'God's way of smiling at us': A SmartHER Spring Roundup
#ICYMI: Proof that photo bombs can bring unexpected surprises 👇🏽
A legendary photObama! 😉 A mother finds the 44th president of the United States casually strolling through the background of her family photos. President Obama posted his own photos of America's famous blossoms.
Your Conversation Starters:
🌸 "God's way of smiling at us": Peak Bloom happened in D.C. this past week, but click on this interactive map to see a time lapse of the first blooms for the rest of us! BTW: We're still not over this video ...
🇺🇸 "They are our soldiers too": Lithuania honors four fallen American soldiers whose large armored vehicle (M88) sank in a swamp last week.
💸 Reciprocal-ish: President Trump used these charts to show the varying new tariffs the U.S. will impose. The President of the European Commission did not like this; neither did China; neither did the stock markets.
🏴☠️ Speaking of Tariffs: Did you know pirates may have helped spread the use of the unique word "tariffs"?
🤰🏻 President Trump enters the chat: A bill that would allow proxy or remote voting for mothers after giving birth (instead of voting in person) did not progress in the house (Jenna discusses why here). NEW: President Trump went on the record with his support: "If you're having a baby, I think you should be able to call in and vote."
✨ "...my soul is soaring": Senator Cory Booker reflecting on his 25-hour history-making talkathon against the Trump administration: background HERE or watch parts of his speech HERE (don't worry ~ we condensed 25 hours to 3-minutes for you).
🥑 That's Commitment: A 7-year quest in search of avocados. Did You Know? Chipotle accounted for 5% of the avocados eaten in the U.S. last year.
🚗 Not a joke: Hold the "woman driver" comments - did you know: "Women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a head-on car crash compared with men in the same crash"? This lawmaker wants to change that by ensuring car safety testing reflects ALL drivers.
✈️ P.S. We're buying air traffic control parts from eBay. For real. Nervous flier? Listen here.
🎙️ This Week From Jenna:
Friday's "Anything But Politics" segment ↓
WATCH ABOVE OR BY CLICKING HERE. You can also listen on podcasting platforms everywhere (Apple, Spotify).
⏰ CATCH UP: Watch OR listen to this week's podcasts (Apple, Spotify)
🎙️ SCOOP (approx. 58 minutes): Covering the Trump Administration: Hook, Line, Sinker. Listen (SCOOP Insiders can attend this live broadcast once a week and get their news questions answered; they also receive the special video report EXCLUSIVELY delivered to their inbox along with a "cheat sheet" for the week ahead - learn more HERE).
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 15 minutes) : "It's a horrific event." A former "tanker" Mike "Main Gun" Bajema joins SmartHER News on the mystery surrounding America's missing soldiers. Watch or Listen
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 9 minutes): Booker's Speech, Proxy Votes for New Moms & Evidence of Who Killed JFK? Watch or Listen
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 15 minutes): Chief Operating Officer of the Air Traffic Organization at the FAA talks to us about the state of our critical air traffic control systems ... Is America really buying replacement parts for Air Traffic Control on ... eBay? Watch or Listen
"I've learned you can't be everything to everyone. We want to be just enough to the right people."
Jenna reflecting on the growth of SmartHER News, founded in 2018.
What We Found SmartHER This Week:
With warmer weather and Easter around the corner - here's your Spring Dress rundown ↓
- Remember the SmartHER dress of 2024? Some of us wore it all winter. Well, Target released the summer version, and it is perfection. Price: $25
- A versatile black & white maxi dress: Price: $42.99
- This one features a floral pattern and comes in sizes XS-4X. Price: $36
- This drop-waist dress by J.Crew comes in three colors and has matching family outfits — perfect for Easter. Hurry - it's on sale. Price: $74.50
- If you loved Jenna's forest green dress this week (so many of you asked for the link, which doesn't exist because #TJMaxx) this Anthro one is for you. Price: $198
- This shirt dress comes in the shades of spring and flatters all figures: Price: $35
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Space mascot WANTED! The first moon mission in more than 50 years needs a fifth crew member. NASA is calling on designers to create a "stuffy" used to indicate when the astronauts enter microgravity. The mission to the moon aims to launch late 2026, but the deadline for design is May 27. Submit an idea HERE.
And that's The Weekend Digest!
❤️,
Jenna and the SHN Team
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