IT WOULD TAKE A HEART OF STONE NOT TO LAUGH: ‘You Must Be Kidding’: Media Matters, Collapsing Under Siege from Elon Musk, Fumes at Massive Legal Bills From Marc Elias Firm.

IT’S BEEN TRUE FOR 50 YEARS: ‘Journalists’ Covering the Middle East Are Tied to Terrorists.

CHANGE: Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute: The sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with the White House last week.

CRACKING DOWN ON HATE, BIGOTRY, AND DISCRIMINATION: EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Launches Probe of Duke Law Journal, Warns Medical School Could Be Next: Probe comes in the wake of a Free Beacon report on the journal’s racial preferences.

THREAD:

When the US faced an intractable enemy that refused to unconditionally surrender after it had been militarily defeated, we bombed Tokyo, leaving over 100K dead and over 1 million homeless. When that didn't work, we nuked two cities.
I am at best ambivalent about these actions,…

— David Bernstein (@ProfDBernstein) July 29, 2025

I think that Israel has the same moral obligation to the citizens of Gaza as the United States and Britain had to the citizens of Dresden, or Tokyo.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: How Trump is bursting the bureaucrats’ DC bubble, one agency at a time.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Blue Origin to fly AI-powered space surveillance sensor on 1st flight of Blue Ring spacecraft.

Big news: “The spacecraft will launch on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, which lifted off for the first time in January 2025. That mission reached orbit with a pathfinder version of Blue Ring meant to validate the spacecraft’s mechanics and avionics. The upcoming Owl sensor integration will be the platform’s first operational flight.”

WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE, BRITAIN? China is suppressing coverage of deadly attacks. Some people are complaining online.

I PREFER NOT TO: Study Reveals Turning Point When Your Body’s Aging Accelerates.

TRUTH:

Slavery was standard practice throughout Earth until it was almost entirely ended principally by Anglo-American forces in the 19th and 20th centuries. Slavery still exists in some parts of the world btw.

I’m not suggesting Britain was purely angelic, but, nonetheless, this is… https://t.co/ZQFHWrDcA4

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 27, 2025

WAIT, THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR:

Yes, we provide security for nearly all of the developed world, give more significantly more foreign aid than any other country, and supply most of the technological innovation. But other than that, we're total freeloaders. https://t.co/qKG5eo4Pxk

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) July 28, 2025

Ah, yes:

SPACE: SpaceX launches 24 satellites to polar areas to boost Internet access.

STARTS OUT STRONG: The Dodge Charger EV Looks Like a Bully and Goes Like Stink: But it falters as an electric car and leaves much to be desired as a muscle machine.

NOT A VERY TASTY MORSEL, BUT BREAKFAST NONETHELESS:

'Trump Ate von der Leyen for Breakfast,' Says Hungary's Orban on US-EU Trade Deal

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban didn’t hold back in his reaction to the new U.S.–EU trade agreement announced by Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen. Orban said Trump "ate Von der Leyen… pic.twitter.com/RPXqb3WLOV

— Camus (@newstart_2024) July 28, 2025

UPDATE: Heh.

Remember when we had a President who actually got shit done? pic.twitter.com/0iR9ZIFAUd

— Protect Kamala Harris ✊ (@DisavowTrump20) July 27, 2025

OH, DARN: Why the Gun Control Lobby Hates That More Women Are Buying Guns.

WELL, YES: Scuba diving tourism dollars flow into ocean protection and local communities worldwide.

I’ve been pointing that out for quite a while.

I THINK I’D STILL BANK SOME SPERM IF I WENT ON IT: Birth control pill for men that temporarily stops sperm — without hormones — passes safety trial. “Unlike traditional birth control pills that disrupt hormones, this experimental pill from YourChoice Therapeutics temporarily halts sperm production without affecting testosterone levels. It works by blocking a protein called retinoic acid receptor alpha, which plays a key role in the sperm making process. The best part: Early evidence suggests it’s totally reversible.”

WELL, GOOD: Brain peptide ODN reduces hunger and boosts glucose regulation in rat study.

At this rate, obesity will soon be entirely voluntary.

WELL, MAYBE: African psychedelic might help combat vets recover from brain injury.

THINK OF THEM AS ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE AND YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG: The Sly Media Assault on Everything America Loves. “You know how you can tell how the media hates us? Because they’ll take any side against something we love, no matter how farcical, unfair or flat out untrue. They will deftly shade what we love to be villainous and evil at its core.”

A GOOD MOTTO:

We are America.

We can just do things. https://t.co/iziFjIol2H

— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) July 28, 2025

Art of the Deal.

Trump is constantly doing the “impossible” by simply doing the things people said can’t be done. “Our political establishment at some level wants things to be complicated and intractable: It boosts their influence.”

UPDATE: Trump’s Tariff Strategy is Working.

ANOTHER UPDATE:

Imagine if the Republican majority in Congress was actually actively working with him instead of dragging its feet.

— Craig Soderdahl (@craig_soderdahl) July 27, 2025

STANDING UP TO RACISM AND BIGOTRY: Stanford suspends two student co-ops over antisemitic, anti-white Title VI violations.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: McMahon announces investigation into 5 US universities: ‘Non-citizens should not be given special preference.’

THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST:

Under the previous administration, Lt. Col. Lohmeier was removed for exposing the rise of Marxism and Critical Race Theory in our military.

Today, he’s been confirmed as Under Secretary of the Air Force.

I look forward to having him at the Pentagon. pic.twitter.com/J8BzocxngZ

— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) July 24, 2025