NARRATIVE POLICING: We’re apparently now making Alec Baldwin the victim in the “Rust” shooting. Well, someone is. We spent some time this weekend with Hollywood friends who know about this stuff and they were much less charitable toward Baldwin.

OPEN THREAD: Cool on it.

I HAD MISSED THIS, BUT I’M SURE IT’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT: Australia’s central bank loses yield control as bonds melt down. “Australia’s central bank on Friday lost all control of the yield target key to its stimulus policy as bonds suffered their biggest shellacking in decades and markets howled for rate hikes as soon as April. An already torrid week for debt got even worse when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) again declined to defend its 0.1% target for the key April 2024 bond , even though its yield was all the way up at 0.58%. Scenting capitulation, speculators sent the yield sky-rocketing to 0.75% while yields on three-year bonds recorded their biggest monthly increase since 1994.”

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Hyten blasts ‘unbelievably’ slow DoD bureaucracy as China advances space weapons.

IT’S AN ALL-STAR PANEL: Don’t Miss TTAG’s Postgame Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Case Arguments on November 3.

DO TELL:

I love the lack of sympathy for Slate’s viewpoint.

UPDATE:

MEDIA MYTH ALERT TURNS 12: Recalling memorable myth-busting posts.

HANNAH COX: If You’re Aghast at What Fauci Does to Dogs, You Should See What the Government Does to People.

MARK PULLIAM: Do Parents Have Rights? School boards are now in the culture war while progressive advocates falsely cry wolf to thwart reform.

I’M GUESSING IT’S MORE STAFFING THAN WEATHER, AND I’M GUESSING I KNOW WHAT THE STAFFING PROBLEM IS: American Airlines cancels more than 1,600 weekend flights, citing weather and staffing. “The disruptions were similar in their initial cause and size to problems suffered in early October by Southwest Airlines, and they raised ominous questions about whether major airlines are prepared for the busy upcoming holiday travel period.”

Totally, completely unrelated: Southwest Airlines apologizes for pilot’s “Let’s Go Brandon” remark.

KAROL MARKOWICZ: Biden administration’s new gender equity plan is an insult to women. “Michelle Obama applauded it: ‘It’s about making sure that every single person can reach their full potential — in our country and around the world.’ That seems ambitious for an administration struggling to get milk on supermarket shelves.”

Ouch.

ANALYSIS: TRUE. The Framers Knew the Risks of Keeping and Bearing Arms are Far Outweighed by the Benefits.

GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Tramontina 80114/535DS Professional Aluminum Nonstick Restaurant Fry Pan, 10″, NSF-Certified. #CommissionEarned

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS CALL YOUR OFFICE: ‘New hidden world’ discovered in Earth’s inner core.

HMM: How foodborne diseases protect the gut’s nervous system.

JOSH BLACKMAN: In common discourse, the phrase “public health” is a term of art that means, “Shut up and conform.” After nearly two years of the pandemic, I am quite tired of judges using the mantra “public health” as a justification for absolute obsequiousness.