SLOOOWW News Day ..
I’ve thought about nixing the Tuesday Rant in the past… Monday covers all the weekend news .. and (especially in the Summer) the Monday news for Tuesday Rants is SLOOOOWWW…
For some reason.. The “Cops guns down ex-girlfriend and then kills himself” stuff happens on the weekends.. not Monday..
Anyways…
SHORTEST DAY? .. EVER???
Earth is spinning faster than usual, and scientists don't fully understand why. On Tuesday, August 5, the planet is expected to complete a full rotation about 1.51 milliseconds (ms) faster than the standard 86,400-second day, making it one of the shortest days ever recorded.
It follows other unusually short days this summer—July 9 (1.3 ms shorter) and July 22(1.38 ms)—all part of a trend that began in 2020. The current record was set on July 5, 2024, when the day was 1.66 milliseconds shorter than average.
So, if you’re feeling like, “Time is Really Flying this Summer” … You’re RIGHT!! (Look at YOU..You.. Scientist!!!) …
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ISRAEL/GAZA:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a plan to fully occupy the Gaza strip and force Hamas to release the remaining hostages.
Hamas has released several videos this week exploiting the Israeli hostages and showcasing the horrifying conditions they’re living in, dressed in rags, close to starvation.
Netanyahu claims he’s spoken with the regional head of the Red Cross to request their involvement in providing food and medical care to the remaining living hostages.
While this will certainly outrage the “Pro-Palestinians” it’s probably the only way to end the fighting. Hamas will never surrender. As long as Hamas surrounds themselves with civilians, civilians will die when Israel eliminates Hamas fighters.
The “take over… restore order.. help install a NON-terrorist government.. all while protecting Palestinian citizens” option could work.. and I don’t see an alternative…
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RUSSIA: RISKY BEHAVIOR .. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s alleged secret daughter spoke out against her father in a cryptic post condemning the man who “destroyed” her and “took millions of lives.”
Elizaveta Krivonogikh, ..HERE… a 22-year-old art school graduate living in Paris who is believed to be Putin’s youngest daughter has been speaking out for the first time.. “It’s liberating to be able to show my face to the world again…It reminds me of who I am and who destroyed my life.” … HERE..
Ummm.. Liz? Veta?… If you think he can’t “GET TO YOU” because you’re in Paris?? Ummm.. Think again.. .. If you don’t clam up you might slip off the balcony of a 20 story hotel room…
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BRAZIL: Former President Bolsonaro is under house arrest.
A Brazil Supreme Court Judge issued an house arrest order for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup. Justice Alexandre de Moraes said in his decision that the right-wing firebrand did not comply with judicial restraining orders imposed on him last month.
Look like “Lawfare” ?? Yup!! But.. remember… the current President (LULA) spent 2 years in prison for money laundering and taking bribes..(Sentenced to 12 years.. Supreme Court vacated the decision)
The house arrest order will certainly escalate tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has called the Bolsanaro issue a “Witch hunt”…
You ever think what it was like in the late 1600’s when there actually WERE witch hunts? I wonder if they were fun.. or scary…
Well, for the targeted women, it was awful I am sure. Did the other women try to stop them? Or were they like, “get the b*tch!!!!” .. .. and women with a mental health issue.. or maybe Tourette Syndrome that were just minding their own business were all of a sudden potential “Witch Material”
Crazy Times…
TODAY IN HISTORY?? … AUGUST 5… Well.. Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 .. (Suicide? Or given loads of drugs to OD because she “knew too much”) .. .. In 1981, President Reagan fired 11,000 Air Traffic controllers that refused to return to work despite his order. .. and for you older readers.. Today in 1957, Dick Clark’s American Bandstand began airing Nationally…
SPORTS:
GOLF: PLAYOFFS !!! The First of three FEDEX PLAYOFFS Starts Thursday.. Win this week or next.. Get $3.6 million… Win the Tour Championship.. Win $10 million.. Of Course, Scottie Scheffler is the favorite… Xander Shauffle and Tommy Fleetwood are right behind..
In addition to all the money.. There are several players trying to get Captain’s picks for the Ryder Cup.. Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay are veterans.. Ben Griffin has two wins this year but is just outside the automatic qualifying.. and Red hot Chris Gotterup with two top 10’s and a win in his last three tournaments..
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BASKETBALL: Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is reportedly involved in a major $5 billion project that could launch an international basketball league to rival the NBA. .. Umm… Look .. Lebron.. Start a bonfire and throw your money on it.. It will be faster and less painful. Take a look at the LIV Golf league… How’s that goin???
CELEBRIDIOTS:
DIDDY WATCH: P. Diddy Sean Combs will remain in jail until his sentencing next month.. The Judge said the rapper had not proven he did not pose a flight risk or danger, nor had he shown "exceptional circumstance" that would justify his release after a conviction that otherwise required detention. .. Oh Well ..
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“Mean Girl" Renee Rapp .. HERE.. (was in Mean Girls musical on Broadway) told a TV show her dream role was to be love interest of Mariska Hargitay on Law and Order: SVU.
“Let me tell ya, I would be Mariska Hargitay‘s lover. She would be gay, finally. … I would be her lover and we would somehow get tangled in like an undercover kind of miss[ion], probably with a drug empire.” … Ummm.. that’s a pretty specific dream .. Let’s hope it works out for you… HERE..
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Sydney Sweeney …HERE..should give the money she got from American Eagle back… This ad campaign has made the Hollywood hottie a household name. Now that she has been “outted” as a Republican.. OF COURSE the press is showing pictures of her at the gun range…HERE.. HERE.. (Old pics.. coulda showed them at ANY TIME in the past months and years.. but.. NOOOO..)
All publicity is good publicity.. Right?