Once a teacher; retired USAF officer; retired support contractor (Air Staff, Joint Staff, Hq ANG and OSD); now just busily retired! Liberal Democrat. News junkie.
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The Cover-Up Has Begun: First They Put Fauci on Trial, Then They Put History on TrialThe goal isn't to prove Anthony Fauci lied. It's to convince Americans that the racist decisions that cost hundreds of thousands of lives were somebody else's fault…open.substack.comSuspected Iranian cyberattacks confirmed in at least seven states, Trump takes Iran’s side and blames Minnesota instead open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Important Saturday Afternoon Updates – 8/1/26Hi all, Ben here.open.substack.comwww.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans (Gift Article)Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.www.nytimes.com
Russia says its big overnight strikes on Ukraine hit military factories and three shipsMOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that its forces had carried out big overnight strikes on military factories across Ukraine, including in the capital Kyiv and in the western city ofwww.yahoo.comRussia says its big overnight strikes on Ukraine hit military factories and three shipsMOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that its forces had carried out big overnight strikes on military factories across Ukraine, including in the capital Kyiv and in the western city ofwww.yahoo.comExplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m...
Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? (Gift Article)Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut.www.nytimes.comWant a peek behind the curtain at the Tech Moguls and their collective strategy driving development of AI? It's not a short, easy read; but it's worth the time investment to read it. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/m...
Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? (Gift Article)Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut.www.nytimes.comUkraine's deputy commander-in-chief says combat lasers could reach the front within two to three months. tech.yahoo.com/science/arti...
Ukraine military to get DragonFire-style drone-killing lasers within monthsUkraine says drone-killing lasers could reach the front by autumn, even as the manufacturer's own numbers show engagement ranges shrinking from five kilometers to under one as testing continues.tech.yahoo.comA Russian Su-57 fighter jet recently crashed in the Moscow region, and Ukrainian intelligence sources say it was no accident. www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...
Russian $50m Su-57 crash sparks extraordinary Ukrainian claimUkraine claims Russian air defenses destroyed a $50m Su-57 after hackers allegedly infiltrated Moscow's own military network during the operation.www.yahoo.com
