Tuesdays with Terry: New Normal in Hormuz, Women Now Outnumber Men at Work, Stay-At-Home Boyfriends & Ozempic Divorces

The Wall Street Journal reports that major Gulf energy exporters, including countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are increasingly concluding that Iran may retain effective control over the Strait of Hormuz for the foreseeable future. While they dislike this outcome, many see it as preferable…

Tuesdays with Terry: Iran’s Mysterious Ruler, Trump In Catering Container & Francesca Hong

The Wall Street Journal reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader after the U.S.-Israeli air campaign earlier this year, is consolidating power and signaling a tougher stance toward the Trump administration through a major overhaul of Iran’s secur…

The Fight Over Measure C Renewal

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on August 11 to file a lawsuit challenging AB 1923, a new California law that requires Fresno County to place a Measure C replacement transportation tax initiative on the November 2026 ballot. The supervisors supporting the lawsuit argue the law is u…

Flagrant Foul - How Media Is Covering DiJonai Carrington and Sophie Cunningham

Philip takes a look at the Carrington and Cunningham coverage across the media landscape. An opinion column by OutKick's Bobby Burack criticized how some sports media personalities and outlets responded to a WNBA incident.  Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: …

GOP Lawmakers Release Fauci Texts

Two Republican senators, Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) and Rand Paul (Kentucky), released the first batch of text messages recovered from former government phones used by Dr. Anthony Fauci, as part of their ongoing investigation into his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Sen. Ron Johnson reacts to new…

Wildfire Threatens California Coast, Senators on Wildfire Bets & Fresno Arts Council Manager Sentenced

The article reports that the Timber Fire is threatening the Big Sur region of Monterey County, prompting evacuations and widespread park closures in one of California's most iconic coastal areas. The wildfire had grown significantly by the morning of August 11, 2026.  A group of U.S. senators, inc…

Consumer Goods Are Getting Worse & Summer of Purse Guys

This Guardian article explores a growing belief among consumers that many everyday products, from backpacks and cookware to clothing and food, have declined in quality over time. The piece examines whether this perception is real and argues that corporate consolidation, private equity ownership, an…

Israel Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan & Strongest Quake This Century

Israel has rejected a new U.S.-backed Gaza peace proposal, creating a significant disagreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump over how to move forward with ending the war in Gaza.  A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on the morning of A…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Manifesto & Suge Knight Won’t Testify

Meta announced Muse Glimmer, a lightweight AI model that developers can download and run on their own computers under a permissive open-source license. Zuckerberg also said Meta will provide developers with access to a more powerful model, Muse Spark 1.2.   Marion “Suge” Knight, the former Death R…

AOC’s Generational Tidal Wave & Cyberattack on Suisun City

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) argued that a major political shift is underway in the United States, driven by the growing voting power of millennials, whom she described as a “generational tidal wave” that is increasingly shaping election outcomes. Suisun City, California, declared a stat…