That qualifies as an “oops”

TL;DR China attempted to launch some satellites for broadband and the rocket failed to reach orbit and created a debris field. 

https://www.pcmag.com/news/chinas-effort-to-launch-starlink-rival-accidentally-creates-orbital-debris

Musk is a dumbass

He spent a ridiculous number of billions to buy Twitter. Turned it into a platform for hate, has no discernible privacy policy, and mines data from everyone using the platform (and sells it!)

And companies who used to advertise there revolt. So he sues claiming anti-trust?

He can keep Xitter. 

https://www.reuters.com/legal/musks-x-accuses-advertisers-illegal-boycott-new-lawsuit-2024-08-06/

Disneys earnings were generally good

Parks continue to disappoint, but at least there's some understanding of there being some carryover effect from the pandemic (hint: Disney took on a lot of debt that they continue to pay down, and they haven't quite "fixed" the issues with pricing and experiences, but that experiment is ongoing). 

But streaming turned a profit. Which is interesting.  But ever looking to see what the market will bear, they plan to tweak the price point and see what happens there. 

Will people pay more for the content? I guess we'll see. 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/07/disney-dis-q3-earnings-report-2024.html

Say what now?

This guy should not be even in consideration to be a leader.

This is actually pretty cool

Henry Fieldman made history by becoming the first Olympian to win medals in both men's and women's events.

He's a coxswain for Great Britain's rowing team, and has been in both men's and women's boats that have medaled. 

https://www.boredpanda.com/henry-fieldman-first-olympian-medal-male-female-rowing/

Watch "'Where did the cash go?': Maddow looks for clues in new report about Trump, Egypt and $10 million" on YouTube

Wow. That's pretty damning on several fronts. 

https://youtu.be/sFMrygQa8U8?si=4lKvhp_g1b6xal8z

Watch "Trump vs. Biden: Let's Compare the Facts" on YouTube

Touché 

https://youtu.be/0E7c1J2DMPs?si=jG6a8XeReKJrdpTq