@davidfrum.bsky.social is joined by Margaret Hoover, a journalist and Herbert Hoover’s great-granddaughter, to discuss the former president’s renovated library and why his presidency may deserve a more nuanced place in American history. Watch “The David Frum Show”:

Was Herbert Hoover America’s Most Misunderstood President?

Margaret Hoover on Herbert Hoover’s life, presidency, and legacy, and the renovation of his presidential library. Plus: Trump’s dropped Reflecting Pool indictment and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John le Carré

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Tip for fellow journalists, this has made my life so much better: Over the past week or so I have invested something like 10 hours in unsubscribing from everything possible, blocking all press flacks that send me stuff unrelated to my beat, and setting up an auto-filter for newsletters. 1/2

The Red Sea corridor Asian trade depends on has another volatile shore, and almost nobody is watching it. thediplomat.com/2026/08/iran...

Iran in Port Sudan? The Next Threat to Asian Markets

The Red Sea corridor Asian trade depends on has another volatile shore, and almost nobody is watching it.

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it does not speak well of the American press corps that they have stood by and let their colleagues - especially women - be publicly abused by this man for a decade.

Ah. thank you for highlighting the days when the Red Army advanced rapidly thanks to western military aid. Now, without without it, Russia has taken 4 and a half years to advance 60km. More than 20 times less than the Red Army managed in WW2 thanks to lend lease.

Four years after being extradited to the U.S. on drug trafficking charges, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is home again after a pardon from Donald Trump—and is already rebuilding his old political machine, WPR columnist James Bosworth (@bloggingsbyboz.bsky.social) writes.

Hernández’s Return to Honduras Tees Up a Presidential Power Struggle

Honduras’ controversial former leader is expected to get involved in politics again, putting President Nasry Asfura in a tough spot.

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Is Donald Trump still Lebanon’s best hope for peace? www.thenationalnews.com/video/AqAo9t...

Is Donald Trump still Lebanon’s best hope for peace? | The National

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Those stories you're reading about the US military running low on missiles? They're one reason why the Pentagon is now pushing for lasers instead.

Noah Shachtman@noahshachtman.bsky.social · yesterday

NEW: The US Army is about to sign a landmark, first-of-its-kind deal to equip its forces with LASER WEAPONS. The official announcement could come as early as this week for the anti-drone systems. By me in @wired.com ... www.wired.com/story/landma...

Palantir rides high on greed and fear — but mostly fear ft.trib.al/utspa8i | opinion

Palantir rides high on greed and fear — but mostly fear

Given its prodigious growth and the belief that this will continue, the anxiety many feel is the fear of missing out

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If you show up to Bluesky without following anyone, you'll be treated to a series of posts about art, music, and dogs. If you show up to X without following anyone, you'll be bombarded with right-wing conspiracies and white supremacist slop. It's weird which one is seen as a "political bubble"

Eat the deer.

Robert Farley@drfarls.bsky.social · yesterday

Kill the Ticks. Kill the Deer? www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

CENTCOM: As of Aug. 4, U.S. forces have redirected 45 commercial vessels, disabled 2 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance.

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq threatened the regime in Damascus with a ground invasion if it acts against Hezbollah in Lebanon. At the same time, the Syrian regime conveyed a firm message to Iraq that if there is an attack by the militias on Syrian territory, it will respond.

The Syrian army has declared a state of military alert without announcing the reasons, sources tell Al Arabiya, as pro-Iranian media report on significant military mobilization of Syrian government forces near the Syria-Iraq border.

every day he finds new ways to degrade the united states

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

A campaign endorsing Haley Stevens, a Michigan Dem Senate candidate, is being run today by 9 India-based content-farm accounts on X and amplified by an engagement-for-hire network seen in other, completely unrelated campaigns. Primaries for this race are scheduled for today, Aug 4.

Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi target at Najran airport reut.rs/4pXFDnK

Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi target at Najran airport

Yemen's Iran-aligned ​Houthis said on Telegram on ‌Tuesday that they hit a target at Saudi Arabia's Najran Airport.

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I think not having to deal with Hindutva trolls and bots wishing rape and murder on me and other women the moment we have an opinion they feel makes them "look bad" or their chosen god-deity look bad is maybe the biggest draw of this place.

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · yesterday

"Bluesky is a political echo chamber" okay but I'm mostly here to chat with fun internet people and post art and make jokes, I cannot stress how much I don't care

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, people familiar ⁠with the data told Reuters.

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“Weizman shows how Israel’s invasion of Gaza included an intentional, systematic plan of destroying the conditions for Palestinian life and rebuilding the land into something available for Israeli resettlement.” I review Eyal Weizman’s new book @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/04/g...

The Architecture of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

A new book describes the destruction of Palestinian life street by street.

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He’s 💯 right here. Easy to focus on the horse race of who could be the next one, but the real fix is breaking apart the system that allows these guys to rise in the first place

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2d ago

Infantino is not the problem ft.trib.al/5qdaL5k

Wikipedia remains one of the most useful things online. No subscription fees, no ads, no stupid pursuit of AI, all curated by relentless nerds. Maybe remember to throw them a few bucks every now and again.

the trump admin & its allies relentlessly talk abt 'free speech', all of which is propaganda to distract from repressive policies and weaponization like this

How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics

The agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements.

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one thing that I appreciated about Zohran was his willingness to backtrack from some of the Woke 1.0 era posts that didn’t age well and were posted in a different context. I do not understand why Hong is incapable of doing that, especially since she is running in a swing state instead of NYC

Fascists and authoritarian regimes try to control universities and turn them into purveyors of state propaganda through extortion…... www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Trump administration asks colleges to commit to education overhaul

Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s letter contains some similarities to a compact offered to and rejected by a small group of schools last year.

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Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...

What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?

Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.

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Reuters Sports Reporter Amy Tennery explains why FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces an uphill battle in his re-election bid after a failed proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors.

Since Trump claimed Iran was engaging diplomatically, Iran has fired on a commercial vessel and targeted a U.S. base in Kuwait. It appears he’s directing his outreach toward the wrong folks.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d ago

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out an attack on a US base in Kuwait using three drones, according to a source familiar with the matter.-i24 News

Scoop: New "60 Minutes" boss Nick Bilton sent a memo to staff about leaks, which naturally leaked to @status.news. Details here: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Bilton’s Leak Battle

The new “60 Minutes” executive producer welcomed staff back from their July vacations with a weekend memo in which he delivered a stern message about leaks, a missive that naturally leaked to Status.

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out an attack on a US base in Kuwait using three drones, according to a source familiar with the matter.-i24 News