Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
April 29, 2026
I SUPPORT THIS FOR MANY REASONS.
Support DC Squarehood for a second Costco https://t.co/rU8Y9XsNri pic.twitter.com/TccovykKri
— Payton Alexander (@AlexanderPayton) April 29, 2026
CONTROL THE BOTTOM FIVE PERCENT AND SOCIETY LOOKS A LOT NICER:
It bears repeating that BART installed tall gates to enter the subway and they're gaining $10m in revenue a year plus the need for maintenance is down by
*95.7%*
Passengers who were unwilling to pay a few bucks were causing 96% of the public cleanliness problems!
Pay the fare. https://t.co/jYecybduk1 pic.twitter.com/eC78RxYmHN
— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) April 28, 2026
MAJOR DISCOVERY:
🚨 @USGS has found that the Appalachian region of the U.S. contains enough lithium to replace 328 YEARS of imports!
Thanks to world-leading mineral science, permitting reform and renewed investment in domestic mining, @POTUS has reclaimed America's mineral independence. pic.twitter.com/INis76fW6o
— Secretary Doug Burgum (@SecretaryBurgum) April 28, 2026
April 28, 2026
WELL SAID:
What he said https://t.co/0GLl5zXPKz
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 29, 2026
Related:
Remember when Obama gave the Queen an iPod loaded with all of his own speeches https://t.co/JJPGE7lb5E
— Payton Alexander (@AlexanderPayton) April 28, 2026
HMM:
Another fun fact: Aside from Kagan, who never married, every Supreme Court justice has a white spouse. https://t.co/k9fMGxJstN
— Tsar Apu II Apustayevich (@tsarlet2) April 28, 2026
Sonia Sotomayor is divorced now, but she did have a white spouse when she was married.
OPEN THREAD: Comment on a groovy Tuesday.
THE ACCOUNTABILITY TRAIN SEEMS TO BE ROLLING:
EXCLUSIVE: NIH has removed virologist Ralph Baric from all his grants; UNC placed Baric on leave.
Senior HHS officials says UNC was complicit in starting the COVID pandemic.
“Baric designed the gun,” he said. “But the Chinese built it, and then they pulled the trigger.”… pic.twitter.com/CNvo3buLkw
— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) April 28, 2026
IT IS A CONTRAST WITH HIS RECENT PREDECESSORS: Behind-the-scenes photo exposes how Trump was caught grabbing Melania’s butt. Married man grabs legal spouse’s butt. Only in 2026 media-world would that seem deviant.
Compare:

From Grok: “No, the image is not genuine—it’s a satirical meme, and the lower (Biden) part is manipulated or fabricated.” Plausible, though.
DON’T BUY “RESEARCH COMPOUNDS:” The Next Ozempic? This Unapproved Peptide Comes With a Big Catch. “Current research suggests retatrutide can cause several side effects. This is supported by anecdotal reports from social media. The most common side effects are gastrointestinal. These may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation.”
Also, you don’t really know what you’re getting with gray-market drugs.
HELEN DRANK POMEGRANATE JUICE AFTER HER HEART ATTACK: Pomegranate Compound Could Help Protect Against Heart Disease.
I STILL MISS MY VINCENT BLACK SHADOW: Norton Returns to the U.S. With 2026 Manx and Manx R Superbikes. The Black Shadow wasn’t great on the curves, but it was pure hell on the straights.
FASTER, PLEASE: The Post Office’s Anachronistic Ban on Shipping Handguns is Ending . . . But Not Yet.
Of course, the real question is whether anyone would entrust their gun to the post office nowadays.
TRUMP IS BREAKING OPEC: UAE To Leave Opec Next Month As Iran War Reshapes Oil Market. Also it’s hard for OPEC to set prices when the U.S. is outproducing Saudi Arabia and Russia combined, and has effective control of Venezuela’s production.
MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Did Chris Murphy Just Sign the Democrats’ Death Warrant?
DO HUMANOIDS DREAM OF BECOMING HUMAN? Humanoids seem to be evolving into a distinct form.
HONESTLY, I FEEL FINE: We’re still recovering from losing the woolly mammoth.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:
You love to see it. https://t.co/dMiv0Kn9OE
— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) April 28, 2026
THE NEW SPACE RACE: Maryland astronaut named to SpaceX crew ahead of possible moon mission.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: 8 Easy, Unexpected Ways to Boost Your Libido in Just 30 Minutes.
THIS IS, IN FACT, THE CENTRAL ISSUE OF OUR AGE: Managerial Bureaucracy’s Threat to Democracy and Humanity.
One gets the sense that the honest view of our exasperated political elites is as captured in a Bloomberg News headline from last year which read: “2024 is a year of elections, and that’s a threat to democracy.”
In country after country, governments are moving to desparately tighten their grip over the people they rule, sharply curtailing freedom of speech and access to information, and using alleged threats to security and stability to justify granting themselves emergency powers, weaponizing the law, criminalizing dissent, and suppressing any meaningful political opposition.
They must be taught not to do that.
THINGS ARE HEATING UP: Breaking: FBI Raids ‘Quality Learning Center’ and 21 Other Locations in Somali Fraud Crackdown. I believe you mean “Quality Learing Center.”
A FIRST AMENDMENT WIN: Florida law school recognizes TPUSA chapter after attorney general’s pressure. “Barry University initially denied the chapter, stating ‘political advocacy and confrontation … is inconsistent with the University’s educational philosophy.’”