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Nothing says Friday like a mass cyber outageā¦
If youāre reading this, youāre probably not an airline, bank, or hospital. This morning, there was a mass cyber outage that hasā¦
Grounded Delta, United, & American flights;
Knocked banks in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK completely offline;
And disrupted hospitals and businesses that use Microsoft worldwide.
Simply put, itās a really bad day to be āIT guy Todd.ā Or, in the UK, āIT guy Nigel.ā Really hope none of you had plans to fly today.
šØ Biden to drop out?
š„« Just Stop Oil protesters convicted
š A comedy legend dies
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KEY STORY
Dream Careers For Gen Z
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Recent surveys have found Americaās career aspirations are shifting
Per a new NSHSS survey, high school studentsā top three dream employers are all in healthcare, and more young people now want to work for the government
Meanwhile, the appeal of tech companies fell as Gen Zers look for job stability and try to build multiple income streams
Dig Deeper
The National Society of High School Scholars survey found that students ranked St. Jude Childrenās Research Hospital as their top employer choice, followed by the Mayo Clinic at second and Health Care Service Corp. at third
The top-ranked non-healthcare job was FBI agent at number five. Just seven years ago, Google held the top spot as the dream employer: Now, itās seventh
Both NSHSS and a survey by job-search platform Handshake also found an increase in the number of students who wanted government jobs
KEY STORY
Trump Speaks
Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination
UFC Pres. Dana White introduced Trump: āIām in the tough-guy business, and this man is the toughest, most resilient human being,ā he said
Trump then accepted the nomination and declared, āThe discord and division in our society must be healed. We must heal it quickly. As Americans, we are bound together by a single fate and a shared destiny. We rise together. Or we fall apartā
He went on to describe the attempt on his life ā āIt was a warm beautiful day in Butler Township,ā he recalled ā then vowed to make America great again
Dig Deeper
Speaking of the assassination attempt ā which Trump said he would only do once ā Trump said, āI felt something hit me really, really hard on my right ear...I said to myself, āWow what was that! It can only be a bullet.ā And moved my hand to my ear and brought it down ā my hand was covered in bloodā
āI immediately knew that it was very serious, that we were under attack...Bullets were continuing to fly, as very brave Secret Service agents rushed to the stage. And they really did. They rushed to the stageā
āThere was blood pouring everywhere, and yet, in a certain way, I felt very safe because I had God on my sideā
He spoke in a subdued tone before returning to his traditional themes: āUnder our leadership, the United States will be respected again. No nation will question our power. No enemy will doubt our might...Our borders will be totally secure. Our economy will soar. We will return law and order to our streets, patriotism to our schools, and importantly, we will restore peace, stability, and harmony all throughout the worldā
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KEY STORY
Record Jail for Protesters
A UK judge gave five āJust Stop Oilā protesters record prison sentences for nonviolent protests
The group ā convicted under a new law intended to deter unruly protests ā received four- or five-year sentences for having dozens of activists obstruct traffic on a major highway over four days
A UN environmental rep said the convictions mark a ādark dayā in environmental activism, and activists called on the UKās new Labour govāt to intervene
Yet the judge told the convicts, āThe plain fact is that each of you some time ago has crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanaticā
Dig Deeper
āYou have appointed yourselves as sole arbiters of what should be done about climate change,ā that judge added
The group was convicted under a āpublic nuisanceā law passed by the UKās recently ousted Conservative government, which sought to deter some protests by increasing penalties. That law came amid a wave of protest actions by āJust Stop Oilā and similar groups, which have targeted Stonehenge, Vincent van Goghās āSunflowers,ā and other notable places and artifacts
KEY STORY
Biden Drop Out Coming?
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Democratic leaders expect Biden to drop out as soon as this weekend
In recent days, the Democratic House and Senate leaders, Barack Obama, and Nancy Pelosi, have reportedly all urged Biden to step aside
Reports say Biden ā who is currently at his Delaware home with Covid ā could drop out as soon as Sunday
While VP Harris is the current betting favorite to replace Biden, there is a movement within the party to decide the next candidate at the Democratic convention, which is scheduled for August 19-22
Dig Deeper
If the decision goes to an āopen convention,ā potential replacements include Michelle Obama, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Axios reported Thursday that a close friend told Biden that āhis choice is to be one of historyās heroes, or to be sure of the fact that thereāll never be a Biden presidential libraryā
RUNDOWN
Some Quick Stories for the Office
šŗRecent sales data show that Bud Light has dropped to the number three spot in the US beer industry. In the four weeks ending July 6, Bud Light represented 6.5% of beer dollar sales in US stores, compared to 7.3% for Michelob Ultra and 9.7% for Modelo
šæNetflix reported $9.5B in revenue and $4.88 profit per share in Q2, meeting expectations. The platform added 8M subscribers this quarter, up from 5.9M last year, with a quarterly profit of $2.2B
šŗAmazon Prime Videoās satirical superhero action-drama āThe Boysā added a content warning ahead of its Season 4 finale. The episode ā previously titled āAssassination Runā but retitled āSeason 4 Finaleā ā includes a viewer discretion note, as it comes five days after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
š¦š·Argentinaās economy expanded by 1.3% between April and May, marking the first growth under President Javier Milei, who took office in December. Heās vowed to enact a slew of libertarian policies he said would plunge the country into recession to reduce inflation, then spark a prolonged economic turnaround
š„The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel is preparing for a potential war with Hezbollah. Officials believe the conflict would surpass the Gaza war in scale, with an estimated 4,000 daily rockets and over 1,000+ daily Israeli casualties
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COMMUNITY
š§ Yesterdayās question: If anyone from history could have a podcast, who would you choose?
Teddy Flippin' Roosevelt.
He had so many amazing life experiences, was a colorful speaker, and even where he was wrong/controversial, he was open to change and discussing new ideas.
His podcast and social media presence would be unreal!
Ben Franklin or Ibn Battuta would be interesting, Ernest Hemingway would be entertaining, Alexander the Great or Winston Churchill would also be excellent choices, but the only true answer would be Sir Henry "El Diablo" Morgan.
Ben Franklin. He did so many different things. Plus he's the guy that decided to fly a kite in a thunderstorm. There has got to be more insane stories like that one that we could hear.
ASK AND TELL
20 Questions
And we thought last weekās news cycle was crazy! We donāt want to jinx ourselves again, so letās instead cool down with a game of āThis or That.ā We will give you 20 matchups, and you tell us which you prefer. Democracy dies in the darkness, so please make sure to vote. Also, we canāt believe you all almost rated Pitbull the artist lower than pitbulls the dog breed last week. Heās Mr. 305 not Mr. 3.05!
Last Weekās 20 Questions:
Average ratings for last weekās āRate Thisā edition of 20 Qs.
John Cena - 6.8
Dr. Pepper - 5.7
Window seat - 8.2
Aisle seat - 8.0
Crocs - 3.5
Pigs in a blanket - 5.9
Car air fresheners - 4.1
Lava lamps - 5.4
Pitbulls - 2.9
Pitbull the artist - 3.6
The weather this week - 2.7
Blizzards from Dairy Queen - 7.0
McFlurries - 5.8
Netflixās movie selection - 6.2
Fried calamari - 4.8
Capers - 3.7
Jazz music - 6.8
Ratings edition of 20 Questions - 7.4
POPCORN
Some Quick Stories for Happy Hour
š RIP, comedy legend: Comedian and sitcom legend Bob Newhartdied at 94. The deadpan accountant-turned-comedian launched his career as a standup comic in the late 1950s
ā½ļø MLSās chosen one: At 14 years and 293 days old, the Philadelphia Unionās Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player to debut in any major professional US sports league
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Nobody younger has ever played in the MLS, MLB, NBA, NFL, or NHLā¦
š¦Red Lobsterās Last Stand: In a recent shipment, a Red Lobster in Coloradodiscovered an orange lobsterā a one in 30M occurrence
š SpaceAdvisor: An astronautused TripAdvisor to give an honest review of her accommodations during the 2021 SpaceX Inspiration 4 mission, the first all-civilian mission to orbit space. She gave it a 5/5
š¦Griffinosaurus: Citadel CEO and billionaire Ken Griffinpaid $44.6M for a 27-foot-long Stegosaurus skeleton at an auction this week
EDITORāS NOTE
Final Thoughts
Bookended by an attempted assassination and what some are calling the largest cyber outage in history, this week has given us a news cycle to remember.
We are deeply grateful for your trust in Roca. We donāt take our responsibility to inform you with just the facts lightly. Weāre all in this together ā have a great weekend!
āMax and Max