THAT WOULD BE NICE BUT I’LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT: In 2 years, renewables will be cheaper than fossil fuels.

HMM: “That rationale has heightened suspicions among congressional investigators that the special counsel is being used to prevent the disclosure of possible FBI abuses and crimes committed during the Russia probe.”

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I’D HOPED: Only university in UK with men’s officer scraps role after its sole candidate ‘suffers harassment.’

PROCUREMENT BLUES: Air Force puts the kibosh on the $1,300 coffee cup.

The Air Force has used the hot cups — which have an internal heating element to warm up liquids such as water, coffee or soup and are specially manufactured to plug into aircraft systems — for decades, since the KC-10 Extender tanker was introduced in 1981.

But their problem lay in a faulty plastic handle that easily broke when dropped. And because replacement handles weren’t available, that meant Air Force units ordered entirely new hot cups. That was expensive enough in 2016, when they cost $693 apiece. But the price tag has now swelled to $1,280 apiece, drawing the ire of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

The Phoenix Spark innovation program at Travis Air Force Base in California earlier this year began looking for a cheaper way to deal with broken handles, and figured out a way to 3-D print replacement parts for 50 cents apiece. Travis posted a release online July 2 about the 3-D printing solution and said it “could save thousands.”

Nice.

BUT OF COUSE: CNN Host Says ‘No One’s Blaming the President’ for Pipe Bombs Before Panelist Blames Trump.

Usually there’s at least a brief turnaround time before the double standard comes into effect.

JEFFREY HARDING: California’s Feminist Corporate Coup.

The law’s goal is gender parity, but it is couched in financial terms suggesting that companies with women on their boards do better than those that don’t. Several studies are cited to back this claim (UC Cal, Credit Suisse, and McKinsey). Catalyst, a nonprofit that promotes women in the workplace, did a widely quoted study that claimed:

• Return on Equity: On average, companies with the highest percentages of women board directors outperformed those with the least by 53%.
• Return on Sales: On average, companies with the highest percentages of women board directors outperformed those with the least by 42%.
• Return on Invested Capital: On average, companies with the highest percentages of women board directors outperformed those with the least by 66%.

This claim doesn’t meet the smell test and the overwhelming conclusion of scientific research in the field says that women directors have little or no effect on corporate performance. Much of the data supporting the feminist theory lacks empirical rigor and is coincidental (A happened and then B happened, thus A caused B).

“Party of Science.”

JOHN HAWKINS: So What if the Saudis Killed Jamal Khashoggi? “The Trump administration should be exactly as upset about this as it takes to best represent our interests.”

CHANGE: Trump, Azar Advance Ambitious Health Agenda: President and HHS secretary target prescription drugs, Obamacare, Medicare for all.

WE FEW, WE HAPPY FEW, WE BAND OF BROTHERS:  This is the Feast of Crispin.

IT’S NOT JUST ON THE BOMBING STORY. IT’S ON EVERYTHING:  Why no one trusts the media to get the bombing story right.

I contend this started with their going all in to elect an untried, unprepared Barrack Obama, and showing absolutely no curiosity about things like his grades or even what courses he took or of course the fact he was a third generation red diaper baby.  It continued with the demonizing of the tea party which many of us were involved in and knew was not how it was being described. Then there was the summer of recovery… eight times reported unironically in all major newspapers, including those that should know better.  Why, yes, I am looking at you WSJ.  The spectacular all-in for Hillary and it’s more spectacular backfire.
Now? If the media tells me it’s raining, I go outside to verify. And I don’t take an umbrella.
Part of the tension right now is that we’re flying by instruments and the instruments are broken.

GAG:  As Obama’s monument to himself in Chicago is imperiled by lawsuits, Chicago Tribune implies poor blacks will be victimized.

AS ALWAYS, THE LEFT’S NOBLE SAVAGES ARE ALWAYS MORE SAVAGE THAN NOBLE. REMEMBER THAT AS WE DEAL WITH THE INVADING FORCE CARAVAN:  It’s become more dangerous for gay people in Western Europe.

AND REMEMBER MEXICO’S PRESIDENT COMMIE ELECT HAS PROMISED US A LOT MORE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING AS A CONDUIT FOR OTHER COUNTRIES. DEAL OR DIE:  Caravan, or Invasion?

AS I SAID, STINK OF DESPERATION:  Get the Information OUT There!

THERE’S A STINK OF DESPERATION TO THIS WHOLE MONTH:  Letterbomb Campaign Bombs.

SOUNDS DISTURBINGLY PLAUSIBLE:  Urgent Strategy Session at the Democratic Party Dirty Tricks Office.

WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG?  Arizona Troopers Association withdraws Sinema endorsement.

IF THEY DIDN’T HAVE DOUBLE STANDARDS THEY WOULDN’T HAVE STANDARDS AT ALL:  Of bombs and responsibility.

MAKE THE (SOCIALIST) RABBLE BOUNCE:  Dear Americans, You’re Breaking Socialist Hearts!