Archive for August, 2026
Former Acting U.S. Attorney Found Dead Inside Federal Building in San Diego
August 21st, 2026Via: Los Angeles Times: Assistant U.S. Atty. Andrew Haden was found dead in an office inside the Edward J. Schwartz federal building in San Diego on Wednesday, shortly after being reported missing. There were no signs of foul play involved, authorities said. Haden, 48, had worked for the U.S. attorney’s office since 2010 and twice […]
How Much More Toxic Crap Can They Put on Our Food?
August 20th, 2026Via: Truthstream Media: Related: “Things that sit under heat lamps in gas stations and drop out of vending machines…”
The Hidden Debt That Apple Owes to the CIA
August 20th, 2026Via: Wall Street Journal: Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the ’80s, Steve Jobs might not have made a triumphant return to Apple—and the iPhone might not have its foundational operating code. … “How many units are you prepared to deliver on an annual basis?” Romello asked. “That’s privileged information,” Jobs shot […]
Current State of Battlefield Robots in Ukraine War
August 19th, 2026Mostly Chinese-made components + 3D printing + Starlink… Related: U.S. and Ukrainian Forces Went Head-to-Head in an Exercise. Ukraine’s Drones Won.
U.S. National Debt Hits $40 Trillion
August 19th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: It took the US 200 years to reach its first $1 trillion in debt. It took 95 days to add its last. After several weeks of build up, today the Treasury announced that total public debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, after jumping by over $60 billion in one day, and […]
Comcast Offers to Turn Customers’ Wi-Fi Routers Into Motion Detectors
August 19th, 2026Via: Engadget: Comcast has unveiled a new home security platform it’s calling Xfinity Shield. The company says this combines home, family and cybersecurity protection in a single app and it puts Wi-Fi at the center. It’s offering a service called Wi-Fi Shield to Xfinity Internet users at no extra cost. This includes a few features, […]
“AI Native,” College Graduates, “Essentially Illiterate”
August 19th, 2026Via: Futurism: There’s a silent epidemic building in colleges and universities throughout the United States — and as you might imagine, it has everything to do with AI. … Over the past few years, a veritable tidal wave of op eds, studies, and think pieces have flooded the internet with horror stories about the decline […]
Former Fauci Associate David Morens Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
August 19th, 2026? BREAKING: Anthony Fauci’s former senior advisor David Morens just pled GUILTY to conspiracy to defraud the US It’s time for Morens to expose EVERYTHING about Fauci, as he pushes to get a lighter sentence ? Morens was one of the key figures in burying COVID records to avoid… pic.twitter.com/O0OjPUNnii — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August […]
Babies Born Under Sugar Rationing Grew Into Adults with Lower Cancer Risk
August 18th, 2026Via: The Conversation: Could how much sugar you consumed before your second birthday shape your health decades later – even into your 70s? A new study that my colleagues and I conducted suggests the answer could be yes. People who had less sugar exposure during the first few years of life were much less likely […]
“What if America Went Completely Dark?”
August 18th, 2026The New York Times Magazine… Preparing the terrain? Via: New York Times Magazine: Since 2021, the average wait time for a large power transformer — the kind you’d find at a major substation, capable of handling tens or hundreds of thousands of volts — has climbed from less than a year to 128 weeks, with […]
