With England set to play Argentina in the semi-final of the Men's World Cup, I have the feeling there are going to be a pile of content creators getting in on the historical act... www.youtube.com/shorts/7VX7i...

It’s Not Just Annoying, It’s Inescapable www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

This probably says more about current thinking in Trump inner circle about Russia than anything else…

The Yankees Who Built the Confederacy's Monuments #CivilWarMemory 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

On mortality and the US Senate (from a couple years back)... www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2024/08/mort...

My lasting image of Lindsey Graham will always be when he theatrically declared “Count me out. Enough is enough!” after January 6th — and then got back in with Trump more than ever before for Trump 2.0

Lindsey Graham's legacy is captured in 1 tweet (that he never deleted). He knew better but destroyed his legacy by choosing power over principles.

It’s… just too hard, and too painful, and too real for a lot of professionals to embrace.

Arguably the best comedy ever. Relentlessly downbeat. Interesting that from Arnett on down, none of the actors really want to claim it.

I do think, in an odd kind of way (remember these specific words) BOJACK HORSEMAN is actually underappreciated. Like the ending was very honest, I think, but I also find myself thinking about Diane's "I don't think deep down really exists" scene as well.

GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL!!!

That was hardly a push. And those monks at Lindesfarne were already dead when the Norse got there.

Norwegians are an uncivilized rabble.

GOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!

AN EFFECTIVE VACANCY IS GOOD FOR DEMOCRATS FOR FUCK'S SAKE WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?

Hydration break

Good morning. Nothing to see here, just the possible end of American scientific research as we know it. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...

They loaned something to the British Museum??? good luck getting it back! 😂

If France wins the World Cup, England gets to keep it

😱🙏 The terrible moment of the KABs hitting Sumy was caught on camera. 5 dead are already known, including one child. The number of injured has increased to 30. Currently, 5 people are in serious condition.

The Murder Rate www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/07/stat...

The development of Ukraine’s decentralized defense ecosystem may represent a turn in the evolution of the military industrial base.

Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/w...

Bayeux Tapestry arrives in England www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/a...

woof ≈80% of assignments this summer term have essentially been just raw chatgpt/claude output, including assignments that required designing stuff in illustrator/affinity/canva. The battle is lost for asynchronous online courses.

I need me one of these www.bugasalt.com/products/lib...

Ukrainian-Built Patriot Missiles Won’t Be Defending The Country’s Skies Anytime Soon www.twz.com/land/ukraine...

On the Chud Vision of Roman History acoup.blog/2026/07/10/f...

Ukraine’s Drone Defense Industrial Base: A Blip or a Model? foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/10/u...

As bad as X is regarding the McConnell situation, Threads is worse. Just an obscene level of klout-chasing with zero regard for learning anything about the law.

Explainer in the second half of this story

Among the absolute nonsense running absolutely RAMPANT everywhere: 1. The “August 3 deadline” is a complete fantasy that has no basis in reality. 2. Thomas Massie would get exactly ZERO votes of the KY GOP committee that determines the special election nominee. ZERO.

Watching Life of Chuck. The implicit and explicit assumptions about the fragility vs. resilience of society are fascinating.

Photos: Russia’s Constant Bombardment of Kyiv www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Offside xkcd.com/3268/

Supercarrier USS Abraham Lincoln Passes 200 Consecutive Days At Sea Mark www.twz.com/sea/supercar...

Designing Drones for Africa warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/...

The latest exchange of airstrikes by the U.S. and Iran represents some of the heaviest bombardment they have carried out since reaching a cease-fire agreement last month. Here’s a breakdown of the latest attacks.

.@the-downballot.com with a very helpful guide on the 2024 presidential vote by congressional district. Kentucky numbers show KY-6 is R+15, so it would likely take a massive D wave election to make Barr's current seat competitive. www.the-downballot.com/p/the-downba...

North Korea’s Frigate Bristles With A Comical Number Of Machine Guns www.twz.com/sea/north-ko...

"Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and station them on German soil, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, in a shift from ​planned U.S. deployments to Germany's own long-range strike capability." www.reuters.com/world/merz-s...

Honored to sit down with a documentary crew from Eastern Kentucky University yesterday to discuss data centers and the critical role of local media. I'll continue my fight to protect ratepayers and ensure our communities have a voice. @easternkentuckyu.bsky.social

Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer known for raspy-voiced power ballads like ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ is dead at 75.

A lot of the problem here is setting politics ahead of professionalism. We jabber here endlessly about our contempt for "the consultant class," but qualified members of that class would have been able to sniff out these issues before they became a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...

1 Year On, Cambodia Is Still Feeling the Impact of USAID’s Demise thediplomat.com/2026/07/1-ye...

From Pyongyang to Primorsk: When Sanctions Evasion Becomes System Design warontherocks.com/from-pyongya...

Yesterday's Future: space settlement and castles in the sky www.thespacereview.com/article/5241/1

Being Black in Pete Hegseth’s Military www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...