#1The Monologue
New tariffs on Canada, South Africa, and Vietnam take effect next week, pushing the effective US tariff rate to 15.8%. Economists say the number will keep climbing until either inflation breaks or the United States simply runs out of trading partners — whichever comes first. Canada says it's fine. Canada is always fine. Re: Tax Foundation
Researchers are now proposing to launch AI data center hardware into orbit, using the cold vacuum of space as a cooling system. Scientists note the equipment was generating far too much heat to manage on Earth... critics note this is also true of several tech company earnings calls, but no one is proposing to send those to space yet. Re: Singularity Hub
Two men bought tickets, changed into helmets in a restroom, climbed over the observation deck's glass wall, and BASE-jumped from 605 feet. Police are searching for the suspects, who face trespassing charges.
Scooter, a three-year-old beagle in Australia, was rushed to an emergency clinic after consuming an entire bag of gummy worms. Vets induced vomiting; Scooter's sibling Jada was also treated as a precaution and produced exactly one candy.
Officers in Olmsted Township were dispatched after residents reported a wild cat at large in their neighborhood. The animal turned out to be a legally owned, permit-exempt Savannah cat — a domestic-serval hybrid — that had decided to take a walk.
Carl Gunn, 77, of St. Petersburg stages weekly solo protests against Flock Safety license-plate-reader cameras by holding a 12-foot pool skimmer — bearing a sign reading "DOWN WITH FLOCK CAMERAS" — into their field of view. Strangers have pulled over to deliver cold drinks, snacks, and a shade umbrella.
#7The Groaner
I've been reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down.
