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Monday December 9, 2024

The House Stands Adjourned Until December 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until December 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST


Deputy Secretary Kurt M. Campbell has no public appointments. 
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma has no public appointments. 
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is on travel to Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates from December 7-11, 2024. 
Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs John R. Bass is on travel to Jordan from December 8-13, 2024. 
Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is on travel to India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal from December 3-10, 2024. 
Acting Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs Stephanie C. Sutton is on travel to Thailand and Hawaii from December 6-14, 2024. 
Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt is on travel to the United Kingdom and France from December 3-6, 2024.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environmental 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

NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396

NOAA Observed Water Levels - Station 8594900 Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900&units=standard#obs

...No Severe Thunderstorm Areas Forecast... - Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

2024 Holiday Greetings from the Troops
https://www.dvidshub.net/holiday

FAA Daily Air Traffic Report
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-daily-air-traffic-report

FAA National Airspace System Status
https://nasstatus.faa.gov/

A.F. Branco Cartoon - Weapon Of Choice
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-weapon-of-choice/

A.F. Branco Cartoon - Gone Missing
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-gone-missing/

Al Goodwyn @Al_Goodwyn - A very calculating #GavinNewsom weighs in on the #HunterBiden pardon.
https://x.com/Al_Goodwyn/status/1865056338612523403

America @america - Speaker Mike Johnson on @DOGE: “Here what we have is a generational opportunity to make real transformational change to the administrative state — the deep state — we want to take a blowtorch to the regulatory state.”
https://x.com/america/status/1865906265420890492

America @america - President-Elect Donald Trump on his second inaugural address: “We're going to have a message of unity.”
https://x.com/america/status/1865790390973968744

Ben Garrison Cartoons @grrrgraphics - Your Saturday Morning Montana moment-
foggy day
your cartoon HQ at grrrgraphics.com
https://truthsocial.com/@grrrgraphics/posts/113612585677108500

Ben Garrison Cartoons  - Ho Ho No! It’s Biden Claus and His Bag of Pardons
https://grrrgraphics.com/biden-claus/

DogeDesigner @cb_doge - "Even if someone has never had vision ever, like they were born blind, we believe that we can still restore vision using Neuralink"
https://x.com/cb_doge/status/1866095406490198270

Doug TenNapel (blue check implied) @DougTenNapel - Journalism.
https://x.com/DougTenNapel/status/1866099584658792528

Dr. Naomi Wolf. 8 NYT Bestsellers. DPhil, Poetry. @naomirwolf - Folds in Time and Space? My latest essay.
https://naomiwolf.substack.com/p/things-i-feared-most-to-write-part-cf0
https://x.com/naomirwolf/status/1865914501553373408
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