Almanac September 16 2021 highlights and birthdays
Almanac entry notes today is the 259th day of 2021 and the 89th day of summer. It lists birthdays for figures such as H A Rey and Amy Poehler. It recalls Margret and H A Rey fleeing Paris in 1940 with the Curious George manuscript, and cites B B King milestone gigs totaling 342. The moon phase is described between first quarter and full.
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Jean Arp
H.A. Rey
Lauren Bacall
B.B. King
Peter Falk
Ed Begley Jr
Henry Louis Gates Jr
Mickey Rourke
David Copperfield
Marc Anthony
Amy Poehler
Alexis Bledel
Nick Jonas
Margret and
Paris
Democrats push compromise voting reform bill in Senate
Senate Democrats including Klobuchar announce a scaled down Freedom to Vote Act with automatic and online registration, 15 days of early voting, same day registration, mail ballot standards, voter ID, felon enfranchisement, and election integrity measures. It targets preventing subversion and audits while setting enforceable criteria for redistricting and post election audits. Support from Abrams and Holder contrasts with McConnell’s opposition as Manchin weighs Republican votes.
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U.S
Amy Klobuchar
U-Minn
Tim Kaine
Angus King
Maine
Joe Manchin Iit
W.va
Jeff Merkley
Ore
Alex Padilla
Calif
Jon Tester
Mont
Raphael G. Warnock
Michael McDonald
University of Florida
Arizona
Rick Hasen
Progressive Fair Elections Center
Congress
Jessica Marsden
Protect Democracy
Marsden
Senate
Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Maricopa County
Ariz
Manchin
Stacey Abrams
Eric H. Holder Jr
Abrams
Mohammed’s plea for death delayed by Obama Biden shift
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed publicly confessed to 31 attacks including 9/11 and other plots. Despite pleas for execution, the Obama administration halted military trials and moved the case to a federal court, delaying justice for years.
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Washington
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Guantanamo Bay
Mohammed
Obama-Biden
Gitmo
Osama bin Laden
Daniel Pearl
Bali
Indonesia
Filka Island
Kuwait
CIA
A. Library Tower
California
Military Council Treasury
Associated Press
Obama
Guantanamo
Manhattan
Joe Biden
Congress
Donald Trump
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
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Met Gala tone-deaf as political statements crowd the night
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker critiques the Met Gala for showcasing political messages amid fashion in America’s Lexicon of Fashion theme. Celebrities such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nicki Minaj drew attention with messages, while the event sparked debate about culture, virtue signaling, and global rights.
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Manhattan
Asylum
Diana Vreeland
Pat Buck Jey
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Costume Institute
Vreeland
Vogue
Anna Wintour
America
U.S
Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez
D-N.y
Capitol
Carolyn Maloney
Dan Levy
Nikkie de Jager
Marsha Johnson
Nicki Minaj
Minaj
Afghanistan
Wintour
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