Democrats and the left radicals. No "little Italy" in New York City. President Trumps speech. Happy # 83 Jimmy Johnson.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
El-Sayed and the gang of weirdos
El-Sayed and the gang of weirdos:
The absence of a blue wave shows that, while Americans have the usual midterm malaise against the president’s party, the Democrats are a turn-off.
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Happy # 83 Jimmy Johnson
We say happy birthday to Jimmy Johnson who was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on this day in 1943.
As an NFL coach, Johnson was 80-64 in the regular season, 9-4 in the post-season and 2 Super Bowl victories with the Dallas Cowboys.
Johnson lost 24 of his first 32 games in Dallas, including 1-15 in his first year. He won 36 of the next 48 and put together the great teams who won 3 Super Bowls in 4 seasons.
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As an NFL coach, Johnson was 80-64 in the regular season, 9-4 in the post-season and 2 Super Bowl victories with the Dallas Cowboys.
Johnson lost 24 of his first 32 games in Dallas, including 1-15 in his first year. He won 36 of the next 48 and put together the great teams who won 3 Super Bowls in 4 seasons.
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Baseball song: Joltin Joe Dimaggio!
The song makes reference to the 56-game streak, probably one of the greatest achievements in sports history.
During the streak, from mid-May to early July, DiMaggio hit .408 with 15 HR and 55 RBI.
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We remember Ginger Rogers (1911-95)
We remember Virginia Katherine McMath who was born in Missouri on this day in 1911. She died in 1995.
We know her as Ginger Rogers, the famous movie star.
Ginger found huge success with Fred Astaire in films like "Flying Down to Rio" (1933), "Roberta" (1935) and "Top Hat" (1935).
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1918: Romanov family executed
Russian history is romantic, dramatic, violent and full of good stories.
On this day in 1918, Russian history turned violent and brutal.
On July 16, Nicholas, Alexandra, their five children and four servants were ordered to dress and go down to the cellar of the house for a photograph. A few moments later, armed men gunned down the imperial family.
By the way, there was a great movie called "Nicholas and Alexandria" about the Czar and his family.
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We remember "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (1888-1951)
Like some of you, I was introduced to Joe Jackson in the movie "Eight men out".
Joseph Jefferson Jackson was born in South Carolina on July 16, 1888. He broke with the old Philadelphia A's in 1910.
Overall, Jackson hit .356 with a .423 on base average. He left the game with 1772 hits in 1332 games, or an amazing 1.33 hits per game!
We remember "Shoeless Joe" for the White Sox scandal, or the year that Chicago allegedly threw the Series against Cincinatti.
A sad ending. He could have been one of the greatest hitters of all time!
Joseph Jefferson Jackson was born in South Carolina on July 16, 1888. He broke with the old Philadelphia A's in 1910.
Overall, Jackson hit .356 with a .423 on base average. He left the game with 1772 hits in 1332 games, or an amazing 1.33 hits per game!
We remember "Shoeless Joe" for the White Sox scandal, or the year that Chicago allegedly threw the Series against Cincinatti.
A sad ending. He could have been one of the greatest hitters of all time!
July 16, 2003: Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa died
She started in Cuban radio, then became the lead singer for La Sonora Matancera, the greatest Cuban orchestra of the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1970s, Celia went global and her tours were sold out everywhere.
She died July 16, 2003.
Celia's music touched all of us Cubans in the US.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The week in review with Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda
Guest: Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda. Senator Graham. Democrats in total disarray. ICE tactics. Iran about to explode? Secretary Rubio and the ICC.
The ICC never indicted Fidel Castro
Thumbs up to Secretary Rubio for going after the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/the-icc-never-indicted-fidel-castro/
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Thumbs up to Secretary Rubio for going after the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC has specialized in calling out our friends, such as the PM of Israel, and giving a pass to our enemies, like the late Fidel Castro. Between the two, who do you think engaged in more human rights violations? Who locked up more political opponents? What country has an active free press: Cuba or Israel?
Secretary Rubio is on target with this:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday issued a new broadside in the U.S. fight with the International Criminal Court (ICC), announcing a diplomatic effort by the Trump administration to dismantle the global tribunal.
Rubio issued the action call in an opinion article in The Wall Street Journal and a video message shared on social media.
His announcement comes after three of the court’s judges filed a lawsuit in New York last month against the Trump administration. The lawsuit argues sanctions levied against them are unlawful.
‘The U.S. is launching a diplomatic campaign with a simple message — sovereign states over globalism,’ Rubio wrote in his op-ed.
‘Using all the tools at our government’s disposal, working beside every ally with whom we can make common cause, we will dismantle the ICC — brick by brick, if necessary.’
A State Department official told Reuters the diplomatic tools include travel bans, visa revocations, increased sanctions against the ICC and affiliated organizations, and diplomatic pressure on other nations to withdraw from the ICC.
The ICC was established in 2002 to prosecute genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. There are 125 countries that have signed and ratified the Rome Statute, the agreement that established the court. Rubio in his video message accused the ICC of being ‘a global tribunal staffed by unelected globalist bureaucrats who claim their power is almost unlimited.’
The late Senator Graham left us this gem about the ICC:
‘To any ally—Canada, Britain, Germany, France—if you try to help the ICC, we’re going to sanction you. We should crush your economy’.
The Trump administration is also directing a message to the new so-called Democratic Socialists. They’ve made an issue of enforcing an arrest of PM Netanyahu, and apparently are strong supporters of these lawless international courts. Maybe these candidates should explain how an overseas-organization can indict the president of the U.S. over Iraq, Afghanistan, or now over Iran? Did they ever support indicting Saddam Hussein or Osama Bin Laden? No.
Like the UN, the ICC may have been a good idea to address legal matters. However, just like the UN, it has turned into a refuge for anti-American sentiments and leftists who want to use courts to overturn our national sovereignty, and go after Israel.
Thank you to President Trump and Secretary Rubio for unmasking this farce and protecting the American people from enemy intruders with a very selective sense of justice.
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