SpaceX lost another rocket. It hit the Indian Ocean. Hard. The explosion was part of the planned splashdown but still looked violent. Meanwhile Miley Cyrus got a star. Anya Taylor-Joy was there. So was Donatella Versace. Two worlds colliding? Not really just different Tuesday.
The Skies Are Dangerous Right Now
A fighter jet shot something out of the sky. Declassified video says it wasn’t aliens. Experts aren’t impressed with the footage either. But over at the air show two jets collided mid-air. Four crew members ejected. They’re alive which is good. Then there was the cargo plane in Kentucky. Fourteen people died. New video shows the engine literally ripping off during takeoff. Just… falling. It makes you wonder if we can fly anymore.
On the ground the trouble continued. A house caught fire. A baby was dropped out of a window. An officer caught it. You don’t get better body cam footage than that. Nearby San Diego had a massacre at a mosque. Three men dead. Two teen attackers shot themselves after. Police called it hate. It probably is.
Fire, Rain, and Glitches
New York City is underwater. Again. Mayor Zohran Mamdani blames the sewer system for being overwhelmed. Residents are wading through submerged cars. In LA thousands were evacuated while crews battled the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley. 1,364 acres gone. Containment was minimal as of Tuesday. Fire spreads faster than politicians think.
Then the technology fails us. Waymo’s driverless cars in Atlanta got stuck in a loop. AI sent them into the same cul-de-sac repeatedly. A “routing problem.” They couldn’t leave. It was absurd. Also hundreds of illegal mopeds were bulldozed in NYC. They claim a moped was used to kill a 7-month-old last month. The crackdown is brutal and messy.
Politics and Culture Clashes
Trump wants the White House to be drone-proof. He’s calling it a gift. There will be a hospital. Maybe research facilities too. The military complex angle is interesting. Or concerning depending on who you ask. Meanwhile a Republican named Thomas Massie is fighting for his life. He’s running against a Trump-backer. Can you win when the party boss hates you? Massie helped leak the Epstein files. Now he’s on the ropes.
Stephen Colbert is leaving. Finally. After eleven seasons the end came. He sat down with Seth Meyers and John Oliver and the usual gang. Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy Fallon. They talked about the end. The desk will be empty soon.
Alex Murdaugh’s conviction was overturned. The Supreme Court in South Carolina ordered a new trial. It’s chaos for the family convicted of killing the wife and son. The system keeps churning.
The BBC reported from Penn Station where the rail line stopped. Quiet. Too quiet for that place.
And if you want tradition that smells like old fat look at the US Naval Academy. Freshmen did the Herndon Climb. Vegetable grease on an obelisk. The governor of New Jersey’s son won. It hasn’t changed in 76 years.
