SWOOSH: A Gigantic Wave in The Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record.

DON’T WAIT TOO LONG: From Earache to Emergency: The Dangerous Path of Untreated Infections.

MY PRESCRIPTION IS TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF SURGEON GENERAL: U.S. Surgeon General offers ‘parting prescription’ to heal America’s division.

THERE’S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: How Artificial Intelligence and Telematics Will Improve Driving.

YES. Big Pistols vs. Small Pistols: Sure, they’re easier to carry, but they’re also harder to shoot well.

MY P226 Legion RX with the optical sight is a tack driver. But it’s pretty hard to carry.

FASTER, PLEASE: Discovery of new skeletal tissue advances regenerative medicine potential.

MISCONDUCT: Dirty deeds in Denver: Ex-prosecutor faked texts, destroyed devices to frame colleague.

MICROBIOME NEWS: How Antibiotic and Other Meds Affect Gut Health and What You Can Do About It.

I’M A MAN. HIRING FIREFIGHTERS LIKE THIS IS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ME.

This is not a parody https://t.co/4M6pS9ZYEx

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 9, 2025

IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Drinking coffee in the morning cuts risk of premature death, study indicates.

GOOD: Couple that threw firebombs at Michael Knowles event sentenced to prison, $50,000 in fines. “Brian DiPippa will spend five years in prison, followed by three years of supervision. Krystal DiPippa “was sentenced to three years of probation and 240 hours of community service to ‘restorative justice’ causes,” the outlet reported. Further, the couple is required to pay $47,284 to a Pitt police officer who suffered a spinal injury during the incident, along with $1,400 to the Pitt Police Department to cover damages to equipment and uniforms.”

Not sure why she got off so much lighter.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Cal State East Bay has woke language guide, warns not to use ‘non-inclusive’ terms like ‘Civilized,’ ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Native.’

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Rocket Lab asks NASA to open up Mars Sample Return to commercial competition.

PULL THE PLUG: Drain the swamp? Yes, 61% of voters say.

I REMEMBER WHEN HIGHER EDUCATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CIVILIZING INFLUENCE: Nearly Half of College Students Sympathize More With Accused Murderer Luigi Mangione Than His Victim: Poll.

OF COURSE HE DIDN’T: Jake Tapper Never Apologized for ‘Devastating’ Report That Falsely Accused Navy Vet of Operating in ‘Black Market,’ Testimony Reveals.

SHE’S A DEI MAYOR, SHE’S PROBABLY NEVER HAD ANYONE EXPRESS STRONG EXPECTATIONS OR CALL HER A FAILURE BEFORE:

JUST IN: Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass freezes up while getting absolutely skewered by a reporter for her horrible policies.

This is exactly how these people should be treated.

Reporter: "Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning?"

"Do you… pic.twitter.com/IDMTiclsKH

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 8, 2025

AND YOU THOUGHT I WAS JOKING ABOUT THE GLEICHSCHALTUNG: Vibe Shift: Comedians Now Admitting That They Were Pressured to Stay In Line.

THEY’RE EVIL, BUT THEY’RE NOT COMPETENT: Anarchotyranny Runs Out of Water. “So yes, the ability of leftists to miss the point appears to be infinite. California has enormously expensive and intrusive government that can’t provide firefighters or water when your neighborhood burns down, which proves that Orange Man Bad.”

Related:

Can you imagine if there were frequent fires in Florida and there was no water in our hydrants? Can you picture what the media would be doing to DeSantis right now?

— Karol Markowicz (@karol) January 8, 2025

Also:

Just 11 months ago, LA had the most rainfall in the past 25 years, and several extra feet of snowpack in the Sierras. Since CA is too busy destroying dams to build new reservoirs, the majority of that precipitation drained into the ocean. Newsom's Democrats own this. https://t.co/yxIYaNcE0x

— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) January 8, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Hump Day.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China launches Shijian-25 satellite to test on-orbit refueling and mission extension technologies.

HMM: Scientists Discover Common Virus Could Be Causing a Type of Alzheimer’s.

MAJOR JACK D. RIPPER TO THE WHITE COURTESY PHONE: Levels of fluoride higher than in drinking water may be linked to lower IQs.

BOB GRABOYES: Manifest Destiny 2025Quick takes on Donald Trump’s four hemispheric ambitions. Making Canada a state — the least serious of these — is a bad idea, I agree. “However much you like Canadians—and they are likeable—they did elect Justin Trudeau as prime minister for nine years. Canada’s voting-age population is about as large as California’s (and just as statist), and its per capita income is almost exactly as small as Mississippi’s. Erase the border, and welfare dollars would rush northward with the hydrological power of the tide rushing into the Bay of Fundy.”

EVERYTHING OBAMA TOUCHES. . .

Obama made sure that Rick Caruso, who is extremely competent, lost to utterly incompetent Mayor Karen (her real name) https://t.co/Fveo189wBp

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 8, 2025