NYTIMES (Jon Finer) - The World Is Cutting Ties With America. It’s Already Costing Us.
When other countries cut ties, Americans pay.
ABCNEWS - Argentina beats Switzerland 3-1 in extra time, advancing to World Cup semifinals
Julian Alvarez has sent Argentina into the World Cup semifinals with a stunning long-range strike in extra time against Switzerland
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Tonguette) - The Inner Depths We Hide From Strangers
In a crowded movie theater, the man next to you may have interviewed the stars on the screen. The post The Inner Depths We Hide From Strangers appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Inner Depths We Hide From Strangers In a crowded movie theater, the man next to you may have interviewed the stars on the screen. As an inhabitant of one of the cities caught up in the nationwide heatwave earlier this month—Columbus, Ohio—I can confirm that the weather was stifling. The heatwave has dropped out of the news—that will happen when a Democratic Senate candidate has ended his cataclysmically ill-advised candidacy and the Iran War peace deal has evidently failed to hold—but the temperatures remain persistently unpleasant. But, having learned from my upbringing in the reliably hot and humid suburbs of New…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Spencer Neale) - AOC Knew Better Than to Back Platner
The bartender from the Bronx seems to have spotted the warning signs. The post AOC Knew Better Than to Back Platner appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics AOC Knew Better Than to Back Platner The bartender from the Bronx seems to have spotted the warning signs. Wednesday night marked the end of Graham Platner. In a winding, 11-minute diatribe, the self-styled working-class oyster farmer running in Maine for the U.S. Senate denied sexual assault allegations, casting himself as the victim of a wide-ranging conspiracy plot by Democratic Party operatives eager to supplant his progressive political campaign. Platner played the victim, claiming the damage done by the allegations was too much to overcome, both tactically and politically, and announcing he would suspend his…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Scott Greer) - Karoline Leavitt’s Zoomer-Bashing Is Bad for America
The right has a generational conflict on its hands. The post Karoline Leavitt’s Zoomer-Bashing Is Bad for America appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Karoline Leavitt’s Zoomer-Bashing Is Bad for America The right has a generational conflict on its hands. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt isn’t thrilled with her generation. In a recent interview with Fox News’ Jesse Watters, she agreed that her fellow Zoomers are lazy and entitled. “This generation, my generation, I hate to say it, Gen Z and those younger than me have been raised with just silver spoons in their mouths,” she told the Fox News host . She added that they’ve been given everything and are completely ungrateful for those…Open
NPR (The Associated Press) - Alvarez's 112th-minute goal helps lift Argentina past Switzerland 3-1 and into World Cup semifinals
Julian Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina into the World Cup semifinals with a long-range strike in the 112th minute against Switzerland.
NYTIMES (Vivienne Walt) - Inside the Secret Factory That Supplies Ukraine’s War Drones
With its mass-produced and inexpensive A.I. powered war machines, the German start-up Helsing SE illustrates a profound shift in military spending.
NYTIMES (Jane Bradley, Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman) - How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies
Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war.
NPR (Becky Sullivan) - Messi and Argentina survive another close call to reach the World Cup semifinals
Argentina was taken to the brink in its first two knockout games. In Saturday's quarterfinal against Switzerland, the Albiceleste survived again to advance to the semis, where they will face England.
NEWSNATIONNOW (ROB GILLIES, Associated Press) - Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 4, police say
TORONTO (AP) — A shooting near a Toronto street festival killed two men and wounded four other people Saturday evening, police said, adding that what initially prompted an active-shooter warning was an exchange of gunfire between two people targeting each other. Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said investigators recovered two firearms after the shooting [...]