THIS IS SATIRE, BUT IS IT?

FBI Assures Public The Next Ten Mass Shooters Are Also On Their Radar https://t.co/GPoYHiCipW pic.twitter.com/oaMt96t3lH

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 5, 2024

THE NEW SPACE RACE: After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Last Vega rocket readied for ESA’s Copernicus satellite launch.

WELL, GOOD: In new study, wearable heart monitor increases A-fib detection.

JOEL KOTKIN: How AI will embolden the tyranny of Big Tech: The power of the Silicon Valley oligarchs is set to expand exponentially.

#JOURNALISM:

The media forgot about Biden so fast you’d think it was a botched Afghanistan withdrawal, fire in Maui, train wreck in Ohio, Venezuelan apartment takeover, or assassination attempt on Trump.

— Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) September 4, 2024

NOT IF IT’S DONE IN THE CAUSE OF LEFTIST POLITICS: ‘Plagiarism is plagiarism’ says scholar whose work was lifted by critical race theorist Robin DiAngelo.

IT HAS CROSSHAIRS, I THOUGHT THOSE WERE FORBIDDEN: MIT anti-Israel activists spread map of Jewish orgs they want to ‘dismantle,’ provoking condemnation from MIT. “The map includes the locations of several Jewish organizations, including the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, the Hillel Council of New England, and the Jewish National Fund’s New England Regional Office.”

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Job Openings Fall as Demand for Workers Weakens.

LOL, LIZ CHENEY: SHOCKING NEWSFLASH!: Liz Cheney Comes Out for Kamala Harris. “The mainstream media and the blob are going to leave it all on the field. You have to admire them for that. First we got the pathetic news story that former Republican “officials” who turned out to be low-level staffers and interns were going to vote for Kamala Harris, and now we are supposed to be shocked out of our Trump-induced stupor by the shocking news that Liz Cheney hates Donald Trump so much that she has endorsed Harris.” Remember, she’s one of the “principled Republicans.”

Flashback:

IF SHE CAN, SHE WILL: Will Kamala Go After Elon With The Law?

BECAUSE WE HAVE A CORRUPT, INCOMPETENT RULING CLASS? Why Can’t The U.S. Build Ships? The Obama-era purge of the upper levels of the Pentagon removed or chased out most of the people who see their job as preparing for and fighting wars, in favor of time-servers, paper-pushers, and DEI-trainer types. The hollowing out of our defense industrial base was just part of that.

HIGHER EDUCATION REALLY LET US DOWN, FAVORING CONFORMITY OVER THOUGHT AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT: Matt Taibbi: FOIA Files: At Outset of Pandemic, Academics Scoff at “Doing the Math” — A “digital literacy” professor lauded for warning the public away from “critical thinking” blasts the public’s “addiction” to skepticism.

Related: FOIA Files: How Academics Identified “Misinformation” Around COVID-19: Another 836 pages from the University of Washington shows how researchers and “power users” in media cooperated to identify “misinformation” themes.

THAT’S THE GOAL: Biden’s Economy: Americans Having to Choose Between Food and Energy.

ROGER SIMON: Politics Not Far Below Surface at U.S. Tennis Open.

LIFE IN THE BLUE ZONES: This Powerful California General Was Credibly Accused of Anti-Semitism. Gavin Newsom Gave Him a Promotion. Major General Matthew Beevers allegedly raved against ‘kike lawyers,’ according to inspector general report.

I’M INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR NAVY: There is Dysfunction, and then there’s USS Manchester (LCS 14) Gold Crews in 2023. “You know those stories that the more you read it and the more you ponder it, the worse it looks? And then, when you see the reaction of the Navy to it, it just makes less sense? Well, this is one of those stories. . . . At the bottom of the post, look at the CV of Marrero. She knew the danger she was putting the ship in, not to mention the outright insubordination floating around in a stew of ethical, legal, and yes moral failures. This isn’t just a bunch of junior Sailors being Sailors. Not by a long shot. I can understand an individual failure, but an entire Chiefs’ Mess? . . . Unauthorized Wi-Fi systems like the one Marrero set up are a massive no-no for a deployed Navy ship, and Marrero’s crime occurred as the ship was deploying to the West Pacific, where such security concerns become even more paramount among heightened tensions with the Chinese. . . . Here is a funny side-note, as of the evening of September 3rd, Senior Chief Marrero’s bio showing her as still the Command Senior Chief is still on SURFPAC’s website. In case they take it down soon or overnight, here’s the screenshot.”

Still up as of the morning of 9/5. The Chiefs used to be the solidest part of the Navy. The new Pentagon management seems to have put an end to that.

UPDATE: Related: The Future of War Is Electronic: An audacious Ukrainian incursion into Russia shows why. Is the Pentagon paying enough attention? “Think of electronic warfare as casting spells on an invisible battlefield. Combatants strive to preserve their own signals, while disrupting those of the enemy. In Kursk, the Ukrainians took advantage of their technical knowledge to achieve a leap in battlefield tactics. Using a variety of electronic sensing systems, they managed to figure out the key Russian radio frequencies along the invasion route. They jammed these frequencies, creating a series of electronic bubbles that kept enemy drones away from Ukrainian forces, allowing reconnaissance units, tanks and mechanized infantry to breach the Russian border mostly undetected. This is the chaotic way of modern combat: a choreography of lightweight, unmanned systems driven by a spiderweb of electronic signals. . . . America has a reputation as a global innovator, yet it trails in the dark arts of electronic warfare. Improvised jamming systems and dozens of counter-drone systems have created a spectral environment that the U.S. military isn’t yet prepared to navigate. American drones and munitions frequently can’t overcome the jamming of their guidance systems. Yet we send them to Ukraine, where the Russians often scramble them before they reach their targets.”

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: “On campus today, students who agree with administrators and professors, still get to play the role of “dissident.” You can be the teacher’s pet, and still embrace radical chic. You can break the rules that govern protests, and know that administrators won’t deliver meaningful punishment. You can shout down speakers you disagree with, and still claim to be the free speech victim.”

Related: Harvard University Not Cooperating With DA’s Investigation Into Students Charged With Assault of Jewish Classmate.

TRUTH:

Nothing in U.S. history comes close to the interference caused by the letter engineered by Antony Blinken (working for Biden’s 2020 campaign) signed by 51 intel officials falsely claiming Hunter’s laptop had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” https://t.co/T4eL8qOzrr

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) September 4, 2024

LIFE IN THE BLUE ZONES: Jewish CUNY students berated by masked anti-Israel protesters who blocked entrance of kosher deli, hurled racist remarks at them.

OPEN THREAD: Your special time, your special place.

NO. NEXT QUESTION? Should we regulate the moon? Scientists call for international plan to share lunar water and resources. That’s not really what the rather interesting article is about, though. Bad headline.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS MORE OR LESS ADMITTED THEY EXIST: Surging Belief in Alien Visitors Is Becoming a Serious Problem For Our Society.

GOOD: MIT Makes Titanium Alloys Tougher and More Flexible Than Ever.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Embattled Georgia DA Fani Willis showed up to site of daughter’s arrest with prosecutor lover long after pair claimed affair ended, bodycam footage shows.