I THOUGHT THEY FOUGHT A WAR TO KEEP THE GERMAN HAIRY SNAILS OUT: German hairy snails are disappearing from London’s River Thames.

WELL: If you want that tattoo erased it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you.

IT’S A BAD IDEA: A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge.

SOUND ADVICE: Californians warned not to eat wild mushrooms after poisonings.

PEOPLE: WHY IS SCIENCE SO MUCH LESS RESPECTED NOW?

“Science” in Nature: Crip guts, stomas, and the violence of ‘returning to normal’: a feminist queer crip approach to the gut.

Related:

Hmmmm …. Could it be the fault, in large part, of scientists?

“ Nearly three-quarters of biomedical researchers think there is a reproducibility crisis in science, according to a survey published in November”

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— Diana Villiers (@DianaVilliers1) December 9, 2025

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Mizzou professor accused of racism after she asked student for update on work.

LOL: North Carolina State Board of Education chair claims Border Patrol is disrupting classrooms.

“MAYBE COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED TO BE WARNED TO MOVE BEYOND CHILDREN’S BOOKS.” “Students at the University of Glasgow have been cautioned that Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone contains ‘outdated attitudes, abuse and language.'”

NOBODY WHO’S BEEN ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE:

Argument: Allowing the Prez to remove administrative officials will transfer an enormous amount of power to the Prez.

Question: Transfer from whom? Who currently has all that power?

— Randy Barnett (@RandyEBarnett) December 9, 2025

FAIL: MAHA Supporter Destroys Famed Doctor Attacking RFK Jr. In Under 2 Minutes: “The question is, when is enough enough to admit that the system you are a part of has drastically failed Americans?”

UPDATE: Heh.

ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT BEING A LAWYER IS THAT YOU SOMETIMES GET TO WRITE LETTERS LIKE THIS ONE:

A client got their first letter from Australian eSafety.

This was our reply. The US government was copied. pic.twitter.com/ufxAiA3oRt

— Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne) December 9, 2025

DON SURBER: Democrats finally shout FJB: Having lost the immigration war, they scapegoat their president.

WELL, IT’S BEEN A CATASTROPHE IF THAT’S WHAT YOU MEAN: Tony Blair’s ‘New Britain’ Hasn’t Worked Out So Well. “Chamberlain at least understood that Germany presented a serious threat to Great Britain. While his negotiations with Hitler and appeasement caused serious harm, he didn’t actually surrender England to Germany. He reversed course within fewer than two years of his attempts to reconcile with Germany and began rearming Britain, and declared war after Hitler’s invasion of Poland. Tony Blair, on the other hand, consciously chose to destroy his country and replace it with what he called “Global Britain.” He may have begun the process of surrendering the country to a mass of hostile migrants. Blair originally describes his vision as ‘New Britain,’ and upon leaving office, his focus is stated more clearly as ‘global,’ which describes his policies as PM just as well.”

Related: Just How Dystopian Can Starmer’s Britain Become? (Part 2).

UPDATE:

LOL. HOW CAN WE MISS YOU IF YOU WON’T GO AWAY?

GOOD MORNING!!!!!! DID YOU MISS ME?!?!?!

First, thank you for the support and words of encouragement. Two, there is no need for a recount per election attorneys. Finally, I'm looking forward to building what comes next. Until then, happy holidays and merry Christmas! pic.twitter.com/kJXNbRwEJg

— Aftyn Behn for Congress (@aftynfortn) December 8, 2025

AWFLS BEING AWFUL:

Paleolithic people first used utensils. Early Egyptians first used forks. Chinese used chopsticks. Last I checked none of these are white people.
Try Harder Liberals. pic.twitter.com/IAleRFrAkk

— JUST_THE_TIP_I_PROMISE (@JUSTTHETIPAGAIN) December 8, 2025

TRUMP’S SINFULNESS IN A NUTSHELL: Trump’s National Security Strategy Commits an Unforgivable Sin: Telling the Truth.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia: The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption.

HMM: A Fasting-Style Diet Seems to Result in Dynamic Changes to Human Brains.

I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE: COVID School Reopenings Quickly Cut Childhood Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD.

ROGER SIMON: Our AI Future Has Its Problems: Ask Freud.

OUT TOMORROW: Kurt Schlichter’s latest Kelly Turnbull novel, Panama Red.

HEAVY DRINKING? Nordic people know how to beat the winter blues. Here’s how to find light in the darkest months.

A GUT-CHECK FOR LEFTIST BIGOTRY: Lefties Can Now Wrestle With the Horror of Discovering Their Friends Own Guns in the Safety of a Chicago Theater.

WELL, GOOD: Supreme Court seems likely to give Trump more power over agencies. Under the Constitution, there’s no such thing as an “Independent Agency.”

Related: Thoughts from Prof. Philip Hamburger.