Maui local knocks out Democratic candidate with one punch after gun and knife threats on beach

🚨NEW: A Hawaiian man knocked out a Democratic congressional candidate with one punch after he allegedly threatened to shoot a woman at a Maui beach. Police say Kirill Basin, 40, became enraged after a 61-year-old man asked him to lower his music. Basin allegedly threatened to… pic.twitter.com/awddZb1aPz — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) August 4, 2026 A strong … Read more

Unfortunately, that’s how the government has been operating for decades and decades.

120 students. 26 teachers. Killed on the first day of the Iran war by a Tomahawk missile — a weapon only the US fires. Trump denied it. Hegseth denied it. Sky News proved it. The government's willingness to lie about killing 156 people should make you question other official narratives being sold. byu/Orangutan inconspiracy h/t … Read more

FINANCIAL TIMES: The percentage of Americans aged 25–34 living with their parents has reached a record high

FINANCIAL TIMES: The percentage of Americans aged 25–34 living with their parents has reached a record high pic.twitter.com/M7mkhDVq0e — Neet News (@NeetNewsClips) August 4, 2026 A record number of adult children under 35 in the U.S. are moving back in with their parents, either because they can’t afford homes of their own or because they … Read more

Dimon recruits 40-plus firms for AI security alliance against critical infrastructure threats

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is expanding the Alliance for Critical Infrastructure to tackle AI risks. He reached out personally to CEOs starting in July. Over 40 companies across banking energy water utilities telecom airlines and railroads got the call. Goal is better info sharing stronger safeguards and coordination with the Trump team. The group was … Read more

New NASA renderings show Earth as lumpy potato

From Apollo 11 to Artemis II, space missions have provided numerous images of a beautiful, seemingly smooth and perfectly round Earth. But new NASA renderings show our home looking more like a lumpy potato than a blue marble. Wired magazine senior science editor Brian Kahn joins to discuss. h/t Lapis Lazuli

Burry warns of 1987 crash

Burry says the rally may be near a major top and possible 1987 type fall. He holds shorts on SOXX Micron Nvidia Caterpillar Palantir Tesla and Applied Materials. Most of those shorts stay profitable except the Nvidia one. SpaceX Q2 revenue hit 7.8 billion dollars up 92 percent year over year. Capex hit 18.4 billion … Read more

Grid delivery now costs more than making the power itself

US utility distribution spending rose 6 percent a year since 2014 four times the old pace. That distribution growth makes up over 30 percent of the national average electricity rate increase. Transmission congestion alone hit nearly 1.8 billion dollars in just two months in the biggest US grid. Data centers and new demand force huge … Read more

Iran denies Trump Hormuz deal claim while pointing finger at Kushner Witkoff oil trades

via The Hormuz Report: BREAKING: A source close to Iranian officials says Tehran has documented a pattern of oil market manipulation tied to Axios reports and Trump administration insiders, including evidence of a $9 billion insider trading operation linked to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Some of the documented timeline from the $9 billion insider … Read more

Credit markets price AI blowup at 2008 levels while Burry rolls Nvidia shorts and Mag7 returns keep shrinking

Michael Burry sold his Microsoft longs and closed Oracle shorts this week. He rolled Nvidia puts out to June 2027 and QQQ puts to February 2027. He still holds shorts on Nvidia SOXX Micron Caterpillar Palantir Tesla and Applied Materials. Oracle 5-year CDS hit 215 basis points higher than any level in 2008. Hyperscalers face … Read more

US Senators call for SEC investigation into President Trump’s crypto memecoin, accusing him of a “rug pull

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Senators call for SEC investigation into President Trump's crypto memecoin, accusing him of a "rug pull."$TRUMP coin is down 95% since launch. pic.twitter.com/9ZW6th4C1I — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 4, 2026 A group of U.S. Senators has called on the SEC to investigate President Trump's crypto coin The Senators allege that it may … Read more

Nearly half of Medicaid expansion enrollees likely did not qualify costing taxpayers 33 billion

Paragon report finds 9.2 million of 20.2 million expansion enrollees in 2024 were likely ineligible. That equals 46 percent under the main assumptions used. Federal cost of the improper enrollment hits an estimated 32.9 billion dollars. The number of improper enrollees nearly doubled since 2019. California alone accounts for about 3.1 million improper cases and … Read more