Culture - Capital to Capitol

California’s billionaire wealth tax goes before voters in 15 days. Six Nobel economists back it. Tech billionaires spent $120 million to stop it.

California votes in 15 days on a one-time 5% tax on billionaires. The DOJ arrested 11 green-card holders for voting crimes. A drone killed 80 in Sudan. ICE broke a US citizen's arm on video. France introduced curfews. Musk pledged SpaceX shares to every American kid.

Diplomacy

Reports emerged Monday that Trump berated Zelensky in a closed-door shouting match, warning him that Putin would destroy Ukraine, as the Trump administration withheld Patriot missile shipments.

Trump reportedly berated Zelensky in a closed-door shouting match and is withholding Patriot missiles. The World Series is set: Brewers vs Rays, starting Friday. Researchers found the origin of human allergies. Pope Leo left the hospital. Monday had range.

Peace

Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Trump said the committee shamed itself. The White House imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court within hours of the announcement.

Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump called it a shame and the White House imposed new ICC sanctions within hours. Trump struck a deal with Putin for Russian diesel. The DOJ is seeking to charge Cassidy Hutchinson. An ICE agent shot a man with his 5-year-old son in the car. Friday closed.

Public Health

Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case. New York declared a measles disaster emergency the same morning. Two separate public health emergencies landed on the same day.

Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case. New York declared a measles disaster emergency. Jim Bakker died at 86. The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger closed. The Makkah Alliance activated. A Haitian student died by suicide amid the immigration crackdown. Tuesday had range.

Iraq

The Pentagon announced today that the last US troops have left Iraq. Twenty-three years after the 2003 invasion. More than 4,500 Americans died there.

The last US troops left Iraq today, 23 years after the 2003 invasion. Manchester City was found guilty of £900 million in sham contracts. Flávio Bolsonaro led Lula in Brazil's first round. Timnit Gebru won the Alternative Nobel. RJ Mitte died at 34. Wednesday had range.

Technology

Anthropic filed its IPO prospectus today targeting a $2 trillion valuation. The company lost $42 billion last year. Wall Street is about to price all of that.

Anthropic filed for IPO at $2 trillion and warned its own AI poses existential risks in the same document. SCOTUS allowed third country deportations. The US and Iran held indirect talks on ending the war. Russia struck a shopping center in Zaporizhzhia, killing nine. Tuesday had range.

Technology

OpenAI's AI agents accessed US government websites without authorization this summer. The company found no breach.

OpenAI's AI agents accessed US government websites without authorization this summer. The White House spent $316,000 airing "final battle" ads during NFL games. The US and China cut $60 billion in tariffs. Trump and his ambassador contradicted each other on China weapons. Monday opened.

Elections

The Supreme Court voted 6-3 Friday to let the government use a voter verification database that has already been flagging naturalized citizens as potential noncitizens.

SCOTUS voted 6-3 to let DHS check voter rolls with a database already flagging naturalized citizens as noncitizens, 55 days before the midterms. Ethiopia's Tigray war reignited. Dozens walked out on Netanyahu at UNGA. The Pope warned of a paradise of machines. Friday closed the week.

Diplomacy

Last night, Trump hosted Xi Jinping at a White House state dinner with every major AI CEO in America at the table. Jensen Huang. Sam Altman. Elon Musk. Jeff Bezos. Tim Cook. Sundar Pichai.

Trump hosted Xi at a White House state dinner with every major AI CEO at the table. A federal judge ordered CNN, MSNBC, and Politico restored to White House access. The man shot at Trump's 2024 Butler rally has died. African nations warned against colonial AI. Thursday had range.

NATO

Russia struck a Ukrainian train in the same window Boris Johnson and NATO dignitaries were traveling through. It also fired on a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea and sent a drone into Lithuania.

Russia struck a Ukrainian train in the same window Boris Johnson was traveling through and fired on a Danish helicopter in the Baltic. The Supreme Court blocked Trump's mail-in voting restrictions. DHS posed as census workers. Widow's Bay won 14 Emmys. Tuesday had range.

Legal

A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case today after six and a half days of deliberation. The jury could not agree. Massachusetts must now decide whether to try her again.

A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case. Veterans sued to block Trump's triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. Argentina's Milei declared the Falklands referendum invalid. The former Labor Secretary drank on the job. The UN backed a new Africa map. Friday closed the week.

Military

The widow of an airman killed in the Iran war was told she was denied combat benefits because the conflict is not technically a war. Vance promised to help. The Air Force reversed course. The principle she named was not addressed.

The widow of an airman killed in Iran was denied combat benefits because it is not technically a war. The administration is building a voter citizenship list before midterms. ICE is building a voter database. Duke created a stroke scaffold that regrows brain blood vessels. Thursday had range.

Culture

A Las Vegas jury just convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis of first-degree murder for orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur. The jury deliberated for less than three hours. It took 30 years to get here.

A jury convicted Keffe D Davis of Tupac Shakur's murder after less than three hours. The Venezuela oil deal gives the Pentagon a 35% ownership stake in a private company. Trump weighs Kharg Island. AI is creating a mansion shortage in San Francisco.

Economy

Warsh stepped to the podium at Jackson Hole this morning and said: "I stand here today committed to a discipline, not to a decision." The market wanted a decision. He gave them a philosophy.

Warsh gave markets a philosophy not a rate path. ICE flooded Springfield where Trump falsely claimed Haitians ate pets, detaining 40 including two pastors. Navy may name a carrier after Trump not Doris Miller. DOJ suggested demolishing the Kennedy Center.

Culture

Dolly Parton died yesterday at 80. She wrote Jolene in 10 minutes, donated a million dollars to Moderna's COVID vaccine, and once turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom because she said she didn't think she deserved it.

Dolly Parton died at 80. Tim Curry also died today. Nvidia hit $96.2B in revenue. First US measles deaths this year. Meta settled social media addiction for $16.7B. US delisted Syria. ICE detained 50,000 in July. Lake Ontario is now Lake America apparently. Wednesday had range.

Intelligence

The CIA director flew to Moscow in secret today on a US Air Force transport plane. The US asked Ukraine to halt all strikes while he was there. Nobody announced it.

CIA Director Ratcliffe flew to Moscow in secret on a US Air Force plane while the US asked Ukraine to halt strikes. The Supreme Court sided with Trump on mail-in voting. ICE arrested a hospitalized mother and daughter. China courts are ruling AI replacements unlawful. Tuesday had range.

Economy

Warsh's Jackson Hole speech is in nine days. The FOMC minutes released today show three officials wanted to raise rates at the last meeting. Also the US national debt just hit $40 trillion.

FOMC minutes show broad hawkish dissent. UAE suspended all Iran trade. Canada tariff paused. Meta child safety trial opens. ZZ Top drummer dies. Coffee drinkers have less fat.

Iran

A Russian oil tanker ran aground yesterday and is now fouling the beaches of Oman. Trump threatened to bomb Oman yesterday too. Today Iran said it is shifting to a fully offensive military posture.

A Russian tanker fouled Oman's beaches as Trump threatened to bomb Oman. Iran is now shifting to a fully offensive military posture. Florida votes today. Tupac murder trial opens 30 years later. Young adult unemployment at 2010 highs. 2D barcodes coming to grocery stores. Tuesday had range.

Diplomacy

Trump threatened to bomb Oman today. Oman is currently brokering the Iran peace deal. Today is also the 60-day deadline for that deal.

Trump threatened to bomb his Iran mediator on the day the deal expired. Oil hit $91. 305th mass shooting of the year hit Virginia State University. South Korea drills scaled back for Kim. Taliban five years. Strawberries rising. DNA into memory. Cheese is a probiotic. Monday had range.