NEW: Cyberattacks on U.S. water supply now being reported in 12+ states and 100+ municipalities, though some may be unrelated to wave of suspected Iranian attempts. The nationwide threat follows years of ignored warnings and neglect to water systems. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...

Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect (Gift Article)

Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

nytimes.com

Genocide is a progressive value now.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h ago

Fetterman says America has a responsibility to Israel because Israel has "progressive values"

Who is going to pick up the humanoid robots on the moon when they inevitably fall over

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 10h ago

$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

The CDC has linked six additional states to a large outbreak of cyclosporiasis associated with iceberg lettuce, according to a CDC official familiar with the investigation.

C.D.C. Expands Cyclospora Outbreak to More States

Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina are now among the states linked to the outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce.

nyti.ms

It's August 4th.

Scott Lucas@scottrlucas.bsky.social · 21h ago

The Rangers have their first bases-loaded hit of 2026.

Is that good

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 21h ago

SpaceX reported a loss of more than $500 million in its first quarterly earnings report since taking its stock public in June, a continuation of the deficits for the Elon Musk-led firm with designs on domination of an emerging space economy.

Is that good

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 21h ago

SpaceX reported a loss of more than $500 million in its first quarterly earnings report since taking its stock public in June, a continuation of the deficits for the Elon Musk-led firm with designs on domination of an emerging space economy.

My child just applied for a JOB I'm fuckin old

Someone bring dad a beer, he had a hard day in the trenches.

WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · yesterday

Here we have a pup enjoying the fruits of his labor after a hard day's work. 13/10 good for him

The Atlanta Falcons and star running back Bijan Robinson agreed to a three-year, $75 million deal, making him the highest-paid running back in NFL history at $22.25 million per year. More details: nyti.ms/3TR4kGn

Just before they cut it by 20%, you mean?

The Independent@the-independent.com · 2d ago

Social Security recipients could see a major COLA boost in 2027

Laser focused on the issues affecting Main St.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Now we have a big decision to make. Do we take the pavers that are red -- the red, brick pavers -- and do we change them into a granite?"

What an embarrassment

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d ago

PENTAGON: Anyone got any ideas? @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...

My sweet baby niece turned ONE 😭

🤔

The kid very much enjoyed #Spiderman

This is Hunter. He came very close to having an entire thought. Ended up being a false alarm. 13/10 (IG: itshunterthelab)

NEW HIGH SCORE

29th in WAR. Guess I was too optimistic!

Ooof

Mike Petriello@mikepetriello.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This could be a bottom-5 OF in baseball.

you know that Micro Machines guy ate pussy crazy style

Biggest divorced dad energy I’ve seen in a while. @edsbs.bsky.social

Lulz

FOX5 Las Vegas@fox5vegas.com · 7d ago

NATIONAL NEWS: School district pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI teacher over manufacturer’s ties to sex bots Details: https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/07/29/school-district-pauses-plan-deploy-humanlike-ai-teacher-over-manufacturers-ties-sex-bots/ 

🏳️‍⚧️

Jeff Groh@jeffgroh.bsky.social · last wk.

Avocados come in 2 varieties - A-types start each day female and switch to male midday. B-types do the reverse. In work just published from the last chapter of my PhD, we show this system evolved 40+million yrs ago and is regulated by alleles of 1 transcription factor www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

@JaredSandler tweeted The Rangers offense since May 29 (last 2 months), AL Ranks BA: 1st (.267) OBP: 1st (.330) SLG: 1st (.444) OPS: 1st (.774) wOBA: 1st (.336) H: 1st (464) TB: 1st (771) 30-21 record is 2nd best in the AL during this stretch.

"My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can." - Frank #Zappa