NEW IN NICK KRISTOF NEWS: Dog rape revisited.

He’ll be “Dog Rape Man” for the rest of his life.

YES: Illinois Wants Gun Makers to Pay the Costs of the Crime Its Dysfunctional Criminal Justice System Enables.

BEWARE: Japan’s ‘Underwater Mount Everest’ Unleashed a 124-Foot Tsunami and It Could Happen Again.

I HOPE: Can a Drug Reverse Age-Related Muscle Weakness?

HE DESERVES JAIL TIME: Leaked Fauci Pardon Papers Cast Doubt On Claims He Never Asked Biden for Clemency.

TIME FOR ELON TO BUILD HIS SALVAGE VESSELS: A new report from Europe raises serious alarms about orbital collisions.

THE TSUNAMI HASN’T QUITE HIT YET, BUT IT’S COMING VERY SOON: AI, Internet, and Rapid Advances in the Technology of Fraud.

MASSIVE RESISTANCE: No ‘hidden DEI program’ SMU says after video shows staffer saying opposite.

THE WAY THINGS WORK:

The NGOs end up increasing the number of homeless people they manage, because that’s the only way to increase their revenue! Incentives drive outcomes.

“Homeless” is a propaganda word used to describe people on the street who are mentally ill or severely addicted to drugs. The… https://t.co/iELKphtgi9

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 25, 2026

TEEMING MASSES YEARNING TO H1B: Universities hire legions of H-1B workers, lawmakers advance legislation to rein in ‘visa scam.’

PRIVATE TRUTHS, PUBLIC LIES:

These are the PRIVATELY HELD concerns of university leaders—those they reveal in surveys that grant confidentiality. Their PUBLICLY EXPRESSED concerns often differ massively. Though they now use coded language, many still pretend to care deeply about racial equity. https://t.co/YSivRnwZD2

— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) September 25, 2026

WALL ST. JOURNAL: The Robust U.S. Economy Powers Through Rate Hikes and Rising Bond Yields.

Related: Is Trump Getting The George H.W. Bush Treatment On The Economy?

“Until the statistics are actually published, people tend to assess the economy primarily through the eyes of the national media. In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the presidency based on worries about the economy, the statistics that came out after the election showed that the period leading up to November had actually been a period of record growth.”

While Trump’s handling of the economy is at just 35%, according to RealClearPolitics polling average, the data tell a story that the Democrats don’t want told. Instead, they want to screech about an economy they claim isn’t working for everyone, and yammer on about affordability hardships their policies have caused. Naturally, the media are happy to amplify the message. After all, electing Democrats is, as they see it, their job.

And they really do see it that way.

MARK JUDGE: Elena Kagan Predicted Why We Would Hate the Media. “A main reason why we hate the media so much, and the reason they have earned that ire, is rooted in New York Times vs. Sullivan, the 1964 Supreme Court decision that held that media companies cannot be found guilty for anything they report unless there is evidence of ‘actual malice’ on their part. In 1993, a University of Chicago law professor named Elena Kagan wrote an academic article for the Chicago Law Review that perceptively examined the reality of the new post-Sullivan press freedom.”

I’ve written about this myself.

JACK SMITH NEEDS CONSEQUENCES: Jack Smith Team Knew Spying on Congress ‘Might Be Unconstitutional’ but ‘Forged Ahead’: House Report.

THIS KEEPS HAPPENING: Left-Wing House Hopeful William Lawrence Featured Pedophile Sex Predator, Who Repeatedly Raped His 12-Year-Old Half-Sister, at His Campaign Launch Event.

HE’S NOT WRONG: Milei: UN ‘Useless Organization Whose…Purpose Is to Sustain a Caste of Fatally Arrogant Parasites.’

HEH:

Barack Obama: “The world would be a better place if women were in charge.”

Me: “Define ‘woman.’”

Barack Obama: pic.twitter.com/LDEwYwMbJl

— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) September 24, 2026

OPEN THREAD: It’s all you.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX stacks massive Starship rocket ahead of 1st orbital launch attempt (video).

BEWARE OF CAT: The ‘Mind Control’ Cat Parasite Manipulating You May Have a Simple Explanation.

MAYBE THE REAL MATHEMATICS IS THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY: “This month, 27 Fields medalists — winners of mathematics’ highest honor — have signed a joint declaration stating that solving famous open problems is not, in itself, the goal.”

HMM: Ozempic’s Active Ingredient Shows Surprising Anti-Aging Effects.

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: Decades of aerobic exercise may help older adults age with more resilience.

GUN NATION: What Really Matters in Terms of Self-Defense…By the Numbers.

“IT’S MAKING THE FROGS GAY.” Eh, close enough: A Wastewater Hormone Turns Male Fish Into Worse Fathers.