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On this day:

1876
Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
1906
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
1910
The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
1950
The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
1960
Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.

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The NYT called Mamdani, the socialist running for NY mayor, a "rising star."

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In the top of the seventh in the game against the Brewers, Cruz ended the frame by hitting into a 5-6-3 double play. One of the fastest players in baseball, he was seen slowing up on his way to first base, resulting in an out that would’ve likely been avoided had he maintained his speed out of the box.

Pirates manager Don Kelly confirmed after the loss that Cruz’s effort on the play led to his removal from the contest.

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The Defense Intelligence Agency continues its strange relationship with the nation. It has had several leaks in 2019, with Henry Kyle Frese arrested for leaking classified information to reporters.

Nathan Laatsch, a 28-year-old IT specialist, was accused of trying to pass sensitive intelligence materials during a sting operation conducted by the FBI. He stated his reason for his treason was he doesn’t “agree or align with the values of this admin,” so he was willing to divulge secrets.

A slew of leaks have been stimulated by the decision to cancel DEI programs.

And there are the strange connections between the government and the Clinton campaign calumny.

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Only in America could an anonymous opinion be published so eagerly around the world. There are some reasonable conclusions:

--Many in America who work for the government are rooting against its success. The source of this animosity is sometimes ideological, sometimes simple hatred of Trump.

--The success of the bombing attack is unknown, but the impression so far is that it appears very successful. It is likely the Israeli assessments will be more accurate than anonymous leaks from Washington armchairs.

--The image of a successful America is important in the world. One can only wonder as to the mindset of government and media employees to undermine it using such unverified, superficial, and uncredited declarations.

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The voters have advanced a Socialist as the Democrat nominee for mayor of NYC. Is socialism compatible with the Constitution? He campaigned on a platform that looked like it was stolen from The Onion.

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SpaceX Dragon Axion4 launched successfully to ISS for 2 weeks.

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The vice-mayor of a small LA town has gone on social media and asked local criminal gangs to stand up for themselves and fight for their territory against ICE intrusion.

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Iran's last-minute gratuitous bombing was an attempt to wring the last few drops of death out of the conflict before the ceasefire. 

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One wonders how the circumstances arose to guarantee Iranian oil flow (particularly to China), despite war and bombing, and the tremendous leverage it offered.