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"Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form." -- Herman Melville, born #OTD 1819, in "Moby-Dick or, The Whale"

"Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its jagged edges." -- Herman Melville, born #OTD 1819, in "Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Uncompleted Writings" PBS News Hour | Fact-checking Trump’s State of the Union claims | Season 2026 | PBS share.google/yLJsLMvA0HlY...

PBS News Hour | Fact-checking Trump’s State of the Union claims | Season 2026Fact-checking Trump’s claims in his State of the Union addressshare.google

"For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men." -- Herman Melville, born #OTD 1819

"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." -- Herman Melville, born #OTD 1819

After Trump’s order, West Point curbed faculty speech. One professor said no. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

After Trump’s order, West Point curbed faculty speech. One professor said no.Tim Bakken argues that the Pentagon's attempt to stifle what teachers can say and write makes the military more susceptible to bad decisions.www.washingtonpost.com

"Call me Ishmael..." -- Herman Melville, born #OTD 1819, in "Moby Dick, or The Whale"

"Ignorance is the parent of fear." -- Herman Melville, born #OTD 1819, in "Moby-Dick or, The Whale"

"Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunk Christian." -- Herman Melville, born #OTD 1819, in "Moby-Dick or, The Whale"

On this date in 2023, former US President Donald Trump is indicted by special counsel Jack Smith on charges of conspiring to defraud the country and prevent the peaceful transfer of power. Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025.pdf share.google/qFrxXRDTDJ0M...

On this date in 1936, the Summer Olympics opened in Berlin, and the efforts by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to demonstrate the superiority of the “Aryan race” were undermined by the success of African American athletes, notably Jesse Owens.

"An entire social and economic order collapsed within a matter of weeks. Hundreds of thousands of men did not come home. The world that white Southerners believed they were fighting to preserve simply ceased to exist..."

"The successor to the 1866 statute provides that '(o)nly the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency,' and federal law contains no authorization for a $250 bill..." www.americanheritage.com/whose-face-s...

Whose Face Should Be “Immortalized Upon the Public Money”?Congress forbade living persons from appearing on paper currency in 1866, after an unpopular Treasury Department official put himself on the five-cent note.www.americanheritage.com

Pirro moves to drop case against Olympian, says Reflecting Pool damage caused by 'flawed installation' www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/t...

Pirro moves to drop case against Olympian, says Reflecting Pool damage caused by 'flawed installation'www.cnbc.com

Trump's buddies in the oil industry are happy: As drivers get sticker shock, big oil gets a windfall Exxon and Chevron reported a combined $26.5 billion windfall for the second quarter, as many drivers struggle to afford the price of gas www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

As drivers get sticker shock, big oil gets a windfallExxon and Chevron reported a combined $26.5 billion windfall for the second quarter, as many drivers struggle to afford the price of gas.www.washingtonpost.com

Welcome to 1930s Germany: More passports with Trump’s picture are coming soon, State Dept. says www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/...

More passports with Trump’s picture are coming soon, State Dept. saysCiting “overwhelming demand,” officials say they will issue 250,000 of the “Patriot Passports,” more than previously planned, and expand access to them.www.washingtonpost.com

Trump's buddies in the oil industry are happy: As drivers get sticker shock, big oil gets a windfall Exxon and Chevron reported a combined $26.5 billion windfall for the second quarter, as many drivers struggle to afford the price of gas www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

As drivers get sticker shock, big oil gets a windfallExxon and Chevron reported a combined $26.5 billion windfall for the second quarter, as many drivers struggle to afford the price of gas.www.washingtonpost.com

Trump Cares More About His Slush Fund Than Todd Blanche The president seems less willing to let go of $1.8 billion than his pick for attorney general. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Trump Cares More About His Slush Fund Than Todd BlancheThe president seems less willing to let go of $1.8 billion than his pick for attorney general.www.theatlantic.com

On this date in 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts became the first men to drive on the lunar surface. Their vehicle was called the Lunar Roving Vehicle, but it was popularly known as the Moon Buggy.

Airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption without Haitian workers www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption without Haitian workersThe Trump administration and courts are at odds over whether about 350,000 Haitians have officially lost humanitarian protections, but employers are already letting workers go.www.washingtonpost.com

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Exclusive | U.S. Weighs $100,000 Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After GraduationThe proposed policy would particularly affect Silicon Valley, Wall Street and universities.www.wsj.com