THE NEW SPACE RACE: ‘A completely new manufacturing frontier’: Space Forge fires up 1st commercial semiconductor factory in space.

WESTERN MEDIA HAS A SOPHOMORIC VIEW OF THE WORLD BECAUSE MOST OF THEM STOPPED THINKING WHEN THEY WERE SOPHOMORES:

"By treating Islam as a racial identity rather than an ideology, Western media strips millions of people of their ability to reject it. Iranian protesters become unintelligible. Their rebellion cannot be processed without breaking the rule that Islam must not be criticized." https://t.co/Qp7hkdqKer

— Matt Ridley (@mattwridley) January 12, 2026

THEY HAD BETTER:

Iranian crown prince says he has received intelligence reports from inside the country stating that the Iranian regime is actively making plans to leave the country – CBS news

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— WW3 Monitor (@WW3_Monitor) January 12, 2026

WE HAVE A NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM:

The vessel without a consciousness invites possession from a consciousness without a vessel.
Mao treats culture as the battlefield for consciousness. The old consciousness is the inherited common sense of pre-revolutionary life, the loyalties, habits, moral instincts,… https://t.co/4Fi58FuHta pic.twitter.com/sbuNvOaLVR

— Yuri Bezmenov's Ghost (@Ne_pas_couvrir) January 12, 2026

CALL THE BURN UNIT:

I was 4 feet away. I saw a man die in front of me.

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) January 12, 2026

CONTROL YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE: Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors.

BAD NEWS FOR DENTISTS: Goodbye, Cavities? This Natural Amino Acid Helps Teeth Fight Sugar.

YES.

Those are "sanctuary states" where local and state officials refuse to cooperate with lawful efforts by DHS to remove illegal aliens from the United States.

ICE does not need to "focus" on states that cooperate — removals from those states are easy and ongoing. https://t.co/Mer1V6sE33

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) January 12, 2026

WE’RE FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU: Study shows federal safety metric inappropriately penalizes hospitals for lifesaving stroke procedures.

I’M A BIT CONCERNED: Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.

SOMEONE SHOULD SHOOT HIM: Never Give Up Your Guns: Venezuela’s Brutal Interior Minister Touts the State’s Monopoly on Arms.

HMM: AI toys look for bright side after troubled start.

NAILED IT:

Democrats Fear Iranian Love Of Freedom Could Spread To America https://t.co/aOwQ63xh3n pic.twitter.com/yVO1eKug0r

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 12, 2026

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX launches NASA’s Pandora exoplanet mission, 3 dozen other satellites (video).

CHRIS BRAY: The Fall of Soygon. “Minneapolis is [Current Thing], and a significant part of the population is for that.”

Whatever gets the Cluster B loonies excited this week.

CHIVALRY WAS A CODE THAT MADE BEHAVIORAL DEMANDS ON WOMEN AS WELL AS MEN.

Notice a woman physically attacked a man, and when he grabbed her mask, another man (maybe with the woman) expressed outrage that he “hit a woman.”

Weaponized chivalry.

Part of the reason women are taking the lead at these protests is that they consider themselves untouchable. https://t.co/pbttvTWBnb

— Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) January 12, 2026

THANKS. I had well over 180K when I disabled my account back in the old, pre-Elon days. I had to build anew when I restarted. I haven’t tried super hard to build my numbers, but I’d appreciate a follow from whoever is on X.

It is akin to a sin against social media that @instapundit has only 23k followers after nuking his original account some time back.

This is an OG — in reality — of conservative political blogging.

There are a few still around who go back to the beginning of that blogosphere…

— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) January 12, 2026

BLACK CHURCHES USED TO BE BURNED IN MISSISSIPPI, NOW IT’S SYNAGOGUES: Arrest made in alleged arson fire at historic Mississippi synagogue.

HAHA. SAME.

“If Iran falls, Israel will have dominance in the Middle East.”

Me: https://t.co/IjhRaZGWIw pic.twitter.com/oS7ykgxfLk

— Nazi Hunters (@HuntersOfNazis) January 11, 2026

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE LEFT’S DEFINITION OF “DOING GOOD” IS PURELY “PROMOTING LEFTIST DOMINANCE.” There is no other.

Crazy how people will watch Elon Musk literally bypass authoritarian regimes to give people internet access during literal blackouts and uprisings, then turn around and say he’s done nothing good for humanity.

— Nicole Behnam ‎نیکول شیرین (@NicoleBehnam) January 11, 2026

UPDATE: Yes.

Elon saved civilization. I don't think I am overstating his importance. We were headed down a dark path. The basic moral tenets that are the basis of civil society were being eroded. We are not free of the evil influences yet but we are at an inflection point. I have hope.

— Sharon (willow's apprentice) (@RinkusSharon) January 12, 2026

MEAN GIRL POLITICS:

I have no problem with people whose opinions differ from mine. I'm not even sure this woman's opinion IS that far from mine…
But the adolescent behavior, the taunting & substitution of broad meaningless invective and mean-girl shit for honest discourse? Made me despise them.

— Ann Bauer (@annbauerwriter) January 11, 2026

Notice how “progressive” protests are suddenly… very White? That didn’t happen by accident. A few reasons why:

1️⃣ The money dried up. After the BLM grift exposure and the Trump-era DEI backlash, funding for Black-led NGOs collapsed. When the checks stopped, so did the… pic.twitter.com/bNDjRCo7s6

— Seneca Scott (@SenecaSpeaks21) January 12, 2026

“DEMANDS.” Student group demands ‘racism’ inquiry following resignation of univ. DEI chief.

BUT OF COURSE: Fired UNC Charlotte DEI official sues school over undercover video: A former director at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, is suing the school for economic damages after she was fired for admitting that she finesses Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into the university.

CAN’T STOP THE SIGNAL:

Iran just ran the most sophisticated electronic warfare campaign ever deployed against a commercial satellite constellation.

They succeeded.

And it didn't matter.

Here's the physics they missed:

The regime spent $300 million on Russian Krasukha-4 jammers. Achieved 30-80%… pic.twitter.com/EsiWqsDDIK

— Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) January 12, 2026

THAT DOESN’T SEEM DESPERATE AT ALL:

Right now islamic regime media is posting videos from Soleimani's funeral procession 6 years ago and presenting them as a rally today.

They're also showing other old footage with trees in full bloom despite it being winter and January.

Propaganda efforts 1/10.

— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ✡︎ 🇮🇷 (@NiohBerg) January 12, 2026

Related:

The youngest person in this pro-regime crowd today is like 65 years old. pic.twitter.com/h2lygxkOkd

— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ✡︎ 🇮🇷 (@NiohBerg) January 12, 2026

I don't know what kind of phone call went out, but it definitely did. https://t.co/sJz5Vob6we

— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ✡︎ 🇮🇷 (@NiohBerg) January 11, 2026

I guess the check bounced.