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Sunday, August 3, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Wednesday, July 29, 1925. Traffic stop.
New York, July 29, 1925.
L'Osservatore Romano printed a long list of Fascist offenses against Catholics.
Italy announced a new law providing that any newspaper publishing attacks on the government that were "too strong and too frequent" would receive two warnings, after which the paper would no longer be recognized.
Mikis Theodorakis (Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης), Greek composer known for Zorba the Greek's score, was born.
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Monday, July 21, 2025
Saturday, July 21, 1945. Warnings to Japan.
American radio broadcasts called on Japan to surrender or face destruction.
In an unauthorized statement to the press, a Washington D. C. posted Navy captain stated the same, adding that the US was "running out of patience".
The Battle of Balikpapan ended in an Australian victory.
Last edition:
Friday, July 20, 1945. Mistakes were made.
Labels: 1940s, 1945, Art, Belgium, Japan, Okinawa, Philippines, Posters, Potsdam Conference, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, World War Two
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Cliffnotes of the Zeitgeist, 99th edition. A second Perverts and Fellow Travelers Issue.
The following has the best explanation I've heard of the entire Epstein story:
Granted, there's obviously a lot we don't know about Epstein, but what this basically leaves us with is that probably two administrations have kept the full story secret as there's members of the wealthy and political class who would be hurt by the full revelation. That doesn't necessarily mean that Trump is one of them, but it probably means he knows more than one.
The wealthy and powerful protect their own.
The stuff needs to come out. A lot of young women seem to have been passed around like party favors and used, and they've never received justice. They're afraid to come out now, after what those who have, have received.
And also this:
As a slight addition, I think the video, while not directly addressing it, puts to bed the conspiracy theories about Epstein's suicide. He'd gotten away with a prior conviction related to kiddy diddling due to powerful connections. He wasn't going to this time.
And, by the way, this entire matter is a first rate example of investigative journalism.
On a sort of related item, but only in terms of sexual misconduct, Astronomer AI company CEO has resigned following having taken a tryst to a Cold Play concert.
Why?
No, I don't think he should have been cheating on his spouse, but why does that matter for a CEO of a company I've never heard of, when it doesn't matter for those in high public office, or for those who are ultra wealthy?
Double standards, to be sure.
And indeed, that applies to the first item as well. Men get prosecuted for sex with minors all the time. Rich men, however, don't. They should be.
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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Wyoming Senators Say Their Votes To Defund Public Media Due To Left-Wing Bias
Wyoming Senators Say Their Votes To Defund Public Media Due To Left-Wing Bias
Wyoming Senators vote to defund public media based on long held right wing myth that all disturbing news must be liberal propaganda, apparently.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Friday, July 10, 1925. Echoes.
One of the more moronic episodes in American history, but one that oddly resonates with the spirit of the times, the Scopes Monkey Trial began in Dayton, Tennessee with jury selection.
Sounds like something that could happen right now, quite frankly.
TASS, the official news agency the Soviet Union was established.
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Thursday, July 9, 1925. Money to fight the Rifs.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Cliffnotes of the Zeitgeist, 94th Edition. Performance Bad Art and the News.
My goodness.
An item in the cultural wind we noted yesterday here;
Lex Anteinternet: Cliffnotes of the Zeitgeist, 93d Edition. Porn ind...: Porn industry, Supreme Court weigh in as Wyoming requires age verification on adult sites : As of Tuesday, Wyomingites' access to some c...
That being this:
In other sex, sort of, news, a dude who looks like a dude went to the lady's room accompanied by the press (including a dude) and hoped to get arrested.
Transgender woman protests new law with visit to a Wyoming Capitol bathroom: Rihanna Kelver used the women’s restroom at the Wyoming Capitol building Tuesday in defiance of a new law prohibiting transgender people’s use of public facilities.
Has managed to be a feature story in every Wyoming news outlet, it seems. At least its in Wyofile, Cowboy State Daily, and the CST.
So, to get this straight, a guy, dressed as gal, goes to the lady's room, and nothing happens.
Is that really news?
If so why?
Well, because the dude claims to be a gal, and was hoping to get busted by the police, who had other things to do and didn't take note of it.
But still, you see (are you paying attention), he could have been arrested, really, he could have been. . .
and was hoping to be. . .
but, sadly, was not.
This is, I'd note, something for real conservatives to take note of. This guy has a mental illness being celebrated on the left as normal. Almost everyone knows that's BS. And the stench of that is what is causing, in part, conservatives, who would otherwise be horrified, to vote for a moral heap of stench such as Donald Trump, which Trump well knowns.
Indeed, right now, the Trumpites and his Merry Band of National Conservatives hope stuff like this keeps your eyes off the Big Ugly, and causes you to forget the Big Ugly in the next year.
And the press, for its part, plays into the delusion of the lies of the right and left.
Transgender woman protests new law with visit to a Wyoming Capitol bathroom
That didn't happen. What happened is a man who wants to be a girl, went to the capitol bathroom with members of the press and his female fiance (so I guess he's wants to be girl. . . but still marry a girl), hoping to be arrested, but nobody cares or even notices. A headline reading:
Man goes to capitol bathroom dressed as woman and nothing happens
Wouldn't be news, I guess.
On the Big Ugly, headline from the Tribune.
Medicaid, insurance cuts in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will harm Wyoming, healthcare advocates warn.
I personally know one person whose a radical Trump fan who completely depends on government healthcare. I suppose folks in that category deserve to get what's coming.
Chances are that Wyoming is going to be hammered by this. Chances are that Dr. John Barrasso, our Senator, knows that, even though he said it "probably" won't happen.
The question is if we care about the human impact or not.
Speaking of headlines, this is making the rounds:
First Wyoming measles case in 15 years found in Natrona County
I'm making assumptions here, but it's going to turn out that the negligent parents, or parent, didn't vaccinate their kid.
Wyoming has a first rate education system. I note that, as a parent who wouldn't vaccinate a child probably isn't from Wyoming originally, I'm guessing, and is a dumbass. The Wyoming Freedom Caucus sort of hates education, because educated people know stuff and won't play this game, tend not to believe their fanciful version of reality, and hence we have this headline.
Wyoming expected to see $686M deficit in education spending
With an ignorant population, they can hope to bring Wyoming into rural stupidity such as occurs elsewhere in the US and helps explain a population voting to slit their own throats. They wouldn't see it that way, as they're ignorant themselves in many, although not all, instances.
And we have this:
Trump mental health cuts hit rural schools hardest
Last edition:
Cliffnotes of the Zeitgeist, 93d Edition. Porn industry retstricted, Supreme Court weigh in as Wyoming requires age verification on adult sites, Dudes in the lady room, and on women's teams, Trump helping where no law or help was needed.
Monday, June 30, 2025
Blog Mirror: Doctors are warning of Trump’s dementia—it’s time corporate media report on this!
The corporate media might not be reporting on this, but I have been:
Doctors are warning of Trump’s dementia—it’s time corporate media report on this!
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Tribune editorial: Public lands, with public access, are what make the West the West Tell Congress that Mike Lee’s planned sell-off is not what Utahns want.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Friday, May 15, 1925. Coolidge decides the Navy isn't a police force.
President Coolidge rejected prohibitionist Wayne Wheeler's plan to use the U.S. Navy to enforce the Volstead Act.
Coolidge believed the Navy was for national defense, not police duty.
Japanese editorials decried American plans to strengthen the naval base at Pearl Harbor.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, famous for his role in the Indian Wars, and whose name was given to Miles City, Montana, died at age 85.
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Tuesday, May 12, 1925. President Hindenburg and Prosecutor Bryan.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Thursday, April 19, 1945. Broadcasting from Belsen.
Army machine gunners on Okinawa, April 19, 1945. Not the visible rear sight on the M1917 machine gun and the high angle the gun is being used at.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights ended in Soviet/Polish victory.
The US 1st Army took Leipzig.
Robert Cappa, the famous photographer, took a series of photos in an event that occurred in this battle, in which a tank crewman who was manning a machinegun in a building was killed by a German sniper. The bloody scene and the soldier's lifeless body is the recalled photograph. A nearly as dramatic photo of another crewman stepping over him to man the gun is not as well recalled.
Richard Dimbleby broadcast the conditions of Belsen on the BBC.
The Battle of Odžak began in Croatia between Yugoslav Partisans and the Axis aligned Croatian Armed Forces. The last battle to be fought in the Second World War in Europe, it would continue until May 25.
Pyinmana, the base of the Japanese aligned Burma Defence Army, fell to the 5th Indian Division.
Japanese Gen. Sōsaku Suzuki, age 53, was killed in action in the Philippines.
Nazi Party member Fritz Wächtler, age 54, was executed by the Nazis for desertion over the surrender of Bayreuth. The charge was unjust and due to rivalry on the part of other Nazis.
It's amazing to think of this sort of infighting when it should have been obvious they'd all be facing trials by the victors soon.
The U-251, U-548 and U-879 were sunk.
Johnny Kelley won the Boston Marathon.
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Wednesday, April 18, 1945. The death of Ernie Pyle.Labels: 1940s, 1945, Adolf Hitler, Army, Canadian Army, Heroes, Mussolini, Okinawa, The Holocaust, The Press, The written word, Waffen SS, World War Two
Friday, April 18, 2025
Wednesday, April 18, 1945. The death of Ernie Pyle.
Looking much older, and having lived a hard life, he was 45 years of age. He was beloved by soldiers. A lawyer I long practiced with had a photograph of himself with Pyle just before the landing on le Shima.
18 year old Joseph Frederick Merrell performed the actions that would result in his being awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.
He made a gallant, 1-man attack against vastly superior enemy forces near Lohe, Germany. His unit, attempting a quick conquest of hostile hill positions that would open the route to Nuremberg before the enemy could organize his defense of that city, was pinned down by brutal fire from rifles, machine pistols, and 2 heavy machine guns. Entirely on his own initiative, Pvt. Merrell began a singlehanded assault. He ran 100 yards through concentrated fire, barely escaping death at each stride, and at point blank range engaged 4 German machine pistolmen with his rifle, killing all of them while their bullets ripped his uniform. As he started forward again, his rifle was smashed by a sniper's bullet, leaving him armed only with 3 grenades. But he did not hesitate. He zigzagged 200 yards through a hail of bullets to within 10 yards of the first machine gun, where he hurled 2 grenades and then rushed the position, ready to fight with his bare hands if necessary. In the emplacement, he seized a Luger pistol and killed the Germans that had survived the grenade blast. Rearmed, he crawled toward the second machine gun located 30 yards away, killing 4 Germans in camouflaged foxholes on the way, but himself receiving a critical wound in the abdomen. And yet he went on, staggering, bleeding, disregarding bullets that tore through the folds of his clothing and glanced off his helmet. He threw his last grenade into the machine gun nest and stumbled on to wipe out the crew. He had completed this self-appointed task when a machine pistol burst killed him instantly. In his spectacular 1-man attack, Pvt. Merrell killed 6 Germans in the first machine gun emplacement, 7 in the next, and an additional 10 infantrymen who were astride his path to the weapons that would have decimated his unit had he not assumed the burden of the assault and stormed the enemy positions with utter fearlessness, intrepidity of the highest order, and a willingness to sacrifice his own life so that his comrades could go on to victory.
27 year old Cpl. Edward G. Wilkin performed the actions that would result in his being awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.
He spearheaded his unit's assault of the Siegfried Line in Germany. Heavy fire from enemy riflemen and camouflaged pillboxes had pinned down his comrades when he moved forward on his own initiative to reconnoiter a route of advance. He cleared the way into an area studded with pillboxes, where he repeatedly stood up and walked into vicious enemy fire, storming 1 fortification after another with automatic rifle fire and grenades, killing enemy troops, taking prisoners as the enemy defense became confused, and encouraging his comrades by his heroic example. When halted by heavy barbed wire entanglements, he secured bangalore torpedoes and blasted a path toward still more pillboxes, all the time braving bursting grenades and mortar shells and direct rifle and automatic-weapons fire. He engaged in fierce fire fights, standing in the open while his adversaries fought from the protection of concrete emplacements, and on 1 occasion pursued enemy soldiers across an open field and through interlocking trenches, disregarding the crossfire from 2 pillboxes until he had penetrated the formidable line 200 yards in advance of any American element. That night, although terribly fatigued, he refused to rest and insisted on distributing rations and supplies to his comrades. Hearing that a nearby company was suffering heavy casualties, he secured permission to guide litter bearers and assist them in evacuating the wounded. All that night he remained in the battle area on his mercy missions, and for the following 2 days he continued to remove casualties, venturing into enemy-held territory, scorning cover and braving devastating mortar and artillery bombardments. In 3 days he neutralized and captured 6 pillboxes single-handedly, killed at least 9 Germans, wounded 13, took 13 prisoners, aided in the capture of 14 others, and saved many American lives by his fearless performance as a litter bearer. Through his superb fighting skill, dauntless courage, and gallant, inspiring actions, Cpl. Wilkin contributed in large measure to his company's success in cracking the Siegfried Line. One month later he was killed in action while fighting deep in Germany.
The First Canadian Army captured the eastern end of the IJsselmeer causeway, trapping German forces in the western Netherlands.
5,000 concentration camp prisoners were loaded aboard the immobilized ocean liner Cap Arcona in the Baltic.
Waffen-SS General Karl Wolff met with Adolf Hitler and disclosed his negotiations with the Allies.
Hitler told him to get better terms.
German Gen. Hans Källner was killed in action in Czechoslovakia.
Mussolini, with mistress Clara Petacci in tow, went to Milan to establish his government there.
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Tuesday, April 17, 1945. Flak Bait.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Friday, March 16, 1945. Luzon Language Edition.
Ingrid Bergman was the centerfold.
Franklin Roosevelt stated in a press conference that Americans would need to sacrifice so that food could be shipped to countries devastated by war.
"Men of the 5th Inf. Div., U.S. Third Army, file through Nazi roadblock into the newly captured town of Corweiler, Germany. 16 March, 1945. 5th Infantry Division. Photographer: T/5 Robert J. Schneider."
The 41st Infantry Division landed on Basilan, Philippines
The U-367 hit a mine and sank northeast of Danzig.
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Thursday, March 15, 1945.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Friday, March 13, 1925. Tennessee prevents evolution in schools.
In a uniquely American struggle, due to the strong influence of Evangelical Protestantism in the country, the Tennessee General Assembly approved the Butler Act, which prohibited public schools from teaching evolution.
CHAPTER NO. 27
House Bill No. 185
(By Mr. Butler)
AN ACT prohibiting the teaching of the Evolution Theory in all the Universities, Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee, which are supported in whole or in part by the public school funds of the State, and to provide penalties for the violations thereof.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That it shall be unlawful for any teacher in any of the Universities, Normals and all other public schools of the State which are supported in whole or in part by the public school funds of the State, to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, That any teacher found guilty of the violation of this Act, Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Hundred $ (100.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred ($ 500.00) Dollars for each offense.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.
Passed March 13, 1925
W. F. Barry,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
L. D. Hill,
Speaker of the Senate
Approved March 21, 1925.
Austin Peay,
Governor.
Calvin Coolidge held a press conference.
The Hay-Quesada Treaty between Cuba and the United States was ratified by the U.S. Senate, recognizing that the Isla de Pinos was the territory of Cuba.
Last edition:
Thursday, March 12, 1925. Passing of Sun Yat-sen. British rejection of the Geneva Protocol.
Saturday, February 15, 2025
The 2025 Wyoming Legislative Session. Week 5. Starting with some fresh air.
February 10, 2015
Senate Joint Resolution 2 failed
That's really good news.
Here's how the votes went:
Ayes: Boner, Dockstader, French, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Kolb, Laursen, McKeown, Olsen, Pearson, Salazar, Smith, Steinmetz, Biteman
Nays: Anderson, Barlow, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Driskill, Gierau, Jones, Landen, Nethercott, Rothfuss, Schuler, Scott
Excused: Pappas
Absent:
Conflict:
Total: Ayes: 15 Nays: 15 Excused: 1 Absent: 0 Conflict: 0
An effort to reconsider was made, here's how it went:
Vote recorded: 2/10/2025 1:52PM
Ayes: Anderson, Boner, French, Hutchings, Hicks, Ide, Kolb, Laursen, McKeown, Pearson, Salazar, Smith, Steinmetz, Biteman
Nays: Barlow, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, Gierau, Jones, Landen, Nethercott, Olsen, Rothfuss, Schuler, Scott
Excused: Pappas
Absent:
Conflict:
Total: Ayes: 14 Nays: 16 Excused: 1 Absent: 0 Conflict: 0
Driskill, who had originally voted no, returned to no. He deserves to stay in the legislature. What the crap was Anderson thinking? Good for Olsen's position on that one, and Dockstader's.
February 11, 2025
The Trib, which has been experiencing difficulties, reported Thursday's passage of a reading on the land bill today, making them days late on the story.
Wyo File was up to date:
Senate kills resolution demanding takeover of federal land in Wyoming
cont:
And another bad bill bites the dust:
Wyoming Senate sinks immigrant crackdown bill amid questions over legality, impact
February 15, 2025
Running a summary is too confusing right now, so I'm going to forego it this week.
All three of Wyoming's Congressional folks praised Elon Musk and Trump this past week. That's predictable. What isn't is the impact the sloppy firings are going to have.
SF 124 went down in flames this week. It would have required local sheriff's offices to cooperate with ICE, which turned out to have an estimated cost of $1M. At least one sheriff's office stated it didn't care what the legislature passed, it wasn't going to to it.
HB 276 went down for the same reason.
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The 2025 Wyoming Legislative Session. Week 4. Land grabbers, we don't need no education, and political myopia.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Friday, December 5, 1924. Shades of the modern Middle East
The Sultanate of Nejd, ruled by Abdulazia Ibn Saud defeated the Kingdom of Hejaz in Mecca itself. Hejazi forces remained thereafter only at the port of port of Jeddah.
The State of Syria (Dawlat Sūriyā) was created within the French Mandate for Syria by Decree No. 2980. This united the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus under one common native assembly and administration.
Of course, in what was united, things are current disunited.
The State of Syria was smaller than contemporary Syria, in that it did not include the Alawite State.
The Italian fascists introduced legislation bringing about press censorship.
Last edition.
Thursday, December 4, 1924. Greed.
Friday, October 11, 2024
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