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Tuesday, July 23, 1946. Last of the POWs sent home.
The United States released the last of 375,000 German POWs it had held in the United States, embarking 1,385 of them on the General Yates after transporting them from Camp Shanks, New York.
About ten POWs who had escaped during the war remained at large and were never accounted for.
The Zaibatsu, the Japanese corporations that had financed Japan's war effort, were abolished.
Many of them would be reconstituted starting in 1953, including Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo.
Frances Ramsden and her standard poodles were on the cover of Look.
Ramsden was a model who had a very brief acting career, appearing in only three films. She later married Egyptian millionaire Adel Sabit, a cousin of King Farouk, but had to abandon Cairo due to that association. She divorced in 1975 and returned to California, where she spent the remainder of her life, passing away in 2000 at the age of 80.
The prior day's bombing of the King David Hotel made the front page of American newspapers.
It's interesting that the press referred to the Irgun as "terrorists". The label is appropriate in varying degrees, but the attack on the King David Hotel might have been a legitimate attack, in the context of a legitimate war, if this war is regarded as that. Terrorism itself is never justified.
The original goal of the mission was to destroy materials that identified those who had participated in the destruction of bridges a bit earlier in the uprising.
Of course, the ultimate question is whether the uprising itself was justified. I don't feel that it was. It's certainly the case that the failure to accommodate both the Arab and Jewish populations has resulted in 80 years of strife, although such an accommodation may not have been possible.
United Airlines addressed its customers.
United is in the news again today, looking for a solution for its customers who do not wish to fly into Insurrectionist Seditionist Narcissist International Airport in Palm Beach.
An interesting surplus item.
Monday, July 22, 1946. The bombing of the King David Hotel.
Sunday, July 23, 1876. Custer insults Reno from the grave.
The commander of Camp Sheridan, Nebraska, Captain Henry M. Lazelle, wrote to his superiors stating:
While believing that there will be no trouble here with the Indians at this agency, two more companies should be sent to this post. The Indians are evidently much excited.
The post Little Big Horn blame game increased when the New York Herald published an article relating the supposed view of Custer, perhaps penned by him, that Reno had been cowardly in scouting the Tongue River and suggesting his court martial. The article stated:
Letter from a Prominent Officer
Killed in Custer's Last Charge
Reno's Contempt of Orders
Something for Sherman and Sheridan To Investigate
Bighorn Expedition, on Yellowstone River
At the mouth of the Rosebud,
June 22, 1876
Gen. George Armstrong Custer MY LAST LETTER was sent from the mouth of Powder River and described our march from the Little Missouri. I fear it may not have reached its destination, or if it did it was in such a condition as to be illegible owing to a sad accident which befell our mail party. The latter consisted of a sergeant of the Sixth Infantry, Hazen's regiment, and two men of the same command. This party was to take the mail of this expedition on a small boat from the mouth of the Powder to Fort Buford at the mouth of the former. Just as the sergeant [Fox] with the mail bag on his arm stepped aboard the small boat and was about to push off the boat overturned, throwing all hands into the water. The sergeant at once disappeared below the surface and was never afterward seen. The other members of the party, being experienced swimmers, were, with the assistance of bystanders, rescued from a watery grave. When the sergeant disappeared in the water the mail sack went with him, but fortunately floated between the steamer and the shore, before sinking below the surface. By means of boat hooks the bag and its contents were recovered, but not until they had been under water several minutes. When opened on shore many of the letters were found opened by the influence of the water, and all the stamps displaced. Captain Grant Marsh, of the steamer Far West, the most popular steamboat captain on the Upper Missouri, took the mail in charge, and, with the aid of his assistants, devoted almost an entire night to drying and sealing the contents of the mail bag, a task they completed in time to start the mail on its journey at four o'clock the following morning. The sergeant who lost his life had been twenty-two years in the army, and had but recently returned from Washington, where he had been to file his application for appointment as ordinance sergeant, that appointment being considered the crowning ambition of the most faithful old soldiers.
Major Reno, whose departure with six companies of the Seventh Cavalry to scout up the Powder River was mentioned in my last letter, moved under written orders, which in substance directed him to scout up the Powder River as far as the mouth of the Little Powder, then across to the headwaters of Mizpah Creek, down that creek to near its mouth, then across to Pumpkin Creek, down that stream to its junction with Tongue River, then down Tongue River to its mouth on the Yellowstone, where he was informed the main part of the expedition would be by the time of his arrival at that point.
In the opinion of the most experienced officers it was not believed that any considerable, if any, force of Indians would be found on the Powder River; still there were a few, including Major Reno, who were convinced that the main body of Sitting Bull's warriors would be encountered on Powder River. The general impression, however, is and has been, that on the headwaters of the Rosebud and Little Bighorn rivers the "hostiles" would be found.
It was under this impression that General Terry, in framing the orders which were to govern Major Reno's movements, explicitly and positively directed that officer to confine himself to his orders and instructions, and particularly not to move in the direction of Rosebud River, as it was feared that such a movement, if prematurely made, might "flush the covey," it being the intention to employ the entire cavalry force of the expedition, when the time arrived, to operate in the valleys of the Rosebud and Bighorn Rivers. Custer and most of his officers looked with little favor on the movement up the Powder River, as, among other objections, it required the entire remaining portion of the expedition to lie in idleness within two marches of the locality where it was generally believed the hostile villages would be discovered on the Rosebud, the danger being that the Indians, ever on the alert, would discover the presence of the troops as yet undiscovered-and take advantage of the opportunity to make their escape.
Reno, after an absence of ten days, returned, when it was found, to the disgust and disappointment of every member of the expedition, from the commanding general down to the lowest private, that Reno, instead of simply failing to accomplish any good results, had so misconducted his force as to embarrass, if not seriously and permanently mar, all hopes of future success of the expedition. [Note: it is not true that Reno returned from the Powder River expedition "to the disgust and disappointment of every member of the expedition, from the commanding general to the lowest private." Neither Sgt. Dan Kanipe or Private John McGuire's accounts of the Powder River foray indicate any "disgust" at all.] He had not only deliberately, and without a shadow of an excuse failed to obey his written instructions issued by General Terry's personal directions, but he had acted in positive disobedience to the strict injunctions of the department commander. [Note: in his eagerness to wrap himself in the mantle of his commanding officer, Custer (or his mouthpiece) neglects to mention that Custer was himself arrested by Terry twice before the expedition got to the Powder River for trying to advance too far ahead of the main column, according to John McGuire.]
Instead of conforming his line of march to the valleys and water courses laid down in his written orders he moved his command to the mouth of the Little Powder River, then across to Tongue River, and instead of following the latter stream down to its mouth, there to unite with the main command, he, for some unaccountable and thus far unexplained reason, switched off from his prescribed course and marched across the country to the Rosebud, the stream he had been particularly cautioned not to approach.
He struck the Rosebud about twenty-five miles above its mouth, and there -- as Custer had predicted from the first -- signs indicating the recent presence of a large force of Indians were discovered, an abandoned camp ground of the Indians was found, on which 380 lodges had been pitched. The trail led up the valley of the Rosebud. Reno took up the trail and followed it about twenty miles, but faint heart never won fair lady, neither did it ever pursue and overtake an Indian village. Had Reno, after first violating his orders, pursued and overtaken the Indians, his original disobedience of orders would have been overlooked, but his determination forsook him at this point, and instead of continuing the pursuit and at least bringing the Indians to bay, he gave the order to countermarch and faced his command to the rear, from which point he made his way back to the mouth of Tongue River and reported the details of his gross and inexcusable blunder to General Terry, his commanding officer, who informed Reno in unmistakable language that the latter's conduct amounted to positive disobedience of orders, the sad consequences of which could not yet be fully determined. The details of this affair will not bear investigation.
A court-martial is strongly hinted at, and if one is not ordered it will not be because it is not richly deserved. The guides who were with Reno report that the trail where the latter was abandoned indicates that the Indian village of 380 lodges was moving in such deliberate manner and left so recently that Reno's command could have overtaken it in a march of one day and a half. Few officers have ever had such a fine opportunity to make a successful and telling strike and few ever failed so completely to improve their opportunities.
Gen. Alfred Terry, who assigned a scout, George herendeen, to watch Gen. George A. Custer. Of course there was but one thing to do and that was to remedy as soon as possible the effects of Reno's blunder. Custer's entire command, consisting of twelve companies of the Seventh Cavalry and a detachment of Indian scouts arrived at this point yesterday evening, where the steamer Far West, with General Terry and staff on board had already preceded them, General Terry having transferred his headquarters to the Far West before her departure from the mouth of Powder River. Gibbon's command was encamped on the left bank of the Yellowstone, opposite the mouth of the Rosebud.
Yesterday, Terry, Gibbon and Custer got together, and, with unanimity of opinion, decided that Custer should start with his command up the Rosebud valley to the point where Reno abandoned the trail, take up the latter and follow the Indians as long and as far as horse flesh and human endurance could carry his command. Custer takes no wagons or tents with his command, but proposes to live and travel like Indians; in this manner the command will be able to go wherever the Indians can. Gibbon's command has started for the mouth of the Bighorn. Terry in the Far West starts for the same point today, when with Gibbons force, and the Far West loaded with thirty days' supplies, he will push up the Bighorn as far as the navigation of that stream will permit, probably as far as old Fort C. F. Smith, at which point Custer will reform [rejoin?] the expedition after completing his present scout. Custer's command takes with it, on pack animals, rations for fifteen days. Custer advised his subordinate officers, however, in regard to rations, that it would be well to carry an extra supply of salt, because, if at the end of fifteen days the command should be pursuing a trail, he did not propose to turn back for lack of rations, but would subsist his men on fresh meat-game, if the country provided it; pack mules if nothing better offered. The Herald correspondent will accompany Custer's column and in the event of a "fight or a foot race," will be on the ground to make due record thereof for the benefit of the Herald readers. Upon the march from Powder to Tongue River, Custer, who was riding at the head of the column as it marched through a deserted Indian village of last winter, came upon the skull and bones of a white man. Near these was found the uniform of a cavalry soldier, as shown by the letter "C" on the button of the overcoat and the yellow cord binding on the dress coat. Near by were the dead embers of a large fire; showing, with attendant circumstances, that the cavalryman had undoubtedly been a prisoner in the hands of the savages, and had been put to the torture usually inflicted by Indians upon all white men falling into their hands as captives. Who the unfortunate man was and the sad details of his tragic death will never be known.
Court martials were nearly routine in the Frontier Army, with officers constantly leveling charges against each other. Custer himself had been court martialed in 1867 and found guilty of being absent without leave, having abandoned his post to visit his wife, and for his harsh treatment of deserters. He had been suspended from active duty for a year.
A courier from Crook's command arrived at Ft. Fetterman with details as to his actions.
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Tuesday, July 18, 1876. Vigilantes.
Budgetary BS.
The House of Representatives passed its version of a massive the 2027 National Defense authorizing an $1.15 trillion in spending for the military 216 to 212.
Six deluded Democrats voted for it, seven Republicans voted against it.
The bill dumps a record amount of money into the military and:
- Substantially expands military technology cooperation between the United States and Israel, the latter of which has a leader who duped demented Donny Trump into the current ongoing unending war.
- Had the fascist SAVE Act tied to it in the hopes that the Senate won't vote no on a defense appropriations bill.
It now goes to the Senate where its chances are doubtful.
Nothing in this bill should pass.
All guns, no butter, and no votes.
Wars and Rumors of War, 2026. Part 7. La unión es la fuerza*
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom
Matthew, Chapter 24.
June 4, 2026
Bolivia
Oh oh.
June 19, 2026
Russo Ukrainian War
June 25, 2026
Russo Ukrainian War
Ukraine has retaken the Kinburn Spit which has been occupied by Russia for the entire war.
June 26, 2026
Russo Ukrainian War
A Russian Army officers has released a public broadcast warning Putin that troops are on the edge of rebellion.
The Russian situation in Crimea is now dire. On the narrow land bridge to the mainland only military traffic is now moving and its severely impeded. Fuel has become so scarce that is no longer sold to civilians. About half of Crimea is without power. If Ukraine takes out the bridge to the mainland it will be disastrously isolated.
All this when Russian dead are about to reach the 1.5 million mark.
Ukraine, for its part, just launched an offensive.
July 5, 2026
Russo Ukrainian War
In something that's fairly laughable, Donald Trump spoke to Vlad Putin and offered to help find a way to end the war.
Donny can't end the war he started and Russia is flat out losing the war against Ukraine. This war is more and more likely to see Ukraine regain all of its lost territory and Putin has to be increasingly worried about a revolution at home.
July 9, 2026
Russo Ukrainian War
Trump appeared to agree to allow the Ukrainians to produce Patriot missiles in Ukraine.
His mind is such a pile of goo that it's difficult to know if this will occur or not.
July 12, 2026
Russia v. Poland
July 17, 2026
Russo Ukrainian War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired reformist defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov in a out right wierd move, given that Fedorov is the architect of the highly successful Ukrainian drone campaign against Russia. Understandably, mass protests have broken out.
Ukraine is forming a new government right now as Fedorov's firing was part of that. It was a bad move.
July 23, 2026
United States v. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
The US is considering military action against Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an Al Qaeda .
The situation in Mali is desperate, and complicated, as the country has turned to Russian mercenary groups to prop up its military government. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin has been waging a somewhat successful terrorist campaign in the country.
Footnotes:
"Unity is strength", the motto of Bolivia.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Chance for Gray, Rasner, and even Degenfelder, to be a man among men.
Okay, this is a Rhodesian Army recruiting poster, but in this "right culture" super "high T" administration, it seems appropriate.
This will sound completely facetious, but I don't mean for it to be.
42 years of age is the maximum enlistment age for the Army and Air Force.
28 is the maximum enlistment age for the Marine Corps.
41 years of age is the maximum enlistment age for the Navy.
42 is also the maximum enlistment age for the Space Farce.
Chuck Gray, who loves all things Trump more than Trump does, and who loves Trump more than Trump loves Trump, is 36 years old.
Reid Rasner, who claims to love Trump even more than Chuck loves Trump, is 40 years of age.
Megan Degenfelder is age 37, and the Armed Forces take girls now, at least for the time being. She proudly boast that she's endorsed by Trump in her race for the Governor, although the WFC has endorsed government tit suck Brent Bien.
Bien, a Marine Corps veteran, is 58 years old. The general retirement age for Marine Corps officers is 62 years of age. He could get back in.
The good news for all of these red blooded Americans is that they can now sign up to fight Iran and show their support for their Commander In Chief.
After all, they wouldn't want the dead for Trump to be mostly New York African Americans, American Hispanics and American Central Asians, and 3/4's women, now would they.
That wouldn't be very High T.
And, and I'm serious, if these people think Trump can do no wrong, and is so great, they can show it by offering something serious that isn't just self promoting.
Thursday, July 22, 1976. Japan's last payment to the Philippines. A President has a sane day.
Japan made its final reparations payment to the Philippines for its actions in World War Two.
President Ford's day:
A couple of observations.
First of all, nice to see a daily Presidential agenda that wouldn't read like today's must:
7:15: President had Coca Cola and goes into a hate filled Tweet rage
8:00: President claims Joe Biden stole his Coca Cola.
8:15: President falls asleep. . .
Secondly, this was election season and Ford was contacting some state delegates, including some from Wyoming, none of whom I've heard of.
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Monday, July 22, 1946. The bombing of the King David Hotel.
Irgun bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem killing 91 people. The hotel was the location of the central offices of the British Mandatory authorities of Palestine, although it was also still used as a hotel.
When originally planned, Irgun had Haganah's approval, but this had been withdrawn, unbeknownst to the Irgun,
The 91 dead were 28 British nationals, 41 Palestinian Arabs, 17 Jewish residents, and five hotel guests from other nations.
Actor Danny Glover was born in San Francisco, where he currently resides. A great actor, he is currently afflicted with Alzheimers.
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Sunday, July 21, 1946. Rationing bread.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Sunday, July 21, 1946. Rationing bread.
The British Ministry of Food, with the approval of the House of Commons, put bread rationing in effect in the United Kingdom. It was the first time that had occured in the country's history.
Britain continued to deal with food shortages for quite some time after the Second World War. Bread rationing, which had not occurred during the war, would last until July 1948. Other types of wartime rationing would continue on and be phased out, with the last rationing ending in 1954.
An oddity of this is that British health was noted to have improved due to rationing. We don't often think of this occurring, but it did. Likewise, it was noted that German soldiers in Allied hospitals, who had been getting by on thin rations, recovered from their wounds more quickly than well fed American ones.
Lieutenant Commander James J. Davidson landed a FH-1 Phantom on the deck of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, becoming the first American to land a jet aircraft on a carrier.
President Gualberto Villarroel of Bolivia was murdered by a mob that stormed the presidential palace.
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Saturday, July 10, 1946. "Report of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack".
Monday, July 20, 2026
A Trump appointee admits Biden won 2020.
This is interesting. A This Week interview of Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Karl: Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election?Wright: He was president for four years. Clearly so.Karl: He clearly won the election?Wright: I’m not an election evaluator but it sure seems to me like he did.
That's a crack in the dam.
V-Dem finds that the United States is no longer a liberal democracy. "Autocratization in the USA"
It further finds that Trump is rocketing the United States into the status of a failed democracy.
Democracy Report 2026
Tuesday, July 20, 1976. Viking I lands on Mars.
Hank Aaron hit the last home run of his career, this being his last season.
The last American combat troops in Thailand were withdrawn from the country.
First photograph from Viking I.
Viking 1, the first US craft to land on Mars, did so.
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Sunday, July 18, 1976. A perfect 10.
Saturday, July 10, 1946. "Report of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack".
The "Report of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack" was released. The report absolved the administration from conspiring to bring about the Japanese attack and assigned blame to Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short.
U.S. Senators Homer Ferguson and Owen Brewster dissented, taking the position that President Roosevelt and his military advisors "were just as responsible for the nation's worst military disaster".
Red Chinese forces reached the region of Zhao Family's River (Zhao Jia Chuan, 赵家川) with little in the way of Nationalist forces to impede their further advance.
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Friday, July 19, 1946. The Equal Rights Amendment fails to pass.
Tuesday, July 20, 1926. Turning up the heat.
Press: Was that request since you have been up here?
Press: Do you think you will go over, Mr. President?
I also expect to visit the Saranac Veterans Bureau Hospital for tubercular patients while I am here.
Soviet monster Felix Dzerzhinsky died of a heart attack at age 48.
French General Auguste Dubail of France and British Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson reached an agreement for a joint plan to mobilize 150,000 men in the event that Germany declared war on either nation.
Rebels in Haiti captured Cap-Haïtien.
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Saturday, July 17, 1926. Boicotear
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