THE SPHINX—A PEEK AT THE FUTURE
Trump revises children’s mandatory vaccine schedule.
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/10/trump-eo-on-vaccine-schedule-for-kids-n2205439
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Wow.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/real-estate/manhattan-rents-reach-all-time-high-of-6655-per-month/
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Good.
Alabama election.
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Iran fears Bessent more than Hegseth.
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POLITICS
Will the court cases ever end ??????????
Newscum.
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BUSINESS
Mining deals.
Kellogg news.
Move it.
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CRIME
I have come to cat-believe that cops need to call a second unit to block the front of cars stopped for traffic violations.
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NATURE
Hippos are born mean.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/science/hippo-chases-tour-boat-in-africa-over-water-territory/
A hero goose.
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The Jetsons Editor: Do you foretell the end and all that stuff, LL ?
The No Cat: Not the big picture, but some things that might come true. Maybe you will get an enjoyable plane ride. No Jetsons, but room for overhead storage.
Good luck here.
Remember nothing, not even diamonds are forever or certain.
What do you think ?
https://theonion.com/new-evidence-shows-fauci-may-have-been-created-in-chine-1846984205/
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It’s true.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain
Image Credit & Copyright: Ruiyu Zhang
Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
Explanation: On August 12th, 2026, the Moon totally eclipsed the Sun and cast its shadow across Siberia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal. Today’s image features two total solar eclipses viewed from Zaragoza, Spain, one over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the other reflecting in the Ebro River. For a few moments, Spain saw its first major total solar eclipse since 1905. Those witnessing totality may experience a chill in the air, the quieting of birds, the confused chirps of insects, and the shared awe of many. It’s the corona’s time to shine as the Sun’s bright disk is blocked by the Moon. Among other reasons to study eclipses, they help scientists understand why the corona is millions of degrees hotter than the Sun’s surface. Enthusiastic citizens can contribute to these studies by recording how wildlife responds, imaging the corona, and monitoring air temperature and clouds.
Tomorrow’s picture: a mystery
Bible Verse
Choose wisely….
Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom
Don’t trust words, Trust actions.
Anonymous
Fun Facts: Really? Part 21
A man in New York named Robert Samuels is a professional line sitter who makes up to $1,000 a week just by standing in line for people.
If all the world’s population, approximately 8.3 billion people, piled into the Grand Canyon, they wouldn’t even come close to filling it up.
The Ouija Board got its name in 1890 by asking the board what it should be called. It spelled out Ouija, and when asked what it meant, the board said, “Good Luck.”
In 2010, an Ikea located in Wembly, England unleashed one hundred cats into the store just to see what would happen.
People have actually begun putting QR codes on the gravestones of their loved ones. Scanning them will lead you to online tributes to the dead where you can read their obituaries.
Little Johnny meets Mayor Mamdani
Mamdani was visiting a primary school in NYC and visited a grade four class. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked Mamdani if he would like to lead the discussion on the word ‘tragedy.’ So he asked the class for an example of a ‘tragedy’.
One little boy stood up and offered: “If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him over and kills him, that would be a tragedy.”
“No,” said Mamdani, “that would be an accident.”
A little girl raised her hand: “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone, that would be a tragedy.”
“I’m afraid not,” explained Mamdani. “That’s what we would call a great loss.”
The room went silent. No other child volunteered. Mamdani searched the room.
“Isn’t there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?”
Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher held her breath.
In a quiet voice he said: “If the plane carrying you was struck by a ‘friendly fire’ missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy.”
“Fantastic!” exclaimed Mamdani, “That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?”
“Well,” says Johnny….
“It has to be a tragedy, because it sure as hell wouldn’t be a great loss … and you can bet your sweet ass it wouldn’t be an accident either!”
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THE SPHINX—ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A Colombia earthquake.
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Iran misery index.
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Bizarre happenings in Michigan.
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Democrats.
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/09/nicu-nurse-3-years-va-dem-helped-n2680942
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POLITICS
Biden’s Secretary of the Air Force has security credentials revoked.
Good new about the racist SPLC.
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/08/07/splcs-vindictive-prosecution-claim-denied-n2205313
Alito is sticking around a while longer.
A Golden Oldie. Make the creep pay for the lost time of people trapped in their cars and damage.
Every sane person knows that you need an ID for almost everything—from Obama’s Library to having a bank account.
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/08/07/polling-is-nothing-but-a-scam-n2680827
The Democrat Socialist want illegals to vote.
The Texas Attorney General gets agreement from clinic to start a program to ‘detransition’ children.
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Cash is no longer king.
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Alaska Man.
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Great news for Kentucky. A private investment.
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The AI Editor: Is AI here to stay, LL ?
The AI Cat: It is. It is dangerous, and needs to be watched like Nancy attending an inside-trader meeting. Judges and anyone who relies on information from others should be careful.
Robots are carriers of the ( AI ) infection.
Not much in the electronic media is safe or immune from abuse.
The Cockroach Song.
Sad.
https://theonion.com/taylor-swift-sues-ella-langley-for-bangs-infringement/
https://www.washingtontimes.com/
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Don’t trust the science.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Perseids Over a little Planet
Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin Rosadziński
Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)
Explanation: It looks like a view from the Little Prince‘s planet. The featured image is a throwback to the 2024 Perseid meteor shower, surrounded in this projection by the Bieszczady Mountains in Poland. Visible in the sky is the arch of the Milky Way, along with several nebulas in red and over a hundred meteors pointing to the radiant. The Perseids are easily visible and quite popular in the Northern Hemisphere summer. (Watching meteor showers in the winter is less convenient for a good reason). This year they are expected to offer an even more dazzling spectacle than usual, because the peak coincides with a new moon. The 2026 Perseid meteor shower will peak tonight with as many as 50-100 meteors per hour, when the Earth’s path crosses through debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle. Typically, the best times for seeing the meteors are between midnight and pre-dawn. You won’t need binoculars to see the meteors, but a lawn chair and a dark sky location help.
Tomorrow’s picture: What’s next?