LOSING THE NEW COLD WAR:

A stark reminder of the problem America faces:

China's largest shipbuilder built more ships by tonnage last year than America has built in total since World War 2. pic.twitter.com/QGPUgGnqdz

— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) July 20, 2025

AND ALL THE SINNERS, SAINTS: Criminals Hired as Cops in Major Democrat City.

LOL, TOM NICHOLS:

Is Tom aware that the plot of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is about a massive conspiracy and coverup happening in the highest echelons of British intelligence that ultimately destroys the careers of most of the entrenched bureaucracy of MI6 when it’s brought to light? https://t.co/BRl7hEDFnH pic.twitter.com/cfJ0BlXVoU

— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) July 20, 2025

IT’S NOT A NATURAL PHENOMENON, IT’S A CONTRIVED ONE:

From the other thread – the more I think about this screenshot from International Organization for Migration (IOM), the more it disturbs me. I think the picture we had of migrants, is of desperate people fleeing war-torn countries on foot.

I don't think anyone of us thought of… pic.twitter.com/vGtQb4fTwF

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) July 20, 2025

A unified project of the managerial/political/academic class. Which, like most of their projects, will be hugely destructive and won’t work out for them either.

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: How China will own the moon — unless we act now.

WORDS OF WISDOM AND NOT JUST ABOUT HOT DOGS:

HAHA:

Putting Tulsi on the terrorism watch list probably was not the best idea. pic.twitter.com/X3kYMw6dI9

— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) July 20, 2025

FOLLOW THE “SCIENCE:” The Corruption of Scientific Journals Continues Apace.?

MICROBIOME NEWS: Intestinal flora works together with certain genes to aggravate ulcerative colitis, research reveals.

CHANGE: Uber Is Getting Back in the Robotaxi Game, With Help From Lucid Motors and Nuro.

TRAINING: The Evolution of Law Enforcement Revolver Training: It all began with Theodore Roosevelt.

I TAKE THEM, BUT IT’S AN ACT OF FAITH, TEMPERED BY SCIENCE. Can you hack aging with NAD supplements?

THE NEW SPACE RACE: After a partly successful test flight, European firm eyes space station mission: “One year ago, this was out of the discussion.”

SPACE: SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to polar orbit in late night launch.

BALTIMORE: Five hospitalized in another mass drug overdose incident in Baltimore.

HYPOCRISY ON PARADE:

Democrat women are most likely to support all-female spaces but are also most likely to NOT support all-male spaces 🤦🏼‍♀️

The hypocrisy and anti-male thinking is so frustrating. pic.twitter.com/rPtv6ohlcC

— Lisa Britton (@LisaBritton) July 19, 2025

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: UW-Madison gives $1.1 million in student fees to club promoting ‘ethical porn,’ pole dancing class.

HARBORING: University of Oklahoma boasts ‘safe place’ for illegal alien students.

BEST TAKE YET:

the coldplay incident confirms what most of us already knew: you can never trust HR

— sophie (@netcapgirl) July 17, 2025

THIS ACTUALLY FEEDS INTO MY THOUGHTS ON “SEDUCTIVE AI.” What’s With Girls and Penguins?! – The Biology and Theology of Cuteness.

CHRISTIANS NEED TO STAND WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE: Why Christians Must Stand With Armenia.

But, basically, with themselves.

MAKE THEM PAY: Israeli Student Assaulted at Infamous ‘Die-In’ Protest Sues Harvard for Protecting Perpetrators.

DAN MARKEL UPDATE: 11 Years After FSU Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder: Luis, Sigfredo, Katie, And Charlie Are In Jail, Donna’s Trial Begins August 19. What About Wendi? What, indeed?

MATT TAIBBI: Barack Obama Now Squarely in Russiagate Crosshairs: New disclosures from a Tulsi Gabbard-led working group point directly to the top, as the legacy of “Hope and Change” begins a plunge to the ocean floor.