YEAH, BUT EVEN IF THEY DID NOTICE, IT’S NOT LIKE THEY’D REPORT ON IT: New emails show Clinton camp worried journalists would notice ‘huge’ gender pay gap at Clinton Foundation.

BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Electoral College.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: WikiLeaks: WhiteHouse EmailGate Damage Control and More Pay to Play. “Abedin to Mook: Hillary ‘created this mess and she knows it’.”

TO BE FAIR, HE’S EMINENTLY MOCKABLE: Maria Bartiromo Mocks Obamacare Architect Emanuel.

As Peggy Noonan recently wrote, “It’s the big fact of American life now, isn’t it? That we are patronized by our inferiors.”

IN THE COMMENTS TO MY DISASTER-PREP POST THE OTHER DAY, a reader recommended this bathtub water-storage bag as a good storm-preparation item. It looks very useful.

I’VE SEEN THE REACTION TO HIS RALLIES, AND THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT MILO? NYU Cancels Milo Yiannopoulos, Feared ‘Attacks’ on Islamic and Gay Students. “It’s true that Yiannopoulos is a venomous critic of Islam, feminism, and some aspects of LGBT culture (though he is gay himself, as he frequently notes). But he hasn’t ‘attacked’ anyone—he hasn’t assaulted anyone, and his followers haven’t either. Indeed, I would be more worried about someone committing violence against Yiannopoulos. In reality, these sorts of safety concerns are overblown, and are being used to chill speech.”

So I guess NYU thinks it’s DePaul now.

WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA IS ANTISOCIAL: Facebook employees tried to censor Donald Trump posts: This is what happens when social justice warriors move from college to social media companies. “Keep in mind this is not an issue of a post calling for violence. This was a matter of considering the post offensive.”

BEING SHIRTLESS ON TV CAN BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH: Australian swimmer thanks fan who raised alarm over mole.

CREATING A PERMANENT CAR CULTURE IN AFGHANISTAN: A detailed Jim Dunnigan analysis of the problems involved in refurbishing Afghanistan’s humvees. “The normal useful life of a hummer in Afghanistan is 7.5 years and currently nearly 60 percent of Afghan hummers are older than that.” Afghanistan doesn’t “have enough troops trained to do simple maintenance and repairs…” Then: “Corruption (mainly stolen parts and tools) and poor management of maintenance personnel (assigning mechanics to other jobs) adds to the problem.” An informative read.

CULTURAL SIGNIFIERS: Vasectomy Parties are the New Trend for Couples Going ‘Child-Free.’ “Vasectomy parties can be compared to baby showers, except instead, they celebrate the babies that will never be. Guests are invited to live it up ‘in a house with sharp furniture and exposed outlets.’ They can plan on games such as The Price is Right ‘where they talk about what they can buy now that they’ve saved money by not having kids.’ In lieu of suggesting baby names, party attendees can help name the new (not family) car or boat. The trend is attributed to changing attitudes about parenthood among millennials of child-bearing age (15-44).”

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SHOULD OBESE AIRLINE PASSENGERS PAY MORE FOR THEIR TICKETS?: Pay-by-weight is not a new idea. This is a BBC report that really addresses more than that specific issue. The gist of the argument: “A kilo is a kilo is a kilo…” and “…Aircraft only have weight to sell…” Of course individual rights are in the discussion. A passenger’s total weight includes the passenger’s baggage, and the article notes this.

OF COURSE IT DOES: Clinton Campaign Says It Has Nothing To Do With Trump Accusers.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Nonsense paper written by iOS autocomplete accepted for conference: New Zealand professor asked to present his work at US event on nuclear physics despite it containing gibberish all through the copy. “The text really does not make any sense.”

I don’t think this is an Alan Sokal-level hoax. I think instead that this is one of those bogus conferences that will accept any paper, allowing professors to fill their vita with “presentations” while spending their travel budgets.

CANDIDATE FOR WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR OWES MILLIONS IN BACK TAXES IN POOR COUNTIES: Where’s the outrage? Oh. He’s a Democrat.

FROM DRUDGE:

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I REMEMBER WHEN WE USED TO HAVE ANTITRUST LAWS: AT&T-Time Warner deal raises concern from both Trump and Clinton camps.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Focus On Reputation/Selectivity Over Earnings/Outcomes Will Render U.S. News Rankings An Anachronism.

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SO MUCH FOR “DEMOCRACY, WHISKEY, SEXY:” Iraq parliament in surprise vote to ban alcohol.

(Classical reference in headline.)

THE BOYS WHO CRIED BREXIT:

Shot: “Donald Trump being elected president ‘would cause a 15 per cent drop in global markets, claims study.”

—The London Daily Mail, today.

Chaser: “Brexit ‘would have huge economic impact and spark turmoil in global markets.’”

—The London Daily Mail, June 1, 2016.

Hangover (or the lack thereof): “Did the Brexit Armageddon Occur? Why, no it didn’t. A lot of dire predictions made by academic, political and media elites don’t happen, do they?”

—Austin Bay, Instapundit, August 21, 2016.

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IT’S NOT JUST PETER THIEL: ABC News: Gay Republicans Explain Why They Are Proudly Supporting Donald Trump.

NANOTECHNOLOGY UPDATE: New Record for Nanowire-Based Solar Cells Achieved.

WHY YOU SHOULDN’T make out with your pet.