THE LESSON OF THE LAST DECADE OR SO IS HOW QUICKLY BAD MANAGEMENT CAN RUIN THINGS: How to Shrink a Fortune: Endowed with every advantage, California is in free fall, despite its governor’s boasts to the contrary.

AND BOTH NEED A BRUTAL COMEUPPANCE:

Academia and journalism are the twin jewels of leftist ascendency. Both are now in the sights of a highly motivated @BillAckman. Buckle up. https://t.co/QpJLRPS29c

— Iain Murray (@ismurray) January 7, 2024

#JOURNALISM: When did it become okay for the Wall Street Journal to accuse Elon Musk of using LSD and cocaine without evidence? On Saturday, apparently.

DON SURBER: Taming the media: Handle the press on your terms, not theirs.

MUCH OF OUR POLITICAL CLASS IS MADE UP OF AWFUL PEOPLE WITH NO LIMITS AS TO WHAT THEY’D DO TO KEEP POWER: “If Trump can be kicked off the ballot in blue states on account of a highly debatable finding of ‘insurrection,’ then what’s to stop red state judges or other officials kicking Biden off on their own flimsy findings? And on what basis can liberals continue to argue that Trump or Republicans represent a threat to democracy when they are the ones engaged in an attempt to deny tens of millions of voters their choice for president?”

AS LONG AS IT’S NOT A BOEING FACTORY: CDR Salamander: Restore Factory Settings at the Pentagon.

NOW OUT FROM KURT SCHLICHTER: The Attack.

SUBSTANDARD WORK ON A BOEING? ONCE THAT WAS UNTHINKABLE. United Airlines found loose bolts, other issues on a key part of grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners.

United Airlines said Monday it found loose bolts and other “installation issues” on a part of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets that were inspected after a mid-flight blowout on a similar Alaska Airlines jet on Friday.

The inspections are focused on plugs used to seal an area set aside for extra emergency doors that are not required on United and Alaska Max 9s.

“Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug – for example, bolts that needed additional tightening,” Chicago-based United said.

Well, that inspires confidence. Plus:

The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights.

Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water so the plane “could return very quickly to an airport” if the warning light reappeared, Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said Sunday.

Homendy cautioned that the pressurization light might be unrelated to Friday’s incident in which a plug covering an unused exit door blew off the Boeing 737 Max 9 as it cruised about three miles (4.8 kilometers) over Oregon.

Hmm.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Bill Ackman’s war to make universities accountable has the left panicked.

#JOURNALISM: “So the focus is on what Trump might have said wrong, not what the F.B.I. might be doing wrong and whether Biden is responsible. Is our Catholic president involved in persecuting Catholics?!”

OPEN THREAD: Well, here we are.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA adds funding to Blue Origin and Voyager Space commercial space station agreements.

DENTISTRY IS OLDER THAN SUPPOSED: Scientists Studied 3,000 Viking Teeth And Discovered Surprisingly Advanced Dentistry.

CHANGE: U.S. Hockey Team Sings National Anthem After Winning World Junior Championship.

GOOD: Spectroscopy Meets Shale: Terahertz Waves Unlocking Oil Secrets.

21st CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS:

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21ST CENTURY PROBLEMS: Low Testosterone: What Causes Symptoms in Young Males 20 and Up?

SELF-DEFENSE: The Two-Part Defense Plan: There’s more than one battle to fight.

FEEDING THE HUNGRY IS BAD FOR GAIA: Increase in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa found to be producing rising amounts of methane.

#JOURNALISM: ‘Face the Nation’ Moderator Makes a Fool of Herself During Speaker Johnson Interview.

PRIORITIES: UC Davis Health creates road map to diversify health care workforce.

WELL, THAT SUCKS. High blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55, even if treated, can boost heart disease risk.

JIGGERY-POKERY: About Those Boss #Bidenomics Unemployment Numbers – It Helps When You Own the Numbers Massage Parlor.

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE JOE’S ABILITY TO F THINGS UP: Worst Presidential Speech Ever: Biden Green-Lights Dirtiest Campaign of our Lifetimes.

WELL, YES. Harvard Is Still Anti-Semitic.