Around August 12, 2026, six planets — Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, and Neptune — will appear in the morning sky before sunrise. But this doesn’t mean all six will be easy to see with the naked eye. Mars and Saturn will be the easiest targets, Mercury will be low but possible to catch with a clear horizon, Jupiter will sit even lower than Mercury, Uranus will require binoculars, and Neptune will need a telescope.
That will truly be a remarkable sight.
Later on August 12th, much of the northern hemisphere will have an opportunity to witness a total solar eclipse…
On Aug. 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal.
Many other places in the Northern Hemisphere will experience a partial solar eclipse that day, including parts of the northern U.S. (from Alaska to North Carolina), most of Canada, much of Europe, and northwestern Africa.
For many along the western part of the eclipse path (in mainland Europe and Africa), the Sun will set while it’s still partially eclipsed, creating an opportunity to see a sunset eclipse.
Here in the United States, we will not get to see a total solar eclipse.
But a partial eclipse will be visible in a vast area of the country stretching from Alaska to North Carolina…
The Moon will be barely a day past its closest approach to Earth, so its disk looks big enough to cover the Sun outright instead of leaving a ring of light behind.
A total solar eclipse is possible only because the sun is about 400 times larger than the moon, but also about 400 times farther away, making them appear the same size in the sky. Solar and lunar eclipses happen because the moon’s orbit is tilted by about five degrees to Earth’s orbital plane. Most months, the moon passes above or below the sun from our point of view. Only when the new moon crosses one of its orbital nodes can a solar eclipse occur.
Once the Sun goes down on August 12th, we will enter the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower…
The Perseids run from July 17 to August 24 this year and reach their peak on the night of August 12 into 13.
Earth is plowing through debris shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, and that night we pass nearest the dense core of the stream.
Swift-Tuttle is a monster as comets go. Its nucleus measures about 16 miles (26 kilometers) across, roughly twice the width of the asteroid tied to the dinosaurs’ extinction.
(You might have guessed this was written by Michael Snyder)
https://endoftheamericandream.com/on-august-12th-we-will-witness-a-total-solar-eclipse-a-rare-parade-of-6-planets-and-the-peak-of-the-perseid-meteor-shower/
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Major quake collapses mall and traps people in Kumamoto while Japan braces for aftershocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIRGPzf59kw&t=7s
Magnitude 7.1 quake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu island at about 4:27 pm local time. USGS lists it 6.8 at 10 km depth east of Uto.
Highest shaking intensity of 7 hit areas like Uki and Hikawa. Strong 6 in other spots around Kumamoto.
At least 50 people taken to hospital. One hospital alone reported that many. Some injuries on a high speed train. About 10 from an elderly care home.
Aeon Mall in the area partially collapsed. Second floor came down. Many people trapped inside. Reports of 20 to 30 employees uncontactable. Explosion or fire reported at the mall after the quake. Aerial views show walls peeled off and roof damage.
Buildings collapsed. Fires broke out. Roads and bridges damaged. Cargo train derailed. Cracked roads visible.
Power out for about 45,000 to 48,000 households in Kumamoto region. Utility working to restore.
(Lots of quakes and volcanoes lately! Dr Horse expects the entire West Coast to be nearly flattened by quakes within the next year.)
https://citizenwatchreport.com/major-quake-collapses-mall-and-traps-people-in-kumamoto-while-japan-braces-for-aftershocks/#more-229494
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Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega reveals CBS executives pushed her to report events that “never happened.
Cecilia Vega, who was fired from 60 Minutes in May under Bari Weiss’ tenure, is speaking out about her experience at CBS News. Vega spoke to ABC News’ John Quiñones at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference & Expo in New Orleans on July 23 and admitted she still doesn’t know why she was fired.
“It’s been about three months now and I don’t know,” she shared. “I was not given a reason. I still have not been given a reason.”
Vega’s ousting was one of many lineup changes implemented by Weiss since she took over as editor-in-chief at CBS News in October. During her conversation with Quiñones, she accused higher-ups at CBS News of influencing her reporting on 60 Minutes, alleging that she was pushed to report information that had not been verified.
https://www.tvinsider.com/1277404/60-minutes-cecilia-vega-reveals-shocking-details-of-her-final-days-at-cbs-show/
https://citizenwatchreport.com/former-60-minutes-correspondent-cecilia-vega-reveals-cbs-executives-pushed-her-to-report-events-that-never-happened/#more-229404
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Be careful downloading Windows 11 apps from Google, 70+ fake sites are pushing malware right now
More than 70 popular Windows apps now have fake websites impersonating them, and some are already serving malware. The list includes widely used tools like PowerToys, CrystalDiskMark, EasyBCD, Lively Wallpaper, and Wintoys, all cloned onto lookalike domains that in most cases rank above the real project pages on Google.
Some apps on this list have already had their fake sites confirmed as active malware distributors.
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/27/be-careful-downloading-windows-11-apps-from-google-70-fake-sites-are-pushing-malware-right-now/
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This is why women are defending immigrants who commit crimes.
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Charlie tried to warn us
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THIS Common Food Is Feeding Your Cancer Cells! I Dr. William Li
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnUUrFxlo-U
Key Points to Remember After You Watch The Video. (Thank Me Later):
1. Grilling meat can create toxins on the food, but you can lower this risk by using fruit marinades like pineapple or papaya (0:00-1:46).
2. While high amounts of soda are bad for your health due to additives and sugar, drinking it once in a while is not necessarily going to cause cancer (1:47-3:43).
3. Soy is actually a healthy food that can help your body fight cancer by blocking harmful estrogen and cutting off blood supply to tumors (4:02-6:29).
4. Eating two to three servings of cooked tomatoes mixed with healthy olive oil every week can help men lower their risk of prostate cancer (7:15-9:03).
5. Apples contain special nutrients that help lower inflammation in your body, which is a great way to stay healthy (9:10-9:37).
6. Berries, like raspberries and blueberries, are packed with natural colors and fiber that act as powerful antioxidants to protect your DNA (9:42-10:38).
7. Instead of just focusing on one food, remember that your body is the best cancer fighter when you feed it healthy plants that boost your natural defenses (10:39-12:47).
8. Drinking coffee and tea, especially matcha, provides your body with beneficial compounds that help keep your blood vessels and gut microbiome healthy (12:48-14:13).
9. Your gut microbiome is very important for staying healthy, so keeping it strong with fiber and good food is a smart way to prevent disease (14:14-15:20).
10. To live a long and healthy life, try to eat more Mediterranean or Asian-style meals, stay active every day, and avoid drinking or eating out of plastic (15:21-17:18).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnUUrFxlo-U
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Great Britain Is Dead: Enslaved Burka-Clad Wife Wins ‘British Citizen Award’ for Empowering Young Women
(I am starting a rumor that Putin sent in a Short KGB agent to pose as that Muslim woman.)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/great-britain-is-dead-enslaved-burka-clad-wife/
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U.S. Patriot Missiles Are Already Failing Badly: New Cheaper PAC-3 ACE Variant May Be Near Useless
One of the most striking differences visible in Lockheed Martin’s official renderings is the lack of an attitude control system around the missile’s forward section. The PAC-3 MSE uses a ring of miniature rocket thrusters to provide extremely high manoeuvrability during the final moments before intercept, allowing the missile to make rapid course corrections against highly agile ballistic targets. Eliminating this system would significantly simplify manufacturing and reduce costs, although it would inevitably reduce the missile’s terminal manoeuvring capability. Analysts have also suggested that the new interceptor may omit the PAC-3 MSE’s Lethality Enhancer warhead. This enhancement, introduced on later PAC-3 variants, deploys additional fragments immediately before impact to increase the probability of destroying incoming ballistic missiles. The PAC-3 ACE is instead expected to rely solely on hit-to-kill technology, or to employ a simpler warhead configuration to further reduce production costs and simplify manufacturing.
Significant questions have been raised regarding the viability of relying on a lower cost and less capable counterpart to existing PAC-3 variants, considering that the original design has already suffered from severe limitations in combat. The Patriot system has been confirmed by Ukrainian and Western sources to be unable to intercept Russian ballistic missile strikes, with former Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Igor Romanenko having in October 2025 warned that Patriots had an effectiveness rate of just 6 percent against such strikes. This corroborated statements made days earlier by Ukrainian and Western officials which similarly warned that the effectiveness of the Patriot against missile attacks by Russian Iskander-M and Kinzhal ballistic systems had fallen to just six percent.
Patriot systems integrating the PAC-3 have suffered from similar shortcomings against less advanced Iranian short range ballistic missile types. In the initial hours of hostilities footage showed Patriot systems in Qatar consistently failing to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles, with footage showing three interceptors launched, rather than the standard two, indicating an awareness of the lower than advertised probability of kill. In mid-March a crew member from a civilian ship sailing through the Gulf of Oman filmed two Iranian ballistic missiles striking oil facilities at the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah, and failed efforts by local forces to use a Patriot system to intercept them also using three interceptors against each target.
While the U.S. moves to develop a downgraded interceptor for the Patriot system, not only have existing interceptors proven to be far from capable of reliably intercepting even less advanced ballistic missile attacks, but U.S. adversaries are also rapidly improving their ballistic missile capabilities. North Korea has already brought a short range ballistic missile with hypersonic glide vehicle into flight testing, and is expected to export the design and its technologies to Russia, and possibly to Iran. China has meanwhile continued to lead the world in hypersonic missile technologies. Russia’s ageing Iskander-M system has also demonstrated continued improvements in its penetration capabilities. Thus while the PAC-3 ACE has been presented as a solution to affordability issues facing the Patriot system, it may prove to be less cost effective as it fails to provide a viable defence.
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-patriot-failing-new-cheaper-useless
(From Brave Browser Search)
PAC-3 MSE costs approximately $4 million to $5 million per interceptor, while the new PAC-3 ACE is priced at less than half that cost (estimated between $2 million and $2.5 million).
The PAC-3 ACE is designed as a lower-cost complement to the MSE, specifically targeting high-volume threats like drones and cruise missiles, whereas the PAC-3 MSE remains the premium option for complex, maneuvering ballistic missiles. Both systems share the same fire-control software and integrate with the Patriot system and Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), but the ACE achieves its price reduction by potentially omitting the MSE's advanced attitude control section, which limits its ability to intercept highly maneuvering targets.
(Ted Postol of MIT found that Patriot 3 had 0 out of 42 hits in a recent series photos taken over Hormuz.)
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The Worlds Largest Combat Ship Has its Own Flying Radar Air Wing to Support its S-400 Long Range Air Defences
Following confirmation that the world’s largest and most heavily armed combat ship the Admiral Nakhimov will re-enter service in the Russian Navy later in 2026, the nuclear powered warship’s advanced capabilities have gained considerable attention. The vessel stands out not only for being the longest ranged and fastest major surface combatant in the world, but also the most heavily armed, with 96 vertical launch cells for long range surface-to-air missiles from the S-400 system, and 80 more for cruise missiles including the hypersonic Zircon missile. Complementing its considerable firepower and sensors, the Admiral Nakhimov will also integrate by far the largest air wing of any surface combat ship, including its own ‘flying radar’ capability provided by Ka-31 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems.
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/world-largest-combat-ship-flying-radar-air-wing-s400
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Kiev loses 10,100 soldiers, mercenaries in special op zone over week Russian analyst
The Ukrainian armed forces’ losses in killed and wounded amounted to 10,100 soldiers, including foreign mercenaries, over the past week, military expert Andrey Marochko said.
According to him, soldiers of Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted the greatest damage on the enemy.
"The enemy’s medical and irreplaceable losses amounted to around 10,165 Ukrainian fighters and mercenaries. The greatest losses in manpower were inflicted on the Ukrainian armed forces in the area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup East operating in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions. It should be noted that this trend has been persisting for seven consecutive weeks. Despite this, the Ukrainian military command continues to regularly send fresh forces to these areas and issue thoughtless orders to assault our positions," the expert wrote on his VKontakte page.
https://tass.com/defense/2165845
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AI Failure
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS JUST HAPPENED BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING...
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Citadel Securities Makes The Case For A Fed Rate-Hike Tomorrow
...the market may once again be underestimating the extent of the hawkish shift at the Fed, and that the (for now) moderate increase in energy prices may tip an already finely balanced meeting in favor of a hike tomorrow..
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/citadel-securities-makes-case-fed-rate-hike-tomorrow