THE NEW SPACE RACE: Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority, experts say.

TRACK THEIR PHONES, ID THEIR FACES, THEY’RE A VIOLENT THREAT:

Bolshevism: https://t.co/F0cgmUryiM

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) January 9, 2026

WHY IS THE LEFT SUCH A CESSPIT OF BIGOTRY AND HATE?

She said 11-year-old white boys are evidence that humanity should stop procreating. She said she wants to impoverish the white middle class. She said this evil shit, you pathetic bootlicking loser. She must leave NYC public office immediately. Fuck her. And fuck you, too. pic.twitter.com/8KyIUQ8uLO

— Ben Badejo (@BenjaminBadejo) January 8, 2026

JUST A LOVELY SUBURBAN COUPLE AFTER DROPPING OFF THEIR TODDLER AT PRESCHOOL:

🚨 BREAKING: One of the those shot by Border Patrol in Portland was a TREN DE ARAGUA MEMBER being targeted by an operation, DHS told Fox

When agents stopped them, they attempted to RUN OVER the agents

Are the Democrats going to hail a foreign terrorist as a HERO again?! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/8A8oaxcCMX

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 9, 2026

Well, that’s how they’ll play it on Good Morning America, probably.

PROVOKING INSURRECTION: Keith Ellison: ICE Wanted to Kill Renee Good.

And with malice aforethought.

Related:

Look at how these leftists just lie. She wasn't "dropping her kid off" at school, she drove hundreds of miles and somehow knew where ICE would be and parked her vehicle in the middle of the road after letting her "wife" out to film it https://t.co/rhvgay5VdS

— captive dreamer (@captive_dreamer) January 8, 2026

I FEEL LIKE POLITICIANS AND JOURNALISTS HAVE DONE THAT LATELY, TOO: Fusion Physicists Found a Way Around a Long-Standing Density Limit.

LOL, KEIR STARMER:

It would be pretty funny timing – and typical of the UK – to float such an idea at the *exact* moment the Iranian regime turned off the internet to suppress its people. https://t.co/Tz26iTKQCh

— Benedict Spence (@BenedictSpence) January 8, 2026

THE OLD PLAYBOOK DOESN’T WORK ANYMORE:

This thread is an amazing example of why MSM reporters should never play Saul Alinsky "Rules for Radicals" on a US Merchant Marine captain and self-made reporter.

He's seen more "Rules for Radicals" horse manure from the US Navy in the last 20 years than they've ever produced. https://t.co/jxdw5ww1FA

— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) January 8, 2026

I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THIS:

If you’re following the news closely, every anti-American power on earth is about to experience total economic collapse simultaneously.

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) January 8, 2026

Anyone who understands the Middle East knows this: the fall of the Iranian regime would be more consequential than the fall of the Berlin Wall, not because the Islamic Republic is a global power, but because it has been a central tool for China and Russia and a major engine of… https://t.co/CDUkAwSRzL

— ثنا ابراهیمی | Sana Ebrahimi (@__Injaneb96) January 8, 2026

MICROBIOME NEWS: Your Gut Microbes May Be Quietly Transforming How Your Brain Works.

LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER STOPPING INSULIN, DIABETES COMES BACK: Less than two years after stopping obesity drugs, weight and health issues return, study finds.

EV PROGRESS: 2026 Nissan Leaf Test: Late Bloomer.

Here’s my review of the original Nissan Leaf.

WHY SHOULD THEY BE DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER LEFTY MASS PROTESTS: Are Minnesota Anti-ICE Protests Being Manufactured?

IRAN: Protests erupt in Iran capital after exiled prince’s call; internet cuts out soon after.

Related: Iran on the brink as protesters move to take two cities, appeal to Trump.

TRUE: Arrests of Iranians Building Guns Show Why Tyrants Love a Disarmed Populace.

THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: EVs remain a niche choice in the US, according to survey.

FASTER, PLEASE: Post-stroke injection protects the brain in preclinical study.

MICROBIOME NEWS: Microbial patterns in colorectal tumors may predict patient survival and disease progression.

TEN YEARS AGO YESTERDAY: Charlie Hebdo offices attacked, 12 dead.

IT IS ALWAYS THUS:

Days after Europeans denounce US action in Venezuela they anticipate collecting debts from proceeds. https://t.co/kaiOGapaxt

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 8, 2026

IT’S LIKE IT’S A PLAN:

Yinz guys!!!! Please read this labor of love series #america250 I am doing ever day now until the 2nd of July when the Declaration of Independence was signed! https://t.co/xUEzasa5Pi

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) January 7, 2026

WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO KEEP THEM SECRET? Transparency or threat? UNC policy to make syllabi public draws mixed reactions. “Starting next week, the University of North Carolina System will begin requiring all course syllabi to be made publicly available, joining a growing number of states pushing for greater transparency at taxpayer-funded universities. However, the new policy has received pushback from a number of faculty, who argue the change could open them up to ‘bad-faith critique and extremist threats.'”

Oh, grow up.

FREE SPEECH: Court rules University of Washington violated professor’s First Amendment rights: The University of Washington violated the First Amendment rights of a professor who mocked land acknowledgments in a course syllabus, a federal court has ruled.

BRINGING SOME SANITY WITH THE NEW ALCOHOL GUIDELINES:

In a press briefing on Wednesday, Oz claimed that previous drink restrictions on alcohol were not based on any specific scientific evidence of the amount of alcoholic drinks per day to recommend — despite studies that show an increase in health risks from consumption of alcohol. . . .

When asked at the White House press briefing to explain the science behind the new alcohol guidance, Oz said that alcohol was a “social lubricant” that helps bring people together.

“So alcohol is a social lubricant that brings people together. In the best case scenario, I don’t think you should drink alcohol, but it does allow people an excuse to bond and socialize,” Oz said.

“And there’s probably nothing healthier than having a good time with friends in a safe way. If you look at the blue zones, for example, around the world, where people live the longest, alcohol is sometimes part of their diet. Again, small amounts taken very judiciously and usually in a celebratory fashion. So there is alcohol on these dietary guidelines, but the implication is don’t have it for breakfast, right?”

This is consistent with the thrust of Edward Slingerland’s recent book, Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, which I reviewed here.

CHANGE:

What has changed is that in the past you could always count on the left to keep up the pressure until their foes got tired and became 'reasonable'. Now, through some self sustaining chain reaction the right can stay angry indefinitely. This has not happened before.

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 8, 2026

Where else does the far left go if their world is falling apart domestically and internationally but toward some sort of resistance? If shoplifters bolt and people with expired licenses take off high speed what more those who have played for the biggest stakes and lost?

What a…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 8, 2026