Super qualified politician Caitlyn Jenner announced this week that she’ll be running for governor of California in the event that Gavin Newsom is recalled. Fittingly, Jenner announced that she will be javelining, shot-putting, and hurdling for governor, as well.
The House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to make Washington DC the 51st state in the US, and the bill will now be headed to the Senate. And if you thought adding a state was a controversial topic in the political world, just imagine how nuts things are right now in the State Quarter collecting community.
In other candidacy news, Chris Christie has indicated to those around him that he’s planning on running to be the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2024. Now, it would be easy to make a joke about how Christie isn’t running at all, but I’m not going to do that – because making a joke like that about Christie would be a bridge too far.
Former President George Bush, asked by no one in particular, told reporters this week that he wrote in Condoleezza Rice in the 2020 Presidential Election. The timing of Bush talking about his vote for Rice was strange because “Rice Vote” is also what Josh Hawley called the anti-Asian hate bill in the Senate all week.
The Biden Administration declared on Thursday that they intend to stop calling migrants “illegal aliens” in an attempt to combat racism in the nation. Biden said that instead, they will now use the term “illegal extraterrestrials”.
SpaceX took a massive step in space travel this week as they sent a rocket made entirely of recycled materials on its way to the International Space Station. The journey has the potential to be historic, but after one look at the recycled rocket, I’m not convinced it’s going to make it there.
As part of its reopening plan, the city of Las Vegas is now permitting topless strip clubs to reopen citywide. As for why they’re not yet allowing bottomless clubs to open, the mayor said it was an attempt to minimize spreading.
In quite the strange story, a man in Illinois, John Hinkle, put his late father’s ashes inside the holes of his bowling ball and ended up bowling a perfect game. After the game, Hinkle spent ten minutes with a broom trying to get his dad’s mind out of the gutter.
Production began this week on a made for TV documentary series regarding the rise and fall of former cell phone giant Nokia. Unfortunately, for authenticity’s sake, this is the camera they chose to shoot it on:
For Saturday’s game against the Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers offered fans the chance to sit in a “fully vaccinated-only section” so that everyone felt safer. Additionally, to accommodate all types of fans, they made a section just for anti-vaxxers that came with complimentary tin foil hats made from hot dog wrappers.
Despite more than 30 incidents with their new Tread+, Peloton held firm this week in refusing to recall the treadmills, ultimately causing their stock to tumble. But if you really want to see a tumble, just watch someone on their new Peloton Tread+!
Krispy Kreme announced on Wednesday that after nearly a year away, they’re planning on bringing back their famous strawberry-glazed donuts this month. And in other news, Chris Christie’s entire campaign platform has been solved.