OPEN THREAD: It’s Saturday night.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: The business case for the moon.

I’M HAPPY THAT WE’RE PAST THAT PHASE: Ack! I need chocolate! The science of PMS food cravings.

BUCKING THE TREND: Some states are making it more difficult for parents to opt out of vaccines.

IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU, CALL 911: His headache felt like a hangover. Paramedics made a scary diagnosis.

ICYMI: MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY IS THOUGHTS ON THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL: Trump 2.0 is a Wrecking Ball. And he’s wrecking the right stuff.

NOW OUT FROM ANDREW WAREHAM: Praying That We Meet Again (The Cruellest War Book 3).

THEY LEFT OUT THE DODGE ARIES: Top 10 Greatest American Cars of All Time.

GOOD: With the $200 Tax Stamp About to Be History, ASA and Gun Rights Orgs Prepare to Challenge the NFA in Court.

Related: A Little Perspective About the NFA and the One Big Beautiful Bill Goes a Long Way.

SPACE: New Horizons conducts first-ever successful deep space stellar navigation test.

SPACE: Rocket Report: Japan’s workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now.

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: What happens to your stomach in a hot dog eating contest? Shocking news from science: “In the immediate aftermath of eating contests, participants report feeling extremely bloated and tired. They also report gastrointestinal distress in the day or two after a competition.”

HISTORY’S GREATEST MONSTER: Postscript: Jimmy Carter’s Iran.

DAN MARKEL UPDATE: Florida Appeals Court Upholds Katherine Magbanua’s Conviction In Dan Markel’s Murder; Donna Adelson’s Trial Begins August 19.

DOES WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY THINK IT’S HARVARD? University shakes down Jewish student for handing out pro-Israel book.

LEFTISTS ARE GARBAGE PEOPLE:

This POS needs to be arrested – @FBI @FBIDDBongino @FBIDirectorKash https://t.co/9WPOb7FqPA

— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) July 5, 2025

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

This didn’t get enough attention. pic.twitter.com/7iIDHhWUSQ

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) July 5, 2025

HE’S ALWAYS FUNNY: ‘Don’t Worry, It’s Only Fireworks – I Hope’: Trump Laughs Off Pops At Iowa Rally.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Columbia Profs Struggle With Reading Comprehension, Suggest Jewish Board Member ‘Leaked’ Subpoenaed Texts.

HARSH, BUT FAIR:

Can’t believe President “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor” is accusing anybody of lying about health care. https://t.co/aOCHHtEWZn https://t.co/RlL3pKzARu

— Rep. Darrell Issa (@repdarrellissa) July 4, 2025

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: “The first six months of the Trump administration have not been kind to the experts and the degree-holding classes. . . . Why were our ‘scientific’ pollsters so wrong in the last three presidential elections, and so at odds with the clearly discernible electoral shifts in the general electorate? Where were crackpot ideas like defund the police, transgender males competing in women’s sports, and open borders first born and nurtured? Answer: the university, and higher education in general.”

Flashback: The Suicide of Expertise.

NOT REALLY A NEW INSIGHT, BUT INDISPUTABLY TRUE:

A great explanation for white wokeness I heard: upper-middle-class whites desperately want to express sneering, classist contempt, and lower-class whites are the only socially acceptable target.

— Hunter Ash (@ArtemisConsort) July 4, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Celebrate your freedom.

AFTER MARK KELLY, SPARE ME ANY MORE DEMOCRAT ASTRONAUTS: Former astronaut Terry Virts is running for Senate and this is why.

IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN’T DO? Ozempic-Like Drugs Could Treat Chronic Migraines, Trial Finds.