WELL, THIS IS PROMISING:
A hole on the Moon just turned out to be the front door to a 50 km tunnel.
Japan’s Kaguya orbiter first spotted it. A pit about 50 metres wide and 50 metres deep, sitting in the Marius Hills on the Moon’s near side.
Then JAXA pointed the probe’s radar underground. The echoes… pic.twitter.com/tjm4uVTihn
— For all Curious (@fascinatingonX) October 21, 2026
Getting back to the Moon first means a lot more than just prestige.
AS A KID I WAS TAUGHT THAT ROLLING SNAKES WERE A MYTH: This snake cartwheels to escape danger.
ALL TOO WELL: Google Didn’t Invent This Racial Double Standard, but It Learned It. “I stumbled upon a video where a conservative podcaster asked Google about racial preferences in choosing a doctor and received wildly different responses when she asked if it was okay to prefer a white doctor. Rather than take her word for it, I tried it myself to see if I had a similar experience.”
GREAT SOCKS: Swiftwick ASPIRE Zero No Show Performance Running Socks. #CommissionEarned
FORGET COMPOUND INTEREST…
Society: Mankeeping is a burden on women! Why don’t men have friendships?! Ugh, men.
Also society: Ban all male groups and spaces! Men don’t need other men for support and their health… They’re just trouble! Ugh, men.
— Lisa Britton (@LisaBritton) October 22, 2026
…cognitive dissonance might actually be the most powerful force in the universe.
PROTEIN IS GOOD: Does Eating Less Protein Boost Autophagy? New Study Says No.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: China readies first commercial resupply craft, first booster reflight, and next landing attempt.
As its launch cadence continues to grow, China is stepping further towards reusable rockets as it prepares for the first re-flight of a previously-flown booster, while the Chang Zheng 12A will attempt to become China’s third rocket to have its first stage recovered, on its second attempt.
In addition to testing droneships for future ocean landings, China is also increasing the number of vehicles that can be launched from platforms at sea. Meanwhile, its two major broadband megaconstellations are preparing to roll out a domestic service; China’s long-established navigation and positioning constellation has completed an upgrade; and China’s new commercial resupply spacecraft are moving closer to launch.
They’ve been busy — and they’re getting really good at this stuff.
COMMON SENSE AND IRELAND ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TERMS: Irish pol calls for ‘common sense’ after gov-funded PSA urged grandparents to get consent before hugging grandkids.
An Irish politician has called for “a bit of common sense” after a government-supported campaign urged grandparents to seek consent before hugging their grandkids.
Released by the group We-Consent — a project of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre which is supported by government agencies — the 25-second public service announcement boldly declares: “Not everyone wants a hug. Even from the people who love them.”
“Awkward? Maybe. Important? Absolutely,” the campaign adds.
Oh, it’s definitely an awkward video:
THE COURTS MIGHT AS WELL HAVE HANDED OUT TORCHES AND PITCHFORKS:
BREAKING:
The first rioters and looters have been sentenced in France.
The judges practically refuse to hand out prison sentences:
🔴 Toulouse – Ylan, 18 years old. Throwing a Molotov cocktail at police officer
– Sentence: 12 months suspended + 140 hours of community service… pic.twitter.com/DGf1ftOfv3
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 21, 2026
Although this being Europe, maybe I shouldn’t give them any ideas.
20 MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE:
If the AI bot swarms are in the banks, they’re likely already nested into voting machines, or will be very soon and will then work within the network to change votes. It’s a matter of when, not if this will happen. Elections should immediately be moved to ONLY paper ballots. Our… https://t.co/0rbMHVZWss
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 22, 2026
Tweet concludes, “Our $ and elections are at risk.”
Flashback: Paper ballots are hack-proof. It’s time to bring them back.
—Glenn in USA Today, June 30th, 2017.
And: Paper Ballots.
—Glenn at Tech Central Station, November 5th, 2002.
BUSTED: Feds Arrest Corrupt Virginia Dem — and Her Family Members, Too. “In addition to representing the people of the 18th senate district, Lucas is also president pro tempore, so the first question you might ask about all those charges is where she found the time.”
HUDDLED MASSES, YEARNING FOR FREE STUFF AT YOUR EXPENSE:
WOAH 🚨 Organized marriage fraud businesses are being discovered all over America
Foreigners are paying $30,000-$100,000 each to have a fraud marriage arranged with a US Citizen to gain citizenship in America
They are promising foreigners free taxpayer funded healthcare and a… pic.twitter.com/A3VgPc00Lr
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 22, 2026
“Massachusetts is the best place for you to be — for the immigrants — you get health insurance. You get a lot of help as an immigrant here.”
IT’S GOOD TO BE THE NOMENKLATURA: Declassified Documents Show Ukrainian Diplomat Was Set to Testify About Hunter Biden Before US Revoked His Visa.
The White House released the information to reporters late Wednesday about the State Department and Treasury Department taking action in 2020 to revoke the visa of Andrii Telizhenko, the Ukrainian diplomat. Telizhenko had worked for the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington.
Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin had called him to testify in early 2020, shortly after the first President Donald Trump impeachment, regarding the president’s phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which Trump inquired about then-former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s links to the energy company Burisma.
Democrats accused Telizhenko of promoting Russian disinformation.
Just like the laptop.
FAI IN MODO CHE SIA COSÌ: Alfa Romeo’s New Giulia Shooting Brake Looks Too Good to Be True. “If there is one thing that Alfa can take away from this render, it’s that the design of the Cuorerosso Concept will work on a shooting brake. The language translates nicely into this kind of body style. It still looks sleek; it still looks like an Alfa, and it’s reminiscent of one of my personal favorite Alfa Romeos of all time, the Brera.”
WHERE ARE THE AI COUNTER-BOTS?
JUST IN: A crime group used Claude, Grok and Kimi AI agents running in parallel to attack more than 400 banks and financial firms across Latin America, per security firm Straiker.
They got past the guardrails by posing as an authorised red team. When models refused, it switched…
— Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) October 22, 2026
MUSTN’T GET THE HOI POLLOI ALL RILED UP AND RUINING A PERFECTLY GOOD GRIFT:
Why isn't this the lead story on every news outlet, both broadcast and cable?
The citizens need to know why they need to work two or three jobs to survive https://t.co/LljVBBKuj5
— Steve Ferguson (@lsferguson) October 21, 2026
I WAS JUST SAYING THIS:
Starting to make sense why they wanted government to clamp down on AI… https://t.co/KKsZoMhhut
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) October 21, 2026
No, really — I was just saying this last month: The AI ‘Pause’ Might Not Be What You Think it Is.
DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Forget LA to SF: California Democrats Can’t Even Build A 2.25 Mile Rail System. “I’m skipping over all the various physical defects (including electric arcing) the system has experienced. Third rail electric systems have only been around since the late 19th century, so you’d think this would be a solved problem by now.”
That’s the best I could do for an excerpt, since it’s a long post with one unbelievable failure stacked up on another.
GETTING TO FIFTYPLUSONE IS SO MUCH EASIER WHEN THEY SPOT YOU FIVE:
BREAKING: A polling site has just admitted that they falsely inflated numbers for Abdul El-Sayed.
These polls were then used by the New York Times and other polling aggregators. pic.twitter.com/7mdrz8oJwa
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) October 21, 2026
Like the media, so much polling is now just an op.
GO LONG ON POPCORN: Ilhan Omar’s Answer on Marrying Her Brother Was Just Painfully Bad.
NOVEMBER PREVIEW: Vivek Ramaswamy Risks Everything on the ‘Mom’ Ad. Will It Work?
LIMITED TIME DEAL: COWAY Air Purifier for Home Up to 1,748ft. #CommisisonEarned
ELECTING FORMER SPOOKS TURNS OUT TO BE A BAD IDEA*:
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) October 21, 2026
*See also: Abigail Spanberger.
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