Let's start with a little history, shall we? On this day in 1215, following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or “Great Charter.” The document, essentially a peace treaty between John and his barons, guaranteed that the king would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the freedom of the church, and maintain the nation’s laws. Although more a reactionary than a progressive document in its day, the Magna Carta was seen as a cornerstone in the development of democratic England by later generations.Also-On this day in 1300, poet Dante Alighieri becomes one of six priors of Florence, active in governing the city. Dante’s political activities, which include the banishment of several rivals, lead to his own exile from Florence, his native city, after 1302. He will write his great work, The Divine Comedy, as a virtual wanderer, seeking protection for his family in town after town. In the poem’s first book, Dante takes a tour through Hell with the poet Virgil as his guide. Virgil also guides the poet through Purgatory in the second book. The poet’s guide in Paradise, however, is named Beatrice. The work was written and published in sections between 1308 and 1321. Although Dante called the work simply Comedy, the work became enormously popular, and a deluxe version published in 1555 in Venice bore the title The Divine Comedy. Dante died of malaria in Ravenna in 1321.And-On this day in 1943, Paul Blobel, an SS colonel, is given the assignment of coordinating the destruction of the evidence of the grossest of Nazi atrocities, the systematic extermination of European Jews. Blobel certainly had some of that blood on his hands himself, as he was in charge of SS killing squads in German-occupied areas of Russia. He now drew together another kind of squad, “Special Commando Group 1,005,” dedicated to this destruction of human evidence. Blobel began with “death pits” near Lvov, in Poland, and forced hundreds of Jewish slave laborers from the nearby concentration camp to dig up the corpses and burn them–but not before extracting the gold from the teeth of the victims. $DIS, Walt Disney Company (The) / H1 Not sure how it will do at the box office, but The Incredibles 2 is a fantastic movie. Our family went last night and all enjoyed it. Also not sure how our local theatre was showing it last night when the ads say it open tonight. Maybe the box office take will help ease the disappointment of the latest Star Wars movie. Paper straws for McDonald's? Interesting move, but if this is what the customer's want, then OK. DOJ looking at current and former employees at Fitbit. Trade secrets stolen from Jawbone seem to be the issue. You never know. Put down that spoon! Honey Smacks are being recalled. I remember when they were called Sugar Smacks. Nobody seemed to mind the name back in my day. In any event, heed the recall. So the SEC says Bitcoin is not a security yet WSB lists Bitcoin as a Futures indicator. What gives? Time to remove Bitcoin from being listed along side Gold and Oil. No idea why it was placed there in the first place. Nice to see Greece back in the news. I recall, not too long ago, that Greece was listed on an almost daily basis. This is the day The Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. 2 Stock Ideas for the Day:1. EXEL2. VRXFeel free to chime in with any comments on $EXEL or $VRX. Let's see if we can get a biotech discussion going. I hold both in one portfolio and have enjoyed seeing them go from being speculative plays to more long-term holdings. Where is Jon Corzine and does MF Global have World Cup fever? Where is Marissa Mayer and how nice that Yahoo! U.K. is fined for the security breech that Mayer hid for two years. No comment Ms. Mayer? Have a great day everyone and a wonderful weekend. Stay safe, sage, and sane out there. Happy Father's Day on Sunday. Excelsior!via deercreekvols