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Sunday, June 21, 2026

Post #7734 Social Media Digest

X/Twitter 

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Post #7733 M: Woke Jesus And The Woman Caught In Adultery; McClanahan on Is the FED Making Americans Unhappy?; What 1976 Got Right About America

Quote of the Day
A cloudy day is no match 
for a sunny disposition.
William Arthur Ward   

Woke Jesus And The Woman Caught In Adultery

McClanahan on Is the FED Making Americans Unhappy?

What 1976 Got Right About America

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Rick McKee via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

The Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean

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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Post #7732 J

Endemic Report

CDC stats this week:

The major stats remain unchanged.

The Sick Times:



Undoubtedly, the biggest news over the past week was departing DNI chief Gabbard's release of newly declassified documents relevant to alleged COVID origins, including US funding of Wuhan research and Fauci's alleged involvement (re: Rand Paul).

The latest COVID-19 news:

Other Notes 

The blog continues to attract a seemingly new normal of about 1K pageviews daily. I'm still working on my first June essay. X/Twitter seems to be stabilizing; it has been a while since any tweets have gone viral or my followers have had a sustained push.

I've seen some movement in egg prices, with ShopRite breaking $1 for a dozen budget-brand eggs. Lidl's regular price is down to $1.46.

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Post #7731 M: Trump’s Big Violent 80th Birthday Party at the White House; Stossel on The FDA Bans Peptides; McClanahan on The New York Times Talks Secession

 Quote of the Day

Advice is like snow; 
the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, 
and the deeper it sinks into, the mind.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge  

Trump’s Big Violent 80th Birthday Party at the White House

Stossel on The FDA Bans Peptides

McClanahan on The New York Times Talks Secession

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Dave Whamond via Poltiico

Musical Interlude:  1964 Top 100 Hits

Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - Major Lance

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Friday, June 19, 2026

Post #7730 M: Happy 80th to the man who is seeing every single doctor imaginable; Bernie Sanders' "public ownership" of AI is a government power grab; The Ongoing Case for Free Trade

 Quote of the Day

No army can withstand the strength 
of an idea whose time has come.
Victor Hugo 

Happy 80th to the man who is seeing every single doctor imaginable

Bernie Sanders' "public ownership" of AI is a government power grab

The Ongoing Case for Free Trade

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Taylor Jones via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop

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Thursday, June 18, 2026

Post #7729 M: Trump’s Nipple Fetish Revealed; A 100-Year-Old Law Was Blocking American Trade. Then It Was Waived; Current US immigration policy is leading to constitutional abuse

 Quote of the Day

Drink nothing without seeing it; 
sign nothing without reading it. 
Spanish Proverb  

Trump’s Nipple Fetish Revealed

A 100-Year-Old Law Was Blocking American Trade. Then It Was Waived

Current US immigration policy is leading to constitutional abuse

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Courtesy of Bill Bramhall via US News

Musical Interlude: 10964 Top 100 Hits

Bits And Pieces - Dave Clark Five

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Post #7728 M: Trump Preps for 80th Birthday;Dumb BLEEP of the Week; A House Is Illegal in This Neighborhood. A Nightclub Isn’t.

 Quote of the Day

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. 
It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.
George D. Prentice  

Trump Preps for 80th Birthday

Dumb BLEEP of the Week

This video was available when I originally scheduled it. It looks like they've placed these episodes under a premium category. I do not generally cite premium content. I knew they had, for some time, put voting for Dumb Bleep under premium status, but not the content itself. I'm not replacing this episode, but as a note, because it may also affect past clipped videos. It had also been reversed after drafting, so it's possible they'll revert to availability.  If the status remains unchanged, I will not clip future episodes..

A House Is Illegal in This Neighborhood. A Nightclub Isn’t.

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Michael Ramirez via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) - Betty Everett

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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Post #7727 M: Trump Gets Blamed by Knicks Fans for Team’s Loss; McClanahan on A Strict Construction Handbook

 Quote of the Day

I phoned my dad 
to tell him I had stopped smoking. 
He called me a quitter.
Steven Pearl  

Trump Gets Blamed by Knicks Fans for Team’s Loss  

IRS Drains Grandpa's Life Savings—INSANE Fine

McClanahan on A Strict Construction Handbook

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of M. Wuerker via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

 Hey Little Cobra - Rip Chords 

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Monday, June 15, 2026

Post #7726 M: Bad Luck Trump Ruins Knicks' Winning Streak; McClanahan on The Civil Rights Regime Marches On

 Quote of the Day

The first virtue of all really great men is 
that they are sincere. 
They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.
Anotole France  

Bad Luck Trump Ruins Knicks' Winning Streak

McClanahan on The Civil Rights Regime Marches On

The Hidden Cost of "Free" Housing

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of RJ Matson via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

White On White - Danny Williams

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Sunday, June 14, 2026

Post #7725 Social Media Digest

 Twitter/X

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Post #7724 M: Trump Storms Out of "Meet the Press" Interview; The Truth About Socialism in Scandinavia; McClanahan on FDR, Trump, and Massie

 Quote of the Day

When Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, 
he didn't start by trying to improve the candle. 
He decided that he wanted better light and went from there.
Wendy Kopp

Trump Storms Out of "Meet the Press" Interview


The Truth About Socialism in Scandinavia

McClanahan on FDR, Trump, and Massie

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Gary Varvel via Politico 

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

Memphis - Johnny Rivers

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

Post #7723 J

 Endemic Report

The latest weekly CDC stats:



The Sick Times:




We do see infections  up in Texas and Florida, although, as TST  concludes above, it's unclear whether it's a random event during a fading winter wave or the signs of an early summer surge. Probably the biggest news of the week was a multi-state settlement with a COVID test producer.

COVID-19 news this week:
  • "Ensitrelvir Prevents Household COVID-19 Transmission in Phase 3 Trial"
  • "COVID-19 era outdoor dining disappearing in downtown Norfolk"
  • "FDA Approves Tocilizumab-bavi for CAR-T-Induced CRS, Pediatric COVID-19"
  • "Leading OB-GYN society breaks from CDC on recommended vaccines for pregnant women, including COVID-19"
  • "New study shows metformin given during acute COVID-19 infection reduced risk of clinician-diagnosed long COVID by 50%"
  • "COVID-19 still kills over 30,000 a year in Japan; old people at risk"
  • "Severe COVID-19 reveals distinct immune patterns tied to metabolism, not just antiviral response"
  • "Study links menstrual cycle timing to COVID vaccine side effects"
  • "Israeli, Czech scientists recreate COVID-19’s evolutionary journey in a test tube"
  • "Lani Pallister Calls Catching COVID for 5th Time “So Random”"
  • "Invivyd doses first participants in COVID-19 vaccine trial"
  • "SARS-CoV-2 Infection Carries Greater Autoimmune Risk Than Vaccination"
  • "AI-designed universal vaccine clears first human trial, targets future coronavirus threats with needle-free delivery"
  • "Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic was especially high among older persons and men"
  • COVID relief fraud/other crimes:
    • " Nevada fraud case targets seven men over COVID-19 relief loan applications"
    • "Georgia Man Gets Prison Time for SBA COVID Loan Fraud"
    • "Moberly man pleads guilty to $284,000 COVID-19 rental assistance fraud"
    • "Frisco couple gets 40 years for $30 million COVID-era pyramid scheme targeting thousands"
    • "Former ATF Investigator Accused of Defrauding Covid-19 Program"
    • "Chickaloon man sentenced to prison for COVID-19 fraud conspiracy"
    • "Man accused of trying to steal $170K in COVID relief funds given prison time"
    • "Marina del Rey Man Faces Sentencing for $3M COVID Loan Fraud"
    • "Dayton-area case ends with nine convictions tied to COVID-19 relief fraud"
  • Legal/political issues:

Other Notes

The blog continues to average nearly 1K pageviews daily. Maybe this is the new normal.. I'm somewhat surprised that my journal post, which is normally my highest-performing, wasn't up to expectations. I thought the write-up on my last federal contracting gig was compelling. As to X/Twitter, I was startled to see I lost 4 followers overnight. It's not necessarily losing followers, but it usually happens more slowly over time.

I haven't watched Hallmark to see if they've started to promote the annual Christmas in July interlude. But I've been on the competing Great American Family channels enough to realize they are doing the same.

I will not wait until the end of game 5 of the Finals with my Spurs down 3-1 and facing elimination. The Knicks had a horrible first half on offense, but the Spurs are only up by 5. The Spurs have blown double-digit leads in each game. Bad hot selection, too many unforced turnovers, etc. Blowing a 29-point lead in New York in Game 4 was unforgivable.

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