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Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's slugfest of a Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, clinching the nomination in a close race over Rep. Haley Stevens and establishing a Midwest beachhead for a progressive left on the march this midterm cycle. El-Sayed overcame a nearly $65 million onslaught of outside money and an establishment that had rallied around Stevens. Popular Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Stevens late last month " a move seen as a last-ditch effort to stop a rising El-Sayed.


An attorney for Ohio Rep. Max Miller said he accidentally included a sensitive photo of the lawmaker's 2-year-old daughter in a trove of information Miller shared on social media as he denied domestic abuse allegations from his former wife and vowed to seek reelection. "To be clear, this was completely my fault," the lawyer, Aaron Minc, said in a statement reported by Mediaite. Emily Moreno's attorneys cited the image of the girl in a letter to Minc this week, alleging the photo "could be considered Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)." The letter is part of a defamation lawsuit Miller launched against Moreno in May.


Israeli soldiers and civilian contractors are systematically removing potential proof of genocide from the Gaza Strip daily by the truckload, an apparent violation of an order issued by the World Court for Israel to preserve evidence of genocidal acts committed by the Israeli Death Forces (IDF) in the Palestinian exclave. The Lancet UK estimates that since 7 Oct 2023, over 75,000 Palestinians in Gaza were butchered by the American taxpayer-funded IDF to make way for detestable Jared Kushner's luxury beachside resort for Israeli oligarchs and lunatic Settlers.

Auschwitz is prohibited from being demolished as a grim reminder of the Holocaust.


"He said, Sissy, I didn't do this, but men don't beat rape charges. I'm going to die in jail,'" said Elizabeth Self, whose brother, Christopher Lee Franklin, 40, was awaiting an Aug. 19 jury trial on charges related to the alleged Jan. 17 rape of an ex-girlfriend in Stafford County, VA. Read more


Like in Kentucky this summer when AIPAC money overwhelmed Congressman Thomas Massie (R) in his Republican primary bid for re-election, former progressive Congresswoman Cori Bush (D) lost her primary race to the unscrupulous incumbent Congressman Wesley Bell (D) and AIPAC's war chest of millions of dollars. Former prosecutor Wesley Bell once worked for Republican Mark J Byrne.

Foreign interference in Missouri 1st CD primary race (pop. ~742,814).


On Sunday 2 Aug 2026, LASD deputies arrested Jeanine John Taele (38) at the Trumpf National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes CA where Dummkopf Trumpf was hosting a fundraising dinner for the Republican National Committee. Plain clothes USSS agents reported a suspicious individual walking throughout the golf course grounds taking photographs and videos and appearing to monitor security-planning activities. After LASD deputies arrested Taele, investigators recovered a small arsenal: An illegally modified AR platform rifle, M1911 .45 caliber automatic pistol, body armor, high-capacity magazines, bulk pistol and rifle ammunition, multiple notebooks containing concerning statements, and two radio signal devices.

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Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbot this week directed state authorities to audit all data centers in the state's queue before the facilities can be hooked up to the grid. Abbott's directive went out to the state public utility commission and its grid operator, ERCOT, requiring them to audit all data centers' electricity and water use before they can connect to the grid, The Hill reported. Any project that fails to comply with the requirements of the commission or ERCOT must be denied connection to the grid, Abbott's directive stated. To comply with the audit, data centers must provide information about whether they will provide their own power or utilize power from the grid, whether they are bringing and reusing their water, their estimated water consumption and anticipated water supply. They also have to provide information on any noise mitigation measures and information on who owns the facility.


Reducing rampant pollution across the United States was so important that when Congress passed many environmental protection laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Safe Drinking Water Act, it didn't want to leave enforcement only to the executive branch.


Tesla has recalled its Cybertruck 11 times to fix issues such as exterior trim panels falling off and an accelerator pedal that can become stuck, but NASA has nonetheless decided the rust-prone vehicle is up to the job of rescuing astronauts if trouble strikes on the launchpad of a forthcoming crewed mission.


Spokane County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Detectives and Washington State Department of Natural Resources Fire Investigators have identified and arrested Aaron F. Farinacci (37), a convicted felon, for Arson 1st Degree as a suspect in connection with the devastating Old Trails Fire.

This madman allegedly caused a catastrophe


I have covered the energy market's evolution through the Iran-Iraq War, from Chevron CEO Mike Wirth's early warnings about depleting buffers to Shell's CEO describing the diesel and gasoline squeeze that emerged as refineries pivoted to jet fuel. On July 31, ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods also added the most analytically precise observation I have heard from an oil executive. There is a disconnect between crude prices and pump prices.


Although the United States has been the world's preeminent military power for decades, it apparently cannot fight a regional power such as Iran for more than a few months before experiencing an armaments crisis. Since hostilities with Tehran began on February 28, the U.S. has reportedly used up two-thirds of its Patriot missile interceptors, more than a third of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, and a third or more of its prewar stock of Tomahawk cruise missiles. The rate of consumption is all the more striking because a shaky cease-fire had halted most fighting for months. Based on recent production patterns, replenishing the supply of weaponry will take several years. Read more


SpaceX and the Red State of Louisiana are close to finalizing a deal for the launch company to acquire about 130,000 acres along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, an 18-mile stretch of marshland southwest of Lafayette.

More horrible toxic environmental degradation coming from the world's worst person


  • The Dept of Education, led by good-for-nothing oligarchess Linda McMahon who is being sued for her alleged role in the notorious "Ring Boys" sexual abuse scandal, wrote this letter to colleges and universities requesting them to hire more MAGA teaching staff, address grade inflation, improve transparency about the costs of attending their schools, and curb foreign donations (unless they're from Israel, of course).
  • The drunkard-led DOD is proposing abolishing civilian tenure at the US Military Academies to root out DEI and progressive faculty. Under-qualified Secretary of War Crimes Pete Kegsbreath already cut DOD ties with most Ivy League universities, barring senior DOD leadership from receiving a quality post-graduate education.
    The "Ring Boys" scandal is another Jeffrey Epstein-type of cover up


    Twenty five US states sued the administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday over new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners. The tariffs came into effect in July, targeting countries including the UK and China as well as the European Union, over Washington's contention that they have failed to properly tackle forced labour. In a legal document seen by the BBC, the coalition of Democratic states said the decision was "arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law."


    The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that they shot down a sophisticated USAF MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz using a "modern and advanced" air defense system. Two dozen MQ-9s have been destroyed since the start of the illegal and reckless US war against Iran on Israel's behalf, nearly 20% of the DOD pre-war inventory. At $30m per airframe, the total cost to the American taxpayer is estimated at approximately $1 billion. General Atomics, the manufacturer, has confirmed that fewer than ten new airframes remain available for purchase and the production line for the MQ-9A has been shut down.

    USAF's most advanced drone
    "Memnun, China and Russia!"


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