CHANGE: ESA launches spacecraft that will eventually create artificial solar eclipse.

HOW COULD ANYONE HAVE THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA: Anthem insurance reverses anesthesia policy change after backlash. “After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for anesthesia during medical procedures. If the proposed policy had taken effect, it would have only reimbursed doctors based on time limits set by the insurer.”

OUR RULING CLASS MONOCULTURE IS GLOBAL:

Fascinating paper on where 6000 global elites went to college. Billionaires, CEOs, heads of state, central bankers, etc.

In a word: Harvard.

Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard.

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— Paul Novosad (@paulnovosad) December 6, 2024

WHY IS THE IVY LEAGUE SUCH A CESSPIT OF BIGOTRY AND HATE? ‘Antisemitism on steroids’: Pro-Israel law professor rips Cornell ‘Gaza’ course.

“LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION.” Texas lawmaker promises to cut off taxpayer dollars from schools promoting woke programs.

IT MAKES MORE SENSE WHEN YOU REALIZE THE SURVEILLANCE IS FOR POLITICAL OPPONENTS, NOT CRIME: How an Assassin Escaped One of the Most Surveilled Cities in the World.

SAME: MTG wants ‘murder charges’ for officer who shot Ashli Babbitt. “Testimony and video from the day showed Babbitt being pushed through a door window into the House Speaker’s Lobby behind the House floor when, without warning, she was shot by Byrd. The shooting was investigated, but no charges were leveled, and Byrd was promoted. In addition to the promotion from lieutenant, Just the News reported this week that House Democratic leaders pressured the Capitol Police to give Byrd a $37,000 retention bonus, help with $160,000 in private fundraising, and housing. Meanwhile, the 115-pound Babbitt, who was 36 when shot, has been savaged in the liberal media.”

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:

OpenAI's new model tried to avoid being shut down.

Safety evaluations on the model conducted by @apolloaisafety found that o1 "attempted to exfiltrate its weights" when it thought it might be shut down and replaced with a different model. pic.twitter.com/e4g1iytckq

— Shakeel (@ShakeelHashim) December 5, 2024

TAR. FEATHERS. Feds Use Bank Loophole To Surveil Americans’ Financial Data Without Warrants, House Judiciary Says.

WELL, YES. THIS WAS TAKEN FOR GRANTED IN THE PRE-ROE DAYS. First Amendment Likely Protects Referring Patients for Out-of-State Abortions.

A BIG WORRY TO MANY OF OUR RULERS, ALAS:

Prosecutors Warn Daniel Penny Acquittal Could Lead To Rampant Acts Of Heroism https://t.co/577mbOBPZA pic.twitter.com/pABM6Nlcmh

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 6, 2024

I mean, courage and independence aren’t what you want from serfs.

ALVIN BRAGG, RACIST:

This is something that has been Intentionally Forgotten: a Black guy and a Spanish guy helped subdue the crazed Neely, being nearly as aggressive as Penny.

The DA/ADA made an intentional decision not to charge them. Draw your own conclusions as to why. https://t.co/LlLIEQGtnz

— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) December 6, 2024

LIKE A LOT OF HIS STANCES: The Rank Hypocrisy of Joe Biden’s Stance on Drug Use and Guns.

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Long March 6A launches third batch of Thousand Sails constellation satellites.

THEY’RE ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: Chicago School Kid Discovers New Cancer-Fighting Compound in Bird Poop.

WHY THEY’RE AFRAID OF PETE HEGSETH:

I’ve been banging the drum on this for years as a reporter, author, & Hill investigator. I was met with nothing but stonewalling & whitewashing by BidenAdmin, DOD, & even some Republicans. It’d be huge to have Hegseth change the tide as SecDef, & I know lots of Afghan vets agree. https://t.co/c6jHb6VyQX

— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) December 6, 2024

WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Breakthrough in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery: New Brain Stimulation Restores Movement.

DON SURBER: How We Know It Was A Landslide.

WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Researchers reprogram immune cells to decrease rejection of medical implants.

THE NAVY SEEMS TO BE FAILING AT A LOT OF MISSIONS: US Navy at risk of failing critical amphibious assault mission: A GAO report has found 50% of the US Navy’s amphibious assault fleet is in poor condition, with the service cutting maintenance on vessels.

There’s plenty of money for DEI training, though.

NO STOP SIGNS IN A GUNFIGHT: When To Stop Shooting. “An untrained shooter can fire four rounds per second while an elite, trained shooter is capable of firing seven or eight accurate rounds per second. This inherent delay to stop shooting generally translates into one to four rounds fired before being capable of stopping our fingers from rapidly pressing our triggers. It simply requires time to stop shooting after finally perceiving the threat is over.”

SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO NCSU: HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death: Popular tech educator died in his office within hours of claiming retaliation for filing NCSU ethics reports.

NOT ALL PARTS OF AMERICA WORK EQUALLY WELL: NASA delays crewed Artemis II launch to April 2026 after heat shield issues. “Nelson said engineers need time to prepare the heat shield on the Orion capsule, which already is attached, but needs modifications to safely re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere. More time also needed to ‘address the Orion environmental control and life support systems,’ he said.”

SOME PARTS OF AMERICA STILL WORK: SpaceX reaches milestone with 300th successful booster landing.