AT&T’s large leak: Dangerous information, AT&T prospects and possibly anybody who’s texted or referred to as AT&T prospects, a giant, fats information leak in 2022 uncovered all name and textual content message data of anybody utilizing their community between Could 1, 2022 and October 31, 2022. That is probably 110 million folks. AT&T says the leak doesn’t include any of the content material in these texts or calls. The mobile supplier discovered about this leak in April whereas they have been coping with the aftermath of a separate, unrelated main information breach.
Listening to for SPD cop: Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) vice-president Daniel Auderer was caught on tape joking after a fellow officer hit and killed 23-year-old pedestrian Jaahnavi Kandula. Auderer joked to SPOG president Mike Solan about Kandula’s dying, calling her “an everyday individual” with “restricted worth” and that town ought to “simply write a test.” In a listening to this week, Auderer argued his aspect of the story. Now, it is on interim police chief Sue Rahr to resolve whether or not to self-discipline Auderer. In response to Publicola, “The Workplace of Police Accountability has advisable self-discipline starting from a 270-day suspension to termination.”
The climate: It will be principally sunny this weekend. Friday will see a excessive of 81 levels. It is downright nice.
Heatwave hell: Oregon’s heatwave this previous week was lethal. The dying toll now stands at 14.
Say it ain’t so, I can’t go…on I-405 between Renton & Bellevue this weekend, as a result of it’s closing! It’s a Summertime crammed with numerous building, upkeep and occasions. A lot for All of the Small Issues.
Plan forward, know earlier than you go, and benefit from the Everlasting Sunshine! 🌞 pic.twitter.com/xmfMlGuS0T— WSDOT Site visitors (@wsdot_traffic) July 12, 2024
Portland-area anesthesiologist fucked up: Portland-area hospitals found that one in every of their anesthesiologists didn’t observe correct an infection management practices when administering intravenous anesthesia. Consequently, greater than 2,400 sufferers could have been uncovered to ailments equivalent to hepatitis B and C and even HIV. Hospitals are providing sufferers who could have been uncovered free blood assessments. The anesthesiologist was fired.
West Seattle companies up in arms: On Thursday, West Seattle enterprise house owners held an anti-light rail rally since they’re fearful new mild rail within the space will power them to relocate their companies. Sound Transit has but to announce its official route for the West Seattle extension, however the company is predicted to make the announcement someday this 12 months. Among the rallying house owners declare that the extension will not “add a lot to ridership.” Oh, I am sorry, did you need to dwell undisturbed and remoted in your little West Seattle island perpetually? That is not how residing in a metropolis works, bucko. Possibly subsequent time the bridge crumbles you will really feel in another way. The West Seattle line will not be accomplished till 2032. So, what is the fuss? All of us is perhaps lifeless by then anyway.
Let me let you know the story of Biden’s dangerous day: Whereas talking to reporters at a NATO summit, Biden launched Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin,” which, um, aren’t the 2 guys you wanna combine up on this context. There’s an excruciating beat the place everybody within the room—reporters, world leaders, Zelensky—waits, hoping Biden will catch himself. Lastly, he does. “President Putin?” Biden says, correcting himself. “President Zelensky. I am so centered on beating Putin.” I hate when this occurs to me!
A Home Dem tells me in response to this:
“That is the best introduction of all time … It will be like introducing Winston Churchill and saying girls and gents Hitler.” https://t.co/x4sTXnjKM7
— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) July 11, 2024
Later, on the information convention: Thursday was the primary time Biden had performed a solo information convention and answered questions from the White Home press corps in over a 12 months. He made one other large identify flub, referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump.” Regardless of the error, Biden powered on, doubled down, and insisted he wouldn’t again out of the race. “I’ve bought to complete this job,” he mentioned. No, Joe, it’s good to suck on a Werther’s Authentic exhausting sweet and snooze just a little throughout a Tuesday matinee at your native AMC, not lose this election for us.
Okay, so what of the content material? Should you may stand up to the halting, glitchy speech, Biden truly did properly on explaining his stances on international coverage and why his reelection is essential for shielding NATO, drawing a distinction between himself and Trump, who has been publicly skeptical and dismissive concerning the alliance. But, because the Related Press identified, “the information convention’s focus wasn’t actually international coverage, it was reassuring Democrats and the world that Biden continues to be capable of be president and beat Trump.” Name me a skeptic, however I do not suppose it labored.
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) July 11, 2024
At the very least there’s comedy? All of that is exhausting to look at and more durable to abdomen. The specter of one other Trump presidency mixed with all the brand new powers granted to the president by the Supreme Court docket? Depend me out. The one factor making all of it barely worthwhile are the jokes. Gallows humor and all that.
(press secretary voice) The very fact is, the president accomplished most of his sentences at this time and he is wanting ahead to finishing much more all through the marketing campaign
— Political Science B.A. (@InternetHippo) July 12, 2024
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) July 12, 2024
joe to jill backstage: you look beautiful barack
— olivia (@oliviuuuuhh) July 12, 2024
Gluesenkamp Perez says Biden is unfit: Southwest Washington’s Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is the newest Evergreen State Dem to talk up about Joe Biden’s candidacy. She made her assertion on the finish of Biden’s solo information convention on Thursday. Gluesenkamp Perez’s assertion mentioned, “I doubt the president’s judgment about his personal well being, his health to do the job, and whether or not he’s the one making essential choices about our nation, reasonably than unelected advisers.” She and Rep. Adam Smith are to this point the one members of Washington’s US Home delegation to name for Biden to step apart.
RIP Shelley Duvall: The Shining actress died Thursday at age 75.
Large adjustments to the U-shaped curve for happiness: The U-shaped happiness curve is a concept about happiness and our lifespans, with happiness highest in formative years (one peak is at age 30), lowest in center life (the deepest dip is at age 50), and the best once more in outdated age (one other peak after age 70). Information reaching again to 1973 helps the idea in each people and non-human apes. But, scientists say the curve has modified as a result of the younger aren’t that completely happy anymore “in absolute phrases and relative to older folks.” The brand new happiness mannequin is extra akin to a line graph that exhibits “a constant lower in unhappiness with age.” Whereas it sounds good that folks get happier with age, researchers are fearful. One researcher advised Scientific American, “That’s when individuals are simply beginning their lives. It shouldn’t be when they’re most anxious, are most depressed, and don’t have any hope for the long run. There’s something profoundly unsuitable there.” Extra right here.
ICYMI: The Killers displaying the Euro 2024 semi-final between England and the Netherlands after which opening their live performance with “Mr. Brightside” fucking rocks.
Presumably essentially the most electrical second of my life. When the Killers livestream the Euros proper earlier than England win and so they hit us with Mr Brightside. pic.twitter.com/7Hlk4RN19V
— Martin Kimber (@MrMKimber) July 10, 2024
Castro nudists sort out attacker: Whereas on a unadorned stroll, two San Francisco nudists witnessed a “loopy sort of pirate man” with a blowtorch threatening a vacationer. The pirate-y attacker began punching the vacationer and the nudists stepped in, punching and slapping till the attacker high-tailed it out of there.
IRS tracks down $1 billion in again taxes from extremely rich: The IRS is chasing down the wealthy tax cheaters, and so they have $1 billion to indicate for it. It is a sign of what funding within the company, like the cash it acquired as a part of Biden’s Inflation Discount Act, may do. And this makes it all of the extra clear why Republicans need to lower the company’s price range so badly.
A track in your summery Friday: Play this one when the solar’s shining and you may really feel the wind in your hair.
