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The last successful deliver of diesel fuel to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was in March 2026. Since then, it has experienced multiple off-site power outages. In June, ZNPP had a 10-day supply remaining. There is not enough coverage of this situation.

This. Bike lanes rock. Bikes rock. And car culture was created by lobbyists and marketers and is bad for everyone.

I’m gonna drive my Yaris until the transmission falls out

"60 Minutes" is racing to air amid major turbulence, with Bill Whitaker worrying he is a "traitor," Bari Weiss expressing frustration with a new contributor, and screenings behind the normal schedule, we have learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

He Co-Founded Airbnb. Now He’s a Red-Pilled Billionaire Helping Trump: zeteo.com/p/airbnb-joe...

“The US has faced a critical shortage of firefighters... Despite officials’ claims that the firefighting workforce was stronger than ever, the agency has failed to keep pace with escalating conditions and the catastrophic fires fueled by them, according to nine firefighters.”

This story is gonna give me nightmares www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

From spreading disproven election fraud claims to brazen Trump pandering, it’s no wonder Natalie Harp became one of the president’s closest personal aides. Here's Harp in her own words.

In 2023, a volleyball coach texted one of his players (then only 17), “I want to camp in you love.” He added, “I love my girlfriend." He also sent a video of her sleeping on his chest, saying, “We look so peaceful together. It’s beautiful.” He's still coaching. www.propublica.org/article/ryan...

“The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced a plan to open nearly 45 million acres of wilderness in national forests to road construction and logging, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century.”

“U.S. intelligence reports have repeatedly shown that the regime in Tehran isn’t breaking.” @swin24.bsky.social on how Trump’s Iran war could tank his presidency just like the Iranian hostage crisis tanked Jimmy Carter’s. Read: zeteo.com/p/yep-irans-...

The news keeps calling this a "Chucky style" mask, but i think it's more like a creepy Victorian baby doll face.

Tonight at 9 PM ET youtube.com/live/f9a6hwK...

Suddenly Fox News is deeply concerned about feminism

V Spehar’s message about raising a daughter right now @underthedesknews.bsky.social

oh no you're all doing AI discourse again

From Trump’s march toward authoritarianism and the right’s Natalie Harp obsession to Utah's expensive Meta problem, we covered a lot this week. Catch up on the stories you might have missed in this week's Round-Up. bit.ly/3SidGL4

👀 Let this be your reminder to check your voter registration. The midterms will be here before we know it.

Translation: He has no idea what he’s supposed to say

You love to see it. "Virginia Beach has confirmed there are no lead water service lines in the city. "This news comes following completion of an extensive, multi-year effort to identify the material of about 135,000 water service lines serving homes and businesses throughout the city."

“Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, alleging that Abbott is holding up the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with assault in the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis on Jan. 14.”

This is exactly why nepotism is a problem.

“In the middle of the night, hundreds of agents stormed a Chicago apartment complex, some rappelling down from a helicopter. Trump officials claimed they successfully arrested Venezuelan gang members. But our reporters uncovered a very different story.” www.propublica.org/podcast/why-...

NEW on Paper Trail, ProPublica's podcast: The True Story of Why Immigration Agents Raided a Chicago Apartment Building. Give it a LISTEN

On this week's Kicker, @greenwell.bsky.social talks to Kenya Hunter about the transition from writing about healthcare to providing it. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

What a broken system. Even though an oversight group found that Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, sports organizations have failed to stop him from coaching.

First Draft: 🦅 🇮🇷 Yep, Iran’s Definitely ‘Cartering’ Trump Predictions of ruinous stalemate have come true and the White House knows it. Read today's 'First Draft' by @swin24.bsky.social:

Max Spero—a cofounder of Pangram, an AI detection tool popular among journalists—asks, “If you’re not going to bother writing your newsletter, why should I read it?” Read Carolina Abbott Galvão. www.cjr.org/analysis/pan...

Inside Trump’s deeply strange relationship with Natalie Harp

Wow, this story. This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He Still Coaching?

While Trump gives a tour of the new granite driveway in front of the White House: "In Texas, a 6-year-old stood in front of her family’s refrigerator, hoping food would magically appear... In New Jersey, four siblings wanted their mother to buy groceries — but she had to tell them she couldn’t."

SafeSport banned Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson after it determined he'd engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, among other allegations. Yet he continues to coach girls volleyball with no real repercussions. New, @propublica.org

Lovely 💙 www.nprillinois.org/2026-08-11/w...

🎧NEW episode🎧: WHY did hundreds of federal agents descend on one South Side Chicago apartment complex? @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social explains how she did what no other reporter could: identify the men arrested and ask — were they truly Tren de Aragua gang members? www.propublica.org/podcast/why-...

A Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk disconnected the only off-site power line supplying Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. For the 26th time, it is relying on backup diesel generators. If the generators fail or run out of fuel, it's 14 days to spent-fuel meltdown and 21-24 days to reactor meltdown.

Russia’s fuel shortages intensify as oil companies announce nationwide limits. Our in-depth analysis of Russia’s double-dip fuel crisis, why it is happening, and why it is poised to get worse. malcontentnews.substack.com/p/russias-fu...