiebreaker match—before the pair could even compete against each other in a conventional round. So much for your white supremacy, MAGA clods. According to the Associated Press, Soma—one of just eight finalists in the bee, the fewest number of competitors in the final round in 14 years—finished the round with 29 words spelled correctly. Meanwhile, Zaki attempted 25 words and missed four of them. "I'm still shaking," Soma said with a grin after being crowned as the winner. His winning word was abseil. When asked what the word means, the judges responded: "Fifty thousand bucks, kid, if you spell it right.” Have a tolerable Tuesday. 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