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The irony of using Charlie Kirk’s murder to silence debate. Kirk arose as a countercultural figure and deployed the First Amendment as a crucial tool for spreading his ideas: In an environment where they were not welcome, he pointed out that they were protected. Now that Kirk’s political allies hold power, however, many appear eager to suppress ideas they dislike. The Trump administration is vowing to use Kirk’s death as an excuse to crack down on dissent even as it lionizes him for defending it.
Sonia Sotomayor appears to rip Pam Bondi: “Every time I listen to a lawyer-trained representative saying we should criminalize free speech in some way, I think to myself, that law school failed.”
Florida woman charged with felony after allegedly assaulting 73-year-old during Charlie Kirk vigil.
The people who have lost their jobs for posts about Charlie Kirk.
Trump family's UAE crypto deal revealed; Trump snaps at Australian reporter: A Closer Look (Video)
This Emmy belongs to you! | Trump’s fairy tale visit to England | Kash Patel - The Late Show (Video)
Trump gets cold reception in England, sues NY Times for $15B, and kooky Kash Patel on the Epstein Files.-Jimmy Kimmel (Video)
Work has begun to adapt Qatari 747 to fly as Air Force One.
Publishers Clearing House’s bankruptcy means ‘forever’ winners will no longer get paid. Some winners, who thought they’d never have to work again, are now finding themselves uncertain of how they’ll pay their bills.
Welcome to the new era of Covid vaccine tourism. Trump and RFK Jr.’s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
Two billion people will be able to see 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis when it buzzes Earth in April 2029. "This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be."
Evidence of 'Doomsday comet' that wiped out forgotten civilization 12,800 years ago found in US. The impact coincided with the rapid disappearance of the Clovis people, a technologically advanced hunter-gatherer culture that had dominated much of North America for centuries.
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Quote of the Day:
The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.
--Ken Kesey (Wikipedia link)
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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, Constitution Day (Citizenship Day), International Country Music Day, Leigh Syndrome Awareness Day, National Apple Dumpling Day, National Monte Cristo Day, National Pet Bird Day, National Professional House Cleaners Day, National School Backpack Awareness Day, National Table Shuffleboard Day, Time's Up Day, and World Patient Safety Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
2016 – Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people were injured in the Manhattan bombing.
2013 – Grand Theft Auto V earned more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.
2011 – Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
2001 – The New York Stock Exchange reopened for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression.
1991 – The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) was released to the Internet.
1983 – Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America.
1978 – “The Flip Wilson Show” premiered on NBC. (Video)
1978 – The Camp David Accords were signed by Israel and Egypt.
1976 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise was unveiled by NASA. (Video)
1976 – “M*A*S*H” premiered on CBS (Video)
1967 – The Who literally spark an explosion on national television. (Video)
1966 – “Mission: Impossible” premiered on CBS. (Video)
1965 – “Hogan’s Heroes” premiered on CBS. (Video)
1963 – “The Fugitive” premiered on ABC. (Video)
1961 – The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1939 – World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland began.
1934 – RCA Victor released the first 33 1/3 rpm recording: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Leopold Stokowski.
1928 – The Okeechobee hurricane struck southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
1920 – The National Football League was organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashed, killing Selfridge, who became the first airplane fatality.
1862 – American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania resulted in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.
1862 – American Civil War: George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac halted the first invasion of the North by Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history.
1859 – Joshua A. Norton declared himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States".
1849 – American abolitionist Harriet Tubman made her first attempt to escape from slavery.
1787 – The United States Constitution was signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, bringing the Constitutional Convention to an end.
1776 – The Presidio of San Francisco was founded in New Spain.
1683 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules", later known as protozoa.
1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in North America.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1995 – Patrick Mahomes, American football player
1992 – Danny Ramirez, American actor
1989 – Danielle Brooks, American actress
1965 – Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Kevin Clash, American puppeteer
1953 – Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1951 – Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer (Elvira)
1948 – John Ritter, American actor and producer (died 2003)
1947 – Gail Carson Levine, American author
1939 – David Souter, American lawyer and jurist (died 2025)
1938 – Paul Benedict, American actor (died 2008)
1935 – Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2001)
1933 – Chuck Grassley, American lawyer and politician
1932 – Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (died 2010)
1931 – Anne Bancroft, American actress (died 2005)
1930 – Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2016)
1930 – David Huddleston, American actor (died 2016)
1929 – Stirling Moss, English racing driver and sportscaster (died 2020)
1928 – Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (died 1998)
1923 – Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1953)
1917 – Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter (died 2015)
1907 – Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1995)
1859 – Billy the Kid, American gunman (died 1881)
1857 – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (died 1935)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2024 – JD Souther, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1945)
2020 – Robert W. Gore, American engineer and businessman, co-inventor of Gore-Tex (born 1937)
2019 – Cokie Roberts, American journalist and bestselling author (born 1943)
1997 – Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (born 1913)
1996 – Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (born 1918)
1993 – Willie Mosconi, American pool player and actor (born 1913)
1993 – Christian Nyby, American director and producer (born 1913)
1984 – Richard Basehart, American actor and director (born 1914)
1858 – Dred Scott, American slave (born 1795)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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