PEOPLE GOT MOCKED AND ABUSED IN 2016 FOR SAYING A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE TRUE:
I got mocked in 2016 for saying Clinton looked like she had a major health problem. pic.twitter.com/FSrnhPzPQ6
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 23, 2025
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July 23, 2025
THEY TEND TO BE SHARP AND POINTY: Everyday Carry Knives Demystified.
TO BE FAIR, THEY’VE HAD A REALLY GOOD TRACK RECORD RECENTLY: Conspiracy theorists don’t realize they’re on the fringe.
THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Tailored deep brain stimulation improves walking in Parkinson’s disease.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: BREAKING: Rubio Opens New Probe Into Harvard Over Foreign Students.
PROF. SCOTT GERBER: Ex-UVA President’s Salary Likely Violates Tax Law. “The prohibition against private inurement is a strict tax law that states that no part of a tax-exempt organization’s financial assets may benefit an individual. The rule targets transactions with individuals who have a significant relationship with the organization and can influence its decisions for personal gain.”
VITAMIN D UPDATE: InstaPundit readers have known about the benefits of sunshine and vitamin D for years. Now the New York Times is noticing.
For decades, many doctors have said that less is more when it comes to sun exposure. Ultraviolet light from the sun can age the skin and cause skin cancer, and people can get vitamin D from food or supplements instead.
But in recent years, some scientists have questioned this thinking after research suggested that moderate sun exposure may, at least in certain contexts, have some benefits. And that vitamin D supplements may not always be a good substitute.
“The ‘never go outside without S.P.F. 50’ approach treated sun exposure as if it were universally harmful,” said Dr. Lucy McBride, an internal medicine physician in Washington, D.C. But “moderate, thoughtful sun exposure,” in accordance with your risk factors, she added, “may offer benefits we’re still discovering.”
Advantage: InstaPundit!
CAMPUSES ARE CESSPITS OF HATRED AND BIGOTRY: Universities rejected applicant pools with too many white scholars, records reveal: Several universities relied on ‘diversity checks’ when hiring, investigation finds.
STANDING UP TO BIGOTRY: Head of DOJ anti-Semitism task force issues message to Jewish students in America. “The statement comes amid growing incidents of harassment and threats against Jewish students, particularly on college campuses following the October 2023 Hamas attacks.”
JOHN LUCAS: Conspiracy Theory Crap from a Cabal of Charlatans. “A favorite propaganda technique these days is to stifle debate by labelling any opposing argument as a “conspiracy theory.” It is a pejorative akin to comparing someone to members of the flat earth society or to holocaust deniers. It is intended to tar the target simply as a nutcase who is guilty of believing or advocating something that everyone knows is untrue. Why should you believe anything from such a lunatic? But some of these attacks are actually (CT)² — ‘conspiracy theories squared.’ That is, a conspiracy that itself falsely stigmatizes any opposing views as unfounded conspiracy theories.”
CLARITY:
I'm just 20 minutes into this and it's already a FANTASTIC and easy to understand explanation of why the recent releases from DNI and CIA show that we have an absolutely MASSIVE scandal on our hands. Highly recommend you watch/listen. https://t.co/9BULuvC67V
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) July 23, 2025
THE LAMENTATIONS OF THEIR WOMEN: Immigrants Send $200 Billion Out Of The United States Every Year, Study Finds.
HMM: Electrical stimulation of facial muscles influences how people perceive others’ emotions, study finds. “Psychology research suggests that the human body, particularly the muscles on our face, plays a key part in the processing of others’ emotions. For instance, past findings suggest that when we see another person smiling or frowning, we often unconsciously mimic their facial expression, and this helps us interpret their emotions.”
Related: Roger Kimball: Russiagate was worse than we thought: The question is, are there mechanisms in place to remedy these egregious violations of the spirit of the law? Spirit, and letter.
Tulsi showed that, however expert we thought ourselves about the subject, that great precautionary motto – “things are always worse than they seem”– was pertinent even here. For it turned out that, after Trump’s victory in 2016, Barack Obama, in the waning weeks of his presidency, was not only involved in the conspiracy to upend the peaceful transfer of power and destroy Trump, he was something like the prime mover.
There was great excitement on both sides of the political divide over Gabbard’s revelations. Pro-Trump conservatives celebrated the news, predicting that now, finally, at last, there would be some measure of accountability in response to what the commentator Don Surber rightly called the “story of the century.”
For their part, leftists oscillated amusingly between their best imitations of an ostrich, ignoring the whole thing, and wildly denouncing the revelations as a plot to distract the world from Trump’s supposed relationship with Jeffrey Epstein or some other made up tort.
Towards the end of my column, I speculated that “The mood of country seems to favor accountability” and suggested that “the odds favor some high-profile prosecutions.” I even indulged in a pleasant reverie according to which “those wishing to measure people like John Brennan [Obama’s Director of the CIA] for an orange suit… will not be disappointed.”
The prosecutions will depend on the DOJ. Since it is now led by the stalwart Pam Bondi, Trump’s Attorney General, I believe that there is a good chance we will see some notable prosecutions.
But the orange suits? Prison sentences, alas, are much less likely. As a friend reminded me, “The jury pool in DC will never convict a Dem of jaywalking, let alone treason.” This is probably true, and it got me thinking about James Boasberg, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Boasberg has been in the public eye lately for his chest-thumping efforts to interpose himself between the Constitution and Donald Trump.
I think many of the offenses can be tried in Florida.
A CONCISE WRAPUP OF TRUMP’S FIRST SIX MONTHS, FROM RICHARD GRENELL:
So the tariffs worked.
And the border is closed.
Egg prices are down.
Gas is less expensive.
Inflation is under control.
Stock market is soaring.DJT did it all in 6 months.
(The US media sucks)
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) July 22, 2025
A SMALL MEASURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Columbia Finally Suspends Students Involved in Library Takeover.
SO MUCH OF OUR RULING CLASS IS ON THEIR PAYROLL:
Qatar owns so much of our political class. It’s insane. https://t.co/MMUFEKiOea
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 22, 2025
TRUE: Unnecessary Relics: The Surgeon General and the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. “Neither entity is necessary. Eliminating them and reassigning legitimate public health activities to other agencies would improve public health and the federal budget outlook.”
The Surgeon General is a national nanny — and, as the example with LBJ, eggs, and cholesterol indicates, a dishonest political one — and the public health service hasn’t exactly covered itself with glory.
July 22, 2025
ASTROTURF ENCOUNTERS GRASSROOTS:
Tonight the woke left got ran out of Canary Wharf by British patriots.
They got run out of Epping.
They got run out of Diss.
They got run out of Tower Hamlets.They are quickly becoming irrelevant. pic.twitter.com/1esqxNnste
— The British Patriot (@TheBritLad) July 22, 2025
I was right. @EssexPoliceUK DID take masked, left-wing thugs right to the protestors at the Bell Hotel, Epping (Telegraph).
We might conclude that the authorities were trying to provoke trouble in order to discredit peaceful locals protesting as ‘far right’. If so, this is a…
— Russell Quirk (@russellquirk) July 22, 2025
Police escorting masked agitators toward peaceful protesters isn’t crowd control folks, it's literally provocation. You don't steer gasoline toward a lit flame unless you're banking on ignition. This is crazy! 😖
— Joseph 🇬🇧 (@NoFilterJoseph) July 22, 2025
Now run the traitors out of Westminster and Downing Street.
UPDATE (From Ed): Police take pro-migrant protesters to asylum hotel. “Police have admitted escorting pro-migrant protesters to an asylum hotel at the centre of days of volatile demonstrations.”
OPEN THREAD: You know what to do.