THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today. The Western world has lost its civic courage . . . . Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elite, causing an impression of a loss of courage by the entire society.”

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

BIRTHDAYS:

1529 Taddeo Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter (Villa dei Farnese at Caprarola), born in Sant’Angelo in Vado.

1854 Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer (Hansel and Gretel), born in Siegburg, Ehime Province, Kingdom of Prussia. Prelude to Hansel and Gretel.

1858 Carl Auer von Welsbach, Austrian scientist and inventor of the gas mantle and metal filament light bulb.

1875 Edgar Rice Burroughs, American writer, recognised for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres.

MISCELLANEOUS:

ATTENTION DOWN-UNDER STARGAZERS. Total lunar eclipse September 2025: Live updates

IN THE FUTURE BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE) THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT ALSO WANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration