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Knee Deep in the Hoopla
What to know about Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the move was “purposely inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”
The real reason for the Trump-Musk feud is uglier than you think. Strip away the ego contest, and what you really see here is a competition about how to screw over poor and working people more effectively.
The Trump White House is a giant national security red flag. DOGE and Trump allies dismissed warnings that Starlink posed serious security links.
Vanishing immigration is the ‘real story’ for the economy and a bigger supply shock than tariffs, analyst says. “While everyone is focused on the impact of tariffs, the real story for the US economy is the collapse in immigration: down more than 90% compared to the run rate of previous years, equivalent to a slowing in labour force growth of more than 2 million people,” George Saravelos, head of FX research at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a note on Friday. “This represents a far more sustained negative supply shock for the economy than tariffs.”
Eight US states seek to outlaw chemtrails – even though they aren’t real.
Trump orders FAA to remove supersonic flight restrictions: ‘Bold new chapter in aerospace innovation’. More like bold new chapter in broken windows and sleep disorders.
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year.
KGB Quote of the Day:
He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie.
-Cole Porter (Wikipedia link)
Today’s holidays:
Donald Duck Day, International Dark 'n Stormy Day, National Earl Day, National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day, World APS Day, Eat Flexitarian Day, and Writers' Rights Day.
On This Day:
1934 - first appearance of Donald Duck in the cartoon, "The Wise Little Hen". (Video)
1954 - Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashed out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" (Video)
1958 - "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley hit #1 in the U.S. (Video)
1959 - The USS George Washington was launched, the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. (Video)
1973 - Secretariat (March 30, 1970 - October 4, 1989) won the U.S. Triple Crown. He still holds the fastest speed records in all three races.
1980 - Comedian Richard Pryor suffered burns from freebasing cocaine. (NSFW Video)
1989 - "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" premiered in USA. This was the one directed by Shatner. The less said the better.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1672 - Peter the Great, Russian emperor (d. 1725)
1891 - Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (d. 1964) (Video)
1910 - Robert Cummings, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1990) (Video)
1915 - Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009) (Video)
1916 - Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, eighth United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009)
1922 - John Gillespie Magee, Jr., Anglo-American pilot and poet (d. 1941); author of the poem "High Flight."
1931 - Jackie Mason, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2021)
1934 - Jackie Wilson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) (Video)
1961 - Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author
1961 - Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright
1963 - Johnny Depp, American actor
1981 - Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress
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