September 6, 2026

What Happened Today – September 5, 2026

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026 by George Bounacos

Equal Earth projection world map with country borders and no labels, showing Africa at its true size relative to Greenland

An Equal Earth map showed Africa at 14 times the size of Greenland, the proportion the U.S. alone rejected in a 164-1 UN vote to retire the Mercator map (Equal Earth map by Tom Patterson, public domain).

Do you remember the 21st night of September? Donald Trump stood at Charlie Kirk’s memorial that night and told tens of thousands of mourners, “I hate my opponents, and I don’t want the best for them.” The same day his administration announced it would tie Tylenol to autism. If either one has blurred into everything … Read more