NYTimes.com/2026/07/13/us/
politics/graham-sister-south-
caroline-senate.html
Monday, July 13, 2026
Mid-July St. Swithin's Day Wed. July 15
St. Swithin's Day
July 15 (annually)
St. Mary Magdalene
July 22
Saints James, Christopher
Ste. Martha
St. Ignatius of Loyola
[ all in July, observed annually ]
Judge Kathleen M. Williams denounces Trump-IRS $10 billion lawsuit
her ruling:
the lawsuit against the Internal
Revenue Service was an
improper exercise in self-dealing /
she barred him from claiming
that the extraordinary tax
protections he and his heirs received
were "legitimate settlement" . . .
Mitch McConnell (Senator from KY) shared hospital Posed Photo as an 84-yr.-old [ a serious fall and pneumonia] in order to explain his 30+ day silence / out of public view
Vague stilted language used by his staff to fill in NONE
of the customary details
POLITICO.com/live-updates/
2026/07/02/Congress/mcConnell-remains-hospitalized-
00986648
The 83-year-old fell in the basement on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025
making his way to a vote in the Senate Chamber.
nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-fall-capitol.html
July 2026 blog statistics (169K + visits views July 1 - 13)
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July 9 2,886
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July 13 866
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largest day June 23rd when
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Dalai Lama -- won Grammy Award for "Best Audiobook" on Feb. 1, 2026
Category is:
BEST Audiobook, Narration, Storytelling
"Elvis, Rocky, & Me" Kathy Garver
"You know it's true" Fab Morvan
"Into the Uncut Grass" Trevor Noah
"Lovely One: A Memoir" Ketanji Brown Jackson
_____________________
"Meditations" [ highlighting
Universal responsibility & Compassion ]
His Holiness the DALAI LAMA
WINNER in this Category
the award was accepted by musician
Rufus Wainwright
Meeting with the Dalai Lama -- (POTUS 44 only; neither Trump 1.0 nor Biden) -- during Obama's 2-term presidency
Happy 91st Birthday to the Dalai Lama on Monday July 6, 2026
in this platform article from The Hill & AP - dateline Dharmasala, India
the current Dalai Lama accepts best wishes and expresses his hope
to live to age 130
the hill.com/homenews/AP/ap-international/ap-dalai-lama-says-he-
hopes-to-live-more-than-130-years-ahead-of-90th-birthday/?tbref=hp
one year ago
President Obama spent 44 minutes of his Saturday morning with the Dalai Lama at the White House.
July 17, 2011
The meeting, announced late Friday, finally put an end to mounting speculation about whether the Tibetan religious leader would get an invite to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. (to meet POTUS Obama)
“The President reiterated his strong support for the preservation of the unique religious, cultural, and linguistic traditions of Tibet and the Tibetan people throughout the world,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a readout of the meeting. “He underscored the importance of the protection of human rights of Tibetans in China.”
Obama reiterated to the Tibetan leader the U.S. policy that Tibet is a part of the People’s Republic of China and that the administration does not support Tibetan independence, Carney added.
The timing of the weekend meeting, which took place in the Map Room of the White House, suggested the administration’s determination to attach as little pomp and publicity to the visit as possible. Until Friday, the White House had kept silent about a possible meeting after the exiled leader arrived in Washington on July 6; Saturday marks the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s last day in the nation’s capital.
The meeting, announced late Friday, finally put an end to mounting speculation about whether the Tibetan religious leader would get an invite to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. (to meet POTUS Obama)
“The President reiterated his strong support for the preservation of the unique religious, cultural, and linguistic traditions of Tibet and the Tibetan people throughout the world,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a readout of the meeting. “He underscored the importance of the protection of human rights of Tibetans in China.”
Obama reiterated to the Tibetan leader the U.S. policy that Tibet is a part of the People’s Republic of China and that the administration does not support Tibetan independence, Carney added.
The timing of the weekend meeting, which took place in the Map Room of the White House, suggested the administration’s determination to attach as little pomp and publicity to the visit as possible. Until Friday, the White House had kept silent about a possible meeting after the exiled leader arrived in Washington on July 6; Saturday marks the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s last day in the nation’s capital.
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