Opposing Tyranny

…On this day in 1790 the first U.S. patent was issued. Samuel Hopkins was issued a patent for a potash process.

EBL: Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance Speech Was Powerful…Like Ambien…
American Thinker: What If An Anti-American Cult Had A Convention?…
This Ain’t Hell: Democrats Convinced Their Gun Control Message Can Win…

Using the slogan “Merkel must go!”, thousands of German anti-immigration activists are calling for a demonstration tomorrow in Berlin. A coalition of groups is planning to gather in Washington Square at 3pm for a rally.

In other news, the Venezuelan government has issued a decree requiring employees of both public and private corporations to work in the fields, a desperate attempt to ease the country’s severe food shortage.…

ICRC: Anti-'IS' fight could displace 1 million in Iraq…
North Korea threat prompts Japan to upgrade Patriot batteries in time for Olympics…
Summer of fear: the anxious mood in Germany and France…

Organizers of a dance music festival in Austria have tightened security for the event after recent terrorist attacks in Europe. And Spain has increased security at popular tourist spots for the same reason. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that she will not reverse her migration policies — she still thinks that “Wir schaffen das” — “We can do that.”

In other news, a cook in an Alexandria, Virginia restaurant refused to prepare food for a policewoman in uniform. When the story made it into the media, two employees at the restaurant were fired.…

…On this day in 1976 David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") killed one person and seriously wounded another in the first of a series of attacks in NYC. Amazingly despite being sentenced to 6 life sentences he is up for parole now every 2 years. He is claiming to be a "born again Christian" now.…

Twitchy: “Then Take It From Me, Commie!” Black Trump Supporter Defends The Flag At #DemsInPhilly…
American Thinker: Creeping Sharia In Healthcare…
Megan McArdle: How Obama Learned To Speak Republican…

Turkey has closed down 130 media outlets as part of a continuing crackdown in the wake of the failed military coup. Among the outlets closed down are 45 newspapers and 16 television stations.

In other news, police in the German city of Bremen have acknowledged that at least 24 women were sexually assaulted by young migrant men at a recent music festival.…

Bill’s desperate bid to humanize Hillary shows fear she might lose…
That Jihad Attack on the Orlando Gay Nightclub Never Happened, Says President Obama…
Sign The Petition To Remove Air Conditioning From All US State Department Property…

…On this day in 1932 Herbert Hoover ordered the Army under General McArthur to forcibly evict the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans, their wives, and children gathered in Washington, D.C. So McArthur hit them with troops and tanks which was a clear violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. Congress eventually gave in and paid their bonuses early.…

Everything that’s wrong with the Left in one website. At City Journal, Oren Cass has written a short article that looks at modern Progressivism through the filter of Hillary’s campaign website.…

Proof Positive: Abe Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, and Melania Trump Walk Into A Bar…
Dustbury: And Death To Your Home Town…
STUMP: How Not To Be A Dumbass – #DNCLeaks Shows How Not to Use E-Mail…

The news feed is extremely light tonight. That must mean there was almost no news today. Right? Right…?

Not counting the jihad slaughter in Normandy, the biggest news of the day is that Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first audio-animatron woman ever to be nominated for president by a major American political party. She will face off against Donald Trump in November, so fasten your seatbelts, ladies and gentleman — we’re in for some major turbulence.…

China criticizes US, Japan, Australia for 'fanning' tensions…
Witnesses say South Sudan soldiers raped dozens near UN camp…
French priest’s killer was freed from jail despite aiming to join jihadis…