Newly elected Democratic National Committee Vice Chair
David Hogg has previously called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be abolished and for the
defunding of police.

The first Groundhog Day celebration in 1887.

On February 2, 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent
meteorologist, was celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s
Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole
on this day and sees its shadow, it gets scared and runs
back into its burrow, predicting six more weeks of winter
weather; no shadow means an early spring.

Groundhog Day has its roots in the ancient Christian tradition
of Candlemas (below) when clergy would bless and distribute
candles needed for winter.       

Actor Tom Selleck turned 80 on January 29th.

December 11, 1980 – May 1, 1988 on CBS.

September 24, 2010 – December 13, 2024 on CBS.

A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jetliner
(similar to above) operating as American Airlines
Flight 5342, was on final approach to Runway 33
at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington,
Virginia Wednesday evening when it collided with
an Army H-60 Sikorsky helicopter crashing into the
Potomac River Wednesday evening. 

This was the first commercial airline crash in the U.S.
since 2009.

A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The newly formed Department of
Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk (above) suggests
cutting penny production to save money.

Musk said…” the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost
US taxpayers over $179 million in 2023.”

The U.S. Mint reported a loss of $179 million in 2023 from
penny production, having produced over 4.5 billion pennies
that year. This financial loss has sparked debates about
whether the penny should remain in circulation.

The first U.S. cent was produced in 1787 and has been the
lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the
abolition of the half-cent in 1857.