OPEN THREAD: Expatiate at will.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China wants to ramp up the launch rate of its Long March 5B rocket.

THAT SOUNDS USEFUL: Older adults’ ears can be trained to hear better in noisy environments.

I’VE BEEN TAKING THIS FOR A WHILE, BUT I DON’T THINK I’M AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER: Study: Popular dietary supplement causes cancer risk, brain metastasis.

HMM: Brain scans shed light on reluctance to make eye contact among people with autism.

NOW OUT FROM ANDREW WAREHAM: Birth of the Raj (A Merchant’s Tale Book 1).

LONG-TERM TEST: Our 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 Delivered 40,000 Miles of Fun: Low maintenance costs, unexpected versatility, and consistent performance defined our long-term Corvette.

SELF DEFENSE: Make It A Team Effort: A spouse who can shoot is a force multiplier in a lethal force encounter.

That’s certainly the philosophy in this house.

Hey, I should make a yard sign: In This House: We believe that a spouse who can shoot is a force multiplier in a lethal force encounter.

BE PREPARED: APC UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector. #CommissionEarned

WE MAY NEED IT FOR THE NEXT ELECTION: U.S. COVID public health emergency to stay in place.

WITH AWFUL RESULTS: American Politics Is Being Shaped by the AWFLs (Affluent White Liberal Feminists).

LESSONS FOR 2024: Toward a Conservative Popularism. If they want to win majorities, Republicans should emphasize issues on which the public supports their positions.

HMM: There’s a common thread connecting five counties spread across several states that were in disarray on Election Day: federal “monitors.”

I GUESS THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO NUKE CHINA, SINCE THAT’S WHERE THE EMISSIONS ARE MOSTLY COMING FROM: Carbon emissions hit new high, Earth’s time to contain warming ‘running out.’

Drastic times call for drastic measures. Sorry, Chairman Xi.

WELL, GOOD: Artemis I rocket received only minimal damage from Hurricane Nicole, NASA says.

VITAMIN D UPDATE: Studies link low vitamin D with higher risk for diabetes among Black Americans. I’m constantly encouraging my half-Nigerian niece and nephew to take Vitamin D.

THE POWER LINE WEEK IN PICTURES: Pink Ripple Edition.

HOLIDAY DEAL: Bowflex Weight Bench Series. #CommissionEarned

THEY KNOW IT’S JUST MANDATORY BULLSHIT: Syracuse students not interested or engaged in mandatory diversity course: report.

IF CONSERVATIVES START PROTESTING THEY’LL BRING OUT TANKS: ANALYSIS: UC Davis’s anti-cop history makes administration unprepared for campus protest.

ANALYSIS: TRUE. Elon Musk is not a national security threat — TikTok is: Joe Biden is focusing on the wrong social media giant.

But Tik Tok isn’t a threat to the Democrats, and Elon Musk is.

HAHAHA: Nation Excitedly Anticipates First Funny SNL Episode In Years After Writers Boycott.

YA THINK?

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ANOTHER UPDATE: It’s as plain as day and very simple: All America needs for its salvation is MORE CUBANS.

MORE: Yep.

But the talking point did its job for the necessary interval.

IT WASN’T A RED WAVE, BUT IT’S NOT THE ROUT SOME HAVE CALLED IT EITHER: Republican Lombardo defeats Dem incumbent Sisolak for Nevada gov.

BE PREPARED: LEATHERMAN Rev Pocket Size Multitool with Package Opener and Screwdrivers. #CommissionEarned