Flotsam and Jetsam - US Poverty Hits All-Time Low

At NYPo, Americans are richer than ever — and poverty hits an all-time low, but you won't hear it from the WaPoo, the NYT, PBS, ABC, CBS or NBC. Bill Mitchell @mitchellvii, "Stocks at record highs. GDP at 5.1%. Real incomes at record highs. Poverty at record lows. Food inflation below 20 year average. Factories at 82% capacity. Standard of living best ever. Crime at record lows. Trump approval on the economy - record lows. What am I missing?" Ace, US Poverty Rate Falls to Lowest Level In History, "Well, as long as we've been keeping track of it, anyway. And median (average) household income hit a record high. Wait until you see how the media spins this." I know the dictum is that you can't tell people the economy is good when they don't feel it, but the MSM spend a great deal of time and effort convincing people that the economy is great when Democrats are in control and even more attempting to plant the thought that the economy sucks when Republicans are in charge.

Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "This is 100% accurate. The left has completely moved on from climate change, net-zero, electric car mandates, etc. The climate panic faded and their ideas were all wrong, so for 2028 the new existential threat that needs regulating is AI." Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet. "This is the case against AI doom. Pass it on First we recaptulate standard x-risk argument: we build AI substantially smarter than humans → it becomes an autonomous optimizing agent → its goals are misaligned → instrumental convergence makes it seek power and resist correction → superintelligence lets it acquire decisive strategic advantage → humans lose control permanently. Here are the main counterarguments: ..."Too long, but read it anyway. Sundance at CTH hears Palantir CEO Frames AI Leaders Request as Effort to Avoid Lawsuits from Large Corporate Clients Over IP Theft. 

At Am Great, the Great Victor Davis Hanson discourses on Iran, the Midterms, and October Surprises, "The Iran war could reshape the midterms as Democrats, Iran’s regime, dissidents, and Kurdish rebels weigh the political and military stakes of the next 50 days." The WSJ (archive) documents how Iran’s Attempts to Get Around the Hormuz Blockade Are Hitting a Wall "While Saudi Arabia and others find workarounds, bottlenecks are threatening Iran’s economy," and Saudi Arabia Has Another Option to Get Its Oil Out "A shuttle service that slips oil through the Strait of Hormuz now looks like the kingdom’s best fallback." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Iran: We Got a Mighty Convoy, Stuck Here Overnight. From the Volokh Conspiracy, Dave Bernstein notices Iran's Expanding Campaign Against Jewish Targets Outside Israel.

Sundance is suspicious, British Military Intelligence Officer Killed in “Accident” in Ukraine. I am less so, even at the height of the Iraq War, common accidents were a huge part of the number of allied deaths. Military work is inherently dangerous. Space.com notes The battlefield now extends all the way to the moon, U.S. military's highest-ranking officer says. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress....

The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great looks at The Fantasy House of Mark Carney. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Said the Spider to the Fly: EU Issues Invitation to Canada to Be Its First 'Associate'. Sundance is on it, noting Prime Minister Mark Carney Accepts EU Associate Member Status, Opens Canada Gate for European Migrants and Two More British Commonwealth Countries Considering ‘Associate Member’ EU Status – That’s Four of The Five Eyes. 

Tim O'Brien at PJM is jubilant, Trump’s Super PACs Are About to Flood the Midterms With Over $130 Million. Fox News @FoxNews, "WATCH: Republicans step in around Sen. Mitch McConnell as confusion breaks out over his vote during a farm bill markup in the Senate Agriculture Committee. McConnell quietly says “aye” as GOP Sen. John Hoeven leans over and tells him “no" multiple times. A staffer then intervened and Chairman John Boozman reinforced McConnell's "aye" vote as the bill advanced 12-11 along party lines. Hoeven’s office says he initially misunderstood what the committee was voting on." So, he's back, but not really.

From Twitchy, 'Legal Observer' Witnessed a Forklift Run Into the Kennedy Center Pillars 'Several Times', but had no video. I don't; let the damn thing fall down from neglect.

At Hat Hair a Larry video shows Hasan Piker Going Rogue, Screws Democrats With America 'Worse' Than Al-Qaeda Comment, Capt. Ed, Piker: America Is Worse Than Al-Qaeda. M-SNOW: Please Shut Up and Today's Deep Question: What Is El-Sayed's Imam – and MSM – Trying to Hide?, 'Associations': Major Michigan Newspaper Makes Stunning Endorsement and Dave Strom asks Does Anybody Believe Talarico and El-Sayed Have Moderated? No, of course not. ¡No Pasaran! argues "Muslims have finally cracked the code on the West"; For Islam, "Socialism Is THE Trojan Horse" to power — Larry Taunton's September 11th keynote address. Ace, Totally Normal Heterosexual Christian James Talarico Wants You to Know He Has a Favorite Drag Queen and He'd Like to Know Your Favorite Too, "Thanks to Ed Morrissey for this horror. Not only does he have a favorite drag queen at the ready when asked, but "she" is quite the beaut. Talarico's favorite drag queen specifically targets children. Of course "she" does." From Newsline, Don’t Buy Talarico’s “Triangulation” in Texas Senate Race. I don't. Amy Curtis at TownHall, This Is How James Talarico Wants to Run the United States. Andrew Kolvet @AndrewKolvet, "Talarico: "What if we ran our world like we run a kindergarten classroom? Because at the end of the day, aren't we all just really big kindergartners?" He’s just so … soft. I hate it."

鈴森はるか 『haruka suzumori』 @harukaawake, "Mark my words. Years from now, across Europe, Muslims will end up destroying many cultural artifacts across Europe. The reaction will be exactly this: Radical Muslims: It's haram so we must destroy it. Moderate Muslims: It shouldn't be destroyed but let's not blame all Muslims. Useful Idiot Leftists: It shouldn't be destroyed but let's not be Islamophobic." Cathy Salgado at PJM sees an Ex-Muslim Exposes ‘Poison’ Now ‘Injected Into the West’. Quotulatiousness notes Veterans of the GWOT “saw things with our own eyes that are hard for others to believe” Man-love Thursday is apparently a real thing in Afghanistan. But the men are usually boys. Drew Pavlou @DrewPavlou, "I discovered that the lady who went on Australian national television the other day and said that white Australians have no culture is in fact the daughter of a Sudanese warlord who abducted and enslaved hundreds of child soldiers, dozens of whom starved to death Human Rights Watch accused William Nyuon Bany of these horrific crimes against humanity in a September 1995 report titled ''Children in Sudan: Slaves, Street Children and Child Soldiers.'' ..." The McMullan @TheMcMullan. "In response to the clip going around with the African lady saying 'WHAT WHITE CULTURE!?!' Because I can explain it in more detail than anyone else... here are the main things that create western civilisation. The principle, the law of nature that is an adaptation to and what operation it creates in our civilisation...." Another long one worth reading. 

Jim Hanson @JimHansonDC, "ActBlue is a criminal conspiracy to commit election fundraising fraud. Indict and arrest them immediately so people see what the Dems are doing before our elections." Quote Townhall.com @townhallcom, "NEW: A House Judiciary report just dropped screenshots of ActBlue's internal Slack messages. They show staff knowingly waved through foreign donations—using "verification" methods you won't believe." Beege Welborn has high hopes ActBlue in Le Deep Doody! MD Kittle at Da Fed thinks In Corrupt Milwaukee, Election Integrity Dies In Darkness. Matt Vespa at TownHall reports Dems Think North Carolina Is a Lock for Them. Roy Cooper Nuked That Narrative With These Remarks. PJM's Matt Margolis notices In Blue State America, It's Always 1984 and Athena Thorne remarks I’m So Glad This Nightmarish Legal Fight Is Playing Out During an Election Season.

PJM's Vicky Taft reports There Are Ghost Kids in Them Thar Fake Daycare Centers in Gavin Newsom's California, Aaron Hanscom sees Gavin Newsom Is Back on Top of One 2028 List. Does It Mean Anything? and Stephen Kruiser sighs Karen Bass Will Probably Get Her Shot at Finishing Off Los Angeles.

Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "In a stunning political move, the chief judge of the Minneapolis federal bench disclosed the behind the scenes collaboration between all judges to thwart legal proceedings related to immigration cases this year. Patrick Schiltz, who admitted his longtime involvement in a pro-migrant nonprofit, reveals how judges remained on their cell phones nonstop to halt deportation proceedings. And rather than evaluate each case individually—as is required—the judges developed pro forma orders (as I predicted) to immediately stop cases in their tracks. This is something: Schiltz: “Some judges built templates of legal orders so they could respond quickly to some of the detention issues that were arising again and again.”" Quote Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw, "An alarm is being sounded for the American public. Sitting federal judges go on the record with the NYT. On threats to democracy by DOJ/administration actions." Causing Dave Strom to wonder Can We Start Impeaching Judges Now? Natalie Winters @nataliegwinters, "EXCLUSIVE: Judge Boasberg was a 9-time host for a CCP-founded program run by a Chinese spy front flagged for its efforts to compromise Americans. SIX were during his FISA term—with access to top secret intelligence."

NYPo thinks Kavanaugh throws Trump ‘a lifeline’ on mail ballot rules despite Supreme Court rejecting restrictions. The left had no problem with changing election rules mid stream in 2020. 

Sundance considers diGenova’s Problem.

TownHall's Scott McLallen reports Lone Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Gets a Lawyer — and a Safe House. Kyle Becker at RedState hears the Holdout Clancy Juror Breaks Silence. What He Says About 'Activist' Jurors Makes Them Look Worse.

Sundance is pissed Republican Rep Maria Salazar Attacks President Trump – Says ICE Deportations “Gone too Far”, "Florida Representative María Elvira Salazar is well known to the CTH audience; she is a decepticon." Ben Whedon at JTN reports Kash Patel confirms admin working on legislation to stop 'birth tourism'. "Patel made the remarks during an appearance before Senate lawmakers of the Judiciary Committee." 

It's a newt, and it has a great crest!

Dave Strom hears a A Cry for Help: Piddington Declares Independence From UK Over Migrant Settlement and Newts Get a Veto. Piddington’s Women Don’t. GB Politics @GBPolitcs, "NEW: Women in Piddington, a village of just 350 people where the government plans to put 1,250-3,500 illegal migrants, have released a video begging female MPs to speak out for them in Parliament." At the Telegraph, Great crested newts could thwart Piddington migrant camp. Via Ace, A Haitian Woman Attacked and Then Gnawed On the Face of a Woman, Disfiguring Her Forever. Canadian Courts Gave Her a Reduced Sentence So That This Doctor/Engineer Wouldn't Be Deported. "Seal the northern border, reduce visas for Canadians, increase tariffs to 50%, permanently. We must insulate ourselves from this demonic nation." Hey, there's good fishing up there!

From the Free Bacon sees Dems Get Crazier, NYT Coverage Stays the Same. "Every scandal left uncovered at the paper of record." C3 @C_3C_3, "35% of media coverage of Lindsay Clancy is negative. 96% of media coverage of Elon Musk is negative. One killed her children and the other exposed government theft. So telling…" Ashley McCully at PJM hears Liberal Millionaires: Wait, What Is Free Speech Again? Dave Strom hears Merz: the Rise of the AfD Shows Why Free Speech Must Be Curbed. Ezra Levant @ezralevant, "The chancellor of Germany says free speech is just a kooky American idea that he doesn't share: “Please don’t come to me with free speech... That is at most a libertarian political understanding from parts of the USA that I personally do not share. A liberal society must still be able to protect its citizens from false information, from personal degradations, from discrimination.”" Quote Julian Reichelt @jreichelt, " Translated from German, BREAKING NEWS: Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to massively restrict social media and says: "Don't anyone come to me with free speech!" We must "still be able to protect citizens from false information." Against men like Merz, we have the fundamental right to freedom of expression as a right of defense. His view of the citizens is dangerous and borders on a case of suspicion hostile to the constitution." The Babylon Bee, Macklemore Performs Concert In Gaza And Oh No! They've Thrown Him Off A Roof.

Stacy, the Other McCain on The ‘Killadelphia’ House of Horrors.

An interesting argument, Peter Van Valkenburgh @valkenburgh, "For thirty years we've argued that software deserves First Amendment protection because software is speech. But the Constitution gives us another reason: software is a press. ..."

Nick Sortor @nicksortor, " WTF?! The University of Utah student who CELEBRATED Charlie Kirk’s assassination in a viral photo is now trying to get Rylie, the patriotic student who called her out, EXPELLED @UUtah better choose their next steps WISELY unless they want DOJ involved Support" I heard the school relented after being outed. Jesse Singal @jessesingal, "cult is overused but exactly right in these sorts of contexts. as we know from a trillion institutional meltdowns centered on these trainings, if they weren't intentionally built to give power to power/control to certain Cluster B types, they may as well have been." Quote Jonathan Kay @jonkay, "this is one of the cult-indoctrination slides contained in an all-staff Sept. 14 meeting for teachers at a York Region District elementary school." James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames, "Today in things literally nobody could possibly be surprised about if they have been paying even the slightest bit of attention." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Blue states with strong teachers' unions have lower student literacy levels: study shows." From Ace, a Study: Blue States with Strong Teachers Unions Influence Have, for Some Reason, the Lowest Student Literacy Rates in the Nation, "You know those teachers unions only care about the kids. It's all about the kids, you know. When they shut down the schools for a year and a half so that teachers could sit at home on their asses and literally phone in their lessons, that was all for the kids, too. Their lazy, greedy stance has resulted in the worst literacy rates in the nation." Capt. Ed claims an Exclusive: How to Protect Jewish Students, Faculty From 'Jew-Hatred'. Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo, "EXCLUSIVE: Berkeley Law School dean Erwin Chemerinsky explains how he has secretly enacted a policy of racial discrimination in faculty hiring—which is illegal in California. "If I'm ever deposed, I'm going to deny I said this to you." Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo, "This man must be sued, deposed, fired, and sent into retirement. He's a virulent, proud racist—and an enemy of equality." John McWhorter @JohnHMcWhorter, "Sad thing is this is normal. She genuinely, warmly thinks her people are smart in "alternate" ways, and that being good at tests (close reasoning and linear thinking) is "white." I wrote about this strain of thought a few months ago here: https://nytimes.com/2026/07..." Quote Neetu Arnold @neetu_arnold, "New York Regents member Felicia Thomas-Williams on why she thinks students shouldn’t have to take Regents exams to graduate: “You don’t assess a fish on climbing a tree because fish can’t climb trees”"

And at long last, we get to the good stuff! Don Surber on Making Sydney Sweeney a sports billionaire. "I thought feminism was about women owning their sexuality. Silly me." Lana A. @lana_asanin, "Honest question for the Sydney Sweeney enthusiasts: Besides the two enormous elephants in the room… what exactly is the attraction? Her face? Her charm? Her personality? Help me understand the phenomenon. And before somebody types “intelligence”—please respect the seriousness of this scientific investigation." The two elephants are plenty. Also, she pisses off the right people. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "These are the "journalists" writing hit pieces on Sydney Sweeney. Class is dismissed." Check them out at your own risk.

Matt Vespa on Here's What Triggered the Left's Recent Meltdown Over Sydney Sweeney. Carlos @txiokatu, "What’s Sydney Sweeney have to do to get the approval of white women? Strangle three kids?" Ace, Fake News "NHL Reporter" Blasts Sydney Sweeney for Using Her Body to Sell Merch... But Of Course Previously Posted a Booby Bikini Photo to Sell "Hot Girls for Hockey" Merch, "That's only the first part of this embarrassing hypocrisy. The second part is this "reporter" doubling down and insisting that because she showed her boobies to sell merch to women, that's totes different than Sydney Sweeny using boobies to sell a gambling service to men."

And the Wombat has even more at In The Mailbox: 09.17.26. Linked at 357 Magnum in Saturday Roundup of Link Roundups - 19 September. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Coffee & Sweater and FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week awaiting your digital pleasure.

Flotsam and Jetsam - I Don't Like Mondays

Actually, Monday's aren't so bad; the news hasn't had much chance to pile up.

Quotulatiousness quotes from On the scenic shores of “Lake America.” "Carney’s response to Trump’s redesignation of the lake was replete with a self-own only one as invested in a globalist “new world order”, and oblivious to actual domestic concerns could muster. He posted the following to X: The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”. The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms. Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always. A hilarious response to this which appeared on X was posted by Miranda Veracruz de la Jolla Cardinal, which I am assuming is a parody account since Miranda was a recurring character in the 1980s sitcom Married With Children. MVdlJC wrote: “How dare Trump rename Lake Ontario!” “Anyways, here I am at Sankofa Square …”" Yeah, I had to Google Sankofa Square to make sure. At PJM Eric Florack claims Renaming a Lake is A Surefire Way to Expose the Corrupt. Am Great's Liz Shield notes in Morning Greatness: Google Adopts Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Name as Canada Dispute Grows. But the Weather Underground hasn't, yet. Sundance at CTH reports President Trump Advises Corporations to Depart Canada for Operational Stability in USA.

The Council on Foreign Relations does Crude Calculations: Why the Iran War Hasn’t Yet Caused an Oil Shock. Gas now under $4 here. News Wax cites Trump: US Will Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve Using Venezuelan Oil. Althouse whines about the punctuation in this Trump TS post, "Iran is officially a Failed Nation. IT IS DEAD! They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, they have no currency, they are not paying their soldiers or police." ""Inflation is at 300%, and their leadership is in total disarray and incapable of properly representing the country. The only thing they have is FAKE NEWS from the USA, a willingness to kill their protesters (now over 100,000 people dead. They must be tried for war crimes against humanity!), and a good line of 'BULLSHIT.' Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J.TRUMP""At RCD, The Ukraine and Iran Wars Are a Wake Up Call. Military leader always needed to be reminded the fight this war, not the last one. Sundance hears Merz Prepares to Blame Russia for Sketchy Leipzig Airport Drone “Attack”, he wants to blame Ukraine.

Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks This Washington Post Piece on Hegseth Is Arguably Treasonous. Sean Parnell @SeanParnellASW, "Publishing highly classified assessments from the Secretary’s orders book is a crime. It’s a betrayal of the force. And much of what they’re publishing is inaccurate. Of course, we demand candid military advice. Non-concurs are standard. The Secretary sees them constantly. That’s how you run a real military. We are in great shape around the world. This story isn’t about readiness. It’s TDS and PDS — they hate President Trump and Secretary Hegseth more than they love America." Quote Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe, "Four-stars all non-concurring with prolonging operations against Iran as they are into 2027, per this @washingtonpost exclusive:..." The WaPoo may be immune, but the leakers aren't.

At TownHall Joe Chalfant hears RFK Jr Dropped Some Massive Bombshells at His Latest Town Hall. HHS Rapid Response @HHSResponse, ""It's over a hundred billion dollars a year that's being STOLEN…” @SecKennedy on how the Trump Administration is ENDING THE FRAUD that Biden's HHS allowed to fester. Accountability is BACK!" Scott McClellan at TownHall has an example: Anaheim Woman Pleads Guilty in $2.2 Million Medicare Hospice Fraud Scheme. Sundance hosts Mike Steger Outlining Secretary Bessent Targeting the Dark Money Empire.

I've been quiet about the horrendous Nepal flood event, but I have to put this up. Terrible if true, bumbadum @bumbadum14, "So it turns out China was building a hydro electric facility by a glacier and all the construction caused a portion of the glacier to collapse, tumble down, and turn into a mudslide that killed like 2,500 Nepalese people. But all you will hear about in the news is leftists claiming this was because of climate change." Quote Kashmiri Hindu @BattaKashmiri, "China is Evil. Only time will tell how much." China is asshole. 

From News Wax, Fetterman: 'Garbage' Like El-Sayed Drags Down Dems and El-Sayed Promises Medicare for All, His Wife Opted Out. At Da Caller, ‘Bothers Me A Lot’: Michigan’s Democrat Top Cop Calls Out Abdul El-Sayed Over Remark. "Michigan’s top law enforcement officer accused her own party’s Senate nominee of rationalizing a terrorist attack on a synagogue." PJM's Cathy Salgado is outraged El-Sayed’s White Communications Director Once Said ‘White Women Are Policy Failures’, while it's a gross generalization, she has a point. At Hat Hair Larry Elder hears Hasan Piker to Dems: Don't Quit Me. "Democrats, listen to me, I know we don't always see eye to eye on a lot of stuff, but you have to literally, at some point -- I know you don't want to do this -- defend me. Not because you love what I have to say, not because I'm part of this coalition, even though I am, whether you like it or not ... I'm not this dangerous, toxic radical force." From Da Signal, Mamdani Turns Rikers Murderer Into Victim in Larger Plot to Abolish Prisons. At the Crimson Hub, James Talarico's Church Is A Sanctuary For 'Woke 1' Craziness. "Talarico is trying to run as a moderate, but his past shows he is anything but one."

Kyle Becker at RedState sees NY Gov. Hochul Ditches 'Feminist' Routine to Don Hijab for Muslim Men. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, ""Fight the patriarchy" until it's Muslims." Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "Feminists love to talk about the "patriarchy" and how White men want them to live in Handmaid's Tale, and then immediately pander to the most patriarchal and restrictive system on earth." From Fox, Muslim jail gangs said to force conversions on prisoners in UK: 'Jihadist training camps’. From the Guardian, Four men admit destroying Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green "Hamza ⁠Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and Judex Atshatshi and Saif Ali, both 18, admitted to a charge of destroying or damaging property being reckless whether life would be endangered." Carl Trueman at First Things reports The England I Knew Is Gone. Brother Rachid الأخ رشيد @BrotherRasheed, "The Persecution That Doesn’t Make the Headlines I am a Muslim convert to Christianity. I lived for 15 years as a Christian believer in Morocco, much of that time in what we called the underground church. Listen carefully, because this is what “moderate Islam” looked like for us..." Seth Mandel @SethAMandel, "Correlation of HATE HAS NO HOME HERE lawn signs to anti-Semitism remains undefeated." Quote Alex Joffe @DrAlexJoffe, "“It’s like all these liberal hippies want to kill me."ound-zero-bds-israel

From the Free Bacon, Ro Khanna Dethrones Stock Queen Nancy Pelosi in First Real Accomplishment of Political Career. "It sure beats sponsoring a stupid bill to add a third 'unspecified' gender option on US passports." She doesn't have enough time left to spend the money she has."

Hat Hair's Josh Hammer says Clarence Thomas Played the Long Game. He Won. Joe Chalfant wonders Why Is Kentaji Brown Jackson Still Wearing a Mask In 2026? Afraid common sense is contagious? Sundance notes DNC Election Rigger Proposes Adding 4 Leftist Judges to Supreme Court at First Available Opportunity, which is why I think Trump and the Republicans should try first, just to make Democrats come out with the arguments against it.

The Divine Miranda Devine highlights Trump’s ultra-MAGA man who oversaw prez pardoning hundreds of victims persecuted by Biden admin reflects on ‘year of mercy’, Ed Martin.

Da Signal observes Hunter Biden’s Lawyer whines DOJ Would Not Have Prosecuted Without Pressure From IRS Whistleblowers. Why is that a bad thing?

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks – CNN’s Dana Bash Defends Illegal Immigration Against Deportation Czar Tom Homan. News Wax, Homan: ICE Will Go 'Where We Need to Go' for Deportations. At the OCR, that thing that never happens happened again, Honduran national arrested, charged with fraudulently registering to vote in LA County. ""Today’s arrest is the first of many to come,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said."

Marc Porter Magee @marcportermagee, "Syracuse is in trouble. They borrowed a half billion dollars to build new dorms and now enrollment is sliding. “The problem with Syracuse is that the school thinks of itself as like an Ivy, but it’s not,” Tavares said."Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis, "Despite the often-stunning brilliance and laid-back, tolerant vibe of Burlington, enrollment at the University of Vermont has fallen precipitously, [which] has at least something to do with Burlington’s sketchy downtown area."

From Not The Bee, Canadian doctors’ group doubles down on expanding MAID to newborns. 

At Twitchy, Jelly Roll Lost 300 Pounds and Every 'America First' Fan He Ever Had in One Jimmy Kimmel Monologue. DrewbyDoo @DrewbyDoo01, "Not a smart move to alienate at least 50% of your base." Quote TMZ @TMZ, "Jelly Roll roasts Trump's weight and says he can't see his penis." The Hollywood Reporter reports Jelly Roll Clarifies Political Views, Regrets Not Taking “Opportunity to Speak Up” at Grammys "The singer-songwriter opened up about his beliefs during his final night guest hosting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after a Trump joke he made earlier in the week sparked backlash from conservatives... “It is funny that before this week everybody thought I was MAGA. And now they think I’m some sort of liberal snowflake,” he said. “Hosting Jimmy Kimmel’s show doesn’t mean I have all of Jimmy Kimmel’s politics. Sure, I lean left on some things, but like most folks I’m pretty down the middle.”"

From NYPo, Sophie Cunningham sparked a revolt — and the WNBA bullies are floundering

Flotsam and Jetsam - Iran Used Trash Bags to Simulate Mines in the Gulf of Hormuz

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair cites Axios: Trump Has the Upper Hand in Hormuz. VodkaPundit at PJM, hears Iran Mined the Strait of Hormuz With… Trash Bags? "According to reporting cited by CNBC's Brian Sullivan, shipowners said many suspected mines were decoys, including inflated trash bags," the IW post continued. "Separate reporting citing U.S. officials said more than 200 mine-like objects were cleared from the main shipping lane, but only around 11 were actual mines." Such deceptions have a long history in warfare. I reluctantly award them points for creativity. At Twitchy, People Are LOVING the Faces a CNN Panel Makes As Scott Jennings Explains Trump's WIN in Iran. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "By any meaningful metric, we have won this war. Now it's time for the president to formally announce it to the American people." It's sad to see the CNN panel sad to hear America is winning." Insty, TRUMP IS CRUSHING IRAN WITH ALMOST NO (U.S.) CASUALTIES, AND PEOPLE ARE BITCHING: Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "FACT CHECK: True." Quote Marc Thiessen @marcthiessen, "Trump’s attack on Iran was not a blunder; it was the bravest foreign policy decision any president has done in my lifetime. He is the first president to take the words of our enemy seriously — and act before they were able to kill millions."

Sundance at CTH is happy to say Goodbye Canadian Oil – President Trump Announces “Biggest Oil Deal in World” with Venezuela. Trump: "The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY! At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, working closely with Highly Respected Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, and, through a partnership with private business, have secured majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American Taxpayer."" OilPrice, U.S. In Talks To Take Direct Ownership Of Venezuelan Oil Fields. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "It’s the Venezuelan dividend. Take out the brutal dictator who turned a prosperous nation that pumped money out of the ground into a wretched impoverished third world hellhole. Welcome Venezuela back. Cut China and Cuba off from a cheap oil source. The other part. No accident this happened months before Iran. The IRGC had a presence in Venezuela. Supplied Venezuela with weapons, patrol craft. You want that in striking range of the southern coast of America?"

Sundance reports Russia Begins Targeting Dual Use Infrastructure in Kyiv, Tens of Thousands Flee the Region. Begins?

Don Surber predicts the Saudis will build nuclear reactors, "The only question is if they are build by Westinghouse or Red China. Democrats don’t want Westinghouse to land the contract." From Resp State, Trump wants to stabilize Libya. Militants have other plans. Of course they do.

From Space.com, 'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy. "It'll attract, train and graduate the very, very best of our nation." Sundance, President Trump Announces the United States Space Academy. At Insty, VodkaPundit quips "It’s a shame the name Starfleet Academy is sullied."

Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "Caring about Donald Trump's idiosyncrasies is a waste of time. I care that the border is shut. That DEI is dying. That we're rebuilding our military. If he wants to say he's renaming a lake to freak out the squares, that's a bargain." Quote Emily Zanotti @emzanotti, "Just...just one shred of dignity. One. Please. x.com/Republicans/st…" The Appalachian Podcast @GetOnTap, "#BREAKING President Trump just announced that his administration is moving to allow farmers the ability process their own meat. This is huge for farmers, the economy, and for rural Americans who should be able to get meat from their neighbors. Long overdue, but these are the decisions we were hoping to see." Heather Champion @winningatmylife, "It was easy for Trump to walk right in and take over the Republican Party bc they were all false fronts. Kristol, Tucker. I resent this tremendously." Quote Bill Kristol @BillKristol, Replying to @BillKristol, "MAGA is a Red Scare, a Race Scare, and a Gender Scare all at once." To be fair, he was the man who put "neo" in neocon. Dave Hoile at Am Great says The International Criminal Court Is a Woke NGO. Shut It Down. "Secretary Rubio’s pledge to dismantle the ICC brick by brick will be easier to execute than many may think."

At Twitchy, Trump Blasts NYT's Maggie Haberman for ‘Sources Say’ 9/11 Smear, CNN’s Jake Tapper Rushes to Rescue "Maggot Hagerman, the Fake Reporter from The Failing New York Times, an unattractive person both inside and out, and who knows less about me than most reporters on the beat (She’s a SCAMMER!), made up a story that on September 11th, I’m not going to the World Trade Center, in New York City, because they won’t let me make a speech, and I’m going to the Pentagon in D.C., because I’m a featured speaker." "This is more Corrupt News, I’ve been to New York many times over the years, and no one ever speaks, it’s a “solemn ceremony!” I never even thought of what Maggot made up, and besides, I would love not to speak, because I’m speaking all the time, and this is a day to remember the victims, and their beautiful family members."" Insty says YOUR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE: Jelly Roll Dares Trump Fans to Stop Listening After Playing Court Jester for Jimmy Kimmel.

Matt Vespa at TownHall, That PA Measles Story Just Took a Wild Turn, At Hair Dave Strom looks at The Lie Buried in the Truth of Measles 'Associated' Deaths. A newborn died of a broken spleen, tested positive for measles. Commissioner Josh Parsons @CommissionerJP, "Correct. This is a point I have been making. The PA Sec of Health says she "thoroughly" reviewed the two cases. At the press conference they emphasized the two individuals were "unvaccinated." The underlying assertion was that this status was by choice. We later learned that one case was the infant who died at birth. The infant obviously had no opportunity to be vaccinated. A thorough review of the case by the PA Secretary of Health would obviously reveal this. Thus, stating it the way they did is an attempt to deceive the public. If there is one attempt to deceive the public in this matter, it is fair to ask if there are other attempts." Quote Madhava Setty @Madhava_Setty, "Replying to @AboutPediatrics @CommissionerJP and @SecKennedy You do realize that if the death was in a newborn calling it an unvaccinated death is ridiculous." Cary Kelly @CaryKelly11, "Blaming measles for a death a coroner said was caused by a lacerated spleen is stupid. Community notes, where are ya?" Quote Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera, "Kids dying because they weren't vaccinated for measles is stupid." Also at Hat Hair, Beege Welborn on The Mystery Measles of Lancaster County", Unless someone coughs up a red, spotty corpse pretty quickly, power-mad Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is going to have some serious 'splainin' to do." Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy, "Governor Shapiro's unseemly rush to Lancaster County to convene a national press conference and his giddy delight in announcing two measles deaths was a morose commentary on the contemporary political dialogue. The performance was a replay of the Democrats' COVID playbook: fearmongering, misinformation, finger-pointing, and the weaponization of infectious disease fears for political gain..."

At Am Mind, John C. Eastman stares down The $40 Trillion Hole "Time to revisit the Constitution’s Spending Clause limits." Politicians just can't control their urge to give away taxpayers money.

Dmitri Bolt is happy to hear Scott Bessent Is Coming for Soros, CAIR, the SPLC, and the Left’s Tax-Exempt Empire. It's time to get rid of tax-free NGOs entirely, left, right or center. Make them part of the regular economy.

Ace wakes up to the realization, from the X Safety Team: We Have Uncovered 200,000 Bots and Fake Accounts Created by Chinese Intelligence to Propagandize Against Data Farms, "...so that China can win the AI race because the US just quit it." It almost worked with nuclear power. AG @AGHamilton29, "Keep this in mind when you see posts with tens of thousands of likes that happen to fit with the information war positions of certain adversaries. You think this is the only CCP bot farm? Any idea how many Iranian/Pakistani/Russian active bot farms currently exist on here and other platforms?"

Susie Crabtree at RCP reports the Secret Service Spokesman, Two Others Suspended Amid Leak Probe  "All three employees are based in the communications office. Placing Secret Service agents or officials on administrative leave and suspending security clearances is standard practice during an investigation and not a confirmation of wrongdoing."

Dave Strom, Abdul El-Sayed Will Save Jews From Global Warming! Jarvis @jarvis_best, "I was pleasantly caught off guard by the argument of former journalist Peter Beinart who responded to a group of Michigan Jewish Dems who were uncomfortable with El Sayed by telling them that El Sayed will stop global warming and global warming will be Bad For Jews." Capt. Ed, Piker Melts Down As Michigan's Jewish Dems Fight Back. Dave Strom again, Yes, It Matters Who You Embrace and Campaign With. Insty says NO. NEXT QUESTION? "Can Abdul el Sayed be trusted with intelligence community secrets?  To be fair, these days I’m not sure the intelligence community can be trusted with that stuff."A Hat Hair vid claims to know The Bloc of Michigan Voters the GOP Must Win Over. Am Con calls Alaska The Sleeper Race That Could Decide Senate Control, "Name confusion and the Last Frontier’s ranked-choice system may spell trouble for Republicans." CDM @CDM_PRESS, "NYT Killed A Story That Exposed How Democratic Spam PACs Drain Elderly Donors — And A Stanford Professor Had To Publish It Himself. A surprisingly concentrated group of elderly donors are responsible for the lion’s share of money raised by these groups. Full story in comments..."

At AMAC, Blue-City Blackouts Expose the Left’s Race Hustle. "In response to power outages in two blue cities, some liberal activists are blaming "racism" for delays in getting the lights back on. But there is one glaring problem with that theory." Black looters shooting at repairment and Blacks run the system from top to bottom. Being Democrats, you can be sure the system is being looted at the expense of maintenance. 

West Coast, Messed Coast™– Califraudia's Protection Act for Billion-Dollar Robber Barons. Bob Hoge at RedState sees Nick Shirley Leave a NYTimes Reporter Sputtering As He Educates Her on CA's 1st Amendment Assault. If I understand the law correctly, he should immediately file a complaint against her, and any other "unfriendly" new reporter that seeks to interview him, just as a lesson.

Matt Vespa reports  A Top FBI Official's Remarks About Running a Secret Government Are Now More Chilling. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal says the FBI Followed Catholic Priests, Continued Richmond Memo Work After Removal Order: DOJ Report Finds.

Yashar Ali @yashar, "BREAKING via TMZ Milo Yiannopolous has been apprehended by ICE and is currently in a detention center." From Not The Bee, Former Trump supporter Milo Yiannopoulos has been arrested and detained by ICE. Sundance provides some details, ICE Arrests Milo Yiannopoulos for Overstaying Visa Pending Deportation and Removal. "Yiannopoulos legally entered the country on May 14, 2019, through New York City, New York. He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws.   Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an Immigration Judge on July 22, after failing to show up for his immigration hearing. He will remain in ICE custody pending removal." Dave Strom says  This Is Pretty Funny, Actually...  MILO @Nero, "California needs ICE checkpoints at supermarket entrances, gas stations, strip malls, intersections and government buildings, with on the spot deportation for anyone who can’t prove they are in the US legally."

From Ace, Rubio Suspends All H-1B Visa Processing, "Rubio tried to ban visas for citizens of countries who tend to abuse our welfare system. A Biden judge named Jeanette Vargas, get this, blocked this necessary measure." Mike Letts at PJM sees Minnesota Just Got Handed a Loss Following Its Absurd Request Over ICE Agent Christian Castro. "a federal judge who delivered the latest blow to the state of Minnesota, calling them out on the same insanity that Abbott saw. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. rejected Minnesota’s requests for a temporary restraining order, allowing Castro to walk free. That’s not to say he won’t face the charges down the road, but this is a step in the right direction."

From the College Fix, Trump’s loan limits prompt UPenn to help graduates find jobs. Campus Reform finds University of Pittsburgh curriculum features several classes on Marxism, including class on ‘racialized police violence’ and racial capitalism. At the Wash Stand, Trump Banned Federal DEI Programs, but Thrift Savings Plan Contracts Ignore the Order. Buck Throckmorton at Ace's  MORNING RANT: “Polite conservatism” didn’t put woke corporations on the defensive - conservative activists did; This time the target is the Big Four Accounting Firms.

NiohBerg @NiohBerg, "Reminder that in both Libya, Syria and Iraq, the moment civil war broke out and the ruling regimes lost control over entire regions, the locals immediately reopened slave markets. As if it was the most natural thing to do. Not all cultures are equal." Bob Spencer at PJM, Trump Says He’d ‘Absolutely’ Ban Sharia. From NYPo, CAIR blamed 9/11 on US support for Israel, recommended bin Laden’s writings in back-to-school guide: ‘Evil propaganda.’  Kyle Becker @kylenabecker, "Any “feminists” care to comment? Or is “feminism” just a Marxist scam to poison sexual relations and attack Western culture? It’s interesting what radicals attack and don’t attack. Because it exposes them all as frauds." Quote Faraz Pervaiz @FarazPervaiz3, "Canadian Islamic scholar Dr. Shabir Ally says: “A Muslim man can have 4 wives and an unlimited number of female sex slaves (concubines). The four wives are also slaves, but with higher status.”" At Hat Hair, Mark Judge writes on Jews, Literacy, and American Freedom.

James McGee at Am Spec looks at Iryna Zarutska, Lindsay Clancy, and the Politics of Who Gets Mourned. "Our culture has its victims and villains backward." Our culture doesn't. The left does. 

Capt. Ed, Nihilists, Man: WPATH Goes the Full Lebowski. "Now that it faces action from the Federal Trade Commission for fraud, however, WPATH suddenly wants to wrap itself in the First Amendment. All of those claims about a scientific basis for chemical and surgical sex changes on children? That was just their opinion, man! Call it the Full Lebowski." ripx4nutmeg @ripx4nutmeg, "At least four women's golf tournaments in Canada have been won by men this summer." Well, Cana Duh. 

Even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.28.26! Linked at the Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Like A Summer Thursday

I'm really struggling with a decent title for this one.  

Rick Moran at PJM says Reports of Trump's Waning Influence Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, after he got Lindsey Graham's sister over the goal in Georgia. From News Wax, Trump Admin Floats Razing Kennedy Center, since he's not being allowed to fix it. Trump Mulls Renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadians Balk at the Idea, which is exactly the point.

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn sees PA Measles Outbreak Sparking Predictable Virulent Outbreak of TDS MORE. Two elderlies died of measles. Probably Mennonites, maybe Hispanic Immigrants, who went through the Biden era unvaccinated too, but it's RFK Jr.'s fault, of course. Polimath at Marginally compelling notes Canada Is Losing The War On Measles, "Canada losing their elimination status for measles is a nerve-wracking reminder of the fragility of modern civilization." Mennonites. "If we charted Canada’s measles rate against the US, the US would look like a flat line." I had the measles back in the 50s. Back then it was just assumed that you would get them as a child.

Matt Vespa at TownHall sees James O'Keefe Just Put Lisa Murkowski's Anti-SAVE America Act Stance Through the Shredder. So she wants to put him in jail.

News Wax reports  Trump claims the US Navy Cleared All Mines From Hormuz, in a effort to supply Europe and China with oil. C14 News | EN @c14english, "Mojtaba Khamenei Clinically Dead Internal Iranian sources tell The Atlantic that Mojtaba Khamenei, designated successor to his father, is either dead or in a vegetative state - raising questions about who's actually running Iran." We need to let the Israelies peel off a few more layers to find out. Hat Hair's Duane Patterson is Watching the Iranian Regime Literally and Figuratively Run Out of Gas. VodkaPundit at PJM, Yeah, About That 'Famine' in Gaza…, it's a work of fiction. From Ace, Marco Rubio Sanctions Italy-Based Tech "Collective" Making Tools for Hamas; Also Reveals Portland Antifa Shops There Too, "Dude's balls are so big he could play for the WNBA." Ward Clark at RedState says The Trump Admin Just Found a Pressure Point That Could Disrupt Antifa's Entire Network.

Hat Hair's John Sexton observes Russia's 4th Largest Refinery Is Burning (it's probably not an accident), and wonders Why Are the Germans Being Such Wimps About the Drone Attack in Leipzig?

At Mil.com, Navy Notice Officially Warns Personnel, Families to Scrub Social Media of Military Ties, "Hung Cao's notice puts 340,000 active-duty, 58,000 reserve, and 210,000 civilian Navy workers on alert after recent service controversies."

At his occasional NYPo gig, Insty warns Tech bros must channel the moguls of old to get back in America’s good graces. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "New Data Center Built To Handle Influx Of Online Rants Against Data Centers.

Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "This is awesome." Quote The Royal Family @RoyalFamily, "Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many - including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library. We will always love you." OTH, Greta Van Susteren @greta, "This is the WORST INTERVIEW EVER! I don’t know where Barbara Walters was working in 1977 - NBC or ABC - but no network should have broadcast this trash interview." Nick Arama at RedState finds El-Sayed's Post on Dolly Parton's Death Has People Up in Arms. He tried to make her a poster child for socialism. At the JPo, Antisemitic vandals target Dolly Parton's Wikipedia page just hours after her death.

At Da Signal, Deroy Murdock hears from the DSA: ‘Our Goal Is Communism,’ and the Great Victor Davis Hanson writes The Radical Left Wants to Destroy America and Rebuild It. Charlton Allen at Am Think notices When Lenin Lost An Election, He Abolished Democracy, "When revolutionary socialists tell us who they are, perhaps we should take them at their word." Dave Strom at Hat Hair observes Mehdi Hasan Proves That Reparations Are a Stupid Idea. Where do they stop? Ace, Abdulrahman Hussein El-Sayed Hoovers Up Donations from Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Hamas-Supporting Donors to Nazi Troll Dan Blizerian (While Claiming Jewish Safety Will be a Priority for Him). "Weird that his donors don't believe him. What do they know that we don't? Abdulrahman Hussein El-Sayed collects donations from a terrorist member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a man so extreme Egypt sentenced him to life in prison:" Mike LaChance at LI hears Hillary Clinton Suggest Rise of Socialism in the Democratic Party is ‘Healthy’ “The Democratic Party right now is, I think, going through a kind of experiment.” From WaT, Democrat Debbie Dingell: Don’t ask me about Hasan Piker. John Sexton hears Nervous Dems: If We Keep Talking About Hasan Piker, We'll Lose. From The Scuttlebutt, Target Rich Environment volume five. And another thing ... “Woke One” Was Crazyyyy Violent and Evil, "Don’t let people with aspirations for higher office fool you into thinking otherwise."

Jesse Kelly @JesseKellyDC, "People wonder why Democrats take unpopular positions on things like voter ID and the deportation of foreigners. To put it simply: Popularity is not nearly as important for their survival as cheating is. Without the cheating, the Democrat Party is a 20% party." Quote Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "WOAH, Michigan Democrats are putting dead voters BACK ON the voter rolls after they are removed After the dead people are added back, THEY ARE MAILED BALLOTS." Mia Cathell at WaEx reports the Judge in Feeding Our Future case found Ilhan Omar’s relaxed provisions made food program ‘vulnerable to fraud’. Doug Powers @ThePowersThatBe, "Warren said 9 million people are in default on their student loans and Dances With Identity Theft wants everybody to believe that Trump officials are the problem with the system?" From Da Wire, Josh Shapiro Eyes New Powers That Make COVID Restrictions Look Like A Warning Shot. "We’ve already seen how this kind of authority can be abused, and we cannot allow the mistakes of the past to be repeated." New York Post @nypost, "California city goes rogue, plots 1,200 new homes at high-speed rail site." Why not? The rail will never get built, even though the money will be spent. 

Also at NYPo a reminder, True horrors of Biden’s Afghan pullout emerge on 5th anniversary of suicide bomb: ‘Witness to atrocities, war crimes.’

From the Peacock, Military trial date set for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks, "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been held at Guantánamo Bay since 2006." It would be a shame if something happened to him first. At Twitchy, Toronto Sun Columnist: New Memo Tells CBC Journalists Not to Refer to 9/11 As a Terrorist Attack. From Campus Reform, DOJ charges 17 Iranians in alleged IRGC university hacking campaign "DOJ: Iranian hackers targeted hundreds of universities in cyber theft campaign. Eight additional defendants were charged in an alleged years-long campaign that targeted universities worldwide."

Two from Shipwreckedcrew, The Lawfare Over New Postal Rules For Mail-In Ballots Is More Complicated That Most Understand -- You Need A Scorecard To Keep Up, "There are three other cases with District Judges trying to block the Administration but one has gone to the D.C. Circuit where the Administration received a favorable decision," and SCOTUS Kicks The Can Down The Road On Changing Postal Regulations For Mail-In Ballots, "As a purely legal matter, the Court’s decision is correct. While GOP voters may be critical, this process needs to check all the boxes in order for it to stick in 2028 when it will matter the most." Fusilli Spock @awstar11 "Why haven't the House GOP even tried to impeach her?" Quote Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman, "SCOTUS just cleared the path for Trump’s mail ballot security rules. Less than 24 hours later, Obama-appointed Judge Indira Talwani is back at it. She just ruled that the U.S. Postal Service “feigned complete compliance”  and violated her injunction by finalizing the new rules. Same judge. Same playbook. Different day. The Supreme Court speaks. A district judge digs in harder. This is exactly why Americans have lost trust in the system. Secure elections shouldn’t be this hard. Time to start naming names and holding these activist judges." accountable. Ooana Trien ~ Eric Arthur Blaire’s Mistress @ooana, "I always understood why the Second Amendment was constitutionally protected. What I never really understood was why people called it a natural right. Then I moved from New York to Florida..."

Paul Sperry at RCI looks at American Medinas: Turning US Cities Into ‘Beachheads’ for Islam.

From Althouse, "Meta on Wednesday reached a landmark settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, agreeing to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties..." "I'm reading "Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims/The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children" (NYT gift link)."

At Twitchy, Taylor Lorenz: Queen of Cancel Culture & Leopards Eating Faces Party Founder Discovers Free Thought.

Herr Professor Jacobson at LI, hears El-Sayed’s Sister Say The Quiet Part Out Loud About Activist Profs Politically Proselytizing Students, “We have to realize that there are people who do not view teaching as their calling. They are not in academia to teach. They’re in academia to politicize.” Like it's a good thing. At Complete Colorado, State spins shockingly bad Colorado education testing data. "Any of the following would be perfectly accurate and appropriate headlines for testing data released August 19 from the Colorado Measures of Academic Success: “Most students grades 3–8 behind in all subjects according to state testing.” “State testing shows overall low student scores increase in just over half of categories by grade and subject.” “Nearly two-thirds of Colorado students struggle in math despite small testing gains.” “Large majority of Black and Hispanic students continue to struggle in language and math.” Here is an actual headline from the Denver Post that’s reasonable: “2026 CMAS results show Colorado students making gains in math, falling behind in reading.”"

Greg Lukianoff and Andrea Honeycutt at the Eternally Radical Idea, The mental health consequences of social justice fundamentalism, "Data shows that the farther left you lean, the more anxious, depressed, and unhappy you are." I see a problem separating cause and effect here. Helen Smith @HelenSmithPhD, "This looks about right. Since women are now the majority of psychologists, the field has totally changed, and not for the better."  Quote Gad Saad @GadSaad, "Epistemology of truth vs epistemology of care. Read this book:"

At Althouse, "Women in rural Devon are being coached on how to give birth in the back of a car after their local hospital shut its maternity service." There's your socialized medicine.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, YGBKM: WNBA Team Bans Freedom As 'Threat'.