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Power is mostly the illusion of power. The Pentagon demanded we destroy our publications. We kept publishing. Clinton denounced us and said we were an attack on the entire “international community.” We kept publishing. I was put in prison and under house arrest. We kept publishing. We went head to head with the NSA getting Edward Snowden out of Hong Kong, we won and got him asylum. Clinton tried to destroy us and was herself destroyed. Elephants, it seems, can be brought down with string. Perhaps there are no elephants.
— Julian Assange
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Today is Wednesday, October 4th, the 277th day of 2023. There are 88 days left in the year. It is Improve Your Office Day, National Ship in a Bottle Day, National Taco Day, National Vodka Day, and World Animal Day.
On This Day
In 1597, Governor Gonzalo Méndez de Canço began to suppress a native uprising against his rule in the Spanish province of La Florida.
In 1777, troops under George Washington were repelled by British forces under the command of William Howe at the Battle of Germantown.
In 1853, the Crimean War began when the Ottoman Empire declared war on the Russian Empire.
In 1895, golfer Horace Rawlins won the first U.S. Open Championship.
In 1927, Gutzon Borglum began to sculpt Mount Rushmore.
In 1951, Frank Sinatra played Las Vegas for the first time, performing at the Desert Inn.
In 1957, Sputnik 1 became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
In 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual Labor Day telethon, hosted by Jerry Lewis.
In 2001, Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashed after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people were killed.
In 2006, WikiLeaks launched.
Today’s Birthdays
National Baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa is 79. Actor Armand Assante is 74. Actor Christoph Waltz is 67. Actor Liev Schreiber is 56. Actress Alicia Silverstone is 47. Actress Rachael Leigh Cook is 44.
The Links
The Decline and Fall of the Experts (Jeffrey A. Tucker)
“They preen, wear medals on their chests, pick up ever larger checks from venues that pay large honoraria, and speak at dinners worthy of District One in ‘The Hunger Games.’ The rest of us in the rest of the districts practice our skills and try to figure our way out of this remarkable mess.”
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