Welcome to Tuesday, March 16th, donkeys and zonkeys...

Deb Haaland - a member of New Mexico's Laguna Pueblo - has become the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history.

The Senate voted 51-40 to confirm Haaland to serve as Secretary of the Interior. She will soon resign from her seat in the House to serve in the Cabinet.

Four Republican senators crossed the aisle to vote in favor of Haaland's nomination in what was otherwise a party-line vote: Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

Read more about Haaland here.

Sen. Johnson Concerned for BLM, not Capitol Rioters

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said that he didn't feel threatened during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as they were Trump supporters, but if it had been Black Lives Matter or Antifa storming Congress, he would have been "concerned."

"Even though those thousands of people were marching on the Capitol were trying to pressure people like me to vote the way they wanted me to vote, I knew those were people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break the law, so I wasn’t concerned," Johnson said on the conservative talk radio Joe Pags Show.

Wisconsin state Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D) told The Associated Press that Johnson's comments were "racist" and "ridiculous."

How do you feel about Johnson's remarks?

All The Memes Fit To Repost

Sri Lanka: The minister of public security, Sarath Weerasekara, said the decision to ban burqas and madrassas is their latest move affecting the Indian Ocean island nation’s minority Muslims.

What are your thoughts on this growing world movement?

What do you think about Pope Francis' remarks?

Do you support or oppose businesses with mask mandates?

And, In The End...

Bamboo-yah, it's National Panda Day.

Give your favorite panda a little peck—it's also Lips Appreciation Day,

—Josh Herman

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