THE NEW SPACE RACE: First RFA launch in a “matter of weeks.”

THE BIDEN/HARRIS YEARS, SUMMED UP:

@britt_britt36 No srsly I’m confused #pandemic #covid #america #recall #globalwarming #survive #apocalypse #darkhumor #funny #facts #relatable #lipsync #2024 #foryou ♬ original sound – Norma_Leigh_Hangry

THE DINOSAURS DIED FROM CIRRHOSIS? This Tiny Fossil Links Wine With The Death of The Dinosaurs.

FASTER, PLEASE: On the Brink of Revolution: NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Moves Toward Maiden Flight.

COLOR ME SKEPTICAL: The latest anti-aging trend is massaging the skin’s fascia—here’s what you need to know.

On the other hand, pretty much everyone looks younger after a massage, just because they’re relaxed.

THAT’S MORE THAN NAVIGATORS HAVE EVER BEEN IN THE PAST: The New 2025 Lincoln Navigator Is Here and It’s Spectacular.

I mean, they’ve always been nice luxury SUVs, but hardly spectacular.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: New-home construction hits a COVID-era low as high prices scare away buyers.

COOL FIRST, TRANSPORT SECOND: This protocol can save overheating patients. Few states require it.

APPARENTLY IT’S ESPECIALLY SLOW IN WASHINGTON, DC: Timely dementia diagnosis varies widely across United States.

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I’D HOPED: FDA approves first at-home, over-the-counter test for syphilis.

I REMEMBER WHEN PEOPLE RESPECTED THE SECRET SERVICE:

USSS chief Cheatle presided over the greatest collapse in institutional reputation since the Russian VDV got clobbered in the opening days of the Ukraine war.

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) August 16, 2024

It may be, of course, that people were simply misinformed until recently.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Average cost of obtaining four-year degree in U.S. now tops $300,000: study.

This bubble is sustained entirely by federal funding.

HE WAS AGAINST GUN CONTROL BEFORE HE WAS FOR IT: Politics as Usual: Tim Walz is a Gun Control Opportunist.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Harvard leftist summer reading list recommends book on how to indoctrinate students with CRT: One book suggests that ‘the US educational system is maintained by and profits from the suffering of children of color.’

To be fair, that’s an apt description of the teachers unions.

SUNDAY MORNING OPEN THREAD: How’s it going, eh?

There’ll still be a regular one at the usual time.

TO BE FAIR, THAT’S ONLY BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE ELECTED: Tim Walz can’t tell the truth about his own life.

And as we know, getting Democrats elected is a higher value than the truth.

ROGER KIMBALL: Harris’s Kamunist Agenda Faces Harsh Reality: The socialists funneling ideas to Harris have put together an economic plan redolent of Venezuela or, indeed, the Soviet Union.

COMMIES ON PARADE:

Just saying! pic.twitter.com/FqqIgv03Ke

— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) August 16, 2024

Related:

Flashback:

NPR CEO Katherine Maher telling us that the “truth gets in the way of getting things done” 👀👀

This is what the legacy "news" media actually believes. But normally they don't say it out loud as the NPR CEO did.

🔊 pic.twitter.com/fGnzx5gfsw

— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) August 16, 2024

THAT’S NOT WEIRD AT ALL: Avoiding Interviews, Harris Sits Down With Running Mate To Talk ‘Tacos.’

CHANGE:

The German police have had enough. pic.twitter.com/uN8YA0Fukj

— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) August 15, 2024

OPEN THREAD: Disport yourselves in the comments.

SPACE POLICY: Make Space Great Again. Actually, one of the few policy bright spots in this administration is how much continuity there has been. In fact, the Obama/Trump/Biden space policy has been surprisingly consistent, and good.

WELL, YES: Alien Civilizations Might Be Too Advanced For Us to Detect.

THE LONELY LIVES OF PHYSICISTS: Physicists Throw World’s Tiniest Disco Party With Levitated Nanodiamonds.

21st CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: British influencer Tasha Newcombe, 21, defends dating 16-year-old boy after backlash.