Whiskey Pete wants annual testosterone screening for service members. Shared by a friend, who says, “I’d be a lot happier if we could get annual brain function screenings for Cabinet secretaries.”
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TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Josh Marshall
Full National Emergency?
CNN is reporting new information about a sprawling and intensive leak investigation at the White House, with officials being asked...
Ars Technica - All content
• Dan Goodin
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
HiveLegacy is a "powerful primitive" that's likely capable of other nefarious actions.
Open Championship 2026: What to know about Scheffler, DeChambeau and the other top stars (nytimes.com)
A Trip on a Lobster Boat Is One of the Best Ways to See Maine’s Coast (wsj.com)
Pentagon to Screen for Low Testosterone in Servicemembers (wsj.com)
New Jersey Couple Aids Meteorite Discovery After it Crashes Through Their Roof (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
2026 Open Championship DFS picks, odds: Are Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy worth the price? (nytimes.com)
Trump Leans Toward Expanding U.S. Military Operations in Iran (wsj.com)
The City Reporter
• Jose Martinez and Claudia Irizarry Aponte
As Horse Carriage Ban Gains Allies, Lawmakers Promise New Jobs With Few Specifics

As pressure mounts to end the city’s horse-drawn carriage rides once and for all, lawmakers are working to develop a jobs plan for the industry’s drivers — but the proposal on the table to retire the iconic tourist trade is light on specifics. That proposal was at the heart of hours of testimony at the […]
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Poynter
• Al Tompkins
The FCC sets the stage for a showdown over local TV ownership
The Federal Communications Commission will vote Aug. 6 on a proposal that could dramatically reshape local TV ownership by loosening long-standing limits on how many stations a single company can […]
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Nieman Lab
• Andrew Deck
Business Insider’s big bet against aggregation
“It’s not: Some people do features, some people do spot stories. You’re commanding your beat. You’re doing everything,” said Jamie Heller, Business Insider’s editor-in-chief. It’s a Tuesday morning news meeting at Business Insider’s headquarters in New York’s Financial District. More than a dozen editors have gathered in the conference room, while several more chime in...
Ars Technica
• Dan Goodin
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
HiveLegacy is a "powerful primitive" that's likely capable of other nefarious actions.
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Layla A. Jones
Trump Administration May Add Immigration Status Question on Census to Influence Apportionment, Experts Warn
President Donald Trump may have learned from his last go at manipulating the decennial census to include a citizenship question:...
The City Reporter
• Greg B. Smith
Levine to Audit $243 Million in Migrant Shelter Contracts After Bribery Charges

City Comptroller Mark Levine on Wednesday launched a comprehensive audit of nearly a quarter-billion dollars in no-bid migrant shelter contracts the city awarded to a non-profit group called BHRAGS Home Care whose leaders have been indicted on corruption charges. The group’s former president, Ronald Tirelus, and its former executive director, Roberto Samedy, were hit with […]
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The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Bobby Welber
The World’s Deadliest Creature Is Back In New York
The world's deadliest creature just tested positive for a dangerous virus in the Hudson Valley, prompting a new warning from health officials. Continue reading…
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Carena Liptak
Justin Moore Says His Drinking Spiraled Into a ‘Vicious Cycle’ During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moore says the anxiety of the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to his struggles with alcohol addiction, and he tried to stop on his own for a few times before getting help. Continue reading…
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Musk Funds Ramaswamy’s Bid for Ohio Governor
“In the weeks after President Trump named Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, the two men and their allies developed a frosty relationship. Just as Mr. Trump was inaugurated last January, Mr. Ramaswamy left the initiative, aimed at downsizing the federal work force, before it began, and Mr. […]
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