HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Towson U hosts Irish martial arts class for ‘non-binary’ and ‘trans’ students, led by self-described ‘big old homo’ and ‘drag monster.’

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Trump economic shake-up is a shock to the system— that could pay off big.

FINALLY: Trump Administration Slices CDC’s Anti-Gun Operations. Guns never had anything to do with “public health.”

REALITY SINKS IN:

Over the weekend, Stewart invited NYT writer Ezra Klein onto his podcast.

Their conversation took an unexpected turn when examining Biden's broadband program.

What happened next shocked Stewart's longtime viewers. pic.twitter.com/vUCdfHcCK8

— Baptiste (@BaptisteVicini) April 7, 2025

NOTHING SAYS “FOLLOW THE SCIENCE” LIKE COVERING UP THE SCIENCE:

I don't think journalists (and scientists) understand how damning this looks

They think this makes Peter Marks a hero, but normal people look at this and say "why is the vaccine safety database off limits to the Secretary of Health?" https://t.co/hEptLD9a8a

— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) April 7, 2025

THEY LECTURED THE RIGHT ON “STOCHASTIC TERRORISM” WHILE REFINING IT FOR THEMSELVES:

Assassination culture is spreading on the left. Forty-eight percent of liberals say it would be at least somewhat justified to murder Elon Musk. Fifty-five percent said the same about Donald Trump.

In California, activists are naming ballot measures after Luigi Mangione.

The… pic.twitter.com/xiGAAvoPHy

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 7, 2025

OUR PATHETIC “BEST AND BRIGHTEST:” ‘No Specific Memory’: Columbia University’s Armstrong Tells Feds She Can’t Recall Specifics of Any Anti-Semitic Incident on Campus. Armstrong will now take sabbatical to ‘spend time with family,’ university says.

ROLL CALL: The Democratic Party owns Joe Biden’s policy fails: Rather than rethinking their policies, Democrats have returned to a familiar playbook.

HEH:

When did I imply that participation was optionalhttps://t.co/2FSoaSPFd7

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) April 7, 2025

#JOURNALISM: ‘Dead Wrong,’ But the Media LOVE the Story So They Keep Printing It.

I’M NOT ACTUALLY WORRIED ABOUT A JURASSIC PARK SCENARIO: Colossal Biosciences Resurrects Long-Extinct Dire Wolf. We rendered them extinct with pointy sticks. In the age of firearms, big scary animals are not much of a threat.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

NONSENSE, THE CHINESE ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS: China’s megaconstellation launches could litter orbit for more than a century, analysts warn.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Trump economic shake-up is a shock to the system — that could pay off big.

HMM: Scientists Discover a Simple Method to Reduce Mercury Levels in Tuna. “When tuna is immersed in water containing cysteine, the novel solution removed 25 to 35 percent of the mercury from the fish, according to lab tests.”

I take a cysteine supplement for anti-aging. I wonder if it does anything to mercury in my body?

A MODICUM OF SANITY PREVAILS: Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court’s Block on Venezuelan Deportations. “The Supreme Court ruled on Monday night that the Trump administration could continue to deport Venezuelan migrants based on a wartime powers act for now, overturning a lower court that had put a temporary stop to the deportations. The decision marks a victory for the Trump administration, although the ruling is narrow and focused on the proper venue for the cases, rather than on the administration’s use of a centuries-old law to justify its decision to send planeloads of Venezuelans to El Salvador with little to no due process. The justices did not address the question of whether the Trump administration improperly categorized the Venezuelans as deportable under the Alien Enemies Act, finding the migrants had improperly challenged their deportations in Washington, D.C. The justices determined that the migrants should have raised challenges in Texas, where they were being held.”

But if they hadn’t brought their challenges in DC, they wouldn’t have gotten Judge Boasberg.

Related:

But I was so reliably informed that the government‘s position in this case was simply lawless. Go figure. https://t.co/6tdRp4zk1D

— Adrian Vermeule (@Vermeullarmine) April 7, 2025

FLASHBACK: Who can you trust? Did Robert Heinlein have the answer to deepfake photos and video?

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Shocking sex trend ‘vabbing’ and other unexpected ways to attract love.

YES:

She makes 1-2 points here, but – on a very basic data wonk level – the current rate of diagnosed mental illness and SSRI use for young white women today is 56%. That's 5x, maybe 10x, the house-wifey level in the 1950s.

Today's girl-bosses may objectively be the most depressed… https://t.co/Tttouu4L1A

— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) April 6, 2025

Related: “Actually, it’s very much an open question as to whether feminist interpretations of life make women happier. . . . Certainly, polls such as the General Social Survey suggest that women have become steadily less happy every year since 1972.”

WELL:

🚨 JUST IN: Treasury Secretary Bessent announces up to 70 COUNTRIES have now reached out to President Trump to negotiate on trade

IN LESS THAN A WEEK! 🔥

Trump “gave himself maximum negotiating leverage — and just when he has achieved the maximum leverage, he's willing to start… pic.twitter.com/DtEhFiPin5

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 7, 2025

Related:

The markets closed . The sky didn’t fall. The world didn’t stop. Maybe everyone can relax.

— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) April 7, 2025

Democrats needed and hoped for a total market crash today, another Black Monday. They must be so disappointed. pic.twitter.com/KziigBFQzh

— William A. Jacobson (@wajacobson) April 7, 2025

ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Are SIG P320 Discharges Really About the Gun… or Just Overloaded Duty Rigs?

REVIEW: First Look: Beretta 1301 Tactical C Shotguns.

A TOUCHING MOMENT:

On Friday, the White House Roosevelt Room was filled with everyday Americans—the sons and daughters of steelworkers, nurses, and clerks—for a celebration of Beverly Aikins’ 10th year of sobriety.

An incredible story of redemption for @JDVance’s mother. https://t.co/1Rs0Aksh8t pic.twitter.com/pEUWkOwiVH

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) April 7, 2025

SCIENCE MARCHES ON: Why we can’t squash the common cold, even after 100 years of studying it.

SKYNET IMPROVES: Google’s AI Dreamer learns how to self-improve over time by mastering Minecraft.