Time travel, "liberation", tariffs to replace income tax?
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Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Don’t fall for the “coherence fallacy.” Trump believes (mistakenly) that his insane tariffs will get rid of the progressive income tax.
Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans. If only the Republic can survive until the mid-terms.
Elon Musk may actually have screwed himself in Wisconsin election. Turns out, lots of people find Elon Musk very annoying.
Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. I’m surprised the GOP didn’t demand a drug test.
Tesla sales plunge: Biggest decline in history. Until recently, the company was reporting year-over-year sales growth of between 20% and 100% virtually every quarter. Gee, wonder what happened?
Shingles vaccination may help protect people from Alzheimer’s disease. Does RFK Jr. know about this?
Scientists confirm time travel is possible. Depends on how you define “travel”.
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KGB Quote of the Day:
"We carry with us both the life that we have chosen and all the other lives we might have led."
--Kenneth Tynan (Wikipedia link)
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Among other things, today is- in no particular order of importance-
KGB REPORT STUFF! (Click on link) On This Day:
1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León came ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida.
1792 – The Coinage Act was passed by Congress, establishing the United States Mint.
1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opened in Los Angeles. (Video)
1917 – American entry into World War I: President Wilson asked the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
1932 – "Tarzan the Ape Man" was released, starring Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the first of his twelve Tarzan films. (Video)
1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered on CBS. The two soaps were the first daytime dramas to debut in a 30-minute format.
1964 – The Soviet Union launched Zond 1, the second Soviet research spacecraft to reach Venus, although communications had failed by that time.
1968 – "2001 A Space Odyssey" premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C. (Video)
1973 – The LexisNexis computerized legal research service began operation.
1977 – Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album reached number one on the album charts and remained there for 31 weeks. (Video)
1978 – "Dallas" premiered on CBS as a five week mini-series; ratings success led to a 13 year run. (Video)
1992 – Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of murder and racketeering and was later sentenced to life in prison.
2020 – COVID-19 pandemic: The total number of confirmed cases reached one million.
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Quotes by or about persons born on this date (Click on link after name for quotes):
1725 – Giacomo Casanova, Italian explorer and author (d. 1798)
1805 – Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1875)
1840 – Émile Zola, French novelist, playwright, journalist (d. 1902)
1862 – Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
1875 – Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (d. 1940)
1939 – Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) (Video)
Other birthdays:
1920 – Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982) (Video: the legendary “Copper Clapper Caper” sketch with Johnny Carson.)
1941 – Dr. Demento, American radio host (Video)
1942 – Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2016) (Video)
1965 – Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (d. 2012) (Video)
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