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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1817, Alvin Saunders, Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (died 1899) was born. In 1895, Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and songwriter (died 1960) was born. In 1927, Françoys Bernier, Canadian pianist, conductor, and educator (died 1993) was born. In 1951, Piotr Pustelnik, Polish mountaineer was born. In 1979, Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist (born 1952) passed away. In 1980, Kristen Connolly, American actress was born. In 1992, Caroline Pafford Miller, American journalist and author (born 1903) passed away. In 1996, Jordan Romero, American mountaineer was born. In 2010, Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (born 1939) passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
MACLEOD: Pipeline political theatre — this time the overruns come with carbon capture
The latest talk of a new West Coast oil pipeline should be treated for what it is: political theatre. It is not policy, nor infrastructure, nor a national energy strategy. It is simply theatre.
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Western Standard
· Jun 25, 2026
MACLEOD: Carbon capture won’t save Alberta from Ottawa’s war on oil and gas
The Pathways Carbon Capture Project is being sold as a grand act of environmental responsibility. In reality, it increasingly looks like another monument to Canada’s political dysfunction: a massive, expensive industrial workaround forced on Alberta so Ottawa can keep pretending climate symbolism is the same thing as climate policy.
Revolutionary Communists of America
· Jun 22, 2026
John Brown and the Pottawatomie Creek Incident: “What We Need Is Action—Action!”
170 years ago last month, Brown led the so-called Pottawatomie Massacre. Bar far from viewing this episode as some abstract political atrocity, revolutionaries understand it as part of the struggle for democratic rights, like the freedom of the press. The post John Brown and the Pottawatomie Creek Incident: “What We Need Is Action—Action!” appeared first on Revolutionary Communists of America.
National Post
· Jun 23, 2026
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Horrific Shooting Spree in Downtown Montreal UPDATE Manifesto
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· Jun 23, 2026
A Secretive Environmental Group Turned to Arson. The FBI Saw a Domestic Terror Threat
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· Jun 25, 2026
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Related coverage for "MACLEOD: Pipeline political theatre — this time the overruns come with carbon capture": Western Standard — MACLEOD: Carbon capture won’t save Alberta from Ottawa’s war on oil and gas. Revolutionary Communists of America — John Brown and the Pottawatomie Creek Incident: “What We Need Is Action—Action!”. National Post — Afternoon front page: How the Montreal shooting unfolded; the shooter’s communist manifesto; and more. Hot Air — Horrific Shooting Spree in Downtown Montreal UPDATE Manifesto. People.com — A Secretive Environmental Group Turned to Arson. The FBI Saw a Domestic Terror Threat. Daily Express — Marcus Hook fire RECAP: Monroe refinery in flames as huge plume of smoke fills sky