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[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

I’m so sick of our politicians not listening to us. Shouldn’t they be judged by their effectiveness? So, if @RepJeffries can’t figure out how to end this war, then he’s obviously not the right leader.

Isn’t that a logical test of leadership? He should prove himself by pulling the funding and ending this war. That was the mandate. No excuses.

[The Anarchist Chef 🧑‍🍳🏴 @Hortysir]

All gun laws are unconstitutional
Pass it on.

[Nerd With Abs @Nerdwithabbs]

@MattGeorgeSAC @Sactown1140 Hey @MattGeorgeSAC what are you hearing about Pedulla? He's doing well in Stockton. Is there any chatter about calling him up for a tryout for backup PG?

[Martin A. Armstrong @ArmstrongEcon]

Harry Patch (1898-2009), was the last surviving veteran from World War I. When he was 111 years old, had the best suggestion for war.

”I felt then, as I feel now, that the politicians who took us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, instead of organizing nothing better than legalized mass murder.”

Perhaps this is the way to avoid major war.

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

Here's the new Israeli plan:

1. Make sure Jeffries and Schumer are in place so there's no vote on ending the war funding during the lame duck session (and protect Hegseth).
2. Have Trump and Hegseth start a much bigger war with Iran during the lame duck.
3. After new Congress comes in, have Democratic leaders say it's too late to end the funding in the middle of combat operations.
4. Voila, you voted for huge change and instead you got ... Netanyahu.
5. Have everyone in mainstream media call any American who notices an antisemite.

Good news. If I'm wrong, you now have this very specific prediction that you can use against me to say I don't know what I'm talking about.

But if I'm right and this is what happens, then you'll know this was all pre-scripted. We are not in charge of our own country. #FreeAmerica

[Jason Spears @ForTheCOLTure_J]

This is do disingenuous. Her father and Chris Ballard put the franchise in it's current state. She has already fired Ballard, got contracts off the books, helped get more draft capital for the next GM, and re-signed their best young defensive player. The irrational hate for this woman is ridiculous. She may turn out to be a terrible owner, who knows, it is too soon to make that call. That said, there is nothing she has done so far to make me believe that is the case. She is different from her father. He was emotionally driven. She is process driven. I believe in her and I know a minority of other Colts fans/creators that do too.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

One of the most vivid signs of the Trump administration's ethics-free sewer is that Howard Lutnick is still the Commerce Secretary.

At the peak of the controversy over the Epstein files, e fed the public a long, detailed, totally fabricated story about how he and his wife met Jeffrey Epstein in 2005 and ran out of his house (which coincidentally was next to their own) because they were so viscerally disgusted by him that they vowed never to see him again and never did see him again -- only for the Epstein Files to be released and then reveal that Lutnick in fact regularly communicated with Epstein, visited his island, socialized with him, etc. etc.

If you get caught blatantly and deliberately lying to the public about one of the most discussed political controversies through complete fabrications, and then keep your job in the Cabinet, that's a very strong indicator of a White House that will tolerate limitless public sleaze and deceit.

[Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC]

Through 10 games, Domantas Sabonis is averaging 8.3 field goal attempts per game. That would be his 2nd lowest average of his career, and the first time he's averaged less than 10 field goal attempts since 2018-2019.

His 13.8 points per game is the lowest since 2017-2018.

If Sabonis is hurt to the point of not feeling comfortable enough to even look to score, the Kings should be doing right by him & keeping him out. Could be why they brought Mason Plumlee in.

[Fan Commentary: Joe Rogan Recaps @JoeRoganRecaps]

🚨NEW: Joe Rogan was just in pure amazement as paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara gives a masterclass on exactly how the asteroid that hit Earth killed all the dinosaurs by turning the planet into a giant oven and that the only creatures that survived were masters at burrowing underground:

LACOVARA: “Within an hour after the impact, temperatures got way up somewhere between toaster oven and pizza oven. So if you're on the surface of planet Earth that day, you're literally toast. They're extinct the day of the impact, which is shocking.”

CONTEXT: Approximately 66 MILLION YEARS AGO, an asteroid roughly SIX MILES WIDE slammed into the area now known as Mexico's YUCATÁN PENINSULA.

The impact created the CHICXULUB CRATER, a massive scar stretching roughly 120 MILES across.

The collision released an almost unimaginable amount of energy.

Enormous quantities of rock were pulverized, melted and vaporized.

Material from the impact was launched high above Earth's atmosphere, with some debris traveling around the planet before eventually falling back toward the surface.

But here's the truly terrifying part.

The catastrophe wasn't necessarily over once the asteroid hit.

In some scientific reconstructions, one of its deadliest effects came AFTER the initial collision.

As tiny glassy rock fragments returned through Earth's atmosphere at tremendous speeds, they heated the surrounding air and generated intense THERMAL RADIATION.

That energy could then radiate downward toward the planet's surface.

Imagine standing outside on what appeared to be an ordinary Cretaceous day.

Then, following an asteroid impact thousands of miles away, the sky begins radiating an extraordinary amount of heat.

Not because the asteroid landed anywhere near you.

But because material blasted into space was now returning through the atmosphere.

And here's what makes Lacovara's explanation even more fascinating.

On JULY 28, 2026, researchers published a NEW STUDY in the JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH examining this exact phenomenon.

Their findings suggested that the asteroid's returning debris may have been FAR MORE DEADLY than some earlier models predicted.

The researchers proposed that enormous quantities of FINE DUST accumulated in the atmosphere.

That dust could have trapped heat that would otherwise escape toward space, increasing the thermal radiation directed back toward Earth's surface.

The result?

A potentially LETHAL HEAT PULSE capable of devastating exposed life and igniting widespread fires.

The researchers' model estimated that unsheltered organisms could have experienced thermal exposure equivalent to approximately 17 TIMES a lethal human reference dose.

That figure is based on modeling and an imperfect comparison with human thermal-injury thresholds. It’s not a direct measurement of dinosaur exposure.

But the implication is extraordinary.

Lead researcher BRANDON JOHNSON, a planetary scientist at PURDUE UNIVERSITY, suggested that the conditions could potentially have killed exposed organisms within the FIRST HOUR OR TWO.

And that brings us to the most shocking part of Lacovara's argument.

He believes many of the enormous dinosaurs roaming Earth's surface may have had virtually NO WAY TO ESCAPE.

They couldn't simply crawl underground.

They couldn't easily shelter beneath deep water.

And their enormous bodies would have made finding adequate protection extraordinarily difficult.

IMPORTANT NOTES: Smaller animals capable of sheltering in BURROWS, UNDERGROUND CAVITIES or WATER may have had a significant survival advantage.

But there is an important scientific debate here.

Scientists agree that the Chicxulub impact caused a catastrophic mass extinction that eliminated approximately 75% OF EARTH'S SPECIES.

The precise role and worldwide intensity of the immediate heat pulse remain contested.

Some research supports widespread lethal heating and fires, while other models predict substantial geographical differences.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

I don't know who wanted Jensen Huang out but I know that whoever it was wields extreme levels of power.

Nobody actually believes that, in the age of Donald J. Trump, very powerful people rapidly fall due to extramarital affairs, right? Even if accompanied by anonymous evidence-free CIA claims that one of the women has vague ties to the Chinese government, claims that the US media instantly and uncritically ratified as only they can?

[Amelia @amelia_tweetz]

To the Microsoft employees desperately trying to bring Outlook back online, please don’t push yourselves too hard. Your health matters more than any deadline. Take a long weekend, relax, and come back Monday feeling refreshed. You’ve worked hard enough this week, and I promise those 400 unread emails aren’t going anywhere.

[Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters]

This is the 1000% correct take.

[Nerd With Abs @Nerdwithabbs]

@YanPeronn Sabonis is hobbled. He wasn't moving very well at all last game. He needs a few games off to recover. It doesn't benefit him at all to quit. He needs to up his value to get traded and sign a big extension

[Tiffy 🐣🌱 @insanely_boo]

Whoever made this AD deserves an Oscar 😭

[The Beam @SacBeam]

I've been using Twitter for 22 years, and I'm only just discovering that not drafting Luka Doncic, Damian Lillard, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Curry, or Giannis Antetokounmpo, will create absolute heartbreak for a city that just wants a winning basketball team.

[Nerd With Abs @Nerdwithabbs]

@EricSperlazza13 Non-guaranteed money for a decent backup while Sabonis and Precious nurse injuries and Max is still recovering

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

Mark, it’s almost noon and you haven’t called for any military invasions yet today. Are you feeling alright? Have you told your primary care physician about your symptoms? I’m concerned.

[Nerd With Abs @Nerdwithabbs]

@James_HamNBA @SeanCunningham What's the plan with Pedulla? He seems like he would be a solid backup. Why don't they call him up from the G-League?

[AL in CAL @ALinCALI22]

Would Acuff be the best player on your team?