The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Tuesday November 21, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until November 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST (Pro Forma - back November 28th.) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until November 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST (Pro Forma back November 27th.) Secretary Antony J. Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Acting Deputy Secretary Victoria Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd D. Robinson is on travel to Morocco and Algeria from November 12-21, 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 The National Hurricane Center (NHC) https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ A.F. Branco Cartoon – Taking A Stand https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-taking-a-stand/ Gary Varvel - See who benefits from Green New Deal https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-see-who-benefits-from grrrgraphics - The January 6th Swamp Monster https://grrrgraphics.com/the-january-6th-swamp-monster/ Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Gratitude https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12541 Michael Ramirez - Shame on Santos https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-shame-on-santos-11 RealityBites by Broc Smith - Behind Closed Doors, They are No Mercy Power Mongers https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/11/20/behind-closed-doors-they-are-no-mercy-power-mongers/ Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164 Stephan Pastis @stephanpastis - Full Bubble https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1726634766047527192 Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - Let Me In 4 https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-11-21 Jumble Daily https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390 Morsel https://morsle.fun/ Today in History - November 21 https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/november-21 November 21, 2023 - November 22, 2023 2023 GGSD Forum - Navigating the Twin Transitions: Going Green and Digital Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) https://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/ggsd-forum.htm NOVEMBER 21, 2016 Road to the White House 2016 - A Video Message from President-Elect Donald J. Trump: In a video message, President-elect Donald Trump shared an update on the presidential transition, an outline of some of his policy plans for the first 100 days, and his day-one executive actions. Topics included withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, reducing restrictions on energy production, and reduction of the number of regulations. On This Day C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?418955-1/a-video-message-president-elect-donald-j-trump NOVEMBER 21, 2017 National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon: At an annual White House Event, President Trump pardoned the national Thanksgiving turkey. The White House posted a twitter poll to select which of the two turkeys, named Wishbone and Drumstick, would be pardoned and which would be the alternate. Drumstick was the winning turkey. The turkeys were raised on a farm in Minnesota, and following the pardoning both will join the 2016 turkeys at Virginia Tech’s “Gobbler’s Rest” to be taken care of by veterinarians and students. President Trump was joined by the first lady and their son, Barron. On This Day C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?437626-1/national-thanksgiving-turkey-pardon November 21, 2023 World Television Day United Nations https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-television-day November 21, 2023 Foreign Affairs Council (Development), 21 November 2023 European Council https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2023/11/21/ November 21, 2023 3:50 AM EST Serbia: Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_220212.htm 4:00 AM EST 3rd Session, 21st Meeting of States Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yl27uwil 4:30 AM EST Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO, WFP, ILO, IOM United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qpcg020g 7:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Open Phones Viewers responded to the question “Do you support or oppose televising former President Trump’s trials?” https://www.c-span.org/video/?531737d-2/open-phones&playEvent 8:00 AM EST Washington Journal: Mark Zandi Discusses State of the U.S. Economy Moody’s Analytics' Chief Economist Mark Zandi discusses the state of the U.S. economy. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531737-3/mark-zandi-discusses-state-us-economy&playEvent 8:00 AM EST APEC 2023: Achievements, Insights, and the Road Ahead The Asia Society Policy Institute https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/events/apec-2023-achievements-insights-and-road-ahead 8:00 AM EST The Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds: Computational Psychiatry National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44307 8:45 AM EST 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/?531737-4/open-phones&playEvent 9:00 AM EST 3,023rd Meeting, 111th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Consideration of Bolivia United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1g1x1jvw2 9:00 AM EST 4th Session, 21st Meeting of States Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ypjazkgn 9:00 AM EST The Republic of Turkey Turns 100 Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/the-republic-of-turkey-turns-100/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuLia-60SUs 9:15 AM EST Washington Journal: Adam Gelb Discusses Crime Trends in the U.S. Adam Gelb, Council on Criminal Justice President and CEO, discusses crime trends in the U.S https://www.c-span.org/video/?531737-5/adam-gelb-discusses-crime-trends-us&playEvent 9:45 AM EST Security Council Media Stakeout (1701 report/Lebanon; Other matters) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1u7rlo7e1 9:50 AM EST Retirement Ceremony In Honor of COL Heather Warden Department of Defense https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33228 10:00 AM EST Fifth Committee, 15th meeting - General Assembly, 78th session, Administrative and Budgetary Committee United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gja5m5cl 10:00 AM EST How Close Are We to Gender Equality? A Snapshot Across the SDGs - Global Policy Dialogue Series United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19zni3lh6 10:00 AM EST Second Committee, 23rd plenary meeting - General Assembly, 78th session United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k1071y2mds 10:00 AM EST General Assembly: 38th Plenary Meeting, 78th Session United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k1652e4pao 10:00 AM EST African Solutions at COP28: A Turning Point? Atlantic Council https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/african-solutions-at-cop28/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezac4fg2s5U 10:00 AM EST Aimed at Transformation: Telecom Network Technology Development International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations https://www.itu.int/en/journal/j-fet/webinars/20231121/Pages/default.aspx 10:00 AM EST MOVE! 16-Week Program Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/lovell-federal-health-care-va/events/61270/ 10:00 AM EST Veterans Benefits Seminar - Henrietta, New York Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/63179/ 10:00 AM EST Designing Nanoparticles to Probe and Cross Biological Barriers to Immunotherapy - HHS Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53874 10:00 AM EST U.S. Senate: Senate Pro Forma Session The Senate will hold a brief pro forma session. No votes will take place until after the state work period over the Thanksgiving holiday until November 27th. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531936-1/senate-pro-forma-session 10:00 AM EST In-Town Pool Call Time The White House https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:15 AM EST Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien meets with Swiss Ambassador to the United States Jacques Pitteloud Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-november-21-2023/ 10:15 AM EST The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing The White House https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 10:30 AM EST Republic of North Macedonia: Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovačevski The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_220212.htm 10:45 AM EST Panel participation by Ms Elizabeth McCaul at Financial and Regulatory Outlook Conference 2023: The New Monetary Order organised by Oliver Wyman European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html 11:00 AM EST Speech by Ms Christine Lagarde at high-level public discussion "Inflation kills democracy" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the currency reform in Germany in 1923 organised by the German Ministry of Finance in Berlin, Germany European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Web/DE/Service/Mediathek/LiveStream/livestream.html 11:00 AM EST Compliance Assistance for Construction Contractors Department of Labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/11212023/compliance-assistance-construction-contractors 11:00 AM EST U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session The House is holding a brief pro forma session. No votes will take place until after their district work period during the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesday, November 28th. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531962-1/house-pro-forma-session 11:00 AM EST The President holds a meeting on progress to counter the flow of fentanyl into the United States Roosevelt Room https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ - President Biden Holds Meeting on Fentanyl Trafficking President Biden holds a meeting on combating fentanyl trafficking. https://www.c-span.org/video/?531998-1/president-biden-holds-meeting-fentanyl-trafficking 11:20 AM EST Republic of North Macedonia: Address to the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia by NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_220212.htm 11:30 AM EST General Assembly Joint Media Stakeout: IOC President Thomas Bach and Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet on the Olympic Truth resolution United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1q84xw0v7 12:00 PM EST Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18focw7o3 12:00 PM EST VetBizLady Office Hours and Networking Sessions - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/59054/ 12:00 PM EST National Virtual Career Fair for Veterans Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53228/ 12:00 PM EST Mouse Workshop: Safe Handling and Techniques National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44189 12:00 PM EST Music in the Atrium Presents the Tacy Foundation National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44399 12:00 PM EST Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien attends a lunch in honor of the Nordic-Baltic Eight Countries hosted by Latvian Ambassador to the United States Maris Selga Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-november-21-2023/ 12:15 PM EST Lecture by Board member Ms Isabel Schnabel at International Economic Policy Lecture conference organised by University of Würzburg in Würzburg, Germany European Central Bank https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html 12:15 PM EST World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Sugar: World Markets and Trade Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/sugar-world-markets-and-trade-5 12:45 PM EST Golf Company Graduation at MCRD San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32744 1:00 PM EST STEM Ed IPRF: Webinars and Virtual Office Hours National Science Foundation https://new.nsf.gov/events/stem-ed-iprf-webinars-virtual-office-hours/2023-11-21 1:00 PM EST Caregivers: Your Life and Your Health Matters - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/61561/ 1:15 PM EST Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller Department of State https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/ https://www.youtube.com/@StateDept/videos - State Department Daily Briefing State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of international topics at the State Department. https://www.c-span.org/video/?532000-1/state-department-daily-briefing 2:00 PM EST JustGrants Virtual Q&A: Entity Management Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice https://bja.ojp.gov/events/justgrants-virtual-qa-entity-management-107 2:00 PM EST Lifestream Blood Drive Richard Nixon Library & Museum https://www.nixonfoundation.org/event/lifestream-blood-drive-5/ 2:00 PM EST Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 8: Question-And-Answer Panel United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/trademark-basics-boot-camp-module-8-question-and-answer-panel-11 2:30 PM EST Tiny Troops Storytime National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia https://www.thenmusa.org/events/ 2:45 PM EST Security Council Media Stakeout (Peace and security in Africa; Other matters) United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1odjfoczy 3:00 PM EST Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine - Security Council, 9483rd meeting, Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k105dw9v8p 3:00 PM EST Second Committee, 24th plenary meeting - General Assembly, 78th session, Economic and Financial Committee United Nations https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f5mo4iqf 4:25 PM EST Out-of-Town Pool Call Time Joint Base Andrews Overhang https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 4:30 PM EST Assistant Secretary O’Brien meets with Georgian Ambassador to the United States David Zalkaliani Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-november-21-2023/ 5:00 PM EST Guided iRest™ Meditation for Sleep and Relaxation (phone-based class) Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52258/ 5:10 PM EST The President and The First Lady depart the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews South Grounds https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 5:30 PM EST Assistant Secretary O’Brien meets with Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Khazar Ibrahim Department of State https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-november-21-2023/ 5:40 PM EST The President and The First Lady depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Nantucket, Massachusetts Joint Base Andrews https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 6:00 PM EST President Kennedy's Civil Rights Legacy: African American Perceptions John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/forums/11-21-president-kennedys-civil-rights-legacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bagssAm9BRE 6:50 PM EST The President and The First Lady arrive in Nantucket, Massachusetts [Note: staying at residence of David M. Rubenstein] Nantucket Memorial Airport, MA https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 8:00 PM EST Creating Calmness Workshop - Online Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/62504/