Monday, July 01, 2024
History for July 1
History for July 1 - On-This-Day.com 
George Sand 1804 - Author Amandine Aurore Lucile Dudevant
- 1862 - The U.S. Congress established the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
- 1863 - During the U.S. Civil War, the first day's fighting at Gettysburg began.
- 1898 - During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" waged a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba.
- 1909 - Thomas Edison began commercially manufacturing his new "A" type alkaline storage batteries.
- 1943 - The U.S. Government began automatically withholding federal income tax from paychecks.
- 1963 - The U.S. postmaster introduced the five-digit ZIP (Zoning Improvement Plan) code.
- 1966 - The Medicare federal insurance program went into effect.
- 1979 - Sony introduced the Walkman.
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Supreme Court Deals Biggest Blow in 80 Years to Administrative State
Supreme Court Deals Biggest Blow in 80 Years to Administrative State:
The APA “specifies that courts, not agencies, will decide all relevant questions of law arising on review of agency action—even those involving ambiguous laws—and set aside any such action inconsistent with the law as they interpret it.” Roberts continued. “And it prescribes no deferential standard for courts to employ in answering those legal questions.”
Game Over For The Climate
"Another look at the integrity and veracity-free world of the press and climate academics.
A Genuine Constitutional Crisis: The President is clearly not capable of exercising his Constitutional powers and authority.
Instapundit - They all knew, and they all lied.
ERIC COWPERTHWAITE: A Genuine Constitutional Crisis: The President is clearly not capable of exercising his Constitutional powers and authority.
They all knew, and they all lied. - Glenn Reynolds
ERIC COWPERTHWAITE: A Genuine Constitutional Crisis: The President is clearly not capable of exercising his Constitutional powers and authority.
They all knew, and they all lied. - Glenn Reynolds
Republicans Demand Audits for 'Astonishing Level' of Potential Obamacare Enrollment Fraud
Republicans Demand Audits for 'Astonishing Level' of Potential Obamacare Enrollment Fraud:
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) called on government watchdogs, such as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to investigate an “astonishing level” of potential Obamacare enrollment fraud, citing a report from the Paragon Health Institute.
Radiocarbon analysis reveals that Earth system models underestimate the carbon uptake in terrestrial ecosystems and suggest quicker carbon turnover
Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming - indicates that existing Earth system models might be underestimating how much carbon terrestrial vegetation and soils absorb. - Gus Mahlr
- Radiocarbon analysis from nuclear bomb tests in the 1960s indicates that existing Earth system models might be underestimating how much carbon terrestrial vegetation and soils absorb.
- However, according to the researchers, this carbon storage is more temporary than once believed.
- This implies that man-made carbon dioxide may not remain in the terrestrial biosphere as long as current models suggest.
- For climate predictions to be precise and to aid in crafting effective climate policies, it’s essential to accurately represent the global carbon cycle...
The Question Left on Everyone's Mind After Debate Might Be the Most Important One in US History
The Question Left on Everyone's Mind After Debate Might Be the Most Important One in US History:
One of the more viral moments came when Biden spouted gibberish to which Trump appropriately responded, “I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said either.”
Judge Awards Over $1 Million to 2 US Citizen Children Detained Crossing Border | The Epoch Times
The children lived with their parents and siblings in Tijuana, Mexico, and had been en route to school in San Ysidro when they wound up detained by CBP officer. - Katabella Roberts
- Two American children who were detained by U.S. customs officers while trying to cross the U.S.–Mexico border to go to school will be awarded more than $1 million in compensation, a federal judge in California has ruled...
- The order stems from a lawsuit involving Oscar Amparo Medina and his sister Julia Isabel Amparo, who were 14 and 9 years old, respectively, in March 2019, when they were detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Tijuana–San Ysidro, California, border crossing...
- Julia was detained by officers for about 34 hours, and Oscar for roughly 14 hours, because officers suspected them of lying about their identities, with officers initially believing Oscar may have been attempting to smuggle or traffic his younger sister...
Supposed to be satire...but is it fact?-----Jill Biden Refuses To Drop Out Of Presidential Race | Babylon Bee
Jill Biden Refuses To Drop Out Of Presidential Race | Babylon Bee
- WASHINGTON, DC — Following the disastrous Presidential debate, First Lady Jill Biden announced she will not drop out of the race despite growing calls from within the party to do so.
- "Over my husband's dead body!" Mrs. Biden declared. "The nomination is MINE. You hear me, Joe Scarborough? MINE! Now get back to work, fools!"...
Gold Star families slam Biden over debate claim no US troops died during his administration | Blaze Media
Gold Star families slam Biden over debate claim no US troops died during his administration | Blaze Media:
Gold Star families are furious over a lie President Joe Biden delivered during Thursday's presidential debate. Biden lied when he proclaimed that no U.S. troops had died under his watch as president – a lie that has caused families of the slain soldiers to be "'beyond ticked off" and feel "disrespected."
History for June 30
History for June 30 - On-This-Day.com 
Mike Tyson 1966 - Boxer
- 1097 - The Crusaders defeated the Turks at Dorylaeum.
- 1908 - A meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away.
- 1913 - Fighting broke out between Bulgaria and Greece and Serbia. It was the beginning of the Second Balkan War.
- 1934 - Adolf Hitler purged the Nazi Party by destroying the SA and bringing to power the SS in the "Night of the Long Knives."
- 1953 - The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. It sold for $3,250.
- 1971 - The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified when Ohio became the 38th state to approve it. The amendment lowered the minimum voting age to 18.
- 1977 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced his opposition to the B-1 bomber.
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Yes, Democrats Can Replace Biden - With Newsom or Anyone They Want. Here's How. By Jennifer Van Laar
It could be a Hail Mary play for the ages, bringing Newsom in to save the day like a handsome Hollywood leading man in a Sorkinesque script.
- But how does that happen, logistically?
- Can it?
- I researched the DNC's bylaws for the 2024 convention back in November and found that yes, it can, but it would most easily happen after the convention ends.
- I explained in this appearance on Dana Loesch's radio show:
Under the DNC's Call for Convention, it's essentially impossible for Biden to be replaced at the convention against his will because of the rules related to pledged delegates. He'd have to drop out. However, there's a provision allowing the DNC to replace the nominee for President or Vice President after the convention occurs in the event of "death, resignation, or disability of a nominee."...
WATCH: Trump Comes Up With a New Name for Biden During Rally in Virginia—It's Right on Target - Nick Arama
But then he dropped a new name for Joe Biden.
"...Especially in the wake of the debate where Joe lied his head off, the name was very apropos:
"...Especially in the wake of the debate where Joe lied his head off, the name was very apropos:
People loved the new name.
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