Water Systems Targeted by Cyberattacks Identified in Over 12 States
The facility outside of Atlanta confirmed a hack in late July impacted the system that controls water flow, taking 24 hours to resume normal operations. Latest is Georgia
“1 In Several Hundred Million”: The Convergence Of 3 Heavenly Events On August 12th Is So Rare That It Will Never Happen Again
by Michael This week, we will witness a convergence of celestial events that is truly extraordinary. On August 12th, we will be able to see a parade of 6 planets in the sky, a total solar eclipse and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower all on the same day. I was curious, and so … Read more
America’s biggest home builders are slashing prices, buyers force sellers under ask in most big cities
America's biggest home builders are slashing prices. Lennar has reduced its average selling price from $511k to $377k, a nearly 25% decline (inclusive of incentives). DR Horton has cut from $415k to $366k, a 12% decline. Four years ago, this would have been hard to imagine.… pic.twitter.com/vJCruOVAOr — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) August 6, 2026 THE … Read more
Somali gangs Plan to have a huge fight at Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and Ramsey County Attorney’s Office together have filed lawsuits to keep two rival Somali gangs away from the Minnesota State Fair when it starts later this month. The two lawsuits filed in civil court came to light on Friday and seek injunctions against “Muddy,” “The Ville,” and 10 named affiliates to keep … Read more
The market can destroy a generation without crashing all at once
The thing I remember most about market crashes isn’t the day everything turns red. It’s what happens afterward. The people who lived through 2000 and 2008 remember something younger traders haven’t really experienced. Markets can become boring. Not for a week. For years. After the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq fell about 78% from its … Read more
No signs (yet) that AI is driving higher margins for anyone except people selling AI
No signs (yet) that AI is driving higher margins for anyone except people selling AI byu/JuliusCaesar121 inEconomyCharts https://www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/the-buyers-of-ai-are-still-waiting-for-the-payoff The S&P 500 is spending heavily on AI. But it is not showing up in profit margins since 2022. Looking at the individual sectors of the S&P 500 outside tech shows that the picture is flat, cyclical … Read more
CEO Greg Abel is starting to deploy Buffett’s massive cash hoard
Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings climbed 16% in the second quarter as strength across its energy, railroad and manufacturing businesses more than offset weaker insurance results. But the bigger takeaway from the results is that CEO Greg Abel, 64, is starting to put the record cash hoard amassed by Warren Buffett to work on buybacks and … Read more
Janet Yellen started this trend. Now Scott Bessent has taken selling t-bills at Treasury auctions to a whole new level in order to borrow money cheaply
Excellent read: Janet Yellen started this trend. Now Scott Bessent has taken selling t-bills at Treasury auctions to a whole new level in order to borrow money cheaply: However, it exposes us to inflation: pic.twitter.com/Ods8Vr29ix — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 8, 2026 How Scott Bessent used financial engineering to finance the $2 trillion deficit while … Read more
‘Don’t Be Weird About This’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced she is freezing her eggs and has posted a video of her injecting herself with medication. “This is just not something that men deal with,” she said before injecting herself. “Men run for office, or frankly, they interview for jobs and… pic.twitter.com/egPTPxBx5D — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 9, 2026 Her … Read more
This is going to be so much more entertaining than actual WNBA games.
In order to make a real change, some dude needs to take the L and actually pretend to be a chick for a year, dominate everything and then admit it was all a ruse afterward. We need somebody with the balls to do it. https://t.co/z24vh1ADog — Not the Bee (@Not_the_Bee) August 8, 2026 https://twitter.com/omoi4248/status/2086257707540209959 The … Read more
TERROR At 80 Feet: Texan Amusement Park Roller Coaster FREEZES Mid-Ride With 18 TRAPPED
A thrilling day at a Texas amusement park turned into a terrifying rescue mission after the Texas Tornado roller coaster suddenly stalled nearly 80 feet in the air, leaving 18 riders stranded. Firefighters used an aerial ladder to rescue passengers one by one after the iconic ride suffered a mechanical malfunction. A similar thing … Read more
British Columbia district declares state of emergency, issues evacuation orders as wildfire rages
Bald Range wildfire started Friday and raced toward Okanagan Lake communities. All 12,000 residents of the District of Summerland ordered to leave late Friday night. Another 8,000 people around Peachland also under evacuation orders. Total of roughly 21,700 people displaced province-wide with 9,700 more on alert. Premier David Eby and officials described the fire behavior … Read more
Google Password Manager can be hijacked to steal passkeys and gain access to all your secrets
Key takeaways Exploits Identified: Researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 discovered three attacks—Pass-ta-key, Silver Pass-ta-key, and Golden Pass-ta-key—targeting Google’s passkey system, each progressively more dangerous. Malware Requirement: All attacks require the victim’s device to be infected with malware, which can impersonate users, steal session data, or exfiltrate the master secret protecting synced passkeys. Master … Read more
Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further, leaving him in ‘very painful’ condition, Hunter reveals
For the first time I feel sorry for him. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-cancer-spread-further-leaving-very-painful-condition-hunter-reveals Former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him significant pain, his son Hunter Biden revealed during a Friday interview. “The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden told the BBC in … Read more
Who’s next?
Who's next? byu/Front-Manager8911 inwallstreetbets Japan is cooked August 7 – Bloomberg (Nao Sano): “Japan’s four largest life insurers reported that their combined unrealized losses on domestic bonds increased 7% in the three months through June, showing the risks to the industry from soaring interest rates. Paper losses on… — Lawrence Lepard, "fix the money, fix … Read more
Trump points to Navarro and Bannon jail time as reason Fauci should face the same
HUGE! MAGA must hold him to these words. Flood the White House with calls,Trump is a politicians he will understand this is political survival. WH: (202) 456-1111 https://t.co/b8KC06yfgs — @RFKJr2024FanClub (@RFKJr2024Fans) August 6, 2026 Senate panel voted to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times. Rand Paul said … Read more
$25 fine for bringing your phone to school.
If stern warnings and rules won’t keep kids from bringing their cellphones and devices to school, maybe cash fines will get their attention. That’s the idea behind a new Lincoln County rule that will fine students $25 if they keep bringing them to school. Students in Lincoln County School District No. 1 will have to … Read more
Bill Maher mocks Fauci
When someone strokes your ego it affects your opinions, and it’s all too easy to go from “Everyone says I’m amazing” to “Only idiots disagree with me.”
Trump threatens prison for anyone saying America is running low on missiles for Iran war
Military Times editor-in-chief JD Simkins appeared on ABC News discussing U.S. munitions worries in the ongoing Iran war. Multiple reports say key long-range missiles and interceptors are heavily drawn down after months of fighting. Trump denies any shortage and says leakers of those reports face prison. US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran … Read more