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The Morning Report 2/13/17

Good morning, kids. First and foremost, prayers for those who are in the path of the Oroville Dam and a potential catastrophe if, G-d forbid, it breaks. Sadly, any malfeasance surrounding the dam's maintenance or lack thereof (Chocolate City anyone?) would be the perfect symbol of the depths to which the formerly great state of California has sunk. And that segues nicely into the piece about how the time may be right for statehood for the northern part of CA. In other news, we have a mixed bag of links, and we note with sorrow the passing of Edward Tipper, a veteran of Easy Company, 101st Airborne, better known as the Band of Brothers. A life well lived, a debt we can never repay, and a heartfelt thank you. RIP. Have a better one and remain blessed.

• Epic Near Fail: 188,000 Evacuated From Path of Potential Oroville Dam Break
  
• SCOAMF's New Gig: Soros' Co-conspirator In Sedition Plot
  
• Your Weekly "GOP-Going-Wobbly-On-Obamacare-Repeal" Story
  
• Cray-Cray Aunt Esther Pulls a Pelosi: "We Have to Investigate Trump to Find the Evidence to Impeach Him"
  
• NORKs Fire Missile, Mostly to Test PDT's Reaction
  
• Reince That Man Right Out of His Hair? Speculation Priebus to Ankle As Chief of Staff
  
• NSF on Data Fabrication, Plagiarism in Taxpayer Funded Research: No Problem-o!
  
• Chutz-pocrisy Alert: Musicians Seek PDT's Help on Royalties During Grammy Hate Fest
  
• Sactuary Cities Cave In Face of PDT Funding Threats
  
• Fauxcahontas' Forked Tongue the Gift that Keeps on Giving for the GOP
  
• Metzenbaum Scissoring: A Look Back at the Crypto-Commie Senator Behind Anita Hill and What's To Come for Gorsuch et al
  
• Response to Cal-Exit: Statehood for Jefferson
  
• Edward Tipper, D-Day Veteran Portrayed in "Band of Brothers" Dead at 95, RIP
  

UPDATE: No news about Vic this morning, but as of yesterday his family reported that his surgery went well and that he was sitting up in a chair.