NEWS FROM HUNTSVILLE: Make Space Great Again.

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: The CDC’s in-your-face double standards lost America’s trust — winning it back will be tough.

NEAR MISS: Watch live online as an asteroid the size of a commercial jet passes within Earth-moon distance on Sept. 3.

VITAMIN D UPDATE: Can Vitamin D Slow Aging? A New Study Says Yes – But There’s a Catch.

METFORMIN UPDATE: Doctors Just Found Out What Metformin Really Does Inside You.

WELL, GOOD: Just 1 minute of vigorous exercise a day could add years to your life.

I LIKE THE RS7: Audi Confirms the A7 and S7 Are Dead for 2026, but the RS7 Lives On.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Tennessee Judicial Panel Rules “Intent To Go Armed” And Park Gun Ban Unconstitutional.

CHANGE: Trump Moves Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.

GOOD QUESTION: What, exactly, is space-time?

SEDUCTIVE AI: The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality. AI assistants don’t have fixed personalities—just patterns of output guided by humans.

JOHN HINDERAKER: “Why has our government been so slow to recognize, and to try to counteract, the multifaceted threat posed by China?”

Because they’re on the payroll?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: How to sail across the Indian Ocean: Everything you need to know.

CUTTING EDGE MODERN TREATMENTS: Cupping, leeching and other ancient healing methods welcomed in Turkish hospitals.

RISE OF THE MACHINES: AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study reveals.

HE’S RIGHT, YOU KNOW:

There is no bigger swamp than the non-profits … https://t.co/uUKM9nMY8Y

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 1, 2025

ICYMI: MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY IS ON GETTING OLD: Report From The Other Side.

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ANARCHOTYRANNY:

In Britain, it's illegal for women to carry pepper spray to defend themselves from r*pists.

But police just used pepper spray yesterday on women that were protesting after children were s*xually assaulted by as*lum seekers.

— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) September 1, 2025

Related:

It's actually insane that this is still happening. https://t.co/E2dCdWlir0

— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) September 2, 2025

LET HIM STARVE: UC Berkeley lecturer on ‘starvation diet’ in ‘solidarity with Palestine.’

OF COURSE: Teachers union bankrolls Newsom’s redistricting push ahead of 2025 vote: Critics argue that the contribution suggests the measure is designed to protect Democrats, not voters.

CONCISELY STATED:

Bad people gravitate towards Palestine because it allows them to express their sociopathy while pretending that they’re fighting for justice. https://t.co/gOkomGQ2Dw

— Max 📟 (@MaxNordau) September 2, 2025

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Delaware Superior Court Strikes Down Gun Ban Aimed at 18-21 year olds. “Article I, Section 20 of the Delaware Constitution enshrined the right of citizens to “keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.” At a minimum, some provisions of HB 451 infringe on the right of a subsection of adults, aged eighteen to twenty, to exercise their right to ‘defense of self, family, home and State.’ Accordingly, those provisions violate the Delaware Constitution and are unenforceable.”

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

🚨 PYM’s Aisha: How to Disrupt the F-35 Program

This may be the most alarming thing to come out of the People’s Conference for Palestine because it is a step-by-step playbook that America’s enemies could benefit from.

Aisha, a leader with the Palestinian Youth Movement,… pic.twitter.com/wl2pPMA9ar

— Stu (@thestustustudio) September 1, 2025

LEGAL EDUCATION UPDATE: LSU Law School Moves On From Dean Alena Allen After Only 3 Years; She Alleges Discrimination And Retaliation For Raising Concerns About Financial Irregularities.