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Charlie Kirk:
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’.
The Kirk social media fallout.
MAGA’s doxing war over Charlie Kirk is already going off the rails.
What to know about the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Charlie Kirk funeral poses major test to Secret Service: ‘It’s all hands on deck — but there’s multiple decks’.
Social media and widespread availability of lethal weapons make this era more dangerous than the 1960s – and the violence may increase. (At least in the ‘60s we had decent music.)
Vance, White House promise to ‘go after’ left-leaning organizations.
Kari Lake’s unhinged plea. Arizona Republican Kari Lake is warning parents not to send their children to college because they could turn out like Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter—who didn’t actually attend university for more than one semester.
Trump:
Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a ‘replica’ of his crackdown on Washington.
Trump tells Senate GOP to cut Democrats out of funding bill. 60 votes are needed, they have 53 and need seven Dems to go along. Get ready for a government shutdown at the end of the month.
Trump gives Europe ultimatum after Russian drones breach NATO airspace: A Closer Look (Video)
CNN data chief names the 'pretty good' sign for Democrats ahead of 2026 midterms. TLDR: More Republicans are retiring than Democrats; typically, the party with the fewest retirements wins.
Thousands of satellites are falling to earth, damaging the ozone layer. Burning satellites mostly release aluminium oxide, a substance that can speed up ozone depletion and alter temperatures in the upper atmosphere adding “more ozone-destroying pollutants… than ever before.” More here.
Commercial airplanes are dosing passengers with neurotoxic gases. Despite the issue being formally recognized by the United Nations ten years ago, aircraft manufacturers have yet to make any major changes to mitigate risks
Being underweight might be deadlier than being overweight. Researchers found that overweight individuals, as well as some obese individuals, were no more likely to die than individuals in the upper end of the "normal" BMI range.
55% of healthcare workers plan to change roles within one year, citing inadequate compensation and benefits (49%), burnout (48%) and a lack of career advancement opportunities (48%)
Bernie goes deep into Trump country. (Video)
Florida updates:
Florida woman fights off five foot alligator with bare hands to save her puppy. Dax the puppy is safe and sound, but the owner has seen better days. (My wife was raised in Florida. When she was a kid a gator got the dog of the neighbor across the street.)
Scuba-clad Florida man robs Disney Springs restaurant, swims away.
Parking spots used as colorful protest against Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks.
Ron DeSantis plans to execute an intellectually disabled man this week.
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Quote of the Day:
The madmen seem to live on forever, don't they?
--Lauren Bacall (Wikipedia link)
(More Lauren Bacall quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Today’s holidays:
Anne Bradstreet Day, Collect Rocks Day, Get Ready Day, International Day for Interventional Cardiology, International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South, Mayflower Day, Mexican Independence Day, Microvillus Inclusion Disease Awareness Day, National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day, National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina, National Guacamole Day, National IT Professionals Day, National Stay Away from Seattle Day, National Stepfamily Day, National Tattoo Story Day, National Voter Registration Day, Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day, Teenager Workout Day, Trail of Tears Commemoration Day, Working Parents Day, World Play-Doh Day, and Wrinkled Raincoat Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
2013 – A gunman killed twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
2004 – Hurricane Ivan made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
1996 – Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
1996 - Judge Judy premiered in first-run syndication. (Video)
1987 – The Montreal Protocol was signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.
1984 – Miami Vice premiered on NBC. (Video)
1979 – Rapper's Delight, the debut single by hip-hop trio Sugar Hill Gang, was released. (Video)
1972 – First television series about interfaith marriage, Bridget Loves Bernie, premiered on CBS. Despite high ratings, canceled after one season due to protests.(Video)
1972 – The Bob Newhart Show premiered on CBS. (Video)
1970 – King Hussein of Jordan declared war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September.
1964 – British singer Davie Jones changed his stage name to "David Bowie" to avoid confusion with the Davy Jones of the Monkees.
1964 – The musical variety show Shindig! premiered on ABC. (Video)
1963 – The Outer Limits premiered on ABC. (Video) (The series is currently streaming for free on YouTube.
1959 – The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, was introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
1959 – The first film released in the widescreen CinemaScope process, The Robe, premiered. (Video)
1940 – United States imposed the first peacetime draft.
1932 – British actress Peg Entwistle (24) commited suicide by jumping from the letter "H" in the "Hollywoodland" (now "Hollywood") sign in Los Angeles, California.
1920 – The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon exploded in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
1908 – The General Motors Corporation was founded.
1893 – Settlers made a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
1620 – Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1992 – Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Amy Poehler, American actress, comedian, and producer
1968 – Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
1964 – Molly Shannon, American actress, comedian and producer
1963 – Richard Marx, American singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – Jennifer Tilly, American actress and poker player
1956 – David Copperfield, American magician and actor
1953 – Kurt Fuller, American character actor
1952 – Mickey Rourke, American boxer and actor
1950 – David Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Ed Begley Jr., American actor and environmental activist
1948 – Susan Ruttan, American actress
1944 – Linda Kaye Henning, American actress
1943 – James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (died 2016)
1935 – Jules Bass, American director, producer, composer, and author (died 2022)
1932 – George Chakiris, American actor
1930 – Anne Francis, American actress (died 2011)
1927 – Peter Falk, American actor (died 2011)
1926 – Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (died 2015)
1925 – B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2015)
1924 – Lauren Bacall, American actress (died 2014)
1922 – Janis Paige, American actress and singer (died 2024)
1922 – Guy Hamilton, French-English director and screenwriter (died 2016)
1919 – Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American hierarchiologist and educator (died 1990)
1914 – Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999)
1911 – Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (died 2005)
1898 – H. A. Rey, American author and illustrator, co-created Curious George (died 1977)
1897 – Milt Franklyn, American composer (died 1962)
1893 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1956)
1877 – Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors (died 1937)
1875 – James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J.C. Penney (died 1971)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2021 – Clive Sinclair, English entrepreneur and inventor (born 1940)
2021 – Jane Powell, American actress (born 1929)
2016 – W. P. Kinsella, Canadian novelist (born 1935)
2016 – Edward Albee, American director and playwright (born 1928)
2009 – Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (born 1936) (Video)
2008 – Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (born 1940)
2002 – James Gregory, American actor (born 1911)
2001 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American producer (born 1918)
1977 – Maria Callas, Greek operatic soprano (born 1923)
1965 – Fred Quimby, American animation producer (born 1886)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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