The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday, August 23, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until August 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 12, 2023) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until August 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back September 5, 2023) Secretary Antony J. Blinken has no public appointments. 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 Consular Affairs Rena Bitter is on travel to Armenia, Jordan, and Egypt from August 21-28, 2023. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield is on travel to India from August 22-27, 2023. Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn is on travel to Canada from August 22 – 26, 2023. . . . 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 – A.F. Branco Cartoon – Operation Deflection https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-operation-deflection/ Bob Gorrell - GOP Primary http://www.gorrellart.com/cartoon/gop-primary/ grrrgraphics - The Slings and Arrows Of Outrageous Corruption https://grrrgraphics.com/the-slings-arrows-of-outrageous-corruption/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Wrong Luggage https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12449 Michael Ramirez - Down the Drain https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-down-the-drain-08 Michael Ramirez - Cancelled https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-cancelled-08-21-23 RealityBites by Broc Smith - Tone Deaf https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/22/tone-deaf/ RealityBites by Broc Smith - Hell Freezes Over https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/08/21/hell-freezes-over/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-08-23-2022-2/ Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Elon Removed the Block Button https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1693986394228879518 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Weather Report https://twitter.com/TatsuyaIshida9/status/1694173580643451383 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 23 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-23 Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes! Are You Prepared? Do you know what to do when disaster strikes? Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Quizzes/Quiz/Article/1946579/floods-tornadoes-hurricanes-are-you-prepared/ Diamond and Silk Chit Chat Live | Dr. Stella is Back to Talk About IVERMECTIN 8/15/23 Right Side Broadcasting Network https://rumble.com/v3a4ck5-diamond-and-silk-chit-chat-live-dr.-stella-is-back-to-talk-about-ivermectin.html August 23, 2023 - August 24, 2023 The People's Liberation Army (PLA): An Executive Education Course for Analysts and Practitioners (August 2023) The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) https://www.nbr.org/event/the-peoples-liberation-army-pla-an-executive-education-course-for-analysts-and-practitioners-august-2023/ August 23, 2023 - August 25, 2023 Feasible but Undiscovered Metabolisms II: Thermodynamics, Evolution, and the Origin of Life Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/feasible-undiscovered-metabolisms-ii-thermodynamics-evolution-and-origin-life August 23, 2023 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition United Nations https://www.unesco.org/en/days/slave-trade-remembrance August 23, 2023 4:00 AM EDT 665th Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fcu9dwnf 7:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “Do presidential candidate debates matter?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?529954-2/open-phones&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: William Eskridge Discusses 303 Creative v. Elenis Decision & Impact Yale law school professor William Eskridge discusses the Supreme Court decision in the 303 Creative v. Elenis case which ruled in favor of a web designer who did not want to service same-sex couples because she says it infringes on her first amendmen https://www.c-span.org/video/?529954-3/william-eskridge-discusses-303-creative-v-elenis-decision-impact&playEvent 8:00 AM EDT Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis: Beyond the Lithium Problem? CERN https://indico.cern.ch/event/1283919/ 8:45 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/?529954-4/open-phones&playEvent 8:50 AM EDT 2023 Defense Information School Social Media Forum https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32556 https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32557 9:00 AM EDT 666th Meeting, 29th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1ghze8m4r 9:00 AM EDT FirstNet Authority Combined Board and Board Committees Meeting FirstNet Authority Board, First Responder Network Authority, Department of Commerce https://www.firstnet.gov/newsroom/events/firstnet-authority-combined-board-and-board-committees-Meeting-august-2023 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 9:10 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/?529954-5/open-phones&playEvent 9:20 AM EDT Washington Journal: Cliff Young Discusses Public Opinion & Campaign 2024 Ipsos president of public affairs Cliff Young discusses public opinion, polling and Campaign 2024. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529954-6/cliff-young-discusses-public-opinion-campaign-2024&playEvent 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Services Report July 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/services/index.html 10:20 AM EDT Harriet Tubman Commemoration Ceremony Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32630 10:30 AM EDT The Department of Defense’s Newly Released Biodefense Posture Review Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) https://www.csis.org/events/department-defenses-newly-released-biodefense-posture-review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNLEZSXRZRQ - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs Deborah Rosenblum provides keynote remarks at 10:30 a.m. EDT, followed by a roundtable with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy Richard C. Johnson and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Dr. Brandi Vann, at a Center for Strategic and international Studies webcast on the Department of Defense's Biodefense Posture Review. https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-23/ - Defense Department Officials Discuss U.S. Biodefense Strategy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Deborah Rosenblum joins other Defense Department officials for a discussion on U.S. biodefense strategy hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.c-span.org/video/?530015-1/defense-department-officials-discuss-us-biodefense-strategy 11:00 AM EDT Virtual Event | Fulfilling Our Nation's Promise: A Conversation with Kelly McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Center for a New American Security https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-08-23/ https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-fulfilling-our-nations-promise-a-conversation-with-kelly-mckeague 11:00 AM EDT NCI Technology Opportunities Webinar: GPC1 as a New Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer: Development of Antibodies and CAR T National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43711 12:00 PM EDT Luncheon with Rear Admiral Timothy Woods, Defense Attache of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United States Business Council for International Understanding https://bciu.org/ https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/DEFENSELuncheonwithRearAdmiralTimothyWoodsDefenseAttacheoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernI 12:00 PM EDT Hanford EM SSAB Meeting: DAY 1 – August 2023 Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy (DOE) https://www.energy.gov/em/events/hanford-em-ssab-meeting-day-1-august-2023 12:00 PM EDT Made at the Library: Scandal and Intrigue in 1920s America with Nathan Masters Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-410381/made-at-the-library-scandal-and-intrigue-in-1920s-america-with-nathan-masters/2023-08-23/ 12:00 PM EDT Deitsch - Traditional Folk Music, Made in Germany Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408738/Deitsch-traditional-Folk-Music-Made-in-Germany/2023-08-23/ https://www.youtube.com/@loc/videos 12:00 PM EDT Fundamentos Básicos De Las Patentes United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/patent-basics-2-es 1:00 PM EDT Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison, Biden-Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond, mayor of Madison Satya Rhodes-Conway and Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Ben Wikler will hold a press conference Milwaukee, Wisconsin https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/22/trump-allies-right-wing-celebrities-dnc-leader-coming-to-milwaukee-for-presidential-debate/70640315007/ - Campaign 2024: Democratic Nat'l Committee News Conference on GOP Primary Debate Leaders of the Democratic National Committee and President Biden’s reelection campaign speak to reporters ahead of the first debate of the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race in Milwaukee. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530038-1/democratic-natl-committee-news-conference-gop-primary-debate 1:00 PM EDT Parole and the CBP One App: Fact and Fiction Center for Immigration Studies https://cis.org/Press-Release/PANEL-Scheduling-Illegal-Immigration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EW1uz0Qvvc - TBD Former CBP Official on Biden Administration's Immigration Policies Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan discusses his views on the Biden administration’s implementation of CBP One, a mobile app that provides CBP services. The Center for Immigration Studies hosts this event. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530022-1/cbp-official-biden-administrations-immigration-policies 1:00 PM EDT Civil Rights Leader Discusses March on Washington Anniversary Amid the upcoming 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte Burrows holds a discussion with Andrew Young, a leader in the civil rights movement who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530027-1/civil-rights-leader-discusses-march-washington-anniversary 1:00 PM EDT Layering Public Records and Blockchain Analytics to Enhance Cryptocurrency Investigations Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) https://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=9559785069977433 https://www.afcea.org/events 1:00 PM EDT FDIC Money Smart Back to School Webinar Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) https://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/money-smart/training-and-events/2023-08-23-back-to-school.html 2:00 PM EDT Patent Basics United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/patent-basics-2 2:00 PM EDT Field Hearing, Des Moines, Iowa: One Size Does Not Fit All: Understanding the Importance of Rightsizing Regulations for Small Businesses Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee ^ WITNESSES: Mr. Major L. Clark, III Acting Chief Counsel Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C. ^ Rep. Shannon Latham (R-55th) Iowa House of Representatives Des Moines, IA ^ Mrs. Megan Green Counsel and Engineering Manager Weiler Products, Knoxville, IA ^ https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/8/one-size-does-not-fit-all-understanding-the-importance-of-rightsizing-regulations-for-small-businesses - TBD Senate Small Business Committee Field Hearing on Small Business Regulation The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee holds a field hearing in Des Moines, Iowa, on small business regulation. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530030-1/senate-small-business-committee-field-hearing-small-business-regulation 2:30 PM EDT Epistemic Uncertainty, the AI Problem Understanding Gap and the Necessity of Structured Societal Context Knowledge for Safe, Robust AI Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/epistemic-uncertainty-ai-problem-understanding-gap-and-necessity-structured-societal-context-knowledge-safe-robust-ai 2:40 PM EDT SpaceX/Crew-6 Pre-Departure News Conference (Bowen, Hoburg, Alneyadi, Fedyaev) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_tv_schedule_for_web_week_of_8-21-2023.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg 3:00 PM EDT U.S. v. Trump: The Big Lie on Trial Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law experts and NYU professor and MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann https://www.brennancenter.org/events/us-v-trump-big-lie-trial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe4n8_2qjXU - Legal Scholars Discuss the Impact of Fmr. President Trump's Indictments Andrew Weissman, a former federal prosecutor and FBI general counsel, analyzes the indictments against former President Trump and the potential impact on democracy during a virtual conversation hosted by the Brennan Center for Justice. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530016-1/legal-scholars-discuss-impact-fmr-president-trumps-indictments 3:00 PM EDT Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 3:30 PM EDT NASA Science Live: Psyche’s Journey to a Metal World (Official NASA Broadcast) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_PlwfL5vi4 4:00 PM EDT Special Colloquium: Present status and near future of the DONES Programme Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory https://www.pppl.gov/events/2023/special-colloquium-present-status-and-near-future-dones-programme 5:00 PM EDT Washington Today Catch up on the stories of the day in Washington, DC. Hear portions of key events and interviews with journalists and policy makers who provide background and perspective. https://www.c-span.org/radio/ 6:00 PM EDT YAF Block Party at the Presidential Primary Debate Young America's Foundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwV24t_c17Q https://yaf.org/events/block-party-2023/ 6:30 PM EDT Washington Today Podcast Catch up on the biggest stories of the day from Washington with interviews and analysis from leading journalists. Posted weekdays at 6:30 pm ET. F https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/subpage/?series=washingtonToday 6:30 PM EDT Restoring Trust and Rebuilding Institutions: A Special Conversation with Paige Alexander and Gleaves Whitney The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/events/restoring-trust-and-rebuilding-institutions/ 7:00 PM EDT The U.S. Army Blues Latin Music! - Stars & Stripes Military Concert, Spirit Park, National Harbor, Maryland U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar https://usarmyband.com/events/salute-the-sunset-at-the-national-harbor-14 8:00 PM EDT Abortion Crisis in a Post Roe World: Mary Ziegler with Madeleine Brand Jews United for Democracy and Justice https://www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org/event/august-23-ziegler-brand/ 8:00 PM EDT Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: TJ Klune - 2023 National Book Festival PBS Books, in collaboration with South Florida PBS https://www.loc.gov/bookfest/ https://www.loc.gov/item/event-409303/library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-tj-klune/2023-08-23/ https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/loc-national-book-festival-tj-klune/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn6bJvjcXjg 8:00 PM EDT Field Hearing, Tamuning, Guam - Peace Through Strength: The Strategic Importance of the Pacific Islands to U.S.-led Global Security. The hearing will examine the importance of the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States to the United States’ ability to counter the People’s Republic of China’s malign influence and maintain our nation’s strategic interests in the region. House Natural Resources Committee https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116304 https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=414736 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOsFe7cfGgs - TBD House Natural Resources Committee Field Hearing on Pacific Islands and U.S. National Security The House Natural Resources Committee holds a field hearing on the strategic importance of the Pacific Islands to U.S. national security interests in the region as it relates to China. https://www.c-span.org/video/?530029-1/house-natural-resources-committee-field-hearing-pacific-islands-us-national-security Tucker Carlson’s Trump Interview Showcases Potential of Tie-Up With Elon Musk’s X Former Fox News host plans to stream pretaped conversation with former president on X during Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate https://www.wsj.com/business/media/donald-trump-tucker-carlson-x-twitter-gop-debate-15a14ab5 https://twitter.com/ResistItAllTX/status/1693336783298101614 https://tuckercarlson.com/ https://twitter.com/tuckercarlson https://rumble.com/c/TuckeronTwitter 9:00 PM EDT RINO GOP Debate Without Trump https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_debates,_2024 https://ballotpedia.org/Republican_presidential_primary_debate_(August_23,_2023) https://usnewson.com/watch/fox-news-live 9:30 PM EDT How the Brain Makes You: Collective Intelligence and Computation by Neural Circuits Santa Fe Institute https://www.santafe.edu/events/how-brain-makes-you-collective-intelligence-and-computation-neural-circuits 11:00 PM EDT LIVE: Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. MTG Breakdown the RNC Debate. LIVE from Milwaukee 8/23/23 Right Side Broadcasting Network https://rumble.com/v38m4a6-live-rep.-matt-gaetz-and-rep.-mtg-breakdown-the-rnc-debate.-live-from-milwa.html