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Terrifying.
Christopher WebbTHIS SHOULD TERRIFY EVERYONE. AI models from two of the world’s biggest AI companies broke out of controlled tests and attempted to hack real-world systems. Regulation isn’t optional anymore. If lawmakers don’t get serious about AI regulation, we’re living on borrowed time.
@olgalautman.bsky.social shows Russia's latest mass attack on Ukraine spilled into NATO territory when a Russian missile landed in Poland, prompting NATO to scramble jets. Russia's escalating aggression puts NATO at risk and underscores the need to support Ukraine. open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
A Russian Missile Landed in Poland in the Latest Escalation Against NATOYesterday, Russia launched yet another massive missile and drone attack as cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones tore through homes and residential buildings across Ukraine.open.substack.comapnews.com/article/worl... Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback
Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushbackFIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world.apnews.comThis is good for a Friday eve laugh; the DOJ dropped the case against former Olympian they indicted for damaging the Reflecting Pool, as evidence/testimony proved this was BS. apnews.com/article/refl...
Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting PoolThe Justice Department has moved to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.apnews.comThe Trump administration tried, and failed, to cut funding for pre-school for poor children, so instead they will strip away standards on health, literacy, even on brushing teeth. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It (Gift Article)The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.www.nytimes.comThe Trump administration embarrasses us internationally on a daily basis.
Christopher WebbWow! The Trump administration couldn’t even label the countries in Africa correctly. They used AI, skipped the fact-checking, and embarrassed the US on the world stage. Not human error. It was laziness and incompetence.
The agreement signed last year sure as hell does not say the U.S. can go take whatever they want of Ukraine's 'dirt.' The agreement is to develop a reconstruction fund, in which U.S. buys rare earth elements AND provides Ukraine military aid (ammunition, weapons systems, training).
Aaron RuparTrump: "Ukraine has very rich, very fertile soil in terms of rare earth. We have a contract signed having to do with rare earth, we can go in there at any time we want to take pretty much whatever we want."
After six months, there is no progress in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, but the sheriff's department released ransom notes. The first demanded $ millions, then days later another note said she had died. Heartbreaking. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Released by Sheriff’s Department Searching for New Leads (Gift Article)The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, the television news anchor, has been missing for nearly six months.www.nytimes.comThe State Department said it will be offering more passports bearing Trump’s image due to “overwhelming demand.” I find that hard to believe; I don't want his ugly mug on my passport. www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/...
More passports with Trump’s picture are coming soon, State Dept. saysCiting “overwhelming demand,” officials say they will issue 250,000 of the “Patriot Passports,” more than previously planned, and expand access to them.www.washingtonpost.comExxonMobil and Chevron reported a combined $26.5 billion in profits during the second quarter of 2026, nearly double the profit from the same quarter last year. So while Americans struggle with high gas prices, the oil companies are profiting from Trump's war. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
As drivers get sticker shock, big oil gets a windfallExxon and Chevron reported a combined $26.5 billion windfall for the second quarter, as many drivers struggle to afford the price of gas.www.washingtonpost.comAnalysts at several major banks criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s refusal to elaborate on the Fed’s thinking on inflation, saying it raised doubts about his credibility. Sounds like investors are missing Jerrome Powell. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Spooked investors demand clarity on Fed’s anti-inflation strategyFed chair Kevin Warsh has been outspoken about the need to bring inflation down. But his stinginess with details this week has raised anxiety about less predictable policy.www.washingtonpost.comU.S. strikes on Iranian infrastructure have triggered power outages, shortages of water and fuel, which could push millions of Iranians into poverty. This is not making Iran back down, as they feel they can withstand the economic pressure longer than the U.S. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Trump ordered warning signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, calling exhibits inaccurate. The move echoes Orwell by having government label accepted history as false while promoting an official, politically approved narrative. open.substack.com/pub/rawstory...
Why Trump Is Hoping You'll Overlook His Secret Attack on the SmithsonianTrump's Smithsonian purge follows the same roadmap used by Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and every strongman who came before…open.substack.comSo Trump thinks he was 'abused' more than enslaved people, victims of trafficking, sexual abuse, mass shootings and on and on. Got it.
Ron FilipkowskiAt the start of the Civil War, there were 4 million people who were enslaved in the US. Families were separated so some members could be sold to plantations in other parts of the country, including children.
Trump's Friday Meltdown: Begging Iran, Ditching Ukraine, and Blaming Everybody But Himself – 7/31/26 open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Trump's Friday Meltdown: Begging Iran, Ditching Ukraine, and Blaming Everybody But Himself – 7/31/26Your Friday midday update is hereopen.substack.comThe evil that Trump policies have wrought; airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption without Haitian workers www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@harrylitman.bsky.social discusses Trump asking SCOTUS to lift a lower court's injunction blocking his executive order on mail-in voting while litigation continues. SCOTUS would greatly expand presidential power over federal elections if it grants emergency relief. open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
A Procedural Skirmish That Could Lay the Groundwork for a Stolen ElectionThe Trump administration's mail-in voting gambit asks the Supreme Court to have it both ways. Plus, Friday's Lighter Fare.open.substack.com@sykescharlie.bsky.social reviews the Todd Blanche confirmation standoff over Trump family perpetual IRS immunity, Trump's demands for corporate donations to his funds in return for favor and access, right-wing splintering, and Wisconsin Democrat disarray. charliesykes.substack.com/p/trump-real...
Trump Really Wants That Sweet IRS Immunity DealTodd Blanche in limbo.charliesykes.substack.comAmericans can't afford housing but Trump can keep opening detention centers.
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