Today, Jay details the intense mess that Kevin McCarthy had on his hands as he attempted to lock in votes for Speaker of the House. Then, Suzanne updates us on Jen Shah, the Real Housewife of Salt Lake City who was just sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison for defrauding the elderly.
Plus: Prince Harry’s new book, Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness, Dinosaurs, meatpacking magnate statue beheadings, and the banished words of 2023.
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Links
Wait What:
Sky News - 10 Words Banished For 2023: https://news.sky.com/story/these-10-words-have-been-banished-for-2023-and-there-are-some-you-use-12778801
https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/shitshow/
https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/stanfordlanguage.pdf
KTLA - A Northern California Statue of a Meat Packing Magnate Beheaded:
Fibronostalgia:
Dinosaurs:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_(TV_series)
https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/dinosaurs_fact_check.html
Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness:
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17389-mellon-collie-and-the-infinite-sadness/
Politics:
CNN - McCarthy Speaker Fight Updates:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/06/politics/mccarthy-speaker-fight-friday/index.html
Pop Culture:
Vox - Jen Shah Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison:
The Bravo Docket Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bravo-docket/id1549568903
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