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Knee Deep in the Hoopla
MAGA melts down over Epstein; Trump faces revolt from base; Bondi-Bongino feud erupts: A Closer Look. (Video)
Young Democrat wants cognitive tests for aging members of Congress. The amendment failed to pass during a markup, with subcommittee chairman David Valadao (R-CA) saying “a lot of concern with some of our colleagues sometimes when we see some of their comments,” but that elections are the proper barometer. [How about cognitive tests for voters?]
DOGE told regulator to ‘rubber stamp’ nuclear reactor approvals.
Elon Musk unveils penis-shaped map of Tesla’s Robotaxi expansion in Texas. “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” the billionaire posted on X as he showcased the phallic-shaped map.
Moody's chief economist fires 'red flare' on housing market. A "red flare" indicates a potential downturn or instability in the housing market, including a decline in home sale, more purchase agreement cancellations, interest rates rising, and a harsher outlook for sellers, among other serious issues.
The most common job in every state. Hint: it ain’t rocket scientist.
The diseases that could return as vaccination rates decline — and why you should care. Two doses of the MMR vaccine are 97% protective against measles infection, which is an outstanding level of protection. But it’s not 100%, so if someone is exposed to measles, there is still a chance they could become infected.
The next ‘Storm of the Century’ could be even stronger, new study shows.
These states are America’s worst for quality of life in 2025. No surprises here.
Monkeys love watching videos of fights and friends - just like humans.
About 1,500 tarantulas found hidden in cake boxes at German airport.
The AI Mirage. For decades, tech companies have promised that AI will make our computers easier to use. That hasn’t happened yet.
Quote of the Day:
Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wave-length of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.
--Iris Murdoch (Wikipedia link)
(More Iris Murdoch quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Today’s holidays:
Developmental Disability Professionals Day, Gummy Worm Day, I Love Horses Day, National Be a Dork Day, National Give Something Away Day, National Pet Fire Safety Day, National Respect Canada Day, National Tapioca Pudding Day, Orange Chicken Day, Saint Swithin's Day, Social Media Giving Day, and World Youth Skills Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
2006 – Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, was launched.
2003 – AOL Time Warner disbanded Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation was established on the same day.
1996 – MSNBC was launched.
1988 – The movie “Die Hard” had its wide US release. (Video)
1986 – Columbia Records dropped country legend Johnny Cash after 28 years.
1979 – U.S. president Jimmy Carter gave his "malaise speech".
1975 – Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project featured the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
1954 – First flight of the Boeing 367-80, the prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
1916 – In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporated Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
1910 – In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gave a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
1870 – Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia became the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
1838 – Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring Jesus a great man, but not God. The Protestant community reacted with outrage.
1834 – The Spanish Inquisition was officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
1815 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard HMS Bellerophon.
1799 – The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
1099 – First Crusade: Christian soldiers seized the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
2008 – Iain Armitage, American actor
1979 – Laura Benanti, American actress and singer (Video)
1967 – Adam Savage, American actor and special effects designer (“Mythbusters”)
1963 – Brigitte Nielsen, Danish-Italian actress
1961 – Forest Whitaker, American actor
1952 – Terry O'Quinn, American actor (Video)
1951 – Jesse Ventura, American wrestler, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota
1950 – Arianna Huffington, Greek-American journalist and publisher
1946 – Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Video)
1944 – Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (died 2019)
1935 – Ken Kercheval, American actor and director (died 2019)
1935 – Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (died 2012) (Video)
1935 – Donn Clendenon, American baseball player and lawyer (died 2005)
1927 – Carmen Zapata, American actress (died 2014)
1925 – Philip Carey, American actor (died 2009)
1919 – Iris Murdoch, Anglo-Irish British novelist and philosopher (died 1999)
1905 – Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (died 1974)
1796 – Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (died 1867)
1779 – Clement Clarke Moore, American author, poet, and educator (died 1863)
1606 – Rembrandt, Dutch painter and etcher (died 1669)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
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