21ST CENTURY WARFARE:

22,000 Ukrainian OWA drones in 132 days certainly is a strategic bombing threat of the first order.

Even if Russia downs 80% of them.

That is 4,400 Ukrainian OWA drone hits in Russia in the next 132 days or 33 and 1/3 precision guided drone hits on Russia per day to 2026.
3/3 pic.twitter.com/4XqArqk2m3

— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) August 21, 2025

Related:

US Army combat engineers should take note…

…but won't.

Too many in the US Army officer corps have delusions of superiority over Ukraine such that they won't listen.

1/2 https://t.co/sPByroiI55

— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) August 21, 2025

JIMMY LAI UPDATE: Convict and Deport.

The prosecution of media tycoon Jimmy Lai epitomizes this overreach, reflecting a city under Beijing’s administrative dominance, jeopardizing its role as a global financial hub. Deporting Lai and other activists offers a pragmatic solution to mitigate economic damage while affirming Beijing’s control. Hong Kong’s distinct identity, shaped by its British colonial past blended Eastern and Western influences. The 1997 handover, under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, promised autonomy, including judicial independence and freedoms of speech and assembly, until 2047.

However, Beijing’s influence, challenged by the 2014 Umbrella Movement and 2019 anti-extradition protests, culminated in the NSL. Imposed by Beijing, bypassing Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, it criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreigners, with vague definitions enabling broad enforcement. The 2024 Article 23 expansion, targeting “external interference” and “espionage,” has deepened the climate of fear, where even minor dissent invites scrutiny.

From Mark Simon.

OPEN THREAD: Party on.

GOOD: Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will ‘move aside’ from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars.

THAT’S SAYING A LOT, SINCE EVERYTHING IN AUSTRALIA IS TRYING TO KILL YOU. Deadliest Animal in Australia Revealed, And It’s a Big Surprise.

WE SAY “DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH.” But did they really have those kinds of administrative skills? The Forgotten Creatures That Ruled Before the Great Dying.

WHY WE DRINK: Low daily fluid intake linked to higher stress hormone response in adults.

YES: EPA Proposes Deregulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Vehicles: Does It Make Sense?

SELF-DEFENSE: Remember The Combat Triad.

SCIENCE: What happened before the Big Bang? Computational method may provide answers.

HMM: Death toll from Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City rises to 6 and infections hit 111.

HIGHLY PLAUSIBLE: Boston News Anchor Sues, Says Station Discriminated Because She’s White.

HMM: Study suggests omega-3 fatty acids might prevent nearsightedness.

WHY IS HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH A CESSPIT OF BIGOTRY? U. Oregon law review accused of rejecting professor’s article because he’s Israeli.

CHANGE: UPenn law school shuts down DEI office that ran anti-bias training for future lawyers.

“EQUITY IN SCHOLARSHIP:”

In the humanities, 82% of all published articles get zero citations. Most of these are mediocre pieces by mediocre scholars. Citation justice would require citing these articles as often as the most informative, original, and best written articles. https://t.co/QbjY6T0gf3

— Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) August 21, 2025

LOL. LIKE MOST LEFTIST ICONOGRAPHY, IT’S A LIE.

Agreed, not a very good “depiction” at all. pic.twitter.com/SVKcbzHkc5

— Kevin Walker (@quevinhualquer) August 21, 2025

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION:

So a Fed governor gets popped for potential mortgage fraud and NOW a Fed president is excusing it by saying mortgage paperwork is too complicated for a Federal Reserve official?!

I'm all in favor of simplifying mortgages, but COME ON. https://t.co/XsDzhf2QvX

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) August 21, 2025

If you’re not smart enough to get a mortgage, you shouldn’t be a fed governor. And if mortgages are too complicated for fed governors to understand, then the mortgage regulators should all be sacked.

UNINTENTIONALLY HILARIOUS: How European Leaders Studied Trump and Learned to Speak His Language: Officials made concessions and worked to improve relationship with president, seeking to keep trans-Atlantic alliance alive.

“The default setting of the Europeans is to wait, worry and complain,” said Kurt Volker, who was U.S. special representative for Ukraine during Trump’s first term.

“This is the worst instinct possible for dealing with Trump. What you need to do is be positive, do your own homework and make your own proposals and be proactive. I think Monday was a good demonstration of everybody figuring out how to do that.”

In other words, “leaders” should act like leaders, not spoiled children. An idea so crazy it just might work! The whole article is pretty charitable to the Europeans, but it literally boils down to taking some responsibility and displaying absolutely basic political skills.

DON’T FORGET THIS SCANDAL, WHICH IS PROBABLY ALSO A CRIME:

…With Biden effectively abdicating his own responsibility, staffers were allowed to effectively add names to a signed blank page, exercising a presidential power with the level of circumspection of an inter-office memo.

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 21, 2025

WELL, IT’S BARACK OBAMA:

An utterly dishonest take on the redistricting fight, naturally. https://t.co/1FnhhDWMkc

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) August 21, 2025

CHANGE: 4,500 Marines and Sailors Deploy to Caribbean for Anti-Cartel Mission.

Related:

Feels surreal to have an administration that recognizes a problem, takes action, fixes it. Trump 2.0 is a sanity revolution. https://t.co/R7nKgZLt7P

— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) August 22, 2025

MARK JUDGE: The Anti-Communist Film Festival: the List.

OPEN THREAD: Because I love you and want you to be happy.

THIS IS THE SLAPDOWN. NEXT WE NEED CONSEQUENCES:

The Supreme Court tossed another injunction blocking the Trump Administration. Justice Gorsuch delivered this haymaker to lower court judges: “Lower court judges may sometimes disagree with this Court’s decisions, but they are never free to defy them.” https://t.co/Z0hlgijNQv

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 21, 2025

🔥🔥🔥from Justice Gorsuch pic.twitter.com/sm3BNTvXrR

— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) August 21, 2025