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August 02, 2026
Good morning! Today is Sunday, August 2nd 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. As the war with Iran hits day one hundred and fifty-five, Washington and Israel prepare a massive strike on Iranian energy infrastructure, even as U.S. commanders warn of depleted interceptors and gas prices climb past four dollars a gallon. Scott Greer argues in The American Conservative that the bipartisan backlash against data centers, Flock cameras, and online platforms may quietly advance left-wing goals, starving red counties of revenue, hobbling immigration enforcement, and…
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