THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible.”

— George Washington Carver

BIRTHDAYS:

1683 Gasparo Visconti, Italian composer and violinist, born in Cremona, Duchy of Milan, Holy Roman Empire. Sonata in sol minore op. I n. 3

1864 George Washington Carver, one of the most influential African American scientists, educators, and inventors of the early 20th century.

1939 David Horowitz, American author and political commentator

MISCELLANEOUS:

ATTENTION CITIZENS OF CALIFORNIA. Amicus Brief

SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW. Masih Alinejad

REMINDER:

In the future, before locking things down again (including free speech and the freedom to assemble), the authorities might want to reacquaint themselves with the following:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration