GOOD: NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations: “Certain players are going to have to do a harder pivot.”

MICROBIOME NEWS: Gut microbiota-produced palmitic acid links high-fat diets to blood clot risk.

RE-SHORING: FDA launches program to encourage American drug manufacturing: ‘Over-reliance’ on foreign drug makers carries national security risks, agency says.

#JOURNALISM:

You’ll be shocked to learn that these satellites are well past their lifecycle and need to be decommissioned and deorbited while they can still be controlled so that they don’t wind up coming down in populated areas.

Miles Taylor is a clown. https://t.co/BcHdsKugm3

— RBe (@RBPundit) August 8, 2025

THE COURT-PACKERS WERE EVERYWHERE AND THEN THEY VANISHED: The disappearing court packers: When former allies of Joseph Stalin fell out of favor, they would get airbrushed out of the official photos. Something similar is happening with the movement to add seats to the Supreme Court.

I think Trump should reintroduce the Democratic bills to add seats, and push them through, then fill them. Bipartisanship!

UPDATE: Great minds think alike!

I testified to the President’s Supreme Court Reform Commission that partisan court expansion was unconstitutional. The commission disagreed. But that’s moot because Republicans would now join these completely sincere & principled Democrats. So it would be bipartisan. Let’s roll. https://t.co/X33bFr87JK pic.twitter.com/dbYiJxm5Rd

— Randy Barnett (@RandyEBarnett) August 7, 2025

CUT THEM OFF: Another UPenn megadonor yanked support over antisemitism concerns.

CHANGE: Gen Z graduates are encountering problems finding post-college employment that many in previous generations did not experience.

AI is part of the problem, but not all of it.

TOMMY ROBINSON HAS COME A LONG WAY:

Just read the comments. The public know the truth , my work here is done. The truth is worth going to prison for. No regrets https://t.co/b8pawSHdao

— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) August 7, 2025

HAHA:

I regret nothing. https://t.co/aKjowTkHl6

— Dial-Up Dad (@DialUpDad369) August 7, 2025

GANGSTER GOVERNMENT: Document Dump ‘Reveals’ Biden’s FEMA Doled Out Aid By Voter Registration.

HAHA:

Imagine being Sydney Sweeney’s enlisted military brother.

— William Spencer Martin (@spencmar) August 7, 2025

And bravo for him.

IS ANYONE SURPRISED? Revealed: Jasmine Crockett Is the ‘Boss From Hell,’ and You Won’t Believe Some of the Stuff She Pulls.

MAKE MASCULINITY GREAT AGAIN: It Took ‘Big Balls’ To Put Masculinity On Full Display.

JEFFREY CARTER: Should You Put 401(k) Money Into Venture, Private Equity, Crypto or Real Estate Funds?

WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING?

Funny fact: Last year, Howard Stern told the 77,000,000 Americans who voted for Donald Trump to stop listening to his radio show.

Yesterday, SiriusXM announced they’re CANCELLING Howard Stern due to RATINGS PLUMMET.

AS PREDICTED, Colbert was the first – but he won’t be the…

— Ann Vandersteel™️ (@annvandersteel) August 6, 2025

IT’S THE 24TH ANNIVERSARY OF INSTAPUNDIT’S FOUNDING. Here I talk about that with Bill Whittle on PJTV.

CHANGE: He Turned Around Detroit as a Democratic Mayor. Now He’s Ditching the Party. Democrats fear Mike Duggan’s bid for Michigan governor as an independent could boost the GOP candidate.

Good.

SINCE DIVORCE RATES ARE PLUMMETING ALREADY, WHY? Is Divorce the Next Front in the Culture War? Compare the charts on attitudes toward divorce with the chart below.

U.S. divorce rate hits 50 year low!

According to a new report from the Institute for Family Studies, divorce is at its lowest rate in 50 years, and the percentage of children living with married parents is finally starting to climb. pic.twitter.com/0i6wQiYRH8

— Mattea Merta (@MatteaMerta) July 30, 2025

I MEAN, I’M NOT WRONG:

To be fair, it’s never happened before. https://t.co/L7R1C4iuGT

— @instapundit (@instapundit) August 7, 2025

BAD NEWS FOR HAMAS:

BREAKING: A Saudi analyst from Riyadh:

“Saudi Arabia has no problem establishing relations with the State of Israel.Israel is a neighboring state, and no one can erase it. Hamas is a terrorist organization that has occupied the Gaza Strip.”

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— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) August 8, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Enjoy yourselves, and each other’s company.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: The US can get to the moon first — and still lose.

STILL NOT TIRED OF WINNING:

🚨MAJOR WIN: Disney and Lucasfilm settle the legal dispute with Gina Carano after firing her over political views and posts they labeled “offensive.”

“We look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future.”

Congrats, @ginacarano! pic.twitter.com/8DCmZ0ymm4

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 7, 2025

TRUMP ISSUES AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ENDING DEBANKING.

STUPID VIRUSES: Scientists Discover a Viral Cause of One of The World’s Most Common Cancers.