At A Glanc

"Punk rock" dinosaur found in Morocco.

How the world is quietly getting better.

Nike announces Caitlin Clark as newest signature athlete.

Why do hammerhead sharks have a hammerhead?

The best movie performances of the 21st century.

Time capsule sealed by Princess Diana opened after 34 years.

The visiting interstellar comet that keeps getting weirder.

Some colleges permit students to bring pets to campus.

Clickbait: Mascot hangs up hooves after deciding running is overrated.

Historybook: Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally lynched after wrongfully being accused of offending a white woman (1955); MLK delivers "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC (1963); Shania Twain born (1965); Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce (1996); Actor Chadwick Boseman dies (2020).

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 50th home run, joining Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season (More) | See tracker for this season's home run leaders (More)

> YouTube tops Nielsen ratings as most-watched streaming service for sixth straight month, accounting for 13.4% of all TV viewership in July (More)

> The 82nd Venice Film Festival kicks off today; see preview of most anticipated films (More) | "KPop Demon Hunters" becomes Netflix's most-watched movie ever with 236 million views (More)


Science & Technology
> SpaceX carries out 10th test flight of its massive Starship space vehicle, deploys dummy Starlink satellites for first time before splashing down in the Indian Ocean (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Researchers demonstrate treatment preventing premature fusion of infant skulls in mice; craniosynostosis affects roughly one in 2,200 human births (More)

> Primate study reveals correlation between longer thumbs and larger brains, suggesting increased cognition evolved with improved manual dexterity (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.4%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.4%); investors await Nvidia Q2 earnings report after the bell today (More)

> Telecom giant AT&T to buy certain EchoStar wireless spectrum licenses for $23B, expanding AT&T's network and resolving federal probe into EchoStar’s 5G network build-out compliance; EchoStar shares close up 70% (More)

> Trump Media partners with Crypto.com to form new cryptocurrency treasury firm; Trump Media plans to make digital tokens central to new rewards system on Truth Social platform (More) | What's cryptocurrency? (1440 Topics)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israel releases initial findings into inquiry over back-to-back strikes on Gaza's Nasser Hospital earlier this week; says six of the 20 people reported killed were Hamas members, a claim denied by the militant group (More)

> Pakistan issues flood alert to its Punjab region amid heavy rains and accusations India improperly released two dams, dangerously increasing the flood threat (More)

> Dust storm known as haboob hits Phoenix, Arizona, on Monday, leading to flight cancellations, power outages (More) | See photos (More)

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Southern Born

 

What is it like to be SOUTHERN?

For some, I am sure, being southern is something very special and somewhat unique because of the personality traits that most southerners possess.

However, I really don't share those traits, at least, as I perceive them, such as:

• growing up on a farm
• learning to fish and hunt
• acquiring handyman skills
• working in tobacco fields
• operating farm equipment
• being overly friendly to strangers
• liking pickup trucks
• wearing cowboy boots and hats
• having a southern accent
• eating biscuits/gravy in the morning
• having large families
• learning how to cook

While I was born in North Carolina, I was raised in Alexandria, Virginia (considered southern) just 8 miles south of Washington, DC.

I really did not start living in the south until 1966 when I attended college in North Carolina, as an out-of-state student.  So, when I got married in 1969 and became a resident of North Carolina, one could say I was becoming a southerner.

So, ever since 1969 until present time (2025) or 56 years, I have lived my life as a southerner.

What does that mean to me?

• I like southern living
• I like low vehicular traffic
• I like having lots of land
• I like most southern cooking
• I like living around low crime
• I like a low cost of living
• I like southern hospitality
• I do not hunt or fish or farm
• I do not drive a pickup truck
• I do not wear cowboy boots or hats
• I do not own a handgun

Living in East TN for 35 years, I have gotten used to the slow lifestyle...

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Fresh Discovery Hinting at Advanced Engineering Behind Egypt’s Pyramids

In a groundbreaking discovery that challenges historical narratives, researchers have uncovered a sophisticated water management system around Egypt's Pyramid of Djoser, suggesting that ancient builders employed advanced engineering techniques to construct monumental structures.


Recent archaeological findings in Egypt are challenging traditional narratives about the construction of ancient monuments. At the heart of this revelation is a sophisticated water management system discovered around the Pyramid of Djoser.


This remarkable network, hidden beneath the sands, suggests that the ancient Egyptians employed advanced engineering techniques to harness seasonal floodwaters, enabling the construction of monumental structures. Such insights not only revolutionize our understanding of ancient Egyptian capabilities but also open new avenues for exploring historical engineering marvels.

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VINCE

 

Growing Old

 

The Amber May Show

 

Dinesh D'Souza

 

Inverted

 

Bongino Report

 

Diamond & Silk

 

Indonesian Forest Dragon

 

Russell Brand

 

TimcastIRL

 

Cacti

 

The Big THINK

“Pure awareness”: Inside the psychedelic that erases space, time, and self

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Starship’s 10th test flight succeeds, in big boost to SpaceX, NASA. The largest and most powerful rocket ever built went up to space and back, launching at 7:30pm ET yesterday from Starbase in Texas. The Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy booster both made simulated landings before exploding (the former in the Indian Ocean, the latter in the Gulf of Mexico). An expert source told the New York Times that the company “appeared to achieve all of their test objectives” and is “back on track” after three Starship tests failed earlier this year. The mission gives both SpaceX and NASA good news and momentum as they work together toward the Artemis III mission, which intends to put two astronauts on the moon and is currently scheduled for late 2027.—HVL

US government may pursue ownership stakes in leading defense contractors. On Squawk Box, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration was considering options to take stakes in defense companies following its $9 billion deal for 10% of Intel and that Lockheed Martin is “basically an arm of the US government.” Lutnick said he would leave the economics of such deals to the secretary of defense, but also added that the president is thinking of changing how munitions are financed. Department of Defense appropriations require the annual approval of Congress. Lockheed told CNBC in response to an inquiry, “We are continuing our strong working relationship with President Trump.”—HVL

Norway divests from Caterpillar over Palestine demolitions. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is selling off its ~$2.1 billion stake in US equipment-maker Caterpillar, it announced this week, citing Israel’s documented use of its bulldozers to destroy Palestinian homes in the West Bank and Gaza. The fund’s independent ethics council said, “Caterpillar’s products are being used to commit extensive and systematic violations of international humanitarian law” with the help of the US government, which buys the machinery and sells it to Israel. The White House, Israel, and Caterpillar didn’t immediately comment. Amid mounting public and political pressure, Norway’s wealth fund has divested from more than 20 Israeli companies this year in an ongoing ethics review, but Caterpillar is the first major US company to get the boot.—ML

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Office Hours: Will Jeffrey Epstein finally take Trump down?
It all may happen soo

Credit: Tom Tomorrow at thismodernworld.com




Friends,

Trump’s possible connection to convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein — who allegedly died by suicide in prison — may be the one thing that undermines his base of support and causes his Republican loyalists in Congress to turn on him. This makes it politically explosive.

With Congress now returning from August recess and the media and Congress looking into “Epsteingate,” the issue will either grow or disappear in the next few weeks.

Roughly half of the country now believes that Trump was involved in crimes committed by Epstein, according to recent polls. And more than two-thirds believes that the Trump administration is hiding information about Epstein.

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At A Glance

Lost luggage auctions give a peek into strangers' lives.

... and ranking the worst US airports for flight delays.

How Alfred Hitchcock changed cinema.

Instagram launches new feature to connect college students.

Belgium tops countries with the most calories per person.

... and Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala create a new nature reserve.

Cracker Barrel to return to old logo after backlash.

How parents took over college dorm rooms.

Clickbait: Fisherman catches a rare blue lobster.

Historybook: Krakatoa volcano eruption, among the largest in recorded history, kills around 40,000 (1883); President Lyndon B. Johnson born (1908); "Guinness Book of World Records" first published (1955); Sociologist and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois dies (1963); American vaudevillian Gracie Allen dies (1964).

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "KPop Demon Hunters" charts four songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, the first time four songs from the same film soundtrack have simultaneously been in the top 10 of the chart (More)

> NFL rosters must be trimmed from 90 players to the active roster max of 53 by 4 pm ET today; see tracker of roster cuts for all 32 teams (More)

> Rapper Lil Nas X charged with four felonies, including battery against a police officer, following his arrest and hospitalization Thursday; he pleaded not guilty to the charges (More)


Science & Technology
> SpaceX scrubs second attempt at the 10th test launch of its massive Starship space vehicle, citing unfavorable weather; next launch window yet to be announced (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Heat wave exposure can accelerate biological aging, new study reveals; each four-day exposure to prolonged heat was roughly correlated with nine days of accelerated aging (More) | Aging at the cellular level (1440 Topics)

> First human US case of a New World screwworm parasite following travel reported in Maryland; eradicated in the US in 1966, larvae of the insect devastate livestock and have been reappearing in Central America and Mexico (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq -0.2%) as investors await Nvidia's earnings report tomorrow and digest federal government's 10% stake in Intel, announced Friday (More) | President Donald Trump fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud accusations (More)

> Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI for an alleged anticompetitive scheme favoring OpenAI's ChatGPT in Apple's App Store; company says they're colluding to maintain their respective monopolies in the smartphone and generative AI markets (More)

> US consumers with the highest credit scores are falling behind on debt repayments, with 90+ day delinquencies up 109% year over year; signals possible budget strains among historically financially secure shoppers (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump signs executive order seeking to penalize people for burning American flags, characterizing the practice as incitement to rioting, violence (More) | Trump also signs executive order eliminating cashless bail across the country amid crackdown on Washington, DC, crime (More)

> Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital kill at least 20 people, including five journalists, per local health workers; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the attack a mishap, says military will investigate (More)

> President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, discusses trade and possible collaboration on shipbuilding (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

Change can only Accelerate

In 1966, the average price of a gallon of gas was $.30...

This was the same price I paid for a pack of 20 cigarettes, 2 McDonald's hamburgers, one ticket for a seat in a movie theater.

In 1966, I had graduated from high school and was getting to attend my first semester of college in North Carolina where the tuition + books + room/board was $1,500...  Yes, this was the amount for TWO SEMESTERS.

It is also true that this was almost 60 YEARS AGO and there has been a lot of changes in a HALF CENTURY.

Now, think this through if you don't mind...

I have shared with you some changes from 1966-2026...

Imagine what the changes might be from 2026-2086...

Consider these possibilities:

• Flying vehicles
• Three-dimensional travel in urban areas
• Robot sex toys for adults
• Smart house with robots
• No more cancer deaths
• Bio-engineered children
• Food replicators
• Miniature computers implanted in wrists
• Vacations on Mars
• Education infused into our brains instead of HS or colleges
• Robot law enforcement/soldiers
• Space stations orbiting the earth housing a million residents instead of living on earth

Technological change is taking place quicker and quicker and sixty years from 2026, our technological change could possibly be happening every month or sooner.  You will be inundated with change.

I thought change from 1966-2026 was happening quick...  almost too quick for many of us...  but a piece of cake for those in their teens or early twenties...  how will they cope with change when they reach their 60s/70s?

Somewhat Political

 

Ants Are 'Superefficient' at Teamwork, Scientists Discover

Have you ever been part of a large group project? You might assume that with more people involved, the work gets done better and faster.

However, as more team members join the group, the effectiveness of each individual doesn't increase. It doesn't even stay constant – it gets worse. Many hands may make light work, but too many cooks spoil the broth.


This paradox is known as the Ringelmann effect, named after French engineer Max Ringelmann who discovered it in the late 19th century.

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