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Last Notes npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Nepali Times - A drone operator in China accidentally captured the rupture as it happened on Langtang. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Update: British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the UK, according to DHS. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A federal judge in California, in a damning 90-page decision, rules the government cannot revoke the F-1 visas of international student journalists because it doesn't like their reporting and such retaliation violates their First and Fifth Amendment rights. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.454120/gov.uscourts.cand.454120.108.0.pdf npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman President Trump announces that the US has struck a deal with Venezuela to get majority control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/28/trump-announces-deal-with-venezuela-to-secure-more-than-65-billion-barrels-of-oil-reserves.html npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Far right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos apprehended by ICE in Louisiana - TMZ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Haakon VIII ascends to the throne as king of Norway following the death today of his father, King Harald V, who was 89. https://www.nrk.no/norge/den-nye-kongen-kjem-til-slottet-1.18005104 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Meta, mid trial, agrees to settle claims that Facebook and Instagrams harmed children with the owner of the social media platform to pay 29 states more than $16 billion. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-settles-with-us-states-over-social-media-harms-2026-08-26/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/dolly-parton-dead-country-music-1236680877/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A commercial airliner (Airbus A319) over Texas has reported a failure of an engine, declared an emergency and requested rescue and firefighting services be on standby for the plane’s arrival at MFE (McAllen International Airport). npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Tens of thousands of people in Indiana still without electricity 11 days after storm. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/22/gary-blackout-hits-11th-day-braun-tells-nipsco-to-speed-up-repairs/91422531007/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman “You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Canadian Prime Minister Carney to reporters as he vows “dollar for dollar” retaliatory tariffs on the US from Sept. 8. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tariffs/article/pm-carney-to-speak-at-11-et-after-trade-talks-with-us-break-down-live-updates-here/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Nancy Kissinger has died at the age of 92. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/nancy-kissinger-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.61A.Ny1X.69Ejp8ZK8t_x&smid=url-share npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A 26-year-old car salesman becomes a Belgian prince after his royal father acknowledges him as son and heir. https://www.nieuwsblad.be/binnenland/belgische-autoverkoper-wordt-prins-buitenlandse-media-smullen-van-verhaal-van-prins-clement/160290829.html npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman FT - Deep concern among investors over the US’s mounting public debt burden and whether policymakers will be able to contain the eruption of inflation triggered by President Trump’s war in Iran. https://www.ft.com/content/0c01cdd9-93e8-469c-8f09-a6d68c91fbc3?shareType=nongift npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman US national debt surpasses $40 trillion. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/economy/us-debt-40-trillion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6lA.TP8z.T2acwyJunYgI&smid=url-share npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman US government warns owners and operators of industrial control systems of an "active" cyber threat to Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers used in critical infrastructure including manufacturing, energy, water and wastewater, chemical, ag sectors. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-231a npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Wired - Flock camera system has an AI tool for police that can identify drivers and track vehicles by their patterns of movement alone. https://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-os-investigate/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Stars & Stripes publisher announces sudden retirement, telling staff his philosophy of leadership and “understanding of the value and mission" of the newspaper differ in “fundamental ways” from the direction DoD wants to go in. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-08-18/stars-and-stripes-publisher-retirement-22592337.html npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Disney’s ABC files a First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/abc-first-amendment-lawsuit-fcc-1236837028/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman NOTUS - House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest (R-Mississippi), whose committee enforces compliance of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, violated the insider trading and transparency law. https://www.notus.org/money/house-ethics-committee-chair-michael-guest-stock-act npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The 30-year US Treasury yield, which is typically sensitive to geopolitical events, advances more than 4 basis points to 5.311%. It reached its highest level since June 2007. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/treasury-yields-federal-reserve-fomc-minutes.html npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them," declares President Trump in expletive-laden Fox News phone call this morning. https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-confirms-irgc-backchannel-calls-irans-white-flag-surrender npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman WSJ - Iran is rebuilding its infrastructure and restoring access to missile bases much more quickly than expected amid its secret plan to escalate the war. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-plan-escalate-war-cc657664?st=jwuWbb npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Paraphrasing the CENTCOM commander from the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln — nothing to see here. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Angry hornets kill two hikers in Taiwan.https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202608150012 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman There have been 12,500 heat-related deaths so far this summer in Germany. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A potential environmental disaster is unfolding off Oman, where a grounded tanker is leaking sanctioned Russian crude oil in a protected marine area. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/14/new-aerial-video-reveals-huge-scale-of-oil-spill-off-oman npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Tsunami warning issued after M 7.7 quake in eastern Indonesia. https://www.bmkg.go.id/gempabumi/berpotensi-tsunami/20260815050954 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman (RNS) — The new president of the Catholic Biblical Association is Jewish. https://religionnews.com/2026/08/14/amy-jill-levine-elected-first-jewish-president-of-catholic-biblical-association/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A former Navy carrier pilot reacts to the president’s ‘steam’ order . https://news.usni.org/2026/08/13/new-white-house-memo-calls-for-foreign-built-warships-return-to-steam-catapults-on-ford-carriers npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman CBS Radio News, which was recently killed off by Bari Weiss, wins RTNDA Murrow Awards for overall excellence and best newscast. https://www.rtdna.org/2026-national-edward-r-murrow-award-winners npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman “We WILL NOT lose gravity today!” - NASA npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Prediction markets and wildfire bets — an incendiary combination. https://wapo.st/4wpiRGX npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Ukraine’s air force says Russia fired North Korean origin ballistic missiles overnight to attack Kyiv and four other cities. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-rock-kyiv-zaporizhzhia-as-russian-ballistic-missiles-strike-cities-across-ukraine/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman China’s Long March 7A rocket with an unknown payload explodes less than 90 seconds into flight. https://www.youtube.com/live/GBj4IB6zM1s?si=z-ec3VYy0wG7J60u&t=2362 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Entire BC province now under a state of emergency as crews grapple with dozens of out-of-control wildfires that have forced thousands of people to evacuate. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/bc-wildfires-aug-8-summerland-evacuation-9.7300648 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A senior US general who led V Corps, the Army’s forward-deployed headquarters in Poland responsible for operations along NATO’s eastern flank, was fired in recent days. https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-08-08/v-corps-europe-commander-relieved-22491626.html npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Detailed interview on public radio today about Arizona State’s new content creator degree. They eventually get around to mentioning journalism and Walter Cronkite is channeled from the hereafter to give his blessing. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approval. https://apnews.com/article/trump-ballroom-court-ruling-1528247275ec6103da892d271d4ee883 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs last month. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A district judge in New Mexico rules that Meta's products — including Facebook and Instagram — have created a public nuisance in the state and orders the company to pay $567 million to abate the problem over the next five years. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/judge-orders-meta-to-create-567m-abatement-fund-for-child-harms-in-new-mexico/article_bd6de312-59fa-41d9-af75-0bbe7f467b2f.html npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Congressman in 2022: Americans can’t afford groceries, do something President Biden you feckless clod! npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Explosive diarrhea spreads to 47 states. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/report-cdc-finally-plans-formal-response-team-for-explosive-diarrhea-outbreak/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Three female lions at Tokyo’s Tama Zoological Park have died of suspected heatstroke. https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20260804-341702/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Walls of flames have destroyed dozens of homes and other structures in Spokane, Washington, amid one of the worst natural disasters in the city’s history. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/aug/01/fast-moving-fire-breaks-out-in-airway-heights-area/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Capital One Financial hits back against a lawsuit over its decision to close the Trump Organization's bank accounts years ago with a disclosure that marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to the US president's family business. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/capital-one-says-it-closed-trump-organizations-accounts-after-anti-money-2026-08-01/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman FIFA president Gianni Infantino has scrapped his proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup after widespread backlash. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49500782/fifa-world-cup-investment-private-gianni-infantino npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman WSJ - President Trump has ordered a fresh attack on Iran aimed at getting Tehran to surrender that could begin as soon as this weekend and would last a few days. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-sours-on-diplomacy-vows-to-hit-iran-hard-2c7af868?st=SuY9xr npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Google has launched a new AI tool which allows people to create fake images by superimposing almost anything on top of its own widely-used satellite imagery. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9349yx2ydvo npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The families of four teens who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-tiktok-snapchat-youtube-sued-teen-suicides/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman “To decide if there is a human on the other end, Substack asks a machine.” https://www.404media.co/substackers-say-new-ai-detection-tool-is-a-witch-hunt/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Anthropic confirms AI software it was testing hacked three more companies after breaking out of its sandbox. https://www.anthropic.com/news/investigating-incidents-cybersecurity-evals npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman (Reuters) - A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-government-map-africa-mislabels-every-country-global-conference-2026-07-30/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman AT&T wants to cut the copper, ending its landline telephone service which dates back to the late 19th century. These lines are resilient during power outages. The FCC is accepting your comments. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The New Yorker is out with a Marc Fisher piece detailing the Trump administration’s destruction of the Voice of America. There are a few quotes from me in the extensive story. https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/how-donald-trump-silenced-the-voice-of-america npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman France orders a Russian journalist to leave the country amid accusations she spread Kremlin propaganda through French television and radio ahead of next year's presidential election. https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260729-france-expels-russian-journalist-xenia-fedorova-over-alleged-kremlin-propaganda npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The current administration silenced the Voice of America’s highly popular and objective broadcast and online services in 15 languages for Africa. Now the US Army is targeting the continent with psyops under a battalion assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group. https://www.military.com/army-officially-activates-new-psychological-operations-unit-for-africa npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman And now for something completely shocking -- I replied to a letter from my electric company. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/a-letter-to-my-electric-company?r=1g77q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman "It remains a mystery to me why this assortment of White House journalists agreed to play the role of passive targets in Trump’s crude performance." https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/a-tale-of-two-speeches-trump-election-integrity-lack-evidence-fact-check-whca-dinner-white-house-correspondents-redo-awkward-wall-street-journal-new-york-times-subpoenas-cnn.php npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Trump's WHCD speech: npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Paramount agrees to halt its merger with WBD until next June at the latest. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.474157/gov.uscourts.cand.474157.169.0_4.pdf npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman DoJ sues Milwaukee over the city's ordinance preventing law enforcement officers from wearing masks. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2026/07/23/federal-government-sues-milwaukee-over-ice-mask-ban/91029427007/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman President Trump, speaking about the controversial massive expansion of data centers into their communities, tells Americans “you can’t fight it.” https://share.google/BwXTSTlZxwN03QgZm npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Reminiscent of Japan’s imperialist fascist era, an intelligence unit of the Japanese military is reportedly spying on university professors and nonprofit organizations to assess whether they’re patriotic. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/54814fef0520b0ac5eb28826396a71d844b8dac4 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Oil prices are racing back toward $100 this morning after Tehran-backed Houthi militants claimed attacks on two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-07-23-2026?st=ZwNCK8 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Peaceful demonstrations to continue in npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Detroit News - Canadian leaders have told Michigan officials they plan to cancel a joint US-Canada event planned for Friday to celebrate the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge after President Trump leveled new tariffs on America's northern neighbor. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/21/gordie-howe-bridge-opening/91002623007/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Kuwait says Iran again attacked its power and desalination plants causing damage to the crucial facilities — the fourth consecutive day of such strikes that caused fires at a number of critical sites. https://aje.news/gcmk7h?update=4793003 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The CDC now has an explosive diarrhea map as the cyclospora outbreak grows. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Hoping we never again have to endure announcers referring to FIFA’s made-up hamlet of “New York New Jersey.” npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested by federal authorities in Miami on an extradition request from the UK. https://apnews.com/article/tate-brothers-social-influencers-arrest-82b6638219839dcf653c09309da66f16 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Warning sirens are sounding in Bahrain, while Kuwait reports wounded soldiers and damaged power facilities after an Iranian drone attack. https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/us-strikes-iran-again-as-bahrain-sounds-warning-sirens-irgc-halts-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-kuwait-facilities-hit-1.500611922 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman ABC News - Donald Trump's longtime teleprompter operator placed prediction market bets on the president’s speeches, CTFC investigators found. https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps/story?id=134764573 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman MS Now - USSS agents are concerned about JD Vance and his office pressing them for trips and assignments considered inappropriate or an unprecedented use of government resources compared to prior vice presidents. https://www.ms.now/news/veeps-security-detail-fed-up-with-hastily-arranged-personal-and-family-travel-requests npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces annual screening of service members’ testosterone levels. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5969935-hegseth-testosterone-testing-dod/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announces that he is appointing Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, to fill the remainder of the late senator’s term, which expires in January. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman President Trump has announced he will be making "a Speech to the Nation," Thursday 9pm EDT (Friday 01:00 GMT). npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Authorities say ICE shot and killed a person this morning in Maine. https://www.wmtw.com/article/significant-police-presence-pool-street-biddeford-maine/71917201 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Oil prices snapshot. https://oilprice.com/oil-price-charts/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Iran claims attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman with missiles and suicide drones as fears rise of a return to full-scale war in the Middle East. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/12/iran-war-live-irgc-declares-strait-of-hormuz-closed-over-us-interference npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The Trump administration has issued subpoenas to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.XWUD.ABOFsrGDED3S&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman CNN - There are signs Iran may be attempting to rebuild its nuclear facilities. https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/world/video/investigates-polglase-iran-nuclear-sat-imagery npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Meta has launched a new AI image generator that allows anyone to create AI images with your Instagram photos. And if you have a public Instagram account, Meta automatically opted you in. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman FT - OpenAI and Google have been selling their advanced AI models to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Chinese tech giants blacklisted by the Pentagon. https://www.ft.com/content/5d6aafa1-5d47-4585-aa95-6ec06a6cd20f?shareType=nongift npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman President Trump is taking one of the older Air Force One jets back to the US amid security concerns regarding the new Qatari-donated model. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5959582-trump-air-force-one-turkey/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Harding, Ford, (George W.) Bush and Biden were among US presidents skewered for verbal gaffes. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The Texas attorney general and Republican nominee for a US Senate seat appears to have used an address where he didn’t llive while voting in six recent elections — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/07/ken-paxton-voting-election-law/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Hungarian public media outlets close to the former prime minister, Viktor Orbán, have suspended broadcasting. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/07/hungary-public-media-tv-radio-suspend-broadcasting-viktor-orban-peter-magyar?CMP=share_btn_url npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A federal appeals court today struck down parts of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, calling it a “breathtaking assertion of power” that unconstitutionally censors what professors can discuss with their students about race, sex and other forms of bias. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/07/07/federal-court-strikes-down-floridas-stop-woke-act-in-higher-ed/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman CNN and CNBC struck landmark deals with Kalshi and extensively promote the prediction market, vouching for its accuracy, but not always disclosing their financial relationship with it to viewers. https://www.publicnotice.co/p/kalshi-cnn-cnbc npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman First Amendment lawsuit filed against federal officials for attempting to intimidate a US citizen who wrote a critical letter to the head of ICE. https://www.fire.org/research-learn/complaint-streever-v-mullin-et-al npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The Belgian football federation wants an explanation from FIFA about a decision to let US forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup despite getting a red card in his previous game. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49286007/belgium-ask-fifa-explain-balogun-reversal-challenge-usmnt-strikers-eligibility npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman President Trump suggests his former ally, Italian Prime Minister Meloni, is stalking him. https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_luglio_05/trump-attacca-meloni-serve-un-ordine-restrittivo-946133ff-0f0f-4bc5-a9ea-4ace650a2xlk.shtml npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman FAA investigating after a Delta flight was struck by a firework near Chicago’s Midway Airport on the Fourth of July. https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/plane-hit-by-firework-while-landing-at-chicagos-midway-airport-on-the-fourth-of-july/ npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman President Trump called FIFA’s president and asked him to review the suspension of the United States’ top goal scorer. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman A cargo ship has reported coming under attack in the Red Sea today. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman The Russian president had a 4th of July phone call with Donald Trump. The 85-minute chat was "businesslike and highly constructive,” according to the Kremlin, with Vladimir Putin telling the US president of Russia's contribution to the establishment of America’s independence. https://ria.ru/20260705/putin-2102829921.html npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region came under a large Ukrainian drone attack overnight, with a local port and oil infrastructure struck. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/04/leningrad-region-port-oil-terminal-hit-in-major-ukrainian-drone-attack-a93164 npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman (Reuters) - Largest U.S. power grid operator PJM said on Friday it was under a federal alert to cut electricity consumption across its territory as it battled generator outages, massive overloading on its transmission lines and a surge in air conditioning use from prolonged sweltering heat. npub1zryv94xpta0twp73c3etjtnjeqsrx62nueerwg6rhqdaqwjx35ds7d8yzd Steve Herman Washingtonian -Reviving Voice of America Will Be Difficult, Insiders Say https://washingtonian.com/2026/07/02/voice-of-america-journalists-trump-lawsuit/
