Almanac Today: Birthdays and Moon Phase Note
Almanac marks the 201st day of 2025 and the 31st day of summer. It lists birthdays for Petrarch and others, notes BAFTA’s 1970 moon telecast award to Armstrong, quotes Petrarch, tracks the moon between July 17 and July 24, and notes Sandra Oh turning 54.
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Carlos Santana
Chris Cornell
Dean Winters
Josh Holloway
Sandra Oh
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Letters to the Editor Guidelines From The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and notes edits may apply for brevity accuracy and taste. Letters should be 250 words or fewer and must include signature full address and a telephone number for verification.
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Dems face fork in the road after Trumpism lessons
Catherine Rampell argues the Democratic Party grapples with an identity crisis as it weighs pragmatic technocracy against populist strategies. She warns that echoing right wing slogans risks deeper voter disillusionment, while delivering real policy remains essential to govern.
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Trump
Barack Obama
New York
Zahran Mamdani
U.S
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I-Vt
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Chris Murphy
D-Conn
Salvadoran
Gulags
Stephen Miller
Big Tech
Joe Rogan
Bern
GOP
Elon Musk
Sanders
Trump uses new conspiracy to bury old theories
Ramesh Ponnuru analyzes how Donald Trump responds to persistent conspiracy theories by launching another, arguing such theories thrive on distrust in institutions and that even high profile cases like Epstein and Scalia illustrate the pull of secret knowledge. The piece notes Trump's past and present rhetoric, the role of media and officials, and the challenge of eroding belief in authorities.
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Donald Trump
Jeffrey Epstein
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Trump
Epstein
NASA
Butler
Pennsylvania
FBI
Kash Patel
Justice Department
Antonin Scalia
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