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Thursday, August 17, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until August 18, 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023)
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023)

Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria J. Nuland has no public appointments.
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins is on travel to Romania, the United Kingdom, and Poland from August 16-23, 2023.
Assistant Secretary For Arms Control, Verification And Compliance Mallory Stewart is on travel to Brazil and Peru from August 13-17, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt is on travel to Pennsylvania from August 16-17, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Strapped
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-strapped/

Gary Varvel - Mind Readers Find President Trump's Thought Crimes
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-mind-readers-find-president

Margolis & Cox - Maui
https://margolisandcox.com/2023/08/15/tuesday-august-15-2023/

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - No
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12443

Michael Ramirez - Mission Impossible 
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-mission-impossible-d1e

Michael Ramirez - Essay: Sacrificing Students to Union Demands
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-essay-sacrificing

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Total Fabrication
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/16/total-fabrication/

RealityBites by Broc Smith - Fauci Truths
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/17/fauci-truths/

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-17-2023/

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Get Violent
https://twitter.com/TatsuyaIshida9/status/1691998999346291032

Jumble Daily
https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue)
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

60-Second Civics Podcast  
https://www.civiced.org/60-Second-Civics

Today in History - August 17
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-17

Revisiting 'Books That Shaped America' with C-SPAN
C-SPAN and Library of Congress Announce New Primetime Book Series for Fall 2023
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2023/08/revisiting-books-that-shaped-america-with-c-span/
https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/c-span-and-library-of-congress-announce-new-primetime-book-series-for-fall-2023/s/344cecfa-3b09-492a-ba45-2ce34a661a40?loclr=blocloc
https://www.c-span.org/booksthatshapedamerica

August 17, 2023 - August 18, 2023
2023 Pacific Energy Summit: International Trade and the Energy Transition
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) 
https://www.nbr.org/event/2023-pacific-energy-summit-international-trade-and-the-energy-transition/

August 17, 2023 - August 18, 2023
Environmental Justice Boot Camp: Theory and Methods to Study Environmental Health Disparities
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/programs/precision-prevention/sharp-training-program/environmental-justice

August 17, 2023 - August 18, 2023
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Junior Investigator Meeting
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43351

August 17, 2023
4:00 AM EDT
2,998th Meeting, 110th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aekg5g70
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