Extra, Extra
Wham Bam Thank You Cam: “As U.S. and Israeli forces bombed Iran early this year, a poultry farmer in northern Israel decided to check on his chickens. When he launched the app on his phone for the webcam outside his coop, he was alarmed to see that its language had been switched to Arabic. He contacted Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, which found that hackers had taken control of the Chinese-made camera. They weren’t interested in chickens.” WSJ (Gift Article): Video Cameras Are Everywhere—and Now They Are Being Hacked for War.
+ Tehran’s Cannon Fodder: “For three generations, the cause of destroying Israel has attracted the support of dictators, militias, and movements far more readily than the cause of building Palestine. Being anti-Israel is not the same as being pro-Palestine. Too often, it has been the opposite.” Fighting Israel to the Last Palestinian. “Tehran’s campaign to destroy Israel has immiserated the people it purported to help and strengthened the Israeli right.”
+ Waiting to Exhale: “It’s a notable shift in a country where marijuana policy has generally moved toward greater legalization. Massachusetts could become a test of whether voters are willing to revisit an established cannabis market.” Marijuana Is On The Ballot In 2026. The Debate Has Changed.
+ Reverse Robinhood: “To hear the Trump administration tell it, the SNAP program is under siege by well-heeled recipients of food stamps. Vice President JD Vance, upon being named ‘Fraud Czar’ this spring, said: ‘There are people who have Lamborghinis who currently receive SNAP benefits.'” Well, there is a lot of theft in the SNAP program. Just not the kind JD is talking about. ProPublica: Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients.
+ Rolling Nightmare: Georgia police identify man who died after falling off Six Flags ride. “The incident comes weeks after Six Flags Magic Mountain in California closed its X2 roller coaster over lawsuits alleging riders suffered brain injuries.”
+ RJ Mitte: Bryan Cranston Mourns ‘Breaking Bad’ Son RJ Mitte: ‘I’ll Miss You, Son.’
+ And We’re On the Error: An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent Airs in the Wrong Portland.
