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Hacking Public Wi-Fi DNS to Steal Credentials

Criminals are hacking into public Wi-Fi devices—at hotels, conference centers, and so on—around the world and changing their DNS settings. The goal is to redirect users to fake login pages and steal their credentials.

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GOP Senators Launch Modern Inquisition Against Dem Candidate

Sen Ted Cruz and Sen. Roger Marshall called a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate a heretic. The candidate they attacked is a pastor in a United Methodist Church. Cruz and Marshall target Adam Hamilton, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Kansas. Media outlet Kansas.co...

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Joey Jones Attacks Soldier While Downplaying Horrid Conditions On Aircraft Carriers

You knew it was only a matter of time before they started attacking our troops in defense of Dear Leader. As we've already discussed here, we've seen desperate service members throwing themselves overboard on not just the USS Lincoln, but multiple ships, with families descr...

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Mike’s Blog Round-Up

On this day in 1960, in New York City, legendary director George Pal launched The Time Machine, the first big budget adaptation of the H.G. Wells' novel. Scientist "George" Wells builds a time machine, and despite the warning from his friend David against "tempting the law...

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Alex Vindman: 'Her Payoff Was A U.S. Senate Seat'

Ashley Moody was Florida’s AG when the settlement was finalized. She was later appointed by Gov. DeSantis to the Senate seat vacated when Marco Rubio became Secretary of State. She's running to hold that seat.

CBS News Miami stated Moody’s office signed off on the settlement without safeguards or oversight her office ordinarily required to ensure funds were properly spent—the guidance the attorney general’s office routinely provided to others. Moody won't answer questions from reporters on what she knew re the political use of the funds or if her office worked with the governor’s office.

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Political Wire
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Melania Trump Keeps a Much Lower Public Profile

“First lady Melania Trump did not attend Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral. She skipped the reimagined White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. And when the remains of four U.S. service members were received by their families on July 22, the wife of the commander-in-chief was not there,” NBC News reports. “While she continues to work behind the […]

Political Wire
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UK Prime Minister Duped by Fake Trump Aide

“British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating White House chief of staff Susie Wiles,” CBS News reports.

Ars Technica
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Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis

Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis

What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying?

PRINT Magazine
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The Daily Heller: Crown Jewels of the Auto Industry

These marques branded innovation and ownership.

The post The Daily Heller: Crown Jewels of the Auto Industry appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

WIRED
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Skylight Buddy Review (2026): Kid Routines Just Got Easy

This kid-friendly version of Skylight’s digital calendar actually gets my son to complete his nighttime routine in a timely fashion.

WIRED
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El Niño and Saharan Dust Silence Atlantic Hurricane Season

El Niño coupled with Saharan dust is making this year’s hurricane season a dud. But there’s still potential for dangerous storms.

WIRED
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Election Officials Are Preparing for Prediction Markets to Sow Chaos in the Midterms

From threats to the safety of poll workers to voters who can’t distinguish between odds and results, prediction markets are already scrambling the political process.

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Opinion | ‘Embarrassing’: Five writers on which Trump appointee has surprised them most (wapo.st)

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Amazon’s dark money threatens democracy (nydailynews.com)

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How Ukraine’s Satellites Help Drive Its War Drones (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I. (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Opinion | This Nursing Home Is for the Birds (wsj.com)

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U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Trump’s Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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How Islamophobia Moved From the Fringe to the Mainstream in Texas (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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