MARK SIMON: The End of Decency in Hong Kong: The CCP Must Kill What No Totalitarian Regime Can Tolerate, Decency.

SOME PARTS OF AMERICA STILL WORK: SpaceX’s Satellite Internet Keeps Getting Better. “While new satellites, dish designs, and routers are on the horizon, my latest performance testing shows that Starlink’s service has improved markedly for most of its 1.3 million users in the US who use the standard Dish V2 equipment. In the last year, we’ve seen access to Starlink grow by leaps and bounds, all while Elon Musk’s satellite service has maintained excellent download speeds, increased upload speeds, and cut latency, according to our data. New hardware promises additional gains, but for now, the test results show that existing customers like me are already getting a better, more mature service than ever before. For rural users without access to cable or fiber, nothing even comes close.”

I’ve been very happy with my Starlink service even with access to cable and, as the story notes, service keeps improving. I’ve also never had to make a tech support call over some outage or frustration, which happened every month or two with Comcast.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Public rejects Biden’s pleas, buys more guns.

I mean, just look around.

FROM THE BOTTOM UP INSTEAD OF FROM THE TOP DOWN: Robert Tracinski: What Would a Pro-Free-Market ‘Industrial Policy’ Look Like?

THEY’RE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO STOP TRUMP EXCEPT BEAT HIM FAIRLY IN A NORMAL ELECTION: Democratic Panic: A Trump Conviction is the Only Way Biden Can Win.

If Biden wins that way he will be regarded — rightly — as an illegitimate president by tens of millions of Americans.

WELL, JOE SCARBOROUGH: Joe Scarborough Goes Full Nutcase Defending Biden’s Mental Acuity.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: C Is For Collusion? Federally Funded Kids’ Show Amplifies White House Talking Points.

LIGHTNING DEAL: BIBURY Multitool Pliers. #CommissionEarned

DECOUPLING CUTS BOTH WAYS: Apple’s iPhone sales plummet 24% in China, while Huawei’s skyrocket 64% as Chinese consumers abandon American tech. “Since last summer, Huawei has benefitted from the release of its Mate 60 phone series after struggling to source parts for many months due to Western sanctions. The new phone features 47% Chinese-made parts, 18 percentage points higher than the previous model, and is even powered by a Chinese-manufactured chip. The Mate 60 amounts to a major upgrade for many Huawei users, but Apple’s iPhone 15 isn’t quite as enticing among its user base, according to Counterpoint’s Zhang.”

BREAKING: ‘Rust’ Armorer Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter.

IT’S HARD TO BLAME THEM, THOUGH: South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions. And post-Afghanistan it’s hard to trust the United States’ security guarantees.

KEVIN DOWNEY JR: 57,000 Reasons – and Counting Every Day – Why You Need an AR-15.

Best reason: I wanted one.

SHE’S RIGHT, YOU KNOW?   Villainous Monologues: They May Be More Common than You Think.

JOEL KOTKIN: California’s progressive regime is weakened — but not defeated. “One might think that Californians would want regime change. After all, the state suffers from a $73 billion deficit, an unemployment rate among the nation’s highest, the highest percentage of residents living in poverty, a failed education system, and mounting business flight. That’s not to mention its massive net outmigration, with a net total of 1.7 million people from domestic migration between 2016 and 2022. Overall the state has 30% of the nation’s homeless population, and is currently witnessing its highest crime rate in a decade.”

LIKE THE FIRST MAJOR CRACK OF A FROZEN LAKE’S ICE IN SPRING, IS THIS SIGN OF AN IMMINENT REAL ESTATE COLLAPSE?   This NYC studio listed for $38K/month and now asks $16K — and it still hasn’t found a renter.

IT’S HARD TO PUT THE CIVILIZATION TOOTHPASTE BACK IN THE TUBE:  San Francisco voters back police surveillance, drug tests during massive crime wave.

OF COURSE IT IS – HOW COULD IT BE ANYTHING ELSE?  Vaccination video is emotional blackmail – and dishonest too.

THE LAST THING OUR GOVERNMENT DESIRES IS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE:  Precious democracy? No, cynical autocracy.

WE WILL ALL BE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREEN, SOONER THAN LATER:  Marjorie Taylor Greene Tells British Reporter Asking Rude Questions to ‘F–k Off’.

AND HOW VERY MUCH WE WISH WE DIDN’T KNOW THIS:  UN Report: Palestinians Raped Women’s Corpses On October 7.

Israel is fighting for all of us. Israel is fighting for civilization.

WE ALSO KNOW THIS:  The Biden administration seems to be flying in people from Latin America: there’s an app for that.

WE KNOW:  If Trump wins in November, expect a real insurrection from Democrats.

I’d say we’re in for nasty weather, one way or another.

NAH. THIS WOULD BE BETTER IF IT INVOLVED GETTING A BABY ALLIGATOR DRUNK:  Florida bill looks like it was presented by Florida Man.

THIS ALL SOUNDS TERRIBLY FAMILIAR:  Conformity, Cruelty, and Political Activism (update).

UNEXPLAINED THINGS SURROUND US REALLY:  Another Visit to the Quadrangle.