Trump in hiding, stiffs soldiers; rabies spreading; government shutdown; RFK endangering our health; AI can kill you; further adventures of Florida folk.
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Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Trump instantly caught in cover-up as he hides from public. (Video)
The “Trump Is Dead” Rumor. Anatomy of a viral rumor by an an American medical sociologist. (Psychology Today)
'It infuriates us': Veterans rage at 'abusive' Trump over reports of him stiffing soldiers. "Trump deployed National Guard troops on multiple 29-day orders—specifically choosing durations under 30 days to avoid paying full Basic Allowance for Housing Type 1 (BAH‑1)."
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess.
Bill Clinton, 79, spotted at airport with a defibrillator in his luggage.
Robert Mueller has Parkinson’s and can’t testify before Congress. House committee withdraws subpoena.
Outbreaks of rabies seem to be rising across the U.S. The CDC's rabies team says it's tracking 15 different likely outbreaks from New York to Oregon.
We ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy is endangering every American’s health.
Cutting-edge AI was supposed to get cheaper. It’s more expensive than ever. With models doing more ‘thinking,’ the small companies that buy AI from the giants to create apps and services are feeling the pinch.
AI browsers could leave users penniless: A prompt injection warning. “What if the model hallucinates and performs actions you didn’t request? Or worse, what if a benign-looking website or a comment left on a social media site could steal your login credentials or other sensitive data by adding invisible instructions for the AI assistant?” Or, even worse, how AI can kill you.
Amid a wave of mass shootings, Florida cracks down on chalk. Arrests in Orlando are the latest escalation in Republicans’ war on rainbow crosswalks.
11-year-old boy fatally shot in Houston after ‘ding dong ditch’ doorbell-ringing prank.
RFK Jr. is repeating Michelle Obama’s mistakes. MAHA is “Let’s Move!” 2.0.
CVS strangled, then swallowed, Rite Aid. I miss our local Rite Aid. I shopped there for over 40 years.
Warmer Great Lakes could mean more snow, invasive species, scientists warn.
The continuing adventures of Florida Folk:
Florida woman wearing hot dog costume arrested after TPing neighbor’s vehicle.
Florida man rammed woman with SUV after she wouldn't let him smell her feet.
Florida man driving a special truck designed to safely absorb the impact of crashes killed after car plows into the vehicle.
Florida man accused of slamming dog to the ground, headbutting patrol car during arrest.
Florida man allegedly breaks into home, records sleeping woman.
Florida man wakes woman up by mumbling next to her bed, deputies catch him sleeping in her car.
Keep scrolling down. Lots of interesting stuff in today’s daily features.
Quote of the Day:
The New England conscience does not stop you from doing what you shouldn't-it just stops you from enjoying it.
--Cleveland Amory (Wikipedia link)
(More Cleveland Amory quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Today’s holidays:
Another Look Unlimited Day, Bison-ten Yell Day, Calendar Adjustment Day, National Blueberry Popsicle Day, National Grits for Breakfast Day, Pierce Your Ears Day, Spalding Baseball Day, Telephone Tuesday, Victory over Japan Day, and World Coconut Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
2008 – Google launched its Google Chrome web browser.
1999 – "Being John Malkovich" premiered in Venice. (Video)
1970 – NASA announced the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19.
1969 – The first U.S. ATM opened for business.
1963 – CBS Evening News became U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show was lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
1950 – "The Third Man" was released in the U.S. (Video)
1945 – World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
1935 – The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, made landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
1901 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt uttered the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
1864 – American Civil War: Union forces entered Atlanta as the city surrenders, ending the Atlanta campaign as a victory for General William T. Sherman.
1859 – The Carrington Event was the strongest geomagnetic storm on record.
1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury was founded.
1752 – Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopted the Gregorian calendar.
1666 – The Great Fire of London began and burned for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral.
31 BC – Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1966 – Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer
1964 – Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor, singer, and producer
1955 – Linda Purl, American actress
1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
1951 – Mark Harmon, American actor and producer
1950 – Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
1948 – Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
1948 – Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (died 1986)
1946 – Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2006)
1937 – Peter Ueberroth, American businessman
1936 – Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (died 2016)
1934 – Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter (died 2018)
1932 – Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (died 2012)
1929 – Hal Ashby, American actor, director, and producer (died 1988)
1925 – Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (died 1981)
1919 – Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2020)
1918 – Allen Drury, American journalist and author (died 1998)
1917 – Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (died 1997)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2024 – James Darren, American actor (born 1936)
2022 – Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1930)
2013 – Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (born 1919)
2008 – Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (born 1916)
2005 – Bob Denver, American actor (born 1935)
2001 – Troy Donahue, American actor (born 1936)
2001 – Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (born 1922)
2000 – Curt Siodmak, German-American author and screenwriter (born 1907)
1998 – Allen Drury, American journalist and author (born 1918)
1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (born 1892)
1969 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (born 1890)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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