Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“California’s Democratic Party has endorsed the state’s proposed billionaire tax, marking a win for its advocates three months before Californians vote on the measure,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “At a weekend meeting of hundreds of party officials, the tax proposal on Sunday cleared the 60% threshold needed to overcome objections and win the endorsement, […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“President Trump on Sunday said that he is ‘not looking to kill people’ as he seeks a deal with Iran, telling reporters that negotiations with Iranian officials are set for Monday,” NewsNation reports. Said Trump: “We’re ready to go any time we want. Would I rather make a deal? I’m not looking to kill people. […]
Micro.blog - dave mentions
• Numeric Citizen
@dave “I’ve often wondered what it was like to be alive in the summer of 1914, much less in 1938 and 1939. When did people start to realize that the world was on the brink of catastrophe? Speak up too soon or too frequently, and you look ridiculous (…)”
I ask myself this question quite often.
Jackson Pollock, Untitled, c. 1943–44 #jacksonpollock #museumarchive
Freshly Pressed - WordPress.com
• Barry
anotherspectrum.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/the-night-i-was-nearly-hacked-by-a-dishwasher/
A quiet evening turned briefly into a domestic cyber‑thriller when my Fritz!Box announced that a mysterious device had connected to the internet. I blocked it, pinged it, and prepared for battle — only to discover the “intruder” was my new DishDrawer politely checking for firmware updates. A harmless fright, and a nudge to tidy my network.
New York Times Sunday crossword today.
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Watched: Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Enjoyed this one. I was always more of a Spider-Man and X-Men comics fan back in the day. 🍿
