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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1380, Bertrand du Guesclin, French nobleman and knight (born 1320) passed away. In 1573, Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months. In 1894, Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (died 1940) was born. In 1907, Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter and jurist (born 1866) passed away. In 1907, George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (died 2002) was born. In 1930, The inaugural FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay. In 1933, David Storey, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2017) was born. In 1976, Joachim Peiper, German SS officer (born 1915) passed away. In 1990, Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history. In 2013, Marc Simont, French-American author and illustrator (born 1915) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

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Digby's Hullabaloo

July 13, 2026

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Anxiety all around High prices, elite impunity, corruption, creeping authoritarianism. These are not separate issues. But defenders of our constitutional democracy have yet to weave them into a quilted narrative in voters’ minds. Sarah Longwell runs regular focus groups as part of her work with the Bulwark. She finds that participants regularly bring up the Epstein files unprompted. Donald Trump’s failed promise to release all the files is shaving off portions of his base. Some participants have lost their MAGA faith over the Epstein coverup. Longwell’s Sunday post suggests that Democrats could use the Epstein coverup to poison Todd Blanche’s public image in confirmation hearings later this week. Blanche, after all, orchestrated the Epstein disaster. “Make his name synonymous with the Epstein files,” she urges. Democrats may not be able to prevent him from becoming the next U.S. attorney general, but they can expose him as a central figure in the Epstein saga: This coverup is everything voters hate about our politics. It’s corruption, and elite impunity, and callousness, all rolled into one. It’s a flagrant violation of a law that passed the House with only one dissenting vote, sailed through the Senate, and was signed by Trump himself. It’s a story that Americans care about. “Talk about Epstein,” Longwell urges. It’s a story voters care about. Torpedoing Blanche is certainly worthwhile. He is “a corrupt, unqualified, incompetent hack.” But he’s ultimately a sideshow. He is a bit player in the larger narrative: Trump’s billions in grift, Covid, inflation, Gaza, MeToo, George Floyd, Epstein, ICE, and

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