Kyle Nowak

For the first time since Prohibition ended, nearly half of Americans are saying “no thanks” to booze, according to new Gallup polling published Wednesday.

“Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.”

–Augustine "Og" Mandino II (1923-1996)

🏈 Oklahoma starting QB John Mateer this week denied allegations that he bet on sports, after screenshots showing two suspicious Venmo payments from 2022 went viral on social media Monday night.

❓ Our question to you: How do you feel about the Trump admin’s new chip export deal with Nvidia and AMD?

📊 Recent data shows US consumers are tightening their belts—and not just so jeans fit better. Impulse buys and spontaneous weekend trips are giving way to grocery lists, coupon codes, and home-cooked meals where every ingredient counts, according to a slew of recent data.

“The best of us sometimes eat our words.”

–Albus Dumbledore (1881-1997)

🏛️ Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government a percentage of their chip sales in China in exchange for being allowed export licenses, marking a first-of-its-kind agreement, according to multiple reports published late Sunday.

"Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles."

–Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

❓ Our question to you (long-form): What are your thoughts on the separate peace proposals submitted to the Trump administration this week by Russia and Ukraine?

🏛️ President Trump announced plans to deploy National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and place the city’s police department under federal control, marking an unprecedented attempt by the US government to take charge of America’s capital city.

"You are now, and you do become, what you think about."

–Earl Nightingale (1921-1989)

❓ Our question to you: How would you best describe your personal confidence in the scientific community?

🌍 Russian President Vladimir Putin last week presented the Trump admin with a proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine, while European leaders and Ukraine countered with their own proposal for peace that rejects some of Russia's requests.

Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

"Success is built sequentially. It's one thing at a time."

–Gary W. Keller (b.1957)

"It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude."

–Hilary "Zig" Ziglar (1926-2012)

🤔 How do you feel about President Trump’s decision to fire the top BLS official after the agency published a weaker-than-expected July jobs report?

📺 ESPN revealed its flagship streaming service will go live on August 21—the exact same date that Fox is launching its new “Fox One” streaming service.

🏛️ On Friday, President Trump fired the top official at the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the agency published a weaker-than-expected July jobs report with significant downward revisions in data from previous months.

📝 On Friday, President Trump fired the top official at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It came after the agency published a weaker-than-expected July jobs report with significant downward revisions in data from previous months.