THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX Starship Flight 9 launch: Live updates. “The next Starship launch will the tenth flight test for the Super Heavy/Starship stack, expected to liftoff Sunday, Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT).”
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
August 18, 2025
THIS SHOULD HAVE A NOTABLE DETERRENT EFFECT:
BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security has just confirmed to me that ICE is seriously considering immigration enforcement at Truck Weigh Stations across America.
This follows a criminal alien truck driver killing three Americans in Florida when he executed an illegal… pic.twitter.com/0lnMFcAyGe
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 18, 2025
Related:
Democratic Party approval – 19%
Trump – 54% (despite a hostile media)Enjoy your evening. https://t.co/vmAFyvEvZL
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) August 18, 2025
THE JOKES WRITE THEMSELVES, BUT I’M NOT GOING THERE: Blowing a Conch Shell Each Day Could Help Treat Sleep Apnea.
This is a family blog. Well, mostly.
MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Democrats demand a new Constitution — maybe America should take them up on it. With some suggested changes.
WELL, I KINDA FIGURED:
🚨BREAKING: Former AG Bill Barr testified under oath today that President Trump is not connected to the Epstein files, and if he were, Biden would have already leaked it:
“He said that he had never seen anything that would implicate President Trump in any of this, and that he… pic.twitter.com/AHZtqWR6Rl
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 18, 2025
TOO BAD THEY’VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND AVOID EGGS FOR DECADES: Vitamin D in Pregnancy Linked to Stronger Cognitive Skills in Children, Study Finds.
And, weirdly, IQs have been falling. Just a coincidence I’m sure.
RETRO STYLE: Ford Bronco Roadster Concept May Be the Coolest Bronco Since the ’60s.
Well, cars were prettier and more interesting looking back then.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Myth Busted: Shotguns Are Not Low Capacity Self-Defense Weapons.
SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT HITLER, HE DID KILL HITLER. A Medical Look Into What Killed Every Dictator: From Hitler to Mussolini, here’s what took down these tyrants.
TRUTH:
The choice is simple. Democrats want to prioritize hobos, druggies and perverts, and Republicans want to prioritize normal people. Choose wisely. https://t.co/42Ht0aq6Su
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) August 17, 2025
WHY IS ACADEMIA SUCH A CESSPIT OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND HATE? Update: Alleged Anti-Israel Discrimination At University Of Oregon Law Review. “[T]he University of Oregon is presently engaged in a pattern of stonewalling and refusals to address complaints of unlawful anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli harassment and discrimination on campus. This may be unsurprising, given that University of Oregon officials are often themselves the perpetrators of such acts.”
ISN’T IT A CRIME TO LIE TO GET A FEDERAL BENEFIT OR POSITION?
No good https://t.co/vzDN1DKiH1
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) August 18, 2025
Uh huh.
I’m starting to notice a pattern here
Why is it always white liberals protesting to defund the police and it’s always black people in city neighborhoods saying they want more police?
Seems like Democrats of today are just like Dems from the 1800s
They really don’t want black… https://t.co/3v6Cz3Pyzo
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 17, 2025
Notice no black people are protesting against safe communities. https://t.co/f2v1zbwDC1
— Dr. Interracial 🇺🇸 (@billysandytodd) August 16, 2025
🔥🚨BREAKING: Black Americans have started uploading videos requesting President Trump to ‘Clean up Chicago.’
Chicagoan“Hey Trump! Trump, you need to bring the National Guard to Chicago, man. You got kids kiIIing kids, man. Thats not good.”
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) August 17, 2025
Anacostia is located in Southeast D.C., across the river from Capitol Hill in Ward 8. D.C. has seen an increase in National Guard and federal assets, and we asked the local manager at @DCitySmokehouse what his views on the increase in federal patrols.
"They are making their… pic.twitter.com/xUYjiCA5kL
— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) August 16, 2025
ICYMI:
On college campuses, wokeness is very unpopular. Most students resent it. A college administration that eliminates woke policies will please the vast majority—though the unhappy minority will make a lot of noise. https://t.co/Njhai7WkAV
— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) August 13, 2025
Related: Performative Virtue Signaling Has Become A Threat to Higher Ed.
CHANGE: The AI Boom Comes to the Rural South.
By Farahn Morgan, who also has a nice Substack.
I’M PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW STATES TO SPLIT:
Reynolds v Sims ruined this country https://t.co/aJfGhVjR9g
— Liberrocky (@liberrocky) June 25, 2025
FROM THE ADMIRAL AKBAR DEPARTMENT: It’s a Trap! “A few liberals understand just how dangerous the automatic opposition to anything Trump does is political poison. Not many, but a few. Let’s hope that the numbers don’t grow.”
GOOD. Armed Self-Defense: ‘Father of 20’ Committed His Last Armed Robbery Outside the Atlanta Bus Station.
A society in which a guy like this can father 20 kids is obviously dysgenic. And of course, the claim from the family is that Greyhound shouldn’t allow its passengers to carry guns, because habitual felons shouldn’t risk harm in carrying out their trade.
VIOLENCE PAYS? EURO POLITICIANS ARE WIMPS? What America Can Learn from the Hamas Propaganda War.