A VERY NICE REVIEW OF RANDY BARNETT’S MEMOIR, FELONY REVIEW: TALES OF TRUE CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN CHICAGO.

It’s a great story. I read the book, liked it, and gave it a blurb, which you can read at the link.

SEEMS LIKE IT WAS OVERSOLD: Largest-Ever Study Finds Medicinal Cannabis Ineffective for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD.

SCIENCE MARCHES ON: Your phone already sees the warning signs: Sleep, movement and mood data can spot depression early.

MERCEDES GLS actually going off road.

SOUNDS LIKE A BILL OF ATTAINDER: Why California’s ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ Should Worry Gun Owners. Also an absurd First Amendment violation.

WELL, GOOD: Blood pressure drug effective for treating antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds.

FASTER, PLEASE: Scientists Create Nasal Spray That Reverses Brain Aging in Weeks.

OBVIOUSLY IT’S TERMINATOR ROBOTS FROM THE FUTURE THAT ARE BEHIND THIS: White House, FBI looking into case of missing scientists: ‘No stone will be unturned.’ “A string of at least 10 mysterious deaths and disappearances of U.S. experts in space, defense and nuclear topics has raised concern in the scientific community since the unconfirmed reports surfaced this month.”

YOU’RE HAPPY? This Is What Happens When You Drink Beer Every Day, According To Experts.

EVERY INSTITUTION HAS BEEN CORRUPTED: How a tiny circle of repeat offenders poisoned 100s of gold-standard medical trials for over a decade.

I USED TO CALL THE ANGLICAN CHURCH “RISIBLE,” BUT IT NOW SEEMS MORE . . . EVIL:

Here's what Rowan Williams said about the "grooming gangs," in a recent piece for The Guardian. You'll note, first of all, that he put the phrase in scare quotes, because, of course, he doesn't really believe there actually are organised groups of Muslim men deliberately… https://t.co/6CXZhMfa4K pic.twitter.com/W8h9O03Q1A

— RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) April 17, 2026

#JOURNALISM:

CNN's Melissa Bell reveals she doesn't know what a navy is https://t.co/JwP9bdzluE

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) April 18, 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:

I don’t think people have fully absorbed just how big the declines in student enrollment are going to be.

Eight states are projected to experience DOUBLE DIGIT declines by 2031. pic.twitter.com/3niwwEt5qW

— Marc Porter Magee 🎓 (@marcportermagee) April 18, 2026

If only there had been some sort of warning.

PUSHBACK: U. California OB-GYN program under fire for ‘anti-racism,’ ‘anti-oppression’ mission statement.

CHANGE: Texas Tech says it will recognize ‘only two sexes,’ freezes gender identity programs.

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: String of missing or dead scientists ‘too coincidental’ not to be major concern, congressman says — as 11th mystery emerges. “In many cases, the congressman continued, these scientists ‘felt some form of threat’ and ‘left all of their devices at home” before they dropped out of sight.'”

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO RAPE! (CONT’D): Fifth-grade teacher charged with 25 sex crimes against 2 young students, including rape.

CALIFORNIA: Following Rape Accusations Against Swalwell, Newsom Fundraises Off His Ouster.

MATT TAIBBI: Public Stonings are Not “Accountability:” The high-speed demolition of Eric Swalwell is being celebrated as appropriate “accountability,” but removing due process isn’t justice.

JONATHAN LEAF: News That’s Been Drowned Out By The Sound of Battle.

SHUT UP, SHORTY: Michigan Senate Hopeful Abdul El-Sayed Blamed US for ‘Creating’ Terrorism: ‘What Happens When People Are in Pain?’

ICYMI:

If true, this is the most significant corruption scandal in Australian history

Afghan villagers are PAID to testify against war hero Ben Roberts-Smith

The villagers are then coached

The government in return offers the villagers ASYLUM – which presumably is like winning the… https://t.co/6Jj5cKNUlK

— Lisa (@Lisa9Sophia) April 17, 2026

Could the Australian Special Forces take down the government?

MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: The Future Belongs to Those Who Show Up.

I HOPE SO: Is America on the Verge of a Nuclear Renaissance?

AFTER THE SWALWELL COLLAPSE, THE LEFT CHOOSES AN ENEMY TO CONSOLIDATE AROUND: California governor’s race declares war on Big Tech.