DESPERATE FOR MASCULINITY, BUT, YOU KNOW, NOT THE ICKY MANLY KIND: “But the NYT dream of somebody on their side to counteract the ‘manosphere’? It’s just sad to continually display the neediness for someone to help you defeat Joe Rogan… a man who was on your side and is still trying to be on your side.”

KNOX COUNTY AUTHORITIES NOT ACTING LIKE L.A. OR NYC: Grand jury indicts Yassin Terou, 11 others more than a year after UT protests calling for Gaza ceasefire. “Yassin Terou, who owns Yassin’s Falafel House in Knoxville, and nine others are facing criminal trespassing charges for participating in the ‘Nakba Day Vigil’ on May 15, 2024, at UT’s campus. UT police cuffed Terou and others outside the law school after a group participating in the vigil was warned they were in an unauthorized area and told to leave. Terou said he tried to speak with police and asked if they could quickly use the area to mourn Palestinians killed and communities uprooted during the Nakba. According to the arrest report, the group had been assigned a space for the event immediately across the street on Cumberland Avenue outside the Student Union Plaza, which had been reserved until 10 p.m. UTPD said the group did not leave the unreserved space outside the law school and were given two warnings to leave before they took them into custody.”

Misdemeanor charges like this are often dismissed for costs, but the DA wasn’t having any of that here.

NO CHARITY FOR RACIST BIGOTS:

Don’t care. Bitch wants to raise taxes on people because they’re white so he can kind of go screw himself. https://t.co/pyBTK7P3SJ

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) June 27, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

GOOD THING I’M NOT TYPE A: Your Blood Type Affects Your Risk of an Early Stroke, Study Finds.

AND THE ISI IS LIKELY BEHIND THE PAKISTANI RAPE GANGS: Iran Was a Main Driver of Scottish Independence Social Media Campaign. “It’s almost as if Iran were interested in sowing division and social strife in a country to which tens of thousands of Muslim immigrants were streaming.”

CHANGE: UVA president resigns after Trump administration pressure.

Well, bye.

He’s also been under a lot of pressure from alumni, like the Jefferson Council.

PRESS RELEASE: On the Resignation of Jim Ryan pic.twitter.com/jy4zDRtH4s

— The Jefferson Council (@TheJeffersonC) June 27, 2025

MORE ON RAPAMYCIN: This Anti-Aging Drug Rivals Calorie Cutting for Longer Life, Study Finds. “A newly published study presents strong evidence that Rapamycin, a compound first developed to suppress the immune system, provides similar life-extending effects in eight different vertebrate species, excluding humans.”

UM: Hoarders say they feel stigmatized, face ‘everyday discrimination.’

MATT TAIBBI: A Pause to Chuckle at the Democrats’ Tortured Mamdani Wigout.

AN IDEA SO CRAZY IT JUST MIGHT WORK: Brake Lights on the Front of Your Car? They’re Being Studied—and Could Prevent More Crashes.

WELL: Gun Rights Orgs Ask Attorney General Bondi to Scrap Her Plan to Merge ATF and DEA.

YES, I’VE EXPERIENCED THIS PERSONALLY, WITH AN ABSURDLY LARGE DROP IN AD REVENUES FOR THIS SITE.

Holy shit the advertiser collusion emails in this report are insane. Explicit plot to stop online advertising dollars to pro-Trump content online https://t.co/G4bJLPhRDP

— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) June 27, 2025

WILL THIS IMPROVE IT? Reddit CEO pledges site will remain “written by humans and voted on by humans.”

LIKE PEOPLE: Study shows that apes are more optimistic after hearing laughter.

GOOD: Deeper sleep is more likely to lead to eureka moments, study indicates.

STILL A FEW BUGS IN THE SYSTEM: Slang, spelling errors derail AI in medical exams.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Private College Tuition Discount Rate Hits All-Time High: 56.3%.

I said over a decade ago that widespread discounting would be a sign of the bubble’s collapse, long before they started cutting sticker prices.

Also, if you pay full freight you’re a sucker.

HOW ORIGINAL: Professor’s new book ties pro-life movement to white Christian authoritarianism.

CHANGE:

BREAKING: SCOTUS in 6-3 decision authored by ACB

"Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts. The Court grants the Government’s applications for a partial stay of the injunctions entered below, but only to the extent…

— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) June 27, 2025

UPDATE: Full opinion is here.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: ‘Iran will never die’: USF professor praises regime, blasts critics.

WE REALLY NEED TO TREAT MARXISM LIKE NAZISM:

Yes. This is downstream of the end of the Cold War and the War on Terror. As it became clear that there was no global working class ready to overthrow the Western order, leftists needed another revolutionary class to fantasize about. They began to fantasize about Muslims. https://t.co/EvLWJIHzZ0

— Noah Smith 🐇 (@Noahpinion) June 26, 2025

“MISSED OPPORTUNITIES?” AYFKM? Zohran Mamdani’s Jewish Problem: The presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York has repeatedly missed opportunities to forthrightly condemn antisemitic violence. He hasn’t “missed opportunities to forthrightly condemn antisemitic violence” — he supports antisemitic violence.

WHY IS HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH A CESSPIT OF BIGOTRY AND RACISM?

According to a whistleblower, Cornell University DEI administrators rigged the search process for a professor of evolutionary biology by deliberately excluding white men from consideration and hand-picking their "hoped-for diversity hire."

This is racial discrimination. pic.twitter.com/UVJxa9f5XT

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) June 26, 2025

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Rocket Lab launches HawkEye 360 satellites.

Rocket Lab is overshadowed by SpaceX, but is a very cool company in its own right.