SAYING THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD: Top Democrat Says Americans Need To Suffer So Democrats Can Have Political ‘Leverage.’

ALEX BERENSON: Why woke women make terrible leaders: It’s not just their sanctimony and humorlessness. It’s their insistence on feel-good nonsolutions to real problems. The backlash is only beginning.

This is only the beginning of their flaws.

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China’s 1st reusable rocket test fires engines ahead of debut flight.

APEX PREDATOR, BABY: There’s One Super Predator in Africa That Instills More Fear Than Lions.

OPEN THREAD: Make it special.

A MARKETING BOON FOR GLP-1 DRUGS: “Astounding” – 70% of Americans Have Obesity by New, More Accurate Definition.

Weirdly, more people need blood pressure drugs under the new high blood pressure definition, and more people need diabetes drugs under the new blood sugar guidelines.

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: COVID-19: Vitamin D levels fell during pandemic for older women and urban dwellers.

IT LOOKS NICE: The Concept Car We Just Drove Is the Most Important Audi in 20 Years.

TRUTH: David Hogg is the Grift that Keeps on Grifting.

BADLY: How the Louvre Heist Happened.

WE MOVE FAST: Humans evolved fastest among the apes, 3D skull study shows.

DECLINE IS A CHOICE: Poll finds 1 in 10 American kids rarely play outside.

SCIENCE: Study finds GLP-1 drugs may help prevent risks from sleep apnea.

YES.

An SS tattoo on your chest, that you allegedly got while drunk and didn’t know what it was, but also told people you knew what it was, and chose not to get covered for 20 years doesn’t seem like that small a skeleton. It’s a Home Depot 22-ft Halloween special skeleton. https://t.co/KjVKoMntfn

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 22, 2025

Plus: EXCLUSIVE! MUST CREDIT INSTAPUNDIT! SECRET PHOTO OF DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS’ CLOSET SKELETONS:

GOOD: Watch: Dems Are Already Panicking About JD Vance Becoming 48 – It’s Glorious.

But don’t get cocky, kids.

DIVERSITY PROBLEM: Student journalism conference ‘killed’ talks by conservative writers.

STANDING UP TO BIGOTRY: Northwestern University Can Toss Students Who Refuse To Complete Anti-Semitism Training, Judge Rules.

ONLY THE BEGINNING: FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino: ‘Trump’s Crime Crackdown Is Paying Off.’

IT’S TIME. Roger Simon: Will John Brennan Finally Get His Just Deserts?

INDEED THEY DO: Have You Forgotten About Iryna Zarutska? They Want You To. Here’s Why.

TO BE FAIR, IT’S MEANT TO DO THAT: Britain’s ‘Tight Days’ Are a Warning: NetZero Means Blackouts.

FRANKLIN FOER CATCHES UP TO WHAT I WAS SAYING IN 2019. Well, kinda. Trump Has Found His Class Enemy: The president unleashes a Marxist theory of power—but against knowledge workers, not billionaires. Marx didn’t actually discover class warfare, you know. And missing from Foer’s analysis is any actual explanation of why Trump is wrong.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT: Too Fun to Check: Will Bari Take Over CNN Too?

WELL, THAT’S BECAUSE IT IS: Lawsplainer: Ninth Circuit Judge Makes The Case That Calling Up The National Guard Is A Decision Left To The President — No Role For Judges.