Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1920, Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (died 2004) was born. In 1928, Alastair Burnet, English journalist (died 2012) was born. In 1939, Phillip Adams, Australian journalist and producer was born. In 1979, Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist was born. In 1992, Caroline Pafford Miller, American journalist and author (born 1903) passed away. In 1996, John Chancellor, American journalist (born 1927) passed away. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. In 2008, Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955) passed away. In 2010, Pius Njawé, Cameroonian journalist (born 1957) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
A Headline For Our Times
I could make some jokes, but I won’t. This is actually awful. These MAHA people are so obsessed with “wellness” that America doesn’t care about illness anymore. The country is in the midst of a nationwide outbreak of explosive diarrhea caused by a parasite the CDC stopped surveilling at the federal level in July 2025. That’s around the same time the Trump administration began haphazardly attacking and defunding federal health and science agencies under the guise of “government efficiency,” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. separately also pushing out critical federal scientists and researchers. Prior to that date, a collaborative CDC program called FoodNet helped federal and state regulators track eight foodborne pathogens. Among them was cyclospora, a heat-loving spherical parasite that’s sickened 1,000 people in an ongoing outbreak in Michigan (the state’s worst), with similar illnesses cropping up in 28 other states. In addition to cyclospora, surveillance of campylobacter, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia was cut. FoodNet now only regularly monitors two diseases: Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. I would guess that Bobby and the gang believe that since these diseases are “natural” there’s no reason to monitor them, and we’ll all be better off if we just learn to live with such things again, like they did in the dark ages. Well, except the people who get hospitalized and die. I’m sure it’s because they didn’t eat enough kale. Win some, you lose some.
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· Jul 8, 2026
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Drudge Report
· Jul 11, 2026
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The i Paper
· Jul 4, 2026
I reported on three US presidencies. America’s message of freedom is dead
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