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The Trump/Musk firehose of folly continues, and it’s impossible to review all but the most egregious outrages here. The Associated Press, NBC, Aljazeera, and The Guardian are my masochistic picks for keeping up to date. Frankly, it’s a bit exhausting, but what the heck- knock yinzselves out.
Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts. Cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, compromising important functions.
Android happy to check your nudes before you forward them. Fortunately, you can disable this new “feature”.
You can see when Elon Musk actually sleeps by analyzing his tweets, and it's terrifying. Brain fog, mood swings, paranoia... sound familiar?
Elon Musk ‘ate my cat’: Tesla owners using angry stickers on cars; here’s why.
Florida Man Games return for Round 2 as teams vie to be the world’s worst superhero. “…last year’s teams competed in Florida-themed events like the Evading Arrest Obstacle Course and Beer Belly Sumo Wrestling. New events added this year include Hurricane Party Prep: Grocery Aisle Brawl and Human Beer Pong.“
Chewing wood may boost memory and brain antioxidants, study finds.
KGB was interviewed by friend Jason Togyer on Tube City Radio about KGB Report and my semi-sordid past. Excuse my cold… I sound like I’m doing an RFK Jr. impression.
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KGB Quote of the Day:
“There was a young fellow from Trinity,
Who took the square root of infinity.
But the number of digits,
Gave him the fidgets;
He dropped Math and took up Divinity.”
-George Gamow (Wikipedia link)
(More George Gamow quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Among other things, today is- in no particular order of importance: World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, Benjamin Harrison Day, Hug a G.I. Day, International HPV Awareness Day, World Day of Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, Holy Experiment Day, Unique Names Day, Old Inauguration Day, World Obesity Day, Brain Injury Awareness Day National Town Meeting Day, International Pancake Day, Pączki Day, International GM’s Day, International Scrapbooking Industry Day, Courageous Follower Day, National Sportsmanship Day, Mardi Gras (Shrove (Fat) Tuesday), Toy Soldier Day, Marching Music Day (March Forth), National Dance the Walz Day, National Grammar Day, National Snack Day, National Pound Cake Day, and National Sons Day
On This Day:
1681 – Charles II granted a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States met, putting the United States Constitution into effect.
1794 – The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress.
1797 – John Adams was inaugurated as the second President of the United States of America, becoming the first President to begin his presidency on March 4.
1837 – The city of Chicago was incorporated.
1849 – Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States of America and Millard Fillmore, 12th Vice President, did not take their respective oaths of office (they did so the following day), leading to the erroneous theory that outgoing President pro tempore of the United States Senate David Rice Atchison had assumed the role of acting president for one day.
1865 – U.S. politician Andrew Johnson made his drunk vice-presidential inaugural address in Washington, D.C.
1913 – The United States Department of Labor was formed.
1917 – Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
1933 – Franklin D. Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was the last president to be inaugurated on March 4
1933 – Frances Perkins became United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet.
1957 – The S&P 500 stock market index was introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
1966 – In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declared that the band was "more popular than Jesus now". The quote surfaced out of context in the US four months later, provoking outrage in some quarters.
1985 – The Food and Drug Administration approved a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the US.
1998 – Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
2018 – Former MI6 spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England, causing a diplomatic uproar that results in mass-expulsions of diplomats from all countries involved.
Quotes by or about persons born on this date (Click on link after name for quotes):
1678 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1741)
1888 – Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (d. 1931)
1904 – George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (d. 1968)
1928 – Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (d. 2010)
1932 – Miriam Makeba, South African singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2008)
1950 – Rick Perry, American captain and politician, 47th Governor of Texas
1954 – Catherine O'Hara, Canadian-American actress and comedian (Video)
Other birthdays:
1745 – Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (d. 1779)
1822 – Jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician and academic (d. 1880)
1906 – Avery Fisher, American violinist and engineer, founded Fisher Electronics (d. 1994)
1914 – Ward Kimball, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1925 – Paul Mauriat, French conductor and composer (d. 2006)
1938 – Paula Prentiss, American actress (video)
1944 – Bobby Womack, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) (Video)
1969 – Chaz Bono, American writer, musician, and actor
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