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July 18, 2026

Today in 1944
Two ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago, Calif., killing 322, including 202 African-Americans assigned by the Navy to handle explosives. It was the worst home-front disaster of World War II. The resulting refusal of 258 African-Americans to return to the dangerous work underpinned the trial and conviction of 50 of the men in what is called the Port Chicago Mutiny.

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The New York Times Is At It Again
Posted On: Jun 29, 2026
June 29, 2026 | MEDIA | On Monday, June 15, at its 31st International Convention, Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien announced the labor union had organized 100,000 workers in the past four years. …On Wednesday, June 17, O’Brien made an historic announcement that the Teamsters and the Department of Justice had filed a joint motion to end government monitorship of the union. Eventually, nearly a full week following all this news, The New York Times got around to publishing the following headline. “Teamsters Make a Bid to End Federal Oversight, With Trump’s Backing.” It reports the facts, albeit with a political bent. Then the news outlet took it down and replaced it with this: … Full perspective at Just Cause Teamsters
 
 
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