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There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
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Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · yesterdayToday, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
![A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Americans are more likely to view their own member of Congress favorably than to approve of Congress overall."
The chart's sub-headline is: "Net approval of Congress: Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way that the United States Congress is handling its job? (% who strongly or somewhat approve minus the % who strongly or somewhat disapprove)Net favorability of incumbent member of Congress: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people running for Congress in the district where you live? [The incumbent representative] (% who say very or somewhat favorable minus the % who say very or somewhat unfavorable)."
The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "neither approve nor disapprove," "not sure," and "no opinion" are not shown."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ke6f766al4swdugyvmvyipuo/bafkreihounpf7beuvsocauqara3truylf3xwyons3ubqhb7tw3h33o5ynq)
