I WANT NUCLEAR ORION: NASA Fires Up Nuclear Future for Deep Space Travel.
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
January 31, 2026
YES. But most “journalists” are obedient regime stenographers.
The most basic role of journalism and military experts; Follow the Money https://t.co/zUfcS18SoK
— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) January 31, 2026
STILL A FEW BUGS IN THE SYSTEM: Kablamo: Waymo Test Vehicle Crashes Into Parked Cars in L.A.
ONLY TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO FIREARMS: UNH Police Chief Who Testified Students are ‘Too Drunk’ for Campus Carry is Arrested…For Drunk Driving.
THE LONELY LIVES OF SCIENTISTS: Roadkill is a surprising and untapped source for scientists.
LIKE A “RESORT FEE” FOR A HOTEL YOU DON’T WANT TO STAY IN: Patients are being hit with this surprise fee just for seeing their doc. Patients are being hit with this surprise fee just for seeing their doc. “Facility fees are intended to help hospitals offset their high overhead costs, including overnight care, use of specialized equipment and other expenses that make them costly to run. But when hospitals acquire independent physician clinics that don’t face hospital-scale expenses, patients may still be hit with those charges even in outpatient settings.”
NEWS I HOPE YOU CAN’T USE: It’s freezing cold and you’ve lost power. Here’s what emergency doctors want you to do.
ANALYSIS: TRUE.
And conspiring with other people to deprive them of their right to worship freely. That part is key. He didn’t have to be the one preventing the exercise of rights. For a more thorough explanation and case law, check out the model jury instructions:https://t.co/Eme3aqOvL2
— Jennifer Holliday (@Jenhollidayx) January 31, 2026
THIS IS MORE LIKE THE 21ST CENTURY I WAS PROMISED:
Directly clickable link to the filing. https://t.co/6jXPdT25XI
— Phil Trubey (@PTrubey) January 31, 2026
“RULE OF LAW.’
And there it is. The effort has now begun to delegitimize appeals.
Once Democrats get their way with one magistrate judge (whose authorities are limited by nature because they're not Senate-confirmed district judges) you now have to accept that as the final ruling.
Insane. https://t.co/Zl56FvWayb
— Sunny (@sunnyright) January 31, 2026
CONSEQUENCES: Audit demanded after claims that MIT faculty hiring sidesteps DEI ban. “Some Massachusetts Institute of Technology departments use so-called broader impact statements in the hiring process in the wake of a nearly two-year-old decision to ban mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion statements. It’s one example of how the ideology remains part of the ecosystem at MIT, with an estimated expenditure of $25 million annually on about 50 part and full-time employees working on DEI, according to an alumnus watchdog in a presentation Tuesday.”
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: University at Buffalo counseling group helps BIPOC students navigate ‘white’ campus.
DO TELL:
This is utterly insane:
> sanctuary cities overlap nearly perfectly with riot locations, which overlap nearly perfectly with deep blue vote
> the riots are highly-organized, increasingly violent, and obviously partisan, not humanitarian (no one rioted when biden deported… https://t.co/3V0lym2dNL pic.twitter.com/WfFiaNnLzY
— Arthur MacWaters (@ArthurMacwaters) January 30, 2026
LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY:
At what point does this is go from "ha ha this is so funny the AI agents are talking to each other" to "pull the fucking cord out of the wall now"
— Greg Rubertone (@RubeyScales) January 30, 2026
KARENS MAKE POOR MANAGERS:
129 hours and going without power. I’m so glad our electricity company employees are all up to speed on DEI. Lucky us.
— GabbyGirl 🐶 (@GabbyGirl0409) January 30, 2026
POLITICS: The Real Reason Democrats Are Threatening Noem Impeachment, One Member Says.
“If you remember, just two years ago, Republicans conducted a very thorough investigation, and we impeached [DHS] Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for failure to perform his duties,” Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., said. “And so, should we be surprised that now we’re seeing Democrats try to come in and impeach the current Homeland Security secretary?”
Dems are big on payback; Republicans not so much.
BLUE STATE UPDATE: Gov Maura Healey Has a Fit of Mass Confusion.
January 30, 2026
OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.
I STILL THINK IT’S AN ALIEN SPACESHIP: NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin.
JUST A FOOT SOLDIER IN THE DEMOCRATS’ ARMY: Man who falsely claimed he killed Charlie Kirk, diverting police amid chaos, sentenced to prison: George Zinn received a harsher prison sentence after police found child sex abuse materials on his phone after arresting him at UVU.
It’s not so much an army of Davids as an army of pedos, it seems.