May 1 - 31, 2026
First Friday
5/1/ 6,516
Sat. 5/2 6,491
Sunday (5/3) 17,468
5/4 (Monday) 18,565
5/5 5,283
5/6 5,619
5/7 5,616
5/8 5,531
5/9 (Sat.) 20,101 [2nd place,visits/views ]
5/10 19,454 [ 5th largest day ]
5/11 19,693 [ 4th largest day ]
5/12 20,0041 [3rd largest day ]
5/13 11,619
5/14 4,331
5/16 30,918 [largest VISITs/views]
until
Fifth Monday (5/31)
Total for entire month =
197,506
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Last month April 1 - 30
was
246,825
Trump in his closing "toast"
invited President XI and spouse
from China to a sleep-over and
banquet - chance to see D.C.
this SEPTEMBER after
mid-year 250 ANNIVERSARY
of a document that
denounced dictators,
absolute monarchs, in
favor of individuals
(globally) having the
universal rights of life,
liberty, and pursuit of
HAPPINESS. . .
apnews.com/ morning of May 15, 2026
"Trump invites Xi to visit/ stay at
White House in Sept. 2026 during
closing banquet toast in Beijing"
Theodoric Meyer -- employee of Jeff Bezos'
WASHINGTON_POST
writes about the Senior Louisiana U.S. Senator
who may return after Jan. 2027 to medical practice
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A GOP Senator defied Trump
on 2021 (second) impeachment
and his state's voters haven't
forgotten five years later [
Saturday is day to vote in
the Party Primaries for
Louisianians ]
WALL STREET JOURNAL
covered the "CIA Director meets with Cuban Sr.
officials Thursday having flown to Havana"
WSJ.com/world/Americas_/
cia-director-visits-havana-as fuel runs out in cuba
Trump's director of National Intelligence (2017-21)
John Ratcliffe has been
nominated by #DJT as
a new Director of the
CIA (replacing William
J. Burns)
Update: he pledged on
Jan. 15, 2025 at Senate
committee hearing that
he would not permit
politicization of the agency
The Smithsonian Institution
will stay open until 11 p.m.
on Friday June 19 and on
the Solstice / June 20 !
PLEASE note that some
institutions require reserved tickets!
Daytime events will be special
at the National ZOO on June 21!
si.edu/events/solstice
Washington, DC
District of Columbia
Grand Upton Hall,
Mendel Center
Benton Harbor, MI
Lake Michigan College
welcomes the
2026
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
Record Show (4th annual)
25 vendors from 4 states
vinyl records,
CDs
Cassettes,
record supplies
music memorabilia
Free ADMISSION from
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday May 16, 2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1, 2026)
Mortal Kombat II May 8 -- Wonderland, Niles, MI
The Mandalorian & Grogu (May 22, 2026)
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31)
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (June 26)
Toy Story 5 (June 19)
Minions & Monsters (July 1)
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Bio-pic : Michael
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Stand alone title :
July 17
The Odyssey (Christopher Nolan director)
