Short Take Politics:

War problems deepen

Now Iran is hacking into water treatment plants. War evolves. In the Revolution, Patriots hid behind trees and ambushed the King’s soldiers. The Japanese hit us at Pearl Harbor so, when the time came, we nuked them. The Ukrainians are beating Putin with better-cheaper-faster drones. What if the Iranians have hit on using hackers on the dark web to compromise water treatment and utilities? It is happening. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/us/politics/iran-cyberattack-water-systems.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.uGgL.kkmJnWM9IKK-&smid=url-share

White supremacists build Arkansas enclave

A divorced man who made Internet porn in the last 5 years has founded a Whites-only commune in Arkansas. I think this might be freedom of religion to the extreme. The leader’s name is Orwoll. One letter off.

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16008525/Inside-Americas-whites-town-new-arrivals-vetted-help-preserve-European-identity-leader-believes-Nazis-redeeming-qualities.html

Trump ends war again

The United States was set to do some more bombing but now our President has posted to Truth Social he is holding off. Peace may be imminent. Then again, does anyone believe it. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/02/nx-s1-5917113/trump-says-hes-cancelling-…