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 It took 15 votes over 4 days, but California Misrepresentative Kevin "The Body Snatcher" McCarthy was finally elected Speaker of The House after midnight (ET).

So what did it take to get McCarthy over the top? Empty-G and Donald Trump.

The Georgia bubblehead got on the phone with the former president, and he personally persuaded, via long distance, each member of the opposition, including Lauren Balloon and Rusty Gaetz (who actually nominated Trump, as he had said he would, one day this week), to finally, as Trump had pleaded earlier in the week, to get behind McCarthy.

For once, Trump did something valuable for the sake of the party. Unfortunately, it also negates some of his earlier nonsense.

And what would that be, you might ask?

Well, after Rep. Adam Kinzinger's term officially ended on Monday, Kinzinger signed with CNN as a commentator. To Citizen Pampers, that's like sleeping with the enemy.

File photo courtesy Yahoo!.

Actually, Trump, ignorant of facts as per normal, claimed Kinzinger broke the law by taking the CNN gig. No, he didn't, dumbass. You were buggin' because you know sooner or later, he'll shred you like a classified document for doing or saying something stupid.

And as for Empty-G, she's taking some heat from right wing jobroni Ali Alexander, the geek behind the 1/6/21 "Stop The Steal" rally, claiming she's broken the law, but won't specify. Oh, please. Farron Cousins explains.

Do us all a favor, Ali. Go away.

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Closer to home, CVS Pharmacy is closing a location on Central Avenue, which, according to the Albany Times-Union, isn't sitting well with seniors living in an apartment complex across the street. I've shopped at this location many times over the years, and it's one of the bigger, fresher shops in the chain. Corporate just isn't thinking this through.

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To update on Damar Hamlin, he's had the breathing tube removed, and is able to talk to family, Bills teammates, and friends. His season's likely over as a precaution, but all of America will be watching if he does return to the field.

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It was disturbing to read of a 6 year old 1st grader shooting his teacher at school on Friday in Virginia, worse to learn the kid supposedly planned it, as he told police it wasn't an accident.

I shared a Yahoo! piece on the incident with my aunt, who's a retired teacher, and a couple of friends. They're all in shock. We rarely see this in the 518 (Columbia High comes to mind a bunch of years ago), if at all, but for this 1st grader to have been taught how to use and shoot a gun says there's some issues between his parents and the teacher. As soon as we learn more about this case, we'll keep you updated.