LEON IS GETTING LARGER: Carville Warns Dems: ‘The Ice Pick Cometh.’ Carville sounds pessimistic because he knows how poor Harris’ political instincts are. How poor are they?, I hear you ask. Harris still has this tweet live in her feed, more than two years after Jesse Smollett got convicted a second time for concocting the ‘hoax’ that Harris called ‘a modern day lynching.’ It’s not just bad political instincts, either — Harris just looks stupid. Someone buy Carville the strongest Southern whiskey available. And take away his ice pick.”

THE NOT READY FOR PRIMETIME PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN:

SPACE: SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 Starlink launches.

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover finds possible signs of ancient Red Planet life.

Flashback: Why I Hope There’s No Life on Mars.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Expert Reveals Vital Survival Tip if You Unexpectedly Fall in Deep Water. “On sudden entry into cold water, our bodies react automatically to heighten our alertness and adrenaline levels due to cold water shock. That makes us gasp, hold our breath and try to swim hard until the point of exhaustion. Overriding that instinct could save your life.”

YOU WANT MORE “REACTIONARY” POLITICS? GIVE PEOPLE A LOT TO REACT AGAINST: Matt Yglesias: More immigration = more anti-immigration politics.

AT AMAZON, Military-Grade MRE Packs.

BIG BRASS ONES:

🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump to go back to Butler, Pennsylvania to hold another rally after the shooting at his last event there pic.twitter.com/Hs8QhBvP5b

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 26, 2024

Related:

🚨 BREAKING: FBI Admits Donald Trump was Shot by a Bullet:

“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle.”

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 26, 2024

This after Chris Wray made a fool of himself in front of Congress suggesting otherwise.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: Accused Salman Rushdie Stabber Also Charged with Support for Hezbollah.

IS HE ANGLING FOR A VEEP SLOT? ¿Qué Pasa? Newsom in Sudden Rush to Scrape Homeless Off CA Streets and From Under Highways.

AT AMAZON, 750W Car Power Inverter 12V-110v.

THE EV BUBBLE IS DEFLATING: Gas-Powered Porsche Cayenne Will Reach 2030s, Keep V-8 Engine Alive.

I DUNNO, IS LIFE WITH A FANNY PACK WORTH SAVING? Have No Fear, You Have Your FEAR Bag With You: FEAR, in this case, stands for “Forget Everything And Run.” “I’ve learned that ‘prepping’ isn’t just a good idea for people who live in hurricane-prone areas, it’s an absolute necessity. But you don’t have to have an open line of credit at your local military surplus store in order to be ready for life’s little hiccups. Rather, there are simple, easy steps you can take right now to make your life easier and safer, and one of those steps is always having the little bits and pieces of your life you need to make things easier, ready to go at a moment’s notice. One of the easiest is to create a bail out bag, or as I’ve also heard them called, a FEAR bag, which is short for ‘Forget Everything And Run.'”

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX Builds a Second Launch Tower and Improved Starship Heat Shield is Ready.

WHEN THE MEMORY HOLE FAILS: Say, Remember When Kamala Backed ‘Defund the Police,’ Asks … CNN?

“DO NOT TRUST” IS A METAPHOR FOR OUR TIMES: Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers: Keys were labeled “DO NOT TRUST.” Nearly 500 device models use them anyway.

WOEING: NASA continues to delay return of Boeing Starliner, astronauts from ISS.

HMM: Dogs can smell your stress and are influenced by it.

OUT: PRIESTS MUST BE CELIBATE.

IN: Is There Room in the Church for Polyamorous Priests?

PHOTO-ANALYSIS: Why Andy Beshear will be KH’s choice for VP.

Traditional analysis would favor Josh Shapiro as providing needed help in Pennsylvania, but Kamala’s base probably won’t turn out for a Jewish running mate. Plus: “I don’t know anything about Andy other than that he’s the Governor of Kentucky. I tried googling his name and the first thing that popped up was ‘Andy Beshear issues apology to diet Mountain Dew after argument with JD Vance.'” Sounds promising….

TONI AIRAKSINEN: What Project 2025 Says About Due Process at Universities: Students accused of sexual misconduct deserve a fair trial before suspension or worse. “Here’s some good news: If you have a son in college, this Project 2025 helps to bolster due process as a legitimate topic of contention related to Title IX. . . . Now that women are 75% of Ivy League presidents, 66% of college adminsistrators, and 60% of the overall student body, men find themselves outnumbered, with women administrators generally making and enforcing rules.”

She’s right. Consider subscribing to her Substack, as I expect she’ll have more pieces on this and related subjects.

DIVERSITY PROBLEM: Most university chief diversity officers are black.

TO BE FAIR, THEY’RE SIDING WITH TERRORISTS: Israeli Prime Minister blasts Harvard, Penn, and MIT administrations over anti-Semitism in address to Congress.

PRETTY PRESCIENT STUFF FROM 2020:

Russia's first time traveller has returned.

Guess what he said:

In September Biden is medically diagnosed as unfit for office and quits.

They discover that the DNC has legal power to choose a replacement without a National vote!

Weird huh?

You'll never guess who they chose.

— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) July 18, 2020