On this day:
1533
Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
1648
The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
1660
Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1861
American Civil War, Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1861), first land battle of American Civil War after Battle of Fort Sumter, first Confederate combat casualty.
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The Liberation Caucus describes itself as “a Marxist-Leninist-Maoist caucus in Democrat Socialists of America.” On Wednesday, the Liberation Caucus posted on X that it was “proud” to sign onto a statement calling the recent shooting “a legitimate act of resistance against the zionist state.”
“Free Elias Rodriguez and all political prisoners,” the Liberation Caucus said in a post.
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If no one owns the Commons, no one will weed it.
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A ban on fracking would be both misguided and destructive for the U.S. and its allies. Recurrent out-of-touch debates on the topic need to be tabled in light of a central fact: Shale has become crucial to the U.S. economy and global energy security. It’s here to stay.--Yergin
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The Liberation Caucus describes itself as “a Marxist-Leninist-Maoist caucus in Democrat Socialists of America.” On Wednesday, the Liberation Caucus posted on X that it was “proud” to sign onto a statement calling the recent shooting “a legitimate act of resistance against the zionist state.”
“Free Elias Rodriguez and all political prisoners,” the Liberation Caucus said in a post.
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If no one owns the Commons, no one will weed it.
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A ban on fracking would be both misguided and destructive for the U.S. and its allies. Recurrent out-of-touch debates on the topic need to be tabled in light of a central fact: Shale has become crucial to the U.S. economy and global energy security. It’s here to stay.--Yergin
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The Ascension
The Ascension of Christ is a curious event in the history of the Church. In Matthew, it is the last event of his gospel. In Luke, it is mentioned but is elaborated on later in the Acts of the Apostles. More than miraculous, it is a culmination, the culmination, one would think would be emphasized. But the management of the Ascension is strangely distant. Almost unsure. Added on. Indeed, the old Church celebrated the period from Easter to the Ascension as a single event, as a unit.
The reporting of this period is a reflection of the humanity of the reporters. What were they to think? The complexity of Christ's message, His spiritual world, was overwhelming. Revolutionary. Now the Messenger was gone.
As always, there is humor in this relationship, a strange, understanding irony, gentle and personal, that prods us.
"While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going,
suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them.
They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky?"
Things have shifted. To you. This is just the beginning. There is so much more to come.
The Ascension is described by men who seem stunned.
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