On this day:
1759
General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
1844
Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
1905
Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war.
1941
Romanian governmental forces, allies of Nazi Germany, launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iaşi, (Romania), resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
1950
The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
1954
The world’s first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
1759
General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
1844
Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
1905
Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war.
1941
Romanian governmental forces, allies of Nazi Germany, launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iaşi, (Romania), resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
1950
The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
1954
The world’s first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
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Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of anyone ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary, patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer, I beg to submit it is the first. -Ambrose Bierce, writer (24 Jun 1842-1914)
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Last month, the steering committee of the progressive organization Indivisible PA asked Fetterman to resign.
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Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of anyone ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary, patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer, I beg to submit it is the first. -Ambrose Bierce, writer (24 Jun 1842-1914)
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Last month, the steering committee of the progressive organization Indivisible PA asked Fetterman to resign.
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Baseball fans will tolerate a lot, but they will not tolerate being asked to love a team like the Pirates that does not respect the game as much as they do.
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The number of babies born in South Korea rose at the fastest pace in 34 years in April from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, driven by a rise in marriages and demographic changes.
A total of 20,717 babies were born in April, up 8.7 percent from 19,059 babies born a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.
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Weekend Catchup
A 23-year-old Mexican social media influencer was shot dead while live streaming on TikTok, the state prosecutor's office said.
Valeria Marquez was killed when a man entered her beauty salon in the city of Guadalajara "and apparently fired a gun at her", according to the Jalisco state prosecutor's office.
The motive for the fatal attack has not been identified but the case is being investigated as a femicide - when women and girls are killed because of their gender, the state prosecutor said.
Femicide.
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Several critics of the U.S. attack on Iran, especially on BBC, raised the possibility of Iran rebuilding its sites in the future, as if the U.S. could bomb the future.
And you can bomb places, but not thoughts.
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Iran declared victory; the Western press declared failure, essentially agreeing with Iran.
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The Silurian Hypothesis asks: if an industrial civilization arose millions of years ago — say, during the Devonian or the Paleocene — would we find any trace of it today?
Ocean crust, where much sediment settles, recycles every 170 million years or so. On land, surface preservation is even rarer. “The current area of urbanization is less than 1% of the Earth’s surface,” the researchers note, and ancient surfaces that remain intact are scarcer still.
The U.S., left and right, is horrified by Mamdani's nomination. They focus on his many glaring, offensive positions. But there is little curiosity about the people who voted in favor of this problem.
The Silurian Hypothesis asks: if an industrial civilization arose millions of years ago — say, during the Devonian or the Paleocene — would we find any trace of it today?
Ocean crust, where much sediment settles, recycles every 170 million years or so. On land, surface preservation is even rarer. “The current area of urbanization is less than 1% of the Earth’s surface,” the researchers note, and ancient surfaces that remain intact are scarcer still.
So UFO intervention in our world cannot be disproved.
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Roughly four in 10 millennials and Gen Zers have side jobs, according to new research by Deloitte. Those juggling multiple jobs say they’re padding their finances for a potential downturn, writes columnist Callum Borchers.
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The majority of the Democratic Party sat quietly by as Joe Biden ordered strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen and Barack Obama ordered attacks on Libyan government forces and used drones to take out terrorists, including U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki. Democrats seem to get exercised only when Republican presidents strike against threats to the country, as they are doing now, and as they did back in 2020, after Trump targeted and killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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The FBI alerted federal agencies to fraudulent U.S. driver’s licenses from China being shipped to the United States, then recalled the advisory and requested the destruction of the file.
The advisory in question was dated August 24, 2020, weeks after U.S. authorities announced the seizure of nearly 20,000 counterfeit driver’s licenses, mostly from China, intended for college-age students.
Plans from the CCP to manufacture fake driver’s licenses and ship them into the United States were to facilitate fraudulent mail-in ballots—allegations which, while substantiated, were abruptly recalled and never disclosed to the public,” Kash Patel said.
Wonder why.
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New York plans to build one of the first new U.S. nuclear plants in a generation.
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Roughly four in 10 millennials and Gen Zers have side jobs, according to new research by Deloitte. Those juggling multiple jobs say they’re padding their finances for a potential downturn, writes columnist Callum Borchers.
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The majority of the Democratic Party sat quietly by as Joe Biden ordered strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen and Barack Obama ordered attacks on Libyan government forces and used drones to take out terrorists, including U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki. Democrats seem to get exercised only when Republican presidents strike against threats to the country, as they are doing now, and as they did back in 2020, after Trump targeted and killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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The FBI alerted federal agencies to fraudulent U.S. driver’s licenses from China being shipped to the United States, then recalled the advisory and requested the destruction of the file.
The advisory in question was dated August 24, 2020, weeks after U.S. authorities announced the seizure of nearly 20,000 counterfeit driver’s licenses, mostly from China, intended for college-age students.
Plans from the CCP to manufacture fake driver’s licenses and ship them into the United States were to facilitate fraudulent mail-in ballots—allegations which, while substantiated, were abruptly recalled and never disclosed to the public,” Kash Patel said.
Wonder why.
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New York plans to build one of the first new U.S. nuclear plants in a generation.
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Holtec, a key provider of services for the nuclear industry, plans to go public.
Holtec, a key provider of services for the nuclear industry, plans to go public.
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The U.S., left and right, is horrified by Mamdani's nomination. They focus on his many glaring, offensive positions. But there is little curiosity about the people who voted in favor of this problem.
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Mamdani's mother said he is Indian and African, not American. Is that a good thing?
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Remember the Mendoza Line, named for the Pirates' slick fielding, bad-hitting shortstop, when .200 was a terrible batting average? Suwinski and Davis are hitting for a .300 average, combined.
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In-store and online purchases for 18- to 24-year-olds fell 13% year-over-year between January and April.
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More than a third of Tuvalu citizens have applied for a world-first climate visa, which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia.
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When Tyler, the Creator was asked about his desire to ban the digital medium, the two-time Grammy winner said, “I think we give a lot of people who aren’t smart and just want attention platforms to be loud and incorrect, and other stupid people follow them. Where are the people with skills? We need electricians, we need more drummers, painters, teachers. Everybody with a mic is crazy."
This is fun. Do not buy this. HYMC recently sold $40 million of stock and warrants. Including its $128 million in debt (coming due in 2027), the market says the company is currently valued at $300 million. AI says Hycroft Mining’s proven and probable reserves include approximately 12 million ounces of gold and 481 million ounces of silver. Total AI estimated gross metal value: ~$41.55 billion. Human vs AI valuation.
Remember the Mendoza Line, named for the Pirates' slick fielding, bad-hitting shortstop, when .200 was a terrible batting average? Suwinski and Davis are hitting for a .300 average, combined.
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In-store and online purchases for 18- to 24-year-olds fell 13% year-over-year between January and April.
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Artificial-intelligence chatbots tend to flatter users and be overly agreeable.
Artificial-intelligence chatbots tend to flatter users and be overly agreeable.
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Anthony Bernal, former Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady, is now refusing to appear on June 26, 2025, for a transcribed interview as part of the Committee’s investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden’s mental decline and potentially unauthorized use of autopen for sweeping pardons and other executive actions.
Anthony Bernal, former Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady, is now refusing to appear on June 26, 2025, for a transcribed interview as part of the Committee’s investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden’s mental decline and potentially unauthorized use of autopen for sweeping pardons and other executive actions.
When Navarro refused to testify at a hearing, they put him in jail.
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More than a third of Tuvalu citizens have applied for a world-first climate visa, which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia.
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When Tyler, the Creator was asked about his desire to ban the digital medium, the two-time Grammy winner said, “I think we give a lot of people who aren’t smart and just want attention platforms to be loud and incorrect, and other stupid people follow them. Where are the people with skills? We need electricians, we need more drummers, painters, teachers. Everybody with a mic is crazy."
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