OPEN THREAD: Make it special.

SPACE: Rocket Lab launches private Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit.

STRATEGIC DRONE WARFARE:

Bloomberg reported world oil supply was + 4mbd. Russian production +/- 4.3mbd.
So Russian oil could be taken off world market.
The Saudis hated Biden. Biden and trust fund Greens hated oil and Saudis.
Trump comes, takes out Iran, proxies, Saudi happy, oil flows. Green light UKR

— Paul C (@QuahogFlats) November 6, 2025

MICROBIOME NEWS: Common Drugs Can Rewire Your Gut For Several Years, Study Finds.

HAPPY PICKLE NIGHT!

SCIENCE: First Neanderthal Footprints Found on Portugal’s Coast Rewrite What We Know About Early Humans.

EVEN A FLATWORM IS SMART ENOUGH TO TURN AWAY FROM PAIN:

Conde Nast learned the lesson from the NYT staff revolt a few years back. https://t.co/YOI79IsH6t

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) November 6, 2025

HEALTH: Study finds heart health in midlife predicts dementia risk in older age.

THE EV BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Kia Delays EV3 and Freezes EV4 Launch as EV Market Goes Cold.

REVIEW: First Shots: Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP .380.

THE FINAL FRONTIER: If you want to satiate AI’s hunger for power, Google suggests going to space.

PROFESSOR CARRINGTON: CALL YOUR OFFICE. NOAA monitoring disruptive geomagnetic storms, solar flares.

SPACE JUNK — BETTER PUT UP MY UMBRELLA: Possible space debris hit delays return of China’s astronauts.

HMM: Study links long-term melatonin use to heart problems.

CHANGE: Yale law school hangs Justice Thomas portrait ‘after 6 years of neglect.’

Yale Law’s treatment of Thomas has been a consistent disgrace.

CHANGE: University of South Carolina removes gender and pronoun menus from application after contact by US representative.

IT IS, IT’S JUST SHAMELESS NOW: ‘Socialism Is Not a Dirty Word Anymore’: Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Emboldens the Far Left.

ANALYSIS: TRUE. John Roberts And Congress Need To Immediately Stop Gross Ethical Violations By Federal Judges.

JEFFREY CARTER: The Elite Class And Shirking Responsibility: It Started With Vietnam.

HE’S RIGHT. REIN IN THE AWFLS.

Western Civilization is doomed, unless the core weakness of suicidal empathy is recognized and actions are taken that are hard, but necessary for survival https://t.co/aIVbe1fRKS

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2025

COMMIES ON THE LOOSE:

This is what happens when communists win. https://t.co/nDM20pCE0k

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 5, 2025

NOTICE THIS:

🚨 BREAKING: Jacob Frey has officially defeated Omar Fateh in the race for Mayor of Minneapolis.

Minnesota of all places last night rejected socialism. There is still hope for the future. pic.twitter.com/9CLEeD4bNk

— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) November 5, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China conducts ground tests on inflatable, reconfigurable space manufacturing module: China aims to merge inflatable-structure engineering with orbital manufacturing.

BOTTOM LINE:

As bad as Jay Jones is, knowing that my neighbors genuinely support him as AG while wishing death on Republicans and their children is far worse.

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) November 5, 2025