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Friday, May 15, 2026

May 2026 blog statistics 197K +

 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

Will Trump and Melania FLOTUS actually arrange their 4th State Dinner (after Macron of France +Australia (only 2 in first term), King Charles III (only such major DInner in 2nd term)?

 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"

Bill Cassidy -- still a doctor -- after Saturday May not be the GOP Primary winner for his Senatorial "Seat"

 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 ]

John Ratcliffe (UPDATE On this CIA Director : 2025 forward): this week in CUBA meeting with Intelligence director and Interior Minister of Communist Govt.

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

Who will open early and allow visitors - tourists to stay late on the Summer Solstice next month (June 18, 2026 forward)?

 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

10 a.m. Tomorrow : Southwest Michigan Record Show returns for 2026 (Berrien County, MI) - May 16

 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

Next Friday 22 May is PREMIERE of "Mandalorian & Grogu" : Sequels to predominate at huge end of profit-making spectrum

 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)