Today in News History
On June 18, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1822, Konstantinos Kanaris blows up the Ottoman navy's flagship at Chios, killing the Kapudan Pasha Nasuhzade Ali Pasha. In 1926, Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (died 2011) was born. In 1945, William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II. In 1951, Mohammed Al-Sager, Kuwaiti journalist and politician was born. In 1955, Ed Fast, Canadian lawyer and politician was born. In 1989, I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (born 1907) passed away. In 1995, Maxim Kovtun, Russian figure skater was born. In 1997, Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (born 1912) passed away. In 2015, Allen Weinstein, American historian and academic (born 1937) passed away. In 2023, Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: Shahzada Dawood, Pakistani-British businessman (born 1975) Hamish Harding, British businessman (born 1964) Paul-Henri Nargeolet, French navy commander and explorer (born 1946) Stockton Rush, American businessman, CEO and founder of OceanGate (born 1962) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
'Dumbest man in the Senate' torched online for stunning act of self-sabotage
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
A GOP senator is being torched online after he tried to reassure people that the Trump administration knows what it's doing.Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) was asked during an appearance on Fox Business how he feels about Trump's embattled deal to end the Iran war.I trust President Trump. I trust Vice President Vance, Tuberville said. We don't need to listen to anybody up here on Capitol Hill. Let's trust these two.The online reactions to him turning on his Capitol Hill colleagues in favor of the White House were fierce, however.America's worst senator, showing exactly why he's unfit for the office he holds, wrote Gregg Nunziata, a prominent right-wing lawyer and former Senate GOP counsel.Dumbest man in the Senate offers glowing endorsement, summed up John Podhoretz, the editor of the conservative Commentary Magazine.Congress is the only branch of government where members regularly say their job is to do nothing, just sit around like a potted plant, snarked Jeet Heer, a writer for The Nation.Idiot, wrote national opinion columnist Sophia A. Nelson. Go back to Alabama.Why even have a Senate, Tuberhead? asked Rex Bossert, the former editor in chief of the National Law Journal.
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