Sunday Open Thread: July 2 is World UFO Day
World History
On July 2, 1494, Spain ratified the The Treaty of Tordesillas. That is the infamous treaty that divided newly discovered non-European lands between Spain and Portugal. Nobody told the Pope, the Spaniards nor the Portuguese, that everything west of a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands (granted to Spain) would include everything east of said meridian (granted to Portugal) and vice-versa, because, duh, round. There were at least 3 Popes & 4 Papal bulls (actually, it was all bull) involved, none valid, all presumptious, foul and wrongful. Ah well, the evil that men do and all that ... .
On July 2, 1613, a British expedition from Virginia attacked Acadia (French) and burnt its capital, Port Royale.
On July 1823, Brazil won its freedom from Portugal
US History
On July 2, 1776, Congress passed a resolution cutting ties with Britain.
On July 2, 1890, Congress passed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, held in disfavor and largely ignored since WJC
On July 2, 1921, the US formally ended its war with Imperial Germany
On July 2, 1962, the first Wal-Mart opened
On July 2, 1964, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Science
On July 2, 1897 Guglielmo Marconi obtained a patent for the radio in London.
Birthdays of Note
1877 -- Hermann Hesse
1906 -- Hans Bethe
1908 -- Thurgood Marshall,
1923 -- Cyril M. Kornbluth
1930 -- Ahmad Jamal
Deaths of Note
1778 -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1850 -- Robert Peel,
1961 -- Ernest Hemingway,
1977 -- Vladimir Nabokov
1999 -- Mario Puzo,
2007 -- Beverly Sills,
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Comments
States needing some off-planet help dealing with budget problems
Connecticut
Maine
Illinois
New Jersey
. . .
Illinois has no excuse, they've got all those experts
in Chicago.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Ha! Thanks for the laugh, e. l.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
Maine's Gov. LePage has intentionally shut down the government.
He's a minority elected governor as Maine doesn't hold runoffs.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
The Tone Police they live inside of my head
Thanks for hosting and the great tunes. Good Sunday to all. Thanks Jimmy Dore and California Ds making this fall out the lint trap.
Dream Police - Cheap Trick - 1979 Promo
LOL!
"Listen, I'll never eat another cheeseburger before bed again. Really."
Decades later... can I haz single-payer now? How 'bout now? Nope. omg corrupt, still going. They can't be "elected" out of power, now what? I don't know. Ask Elon Musk?
Peter Wolf - Mars Needs Women (1984)
peace
Thanks, eyo, have a good day
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
New York Prosecutor Joining Mueller's team
Another good development in the evolution of Mueller's team. This guy already knows a lot about Trumps legal issues.
Link to NBC story on this
(edited to correct spelling error)
Well, he should have a field day, that crew
reeks of corruption.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
good morning
First Wal-mart on this day in '62...then the Civil Rights bill 7/2/64. Seems ironic.
Hey eyo, the intercept has a piece saying the CA single payer was always a loser until there was a constitutional vote.
https://theintercept.com/2017/06/30/california-single-payer-organizers-a...
A different and interesting take.
Hope you all have a good one. More rain expected here...what a pleasure after last summer's drought!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Well they're implementing Prop 64 just fine
thanks that covers it pretty well doesn't it? I still want to add my own rant.
I did read the "healthcare" bill as proposed, and the "Executive Summary". Yes, they would actually have to make some new laws and a framework for implementation. The voters would have to vote in yet another "special election" why not. SB562 called for a 15% payroll tax as funding if I recall correctly, so right away I imagined low wage earners bringing home only 50% of their meager earnings... for what now? Totally corrupt bunch of doctor and pharma lobbyists as far as I can tell.
It used to be a politician's job to make or change laws for stuff that people voted FOR, not against. These days, some billionaire comes along and pays for enough signatures to get initiatives on the ballot, and it is called citizen participation. Please, no. But legal weed! All being crammed through the same corrupt taxation and distribution system known as the ABC. With Track and Trace coming, can't wait for the government to know what everyone is consuming, right down to the DNA. Don't say Monsanto and I won't say "I told ya so" in five years (or less).
peace
I say Monsanto!
Just saw a FB posting that they, all-powerful corporation that reigns over all of the seeds in the US and GMOs!!, also invented Teflon. Nope, wrong. I corrected. That was Dupont. My father spent a short time there as a chemist and later developed bladder cancer.
Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.
What's ironic? Wal Mart clarly predates civil rights.
Or do you mean that retail takes precedence over rights in the good old US of Adam Smith?
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Morning EL
July 2, 1897 a date that will live in iinfamy. Nicola Tesla got shafted and it took like 20 years to fix.
Correction: The Supreme Court ruled in 1943... 6 months after Tesla's death.
Have a nice day all. I'm expecting a meh day...but we'll see.
I want a Pony!
Good morning, Arrow, have a nice one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Send my mail...
To the Moons of Jupiter...
[video:https://youtu.be/Qhy6SZf_3Gk]
Thanks, jobu, totally unfamiliar
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
New England 80's fav
Played the college scene here in NE and Northeast late 80's.
Corbynmania continues
Tories don't want an election now
What really caught my eye was this headline from the right-wing, Corbyn-hating Telegraph.
Minus 20 versus +4? Not a happy citizenry.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Every time I see mention of a sci-fi film with invading aliens,
I'm reminded how many planets we have designs on. We're such hypocrites.
"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"
IOKIYAHS (Homo Sapiens)
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Amazon trying to control our economy’s underlying infrastructure
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7xpgvx/amazons-is-trying-to-c...
Capitalism at its best, them with the capital makes the rules
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --