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Scout ratingSCOUT· 38%14m·2026-07-31·News Politics

A Cyberattack on U.S. Water Systems, and the Growing Threat of Falling Space Junk

New York Times Podcasts

Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Says Peace Board Has Plan for Gaza Disarmament (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/trump-gaza-peace-board-hamas.html) , by Katie Rogers and Pranav Baskar U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems…

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“I think it's a cover up for the AI Data Centers are doing to our water, air, etc. Data centers can negatively impact the environment through air and water pollution, primarily via chemical usage in cooling loops, backup generator emissions,…”

— @rjohnson6822 · YouTube comment

“May be not too far down the road, you have to buy the membership of the Trump Empire in order to breath.”

— @ck-wong · YouTube comment

“An “adversary” nation, like Iran and North Korea, is known to use cyberattacks against the US. That’s totally plausible. However, unless the facilities in Minnesota happen to be exceptionally vulnerable, I would wonder why Minnesota of all…”

— @JasonSmith-q6u · YouTube comment

“I immediately thought a false flag attack by Israel on the cyberattack. Who benefits? Israel does if the blame is placed on Iran.”

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