I ONLY KNOW HER VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WE HAVE SOME MUTUAL FRIENDS WITH JANNA ABRAHAM, and her new PreservePress clothing site is now live. Not too late to order for Christmas. Or even Hanukkah.
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
December 2, 2025
OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.
PEOPLE ARE CALLING THE TN-7 RACE FOR MATT VAN EPPS, but Aftyn Behn was in the lead for a while and it’s still closer than it should have been. With her views and history she should be in the single digits.
UPDATE: Tennessee’s 7th District Special Election. “Victory for Behn, a progressive some dubbed the “AOC of Tennessee,” was once unthinkable in a district President Trump won by 22 points just last year. Despite her record of backing controversial policies, including transgender surgeries for minors, defunding the police, and even saying she hates Nashville, the very city she sought to represent, her support surged into the margin of error, leaving a tight race for today’s election. Her near-upset could have flipped a deep-red seat for the first time in more than four decades, validating Democrats’ new strategy and signaling a dark warning for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterms.”
Helen and I watched an AppleTV show called Physical, set in the early 1980s. The protagonist’s husband, a lefty Democrat, was running for state Senate and thought he might win because his poll watchers reported a lot of voters in Birkenstocks. Then a whole fleet of buses showed up, full of conservatively dressed Mormons who put his Republican Mormon opponent over the top. Dems have built their turnout apparatus, but the GOP — especially in my rather complacent state — hasn’t built a system to deliver its equivalent of the busloads of Mormons. It needs to get going on that, pronto.
#RESISTANCE:
Northern Ireland Protestants force pro-Palestinians to retreat. Sinn Fein in Belfast thought it was a good idea to fly the Palestinian flag outside City Hall, it has provoked violent scenes.
The flag has been taken down. pic.twitter.com/4nqpTO3Szk
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) December 2, 2025
I ALWAYS EXPECTED THIS: 1st European to fly to the moon will be German.
HAHA:
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) December 2, 2025
WE DON’T JUST NEED MORE ANTIBIOTICS, WE NEED MORE ANTIFUNGALS: Common Infection Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Drugs, Scientists Warn.
SCIENCE MARCHES ON: New Tech Slashes Kelp Production Costs by a Staggering 85%.
THAT’S THE SPIRIT:
We’re going to wipe out your institutions and if you think you’re going to somehow convince us that fighting back violates our principles, you’re going to have a very sad time of it. https://t.co/XZNmOkwudt
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 1, 2025
JONATHAN HAIDT, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Kids with smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of health issues, study finds.
TECHNOLOGY MISSION CREEP: 4 Everyday Car Features That Turned Out to Be Too Smart for Their Own Good.
NARRATOR: IT WAS, IN FACT, HIM. ‘That’s Not Him’: Miami Mom Denies Her Son Invaded the Home Where He Was Shot and Killed.
IMMIGRATION: Roman military helped bring cats to Europe.
I MEAN, THEY DON’T CALL IT “CRYING GAS,” NOW DO THEY? Report: Nitrous oxide found effective as major depression treatment.
I REMEMBER WHEN THEY USED TO SAY COFFEE WAS BAD FOR YOU: Researchers find heart benefits in tea, coffee, nuts and berries.
CDR SALAMANDER: Royal Navy is Re-thinking how it Promotes its People, so Should we. “You get what you reward. . . . Anyone who tells you we only select the best, brightest, and most qualified is either delusional, self-serving, or unaware.”
21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Successful aesthetist says she’s now 53 and ‘lonely’ because she ‘forgot’ to have kids living busy life.
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
It’s not permissible to shoot members of the National Guard, and “I didn’t think they should have been deployed” is not a mitigating factor. https://t.co/jxVF2Eu5H4
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 1, 2025
STUDENT GOVERNMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO TEACH AMERICAN PRINCIPLES: Catholic U. of America student government voted to ban people from quoting, recording them.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: UNC, NC State students stage anti-ICE protests amid immigration raids.
MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN IS UP: Too-close Tennessee election warns GOP: Damning the left isn’t enough.
#JOURNALISM:
It is not surprising that the WashPost, which originated the Russia collusion hoax, the Kavanaugh hoax, and the first Trump impeachment hoax, would run another false info op. It IS a bit surprising that the NYT isn’t going along with it in their normal manner. https://t.co/7bPNMO1ISY
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) December 2, 2025
DON SURBER: Tim Walz, bagman for Somalia.
SHE’S A LEFTY KOOK: Aftyn Behn Keeps Revising Her Resume. We Set The Record Straight. “The congressional candidate has tried to bury some of her radical views. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.”