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Sun, June 28

2018—A Trump supporter with a grudge and a shotgun kills five in the Capital Gazette [Md.] newsroom. 2005—Operation Red Wings goes sideways: 19 U.S. special operators die in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, including Daniel R. Healy of Exeter, N.H. It’s the greatest single loss for U.S. special ops since WW II. 1994—The Department of Energy admits hundreds of U.S. citizens were used as unwitting guinea pigs in radiation experiments during the Cold War. 1972—Nixon says no new draftees will be sent to Vietnam, further eroding an anti-war movement already weakened by the lottery. 1971—Muhammad Ali’s conviction for draft evasion is overturned. 1969—Gays and lesbians battle cops …

Sat, June 27

2018—Donald Trump’s banker’s father announces he’s creating a vacancy on the Supreme Court by retiring. 2015—Bree Newsom scales a pole at the South Carolina State House and removes the Confederate battle flag. 2006—Pinkos in the Senate block a Flag Protection Amendment.® 1995—Days after Rep. John Boehner [R-Ohio] handed out tobacco lobby checks on the floor of the House, tobacco price supports are extended. 1986—Losing Nicaragua v U.S., the U.S. tells the International Court of Justice, “You’re not the boss of me.” 1973—Reading Nixon’s “Enemies List” on-air, Dan Schorr learns he’s on it. 1954—U.S.-backed rebels napalm a British cargo ship while overthrowing Guatemala’s democratic government. 1950—President …

Should We Call Them What They Are?

To the Editor, I’ve been wracking my brain for a name to describe the new class of ultra-wealthy billionaires—some 900 strong—who are making signiﬁcant changes to our lives. Some call them the one-percent. I ﬁnd that’s not very descriptive. Since they give enormous amounts of money to inﬂuence state and federal legislation, political candidates, elections, judicial appointments, etc.—all to continue their own legacy at the cost of the rest of us, it seems ﬁtting that they have their own name. I’ll call them the Parasite Class. The dictionary deﬁnes a parasite as “a person who lives at the expense of another or others without making …

Volume 270, No. 21

With the 250th Anniversary of the Glorious Fourth just over a week away, we meditate on the generally-ignored conspiracy which led to the Declaration. Tricorns off for William Hogeland, whose Declaration [Simon & Schuster, 2010] so brilliantly brought the plot to our attention. For that and a whole lot more, just give this link a click.

What Goes Up…

Gracious sakes, look at the calendar! Just a week from tomorrow comes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence! My, my—how time flies when you’re publishing newspapers. Routine journalistic practice would be to honor the occasion by combing the archives and republishing bits of our reportage on that earth-shaking event. Frankly, though, our Human Resources Department has failed to provide us with sufficient editorial staff to perform such a task. Also, not to cast aspersions on Daniel Fowle, our founder and then-editor, but mid-18th century prose is an acquired taste. Instead, we’ll recommend to our readers a volume available at the Portsmouth Public Library: …

Fri, June 26

2015—The Supreme Court puts an end to marriage discrimination. 2008—The Supreme Court says never mind militias—the 2nd Amendment gives gun rights to individuals. It also says concealed weapons may require licenses—that, everyone ignores. 2006—As Rush Limbaugh returns from the Dominican Republic—a sex-tourism mecca—customs officers confiscate his illicit stash of Viagra. 2002—A Federal court edits “under God” out of the Pledge of Allegiance. 1995—EPA workers dismantle David Hahn’s homemade backyard nuclear reactor. The Michigander is 17. 1976—Gov. Kit Bond rescinds a predecessor’s “Extermination Order” banning Mormons from Missouri. 1954—Bao Dai, the feckless puppet Emperor of South Vietnam, appoints Ngo Dinh Diem as premier. 1947—Boston Mayor James …