Opinion | What elementary schools are slowly learning about screens (wapo.st)
Two People Die From Illness Traced to US Parasite Outbreak (bloomberg.com)
After Colleges Reject ‘Compact,’ Trump Officials Try a Letter (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
A summer season of fire, smoke, ashes and fear (theglobeandmail.com)
Senate Republicans have unanimously blocked a proposal to expand IVF coverage for military families.
Wildfires in Washington state have forced the evacuation of over 60,000 people and scorched at least 390 square miles of land.
This comes after the Trump administration withheld millions of dollars from wildfire prevention efforts.
Ars Technica
• Jonathan M. Gitlin
2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport: The cheap car isn't completely extinct yet
At $25,305, you won't find many new cars for less. But you get what you pay for.
Truth Social Launches Paid Early Access to Trump Posts
npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5912219/trump-truth-social-access-insider-trading
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• John Amato
Foghorn Kennedy Defends Trump Reflecting Pool Lies: 'Maybe He Believes It'
I read three print books and have no big thoughts about it.
I have done nearly all my book reading as ebooks since 2010. However, I was unable to find ebook versions of the “Funny Papers” trilogy by Tom De Haven, so I bought print versions.
The experience reading print books after years of electronically was … fine.
It confirmed I prefer ebooks, not for any grand philosophical or esthetic reason, but just because they’re more convenient.
But faced with the same choice again — wanting to read a book that is not available as an ebook — I’ll get the print book in an instant.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
El-Sayed Challenges The “Electability” Attack
In an exclusive interview days before the Democratic primary, the Michigan Senate candidate says that his party is more concerned with him winning than losing.
Six Colors
• Glenn Fleishman
Preparing for next year’s Rosetta 2 demise
The reckoning is coming. Apple has done it before, and it’s doing it again. After macOS 27 Golden Gate, you will no longer be able to run legacy Intel apps using Rosetta 2.…
The San Francisco Standard
• Jennifer Wadsworth
The AI boom is reshaping San Francisco’s economy. Renters are feeling it first
The city’s latest economic report shows AI money flowing into offices and rents, while job growth is seen mostly in other industries.
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Bobby Welber
Upstate New York Business Asks For Help After Viral Scandal
The drama regarding an Upstate New York restaurant's racist rant has taken another interesting turn. Continue reading…
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Rips ‘Unbelievably Duplicitous’ Iran
“President Trump on Monday blasted Iran’s leadership as ‘unbelievably duplicitous,’ accusing Tehran of privately pursuing peace talks with the U.S. while publicly denying any negotiations were taking place days after he called off a massive military campaign planned for the weekend,” the New York Post reports. Said Trump: “They ask for a meeting, some would […]
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• David Kurtz
Faux Deal Ends Faux Fight Over Blanche Nomination
Wet Noodle Award: Cornyn and Tillis Trump is Lucy. GOP senators are the football. D.C. political reporters are Charlie Brown....
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Mel Leonor Barclay
46 Democrats Voted for the Laken Riley Act. For Some, It’s Now a Midterms Liability.
This story was originally reported by Mel Leonor Barclay of The 19th. Meet Mel and read more of their reporting...
A win and a loss. At least Trump’s proposed slush fund is gone. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced they will support Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after Blanche said he would formally scrap the administration’s proposed “anti-weaponization” fund.
https://www.reuters.com/world/acting-us-attorney-general-blanche-rescinds-anti-weaponization-fund-before-2026-08-03/
Electrek
• Fred Lambert
Tesla FSD v14 Lite tied to rising HW3 computer failures, owners report

A growing number of Tesla owners running the new Full Self-Driving v14 “Lite” build on Hardware 3 (HW3) vehicles are reporting Autopilot computer overheating alerts — and, in some cases, outright computer failures.
The reports have stacked up in the two weeks since Tesla pushed v14 Lite to wide release, and four owners have contacted Electrek directly about the same problem.