DO YOU HAVE A(N UN)NATURAL CRAVING FOR MEMES? And So the Memes Have Come!
July 13, 2025
ROGER SIMON: Mamdani and the Rise and Fall of Great Cities: Rome, Athens aren’t what they were. New York next?
All New York needs to be great is a city government that will do the obvious stuff: Keep the streets safe and clean, mostly. But there’s not enough graft, and self-importance, in doing that.
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THE NEW SPACE RACE:
Falcon 9 completes its 500th mission pic.twitter.com/G6JVgulgo1
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 13, 2025
HE’S BACK ON THE JOB. GOOD BOY: K-9 beagle ‘sent airborne’ with kick by Dulles traveler back on job after recovery.
STEPHEN MOORE: The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years. “Everyone knows that the ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill signed into law on the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It also averts a $4 trillion tax increase starting next year. That’s enough reason to heartily celebrate. But what isn’t well known is that this new law doesn’t just change tax policy. It includes dozens of other long-sought policy goals — what I call ‘hidden gems.’ Here is a list of some of the major policy victories.”
NOT MUCH LOVE FOR GOVERNOR GAVIN:
Oh no, your donors are big mad that they can’t exploit the illegal child labor for $2 an hour anymore. Thoughts and prayers. pic.twitter.com/BYZDRMle7o
— Savannah (@BasedSavannah) July 12, 2025
Nor should they. They were illegal aliens and they should not be in our country. https://t.co/lmdHV4xWb9
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) July 12, 2025
Remember when you were tearing your state apart with draconian lockdowns while you ate in luxury restaurants?
We do. https://t.co/04qKNqQwBU
— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) July 12, 2025
CLASSICS: The Slow Dark Eclipse of the Soul.
SEN. KENNEDY, THE FOOL-KILLER: Things Got Very Heated Between Sen. Kennedy and This Anti-Trump Clown.
CHRIS RUFO, MAKING THE NYT-WITS BREAK NEWS THEY’D RATHER BURY: Wait…That’s Why the NYT Raced to Get Their Mamdani Race Hoax Story Published.
BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY DID: USAID Transferred Thousands of Virus Samples to Wuhan Institute of Virology.
SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED. MY SHOCKED FACE! “Jews for Zohran” Linked to Pro-CCP Billionaire’s Niece.
YOU DON’T HATE JOURNALISTS ENOUGH: Saints, Sinners and “The Salt Path”. A.k.a. why you should always wonder why journalists write what they do.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: Inside Antifa’s Manual For How To Occupy Buildings.
THEY WISH. THEY REALLY, REALLY DO: There Needs to be Blood.
THERE’S WAY TOO MUCH SOCIALIST SEWAGE IN THE CAPITALIST WINE: Capitalism Isn’t the Enemy, We’re Just Not Practicing It Anymore.
AS IT’S MEANT TO BE: The President Can Finally Be President.
July 12, 2025
OPEN THREAD: For vibrations and compatibility, I think it’s like a magnet.
PLAYING IT SAFE: NASA considering flying only cargo on next Starliner mission. Probably smart, but not a vote of confidence in Boeing.
ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: This Martian Region Is Hiding Thousands of Kilometers of Ancient Rivers.
STAYING OFF SOCIAL MEDIA? A Simple Daily Habit Could Help Lower Your Blood Pressure.
STAY COOL: FREE SOLDIER Men’s Cargo Hiking Shorts with Belt. #CommissionEarned
I BLAME DONALD TRUMP: Northern Arizona resident dies from plague.
NOT-SO-BEAUTIFUL BIG BILL: Don’t think for a minute that lobbyists working on behalf of all kinds of special interests took a holiday while the Senate and House were wrangling through their competing versions of that Big Beautiful Bill.
In my latest Substack column, you will find details, courtesy of the American Accountability Foundation’s (AAF) Thomas Jones, of what appears to be a worrisome connection, albeit indirect, between a Senate GOP staffer working for Sen. Bill Cassidy on the HELP Committee and a big liberal lobbyist outfit.
IT’S KINDA BIG, CLUMSY, AND UGLY: Why Isn’t The Jeep Wagoneer Selling Better?
