The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Monday, April 3, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until April 3, 2023 at 12:30 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back April 17, 2023) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until April 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back April 17, 2023) Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Belgium from April 3-5, 2023. Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John Bass has no public appointments. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is on travel to Canada from April 3-4, 2023. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt is on travel to Belgium and France from April 4-5, 2023. Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dereck J. Hogan accompanies Secretary Blinken on travel to Belgium from April 3-5, 2023. . . . 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 A.F. Branco Cartoon – Spring Forward https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-spring-forward/ A.F. Branco Cartoon – Stalin-Style Justice https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-stalin-style-justice/ Bob Moran @bobscartoons - April Fool from two years ago. https://twitter.com/bobscartoons/status/1642103314199240706 grrrgraphics - Guilty Until Proven Innocent - Trump Indictment https://grrrgraphics.com/guilty-until-proven-innocent-trump-indictment/ grrrgraphics - There Is No Free Press Without a Free Julian Assange https://grrrgraphics.com/there-is-no-free-press-without-a-free-julian-assange/ grrrgraphics - Transitioning Into Violence https://grrrgraphics.com/transitioning-into-violence/ Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Ugh https://twitter.com/Stone_tossers/status/1641918052144128000 Jumble Daily https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily Solve the Puzzle: Joseph P. Kennedy With Sons Joe Jr. and Jack 1931 https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfkl-from-home/jfkl-from-home-puzzles/joseph-p-kennedy-with-sons Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record Amber Waves: 2022 Year in Review - The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=105887 https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/105888/ap-112.pdf?v=5297.2 The Rural Food-Away-from-Home Landscape, 1990–2019 Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/106199/eib-253.pdf?v=8718.3 Statement of Policy: 88 FR 16190 - Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-16/pdf/2023-05321.pdf Dr. Stella joins the show to discuss the things they don't want us to know when it comes down to it! Diamond and Silk Chit Chat Live - March 30th, 2023 https://rumble.com/v2fp1l0-dr.-stella-joins-the-show-to-discuss-the-things-they-dont-want-us-to-know-3.html 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 https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900 April 3, 2023 - April 4, 2023 MIT Media Lab Spring Meeting 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Media Lab https://www.media.mit.edu/events/mit-media-lab-spring-meeting-2023/ April 3, 2023 - April 4, 2023 Pantera Blockchain Summit 2023 Pantera Capital https://pantera.ljfevents-rsvp.com/ April 3, 2023 - April 5, 2023 Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/04/03/default-calendar/fifth-global-forum-on-human-resources-for-health April 3, 2023 - April 5, 2023 Sea-Air-Space 2023 Navy League of the United States https://seaairspace.org/ April 3, 2023 - April 5, 2023 Hearing Before Administrative Law Judge: In re Intuit Inc. - April 3-5, 2023 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/hearing-administrative-law-judge-re-intuit-inc-april-3-5-2023 April 3, 2023 - April 6, 2023 Reservation Economic Summit (RES) 2023 The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) https://res.ncaied.org/ April 3, 2023 - April 6, 2023 The 27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles - Enhanced and Equitable Vehicle Safety for All: Toward the next 50 years National Highway Traffic Safety Administration https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/enhanced-safety-vehicles-conference https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/ April 3, 2023 - April 7, 2023 Exec. Ed.: Leadership Strategies for Evolving Health Care Executives Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/exec-ed-leadership-strategies-for-evolving-health-care-executives-2/ April 3, 2023 - April 7, 2023 39th IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE 2023) IEEE https://icde2023.ics.uci.edu/ April 3, 2023 - April 21, 2023 Online Course: Climate Change - English United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COURSE-PROGRAMME-2022.pdf https://www.unepfi.org/training/training/climate-change-training/online-course/ April 3, 2023 Mercury @ 0 Aries Square Pluto @ 0 Aquarius – Black Monday? https://www.elsaelsa.com/astrology/mercury-0-aries-square-pluto-0-aquarius-black-monday/ April 3, 2023 PATCH MADNESS 2023 The votes are in and NROLs 85 and 61 are moving on! We have our Final 4 set. It will be head-to-head now, and only the most favored will survive. Voting will open Monday to decide which patches will face off in the championship. National Reconnaissance Office NRO @NatReconOfc https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/1641779205045116932 https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/ April 3, 2023 12:00 AM EDT In Depth Stacy Schiff. Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and historian Stacy Schiff joine Book TV to talk and take calls about American history and the lives of Cleopatra, Benjamin Franklin and others. Her latest book is a biography of founding father Samuel Adams. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?526915-1/depth-stacy-schiff 2:00 AM EDT Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Gregory Boyle. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle talked about his book "Forgive Everyone Everything" and work done by Homeboy Industries, the Los Angeles-based gang intervention program that he founded in 1992. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?525721-2/rancho-mirage-writers-festival-gregory-boyle 2:41 AM EDT Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Karl Rove & Robert Costa. Karl Rove, former advisor to President George W. Bush and author of "The Triumph of William McKinley," talked about the history and future of politics in the United States. He was interviewed by CBS News correspondent Robert Costa. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?525721-3/rancho-mirage-writers-festival-karl-rove-robert-costa 3:28 AM EDT Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Lawrence Wright. Author and journalist Lawrence Wright ("God Save Texas" and "The Plague Year") discussed his work on Scientology, Al Qaeda, the COVID pandemic, Texas politics and more. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?525721-4/rancho-mirage-writers-festival-lawrence-wright 4:14 AM EDT Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Doug Brinkley, Sally Bedell Smith, Jon Meacham, Nigel Hamilton. Biographers Douglas Brinkley, Jon Meacham, Sally Bedell Smith, and Nigel Hamilton talked about their craft and shared stories about the people they have written about. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?525722-2/rancho-mirage-writers-festival-doug-brinkley-sally-bedell-smith-jon-meacham-nigel-hamilton 5:01 AM EDT Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Susan Glasser & Peter Baker American History/BookTV Journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, co-authors of "The Divider," talked about President Trump's time in office and the impact he has had on the Republican Party. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California. https://www.c-span.org/video/?525721-5/rancho-mirage-writers-festival-susan-glasser-peter-baker 5:47 AM EDT Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Ben Rhodes. Ben Rhodes, former adviser to President Obama and author of "After the Fall," talked about the future of democracy in America and the rise of authoritarianism around the world. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?525721-6/rancho-mirage-writers-festival-ben-rhodes 6:00 AM EDT Q&A: Neil King, "American Ramble". Neil King, former Wall Street Journal reporter and Washington, D.C., resident, talked about his nearly 300-mile walking trip to New York City in April 2021 to connect with American history. He shared stories about some of the sites he visited and the people he met along the way. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?511462-1/qa-neil-king 6:32 AM EDT Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: William Bratton. Former NYPD police commissioner Bill Bratton, co-author of "The Profession," talked about policing in America and its progression since he joined in the force in 1970. This event was part of the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival held in California. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?525722-3/rancho-mirage-writers-festival-william-bratton 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527056-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls 7:30 AM EDT About Books Cancel Culture and Book Publishing University of Oxford professor Nigel Biggar discussed why "The Case for Colonialism," a book he was working on for Bloomsbury Publishing in 2017, was never published. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books. https://www.c-span.org/video/?526946-2/nigel-biggar-book-cancelled 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Charles Blahouse on Social Security & Medicare George Mason University’s Mercatus Center Senior Research Strategist Charles Blahous discusses the latest Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527056-3/washington-journal-charles-blahouse-social-security-medicare 8:45 AM EDT Washington Journal: Mark Zandi Discusses the U.S. Economy Moody’s Analytics' Chief Economist Mark Zandi discusses the state of the U.S. economy and recent actions by the Federal Reserve including increasing interest rates. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527056-4/washington-journal-mark-zandi-discusses-us-economy 9:00 AM EDT Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf 9:00 AM EDT Veterans Benefit Seminar - Murphytown, WV Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/54656/ 9:30 AM EDT The Court Will Release an Order List at 9:30 a.m. On Monday, April 3. Supreme Court of the United States https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/ordersofthecourt 9:30 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527056-5/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls 10:00 AM EDT HBCU-EiR Planning Grant DCL Webinar National Science Foundation https://beta.nsf.gov/events/hbcu-eir-planning-grant-dcl-webinar/2023-04-03 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Full Report - Construction Spending (Construction Put in Place) February 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/c30index.html 11:00 AM EDT Social Cost of Carbon: What It Is, Why It Matters, and Why the Biden Administration Seeks to Raise It Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/events/social-cost-of-carbon-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-why-the-biden-administration-seeks-to-raise-it/ - Discussion on Cost of Carbon Emissions on Society The Brookings Institution holds a discussion on the cost of carbon emissions on society. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527120-1/discussion-cost-carbon-emissions-society 10:00 AM EDT AI Liability in the EU and the US: Stifling or Securing Innovation? ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-liability-in-the-eu-and-the-us-stifling-or-securing-innovation/ 10:00 AM EDT SBA Lending Basics and Lender Match U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/event/12126 11:00 AM EDT Distracted Driving Prevention National Highway Traffic Safety Administration https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/distracted-driving-prevention 11:00 AM EDT The President departs Delaware Air National Guard Base en route to Hennepin County, Minnesota Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 11:00 AM EDT NASA Announces Astronauts for Artemis II Mission NASA announces the four astronauts who will take part in Artemis II, the next phase of the agency’s goal to establish a long-term scientific and human presence on the moon. It builds on Artemis I, which was an uncrewed flight test. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527028-1/nasa-announces-astronauts-artemis-ii-mission 11:15 AM EDT Valerie Pasquarella (Harvard Forest and Google) A Pragmatists' Guide to Machine Learning for Earth Observation Imagery Harvard University Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) https://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/ai-social-impact https://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/event/valerie-pasquarella-harvard-forest-and-google 12:00 PM EDT US Policy and Taliban Rule in Afghanistan Hudson Institute https://www.hudson.org/events/us-policy-taliban-rule-afghanistan - Fmr. Pakistani & Afghani Ambassadors on Taliban Rule in Afghanistan Former ambassadors to the U.S. from Pakistan and Afghanistan discuss the state and future of Taliban rule in Afghanistan in a discussion hosted by the Hudson Institute. 12:00 PM EDT Dissecting Molecular Machine and Pharmacology of Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://research.ninds.nih.gov/neuroscience-seminar-series https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42747 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49462 12:00 PM EDT Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield delivers remarks to the Public Diplomacy Council of America on “Public Diplomacy—Its Strategic Imperative and Why It Matters Now More Than Ever” Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-3-2023/ https://members.publicdiplomacy.org/news_archive_headlines.php?org_id=PDCA&snc=714549 12:30 PM EDT Democracy in the Anthropocene - Lecture Series: A Never-Ending Crisis? Transatlantic Perspectives on the State of Liberal Democracy Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service https://www.georgetown.edu/event/democracy-in-the-anthropocene/ 12:30 PM EDT Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in Conversation with Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton >>18593369 pb Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spotlight-interview-speaker-emerita-nancy-pelosi-tickets-591434836517 12:30 PM EDT U.S. Senate: Senate Pro Forma Session The Senate is holding a brief pro forma session. No legislative business or votes will take place until Monday, April 17th after the Senate’s two-week state work period over the Easter and Passover holidays. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527100-1/senate-pro-forma-session 12:30 PM ET Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton Gaggle Aboard Air Force One Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Hennepin County, Minnesota. https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk_nblYRdMU 1:00 PM EDT Corruption, Accountability and Democracy in Brazil: Challenges and Solutions Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/corruption-accountability-and-democracy-brazil-challenges-and-solutions 1:00 PM EDT UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs https://sipa.campusgroups.com/IOUN/rsvp_boot?id=1926156 1:00 PM EDT Community Solutions: Water & Energy Access in Venezuela and Indonesia Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs https://sipa.campusgroups.com/ENERGY/rsvp_boot?id=1925968 1:00 PM EDT Basics of Starting a Business U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/event/12126 1:00 PM EDT Intro to Govt contracting - Certification @ 10:00am pacific 04/03/23 U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/event/12325 1:40 PM EDT The President arrives in Hennepin County, Minnesota (12:40 PM Local) Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 2:00 PM EDT Virtual Reading Groups, April 2023: Understanding Reconstruction - Session I: The Thirteenth Amendment Liberty Fund https://oll.libertyfund.org/page/virtual-reading-groups-understanding-reconstruction-the-13th-14th-15th-amendments 2:00 PM EDT Optimizing the Health of Cancer Patients and Survivors by Targeting the Biology and Heterogeneity of Aging National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42618 2:00 PM EDT U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session The House is holding a brief pro forma session. No roll call votes will take place until Monday, April 17th after the House’s two-week district work period over the Easter and Passover holidays. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527099-1/house-pro-forma-session 3:00 PM EDT ATF Director Steven Dettelbach on Guns in America Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/04/03/atf-director-steven-dettelbach-guns-america/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2scCmNT9Yk8 - ATF Director Discusses Gun Violence & Illegal Firearms Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), discusses gun violence and illegal firearms during a virtual conversation hosted by the Washington Post. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527123-1/atf-director-discusses-gun-violence-illegal-firearms 3:00 PM EDT Apply for 2023 SBA T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined program U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/event/13207 3:00 PM EDT The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Radiant Industries' questions on regulatory requirements for import of a neutron detector. Nuclear Regulatory Commission https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML23067A389 https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20230191 3:05 PM EDT The President tours Cummins Power Generation Facility (2:05 PM Local) Cummins Power Generation, Fridley, MN https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 3:30 PM EDT Game-Changers or Little-Changed? Implications of Ground Combat in Ukraine Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/game-changers-or-little-change/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSn_KE31plE - Discussion on Ground Combat in Ukraine The Atlantic Council hosts a discussion on the long-term implications of ground combat in Ukraine as it continues its efforts to expel Russia’s military from its territory. https://www.c-span.org/video/?527122-1/discussion-ground-combat-ukraine 3:35 PM EDT President Biden Delivers Remarks at Cummins Facility, Fridley, MN President Biden discusses how his economic agenda has led to the strongest job growth in history, over $435 billion in major private sector investments nationwide, stronger supply chains here at home, and a Made in America manufacturing and clean energy boom. https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8l453HkVko 4:00 PM EDT Cold War Liberation: The Soviet Union and the Collapse of the Portuguese Empire in Africa, 1961-1975 Woodrow Wilson Center https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/cold-war-liberation-soviet-union-and-collapse-portuguese-empire-africa-1961-1975 4:00 PM EDT President Carter and the Persian Gulf: Revolution and Betrayal Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs https://sipa.campusgroups.com/SIWPS/rsvp_boot?id=1926213 4:00 PM EDT Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with Finnish Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-april-3-2023/ 5:30 PM EDT Iraq Against The World Foreign Policy Research Institute https://www.fpri.org/event/2023/iraq-against-the-world/ 5:40 PM EDT The President departs Hennepin County, Minnesota en route to Joint Base Andrews (4:40 PM Local) Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 6:30 PM EDT Dress Code: The Politics of Style - New York Times chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman talks with former Congresswoman Cheri Bustos and Kathleen Felix-Hager, the costume designer behind Veep University of Chicago Institute of Politics https://politics.uchicago.edu/speaker-series/upcoming-events?id=5801 6:30 PM EDT Heist Brewery Run Club - Charlotte, NC Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/54746/ 7:00 PM EDT The United States Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants - Bangor, Maine U.S. Air Force Band https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-united-states-air-force-band-singing-sergeants-bangor-me-tickets-520608894217 8:00 PM EDT The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 8:10 PM EDT The President arrives at the White House Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/