MUCH LIKE BERLIN IN THE SPRING OF 1945: Chicago named among safest cities in the world.

THIS IS STARTING TO SMELL FISHY: Las Vegas police shift timeline again in concert massacre.

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Scientists Have Devised A Way To Clean Up Space Trash.

DC MCALLISTER: UNC Off the Hook for Academic Fraud.

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I’D HOPED: The Black Death is killing people: Why is Madagascar facing its worst plague outbreak in years?

IN HOLLYWOOD, YOU’RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY GROPES YOU: A former Playboy model has accused famed director Oliver Stone of groping her. The claim from Carrie Stevens came after Stone defended Harvey Weinstein to reporters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Of course, uber-liberal, feminist icon and fashion millionaire Donna Karan had this to say:

“You look at everything all over the world today and how women are dressing and what they are asking by just presenting themselves the way they do. What are they asking for? Trouble.”

They told me that if I voted for…oh, hell, you know the rest.
**Stevens link slightly NSFW**

SURE HE DOES: Jerry Brown Hastens Death of the Internal Combustion Engine.

KARL DENNINGER ON what happened in Las Vegas.

ELIZABETH WARREN: Fighting for a single-payer healthcare system is a “winning issue” for Democrats nationally in the 2018 midterm elections.

TAKE A PASS: These Oreo Beer Shakes Are Taking Over the Texas Fair.

MUSLIM COMEDIAN ON KIMMEL SHOW JOKES THAT MEDIA’S PORTRAYAL OF ISLAM MAKES HIM ‘WANT TO BLOW STUFF UP.’

Fortunately, like most comedians, the phrase “he slayed them last night” was merely rhetorical.

OOPS: Tesla recalls 11,000 Model Xs because the second-row seats have a problem.

During testing, Tesla found that cables in the seats might not be in the right place, so the back left-side seats could move forward during a crash.

No incidents have been reported by customers, but the company is offering free repairs either through its mobile service or at a service center. The company’s mobile service means a service van comes to you.

The Model X CUV has been a headache for the company (and consumers). More worrisome? Since 2015, Model X production has totaled less than 10% of the number of Model 3 sedans the company claims it will manufacture just next year.

IT’S DEEP: The West Point rot: “In other words, West Point has become the same as just about any other university, afraid of its students and subservient to the PC dictates.”

That’s what you want to read about the institution training men who will lead troops into battle.

NOBODY IS FORCING ANYONE TO DO ANYTHING: Rishard Matthews ‘done playing football’ if forced to stand for national anthem.

That’s an ESPN link, so click at your own discretion.

HEALTH: Hormone Therapy May Be Okay For Women With Migraines.

AT AMAZON, save in Health and Personal Care.

Plus, fall deals in Home and Garden.

THE MYSTERY DEEPENS: What Was It That American Diplomats Heard in Cuba That Made Them Sick?

LIFE IN THE TIM COOK ERA: Apple Is Really Bad At Design. I used to have the Magic Mouse, which is charged by a lightning cable that plugs into . . . the bottom, making it unusable while it’s charging. That was when I knew it was over.

IS THERE EVER A GOOD TIME TO GET CAUGHT EAVESDROPPING ON YOUR CUSTOMERS? The Google Home Mini secret-recording fiasco is a black eye at the worst possible time for Google.

CHARLES HILL: Language: The Most Disruptive Technology.

STANFORD SYMPOSIUM: Lawyers and Leadership.

AT AMAZON, deals on Power and Hand Tools.

EDWIN LEAP ON FIRST RESPONDERS: Remember those who care for the wounded.

K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: School Gives Kids ‘Shooting at Trump’ as Option in Multiple-Choice Quiz.

FLASHBACK:

GARY COHN GOT PLAYED: How CFPB Director Richard Cordray tricked the White House into thinking he was going to resign. The trick enabled him to publish a ton of regulations that will severely restrict financial choice for millions of Americans. He should have been fired on Day One. He should still be fired today.