PREDATOR WATCH: Your Weekly Roundup of Terrifying Animal Encounters.

ABOLISH THE ATF: Why Is a Navy Vet Still Sitting in Prison When Nothing ATF Found in His Home Was Illegal?

PODCAST: The Invention That Changed Everything. “Salvatore Basile is the author of Cool: How Air Conditioning Changed Everything, a deeply researched book on air-conditioning—not just as a machine, but as a force that completely changed how we live. Salvatore has deep insights into how AC has affected our architecture, urban development, and work habits.”

I’M STILL NOT TIRED OF ALL THE WINNING: Tulsi Stares Down UK, Scoring Another Big Win for American Consumers.

READER FAVORITE: 4500 Sq.Ft Most Efficient Energy Star 2025 Dehumidifier. #CommissionEarned

EVERYTHING I DON’T APPROVE OF IS A “GENOCIDE”: Having spent the rhetorical force of the charge of “genocide” with a phony charge against Israel, henceforth everything the left doesn’t like will be a genocide, replacing racism as the go-to accusation.

LAW AND ORDER: Trump’s D.C. Takeover Drives Crime Down…And Even Democrats Notice. “Who Trump, Republicans and police can’t work with as ‘positive partners’ to reduce crime are social justice-infected Democrats, because they don’t want to reduce crime. Some cadres believe high crime rates are key to radicalizing minorities and fomenting revolution against capitalism. There are others that believe that ‘whiteness’ and ‘structural racism’ mean that no black person should ever be punished for any crime against any white person. There are others that want to completely defund the police so they can rake off all police funding for their own graft and left-wing causes. Still others refuse to deport any illegal aliens, even rapists and murderers, because they still believe that amnestied illegal aliens are their key to achieving permanent electoral majorities.”

INDEED:

I mean, what could wrong with voting by phone? https://t.co/9KifO4HqMO pic.twitter.com/1UMBVosBSA

— Frank McCormick (@CBHeresy) August 19, 2025

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Space warfare: US officials warn of hijacked satellites, orbiting space weapons.

FASTER, PLEASE: Glow, Baby Glow! U.S. Nuclear Industry Ready to Dominate the World.

BEING FAT IS BECOMING A CHOICE: A new understanding of amylin receptors could pave way for next generation of weight loss drugs.

SOUNDS LIKE A PATH TO SUPERPOWERS: Walmart shrimp may have been exposed to radioactive material, FDA says.

BLUE STATE BLUES:

Official statement regarding @BedBathBeyond

We will not open retail stores in California.

This isn’t about politics — it’s about reality.
California’s system makes it nearly impossible for businesses to succeed, and I won’t put our company, our employees, or our… pic.twitter.com/G5dSaigB3y

— Marcus Lemonis (@marcuslemonis) August 20, 2025

From the replies:

Nice to see BB&B trying to make a brick and mortar comeback. Not surprised to see it won’t happen in California.

On the flip side, Gov. Gavin Newsom decided to use today’s news to tout his state’s business-friendly climate: “FUCK YOU. BYE.” his press office account tweeted in response.

I wrote yesterday about the overgrown children who actually write Newsom’s tweets, so today’s message came as no surprise, either.

Exit Question: Are you surprised that, just like most everything else he does, Newsom’s Trump impersonation — tone-deaf though it is — is staged on his behalf?

UPDATE, CORRECTION, AND APOLOGY:

The F-U quote was fabricated by Magills, and my apologies for mistaking it for real.

Here’s what Newsom’s “team of pros” actually tweeted:

After their bankruptcy and closure of every store, like most Americans, we thought Bed, Bath & Beyond no longer existed.

We wish them well in their efforts to become relevant again as they try to open a 2nd store.

That amounts to the same thing, which is bad on them. But bad on me for mistaking Magills’ fake screencap for the real thing.

MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES: DOJ Bombshell Shows That Biden Admin Ignored Critical Red Flags About Autopenned Pardons.

HMM: Scientists sequence avian flu genome found in Antarctica.

I KNOW THERE ARE ADAM SCHIFF ENTHUSIASTS HERE: The Walls Are Closing in on Adam Schiff and He Knows It.

Lots of people love clowns.

INSURRECTION, STRAIGHT UP: Massachusetts Colleges Protect Illegals From ICE.

I KNOW THERE ARE CAR ENTHUSIASTS HERE:

It actually happened, cars are now being sold with their full horsepower locked behind a paid subscription

“Volkswagen just did something that should make every car owner furious. They’re selling their electric ID3 with its full horsepower locked behind a paid subscription.… pic.twitter.com/xHQwuKge0X

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 20, 2025

DEMOCRATS OPPOSED OTC BIRTH CONTROL PILLS BECAUSE THEY CUT INTO PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S REVENUE BASE: Study shows rising popularity of over-the-counter birth control pill.

SEDUCTIVE AI, 21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS VERSION: These Women Are Marrying AI Boyfriends?

I GUESS THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT “LAWFUL” MEANS: DC Will No Longer Prosecute Lawful Carriers of Rifles and Shotguns.

“FOLLOW THE SCIENCE:”

Lol, what the hell is going on at Nature?

"Dominant science (sometimes referred to as Western science) is rooted in colonization, racism and white supremacy: it has been an active participant in the assimilation, marginalization and genocide of Indigenous people." pic.twitter.com/CjaZMaSlIo

— @gen0m1cs 🧬📊 (@gen0m1cs) August 19, 2025

Related: The Suicide of Expertise.

TYLER O’NEIL: National Security Threat? Pacific Island Politician Who Took Money From Chinese Companies Now Works in Trump Admin.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE NAVY? We’re Burning Another Amphib …this time the USS New Orleans (LPD 18).

GOOD ‘TIL THE LAST DROP: ‘Death Cycle’: Dem Bleedout Is Real — And Spectacular.