A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 26 months in prison for trying to stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon and then open the emergency escape door mid-flight. Ten points if you know this movie reference.
In Case You Missed It
🌊 An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia, triggering tsunami warnings across the northern Pacific, including Japan, Alaska, and the U.S. West Coast. President Trump urged people to track tsunami.gov for the latest information.
💻 A major cyberattack is reported to have crippled the City of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Governor declared a state of emergency and activated the Minnesota National Guard.
🗳️ The Justice Department has launched an investigation into claims that non-citizens may have voted in California elections, raising fresh concerns about voter eligibility and election integrity.
⚽ The 2026 World Cup draw will take place at the Las Vegas Sphere on December 15, marking the first time the tournament will be hosted by three countries: the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
📱 Apple is reportedly preparing to launch its first foldable iPhone in 2026, entering a growing market dominated by Samsung and Chinese tech rivals.
*Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 5:00 AM ET.
Lead: Not a PR Problem – A War Crime Problem
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Israel continues to push back on images of people suffering in Gaza. On Tuesday, they published this, claiming that a Palestinian man died from “untreated diabetes” — not starvation. They call the starvation stories “fake news.”
Well, that’s just as bad, isn’t it? In May, Israeli journalist Gideon Levy said on record that he knew diabetics in Gaza who were down to their last drops of insulin — because Israel was blocking medicine and aid.
The New York Timesissued a correction about an image of a young boy who appeared skeletal and frail. Yes, they admitted he suffers from “severe malnutrition” — but added that he also had “pre-existing health problems.” As if that makes it better. Should we go back and analyze the Jews who starved during the Holocaust to check for pre-existing conditions — and then apologize to the Nazis for the bad optics?
Even President Trump said on Tuesday that the starvation in Gaza is obvious to anyone “unless they’re pretty coldhearted or, worse than that, nuts.”
Israeli officials are increasingly worried they’re losing the PR war. One lamented that they “need a PR Iron Dome” to shield themselves from the world’s horror. But they already have one — it’s called AIPAC. It’s called Hasbara. It’s called the mainstream press. It’s called criminalizing dissent as antisemitism. And none of it works against images of starving children.
To be fair, it works about as well as the real Iron Dome.
Meanwhile, the talking point that “Hamas steals the aid” has collapsed in broad daylight. The U.S. government’s own internal review found “no evidence of systematic theft” of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies by Hamas. The New York Times confirmed the same, quoting two senior Israeli military officials: “The Israeli military never found proof that the Palestinian militant group had systematically stolen aid from the United Nations.” In fact, they said, “the U.N. aid delivery system, which Israel derided and undermined, was largely effective in providing food to Gaza’s desperate and hungry population.”
This is clearly not about messaging, which has fallen flat as American support for Israel has plummeted. It’s about the reality of causing such devastating human suffering while the world takes note.
Zelensky Sends Grandpa to the Front Lines
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Men over 60 can now join the Ukrainian army. Previously, they were ineligible for military service, but new legislation signed by President Zelensky this week amends the law to allow citizens 60 and older to enlist under contract during martial law.
Is this what it’s come to? Frail and elderly grandpas, marched off untrained to die?
The amended law claims service is voluntary — but in Ukraine, that word means little. Men are routinely snatched off the streets and forced into uniform. Now that seniors are eligible, will they be kidnapped for war duty too?
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The Epstein Tape — Now You See It, Now You Don’t
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Oh wait — scratch that. Apparently, there wasn’t a missing minute in the footage of Jeffrey Epstein just before he died.
Attorney General Pam Bondi previously claimed the gap was totally normal — just a routine nightly reset in federal prisons. But now, CBS News reports that the FBI does have a version of the tape with that minute fully intact.
Sigh.
This is getting tedious. Every time they “clear things up,” it only gets murkier. It’s like they’re just running out the clock — stacking contradictions until we’re too worn down to ask questions.
Meanwhile, Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly offered to testify before Congress and “tell all” about Epstein’s network — if Donald Trump agrees to pardon her.
News By The Numbers
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21 years. That is how long it took this man to carve a miniature model of New York City. He made 350 sections, all hand carved. He also made parts of New Jersey, Long Island and Westchester County.
75 minutes. That is how long ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos spent stuck in an elevator on Tuesday before being rescued by the fire department just in time to make it to the set of Good Morning America..
$645 million. That is the asking price for a 390-foot superyacht that is thought to be owned by Bill Gates, although he’s never set foot on it.
What’s Trending?
Pride and Prejudice is trending due to this first look at the new film adaptation starring Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet. Corrin identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. Elizabeth Bennet is one of the most distinctly female characters in English literature — a woman navigating a world that limits her because she’s a woman. Casting someone who has publicly distanced themselves from womanhood feels like a betrayal to the women (like me) who love this character so much.
Pamela Anderson is trending on rumors that she and her Naked Gun co-star Liam Neeson are in the early stages of dating.
Katy Perry is trending because she reportedly went on a date with Justin Trudeau. That’s like a Redacted BINGO game!
Floating Computers With Missiles: What Could Go Wrong?
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What is a “sea drone”?
The U.S. Navy issued a call for a new fleet of them within the next 18 months.
A sea drone is an unmanned surface vessel. Like a ghost pirate ship only remote controlled by humans and not crewed by demons!
They are designed to operate without a crew, carrying out missions ranging from surveillance to missile strikes. The Navy is asking weapons-makers to make three classes of sea drones with varying speeds, ranges, and payloads, capable of being outfitted with weapons, radar, or communication systems.
And here’s the thing — this tech isn’t theoretical. Companies like Saildrone and Exail already make advanced uncrewed surface vessels that can cross oceans, collect data, and operate autonomously for months. The Navy’s call isn’t to invent sea drones — it’s to turn them into armed war machines and fast.
The urgency reflects a shift in naval warfare, shaped in part by Ukraine’s use of explosive sea drones to damage Russian warships. The U.S. wants prototypes quickly, suggesting these systems could soon be patrolling contested waters alongside traditional ships as part of a hybrid fleet.
But what if they’re hacked? These remote-controlled, weaponized ships are essentially floating computers — and if someone breaks in, they don’t just crash. They shoot.
It sounds like the plot of a Mission: Impossible movie — because it is. In Ghost Protocol, a Russian warship is hacked and tricked into launching a nuclear strike that turns on its own crew. Now imagine that warship was unmanned and armed to the teeth. That’s what we’re building.
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