Tuesday, August 18, 2026
History for August 18
History for August 18 - On-This-Day.com 
Caspar Weinberger 1917
- 1894 - The Bureau of Immigration was established by the U.S. Congress.
- 1914 - The "Proclamation of Neutrality" was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I.
- 1920 - Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all American women to vote.
- 1966 - The first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back to the U.S.
- 2004 - Donald Trump unveiled his board game (TRUMP the Game) where players bid on real estate, buy big ticket items and make billion-dollar business deals.
Monday, August 17, 2026
'Ride a rage wave into power': Hakeem Jeffries alludes to doing violence to Supreme Court * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
'Ride a rage wave into power': Hakeem Jeffries alludes to doing violence to Supreme Court * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh:
Democrats in Washington want to do what they want to do, when they want to do it, how they want to do it, and to the victims they choose.
And that's why they have launched an agenda to destroy the nature of the U.S. Supreme Court by deliberately staging it with a far-left majority, even throwing out the sitting members.
"It is simply about power," explains Jonathan Turley
𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐎𝐄𝐘 𝐉𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐀: “𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔”
Fox News contributor 𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 — a Marine explosive ordnance tech who lost both legs above the knee to an IED in Afghanistan in August 2010 — watched footage this week of a sailor complaining on camera about shipboard meals, and he did not hold back. - M.A. Rothman
- “𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘝 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴?”
Jones fired back, recalling his own six months eating ramen noodles doctored with tuna packets and pulled seasoning to cut the sodium, or gambling on a bowl from 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘳𝘯. “𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘊4 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 2010,” he said.
Jones didn’t stop at the food.
Jones didn’t stop at the food.
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰,” he said, before drawing the contrast that landed hardest: “𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘲, 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯, 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳.”...
“𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯,” he said. “𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘮𝘦.”
Di Leo: How to Spend a Tariff Windfall?
At this writing, approximately $100 billion of the SCOTUS-rejected IEEPA tariffs collected in 2025 and early 2026 have been refunded, out of a total pool of approximately $166 billion, and both the business press and the mainstream press are writing articles discussing the right way companies should “spend this windfall.” - John F. Di Leo
In summary:
- Tariffs are here to stay; the low-tariff days of the past have been replaced by a protectionist reality.
- Companies need to objectively plan for a future in a high tariff world.
The refunds aren’t a windfall, but they might be an opportunity to invest in the company’s future by focusing purchasing and engineering staff on a wise re-shoring/on-shoring plan that protects the company from both future tariffs and the many other special problems that accompany sourcing from China...
If these refunds can help companies to participate in that boom, it’s a winning environment at last.
Poll: Voters Embrace Conservative Positions on Cultural Issues before Midterms
Poll: Voters Embrace Conservative Positions on Cultural Issues before Midterms:
According to podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey, phrases such as “abortion is health care,” “love is love,” and “no human being is illegal” are used to emotionally manipulate voters into having misplaced empathy.
But the days of toxic empathy may be over. According to a new poll commissioned by Concerned Women for America (CWA), voters are leaning towards common sense — taking a conservative stance on cultural issues as the midterm elections loom.
It gets worse, read all!-----Two Nashville Teachers Say Bureaucrats Pressured Them to FABRICATE Grades for Failing Students — One Suspended After She Refused to Cook the Books
Two former Metro Nashville Public Schools teachers say administrators directed them to change failing grades so the district’s performance would look better on paper. -Jim Hᴏft
Samira Hardcastle, an eight-year art teacher at John F. Kennedy Middle School who was named the school’s 2025–2026 Teacher of the Year and recognized as a district Blue Ribbon Teacher of the Year, resigned in May.
Hardcastle said a student failed to complete an art project and received a failing grade.
Samira Hardcastle, an eight-year art teacher at John F. Kennedy Middle School who was named the school’s 2025–2026 Teacher of the Year and recognized as a district Blue Ribbon Teacher of the Year, resigned in May.
Hardcastle said a student failed to complete an art project and received a failing grade.
- After the student’s parent challenged the grade, three administrators met with the parent and concluded that Hardcastle had not supplied an adequate rubric.
Hardcastle refused to change the grade herself.
- According to her account, administrators then changed it...
Minnesota officials threaten activists who exposed suspect voting scheme * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Minnesota officials threaten activists who exposed suspect voting scheme * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh:
State officials in Minnesota have launched a series of threats, and an investigation, after undercover activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby released videos documenting the state's suspect procedures that allow one person to "vouch" for up to eight other voters who are not registered.
The state has been plagued with a number of controversies in recent months, including a massive federal crackdown on illegal aliens present in the state.
Bombs, Burnt Beef, and the Big $20 Burrito Battle
At some point, we will have to reckon with the fact that we shut down the world’s largest economy over the flu. - Spencer Pratt
...You can never do that.
- Not for global wars,
- not for nuclear holocaust,
you never ever shut down your economy.
Despite what decades of communist propaganda may have you believe, concern over the economy isn’t just vanity, it’s not greed…the economy is the proxy for our collective lives.
Shutting down the economy means
- people die from missed cancer screenings,
- business owners kill themselves because their legacy family restaurant shuts down for good,
- people can’t afford basic human needs.
We crippled the global economy and attempted to backfill the void by printing more money than had ever been printed in the history of human civilization and doled it out with alacrity...
Read 'em all!-----Top 20 Times “Misinformation” Was Actually the Truth
The New York Times Hall of Shame - The Private Journal of Doug Ross
- For your records, here are twenty of the worst lies since 2020 by the “experts” and then parroted by the likes of The New York Times.
13. Great Barrington Declaration was a viable alternative: Labeled “dangerous” and “fringe”; later assessments of lockdown harms aligned more closely with its focused-protection approach. Calling focused protection “nonsense” while the alternative was economic self-immolation?
11. NIH-funded research at Wuhan involved experiments that enhanced pathogenicity: Fauci denied GOF funding; NIH later acknowledged chimeric viruses that made mice sicker, with reporting failures. “We didn’t fund gain-of-function” aged about as well as milk left in a Wuhan lab freezer...
8. Cloth and community mask mandates had little to no clear population-level effect: Heavily promoted; Cochrane reviews of randomized trials found little or no difference in community settings. Universal masking worked as well as a napkin in a hurricane—and questioning it got you treated like a bioterrorist.
5. COVID vaccines do not fully prevent infection/transmission as initially claimed...
1. Hunter Biden laptop was authentic (and not Russian disinfo): every mainstream media outlet, 51 former intel officials, and platforms suppressed the New York Post story as “classic earmarks of Russian disinformation”...
8. Cloth and community mask mandates had little to no clear population-level effect: Heavily promoted; Cochrane reviews of randomized trials found little or no difference in community settings. Universal masking worked as well as a napkin in a hurricane—and questioning it got you treated like a bioterrorist.
5. COVID vaccines do not fully prevent infection/transmission as initially claimed...
1. Hunter Biden laptop was authentic (and not Russian disinfo): every mainstream media outlet, 51 former intel officials, and platforms suppressed the New York Post story as “classic earmarks of Russian disinformation”...
No other country in the world can make it safe!-----Trump says he may declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory ‘after we finish defeating Iran’
President Donald Trump said Friday that he could soon declare the Strait of Hormuz “a territory of the United States” following the war against Iran.President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. controls the strategic waterway and on Friday went further, saying, “Pretty soon, I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States.”
- Iran has rejected those claims. Its deputy foreign minister wrote on X that the strait “cannot be seized by tweet, nor by aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, nor by an election speech.”
Abdul El-Sayed Campaign: He Still Follows Sharia Law
Abdul El-Sayed Campaign: He Still Follows Sharia Law:
Abdulrahman El-Sayed’s campaign confirmed the Michigan Democrat Senate nominee still complies with Sharia law in his personal life, after resurfaced 2009 comments in which he described following it as a lifelong “obligation.”
How School District Consolidation Gave Us Fewer and Worse Schools - WSJ
Consolidation empowered teachers unions and decreased social capital. - Howard HusockTeachers unions emerged as power brokers in the 1960s, as seen in the 1968 New York City teachers’ strike.
But don’t overlook the role played by a different big-government education “reform” movement: school-district consolidation.
There were more than 117,000 local school districts in the U.S. in the 1939-40 school year.
There were more than 117,000 local school districts in the U.S. in the 1939-40 school year.
- The distance between individual voters and local school boards was small.
- But between 1930 and 1970, consolidation eliminated 90% of school districts and two-thirds of schools. This transformed “the small, informal, community-controlled schools of the nineteenth century into centralized, professionally run educational bureaucracies,” as education historian Christopher Berry has written...
. Today, there are only 13,318 local school districts in the U.S., including the sprawling citywide districts of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
- The dreams of education professionals have proved elusive, if declines in reading and math scores are any indication...
History for August 17
History for August 17 - On-This-Day.com 
Davy Crockett 1786 - Frontiersman, soldier and politician. He died at the Battle of the Alamo
- 1790 - The capital city of the U.S. moved to Philadelphia from New York City.
- 1863 - Federal batteries and ships bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC, harbor during the Civil War.
- 1982 - The U.S. Senate approved an immigration bill that granted permanent resident status to illegal aliens who had arrived in the United States before 1977.
- 1996 - Ross Perot was announced to be the Reform Party's presidential candidate. It was the party's first-ever candidate.
- 1998 - U.S. President Clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
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